List of birds of Spain
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563 bird species have been recorded in Spain, including its outlying islands. The most important of the latter are the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands.
Contents
- 1 Gaviiformes
- 2 Podicipediformes
- 3 Procellariiformes
- 4 Pelecaniformes
- 5 Ciconiiformes
- 6 Phoenicopteriformes
- 7 Anseriformes
- 8 Falconiformes
- 9 Galliformes
- 10 Gruiformes
- 11 Charadriiformes
- 12 Pterocliformes
- 13 Columbiformes
- 14 Psittaciformes
- 15 Cuculiformes
- 16 Strigiformes
- 17 Caprimulgiformes
- 18 Apodiformes
- 19 Coraciiformes
- 20 Piciformes
- 21 Passeriformes
- 22 References
Gaviiformes
- Gaviidae
- Red-throated diver - Gavia stellata
- Black-throated diver - Gavia arctica
- Great northern diver - Gavia immer
- White-billed diver - Gavia adamsii
Podicipediformes
- Podicipedidae
- Pied-billed grebe - Podilymbus podiceps - rare/accidental
- Little grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Great crested grebe - Podiceps cristatus
- Red-necked grebe - Podiceps grisegena
- Slavonian grebe - Podiceps auritus
- Black-necked grebe - Podiceps nigricollis
Procellariiformes
- Diomedeidae
- Black-browed albatross - Thalassarche melanophris
- Procellariidae
- Northern fulmar - Fulmarus glacialis
- Bulwer's petrel - Bulweria bulwerii
- Cory's shearwater - Calonectris diomedea
- Cape Verde shearwater - Calonectris edwardsii - outlying islands only
- Great shearwater - Puffinus gravis
- Sooty shearwater - Puffinus griseus
- Manx shearwater - Puffinus puffinus
- Balearic shearwater - Puffinus mauretanicus - near-threatened
- North Atlantic little shearwater - Puffinus baroli
- Hydrobatidae
- Wilson's storm petrel - Oceanites oceanicus
- White-faced storm petrel - Pelagodroma marina
- European storm petrel - Hydrobates pelagicus
- Leach's storm petrel - Oceanodroma leucorhea
- Swinhoe's storm petrel - Oceanodroma monorhis
- Band-rumped storm petrel - Oceanodroma castro
Pelecaniformes
- Phaethontidae
- Red-billed tropicbird - Phaeton aetherius
- Pelecanidae
- Great white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
- Sulidae
- Gannet - Morus bassanus
- Masked booby - Sula dactylatra
- Brown booby - Sula leucogaster
- Phalacrocoracidae
- Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common shag - Phalacrocorax aristotelis
- Pygmy cormorant - Phalacrocorax pygmaeus - near-threatened
- Fregatidae
- Magnificent frigatebird - Fregata magnificens
Ciconiiformes
- Ardeidae
- Bittern - Botaurus stellata
- Little bittern - Ixobrychus minutus
- Dwarf bittern - Ixobrychus sturmii
- Night heron - Nycticorax nycticorax
- Squacco heron - Ardeola ralloides
- Cattle egret - Bubulcus ibis
- Little egret - Egretta garzetta
- Western reef heron - Egretta gularis
- Great white egret - Ardea alba
- Grey heron - Ardea cinerea
- Great blue heron - Ardea herodias
- Purple heron - Ardea purpurea
- Ciconiidae
- Black stork - Ciconia nigra
- White stork - Ciconia ciconia
- Marabou stork - Leptoptilos crumeniferus
- Threskiornithidae
- Bald ibis - Geronticus eremita - critically endangered
- Glossy ibis - Plegadis falcinellus
- Common spoonbill - Platalea leucorodia
Phoenicopteriformes
- Phoenicopteridae
- Greater flamingo - Phoenicopterus roseus
- Lesser flamingo - Phoenicopterus minor - near-threatened
Anseriformes
- Anatidae
- Fulvous whistling duck - Dendrocygna bicolor
- White-faced whistling duck - Dendrocygna viduata
- Mute swan - Cygnus olor
- Tundra swan - Cygnus columbianus
- Whooper swan - Cygnus cygnus
- Bean goose - Anser fabalis
- Pink-footed goose - Anser brachyrhynchus
- White-fronted goose - Anser albifrons
