List of birds of Poland

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Poland. The avifauna of Poland include 468 species, of which 2 have been introduced by humans and seven have not occurred since 1950.

A white-tailed eagle, the national bird

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of the Polish Fauna Commission (Komisja Faunistyczna). Supplemental updates follow The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition.[1][2]

The Polish names of the birds, with their scientific names, are in the Polish Wikipedia article.

The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.

  • (B) Historical - species that have not occurred in Poland since 1950
  • (C) Introduced - species introduced to Poland as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
  • (*) Rare - species that are rare or accidental in Poland


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 erythropus*
Taiga bean-gooseAnser fabalis
Tundra bean-gooseAnser serrirostris
Pink-footed gooseAnser brachyrhynchus
BrantBranta bernicla*
Barnacle gooseBranta leucopsis
Canada gooseBranta canadensis
Red-breasted gooseBranta ruficollis*
Mute swanCygnus olor
Tundra swanCygnus columbianus
Whooper swanCygnus cygnus
Egyptian gooseAlopochen aegyptiaca
Ruddy shelduckTadorna ferruginea*
Common shelduckTadorna tadorna
Mandarin duckAix galericulata
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Blue-winged tealSpatula discors*
Northern shovelerSpatula clypeata
GadwallMareca strepera
Eurasian wigeonMareca penelope
American wigeonMareca americana*
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Northern pintailAnas acuta
Green-winged tealAnas crecca
Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
Common pochardAythya ferina
Ring-necked duckAythya collaris*
Ferruginous duckAythya nyroca
Tufted duckAythya fuligula
Greater scaupAythya marila
Lesser scaupAythya affinis*
Steller's eiderPolysticta stelleri*
King eiderSomateria spectabilis*
Common eiderSomateria mollissima
Harlequin duckHistrionicus histrionicus*
Surf scoterMelanitta perspicillata*
Velvet scoterMelanitta fusca
Stejneger's scoterMelanitta stejnegeri*
Common scoterMelanitta nigra
Black scoterMelanitta americana*
Long-tailed duckClangula hyemalis
Common goldeneyeBucephala clangula
SmewMergus albellus
Common merganserMergus merganser
Red-breasted merganserMergus serrator
Ruddy duckOxyura jamaicensisC
White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala*

Pheasants, grouse, and allies

Order: Galliformes   Family: Phasianidae

The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds. In general, they are plump (although they vary in size) and have broad, relatively short wings.

Common name Binomial Status
Common quailCoturnix coturnix
Ring-necked pheasantPhasianus colchicusC
Gray partridgePerdix perdix
Western capercaillieTetrao urogallus
Black grouseTetrao tetrix
Hazel grouseTetrastes bonasia
Willow ptarmiganLagopus lagopusB

Flamingos

Order: Phoenicopteriformes   Family: Phoenicopteridae

Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 5 feet (0.9 to 1.5 m) tall, 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
Pied-billed grebePodilymbus podiceps*
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 livia
Stock doveColumba oenas
Common wood-pigeonColumba palumbus
European turtle-doveStreptopelia turtur
Oriental turtle-doveStreptopelia orientalis*
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 paradoxus*

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 macqueenii*
Little bustardTetrax tetrax*

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 glandarius*
Northern hawk-cuckooHierococcyx hyperythrus*
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 pallidus*

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
Little crakeZapornia parva
Baillon's crakeZapornia pusilla*

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 virgo*
Common craneGrus grus

