Birds - Codes

Species Codes

Note that codes are not provided for all possible species in the N Atlantic region (a large task), but only as a short hand reference for the most commonly appearing taxa. For species not included, simply enter the full scientific name (not your own special code please) following current nomenclature. If you find yourself doing this a great deal, please contact us (nabo@voicenet.com) and we will provide an official addition to these species codes on the NABO website. Thanks!

Birds

AVSP

Bird Species

Indeterminate bird

FRA

Fratercula arctica

Puffin

ALA

Alle alle

Little auk

PLA

Pluvialis apricaira

Golden plover

HER

Larus argentatus

Herring gull

LAS

Larus species

Gull species

LAC

Larus canus

Common gull

FUL

Fulmarus glacialis

Fulmar

URA

Uria aalge

Guillemot

SUB

Sula bassana

Gannet

PHC

Phalacrocorax carbo

Cormorant

PHA

Phalacrocorax aristotelis

Shag

PHSP

Phalacrocorax sps.

Cormorant/Shag sps.

GAL

Gallus gallus

Domestic fowl

LAM

Lagopus mutus

Ptarmigan

NUA

Numenius arquata

Curlew