- Lesser white-fronted goose - Anser erythropus - vulnerable
- Greylag goose - Anser anser
- Snow goose - Anser caerulescens - most records are presumed escapes from captivity
- Canada goose - Branta canadensis
- Barnacle goose - Branta leucopsis
- Brent goose - Branta bernicla
- Red-breasted goose - Branta ruficollis - vulnerable
- Egyptian goose - Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Ruddy shelduck - Tadorna ferruginea
- Common shelduck - Tadorna tadorna
- Wood duck - Aix sponsa - introduced species
- Wigeon - Anas penelope
- American wigeon - Anas americana
- Gadwall - Anas strepera
- Baikal teal - Anas formosa - vulnerable
- Common teal - Anas crecca
- Mallard - Anas platyrhynchos
- Northern pintail - Anas acuta
- Garganey - Anas querquedula
- Blue-winged teal - Anas discors - rare/accidental
- Northern shoveler - Anas clypeata
- Marbled teal - Marmaronetta angustirostris - vulnerable
- Red-crested pochard - Netta rufina
- Pochard - Aythya ferina
- Ring-necked duck - Aythya collaris - rare/accidental
- Ferruginous duck - Aythya nyroca - near-threatened
- Tufted duck - Aythya fuligula
- Greater scaup - Aythya marila
- Lesser scaup - Aythya affinis
- Common eider - Somateria mollissima
- King eider - Somateria spectabilis
- Steller's eider - Polysticta stelleri
- Long-tailed duck - Clangula hyemalis
- Common scoter - Melanitta nigra
- Surf scoter - Melanitta perspicillata - rare/accidental
- Velvet scoter - Melanitta fusca
- Bufflehead - Bucephala albeola - rare/accidental
- Barrow's goldeneye - Bucephala islandica
- Common goldeneye - Bucephala clangula
- Smew - Mergellus albellus
- Red-breasted merganser - Mergus serrator
- Goosander - Mergus merganser
- Ruddy duck - Oxyura jamaicensis
- White-headed duck - Oxyura leucocephala - endangered
Falconiformes
- Pandionidae
- Osprey - Pandion haliaetus
- Accipitridae
- European honey buzzard - Pernis apivorus
- Black-shouldered kite - Elanus caeruleus
- Black kite - Milvus migrans
- Red kite - Milvus milvus
- White-tailed eagle - Haliaeetus albicilla - near-threatened
- Lammergeier - Gypaetus barbatus
- Egyptian vulture - Neophron percnopterus
- Eurasian griffon vulture - Gyps fulvus
- Cinereous vulture - Aegypius monachus - near-threatened
- Short-toed snake eagle - Circaetus gallicus
- Marsh harrier - Circus aeruginosus
- Hen harrier - Circus cyaneus
- Pallid harrier - Circus macrourus - near-threatened
- Montagu's harrier - Circus pygargus
- Dark chanting goshawk - Melierax metabates - rare/accidental
- Northern goshawk - Accipiter gentilis
- Eurasian sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus
- Common buzzard - Buteo buteo
- Rough-legged buzzard - Buteo lagopus
- Long-legged buzzard - Buteo rufinus
- Greater spotted eagle - Aquila clanga - vulnerable
- Lesser spotted eagle - Aquila pomarina
- Tawny eagle - Aquila rapax - rare/accidental
- Steppe eagle - Aquila nipalensis
- Spanish eagle - Aquila adalberti - vulnerable
- Eastern imperial eagle - Aquila heliaca - rare/accidental - vulnerable
- Golden eagle - Aquila chrysaetos
- Bonelli's eagle - Aquila fasciatus
- Booted eagle - Aquila pennatus
- Falconidae
- Lesser kestrel - Falco naumanni - vulnerable
- Common kestrel - Falco tinnunculus
- Red-footed falcon - Falco vespertinus
- Merlin - Falco columbarius
- Eurasian hobby - Falco subbuteo
- Lanner falcon - Falco biarmicus
- Gyr falcon - Falco rusticolus
- Barbary falcon - Falco pelegrinoides
- Peregrine falcon - Falco peregrinus
Galliformes
- Tetraonidae
- Rock ptarmigan - Lagopus muta
- Eurasian black grouse - Tetrao tetrix
- Capercaillie - Tetrao urogallus
- Hazel grouse - Bonasa bonasia
- Phasianidae
- Rock partridge - Alectoris graeca
