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APPENDIX II
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OF THE CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES OF WILD ANIMALS (CMS)
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(as amended by the Conference of the Parties in 1985, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999 and 2002)

 

Effective: 23 December 2002

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Interpretation

 

 

1. Migratory species included in this Appendix are referred to:
a) by the name of the species or subspecies; or
b) as being all of the migratory species included in a higher taxon or 
designated part thereof.

Unless otherwise indicated, where reference is made to a taxon higher than  

species, it is understood that all the migratory species within that taxon could
significantly benefit from the conclusion of  AGREEMENTS.
2. The abbreviation "spp." following the name of a Family or Genus is used to 
denote all migratory species within that Family or Genus.
3.  Other references to taxa higher than species are for the purposes of 
information or classification only.
4. The abbreviation "(s.l.)" is used to indicate that the scientific name is used in 
its extended meaning.
5. An asterisk (*) placed against the name of a species or higher taxon 
indicates that the species, or a separate population of that species, or one
or more species included in  that higher taxon is included in Appendix I.

 

 

 

 

Mammalia

 

CHIROPTERA

              Rhinolophidae

R. spp. (only European populations)

              Vespertilionidae 

V. spp. (only European populations)

              Molossidae 

Tadarida teniotis

              

CETACEA

               Physeteridae

Physeter macrocephalus *

               Platanistidae

Platanista gangetica gangetica * (1)

               Pontoporiidae 

Pontoporia blainvillei *

               Iniidae 

Inia geoffrensis

               Monodontidae

Delphinapterus leucas

Monodon monoceros

               Phocoenidae 

Phocoena phocoena (North and Baltic 

Sea populations, western North Atlantic 

population, Black Sea population)

Phocoena spinipinnis

Phocoena dioptrica

Neophocaena phocaenoides 

Phocoenoides dalli

               Delphinidae

Sousa chinensis

Sousa teuszii

Sotalia fluviatilis

Lagenorhynchus albirostris (only North and Baltic Sea populations)

Lagenorhynchus acutus (only North and Baltic Sea populations)

Lagenorhynchus obscurus

Lagenorhynchus australis

Grampus griseus (only North and Baltic Sea populations)

Tursiops aduncus (Arafura/Timor Sea populations)

Tursiops truncatus (North and Baltic 

Sea populations, western Mediterranean

population, Black Sea population)

Stenella attenuata (eastern tropical 

Pacific population, Southeast Asian 

populations)

Stenella longirostris (eastern tropical 

Pacific populations, Southeast Asian 

populations)

Stenella coeruleoalba (eastern tropical 

Pacific population, western Mediterranean 

population)

Delphinus delphis (North and Baltic Sea 

populations, western Mediterranean  

population, Black Sea population, eastern

tropical Pacific population)

Lagenodelphis hosei (Southeast Asian 

populations)

Orcaella brevirostris

Cephalorhynchus commersonii (South 

American population)

Cephalorhynchus eutropia

Cephalorhynchus heavisidii

Orcinus orca

Globicephala melas (only North and 

Baltic Sea populations)

              Ziphiidae

Berardius bairdii

Hyperoodon ampullatus

              Balaenopteridae

Balaenoptera bonaerensis

Balaenoptera edeni

Balaenoptera borealis *

Balaenoptera physalus *

              Neobalaenidae

Caperea marginata

 

CARNIVORA

              Otariidae

Arctocephalus australis

Otaria flavescens

              Phocidae

Phoca vitulina (only Baltic and Wadden 

Sea populations)

Halichoerus grypus (only Baltic Sea populations)

Monachus monachus *

 

PROBOSCIDEA

               Elephantidae

Loxodonta africana

 

SIRENIA

              Dugongidae 

Dugong dugon

              Trichechidae

Trichechus manatus *  

(populations between Honduras and Panama)

Trichechus senegalensis

Trichechus inunguis

 

PERISSODACTYLA

             Equidae

Equus hemionus (s.1.) (2)

 

ARTIODACTYLA

              Camelidae

Vicugna vicugna *

              Bovidae

Oryx dammah *

Gazella gazella (only Asian populations)

Gazella subgutturosa

Procapra gutturosa

Saiga tatarica tatarica

 

Aves

 

SPHENISCIFORMES

             Spheniscidae

Spheniscus demersus

 

GAVIIFORMES

             Gavidae

Gavia stellata (Western Palearctic populations)

Gavia arctica arctica

Gavia arctica suschkini

Gavia immer immer (Northwest European population)

Gavia adamsii (Western Palearctic population)

 

PODICIPEDIFORMES

              Podicipedidae 

Podiceps grisegena grisegena

Podiceps auritus (Western Palearctic populations)

 

PROCELLARIIFORMES

              Diomedeidae

Diomedea exulans

Diomedea epomophora

Diomedea irrorata

Diomedea nigripes

Diomedea immutabilis

Diomedea melanophris

Diomedea bulleri

Diomedea cauta

Diomedea chlororhynchos

Diomedea chrysostoma

Phoebetria fusca

Phoebetria palpebrata

                Procellaridae

Macronectes giganteus

Macronectes halli

Procellaria cinerea

Procellaria aequinoctialis (3)

Procellaria parkinsoni

Procellaria westlandica

 

PELECANIFORMES

              Phalacrocoracidae 

Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

Phalacrocorax pygmeus (4)

