Bird Checklist

Official country checklist
 
Ducks, Geese and Swans - Anatidae

  1. MUTE SWAN - Cygnus olor


  2. BLACK SWAN - Cygnus atratus


  3. BEWICK'S SWAN - Cygnus columbianus


  4. MUTE SWAN - Cygnus olor


  5. TAIGA BEAN GOOSE - Anser fabalis


  6. PINK-FOOTED GOOSE - Anser brachyrhynchus


  7. GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - Anser albifrons


  8. LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - Anser erythropus


  9. GREYLAG GOOSE - Anser anser


  10. RED-BREASTED GOOSE - Branta ruficollis


  11. RUDDY SHELDUCK - Tadorna ferruginea


  12. COMMON SHELDUCK - Tadorna tadorna


  13. MANDARIN DUCK - Aix galericulata


  14. GADWALL - Mareca strepera


  15. MALLARD - Anas platyrhynchos


  16. NORTHERN PINTAIL - Anas acuta


  17. EURASIAN WIGEON - Anas penelope


  18. EURASIAN TEAL - Anas crecca


  19. NORTHERN SHOVELER - Spatula clypeata


  20. GARGANEY - Spatula querquedula


  21. MARBLED DUCK - Marmaronetta angustirostris


  22. RED-CRESTED POCHARD - Netta rufina


  23. COMMON POCHARD - Aythya ferina


  24. FERRUGINOUS DUCK - Aythya nyroca


  25. TUFTED DUCK - Aythya fuligula


  26. GREATER SCAUP - Aythya marila


  27. COMMON EIDER - Somateria mollissima


  28. VELVET SCOTER - Melanitta fusca


  29. COMMON SCOTER - Melanitta nigra


  30. LONG-TAILED DUCK - Clangula hyemalis


  31. COMMON GOLDENEYE - Bucephala clangula


  32. SMEW - Mergellus albellus


  33. GOOSANDER - Mergus merganser


  34. RED-BREASTED MERGANSER - Mergus serrator


  35. WHITE-HEADED DUCK - Oxyura leucocephala

Pheasants and allies - Phasianidae

  1. WESTERN CAPERCAILLIE - Tetrao urogallus


  2. BLACK GROUSE - Lyrurus tetrix


  3. HAZEL GROUSE - Tetrastes bonasia


  4. ROCK PARTRIDGE - Alectoris graeca


  5. GREY PARTRIDGE - Perdix perdix


  6. COMMON QUAIL - Coturnix coturnix


  7. COMMON PHEASANT - Phasianus colchicus

Divers - Gaviidae

  1. RED-THROATED DIVER - Gavia stellata


  2. BLACK-THROATED DIVER - Gavia arctica


  3. GREAT NORTHERN DIVER - Gavia immer

Grebes - Podicipedidae

  1. LITTLE GREBE - Tachybaptus ruficollis


  2. GREAT CRESTED GREBE - Podiceps cristatus


  3. BLACK-NECKED GREBE - Podiceps nigricollis


  4. RED-NECKED GREBE - Podiceps grisegena


  5. SLAVONIAN GREBE - Podiceps auritus

Fulmars, Shearwaters and Petrels - Procellariidae

  1. YELKOUAN SHEARWATER - Puffinus yelkouan

Flamingos - Phoenicopteridae

  1. GREATER FLAMINGO - Phoenicopterus roseus

Storks - Ciconiidae

  1. WHITE STORK - Ciconia ciconia


  2. BLACK STORK - Ciconia nigra

Ibises, Spoonbills - Threskiornithidae

  1. GLOSSY IBIS - Plegadis falcinellus


  2. AFRICAN SACRED IBIS - Threskiornis aethiopicus


  3. NORTHERN BOLD IBIS - Geronticus eremita


  4. EURASIAN SPOONBILL - Platalea leucorodia

Herons, Bitterns - Ardeidae

  1. EURASIAN BITTERN - Botaurus stellaris


  2. LITTLE BITTERN - Ixobrychus minutus


  3. BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON - Nycticorax nycticorax


