APPENDIX I OF THE CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES OF WILD ANIMALS (CMS)


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APPENDIX I

OF THE CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION OF MIGRATORY SPECIES OF WILD ANIMALS (CMS)

(as amended by the Conference of the Parties in 1985, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2002and 2005)

Effective: 23 February 2006

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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.

2.	Other references to taxa higher than species are for the purposes of information or
	classification only.

3.	The abbreviation for sensu lato "(s.l.)" is used to denote that the scientific name is used
	in its extended meaning.

4.	An asterisk (*) placed against the name of a species indicates that the species, or a
	separate population of that species, or a higher taxon which includes that species
	is included in Appendix II.

	Mammalia
CHIROPTERA
Molossidae	Tadarida brasiliensis
PRIMATES
Hominidae ⁽¹⁾	Gorilla gorilla
CETACEA
Physeteridae	Physeter macrocephalus *
Platanistidae	Platanista gangetica gangetica *
Pontoporiidae	Pontoporia blainvillei *
Delphinidae	Delphinus delphis (only Mediterranean population)*
Balaenopteridae	Balaenoptera borealis *
	Balaenoptera physalus *
	Balaenoptera musculus
	Megaptera novaeangliae
Balaenidae	Balaena mysticetus
	Eubalaena glacialis ⁽²⁾ (North Atlantic)
	Eubalaena japonica ⁽³⁾ (North Pacific)
	Eubalaena australis ⁽⁴⁾
CARNIVORA
Mustelidae	Lontra felina ⁽⁵⁾
	Lontra provocax ⁽⁶⁾
Felidae	Uncia uncia ⁽⁷⁾
Phocidae ⁽⁸⁾	Monachus monachus *
SIRENIA
Trichechidae	Trichechus manatus *
	(populations between Honduras and Panama)
PERISSODACTYLA
Equidae	Equus grevyi
ARTIODACTYLA
Camelidae	Camelus bactrianus
	Vicugna vicugna * (except Peruvian populations)
Cervidae	Cervus elaphus bactrianus *
	Cervus elaphus barbarus
	Hippocamelus bisulcus
Bovidae	Bos sauveli
	Bos grunniens
	Addax nasomaculatus
	Gazella cuvieri
	Gazella dama
	Gazella dorcas (only Northwest African populations)
	Gazella leptoceros
	Oryx dammah *

	Aves
SPHENISCIFORMES
Spheniscidae	Spheniscus humboldti
PROCELLARIIFORMES
Diomedeidae	Diomedea albatrus
	Diomedea amsterdamensis
Procellariidae	Pterodroma atrata
	Pterodroma cahow
	Pterodroma phaeopygia
	Pterodroma sandwichensis ⁽⁹⁾
	Puffinus creatopus
	Puffinus mauretanicus
Pelecanoididae	Pelecanoides garnotii
PELECANIFORMES
Pelecanidae	Pelecanus crispus *
	Pelecanus onocrotalus * (only Palearctic populations)
CICONIIFORMES
Ardeidae	Ardeola idae *
	Egretta eulophotes
	Gorsachius goisagi
Ciconiidae	Ciconia boyciana
Threskiornithidae	Geronticus eremita *
	Platalea minor
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES
Phoenicopteridae	Phoenicopterus andinus ⁽¹⁰⁾
	Phoenicopterus jamesi ⁽¹¹⁾
ANSERIFORMES
Anatidae	Anser cygnoides *
	Anser erythropus *
	Branta ruficollis *
	Chloephaga rubidiceps *
	Anas formosa *
	Marmaronetta angustirostris *
	Aythya nyroca *
	Polysticta stelleri *
	Oxyura leucocephala *
FALCONIFORMES
Accipitridae	Haliaeetus albicilla *
	Haliaeetus leucoryphus *
	Haliaeetus pelagicus *
	Aquila clanga *
	Aquila heliaca *
	Aquila adalberti ⁽¹²⁾ *
Falconidae	Falco naumanni *
GRUIFORMES
Gruidae	Grus japonensis *
	Grus leucogeranus *
	Grus monacha *
	Grus nigricollis *
	Grus vipio *
Rallidae	Sarothrura ayresi *
Otididae	Chlamydotis undulata *
	(only Northwest African populations)
	Otis tarda * (Middle-European population)
CHARADRIIFORMES
Charadriidae	Vanellus gregarius⁽¹³⁾ *
Scolopacidae	Calidris canutus rufa *
	Numenius borealis *
	Numenius tenuirostris *
	Tringa guttifer *
	Eurynorhynchus pygmeus *
	Tryngites subruficollis *
Laridae	Larus atlanticus
	Larus audouinii *
	Larus leucophthalmus *
	Larus relictus
	Larus saundersi
	Sterna bernsteini
Alcidae	Synthliboramphus wumizusume
PSITTACIFORMES
Psittacidae	Brotogeris pyrrhopterus
PASSERIFORMES
Tyrannidae	Alectrurus risora*
	Alectrurus tricolor*
Hirundinidae	Hirundo atrocaerulea *
Muscicapidae	Acrocephalus griseldis *
	Acrocephalus paludicola *
	Zoothera guttata *
Emberizidae	Sporophila zelichi*
	Sporophila cinnamomea*
	Sporophila hypochroma*
	Sporophila palustris*
Parulidae	Dendroica kirtlandii
Icteridae	Agelaius flavus*
Fringillidae	Serinus syriacus

	Reptilia
TESTUDINATA
Cheloniidae	Chelonia mydas *
	Caretta caretta *
	Eretmochelys imbricata *
	Lepidochelys kempii *
	Lepidochelys olivacea *
Dermochelyidae	Dermochelys coriacea *
Pelomedusidae	Podocnemis expansa * (only Upper Amazon populations)

CROCODYLIA
Gavialidae	Gavialis gangeticus

	Pisces
Elasmobranchii
LAMNIFORMES
Cetorhinidae	Cetorhinus maximus *
Lamnidae	Carcharodon carcharias *
Actinopterygii

ACIPENSERIFORMES
Acipenseridae	Acipenser sturio *
SILURIFORMES
Schilbeidae	Pangasianodon gigas

1. Formerly listed as Pongidae

2. Formerly included in Balaena glacialis glacialis

3. Formerly included in Balaena glacialis glacialis

4. Formerly listed as Balaena glacialis australis

5. Formerly listed as Lutra felina

6. Formerly listed as Lutra provocax

7. Formerly listed as Panthera uncia

8. The order PINNIPEDIA is now included in the order CARNIVORA

9. Formerly included in Pterodroma phaeopygia (s.l.)

10. Formerly listed as Phoenicoparrus andinus

11. Formerly listed as Phoenicoparrus jamesi

12. Formerly included in Aquila heliaca (s.l.)

13. Formerly listed as Chettusia gregaria

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