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- s. 53(3)(c)(ia) inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 7 para. 2(b)
- s. 53B(4A)(4B) inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 7 para. 4
- s. 53ZA inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 7 para. 3
- s. 54B 54C inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 7 para. 5
- Sch. 13A inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 7 para. 6
- Sch. 14A inserted by 2015 c. 20 Sch. 7 para. 7
BIRDSU.K.
2U.K.The kinds of bird specified in the first column below—
RheasU.K.
| Pterocnemia pennata | Lesser rhea |
TinamousU.K.
| Tinamus solitarius | Solitary tinamou |
PenguinsU.K.
| Spheniscus humboldti | Humboldt penguin |
GrebesU.K.
| Podilymbus gigas | Atitlan grebe |
AlbatrossesU.K.
| Diomedea albatrus | Short-tailed albatross |
Pelican-like birdsU.K.
| Sula abbotti | Abbot’s booby |
| Fregata andrewsi | Christmas Island frigatebird |
StorksU.K.
| Ciconia ciconia boyciana | Japanese white stork |
| Geronticus eremita | Bald ibis |
| Nipponia nippon | Japanese crested ibis |
WaterfowlU.K.
| Anas aucklandica nesiotis | Campbell Island Flightless teal |
| Anas laysanensis | Laysan duck |
| Anas oustaleti | Marianas Island duck (otherwise known as Marianas Mallard) |
| Branta canadensis leucopareia | Aleutian Canada goose |
| Branta sandvicensis | Hawaiian goose (otherwise known as Nene) |
| Cairina scutulata | White winged wood duck |
| Rhodonessa caryophyllacea | Pink-headed duck |
Diurnal Birds of PreyU.K.
| Cathartidae | New world vultures |
| Pandion haliaetus | Osprey |
| Accipitridae | True hawks |
| Sagittarius serpentarius | Secretary bird |
| Falconidae | Falcons |
GamebirdsU.K.
| Aburria jacutinga | Black-fronted curassow (otherwise known as Black-fronted guan) |
| Aburria pipile | White-headed curassow (otherwise known as Piping guan) |
| Catreus wallichii | Cheer pheasant |
| Colinus virginianus ridgwayi | Masked bobwhite |
| Crax blumenbachii | Red-billed curassow |
| Crax mitu | Razor-billed curassow |
| Crossoptilon crossoptilon | White Eared-pheasant |
| Crossoptilon mantchuricum | Brown Eared-pheasant |
| Lophophorus impejanus | Himalayan monal |
| Lophophorus lhuysii | Chinese monal |
| Lophophorus sclateri | Sclater’s monal |
| Lophura edwardsi | Edward’s pheasant |
| Lophura imperialis | Imperial pheasant |
| Lophura swinhoei | Swinhoe’s pheasant |
| Macrocephalon maleo | Maleo Fowl |
| Oreophasis derbianus | Horned guan |
| Penelope albipennis | White-winged guan |
| Polyplectron emphanum | Palawan peacock pheasant |
| Syrmaticus ellioti | Elliot’s pheasant |
| Syrmaticus humiae | Hume’s pheasant (otherwise known as Bar-tailed pheasant) |
| Syrmaticus mikado | Mikado pheasant |
| Tetraogallus caspius | Caspian snowcock |
| Tetraogallus tibetanus | Tibetan snowcock |
| Tragopan blythii | Blyth’s tragopan |
| Tragopan caboti | Cabot’s tragopan |
| Tragopan melanocephalus | Western tragopan |
| Tympanuchus cupido attwateri | Attwater’s prairie chicken |
Cranes and railsU.K.
| Grus americana | Whooping crane |
| Grus canadensis nesiotes | Cuban sandhill crane |
| Grus canadensis pulla | Mississippi sandhill crane |
| Grus japonensis | Manchurian crane (otherwise known as Japanese crane) |
| Grus leucogeranus | Siberian White crane |
| Grus monacha | Hooded crane |
| Grus nigricollis | Black-necked crane |
| Grus vipio | White-necked crane (otherwise known as White-naped crane) |
| Tricholimnas sylvestris | Lord Howe wood-rail |
| Rhynochetos jubatus | Kagu |
| Chlamydotis undulata | Houbara bustard |
| Choriotis nigriceps (otherwise known as Ardeotis nigriceps) | Great Indian bustard |
| Eupodotis bengalensis | Bengal florican |
Waders and GullsU.K.
| Numenius borealis | Eskimo curlew |
| Tringa guttifer | Spotted greenshank (otherwise known as Nordmann’s greenshank) |
| Larus relictus | Relict gull |
Pigeons and dovesU.K.
