List of birds of Austria

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Austria. The avifauna of Austria included a total of 458 species as of July 2023 according to the Avifaunistic Commission of BirdLife Austria (Avifaunistische Kommission, AFK) with supplemental additions from Avibase.[1] Of them, 9 have been introduced by humans. Eighteen species have not been recorded in the wild since 1950.

The barn swallow is the national bird of Austria.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (English and scientific names) are those of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition.[2]

The following tags are used in the status column to define several categories of occurrence; the definitions are those of the AFK.

  • A: Accidental – species having "either less than 15 records in total or a maximum of 5 records [since 1997] irrespective of the total number of records"
  • H: Historical – "Recorded in a wild state in Austria only between 1800 and 31 December 1949."
  • I: Introduced – "Established in Austria as self-sustaining breeding species by man."


Ducks, geese, and waterfowl

Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anatidae

Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.

Common name Binomial Status
Graylag gooseAnser anser
Greater white-fronted gooseAnser albifrons
Lesser white-fronted gooseAnser erythropusA
Taiga bean-gooseAnser fabalis
Tundra bean-gooseAnser serrirostris
Pink-footed gooseAnser brachyrhynchusA
BrantBranta berniclaA
Barnacle gooseBranta leucopsis
Cackling gooseBranta hutchinsiiA
Canada gooseBranta canadensisI
Red-breasted gooseBranta ruficollisA
Mute swanCygnus olor
Tundra swanCygnus columbianus
Whooper swanCygnus cygnus
Egyptian gooseAlopochen aegyptiacusI
Ruddy shelduckTadorna ferrugineaH I
Common shelduckTadorna tadorna
Wood duckAix sponsaI
Mandarin duckAix galericulataI
Baikal tealSibirionetta formosaA
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Blue-winged tealSpatula discorsA
Northern shovelerSpatula clypeata
GadwallMareca strepera
Falcated duckMareca falcataA H
Eurasian wigeonMareca penelope
American wigeonMareca americanaA
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Northern pintailAnas acuta
Green-winged tealAnas crecca
Marbled tealMarmaronetta angustirostrisA
Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
Common pochardAythya ferina
Ring-necked duckAythya collarisA
Ferruginous duckAythya nyroca
Tufted duckAythya fuligula
Greater scaupAythya marila
Common eiderSomateria mollissima
Harlequin duckHistrionicus histrionicusA
Velvet scoterMelanitta fusca
Common scoterMelanitta nigra
Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalis
Common goldeneyeBucephala clangula
SmewMergellus albellus
Common merganserMergus merganser
Red-breasted merganserMergus serratorA
Ruddy duckOxyura jamaicensisA I
White-headed duckOxyura leucocephalaA

Pheasants, grouse, and allies

Order: Galliformes   Family: Phasianidae

These are terrestrial species of gamebirds, feeding and nesting on the ground. They are variable in size but generally plump, with broad and relatively short wings.

Common name Binomial Status
Hazel grouseTetrastes bonasia
Rock ptarmiganLagopus muta
Western capercaillieTetrao urogallus
Black grouseLyrurus tetrix
Gray partridgePerdix perdix
Ring-necked pheasantPhasianus colchicusI
Common quailCoturnix coturnix
Rock partridgeAlectoris graeca

Flamingos

Order: Phoenicopteriformes   Family: Phoenicopteridae

Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet (91 to 152 cm) high, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down.

Common name Binomial Status
Greater flamingoPhoenicopterus roseus

Grebes

Order: Podicipediformes   Family: Podicipedidae

Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land.

Common name Binomial Status
Little grebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Horned grebePodiceps auritus
Red-necked grebePodiceps grisegena
Great crested grebePodiceps cristatus
Eared grebePodiceps nigricollis

Pigeons and doves

Order: Columbiformes   Family: Columbidae

Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.

Common name Binomial Status
Rock pigeonColumba liviaI
Stock doveColumba oenas
Common wood-pigeonColumba palumbus
European turtle-doveStreptopelia turtur
Oriental turtle-doveStreptopelia orientalisA
Eurasian collared-doveStreptopelia decaocto

Sandgrouse

Order: Pterocliformes   Family: Pteroclidae

Sandgrouse have small pigeon-like heads and necks, but sturdy compact bodies. They have long pointed wings and sometimes tails and a fast direct flight. Flocks fly to watering holes at dawn and dusk. Their legs are feathered down to the toes.

