List of fauna of Kethira

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Mammals[edit | edit source]

Chiroptera (bats)[edit | edit source]

The bats’ most distinguishing feature is that their forelimbs are developed as wings, making them the only mammals capable of flight. Bat species account for about 20% of all mammals.

Pteropodidae (lythian fruit bats)[edit | edit source]

Lythian fruit bats are the only member of the superfamily Pteropodoidea, which is one of two superfamilies in the suborder Yinpterochiroptera. The Pteropodoidea family contains the largest bat species, with individuals of some species weighing up to 1.45 kg (3.2 lb) and having wingspans up to 1.7 m (5.6 ft). Not all megabats are large-bodied; nearly a third of all species weigh less than 50 g (1.8 oz). They can be differentiated from other bats due to their dog-like faces, clawed second digits, and reduced uropatagium.

Family Pteropodidae
Subfamily Cynopterinae
Cynopterus brachyotis brachysoma
Cynopterus brachyotis javanicus
Cynopterus sphinx angulatus
Cynopterus sphinx sphinx
Subfamily Eidoloninae – phantom fruit bats
Subfamily Harpiyonycterinae – harpy fruit bats
Subfamily Macroglossinae – long-tongued fruit bats and blossom bats
Tribe Macroglossini
Subfamily Nyctimeninae – tube-nosed fruit bats
Subfamily Pteropodinae – fox-faced fruit bats
Tribe Pteropodini
Subfamily Rousettinae
Tribe Eonycterini
Tribe Epomophorini
Tribe Myonycterini
Myonycteris angolensis ruwenzorii
Myonycteris angolensis ssp. smithii
Tribe Plerotini
Tribe Rousettini
Subgenus Boneia
Subgenus Rousettus
Subgenus Stenonycterini
Tribe Scotonycterini
Scotonycteris bergmansi bergmansi
Scotonycteris bergmansi congoensis
Tribe Stenonycterini (also listed as under a subgenus Genus Rousettus)

Emballonuridae (sac-winged bats or sheath-tailed bats)[edit | edit source]

Sac-winged or sheath-tailed bats are a family of microbats. They are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions across the world.

Rhinopomatidae (mouse-tailed bats)[edit | edit source]

Mouse-tailed bats are a group of insectivorous microbats with only three to six species, all contained in the single genus Rhinopoma. They are found on Lythia from North Africa to Thailand and Sumatra, in arid and semiarid regions, roosting in caves, houses and even the Egyptian pyramids. They are relatively small, with a body length of just 5 cm (2.0 in) to 6 cm (2.4 in). They weigh between 6 grams (0.21 oz) and 14 grams (0.49 oz).

Craseonycteridae (bumblebee bats)[edit | edit source]

Rhinolophidae (horseshoe bats)[edit | edit source]

Subgenus Rhinolophus
Species group Rhinolophus adami – 2 species
Species group Rhinolophus capensis – 6 species
Rhinolophus denti denti
Rhinolophus denti knorri
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Species group Rhinolophus euryale – 2 species
Rhinolophus euryale euryale
Rhinolophus euryale judaicus
Rhinolophus mehelyi mehelyi
Rhinolophus mehelyi tuneti
Species group Rhinolophus ferrumquinum – 10 species
Rhinolophus clivosus clivosus
Rhinolophus clivosus brachygnathus
Rhinolophus clivosus schwartzi
Rhinolophus clivosus acrotis
Rhinolophus clivosus keniensis
Rhinolophus clivosus zuluensis
Rhinolophus clivosus augur
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum ferrumequinum
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum creticum
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum irani
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum proximus
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum tragatus
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum korai
Rhinolophus ferrumequinum nippon


Subgenus Phyllorhina
Subgenus Aquias
Subgenus Phyllorhina
Subgenus Indorhinolophus
Subgenus Coelophyllus
Subgenus Rhinophyllotis

Incertae sedis

Nycteridae (hollow-faced bats or slit-faced bats)[edit | edit source]

Megadermatidae (false vampires)[edit | edit source]

Vespertilionidae (evening bats or common bats)[edit | edit source]

Molossidae (free-tailed bats)[edit | edit source]

Antrozoidae (pallid bats)[edit | edit source]

Natalidae (funnel-eared bats)[edit | edit source]

Myzopodidae (sucker-footed bats)[edit | edit source]

Thyropteridae (disk-winged bats)[edit | edit source]

Furipteridae (smoky bats)[edit | edit source]

Noctilionidae (bulldog bats or fisherman bats)[edit | edit source]