Thick-knees

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Burhinidae

The thick-knees are a group of largely tropical waders in the family Burhinidae. They are 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 squatarola
European golden-ploverPluvialis apricaria
American golden-ploverPluvialis dominica*
Pacific golden-ploverPluvialis fulva*
Northern lapwingVanellus vanellus
Spur-winged lapwingVanellus spinosus*
Sociable lapwingVanellus gregarius*
White-tailed lapwingVanellus leucurus*
Lesser sand-ploverCharadrius mongolus*
Greater sand-ploverCharadrius leschenaultii*
Caspian ploverCharadrius asiaticus*
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 phaeopus
Slender-billed curlewNumenius tenuirostris*
Eurasian curlewNumenius arquata
Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponica
Black-tailed godwitLimosa limosa
Ruddy turnstoneArenaria interpres
Great knotCalidris tenuirostris*
Red knotCalidris canutus
RuffCalidris pugnax
Broad-billed sandpiperCalidris falcinellus
Stilt sandpiperCalidris himantopus*
Curlew sandpiperCalidris ferruginea
Temminck's stintCalidris temminckii
SanderlingCalidris alba
DunlinCalidris alpina
Purple sandpiperCalidris maritima*
Baird's sandpiperCalidris bairdii*
Little stintCalidris minuta
Least sandpiperCalidris minutilla*
White-rumped sandpiperCalidris fuscicollis*
Buff-breasted sandpiperCalidris subruficollis*
Pectoral sandpiperCalidris melanotos*
Semipalmated sandpiperCalidris pusilla*
Long-billed dowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus*
Jack snipeLymnocryptes minimus
Eurasian woodcockScolopax rusticola
Great snipeGallinago media
Common snipeGallinago gallinago
Terek sandpiperXenus cinereus*
Red-necked phalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Red phalaropePhalaropus fulicarius*
Common sandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Spotted sandpiperActitis macularius*
Green sandpiperTringa ochropus
Spotted redshankTringa erythropus
Greater yellowlegsTringa melanoleuca*
Common greenshankTringa nebularia
Lesser yellowlegsTringa flavipes*
Marsh sandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Wood sandpiperTringa glareola
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
Collared pratincoleGlareola pratincola*
Black-winged pratincoleGlareola nordmanni*

Skuas and jaegers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Stercorariidae

The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with grey 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 skua*
Pomarine jaegerStercorarius pomarinus*
Parasitic jaegerStercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed jaegerStercorarius longicaudus*

Auks, murres, and puffins

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Alcidae

Alcids are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colours, their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are not related to the penguins and differ in being able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest.

Common name Binomial Status
DovekieAlle alle*
Common murreUria aalge
Thick-billed murreUria lomvia*
RazorbillAlca torda
Black guillemotCepphus grylle
Atlantic puffinFratercula arctica*

Gulls, terns, and skimmers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Laridae

Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds, the gulls, terns, and skimmers. Gulls are typically grey 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 grey 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 tridactyla*
Ivory gullPagophila eburnea*
Sabine's gullXema sabini*
Slender-billed gullChroicocephalus genei*
Black-headed gullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little gullHydrocoloeus minutus
Ross's gullRhodostethia rosea*
Laughing gullLeucophaeus atricilla*
Franklin's gullLeucophaeus pipixcan*
Mediterranean gullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
Pallas's gullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus*
Audouin's gullIchthyaetus audouinii*
Mew gullLarus canus
Ring-billed gullLarus delawarensis*
Herring gullLarus argentatus
Yellow-legged gullLarus michahellis
Caspian gullLarus cachinnans
Iceland gullLarus glaucoides
Lesser black-backed gullLarus fuscus
Slaty-backed gullLarus schistisagus*
Glaucous gullLarus hyperboreus*
Great black-backed gullLarus marinus
Little ternSternula albifrons
Gull-billed ternGelochelidon nilotica*
Caspian ternHydroprogne caspia
Black ternChlidonias niger
White-winged ternChlidonias leucopterus
Whiskered ternChlidonias hybrida*
Roseate ternSterna dougallii*
Common ternSterna hirundo
Arctic ternSterna paradisaea*
Sandwich ternThalasseus sandvicensis

Loons

Order: Gaviiformes   Family: Gaviidae

Loons, known as divers in Europe, 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 when swimming, but to which they are completely unrelated.

Common name Binomial Status
Red-throated loonGavia stellata
Arctic loonGavia arctica
Common loonGavia immer*
Yellow-billed loonGavia adamsii*

Southern storm-petrels

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Oceanitidae

Southern storm-petrels, are seabirds in the family Oceanitidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. These smallest of seabirds feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. Their flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.

Common name Binomial Status
Wilson's storm-petrelOceanites oceanicus*

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 pelagicus*
Leach's storm-petrelOceanodroma leucorhoa*

Shearwaters and petrels

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Procellariidae

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

Common name Binomial Status
Northern fulmarFulmarus glacialis*
Cory's shearwaterCalonectris diomedea*
Sooty shearwaterArdenna grisea*
Manx shearwaterPuffinus puffinus*
Balearic shearwaterPuffinus mauretanicus*

Storks

52,000 pairs of white storks breed in Poland

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 bassanus*

Cormorants and shags

Order: Suliformes   Family: Phalacrocoracidae

Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large coastal, fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies, with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black-and-white and a few being colourful.

Common name Binomial Status
Pygmy cormorantMicrocarbo pygmeus*
Great cormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
European shagPhalacrocorax aristotelis*

Pelicans

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Pelecanidae

Pelicans are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes.