Common name Binomial Status
Pallas's sandgrouseSyrrhaptes paradoxusA H

Bustards

Order: Otidiformes   Family: Otididae

Bustards are large terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and steppes in the Old World. They are omnivorous and nest on the ground. They walk steadily on strong legs and big toes, pecking for food as they go. They have long broad wings with "fingered" wingtips and striking patterns in flight. Many have interesting mating displays.

Common name Binomial Status
Great bustardOtis tarda
Macqueen's bustardChlamydotis macqueeniiA
Little bustardTetrax tetraxextirpated[3]

Cuckoos

Order: Cuculiformes   Family: Cuculidae

The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners, and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails, and strong legs. The Old World cuckoos are brood parasites.

Common name Binomial Status
Great spotted cuckooClamator glandariusA
Common cuckooCuculus canorus

Nightjars and allies

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Caprimulgidae

Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs, and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves.

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian nightjarCaprimulgus europaeus

Swifts

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Apodidae

Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.

Common name Binomial Status
Alpine swiftApus melba
Common swiftApus apus
Pallid swiftApus pallidusA

Rails, gallinules, and coots

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Rallidae

Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots, and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers.

Common name Binomial Status
Water railRallus aquaticus
Corn crakeCrex crex
Spotted crakePorzana porzana
Eurasian moorhenGallinula chloropus
Eurasian cootFulica atra
Western swamphenPorphyrio porphyrioA H
Little crakeZapornia parva
Baillon's crakeZapornia pusillaA

Cranes

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Gruidae

Cranes are large, long-legged, and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances".

Common name Binomial Status
Demoiselle craneAnthropoides virgoA
Common craneGrus grus

Thick-knees

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Burhinidae

The thick-knees are a group of waders found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow-black bills, large yellow eyes, and cryptic plumage. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats.

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian thick-kneeBurhinus oedicnemus

Stilts and avocets

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Recurvirostridae

Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.

Common name Binomial Status
Black-winged stiltHimantopus himantopus
Pied avocetRecurvirostra avosetta

Oystercatchers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Haematopodidae

The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs.

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian oystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus

Plovers and lapwings

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Charadriidae

The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels, and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short thick necks, and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water.

Common name Binomial Status
Black-bellied ploverPluvialis squatarolaA
European golden-ploverPluvialis apricariaA
American golden-ploverPluvialis dominicaA
Pacific golden-ploverPluvialis fulvaA
Northern lapwingVanellus vanellus
Sociable lapwingVanellus gregariusA
White-tailed lapwingVanellus leucurusA
Greater sand-ploverCharadrius leschenaultiiA
Kentish ploverCharadrius alexandrinus
Common ringed ploverCharadrius hiaticula
Little ringed ploverCharadrius dubius
Eurasian dotterelCharadrius morinellus

Sandpipers and allies

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Scolopacidae

Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers, and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.

Common name Binomial Status
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusA
Slender-billed curlewNumenius tenuirostrisA
Eurasian curlewNumenius arquata
Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaA
Black-tailed godwitLimosa limosa
Ruddy turnstoneArenaria interpresA
Red knotCalidris canutusA
RuffCalidris pugnax
Broad-billed sandpiperCalidris falcinellusA
Sharp-tailed sandpiperCalidris acuminataA
Curlew sandpiperCalidris ferrugineaA
Temminck's stintCalidris temminckiiA
SanderlingCalidris albaA
DunlinCalidris alpinaA
Purple sandpiperCalidris maritimaA
Baird's sandpiperCalidris bairdiiA
Little stintCalidris minutaA
White-rumped sandpiperCalidris fuscicollisA
Least sandpiperCalidris minutillaA
Buff-breasted sandpiperCalidris subruficollisA
Pectoral sandpiperCalidris melanotosA
Semipalmated sandpiperCalidris pusillaA
Jack snipeLymnocryptes minimusA
Eurasian woodcockScolopax rusticola
Great snipeGallinago mediaA
Common snipeGallinago gallinago
Terek sandpiperXenus cinereusA
Red-necked phalaropePhalaropus lobatusA
Red phalaropePhalaropus fulicariusA
Common sandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Spotted sandpiperActitis maculariusA
Green sandpiperTringa ochropus
Spotted redshankTringa erythropusA
Common greenshankTringa nebulariaA
Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipesA
Marsh sandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Wood sandpiperTringa glareolaA
Common redshankTringa totanus

Pratincoles and coursers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Glareolidae

Glareolidae is a family of wading birds comprising the pratincoles, which have short legs, long pointed wings, and long forked tails, and the coursers, which have long legs, short wings, and long, pointed bills which curve downwards.