- Chukar - Alectoris chukar - introduced species
- Barbary partridge - Alectoris barbara - introduced species
- Red-legged partridge - Alectoris rufa
- Grey partridge - Perdix perdix
- Common quail - Coturnix coturnix
- Common pheasant - Phasianus colchicus - introduced species
- Numididae
- Helmeted guineafowl - Numida meleagris - outlying islands only
- Turnicidae
- Small buttonquail - Turnix sylvatica
Gruiformes
- Gruidae
- Demoiselle crane - Anthropoides virgo
- Common crane - Grus grus
- Rallidae
- Water rail - Rallus aquaticus
- Corn crake - Crex crex Vulnerable
- Spotted crake - Porzana porzana
- Sora - Porzana carolina - rare/accidental
- Little crake - Porzana parva
- Baillon's crake - Porzana pusilla
- Western swamphen - Porphyrio porphyrio
- Allen's gallinule - Porphyrio alleni - rare/accidental
- American purple gallinule - Porphyrio martinica - rare/accidental
- Common moorhen - Gallinula chloropus
- Red-knobbed coot - Fulica cristata
- Coot - Fulica atra
- Otidae
- Great bustard - Otis tarda Vulnerable
- Houbara bustard - Chlamydotis undulata
- Little bustard - Tetrax tetrax - near-threatened
Charadriiformes
- Haematopodidae
- African black oystercatcher - Haematopus moquini - outlying islands only - near-threatened
- Common pied oystercatcher - Haematopus ostralegus
- Recurvirostridae
- Black-winged stilt - Himantopus himantopus
- Avocet - Recurvirostra avosetta
- Burhinidae
- Stone curlew - Burhinus oedicnemus
- Glareolidae
- Egyptian plover - Pluvianus aegyptius - outlying islands only
- Cream-coloured courser - Cursorius cursor - rare
- Collared pratincole - Glareola pratincola
- Black-winged pratincole - Glareola nordmanni - data deficient
- Charadriidae
- Little ringed plover - Charadrius dubius
- Ringed plover - Charadrius hiaticula
- Semipalmated plover - Charadrius semipalmatus
- Killdeer - Charadrius vociferus
- Kentish plover - Charadrius alexandrinus
- Lesser sand plover - Charadrius mongolus
- Greater sand plover - Charadrius leschenaultii
- Eurasian dotterel - Charadrius morinellus
- American golden plover - Pluvialis dominica
- Pacific golden plover - Pluvialis fulva - rare/accidental
- European golden plover - Pluvialis apricaria
- Grey plover - Pluvialis squatarola
- Sociable lapwing - Vanellus gregarius - rare/accidental Vulnerable
- Lapwing - Vanellus vanellus
- Spur-winged plover - Vanellus spinosus
- Scolopacidae
- Woodcock - Scolopax rusticola
- Jack snipe - Lymnocryptes minimus
- Common snipe - Gallinago gallinago
- Great snipe - Gallinago media - near-threatened
- Short-billed dowitcher - Limnodromus griseus - rare/accidental
- Long-billed dowitcher - Limnodromus scolopaceus - rare/accidental
- Black-tailed godwit - Limosa limosa
- Hudsonian godwit - Limosa haemastica - rare/accidental
- Bar-tailed godwit - Limosa lapponica
- Whimbrel - Numenius phaeopus
- Slender-billed curlew - Numenius tenuirostris - critically endangered
- Curlew - Numenius arquata
- Spotted redshank - Tringa erythropus
- Common redshank - Tringa totanus
- Marsh sandpiper - Tringa stagnatilis
- Common greenshank - Tringa nebularia
- Greater yellowlegs - Tringa melanoleuca - rare/accidental
- Lesser yellowlegs - Tringa flavipes - rare/accidental
- Solitary sandpiper - Tringa solitaria - rare/accidental
- Green sandpiper - Tringa ochropus
- Wood sandpiper - Tringa glareola
- Terek sandpiper - Xenus cinereus
- Common sandpiper - Actitis hypoleucos
- Spotted sandpiper - Actitis macularius - rare/accidental
- Turnstone - Arenaria interpres
- Great knot - Calidris tenuirostris - rare/accidental
- Red knot - Calidris canutus
- Sanderling - Calidris alba
- Semipalmated sandpiper - Calidris pusilla - rare/accidental
