BIRDS of PALEARTIC

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382 SPECIES
 
ACCIPITRIDAE  

Goshawk Buzzard (common) Vulture, Rüppell's Harrier, hen Harrier, montagu's Eagle, short-toed Harrier, marsh
 

Kite, black Eagle Steppe Vulture, Egyptian Sparrowhawk Eagle Steller's sea Eagle White-tailed Eagle, golden
 

Eagle, booted Eagle, lesser spotted Buzzard, honey Kite, black-shouldered Kite, red Vulture, black (eurasian) Vulture, (eurasian) griffin
 

 
Lammergeier  
 
ACROCEPHALIDAE  

Warbler, icterine Warbler, (european) reed Warbler, marsh Warbler, melodious Warbler, sedge Warbler, Moustached Warbler, great reed
 
AEGITHALIDAE  

 
Tit, long-tailed  
 
ALAUDIDAE  

Skylark (eurasian) Lark Horned Lark, wood Lark, crested Lark, calandra Lark, greater short-toed Lark, thekla
 
ALCEDINIDAE  

 
Kingfisher (common)  
 
ALCIDAE  

 
Auk, Little Guillemot, common Guillemot, common spp. albionis Guillemot, black Puffin, atlantic  
 

ANATIDAE, surface

 

Wigeon Mallard Garganey Teal, blue-winged Teal (common) Teal, Baikal Duck, wood
 

   
Duck, mandarin Teal, marbled Pintail (northern) Shoveler (northern) Gadwall    
 

ANATIDAE, diving

 

Duck, tufted Scaup, greater Duck Ring-necked Duck, ferruginous Duck, Long-tailed Goldeneye (common) Goldeneye, Barrow's
 

     
Pochard (common) Eider Pochard, red-crested Smew      
 

ANATIDAE geese-swans

 

Goose, red-breasted Goose, barnacle Goose, Canada Goose, Cackling Goose, Egyptian Goose, Ross Goose, greylag
 

Goose, Brant Goose, Snow Goose, greater white-fronted Goose, lesser white-fronted Goose,Tundra Bean Goose, Bar-headed Shelduck (common)
 

Shelduck, ruddy Goosander Merganser, red-breasted Merganser, Hooded Swan, mute Swan, whooper Swan, tundra
 

 
Swan, black  
 

APODIDAE

 

 
Swift Swift, pallid Swift, alpine  
 

ARDEIDAE

 

Egret, great white Heron, grey Heron, purple Egret, cattle Egret, (western) reef Egret, little Heron, squacco
 

     
Heron, night Bittern, great Bittern, little Heron, indian pond      
 

BOMBICILLIDAE

 

 
Waxwing (bohemian)  
 

BURINIDAE

 

 
Stone-curlew  
 

CALCARIDAE

 

 
Bunting, snow  
 

CAPRIMULGIDAE

 

 
Nightjar  
 

CARADRIDIAE

 

Dotterel ( eurasian ) Plover, grey Plover, kentish Plover, european golden Lapwing (northern) Lapwing, spur-winged Plover, (common) ringed
 

         
Plover, little ringed Plover, greater sand          
 

CERTHIDIAE

 

 
Treecreeper, short-toed Treecreeper (eurasian)  
 

CICONIDAE

 

 
Stork, white Stork, black  

 

CINCLIDAE  

 
Dipper, white-throated  
 

CISTICOLIDAE

 

 
Zitting cisticola  
 

COLUMBIDAE

 

Pigeon, (common) wood Dove, stock Dove, turtle Dove, collared Pigeon, Rock Pigeon, domestic Dove, Laughing
 

CORACIDAE

 

 
Roller  
 

CORVIDAE

 

Crow, hooded Crow, carrion Jackdaw Rook Raven (common) Nutcracker, spotted Jay
 

 
Magpie Magpie, azure-winged Chough, alpine Chough, Red-billed Crow, house  
 

CUCULIDAE

 

         
Cuckoo (common) Koel, Asian          
 

EMBERIZIDAE

 

Yellowhammer Bunting, cirl Bunting, rock Bunting,little Bunting, black-headed Bunting, ortolan Bunting, corn
 

 
Bunting, reed  
 

FALACROCORACIDAE

 

 
Cormorant, great Cormorant, pygmy Shag (european)  
 

FALCONIDAE

 

Kestrel (common) Kestrel, lesser Hobby Falcon, red-footed Peregrine Falcon, Eleonora Gyrfalcon
 

FASIANIDAE

 

Grouse, black Capercaillie Grouse, haze Ptarmigan Grouse, Red Pheasant (common) Partridge, chukar
 

 
Partridge, red-legged Partridge, grey Quail  
 

FENICOTERIDAE

 

 
Flamingo  
 

FRINGILLIDAE

 

Serin (european) Greenfinch Goldfinch Hawfinch Redpoll Crossbill (common) Chaffinch
 

Brambling Bullfinch Siskin Citril finch Corsican finch Linnet (eurasian) Twite

 
Grosbeak, Japanese  
 

GAVIDAE

 

 
Diver, red-throated Diver, black-throated  
 

GLAREOLIDAE

 

 
Pratincole, collared Pratincole, black-winged  
 

GRUIDAE

 

 
Crane (common) Crane, Black crowned  
 

HEMATOPODIDAE

 

