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Table 4: A selection of non-wildfowl avian species reported as ingesting lead gunshot from the environment.
Species Countries References
Galliformes(largely terrestrial habitats)
Chukar Alectoris chukar USA Hanspeter and Kerry (2003)
Grey partridge Perdix perdix Denmark, UK Clausen andWolstrup (1979), Keymer and Stebbings (1987),
Potts (2005)
Red-legged partridge Alectoris rufa UK Butler (2005)
Common pheasant Phasianus colchicus Denmark, UK, USA Calvert (1876), Elder (1955), Clausen andWolstrup (1979), NWHL (1985),
Dutton and Bolen (2000), Butler et al.(2005)
Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo USA Stone and Butkas (1978)
Scaled quail Callipepla squamata USA Campbell (1950)
Northern bobwhite quail
Colinus virginianus
USA Stoddard (1931), Keel et al.(2002)
Ruffed grouse Bonasa umbellus Canada Rodrigue et al. (2005)
Helmeted guineafowl Numida meleagris Canada Hunter and Haigh. (1978)
Columbiformes (largely terrestrial habitats)
Rock pigeon Columba livia USA , Belgium DeMent et al. (1987), Tavernier et al.(2004).
Mourning dove Zenaida macroura USA Locke and Bagley (1967), Lewis and Legler (1968), Best et al. (1992),
Schulz et al. (2002).
Gruiformes (largely wetland habitats)
Sandhill crane Grus canadensis USA Windingstad et al. (1984), NWHL (1985)
Clapper rail Rallus longirostris USA Jones (1939)
King rail R. elegans USA Jones (1939)
Virginia railR. limicola USA Jones (1939)
Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus Europe, UK, USA Jones (1939), Locke and Friend (1992), Thomas (1975)
Common coot Fulica atra France Pain (1990)
American coot F. americana USA Jones (1939)
Charadriiformes (largely wetland habitats)
American woodcock Scolopax minor Canada Scheuhammer et al. (1999, 2003)
Black-necked stilt Himantopus mexicanus USA Hall and Fisher (1985)
Long-billed dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
USA Hall and Fisher (1985)
Common snipe Gallinago gallinago France, UK Beck and Granval (1997), Thomas 1975
Jack snipe Lymnocryptes minimus France Beck and Granval (1997)
Dunlin Calidris alpina Canada Kaiser et al. (1980)
Ciconiiformes (largely wetland habitats)
White-faced ibis Plegadis chihi USA Hall and Fisher (1985)
Ciconiiformes (largely wetland habitats)
Caribbean flamingo
Phoenicopeterus ruber ruber
Mexico Schmitz et al. (1990)
Lead poisoning of wildlife in the UK
See also Kimmel and Tranel (2007) for examples.