  4. SQUACCO HERON - Ardeola ralloides


  5. WESTERN CATTLE EGRET - Bubulcus ibis


  6. GREY HERON - Ardea cinerea


  7. PURPLE HERON - Ardea purpurea


  8. GREAT EGRET - Ardea alba


  9. LITTLE EGRET - Egretta garzetta

Pelicans - Pelecanidae

  1. DALMATIAN PELICAN - Pelecanus crispus


  2. GREAT WHITE PELICAN - Pelecanus onocrotalus

Cormorants, Shags - Phalacrocoracidae

  1. EUROPEAN SHAG - Gulosus aristotelis


  2. GREAT CORMORANT - Phalacrocorax carbo


  3. PYGMY CORMORANT - Microcarbo pygmaeus

Ospreys - Pandionidae

  1. WESTERN OSPREY - Pandion haliaetus

Kites, Hawks and Eagles - Accipitridae

  1. BEARDED VULTURE - Gypaetus barbatus


  2. EGYPTIAN VULTURE - Neophron percnopterus


  3. BLACK VULTURE - Aegypius monachus


  4. EURASIAN GRIFFON VULTURE - Gyps fulvus


  5. SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE - Circaetus gallicus


  6. LESSER SPOTTED EAGLE - Clanga pomarina


  7. GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE - Clanga clanga


  8. BOOTED EAGLE - Hieraaetus pennatus


  9. EASTERN IMPERIAL EAGLE - Aquila heliaca


  10. GOLDEN EAGLE - Aquila chrysaetos


  11. BONELLI'S EAGLE - Aquila fasciata


  12. WHITE-TAILED EAGLE - Haliaeetus albicilla


  13. WESTERN MARSH HARRIER - Circus aeruginosus


  14. HEN HARRIER - Circus cyaneus


  15. PALLID HARRIER - Circus macrourus


  16. MONTAGU'S HARRIER - Circus pygargus


  17. LEVANT SPARROWHAWK - Accipiter brevipes


  18. EURASIAN SPARROWHAWK - Accipiter nisus


  19. NORTHERN GOSHAWK - Accipiter gentilis


  20. RED KITE - Milvus milvus


  21. BLACK KITE - Milvus migrans


  22. EUROPEAN HONEY BUZZARD - Pernis apivorus


  23. ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD - Buteo lagopus


  24. COMMON BUZZARD - Buteo buteo


  25. LONG-LEGGED BUZZARD - Buteo rufinus

Falcons - Falconidae

  1. LESSER KESTREL - Falco naumanni


  2. COMMON KESTREL - Falco tinnunculus


  3. RED-FOOTED FALCON - Falco vespertinus


  4. MERLIN - Falco columbarius


  5. EURASIAN HOBBY - Falco subbuteo


  6. LANNER FALCON - Falco biarmicus


  7. SAKER FALCON - Falco cherrug


  8. ELEONORA'S FALCON - Falco eleonorae


  9. PEREGRINE FALCON - Falco peregrinus

Bustards - Otididae

  1. GREAT BUSTARD - Otis tarda


  2. LITTLE BUSTARD - Tetrax tetrax

Rails, Crakes and Coots - Rallidae

  1. CORNCRAKE - Crex crex


  2. WATER RAIL - Rallus aquaticus


  3. LITTLE CRAKE - Zapornia parva


  4. WEWSTERN BAILLON'S CRAKE - Zapornia pusilla


  5. SPOTTED CRAKE - Porzana porzana


  6. COMMON MOORHEN - Gallinula chloropus


  7. EURASIAN COOT - Fulica atra

Cranes - Gruidae

  1. COMMON CRANE - Grus grus

Stone-curlews - Burhinidae

  1. EURASIAN STONE-CURLEW - Burhinus oedicnemus

Oystercatchers - Haematopodidae

  1. EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHER - Haematopus ostralegus

Stilts, Avocets - Recurvirostridae

  1. PIED AVOCET - Recurvirostra avosetta


  2. BLACK-WINGED STILT - Himantopus himantopus