- Western sandpiper - Calidris mauri - rare/accidental
- Little stint - Calidris minuta
- Temminck's stint - Calidris temminckii
- Least sandpiper - Calidris minutilla - rare/accidental
- White-rumped sandpiper - Calidris fuscicollis - rare/accidental
- Baird's sandpiper - Calidris bairdii - rare/accidental
- Pectoral sandpiper - Calidris melanotos
- Sharp-tailed sandpiper - Calidris acuminata - rare/accidental
- Curlew sandpiper - Calidris ferruginea
- Stilt sandpiper - Calidris himantopus - rare/accidental
- Purple sandpiper - Calidris maritima
- Dunlin - Calidris alpina - rare/accidental
- Broad-billed sandpiper - Limicola falcinellus
- Buff-breasted sandpiper - Tryngites subruficollis - near-threatened
- Ruff - Philomachus pugnax
- Wilson's phalarope - Phalaropus tricolor
- Red-necked phalarope - Phalaropus lobatus
- Grey phalarope - Phalaropus fulicaria
- Stercorariidae
- South polar skua - Stercorarius maccormicki
- Pomarine skua - Stercorarius pomarinus
- Arctic skua - Stercorarius parasiticus
- Long-tailed skua - Stercorarius longicaudus
- Great skua - Stercorarius skua
- Laridae
- Mediterranean gull - Larus melanocephalus
- Laughing gull - Larus atricilla
- Franklin's gull - Larus pipixcan
- Little gull - Larus minutus
- Sabine's gull - Larus sabini
- Bonaparte's gull - Larus philadelphia
- Black-headed gull - Larus ridibundus
- Yellow-legged gull - Larus michahellis
- Grey-headed gull - Larus cirrocephalus
- Slender-billed gull - Larus genei
- Audouin's gull - Larus audouinii - near-threatened
- Ring-billed gull - Larus delawarensis
- Common gull - Larus canus
- Lesser black-backed gull - Larus fuscus
- Herring gull - Larus argentatus
- Iceland gull - Larus glaucoides
- Glaucous gull - Larus hyperboreus
- Great black-backed gull - Larus marinus
- Black-legged kittiwake - Rissa tridactyla
- Sternidae
- Gull-billed tern - Gelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian tern - Hydroprogne caspia
- Royal tern - Sterna maximus
- Lesser crested tern - Sterna bengalensis
- Sandwich tern - Sterna sandvicensis
- Elegant tern - Sterna elegans - near-threatened
- Roseate tern - Sterna dougallii
- Common tern - Sterna hirundo
- Arctic tern - Sterna paradisaea
- Forster's tern - Sterna forsteri
- Bridled tern - Onychoprion anaethetus
- Sooty tern - Onychoprion fuscata
- Little tern - Sternula albifrons
- Whiskered tern - Chlidonias hybridus
- Black tern - Chlidonias niger
- White-winged tern - Chlidonias leucopterus
- Brown noddy - Anous stolidus - outlying islands only
- Alcidae
- Common guillemot - Uria aalge
- Razorbill - Alca torda
- Black guillemot - Cepphus grylle
- Little auk - Alle alle
- Atlantic puffin - Fratercula arctica
Pterocliformes
- Pteroclidae
- Pallas's sandgrouse - Syrrhaptes paradoxus
- Pin-tailed sandgrouse - Pterocles alchata
- Black-bellied sandgrouse - Pterocles orientalis
- Four-banded sandgrouse - Pterocles quadricinctus - outlying islands only
Columbiformes
- Columbidae
- Rock dove - Columba livia
- Stock dove - Columba oenas
- Wood pigeon - Columba palumbus
- Bolle's pigeon - Columba bollii - Canary Islands only - near-threatened
- Laurel pigeon - Columba junoniae - Canary Islands only - vulnerable
- Turtle dove - Streptopelia turtur
- Eurasian collared dove - Streptopelia decaocto
- African collared dove - Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Namaqua dove - Oena capensis - outlying islands only
Psittaciformes
- Psittacidae
- Rose-ringed parakeet - Psittacula krameri - introduced species
- Monk parakeet - Myiopsitta monachus - introduced species
Cuculiformes
- Cuculidae
- Great spotted cuckoo - Clamator glandarius
- Common cuckoo - Cuculus canorus
Strigiformes
- Strigidae
- Scops owl - Otus scops