Common name Binomial Status
Cream-colored courserCursorius cursorA
Collared pratincoleGlareola pratincolaA
Black-winged pratincoleGlareola nordmanniA

Skuas and jaegers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Stercorariidae

The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large sea birds, typically with gray or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants.

Common name Binomial Status
Great skuaStercorarius skuaA
Pomarine jaegerStercorarius pomarinusA
Parasitic jaegerStercorarius parasiticusA
Long-tailed jaegerStercorarius longicaudusA

Auks, murres, and puffins

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Alcidae

Alcidae are a family of seabirds which are superficially similar to penguins with their black-and-white colors, their upright posture, and some of their habits, but which are able to fly.

Common name Binomial Status
DovekieAlle alleA
Common murreUria aalgeA H
Thick-billed murreUria lomviaA H
RazorbillAlca tordaA
Atlantic puffinFratercula arcticaA

Gulls, terns, and skimmers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Laridae

Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds and includes gulls, terns, and skimmers. Gulls are typically gray or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish, bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with gray or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years.

Common name Binomial Status
Black-legged kittiwakeRissa tridactylaA
Sabine's gullXema sabiniA
Slender-billed gullChroicocephalus geneiA
Black-headed gullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little gullHydrocoloeus minutus
Franklin's gullLeucophaeus pipixcanA
Mediterranean gullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Pallas's gullIchthyaetus ichthyaetusA
Audouin's gullIchthyaetus audouiniiA
Common gullLarus canus
Ring-billed gullLarus delawarensisA
Herring gullLarus argentatusA
Yellow-legged gullLarus michahellis
Caspian gullLarus cachinnans
Armenian gullLarus armenicusA
Iceland gullLarus glaucoidesA H
Lesser black-backed gullLarus fuscusA
Glaucous gullLarus hyperboreusA
Great black-backed gullLarus marinusA
Little ternSternula albifronsA
Gull-billed ternGelochelidon nilotica
Caspian ternHydroprogne caspiaA
Black ternChlidonias niger
White-winged ternChlidonias leucopterus
Whiskered ternChlidonias hybrida
Roseate ternSterna dougalliiA
Common ternSterna hirundo
Arctic ternSterna paradisaeaA
Sandwich ternThalasseus sandvicensisA
Lesser crested ternThalasseus bengalensisA

Loons

Order: Gaviiformes   Family: Gaviidae

Loons are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of North America and Northern Europe. They are the size of a large duck or small goose, which they somewhat resemble in shape when swimming, but to which they are completely unrelated. In particular, loons' legs are set very far back which assists swimming underwater but makes walking on land extremely difficult.

Common name Binomial Status
Red-throated loonGavia stellata
Arctic loonGavia arctica
Common loonGavia immerA
Yellow-billed loonGavia adamsiiA

Northern storm-petrels

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Hydrobatidae

The northern storm-petrels are relatives of the petrels and are the smallest seabirds. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.

Common name Binomial Status
European storm-petrelHydrobates pelagicusA
Leach's storm-petrelHydrobates leucorhousA H

Shearwaters and petrels

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Procellariidae

The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary.

Common name Binomial Status
Cory's shearwaterCalonectris borealisA H
Manx shearwaterPuffinus puffinusA
Yelkouan shearwaterPuffinus yelkouanA H

Storks

Order: Ciconiiformes   Family: Ciconiidae

Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute, but bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory.

Common name Binomial Status
Black storkCiconia nigra
White storkCiconia ciconia

Boobies and gannets

Order: Suliformes   Family: Sulidae

The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium to large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish.

Common name Binomial Status
Northern gannetMorus bassanusA H

Cormorants and shags

Order: Suliformes   Family: Phalacrocoracidae

Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium-to-large fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage coloration varies, with the majority having mainly dark plumage.