Plovers - Charadriidae

  1. NORTHERN LAPWING - Vanellus vanellus


  2. GREY PLOVER - Pluvialis squatarola


  3. EURASIAN GOLDEN PLOVER - Pluvialis apricaria


  4. KENTISH PLOVER - Charadrius alexandrinus


  5. COMMON RINGED PLOVER - Charadrius hiaticula


  6. LITTLE RINGED PLOVER - Charadrius dubius


  7. DOTTEREL - Charadrius morinellus

Sandpipers, Snipes - Scolopacidae

  1. GREAT SNIPE - Gallinago media


  2. SNIPE - Gallinago gallinago


  3. EURASIAN WOODCOCK - Scolopax rusticola


  4. JACK SNIPE - Lymnocryptes minimus


  5. BLACK-TAILED GODWIT - Limosa limosa


  6. BAR-TAILED GODWIT - Limosa lapponica


  7. EURASIAN WHIMBREL - Numenius phaeopus


  8. SLENDER-BILLED CURLEW - Numenius tenuirostris


  9. EURASIAN CURLEW - Numenius arquata


  10. COMMON SANDPIPER - Actitis hypoleucos


  11. GREEN SANDPIPER - Tringa ochropus


  12. SPOTTED REDSHANK - Tringa erythropus


  13. COMMON GREENSHANK - Tringa nebularia


  14. MARSH SANDPIPER - Tringa stagnatilis


  15. WOOD SANDPIPER - Tringa glareola


  16. COMMON REDSHANK - Tringa totanus


  17. RUDDY TURNSTONE - Arenaria interpres


  18. BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER - Calidris falcinellus


  19. SANDERLING - Calidris alba


  20. LITTLE STINT - Calidris minuta


  21. TEMMINCK'S STINT - Calidris temminckii


  22. DUNLIN - Calidris alpina


  23. CURLEW SANDPIPER - Calidris ferruginea


  24. RED KNOT - Calidris canutus


  25. RUFF - Philomachus pugnax


  26. GREY PHALAROPE - Phalaropus fulicarius


  27. RED-NECKED PHALAROPE - Phalaropus lobatus

Pratincoles - Glareolidae

  1. COLLARED PRATINCOLE - Glareola pratincola

Gulls, Terns - Laridae

  1. KITTIWAKE - Rissa tridactyla


  2. BLACK-HEADED GULL - Chroicocephalus ridibundus


  3. SLENDER-BILLED GULL - Chroicocephalus genei


  4. LITTLE GULL - Hydrocoloeus minutus


  5. MEDITERRANEAN GULL - Ichthyaetus melanocephalus


  6. AUDOUIN'S GULL - Ichthyaetus audouinii


  7. COMMON GULL - Larus canus


  8. EUROPEAN HERRING GULL - Larus argentatus


  9. YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Larus michahellis


  10. CASPIAN GULL - Larus cachinnans


  11. LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL - Larus fuscus


  12. GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL - Larus marinus


  13. LITTLE TERN - Sternula albifrons


  14. COMMON GULL-BILLED TERN - Gelochelidon nilotica


  15. CASPIAN TERN - Hydroprogne caspia


  16. BLACK TERN - Chlidonias niger


  17. WHITE-WINGED TERN - Chlidonias leucopterus


  18. WHISKERED TERN - Chlidonias hybrida


  19. COMMON TERN - Sterna hirundo


  20. SANDWICH TERN - Thalasseus sandvicensis

Skuas - Stercorariidae

  1. POMARINE SKUA - Stercorarius pomarinus


  2. ARCTIC SKUA - Stercorarius parasiticus


  3. LONG-TAILED SKUA - Stercorarius longicaudus

Sandgrouse - Pteroclidae

  1. PALLAS'S SANDGROUSE - Syrrhaptes paradoxus

Pigeons, Doves - Columbidae

  1. ROCK DOVE - Columba livia