Mormoopidae (ghost-faced bats or moustached bats)[edit | edit source]

Phyllostomidae (leaf-nosed bats)[edit | edit source]

Carnivora (carnivores)[edit | edit source]

Procyonidae (raccoons, kinkajou, Red Panda)[edit | edit source]

Mustelidae (weasels, skunks, otters)[edit | edit source]

Odobenidae (walrus)[edit | edit source]

Otariidae (sea lions)[edit | edit source]

Phocidae (seals)[edit | edit source]

Ursidae (bears)[edit | edit source]

Felidae (cats)[edit | edit source]

Canidae (dogs)[edit | edit source]

Artiodactyla (hoofed even-toed ungulate)[edit | edit source]

Fish[edit | edit source]

Fresh-Water Fish Benathian Eel Harbaalese Speckled Trout Hârnic Speckled Trout Slit-throat Trout Salt-Water Fish Reptiles

Lesser Lizards Common lizards Legless lizards Ilviran worm Glass lizard Great Lizards Drake Dragon Ilme Benathian Serpent Wyvern Snakes Non Venomous Grass snake Hognose snake Mulct snake Ologi Suzerian snake Smooth snake Viniculum snake Venomous Aereus adder Curalium viper Harbaalese Rattlingsnake Praman viper Sindonis adder Amphibians Frogs Toads Birds