Common name Binomial Status
Pygmy cormorantMicrocarbo pygmeus
Great cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
European shagGulosus aristotelisA

Pelicans

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Pelecanidae

Pelicans are very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. They have four webbed toes.

Common name Binomial Status
Great white pelicanPelecanus onocrotalusA
Dalmatian pelicanPelecanus crispusA

Herons, egrets, and bitterns

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Ardeidae

The family Ardeidae contains bitterns, herons, and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises, and spoonbills.

Common name Binomial Status
Great bitternBotaurus stellaris
Little bitternIxobrychus minutus
Gray heronArdea cinerea
Purple heronArdea purpurea
Great egretEgretta alba
Little egretEgretta garzetta
Cattle egretBubulcus ibisA
Squacco heronArdeola ralloidesA
Black-crowned night-heronNycticorax nycticorax

Ibises and spoonbills

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Threskiornithidae

Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and spoonbills. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and, despite their size and weight, very capable soarers.

Common name Binomial Status
Glossy ibisPlegadis falcinellusA
Northern bald ibisGeronticus eremitaI
Eurasian spoonbillPlatalea leucorodia

Osprey

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Pandionidae

The family Pandionidae contains only one species, the osprey. The osprey is a medium-large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.

Common name Binomial Status
OspreyPandion haliaetus

Hawks, eagles, and kites

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Accipitridae

Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. They have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight.

Common name Binomial Status
Black-winged kiteElanus caeruleusA
Bearded vultureGypaetus barbatus
Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterusA
European honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
Cinereous vultureAegypius monachus
Eurasian griffonGyps fulvus
Short-toed snake-eagleCircaetus gallicusA
Lesser spotted eagleClanga pomarinaA
Greater spotted eagleClanga clangaA
Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
Steppe eagleAquila nipalensisA
Imperial eagleAquila heliaca
Golden eagleAquila chrysaetos
Bonelli's eagleAquila fasciataA
Eurasian marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosus
Hen harrierCircus cyaneus
Pallid harrierCircus macrourusA
Montagu's harrierCircus pygargus
Levant sparrowhawkAccipiter brevipesA
Eurasian sparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Northern goshawkAccipiter gentilis
Red kiteMilvus milvus
Black kiteMilvus migrans
White-tailed eagleHaliaeetus albicilla
Rough-legged hawkButeo lagopus
Common buzzardButeo buteo
Long-legged buzzardButeo rufinusA

Barn-owls

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Tytonidae

Barn-owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons.

Common name Binomial Status
Barn owlTyto alba

Owls

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Strigidae

Typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disc.

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian scops-owlOtus scops
Eurasian eagle-owlBubo bubo
Snowy owlBubo scandiacusA
Northern hawk owlSurnia ululaA
Eurasian pygmy-owlGlaucidium passerinum
Little owlAthene noctua
Tawny owlStrix aluco
Ural owlStrix uralensis
Long-eared owlAsio otus
Short-eared owlAsio flammeus
Boreal owlAegolius funereus

Hoopoes

Order: Bucerotiformes   Family: Upupidae

Hoopoes have black, white, and orangey-pink coloring with a large erectile crest on their head.

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian hoopoeUpupa epops

Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Alcedinidae

Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails.

Common name Binomial Status
Common kingfisherAlcedo atthis

Bee-eaters

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Meropidae

The bee-eaters are a group of near-passerine birds. Most species are found in Africa but others occur in southern Europe, Madagascar, Australia, and New Guinea. They are characterized by richly colored plumage, slender bodies, and usually elongated central tail feathers. All are colorful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar.

Common name Binomial Status
Blue-cheeked bee-eaterMerops persicusA
European bee-eaterMerops apiaster

Rollers

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Coraciidae

Rollers resemble crows in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters. They share the colorful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but the outer toe is not.

Common name Binomial Status
European rollerCoracias garrulus

Woodpeckers

Order: Piciformes   Family: Picidae

Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails, and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian wryneckJynx torquilla
Eurasian three-toed woodpeckerPicoides tridactylus
Middle spotted woodpeckerDendrocoptes medius
White-backed woodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos
Great spotted woodpeckerDendrocopos major
Syrian woodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
Lesser spotted woodpeckerDryobates minor
Gray-headed woodpeckerPicus canus
Eurasian green woodpeckerPicus viridis
Black woodpeckerDryocopus martius

Falcons and caracaras

Order: Falconiformes   Family: Falconidae

Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.