- Eurasian eagle-owl - Bubo bubo
- Northern hawk-owl - Surnia ulula
- Little owl - Athene noctua
- Tawny owl - Strix aluco
- Eurasian pygmy owl - Glaucidium passerinum
- Long-eared owl - Asio otus
- Short-eared owl - Asio flammeus
- Marsh owl - Asio capensis
- Tengmalm's owl - Aegolius funereus
Caprimulgiformes
- Caprimulgidae
- European nightjar - Caprimulgus europaeus
- Red-necked nightjar - Caprimulgus ruficollis
Apodiformes
- Apodidae
- Needle-tailed swift - Hirundapus caudacutus - rare/accidental
- Common swift - Apus apus
- Pallid swift - Apus pallidus
- Alpine swift - Apus melba
- Little swift - Apus affinis - rare/accidental
- Plain swift - Apus unicolor - outlying islands only
- White-rumped swift - Apus caffer
Coraciiformes
- Alcedinidae
- European kingfisher - Alcedo atthis
- Meropidae
- Blue-cheeked bee-eater - Merops persicus
- European bee-eater - Merops apiaster
- Coraciidae
- European roller - Coracias garrulus
Piciformes
- Picidae
- Great spotted woodpecker - Dendrocopos major
- Lesser spotted woodpecker - Dendrocopos minor
- Middle spotted woodpecker - Dendrocopos medius
- White-backed woodpecker - Dendrocopos leucotos
- Black woodpecker - Dryocopus martius
- Eurasian wryneck - Jynx torquilla
- European green woodpecker - Picus viridis
- Grey-headed woodpecker - Picus canus
- Iberian woodpecker - Picus sharpei
Passeriformes
- Alaudidae
- Greater hoopoe-lark, Alaemon alaudipes
- Skylark, Alauda arvensis
- Greater short-toed lark, Calandrella brachydactyla
- Lesser short-toed lark, Calandrella rufescens
- Dupont's lark, Chersophilus duponti
- Shore lark, Eremophila alpestris
- Temminck's lark, Eremophila bilopha
- Crested lark, Galerida cristata
- Thekla lark, Galerida theklae
- Wood lark, Lullula arborea
- Calandra lark, Melanocorypha calandra
- Bimaculated lark, Melanocorypha bimaculata
- White-winged lark, Melanocorypha leucoptera
- Black lark, Melanocorypha yeltoniensis
- Hirundinidae
- Sand martin, Riparia riparia
- Crag martin, Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
- Red-rumped swallow, Hirundo daurica
- Common house martin, Delichon urbicum
- Motacillidae
- Citrine wagtail, Motacilla citreola - rare
- White wagtail, Motacilla alba
- Grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
- Blue-headed wagtail, Motacilla flava
- Richard's pipit, Anthus richardi
- Tawny pipit, Anthus campestris - rare
- Berthelot's pipit, Anthus berthelotii
- Tree pipit, Anthus trivialis
- Olive-backed pipit, Anthus hodgsoni - rare
- Pechora pipit, Anthus gustavi - rare
- Meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis
- Red-throated pipit, Anthus cervinus - rare
- Water pipit, Anthus spinoletta
- Rock pipit, Anthus petrosus
- Pycnonotidae
- Common bulbul, Pycnonotus barbatus
- Regulidae
- Goldcrest, Regulus regulus
- Canary Islands kinglet, Regulus teneriffae
- Common firecrest, Regulus ignicapillus
- Bombycillidae
- Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus
- Cinclidae
- European dipper, Cinclus cinclus
- Troglodytidae
- Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes
- Prunellidae
- Dunnock, Prunella modularis
- Alpine accentor, Prunella collaris
- Turdidae
- Rock thrush, Monticola saxatilis
- Blue rock thrush, Monticola solitarius
- White's thrush or scaly thrush, Zoothera dauma - rare
- Ring ouzel, Turdus torquatus
- Blackbird, Turdus merula
- Dark-throated thrush, Turdus atrogularis - rare
- Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris
- Redwing, Turdus iliacus
- Song thrush, Turdus philomelos
- Mistle thrush, Turdus viscivorus
- Cisticolidae
- Zitting cisticola, Cisticola juncidis
- Sylviidae
- Cetti's warbler, Cettia cetti
