Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing

Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing was created by Kuzey Cem Kulaçoğlu

Hello,

I am a Turkish birdwatcher and twitcher. I came to BUBO Listing to share my Turkish tick list with others, but later I found out that a Turkish Bird List does not exist. It is actually quite normal, as there is no official records/rarities committee in Turkey, and there is no certain list to use.

However is it all possible to just make symbolic list, just to keep me and other Turkish bird watcher who is/will be a member of BUBO listing busy? Because if that is possible, I can find the most reliable Turkish checklist I can find, or maybe even make one myself that most people will agree.

So far I'm using the WP list; but as all my ticks are from Turkey, the total number of species I've observed in 2 years (since I started birding) is really low when compared with total number of species on the WP list (about %25).

Thank you for your help

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Replied by Mike Prince on topic Re:Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing

Hi Kuzey

As you will realise, we've been struggling to keep up with adding new lists! Turkey is though the most requested list by our users so I'll see if I can add this within a few days. I'll use a Turkey list from Avibase which is generally the best option when no official list is available.

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Replied by Kuzey Cem Kulaçoğlu on topic Re:Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing

First of all, thank you for your quick response!

I am very pleased to hear that; however I've just checked the AviBase list and there seems to be c.20 extra species that normally shouldn't be on the list (Canada Goose, Caucasian Snowcock, White-tailed Tropicbird, Solitary Snipe for instance).

The KuşBank (Birdbank; a bank of bird data on Turkey) list is much more reliable, with only 472 species (maybe more with a few taxonomical splits).

However, I'd be happy with any Turkish list

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Replied by Mike Prince on topic Re:Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing

Whilst we like to support Avibase because it is regularly updated there is no information about the source of particular species and we do often find several mistakes like this. We can look to use the KuşBank list instead, which I presume is reasonably accurate and updated since it is used via World Birds . However, is it possible for you to get a copy of it electronically, preferably in spreadsheet format with English and scientific names? The first species I noticed was Cory's Shearwater, which the website via Google translated into "Boz minute hand", which doesn't seem very helpful

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Replied by Kuzey Cem Kulaçoğlu on topic Re:Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing

Well I can send it as a table if that's what you mean Would you like me to send it here ?

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Replied by Mike Prince on topic Re:Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing

If you can, please email a spreadsheet to listing@bubo.org

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Replied by Mike Prince on topic Re:Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing

Unfortunately not James, I think we'll stick to using the Avibase list. Won't happen for a while though - which I'm sure you can cope with if your records are 24 years old

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Replied by Mike Prince on topic Re:Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing

No unfortunately not: we never got a copy of the "official" Turkish list. At the moment due to lack of time on our part we are not introducing new lists, but instead concentrating on maintaining the most popular ones. Sorry about that.

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Replied by Kuzey Cem Kulaçoğlu on topic Re:Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing

I already have made a Turkish List for BUBO based on IOC 4.3, however I want to get it accepted by several people first, as I think it would be wrong to post it just by myself.

However, I will send you a copy of it now, just so there can be a Turkish List on BUBO. On any further update I will let you know.

Cheers, Kuzey.

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Replied by Mike Prince on topic Re:Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing

Now available on BUBO Listing - see www.bubo.org/Checklists/turkey.html .

Thanks Kuzey!

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Replied by Kuzey Cem Kulaçoğlu on topic Re:Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing

I can't open it :huh:

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Replied by Mike Prince on topic Re:Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing

Sorry, try again.

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Replied by Kuzey Cem Kulaçoğlu on topic Re:Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing

Black-throated Accentor / Prunella atrogularis / Kara Boğazlı Dağbülbülü

should be added to the list as one got ringed and photographed today.

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Replied by Mike Prince on topic Re:Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing

Now added, thanks for the update.

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Replied by Kuzey Cem Kulaçoğlu on topic Re:Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing

Hi, some late updates:

1) IOC has split the Purple Swamphen-complex into 4 species. Out of these, Western and Grey-headed Swamphen have occurred in Turkey. Western is a vagrant with one record and Grey-headed is a local breeder.

So
Sazhorozu - Porphyrio porphyrio - Purple Swamphen
should be changed to
Batı Sazhorozu - Porphyrio porphyrio - Western Swamphen (bold as it is rare)
Sazhorozu - Porphyrio poliocephalus - Grey-headed Swamphen

2) This year two new species has been added to the Turkish list. These are obviously rare and need to be bold.
Cambaz Kartal - Terathopius ecaudatus - Bateleur
Sazak Mukallidi - Iduna rama - Syke's Warbler

3) Black-throated Accentor, already in the list, should be bold.

Thanks.

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Replied by Mike Prince on topic Re:Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing

Have done the last three, and will sort out the Swamphens within the next couple of weeks when we apply the latest IOC updates.

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Replied by Mike Prince on topic Re:Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing

Swamphens now done

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Replied by Kuzey Cem Kulaçoğlu on topic Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing

Some further updates;

Black-winged Kite is now an established breeder in a small area in SE Turkey, so the "boldness" of the species should probably be removed.
Change the Turkish name of Western Swamphen to "Sazhorozu" and the Turkish name of Grey-headed Swamphen to "Gri Başlı Sazhorozu".
Add "Western Olivaceous Warbler - Batı Ak Mukallidi" to the list in bold (apparently several ringing records).
Add "Plain Leaf Warbler - Küçük Çıvgın" to the list in bold (paper published in Dutch Birding).

Cheers.

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Replied by Mike Prince on topic Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing

Thanks Kuzey, all done.

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Replied by Kuzey Cem Kulaçoğlu on topic Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing

Hi, a slight problem I'd like to address:
Ever since the split of Cyprus/Eurasian Scops Owls the Eurasian Scops Owl cannot be added or viewed in any list of Turkey. I can't add Eurasian Scops Owl to my life list because it doesn't show up in the main list at all. In fact none of the current Turkish lists have ESO.
Is there anything that can be done?

Thanks, Kuzey

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Replied by Kuzey Cem Kulaçoğlu on topic Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing

Hey everyone, just a few updates for the list, would really appreciate if you could incorporate them:
-Add Red-flanked Bluetail / Tarsiger cyanurus / Mavi Kuyruklu Bülbül to the list, as an old record from 2001 came to light.
-Add Grey-headed Lapwing / Vanellus cinereus / Gri Başlı Kızkuşu to the list, 1st record for Turkey and WP in March 2018.
-Add Oriental Skylark / Alauda gulgula / Küçük Tarlakuşu to the list, one seen March 2018.
-Add Basra Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus griseldis / Basra Kamışçını to the list, one trapped and ringed May 2018.

I've seen some lists having an "provisional" option of sorts. The following species are suitable for that option as they aren't really formally accepted (yet): Western Swamphen, Barbary Falcon, Plain Leaf Warbler, Greenish Warbler, Western Olivaceous Warbler, Hume's Whitethroat.

Also a minor bug, "Middle Spotted Woodpecker" can't be viewed nor added to any list about Turkey, nor can it be seen in the major Turkey checklist.

Thanks in advance!

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Replied by Mike Prince on topic Turkish Bird Checkist on BUBO Listing

Hi Kuzey

Thanks very much for these: all now added.

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