  2. STOCK DOVE - Columba oenas


  3. COMMON WOOD PIGEON - Columba palumbus


  4. EUROPEAN TURTLE DOVE - Streptopelia turtur


  5. EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE - Streptopelia decaocto

Cuckoos - Cuculidae

  1. GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO - Clamator glandarius


  2. COMMON CUCKOO - Cuculus canorus

Barn Owls - Tytonidae

  1. WESTERN BARN OWL - Tyto alba

Owls - Strigidae

  1. EURASIAN SCOPS OWL - Otus scops


  2. EURASIAN EAGLE OWL - Bubo bubo


  3. EURASIAN PYGMY OWL - Glaucidium passerinum


  4. LITTLE OWL - Athene noctua


  5. TAWNY OWL - Strix aluco


  6. URAL OWL - Strix uralensis


  7. LONG-EARED OWL - Asio otus


  8. SHORT-EARED OWL - Asio flammeus


  9. TENGMALM'S OWL - Aegolius funereus

Nightjars - Caprimulgidae

  1. EUROPEAN NIGHTJAR - Caprimulgus europaeus

Swifts - Apodidae

  1. ALPINE SWIFT - Tachymarptis melba


  2. COMMON SWIFT - Apus apus


  3. PALLID SWIFT - Apus pallidus

Rollers - Coraciidae

  1. EUROPEAN ROLLER - Coracias garrulus

Kingfishers - Alcedinidae

  1. COMMON KINGFISHER - Alcedo atthis

Bee-eaters - Meropidae

  1. EUROPEAN BEE-EATER - Merops apiaster

Hoopoes - Upupidae

  1. EURASIAN HOOPOE - Upupa epops

Woodpeckers - Picidae

  1. EURASIAN WRYNECK - Jynx torquilla


  2. LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER - Dryobates minor


  3. MIDDLE SPOTTED WOODPECKER - Dendrocoptes medius


  4. WHITE-BACKED WOODPECKER - Dendrocopos leucotos


  5. GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - Dendrocopos major


  6. SYRIAN WOODPECKER - Dendrocopos syriacus


  7. EURASIAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER - Picoides tridactylus


  8. BLACK WOODPECKER - Dryocopus martius


  9. EUROPEAN GREEN WOODPECKER - Picus viridis


  10. GREY-HEADED WOODPECKER - Picus canus

Shrikes - Laniidae

  1. RED-BACKED SHRIKE - Lanius collurio


  2. GREAT GREY SHRIKE - Lanius excubitor


  3. LESSER GREY SHRIKE - Lanius minor


  4. WOODCHAT SHRIKE - Lanius senator

Orioles - Oriolidae

  1. EURASIAN GOLDEN ORIOLE - Oriolus oriolus

Crows, Jays - Corvidae

  1. EURASIAN JAY - Garrulus glandarius


  2. EURASIAN MAGPIE - Pica pica


  3. SPOTTED NUTCRACKER - Nucifraga caryocatactes


  4. ALPINE CHOUGH - Pyrrhocorax graculus


  5. WESTERN JACKDAW - Corvus monedula


  6. ROOK - Corvus frugilegus


  7. HOODED CROW - Corvus cornix


  8. NORTHERN RAVEN - Corvus corax

Waxwings - Bombycillidae

  1. WAXWING - Bombycilla garrulus

Tits - Paridae

  1. COAL TIT - Periparus ater


  2. EUROPEAN CRESTED TIT - Lophophanes cristatus


  3. SOMBRE TIT - Poecile lugubris


  4. MARSH TIT - Poecile palustris


  5. WILLOW TIT - Poecile montanus


  6. EURASIAN BLUE TIT - Cyanistes caeruleus


  7. GREAT TIT - Parus major

Penduline Tits - Remizidae

  1. EURASIAN PENDULINE TIT - Remiz pendulinus

Bearded Tits - Panuridae

  1. BEARDED TIT - Panurus biarmicus

Larks - Alaudidae

  1. CALANDRA LARK - Melanocorypha calandra