- Grasshopper warbler, Locustella naevia
- River warbler, Locustella fluviatilis - rare
- Savi's warbler, Locustella luscinioides
- Moustached warbler, Acrocephalus melanopogon
- Aquatic warbler, Acrocephalus paludicola - rare
- Sedge warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Paddyfield warbler, Acrocephalus agricola - rare
- Reed warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Blyth's reed warbler, Acrocephalus dumetorum - rare
- Marsh warbler, Acrocephalus palustris
- Great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Basra reed warbler, Acrocephalus griseldis - near-threatened
- Booted warbler, Hippolais caligata - rare
- Eastern olivaceous warbler, Hippolais pallida - very rare
- Western olivaceous warbler, Hippolais opaca
- Melodious warbler, Hippolais polyglotta
- Icterine warbler, Hippolais icterina
- Willow warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus
- Common chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
- Iberian chiffchaff, Phylloscopus brehmii
- Western Bonelli's warbler, Phylloscopus bonelli
- Wood warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Dusky warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus - rare
- Radde's warbler, Phylloscopus schwarzi - rare
- Pallas's warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus - rare
- Yellow-browed warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus
- Arctic warbler, Phylloscopus borealis - rare
- Greenish warbler, Phylloscopus trochiloides - rare
- Blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla
- Garden warbler, Sylvia borin
- Whitethroat, Sylvia communis
- Lesser whitethroat, Sylvia curruca
- African desert warbler, Sylvia nana
- Barred warbler, Sylvia nisoria
- Western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis
- Subalpine warbler, Sylvia cantillans
- Moltoni's warbler, Sylvia subalpina
- Sardinian warbler, Sylvia melanocephala
- Spectacled warbler, Sylvia conspicillata
- Dartford warbler, Sylvia undata
- Marmora's warbler Sylvia sarda
- Muscicapidae
- Spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata
- Pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca
- Collared flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis - rare
- Red-breasted flycatcher, Ficedula parva
- European robin, Erithacus rubecula
- Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica
- Thrush nightingale, Luscinia luscinia
- Nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos
- Rufous bush robin, Cercotrichas galactotes
- Black redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Moussier's redstart, Phoenicurus moussieri
- Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra
- Canary Islands stonechat, Saxicola dacotiae - near-threatened
- European stonechat, Saxicola rubicola
- Siberian stonechat, Saxicola maura - rare
- Northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe
- Isabelline wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina
- Desert wheatear, Oenanthe deserti
- Black-eared wheatear, Oenanthe hispanica
- White-crowned wheatear, Oenanthe leucopyga - rare/accidental
- Black wheatear, Oenanthe leucura
- Paradoxornithidae
- Bearded tit, Panurus biarmicus
- Aegithalidae
- Long-tailed tit, Aegithalos longicaudus
- Paridae
- Marsh tit, Parus palustris
- Coal tit, Parus ater
- Crested tit, Parus cristatus
- Great tit, Parus major
- Eurasian blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus
- African blue tit, Cyanistes teneriffae - outlying islands only
- Sittidae
- Eurasian nuthatch, Sitta europaea
- Tichodromidae
- Wallcreeper, Tichodroma muraria
- Certhiidae
- Common treecreeper, Certhia familiaris
- Short-toed treecreeper, Certhia brachydactyla