Common name Binomial Status
Lesser kestrelFalco naumanniA (considered extirpated by IUCN Red List[4])
Eurasian kestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red-footed falconFalco vespertinus
Eleonora's falconFalco eleonoraeA
MerlinFalco columbarius
Eurasian hobbyFalco subbuteo
Saker falconFalco cherrug
GyrfalconFalco rusticolusA
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinus

Old World orioles

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Oriolidae

The Old World orioles are colorful passerine birds that are not related to the New World orioles.

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian golden orioleOriolus oriolus

Shrikes

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Laniidae

Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A shrike's beak is hooked, like that of a typical bird of prey.

Common name Binomial Status
Red-backed shrikeLanius collurio
Isabelline shrikeLanius isabellinusA
Great gray shrikeLanius excubitor
Lesser gray shrikeLanius minorA
Woodchat shrikeLanius senatorA

Crows, jays, and magpies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Corvidae

The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers, and ground jays. Corvids are larger than the average size for species in the order Passeriformes and some show high levels of intelligence.

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian jayGarrulus glandarius
Eurasian magpiePica pica
Eurasian nutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
Red-billed choughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxA
Yellow-billed choughPyrrhocorax graculus
Eurasian jackdawCorvus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Carrion crowCorvus corone
Hooded crowCorvus cornix
Common ravenCorvus corax

Tits, chickadees, and titmice

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Paridae

The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. Some have crests. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects.

Common name Binomial Status
Coal titPeriparus ater
Crested titLophophanes cristatus
Marsh titPoecile palustris
Willow titPoecile montanus
Eurasian blue titCyanistes caeruleus
Azure titCyanistes cyanusA
Great titParus major

Penduline-tits

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Remizidae

The penduline-tits are a group of small insectivorous birds related to the true tits.

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian penduline-titRemiz pendulinus

Larks

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Alaudidae

Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds.

Common name Binomial Status
Horned larkEremophila alpestrisA
Greater short-toed larkCalandrella brachydactyla
Bimaculated larkMelanocorypha bimaculataA
Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandraA
Black larkMelanocorypha yeltoniensisA H
Mediterranean short-toed larkAlaudala rufescensA
Turkestan short-toed larkAlaudala heineiA
Wood larkLullula arborea
White-winged larkAlauda leucopteraA H
Eurasian skylarkAlauda arvensis
Crested larkGalerida cristata

Bearded reedling

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Panuridae

This species, the only one in its family, is found in reed beds throughout temperate Europe and Asia.

Common name Binomial Status
Bearded reedlingPanurus biarmicus

Cisticolas and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cisticolidae

The Cisticolidae are warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They are generally very small birds of drab brown or gray appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub.

Common name Binomial Status
Zitting cisticolaCisticola juncidisA

Reed warblers and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Acrocephalidae

The members of this family are usually rather large for "warblers". Most are rather plain olivaceous brown above with much yellow to beige below. They are usually found in open woodland, reedbeds, or tall grass. The family occurs mostly in southern to western Eurasia and surroundings, but it also ranges far into the Pacific, with some species in Africa.

Common name Binomial Status
Booted warblerIduna caligataA
Eastern olivaceous warblerIduna pallidaA
Melodious warblerHippolais polyglotta
Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
Aquatic warblerAcrocephalus paludicolaA
Moustached warblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
Sedge warblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Paddyfield warblerAcrocephalus agricolaA
Blyth's reed warblerAcrocephalus dumetorumA
Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
Eurasian reed warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Great reed warblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus

Grassbirds and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Locustellidae

Locustellidae are a family of small insectivorous songbirds found mainly in Eurasia, Africa, and the Australian region. They are smallish birds with tails that are usually long and pointed, and tend to be drab brownish or buffy all over.

Common name Binomial Status
River warblerLocustella fluviatilis
Savi's warblerLocustella luscinioides
Common grasshopper-warblerLocustella naevia

Swallows

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hirundinidae

The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings, and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.