  2. GREATER SHORT-TOED LARK - Calandrella brachydactyla


  3. CRESTED LARK - Galerida cristata


  4. EURASIAN SKYLARK - Alauda arvensis


  5. WOODLARK - Lullula arborea


  6. HORNED LARK - Eremophila alpestris

Swallows, Martins - Hirundinidae

  1. SAND MARTIN - Riparia riparia


  2. EURASIAN CRAG MARTIN - Ptyonoprogne rupestris


  3. BARN SWALLOW - Hirundo rustica


  4. RED-RUMPED SWALLOW - Cecropis daurica


  5. COMMON HOUSE MARTIN - Delichon urbicum

Cettia Warblers - Cettiidae

  1. CETTI'S WARBLER - Cettia cetti

Long-tailed Tits - Aegithalidae

  1. LONG-TAILED TIT - Aegithalos caudatus

Leaf Warblers - Phylloscopidae

  1. WILLOW WARBLER - Phylloscopus trochilus


  2. COMMON CHIFFCHAFF - Phylloscopus collybita


  3. EASTERN BONELLI'S WARBLER - Phylloscopus orientalis


  4. WOOD WARBLER - Phylloscopus sibilatrix


  5. YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER - Phylloscopus inornatus

Reed Warblers and allies - Acrocephalidae

  1. MOUSTACHED WARBLER - Acrocephalus melanopogon


  2. PADDYFIELD WARBLER - Acrocephalus agricola


  3. AQUATIC WARBLER - Acrocephalus paludicola


  4. SEDGE WARBLER - Acrocephalus schoenobaenus


  5. EURASIAN REED WARBLER - Acrocephalus scirpaceus


  6. MARSH WARBLER - Acrocephalus palustris


  7. GREAT REED WARBLER - Acrocephalus arundinaceus


  8. EASTERN OLIVACEOUS WARBLER - Iduna pallida


  9. OLIVE-TREE WARBLER - Hippolais olivetorum


  10. MELODIOUS WARBLER - Hippolais polyglotta


  11. ICTERINE WARBLER - Hippolais icterina

Grass Warblers - Locustellidae

  1. COMMON GRASSHOPPER WARBLER - Locustella naevia


  2. RIVER WARBLER - Locustella fluviatilis


  3. SAVI'S WARBLER - Locustella luscinioides

Cisticolas - Cisticolidae

  1. ZITTING CISTICOLA - Cisticola juncidis

Sylvia Warblers - Sylviidae

  1. EURASIAN BLACKCAP - Sylvia atricapilla


  2. GARDEN WARBLER - Sylvia borin


  3. BARRED WARBLER - Sylvia nisoria


  4. EASTERN ORPHEAN WARBLER - Sylvia crassirostris


  5. COMMON WHITETHROAT - Sylvia communis


  6. LESSER WHITETHROAT - Sylvia curruca


  7. EASTERN SUBALPINE WARBLER - Sylvia cantillans


  8. SARDINIAN WARBLER - Sylvia melanocephala

Goldcrests - Regulidae

  1. GOLDCREST - Regulus regulus


  2. COMMON FIRECREST - Regulus ignicapilla

Wrens - Troglodytidae

  1. EURASIAN WREN - Troglodytes troglodytes

Nuthatches - Sittidae

  1. EURASIAN NUTHATCH - Sitta europaea


  2. WESTERN ROCK NUTHATCH - Sitta neumayer

Wallcreper - Tichodromidae

  1. WALLCREEPER - Tichodroma muraria

Treecreepers - Certhiidae

  1. EURASIAN TREECREEPER - Certhia familiaris


  2. SHORT-TOED TREECREEPER - Certhia brachydactyla

Starlings - Sturnidae

  1. ROSY STARLING - Pastor roseus


  2. COMMON STARLING - Sturnus vulgaris

Thrushes - Turdidae

  1. RING OUZEL - Turdus torquatus


  2. COMMON BLACKBIRD - Turdus merula


  3. FIELDFARE - Turdus pilaris


  4. REDWING - Turdus iliacus


  5. SONG THRUSH - Turdus philomelos