 
Oystercatcher  
 

IRUNDINIDAE

 

 
Swallow, barn Martin, crag Swallow, red-rumped Martin, house Martin, sand  
 

LANIDAE

 

 
Shrike, red-backed Shrike, great grey Shrike, lesser grey Shrike, woodchat  
 

LARIDAE

 

Gull, black-headed Gull, Mediterranean Gull, Yellow-legged Gull, European Herring Gull, Caspian Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Great Black-backed
 

   
Gull, Audouin's Gull, Slender-billed Kittiwake, black-legged Gull, common (mew gull) Gull, Little    
 

LOCUSTELLIDAE

 

 
Warbler, Common Grasshopper Warbler, Savi's  
 

MEROPIDAE

 

 
Bee-eater  
 

MOTACILLIDAE

 

Wagtail, white Wagtail, black Wagtail, grey Wagtail, ashy-headed Wagtail, yellow Pipit, meadow Pipit, tree
 

     
Pipit, tawny Pipit, water Pipit, rock Pipit, olive-backed      
 

MUSCICAPIDAE

 

Flycatcher, spotted Flycatcher, red-breasted Robin Bluethroat Nightingale (common) Wheatear (northern) Wheatear ssp. leucorhoa
 

Wheatear, isabelline Wheatear, black-eared Redstart (common) Redstart, black Whinchat Stonechat (common) Thrush, rock

   
Thrush, blue rock Flycatcher, pied Flycatcher, mediterranean Magpie-robin, oriental Bush Chat, pied    
 

ORIOLIDAE

 

 
Oriole, golden  
 

PANDIONIDAE

 

 
Osprey  
 

PANURIDAE

 

 
Reedling, bearded  
 

PARIDAE

 

 
Tit, great Tit, blue Tit, coal Tit, marsh Tit, willow Tit, crested  
 

PASSERIDAE

 

 
Sparrow, House Sparrow, italian Sparrow, spanish Sparrow, tree Sparrow, rock Snowfinch  
 

PELECANIDAE

 

 
Pelican, great white Pelican, Dalmatian  
 

PHYLLOSCOPIDAE

 

 
Chiffchaff (common)Chiffchaff, Siberian Warbler, willow Warbler, Bonelli's Warbler, wood Chiffchaff, Siberian Warbler, Hume's Leaf  
 

PICIDAE

 

 
Woodpecker, great spotted Woodpecker, lesser spotted Woodpecker, grey faced Woodpecker, green Woodpecker, black Wryneck  
 

PODICIPEDIDAE

 

 
Grebe, great crested Grebe, black-necked Grebe, horned Grebe, red-necked Grebe, little  
 

PROCELLARIDAE

 
 
Fulmar, northern  
 

PRUNELLIDAE

 

 
Dunnock Accentor, alpine  
 

PSITTACIDAE

 

 
Parakeet, rose-ringed Parakeet, monk  
 

RALLIDAE

 

Rail, water Crake, spotted Crake, little Moorhen (common) Coot (common) Crake, corn Swamphen, purple
 

RECURVIROSTRIDAE

 

 
Avocet Stilt, black-winged  
 

REGULIDAE

 

 
Firecrest Goldcrest  
 

REMIZIDAE

 

 
Tit, (eurasian) penduline  
 

SCOLOPACIDAE

 

Snipe (common) Woodcock Godwit, Black-tailed Godwit, Bar-tailed Sandpiper (common) Sandpiper, wood Sandpiper, green
 

Sandpiper, Terek Ruff Redshank (common) Greenshank Redshank, spotted Sandpiper, marsh Curlew (eurasian)
 

Whimbrel Sandpiper, curlew Dunlin Sanderling Knot, red Stint, little Temminck's Stint
 

 
Phalarope, red Ruddy Turnstone  
 

SILVIDIAE

 

Blackcap Whitethroat, lesser Whitethroat (common) Warbler, subalpine Warbler, sardinian Warbler, garden Warbler,Dartford

           
Warbler, Marmora's            
 

SITTIDAE

 

         
Nuthatch (european) Nuthatch (corsican)          
 

STERNIDAE

 

Tern (common) Tern, arctic Tern, caspian Tern, gull-billed Tern, Sandwich Tern, little Tern, black
 

 
Tern, white-winged Tern, whiskered  
 

STRIGIDAE

 

Owl, (eurasian) eagle Owl, long-eared Owl, snowy Owl, tawny Owl, Ural Owl, northern hawk Owl, little
 

 
Owl, (eurasian) scops Owl, tengmalm's  
 

STURNIDAE

 

   
Starling Starling, spotless Starling, rosy Myna, common Myna, Jungle    
 

SULIDAE

 

 
Gannet, northern  
 

TICHODROMADIDAE

 

 
Wallcreeper  
 

TYTONIDAE

 

 
Owl, barn  
 

TRESCHIORNITIDAE

 

 
Ibis, glossy Spoonbill (eurasian) Ibis, sacred Ibis, (northern) bald  
 

TROGLODITIDAE

 

 
Wren (winter)  
 

TURDIDAE

 

Blackbird Ouzel, ring Thrush, song Redwing Thrush, mistle Thrush, mistle ssp. deichleri Fieldfare
 

UPUPIDAE

 

 
Hoopoe  
 

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