| Caloenas nicobarica | Nicobar pigeon |
| Ducula mindorensis | Mindoro imperial pigeon |
ParrotsU.K.
| Amazona arausiaca | Red-necked parrot (otherwise known as Red-necked amazon) |
| Amazona barbadensis | Yellow-shouldered parrot (otherwise known as Yellow-shouldered amazon) |
| Amazona brasiliensis | Red-tailed parrot (otherwise known as Red-tailed amazon) |
| Amazona guildingii | St. Vincent parrot (otherwise known as St. Vincent amazon) |
| Amazona imperialis | Imperial parrot (otherwise known as Imperial amazon) |
| Amazona leucocephala | Cuban parrot (otherwise known as Cuban amazon) |
| Amazona pretrei | Red-spectacled parrot (otherwise known as Red-spectacled amazon) |
| Amazona rhodocorytha(otherwise known as Amazona dufresniana rhodocorytha) | Red-crowned parrot (otherwise known as Red-crowned amazon) |
| Amazona versicolor | St Lucia parrot (otherwise known as St Lucia amazon) |
| Amazona vinacea | Vinaceous parrot (otherwise known as Vinaceous amazon) |
| Amazona vittata | Puerto Rico parrot (otherwise known as Puerto Rican amazon) |
| Anodorhynchus glaucus | Glaucous macaw |
| Anodorhynchus leari | Lear’s macaw |
| Aratinga guaruba | Golden parakeet (otherwise known as Golden conure) |
| Cyanopsitta spixii | Spix’s macaw |
| Cyanoramphus auriceps forbesi | Forbes’ parakeet |
| Cyanoramphus novaezelandiae | Red-fronted parakeet |
| Cyclopsitta diophthalma coxeni (otherwise known as Opopsitta diophthalma coxeni) | Coxen’s fig parrot |
| Geopsittacus occidentalis | Australian night parrot |
| Neophema chrysogaster | Orange-bellied parakeet (otherwise known as Orange-bellied parrot) |
| Pezoporus wallicus | Ground parrot |
| Pionopsitta pileata | Red-capped parrot (otherwise known as Pileated parrot) |
| Psephotus chrysopterygius | Golden-shouldered parakeet (otherwise known as Golden-shouldered parrot or Hooded parakeet) |
| Psephotus pulcherrimus | Paradise parrot |
| Psittacula echo (otherwise known as Psittacula krameri echo) | Mauritius parakeet (otherwise known as Mauritius ring-necked parakeet) |
| Psittacus erithacus princeps | Fernando Po grey parrot |
| Pyrrhura cruentata | Blue-throated conure |
| Rhynchopsitta pachyrhyncha | Thick-billed parrot |
| Rhynchopsitta terrisi | Maroon-fronted parrot |
| Strigops habroptilus | Kakapo (otherwise known as Owl parrot) |
HummingbirdsU.K.
| Ramphodon dohrnii | Hook-billed hermit |
TrogonsU.K.
| Pharomachrus mocinno costaricensis | Costa Rican quetzal (otherwise known as Resplendent quetzal) |
| Pharomachrus mocinno mocinno | Magnificent quetzal (otherwise known as Resplendent quetzal) |
OwlsU.K.
| Tytonidae | Barn owls |
| Strigidae | Typical owls |
HornbillsU.K.
| Buceros bicornis (otherwise known as Buceros homrai | Great pied hornbill |
| Rhinoplax vigil | Helmeted hornbill |
WoodpeckersU.K.
| Campephilus imperialis | Imperial woodpecker |
| Dryocopus javensis richardsi | Tristram’s woodpecker (otherwise known as White-bellied black woodpecker) |
SongbirdsU.K.
| Cotinga maculata | Banded cotinga |
| Xipholena atropurpurea | White-winged cotinga |
| Pitta kochi | Koch’s pitta |
| Atrichornis clamosa | Noisy scrub-bird |
| Leucopsar rothschildi | Rothschild’s mynah |
| Dasyornis brachypterus longirostris | Western bristlebird |
| Dasyornis broadbenti littoralis | Western rufous bristlebird |
| Picathartes gymnocephalus | White-necked rockfowl (otherwise known as Yellow-headed rockfowl or Guinea bear-headed rockfowl) |
| Picathartes oreas | Grey-necked rockfowl (otherwise known as Cameroon bare-headed rockfowl or Red-headed rockfowl) |
| Zosterops albogularis | White-breasted silver-eye |
| Meliphaga cassidix | Helmeted honeyeater |
| Spinus cucullatus (otherwise known as Carduelis cucullatus) | Red siskin |
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