  6. MISTLE THRUSH - Turdus viscivorus

Old World Flycatchers - Muscicapidae

  1. RUFOUS-TAILED SCRUB ROBIN - Cercotrichas galactotes


  2. SPOTTED FLYCATCHER - Muscicapa striata


  3. EUROPEAN ROBIN - Erithacus rubecula


  4. COMMON NIGHTINGALE - Luscinia megarhynchos


  5. BLUETHROAT - Luscinia svecica


  6. EUROPEAN PIED FLYCATCHER - Ficedula hypoleuca


  7. COLLARED FLYCATCHER - Ficedula albicollis


  8. SEMI-COLLARED FLYCATCHER - Ficedula semitorquata


  9. RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER - Ficedula parva


  10. BLACK REDSTART - Phoenicurus ochruros


  11. COMMON REDSTART - Phoenicurus phoenicurus


  12. COMMON ROCK THRUSH - Monticola saxatilis


  13. BLUE ROCK THRUSH - Monticola solitarius


  14. WHINCHAT - Saxicola rubetra


  15. EUROPEAN STONECHAT - Saxicola rubicola


  16. NORTHERN WHEATEAR - Oenanthe oenanthe


  17. EASTERN BLACK-EARED WHEATEAR - Oenanthe melanoleuca

Dippers - Cinclidae

  1. WHITE-THROATED DIPPER - Cinclus cinclus

Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches - Passeridae

  1. HOUSE SPARROW - Passer domesticus


  2. SPANISH SPARROW - Passer hispaniolensis


  3. EURASIAN TREE SPARROW - Passer montanus


  4. WHITE-WINGED SNOWFINCH - Montifrigilla nivalis

Accentors - Prunellidae

  1. ALPINE ACCENTOR - Prunella collaris


  2. DUNNOCK - Prunella modularis

Wagtails, Pipits - Motacillidae

  1. WESTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL - Motacilla flava


  2. GREY WAGTAIL - Motacilla cinerea


  3. WHITE WAGTAIL - Motacilla alba


  4. CITRINE WAGTAIL - Motacilla citreola


  5. TAWNY PIPIT - Anthus campestris


  6. MEADOW PIPIT - Anthus pratensis


  7. RED-THROATED PIPIT - Anthus cervinus


  8. TREE PIPIT - Anthus trivialis


  9. WATER PIPIT - Anthus spinoletta


  10. RICHARD'S PIPIT - Anthus richardi

Finches - Fringillidae

  1. COMMON CHAFFINCH - Fringilla coelebs


  2. BRAMBLING - Fringilla montifringilla


  3. HAWFINCH - Coccothraustes coccothraustes


  4. EURASIAN BULLFINCH - Pyrrhula pyrrhula


  5. COMMON ROSEFINCH - Carpodacus erythrinus


  6. EUROPEAN GREENFINCH - Chloris chloris


  7. EUROPEAN GOLDFINCH - Carduelis carduelis


  8. TWITE - Linaria flavirostris


  9. COMMON LINNET - Linaria cannabina


  10. COMMON REDPOLL - Acanthis flammea


  11. ARCTIC REDPOLL - Acanthis hornemanni


  12. EUROPEAN SERIN - Serinus serinus


  13. EURASIAN SISKIN - Spinus spinus


  14. RED CROSSBILL - Loxia curvirostra

Buntings - Emberizidae

  1. COMMON REED BUNTING - Emberiza schoeniclus


  2. YELLOWHAMMER - Emberiza citrinella


  3. CIRL BUNTING - Emberiza cirlus


  4. ROCK BUNTING - Emberiza cia


  5. ORTOLAN BUNTING - Emberiza hortulana


  6. BLACK-HEADED BUNTING - Emberiza melanocephala


  7. CORN BUNTING - Emberiza calandra


  8. PINE BUNTING - Emberiza leucocephalos


  9. LITTLE BUNTING - Emberiza pusilla

Snow Buntings - Calcariidae

  1. LAPLAND BUNTING - Calcarius lapponicus


  2. SNOW BUNTING - Plectrophenax nivalis