- Remizidae
- Penduline tit, Remiz pendulinus
- Oriolidae
- Golden oriole, Oriolus oriolus
- Laniidae
- Great grey shrike, Lanius excubitor
- Southern grey shrike, Lanius meridionalis
- Lesser grey shrike, Lanius minor
- Red-backed shrike, Lanius collurio
- Isabelline shrike, Lanius isabellinus
- Woodchat shrike, Lanius senator
- Masked shrike, Lanius nubicus
- Corvidae
- Carrion crow, Corvus corone
- Common raven, Corvus corax
- Hooded crow, Corvus cornix
- Jackdaw, Corvus monedula
- Rook, Corvus frugilegus
- Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius
- Chough, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- European magpie, Pica pica
- Spotted nutcracker, Nucifraga caryocatactes
- Azure-winged magpie, Cyanopica cyana
- Alpine chough, Pyrrhocorax graculus
- Sturnidae
- Common hill myna, Gracula religiosa
- Rosy starling, Sturnus roseus - but increasing
- Common starling, Sturnus vulgaris
- Spotless starling, Sturnus unicolor
- Ploceidae
- Red-billed quelea, Quelea quelea - outlying islands only
- Estrildidae
- Orange-cheeked waxbill, Estrilda melpoda
- Black-rumped waxbill, Estrilda troglodytes
- Common waxbill, Estrilda astrild
- Black-headed waxbill, Estrilda atricapilla
- Red avadavat, Amandava amandava
- White-throated munia, Lonchura malabarica - introduced species
- White-headed munia, Lonchura maja
- Viduidae
- Eastern paradise whydah, Vidua paradisaea
- Vireonidae
- Red-eyed vireo, Vireo olivaceus
- Emberizidae
- Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella
- Pine bunting, Emberiza leucocephalos
- Cirl bunting Emberiza cirlus
- Rock bunting, Emberiza cia
- Ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana
- Cretzschmar's bunting, Emberiza caesia
- House bunting, Emberiza sahari
- Little bunting, Emberiza pusilla
- Rustic bunting, Emberiza rustica
- Yellow-breasted bunting, Emberiza aureola
- Black-headed bunting, Emberiza melanocephala
- Red-headed bunting, Emberiza bruniceps
- Reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus
- Corn bunting, Miliaria calandra
- Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis
- Lapland bunting, Calcarius lapponicus
- White-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis - rare/accidental
- Cardinalidae
- Rose-breasted grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus - rare/accidental
- Fringillidae
- Common chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs
- Blue chaffinch, Fringilla teydea Conservation-dependent
- Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla
- Pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator
- Common rosefinch, Carpodacus erythrinus
- Parrot crossbill, Loxia pytyopsittacus
- Common crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
- Two-barred crossbill, Loxia leucoptera
- European greenfinch, Carduelis chloris
- Common redpoll, Carduelis flammea
- Eurasian siskin, Carduelis spinus
- European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis
- Twite, Carduelis flavirostris
- Eurasian linnet, Carduelis cannabina
- European serin, Serinus serinus
- Island canary, Serinus canaria
- Citril finch, Serinus citrinella
- Yellow-fronted canary, Serinus mozambicus>
- Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Trumpeter finch, Rhodopechys githaginea
- Passeridae
- House sparrow, Passer domesticus
- Spanish sparrow, Passer hispaniolensis
- Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus
- Rock sparrow, Petronia petronia
- White-winged snowfinch, Montifringilla nivalis
References
- "Splitting headaches? Recent taxonomic changes affecting the British and Western Palaearctic lists" - Martin Collinson, British Birds vol 99 (June 2006), 306-323
