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Explanations
Categories after AERC classification:
A - species recorded in a wild state at least once since 01.01.1951 (natural occurrence)
B - species recorded in a wild state between 1801 and 1950 (natural occurrence, former status)
C - species introduced by man, purposely or accidentally, which have established self-supporting populations (secondarily natural occurrence)
D - species, as to which doubt exists whether they ever occured in a natural way (uncertain origin)
E - species from captivity, as well as dragged in or introduced, which have not established self-supporting populations (unnatural occurrence)
Among the national avifauna count species of categories A, B and C (cats D and E see appendix)
 
The species’ status in Poland:
B - breeding regularly on major areas
b - local or sporadic breeder only
R - regular visitor during migration or wintering
V - irregular visitor (vagrant)
v - extremely rare vagrant (less than five records)
( ) - former status (category B)
[ ] - uncertain origin (category D)
x - unnatural occurrence (category E)