Common name Binomial Status
Great white pelicanPelecanus onocrotalus*
Dalmatian pelicanPelecanus crispus*

Herons, egrets, and bitterns

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Ardeidae

The family Ardeidae contains the 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 egretArdea alba*
Little egretEgretta garzetta*
Cattle egretBubulcus ibis*
Squacco heronArdeola ralloides*
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 falcinellus*
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. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight.

Common name Binomial Status
Black-winged kiteElanus caeruleus*
Bearded vultureGypaetus barbatusB *
Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus*
European honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
Cinereous vultureAegypius monachus*
Eurasian griffonGyps fulvus*
Short-toed snake-eagleCircaetus gallicus
Lesser spotted eagleClanga pomarina
Greater spotted eagleClanga clanga
Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
Steppe eagleAquila nipalensis*
Imperial eagleAquila heliaca*
Golden eagleAquila chrysaetos
Eurasian marsh harrierCircus aeruginosus
Hen harrierCircus cyaneus
Pallid harrierCircus macrourus*
Montagu's harrierCircus pygargus
Levant sparrowhawkAccipiter brevipes*
Eurasian sparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Northern goshawkAccipiter gentilis
Red kiteMilvus milvus
Black kiteMilvus migrans
White-tailed eagleHaliaeetus albicilla
Pallas's fish-eagleHaliaeetus leucoryphusB *
Rough-legged hawkButeo lagopus
Common buzzardButeo buteo
Long-legged buzzardButeo rufinus*

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

The 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 disk.

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

Hoopoes

Order: Bucerotiformes   Family: Upupidae

Hoopoes have black, white and orangey-pink colouring 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
Pied kingfisherCeryle rudisB *

Bee-eaters

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Meropidae

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

Common name Binomial Status
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 colourful 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 naumanni*
Eurasian kestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red-footed falconFalco vespertinus
Eleonora's falconFalco eleonorae*
MerlinFalco columbarius
Eurasian hobbyFalco subbuteo
Saker falconFalco cherrug*
GyrfalconFalco rusticolus*
Peregrine falconFalco peregrinus

Vireos, shrike-babblers, and erpornis

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Vireonidae

The vireos are a group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World and Southeast Asia.

Common name Binomial Status
Red-eyed vireoVireo olivaceus*

Old World orioles

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Oriolidae

The Old World orioles are colourful passerine birds. They are not related to the New World orioles.

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian golden orioleOriolus oriolus

Shrikes

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Laniidae

Common name Binomial Status
Red-backed shrikeLanius collurio
Red-tailed shrikeLanius phoenicuroides*
Isabelline shrikeLanius isabellinus*
Great gray shrikeLanius excubitor
Lesser gray shrikeLanius minor
Woodchat shrikeLanius senator

Crows, jays, and magpies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Corvidae

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

Common name Binomial Status
Siberian jayPerisoreus infaustus*
Eurasian jayGarrulus glandarius
Eurasian magpiePica pica
Eurasian nutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
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 titParus ater
Crested titParus cristatus
Marsh titParus palustris
Willow titParus montanus
Eurasian blue titParus caeruleus
Azure titParus cyanus*
Great titParus major

Penduline-tits

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Remizidae

The penduline-tits are a group of small passerine birds related to the true tits. They are insectivores.

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 fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds.

Common name Binomial Status
Horned larkEremophila alpestris
Greater short-toed larkCalandrella brachydactyla*
Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandraB *
Black larkMelanocorypha yeltoniensis*
Lesser short-toed larkAlaudala rufescens*
Wood larkLullula arborea
White-winged larkAlauda leucoptera*
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

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 caligata*
Eastern olivaceous warblerIduna pallida*
Melodious warblerHippolais polyglotta
Icterine warblerHippolais icterina
Aquatic warblerAcrocephalus paludicola
Moustached warblerAcrocephalus melanopogon*
Sedge warblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
Paddyfield warblerAcrocephalus agricola*
Blyth's reed warblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
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
Pallas's grasshopper-warblerLocustella certhiola*
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 swallowCecropis daurica*
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 inornatus*
Hume's warblerPhylloscopus humei*
Pallas's leaf warblerPhylloscopus proregulus*
Radde's warblerPhylloscopus schwarzi*
Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus*
Willow warblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Common chiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Iberian chiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus*
Greenish warblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
Arctic warblerPhylloscopus borealis*

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 passerine birds. They mainly occur as breeding species, as the common name 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 warblerSylvia nisoria
Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
Subalpine warblerSylvia cantillans*
Sardinian warblerSylvia melanocephala*
Greater whitethroatSylvia communis

Kinglets

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Regulidae

The kinglets, also called crests, are a small group of birds often included in the Old World warblers, but frequently given family status because they also resemble the titmice.

