A species that has appeared in a given area only a few times and whose normal range is in another area [1].
Compare it to casual.
Examples[]
- Great Frigatebird, Chinese Pond-Heron, Grey Heron, Whiskered Tern, Stygian Owl, Eurasian Hoopoe, Mugimaki Flycatcher, Eurasian Blackbird, Grey Silky-Flycatcher and many others are accidentals to the United States[2].
- Double-crested Cormorant, Redhead, Bald Eagle, Mourning Dove, Savannah Sparrow, Summer Tanager and many others are accidental to the United Kingdom[3].
References[]
- ^ Bellrose, Frank C. and The Audubon Society (1983). The Audubon Society Master Guide to Birding. National Geographic Society. ISBN 1426200722.
- ^ Dunn, Jon L. and Alderfer, Jonathan (2011). National Geographic Guide to the Birds of North America. National Geographic Society. ISBN 1426200722.
- ^ Mullarney, Killian; Lars Svensson, Dan Zetterström and Peter J. Grant (1999). Birds of Europe. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0691050538. Cite uses deprecated parameter
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