Common name Binomial Status
Bank swallowRiparia riparia
Eurasian crag-martinPtyonoprogne rupestris
Barn swallowHirundo rustica
Red-rumped swallowHirundo dauricaA
Common house-martinDelichon urbicum

Leaf warblers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Phylloscopidae

Leaf warblers are a family of small insectivorous birds found mostly in Eurasia and ranging into Wallacea and Africa. The species are of various sizes, often green-plumaged above and yellow below, or more subdued with grayish-green to grayish-brown colors.

Common name Binomial Status
Wood warblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
Western Bonelli's warblerPhylloscopus bonelli
Yellow-browed warblerPhylloscopus inornatusA
Hume's warblerPhylloscopus humeiA
Pallas's leaf warblerPhylloscopus proregulusA
Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatusA
Plain leaf warblerPhylloscopus neglectusA
Willow warblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Common chiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Greenish warblerPhylloscopus trochiloidesA
Arctic warblerPhylloscopus borealisA

Bush warblers and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Scotocercidae

The members of this family are found throughout Africa, Asia, and Polynesia. Their taxonomy is in flux, and some authorities place some genera in other families.[5]

Common name Binomial Status
Cetti's warblerCettia cetti

Long-tailed tits

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Aegithalidae

Long-tailed tits are a group of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They make woven bag nests in trees. Most eat a mixed diet which includes insects.

Common name Binomial Status
Long-tailed titAegithalos caudatus

Sylviid warblers, parrotbills, and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sylviidae

The family Sylviidae is a group of small insectivorous birds. They mainly occur as breeding species, as another common name (Old World warblers) implies, in Europe, Asia and, to a lesser extent, Africa. Most are of generally undistinguished appearance, but many have distinctive songs.

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian blackcapSylvia atricapilla
Garden warblerSylvia borin
Barred warblerCurruca nisoria
Lesser whitethroatCurruca curruca
Western Orphean warblerCurruca hortensisA
Asian desert warblerCurruca nanaA
Sardinian warblerCurruca melanocephalaA
Eastern subalpine warblerCurruca cantillansA
Greater whitethroatCurruca communis
Spectacled warblerCurruca conspicillataA

Kinglets

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Regulidae

The kinglets and "crests" are a small family of birds which resemble some warblers. They are very small insectivorous birds in the single genus Regulus. The adults have colored crowns, giving rise to their name.

Common name Binomial Status
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Common firecrestRegulus ignicapilla

Wallcreeper

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Tichodromidae

The wallcreeper is a small bird related to the nuthatch family, which has stunning crimson, gray, and black plumage. It is the only species in its family

Common name Binomial Status
WallcreeperTichodroma muraria

Nuthatches

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sittidae

Nuthatches are small woodland birds. They have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first, unlike other birds which can only go upwards. Nuthatches have big heads, short tails, and powerful bills and feet.

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian nuthatchSitta europaea

Treecreepers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Certhiidae

Treecreepers are small woodland birds, brown above and white below. They have thin pointed down-curved bills, which they use to extricate insects from bark. They have stiff tail feathers, like woodpeckers, which they use to support themselves on vertical trees.

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian treecreeperCerthia familiaris
Short-toed treecreeperCerthia brachydactyla

Wrens

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Troglodytidae

The wrens are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs. These birds have short wings and thin down-turned bills. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous.

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian wrenTroglodytes troglodytes

Dippers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cinclidae

Dippers are a group of perching birds whose habitat includes aquatic environments in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. They are named for their bobbing or dipping movements.

Common name Binomial Status
White-throated dipperCinclus cinclus

Starlings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sturnidae

Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Their plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen.

Common name Binomial Status
European starlingSturnus vulgaris
Rosy starlingPastor roseus(A)

Thrushes and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Turdidae

The thrushes are a family of birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft-plumaged, small-to-medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs.

Common name Binomial Status
White's thrushZoothera aureaA H
Scaly thrushZoothera daumaA
Mistle thrushTurdus viscivorus
Song thrushTurdus philomelos
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Eurasian blackbirdTurdus merula
American robinTurdus migratoriusA H
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Ring ouzelTurdus torquatus
Black-throated thrushTurdus atrogularisA
Dusky thrushTurdus eunomusA
Naumann's thrushTurdus naumanniA

Old World flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Muscicapidae

Old World flycatchers are a large group of birds which are mainly small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is highly varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls.