              Pelecanidae

Pelecanus onocrotalus * (Western 

Palearctic populations)

Pelecanus crispus *

 

CICONIIFORMES

               Ardeidae

Botaurus stellaris stellaris (Western 

Palearctic populations)

Ixobrychus minutus minutus (Western Palearctic populations)

Ixobrychus sturmii

Ardeola rufiventris

Ardeola idae

Egretta vinaceigula

Casmerodius albus albus (Western Palearctic populations)

Ardea purpurea purpurea (populations breeding in the Western Palearctic)

               Ciconiidae 

Mycteria ibis

Ciconia nigra

Ciconia episcopus microscelis

Ciconia ciconia

                Threskiornithidae

Plegadis falcinellus

Geronticus eremita *

Threskiornis aethiopicus aethiopicus

Platalea alba (excluding Malagasy population)

Platalea leucorodia

 

PHOENICOPTERIFORMES

               Phoenicopteridae 

Ph. spp. *

 

ANSERIFORMES

               Anatidae 

A. spp. *

 

FALCONIFORMES

               Cathartidae

C. spp.

               Pandionidae

Pandion haliaetus

               Accipitridae

A. spp. *

               Falconidae 

F. spp. *

 

GALLIFORMES

               Phasianidae 

Coturnix coturnix coturnix

 

GRUIFORMES

                Rallidae

Porzana porzana (populations breeding

in the Western Palearctic)

Porzana parva parva

Porzana pusilla intermedia

Fulica atra atra (Mediterranean and Black Sea populations)

Aenigmatolimnas marginalis

Crex crex

Sarothrura boehmi

Sarothrura ayresi *

              Gruidae

Grus spp.(5) *

              Otididae

Chlamydotis undulata * (only Asian 

populations)

Otis tarda *

 

CHARADRIIFORMES

              Recurvirostridae

R. spp.

              Dromadidae

Dromas ardeola

              Burhinidae

Burhinus oedicnemus

              Glareolidae 

Glareola pratincola

Glareola nordmanni

              Charadriidae 

C. spp. *

              Scolopacidae (6)

S. spp. *

              Laridae (7)

Larus hemprichii

Larus leucophthalmus *

Larus ichthyaetus (West Eurasian and African population)

Larus melanocephalus

Larus genei

Larus audouinii *

Larus armenicus

Sterna nilotica nilotica (West Eurasian and African populations)

Sterna caspia (West Eurasian and African populations)

Sterna maxima albidorsalis

Sterna bergii (African and Southwest Asian populations)

Sterna bengalensis (African and Southwest Asian populations)

Sterna sandvicensis sandvicensis

Sterna dougallii (Atlantic population)

Sterna hirundo hirundo (populations breeding in the Western Palearctic)

Sterna paradisaea (Atlantic populations)

Sterna albifrons

Sterna saundersi

Sterna balaenarum

Sterna repressa

Chlidonias niger niger

Chlidonias leucopterus (West Eurasian and African population)

 

COLUMBIFORMES

              Columbidae

Streptopelia turtur turtur

 

PSITTACIFORMES

              Psittacidae

Amazona tucumana

 

CORACIIFORMES

              Meropidae

Merops apiaster

              Coraciidae

Coracias garrulus

 

PASSERIFORMES

               Muscicapidae

 M. (s.l.) spp.(8) *

               Hirundinidae

Hirundo atrocaerulea *

               Tyrannidae

Pseudocolopteryx dinellianus

              

Polystictus pectoralis pectoralis

               Emberizidae

Sporophila ruficollis

 

Reptilia

 

TESTUDINATA

               Cheloniidae

C. spp. *

               Dermochelyidae 

D. spp. *

               Pelomedusidae

Podocnemis expansa *

 

CROCODYLIA

               Crocodylidae

Crocodylus porosus

 

Pisces

Elasmobranchii

 

ORECTOLOBIFORMES

               Rhincodontidae

Rhincodon typus

 

LAMNIFORMES

              Lamnidae

Carcharodon carcharias *

 

Actinopterygii

 

ACIPENSERIFORMES

                Acipenseridae

Huso huso

Huso dauricus

Acipenser baerii baicalensis

Acipenser fulvescens

Acipenser gueldenstaedtii

Acipenser medirostris

Acipenser mikadoi

Acipenser naccarii

Acipenser nudiventris

Acipenser persicus

Acipenser ruthenus (Danube population)

Acipenser schrenckii

Acipenser sinensis

Acipenser stellatus

Acipenser sturio

Pseudoscaphirhynchus kaufmanni

Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni

Pseudoscaphirhynchus fedtschenkoi

Psephurus gladius

 

Insecta

 

LEPIDOPTERA

                Danaidae

Danaus plexippus

 

 


1. Formerly listed as Platanista gangetica

2. The listed taxon refers to the whole complex "Equus hemionus", which includes three species: Equus hemionus, Equus onager and Equus kiang

3. This includes Procellaria aequinoctialis conspicillata, originally listed as Procellaria conspicillata

4. Formerly listed as Phalacrocorax pygmaeus

5. This includes Grus virgo, formerly listed as Anthropoides virgo

6. This includes the sub-family Phalaropodinae, formerly listed as the family Phalaropodidae

7. The family Sternidae is now included in Laridae

8. This includes the sub-family Sylviinae, formerly listed as the family Sylviidae


 

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