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, grey and black plumage.

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. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen.

Common name Binomial Status
European starlingSturnus vulgaris
Rosy starlingPastor roseus*

Thrushes and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Turdidae

The thrushes are a group of passerine 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 aurea*
Scaly thrushZoothera dauma*
Siberian thrushGeokichla sibirica*
Mistle thrushTurdus viscivorus
Song thrushTurdus philomelos
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Eurasian blackbirdTurdus merula
Eyebrowed thrushTurdus obscurus*
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Ring ouzelTurdus torquatus
Black-throated thrushTurdus atrogularis*
Red-throated thrushTurdus ruficollis*
Dusky thrushTurdus eunomus*
Naumann's thrushTurdus naumanni*

Old World flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Muscicapidae

Old World flycatchers are a large group of small passerine birds native to the Old World. They 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
Rufous-tailed robinLarvivora sibilans*
Thrush nightingaleLuscinia luscinia
Common nightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
BluethroatLuscinia svecica
Red-flanked bluetailTarsiger cyanurus*
Red-breasted flycatcherFicedula parva
European pied flycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
Collared flycatcherFicedula albicollis
Common redstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Black redstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Rufous-tailed rock-thrushMonticola saxatilis
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
European stonechatSaxicola rubicola
Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus*
Northern wheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina*
Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti*
Pied wheatearOenanthe pleschanka*
Black-eared wheatearOenanthe hispanica
White-crowned wheatearOenanthe leucopyga*

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

Common name Binomial Status
Alpine accentorPrunella collaris
Siberian accentorPrunella montanella*
DunnockPrunella modularis

Old World sparrows

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passeridae

Old World sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey 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
Eurasian tree sparrowPasser montanus
Rock sparrowPetronia petroniaB *
White-winged snowfinchMontifringilla nivalisB *


Wagtails and pipits

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Motacillidae

Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include 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 citreola*
White wagtailMotacilla alba
Richard's pipitAnthus richardi*
Blyth's pipitAnthus godlewskii*
Tawny pipitAnthus campestris
Meadow pipitAnthus pratensis
Tree pipitAnthus trivialis
Olive-backed pipitAnthus hodgsoni*
Pechora pipitAnthus gustavi*
Red-throated pipitAnthus cervinus
Water pipitAnthus spinoletta
Rock pipitAnthus petrosus

Finches, euphonias, and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Fringillidae

Finches are seed-eating passerine 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 enucleator*
Eurasian bullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
European greenfinchChloris chloris
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Eurasian linnetLinaria cannabina
Common redpollAcanthis flammea
Lesser redpollAcanthis cabaret
Hoary redpollAcanthis hornemanni*
Parrot crossbillLoxia pytyopsittacus*
Red crossbillLoxia curvirostra
White-winged crossbillLoxia leucoptera*
European goldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Citril finchSerinus citrinella*
European serinSerinus serinus
Eurasian siskinSpinus spinus

Longspurs and snow buntings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Calcariidae

The Calcariidae are a group of passerine birds which 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 buntingCalcarius lapponicus
Snow buntingPlectrophenax nivalis

Old World buntings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Emberizidae

The emberizids are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with distinctively shaped bills. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns.

Common name Binomial Status
Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala*
Corn buntingEmberiza calandra
Rock buntingEmberiza cia*
Cirl buntingEmberiza cirlus*
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Pine buntingEmberiza leucocephalos*
Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
Reed buntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Yellow-breasted buntingEmberiza aureola*
Little buntingEmberiza pusilla*
Rustic buntingEmberiza rustica*
Yellow-browed buntingEmberiza chrysophrys*

New World sparrows

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passerellidae

Until 2017, these species were considered part of the family Emberizidae. Most of the species are known as sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. Many of these have distinctive head patterns.

Common name Binomial Status
Dark-eyed juncoJunco hyemalis*
Savannah sparrowPasserculus sandwichensis*

See also

References

  1. Lepage, Denis. "Checklist of birds of Australia". Bird Checklists of the World. Avibase. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
  2. "Birds of Poland, the complete checklist". WICE (World Institute for Conservation and Environment). Retrieved 13 March 2020.
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