Common name Binomial Status
Spotted flycatcherMuscicapa striata
European robinErithacus rubecula
Thrush nightingaleLuscinia luscinia
Common nightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
BluethroatLuscinia svecica
Siberian rubythroatCalliope calliopeA
Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
Semicollared flycatcherFicedula semitorquataA
European pied flycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Collared flycatcherFicedula albicollis
Common redstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Black redstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Rufous-tailed rock-thrushMonticola saxatilis
Blue rock-thrushMonticola solitariusA
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
European stonechatSaxicola torquatus
Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurusA
Northern wheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellinaA
Desert wheatearOenanthe desertiA
Western black-eared wheatearOenanthe hispanicaA
Pied wheatearOenanthe pleschankaA

Waxwings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Bombycillidae

The waxwings are a group of birds with soft silky plumage and unique red tips to some of the wing feathers. In the Bohemian and cedar waxwings, these tips look like sealing wax and give the group its name. These are arboreal birds of northern forests. They live on insects in summer and berries in winter.

Common name Binomial Status
Bohemian waxwingBombycilla garrulus

Accentors

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Prunellidae

The accentors are the only bird family which is endemic to the Palearctic. They are small, fairly drab species superficially similar to sparrows.

Common name Binomial Status
Alpine accentorPrunella collaris
Siberian accentorPrunella montanellaA H
DunnockPrunella modularis

Old World sparrows

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passeridae

In general, Old World sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or gray birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects.

Common name Binomial Status
House sparrowPasser domesticus
Italian sparrowPasser italiae
Eurasian tree sparrowPasser montanus
Rock sparrowPetronia petroniaA H
White-winged snowfinchMontifringilla nivalis

Wagtails and pipits

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Motacillidae

Motacillidae is a family of small birds with medium to long tails which includes the wagtails, longclaws, and pipits. They are slender ground-feeding insectivores of open country.

Common name Binomial Status
Gray wagtailMotacilla cinerea
Western yellow wagtailMotacilla flava
Citrine wagtailMotacilla citreolaA
White wagtailMotacilla alba
Richard's pipitAnthus richardiA
Tawny pipitAnthus campestris
Meadow pipitAnthus pratensis
Tree pipitAnthus trivialis
Olive-backed pipitAnthus hodgsoniA
Red-throated pipitAnthus cervinusA
Water pipitAnthus spinoletta
Rock pipitAnthus petrosusA

Finches, euphonias, and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Fringillidae

Finches are seed-eating birds that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.

Common name Binomial Status
Common chaffinchFringilla coelebs
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
Common rosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
Pine grosbeakPinicola enucleatorA H
Eurasian bullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Trumpeter finchBucanetes githagineusA
European greenfinchChloris chloris
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Eurasian linnetLinaria cannabina
Common redpollAcanthis flammea
Lesser redpollAcanthis cabaret
Hoary redpollAcanthis hornemanniA
Parrot crossbillLoxia pytyopsittacusA
Red crossbillLoxia curvirostra
White-winged crossbillLoxia leucopteraA
European goldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Citril finchSerinus citrinella
European serinSerinus serinus
Eurasian siskinSpinus spinus

Longspurs and snow buntings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Calcariidae

The Calcariidae are a family of birds that had been traditionally grouped with the New World sparrows, but differ in a number of respects and are usually found in open grassy areas.

Common name Binomial Status
Lapland longspurCalcarius lapponicusA
Snow buntingPlectrophenax nivalis

Old World buntings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Emberizidae

Emberizidae is a family of passerine birds containing a single genus. Until 2017, the New World sparrows (Passerellidae) were also considered part of this family.

Common name Binomial Status
Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephalaA
Corn buntingEmberiza calandra
Rock buntingEmberiza cia
Cirl buntingEmberiza cirlusA
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Pine buntingEmberiza leucocephalosA
Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
Cretzschmar's buntingEmberiza caesiaA
Pallas's buntingEmberiza pallasiA
Reed buntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Little buntingEmberiza pusillaA
Rustic buntingEmberiza rusticaA

References

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