Anseriformes Anatidae (swans, gees, ducks) Swans Mute Swan - Cygnus olor Tundra Swan - Cygnus columbianus Whooper Swan - Cygnus cygnus Geese Bean Goose - Anser fabalis Pink-footed Goose - Anser brachyrhynchus White-fronted Goose - Anser albifrons Lesser White-fronted Goose - Anser erythropus (rare) Greylag Goose - Anser anser Snow Goose - Anser caerulescens Barnacle Goose - Branta leucopsis Brent Goose - Branta bernicla Red-breasted Goose - Branta ruficollis (rare) Ducks Ruddy Shelduck - Tadorna ferruginea Common Shelduck - Tadorna tadorna Wigeon - Anas penelope Gadwall - Anas strepera Common Teal - Anas crecca Green-winged Teal - Anas carolinensis Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos Black Duck - Anas rubripes (rare) Northern Pintail - Anas acuta Garganey - Anas querquedula Blue-winged Teal - Anas discors (rare) Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata Red-crested Pochard - Netta rufina Pochard - Aythya ferina Redhead - Aythya americana (rare) Canvasback - Aythya valisineria (rare) Ring-necked Duck - Aythya collaris Ferruginous Duck - Aythya nyroca (rare) Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula Greater Scaup - Aythya marila Lesser Scaup - Aythya affinis (rare) Common Eider - Somateria mollissima King Eider - Somateria spectabilis (rare) Steller's Eider - Polysticta stelleri (rare) Harlequin Duck - Histrionicus histrionicus (rare) Long-tailed Duck - Clangula hyemalis Common Scoter - Melanitta nigra Surf Scoter - Melanitta perspicillata Velvet Scoter - Melanitta fusca Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola (rare) Barrow's Goldeneye - Bucephala islandica (rare) Common Goldeneye - Bucephala clangula Smew - Mergellus albellus Red-breasted Merganser - Mergus serrator Goosander - Mergus merganser Galliformes (gamebirds) Tetraonidae (grouse) Grouse Red Grouse - Lagopus lagopus scotica Ptarmigan - Lagopus muta Eurasian Black Grouse - Tetrao tetrix Capercaillie - Tetrao urogallus Phasianidae (partridges, pheasants, quails and chickens) Partridges Grey Partridge - Perdix perdix Pheasant Common Pheasant - Phasanius colchicus Golden Pheasant - Chrysolophus pictus Quail Common Quail - Coturnix coturnix Junglefowl (chickens) Red Junglefowl (Common Chicken) Gallus gallus Ceylon Junglefowl Gallus lafayetii Grey Junglefowl Gallus sonneratii Green Junglefowl Gallus varius Gaviiformes Gaviidae (divers) Red-throated Diver - Gavia stellata Black-throated Diver - Gavia arctica Great Northern Diver - Gavia immer White-billed Diver - Gavia adamsii (rare) Podicipediformes Podicepidae (grebes) Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps (rare) Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatus Red-necked Grebe - Podiceps grisegena Slavonian Grebe - Podiceps auritus Black-necked Grebe - Podiceps nigricollis Procellariiformes Diomedeidae (albatrosses) Thallasarche (mollymawks) Black-browed Albatross - Thalassarche melanophris (rare) Procellariidae (fulmar, shearwaters, gadfly and other petrels) Fulmarus (fulmars) Northern Fulmar - Fulmarus glacialis Pterodroma (petrels) Fea's Petrel - Pterodroma feae (rare) Capped Petrel - Pterodroma hasitata (rare) Bulweria (other) Bulwer's Petrel - Bulweria bulwerii (rare) Calonectris (other) Cory's Shearwater - Calonectis diomedea Puffinus (shearwaters) Great Shearwater - Puffinus gravis Sooty Shearwater - Puffinus griseus Manx Shearwater - Puffinus puffinus Balearic Shearwater - Puffinus mauretanicus Little Shearwater - Puffinus assimilis (rare) Hydrobatidae (storm petrels) Oceanitinadae Wilson's Petrel - Oceanites oceanicus (rare, though more regular well offshore) White-faced Petrel - Pelagodroma marina (rare) Hydrobatinae European Storm Petrel - Hydrobates pelagicus Leach's Petrel - Oceanodroma leucorhea Swinhoe's Petrel - Oceanodroma monorhis (rare) Madeiran Petrel - Oceanodroma castro (rare) Pelecaniformes Pelecanus (pelicans) Pelecanidae (pelicans) Great White Pelican - Pelecanus onocrotalis Dalmatian Pelican - Pelecanus crispus Pink-backed Pelican - Pelecanus rufescens Spot-billed Pelican - Pelecanus philippensis Sulidae (gannets, boobies) Morus Gannet - Morus bassanus Phalacrocoracidae (cormorants, shags) Phalacrocorax (cormorants) Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo Double-crested Cormorant - Phalacrocorax auritus (rare) Common Shag - Phalacrocorax aristotelis Fregatidae (frigatebirds) Fregata Magnificent Frigatebird - Fregata magnificens (rare) Ascension Frigatebird - Fregata aquila (very rare) Phaethontidae (tropicbirds) Phaeton Red-billed Tropicbird - Phaeton aetherius (very rare) Ciconiiformes Ardeidae (herons, egrets and bitterns) Bitterns Bittern - Botaurus stellata American Bittern - Botaurus lentiginosa (rare) Little Bittern - Ixobrychus minutus (rare) Herons Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea Purple Heron - Ardea purpurea Night Heron - Nycticorax nycticorax (rare) Green Heron - Butorides virescens (rare) Squacco Heron - Ardeola ralloides (rare) Egrets Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis (rare) Little Egret - Egretta garzetta Snowy Egret - Egretta thula (rare) Great White Egret - Ardea alba (rare) Ciconiidae (storks) Black Stork - Ciconia nigra (rare) White Stork - Ciconia ciconia Threskiornithidae (ibises and spoonbills) Glossy Ibis - Plegadis falcinellus (rare) Common Spoonbill - Platalea leucorodia Accipitriformes Pandionidae Pandion (osprey) Osprey - Pandion haliaetus Accipitridae (hawks, eagles, buzzards, harriers, kites and allies) Perninae (buzzards) European Honey Buzzard - Pernis apivorus Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo Rough-legged Buzzard - Buteo lagopus Milvinae Black Kite - Milvus migrans (rare) Red Kite - Milvus milvus Buteoninae (eagles) White-tailed Eagle - Haliaeetus albicilla Greater Spotted Eagle - Aquila clanga Golden Eagle - Aquila chrysaetos Aegypiinae (vultures) Egyptian Vulture - Neophron percnopterus Circaetinae (snake-eagles) Short-toed Eagle - Circaetus gallicus (rare) Circinae (harriers) Marsh Harrier - Circus aeruginosus Hen Harrier - Circus cyaneus Pallid Harrier - Circus macrourus (rare) Montagu's Harrier - Circus pygargus Accipiter (hawks) Goshawk - Accipiter gentilis Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus Falconidae (falcons, kestrels, caracaras, falconets) Falco (falcons, kestrels) Lesser Kestrel - Falco naumanni (rare) Common Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus Red-footed Falcon - Falco vespertinus (rare) Merlin - Falco columbarius Eurasian Hobby - Falco subbuteo Eleanora's Falcon - Falco eleonorae (rare) Gyr Falcon - Falco rusticolus (rare) Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus Gruiformes Rallidae (rails and crakes) Water Rail - Rallus aquaticus Spotted Crake - Porzana porzana Sora - Porzana carolina (rare) Little Crake - Porzana parva (rare) Baillon's Crake - Porzana pusilla (rare) Corn Crake - Crex crex Common Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus Allen's Gallinule - Porphyrio alleni (rare) Coot - Fulica atra Gruidae (cranes) Grus (crane) Common Crane - Grus grus Sandhill Crane - Grus americana (rare) Otidae (bustards) Otis Great Bustard - Otis tarda (rare) Chlamydotis Macqueen's Bustard - Chlamydotis macqueenii (rare) Tetrax Little Bustard - Tetrax tetrax (rare) Charadriiformes Charadrii (waders) Haematopodidae (oystercatchers) Common Pied Oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus Recurvirostridae (avocets and stilts) Black-winged Stilt - Himantopus himantopus (rare) Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta Burhinidae (thick-knees) Stone Curlew - Burhinus oedicnemus Glareolidae (coursers and pratincoles) Cream-coloured Courser - Cursorius cursor (rare) Collared Pratincole - Glareola pratincola (rare) Oriental Pratincole - Glareola maldivarum (rare) Black-winged Pratincole - Glareola nordmanni (rare) Charadriidae (plovers and lapwings) Little Ringed Plover - Charadrius dubius Ringed Plover - Charadrius hiaticula Semipalmated Plover - Charadrius semipalmatus (rare) Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus (rare) Kentish Plover - Charadrius alexandrinus Lesser Sand Plover - Charadrius mongolus (rare) Greater Sand Plover - Charadrius leschenaultii (rare) Caspian Plover - Charadrius asiaticus (rare) Eurasian Dotterel - Charadrius morinellus Golden Plover - Pluvialis apricaria Grey Plover - Pluvialis squatarola Sociable Lapwing - Vanellus gregarius (rare) White-tailed Lapwing - Vanellus leucurus (rare) Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus Scolopacidae (typical waders or shorebirds) Great Knot - Calidris tenuirostris (rare) Red Knot - Calidris canutus Sanderling - Calidris alba Semipalmated Sandpiper - Calidris pusilla (rare) Western Sandpiper - Calidris mauri (rare) Red-necked Stint - Calidris ruficollis (rare) Little Stint - Calidris minuta Temminck's Stint - Calidris temminckii Long-toed Stint - Calidris subminuta (rare) Least Sandpiper - Calidris minutilla (rare) White-rumped Sandpiper - Calidris fuscicollis (rare) Baird's Sandpiper - Calidris bairdii (rare) Pectoral Sandpiper - Calidris melanotos Sharp-tailed Sandpiper - Calidris acuminata (rare) Curlew Sandpiper - Calidris ferruginea Stilt Sandpiper - Calidris himantopus (rare) Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima Dunlin - Calidris alpina Broad-billed Sandpiper - Limicola falcinellus (rare) Buff-breasted Sandpiper - Tryngites subruficollis Ruff - Philomachus pugnax Jack Snipe - Lymnocryptes minimus Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago Great Snipe - Gallinago media (rare) Short-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus griseus (rare) Long-billed Dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus (rare) Woodcock - Scolopax rusticola Black-tailed Godwit - Limosa limosa Hudsonian Godwit - Limosa haemastica (rare) Bar-tailed Godwit - Limosa lapponica Little Curlew - Numenius minutus (rare) Eskimo Curlew - Numenius borealis (very rare) Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus Slender-billed Curlew - Numenius tenuirostris (rare) Curlew - Numenius arquata Upland Sandpiper - Bartramia longicauda (rare) Spotted Redshank - Tringa erythropus Common Redshank - Tringa totanus Marsh Sandpiper - Tringa stagnatilis (rare) Common Greenshank - Tringa nebularia Greater Yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca (rare) Lesser Yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes (rare) Solitary Sandpiper - Tringa solitaria (rare) Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus Wood Sandpiper - Tringa glareola Terek Sandpiper - Xenus cinereus (rare) Common Sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos Spotted Sandpiper - Actitis macularius (rare) Grey-tailed Tattler - Heterosceles brevipes (rare) Turnstone - Arenaria interpres Wilson's Phalarope - Phalaropus tricolor (rare) Red-necked Phalarope - Phalaropus lobatus Grey Phalarope - Phalaropus fulicaria Lari (skuas, gulls and terns) Stercorariidae (skuas) Pomarine Skua - Stercorarius pomarinus Arctic Skua - Stercorarius parasiticus Long-tailed Skua - Stercorarius longicaudus Great Skua - Stercorarius skua Laridae (gulls) Great Black-headed Gull - Larus ichthyaetus (rare) Mediterranean Gull - Larus melanocephalus Laughing Gull - Larus atricilla (rare) Franklin's Gull - Larus pipixcan (rare) Little Gull - Larus minutus Sabine's Gull - Larus sabini Bonaparte's Gull - Larus philadelphia (rare) Black-headed Gull - Larus ridibundus Slender-billed Gull - Larus genei (rare) Audouin's Gull - Larus audouinii (rare) Ring-billed Gull - Larus delawarensis Common Gull - Larus canus Lesser Black-backed Gull - Larus fuscus Herring Gull - Larus argentatus Iceland Gull - Larus glaucoides Glaucous Gull - Larus hyperboreus Great Black-backed Gull - Larus marinus Ross's Gull - Rhodostethia rosea (rare) Kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla Ivory Gull - Pagophila eburnea (rare) Sternidae (terns) Gull-billed Tern - Sterna nilotica (rare) Caspian Tern - Sterna caspia (rare) Royal Tern - Sterna maximus (rare) Lesser Crested Tern - Sterna bengalensis (rare) Sandwich Tern - Sterna sandvicensis Elegant Tern - Sterna elegans (rare) Roseate Tern - Sterna dougallii Common Tern - Sterna hirundo Arctic Tern - Sterna paradisaea Aleutian Tern - Sterna aleutica (rare) Forster's Tern - Sterna forsteri (rare) Bridled Tern - Sterna anaethetus (rare) Sooty Tern - Sterna fuscata (rare) Little Tern - Sterna albifrons Whiskered Tern - Childonias hybridus (rare) Black Tern - Childonias niger White-winged Tern - Childonias leucopterus (rare) Alcae (auks) Alcidae (auks) Common Guillemot - Uria aalge Brunnich's Guillemot - Uria lomvia (rare) Razorbill - Alca torda Great Auk - Pinguinus impennis (very rare) Black Guillemot - Cepphus grylle Ancient Murrelet - Synthliboramphus antiquus (rare) Little Auk - Alle alle Atlantic Puffin - Fratercula arctica Pterocliformes Pteroclidae (sandgrouse) Pallas's Sandgrouse - Syrrhaptes paradoxus (rare) Columbiformes Columbidae (pigeons and doves) Rock Dove or Feral Pigeon - Columba livia Stock Dove - Columba oenas Wood Pigeon - Columba palumbus Collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto Turtle Dove - Streptopelia turtur Oriental Turtle Dove - Streptopelia orientalis (rare) Mourning Dove - Zenaida macroura (rare) Cuculiformes Cuculidae (cuckoos) Great Spotted Cuckoo - Clamator glandarius (rare) Common Cuckoo - Cuculus canorus Black-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus erythropthalmus (rare) Yellow-billed Cuckoo - Coccyzus americanus (rare) Strigiformes Tytonidae (barn owls) Barn Owl - Tyto alba Strigidae (owls) Scops Owl - Otus scops (rare) Snowy Owl - Bubo scandiacus (rare) Northern Hawk Owl - Surnia ulula (rare) Tawny Owl - Strix aluco Long-eared Owl - Asio otus Short-eared Owl - Asio flammeus Tengmalm's Owl - Aegolius funereus (rare) Caprimulgiformes Caprimulgidae (nightjars) European Nightjar - Caprimulgus europaeus Red-necked Nightjar - Caprimulgus ruficollis (rare) Egyptian Nightjar - Caprimulgus aegyptius (rare) Common Nighthawk - Chordeiles minor (rare) Apodiformes Apodidae (swifts) Chimney Swift - Chaetura pelagica (rare) Needle-tailed Swift - Hirundapus caudacutus (rare) Common Swift - Apus apus Pallid Swift - Apus pallidus (rare) Alpine Swift - Apus melba (rare) Little Swift - Apus affinis (rare) Coraciiformes Alcedinidae (kingfishers) European Kingfisher - Alcedo atthis Belted Kingfisher - Ceryle alcyon (rare) Meropidae (bee-eaters) Blue-cheeked Bee-eater - Merops persicus (rare) European Bee-eater - Merops apiaster Coraciidae (rollers) European Roller - Coracias garrulus (rare) Upupidae (Hoopoes) Hoopoe - Upupa epops Piciformes Picidae (woodpeckers) Eurasian Wryneck - Jynx torquilla Green Woodpecker - Picus viridis Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Sphyrapicus varius (rare) Great Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos major Lesser Spotted Woodpecker - Dendrocopos minor Chimera and Ethereals

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