List of birds of Austria

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Austria. The avifauna of Austria include a total of 416 species (but see also Notes, below), of which 90 are rare or accidental, 14 of which have not been recorded since 1950; and seven have been introduced by humans.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature follow the Checkliste Der Vögel Österreichs (Ranner 2005).

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

Swans, geese and ducks

Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anatidae

Common name Binomial Status
Mute swan Cygnus olor
Tundra swan Cygnus columbianus
Whooper swan Cygnus cygnus
Bean goose Anser fabalis
Pink-footed goose Anser brachyrhynchus *
Greater white-fronted goose Anser albifrons
Lesser white-fronted goose Anser erythropus
Greylag goose Anser anser
Canada goose Branta canadensis C
Barnacle goose Branta leucopsis
Brent goose Branta bernicla
Red-breasted goose Branta ruficollis
Egyptian goose Alopochen aegyptiacus C
Ruddy shelduck Tadorna ferruginea C
Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Mandarin duck Aix galericulata C
Eurasian wigeon Anas penelope
Falcated duck Anas falcata * B
Gadwall Anas strepera
Eurasian teal Anas crecca
Green-winged teal Anas carolinensis *
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Northern pintail Anas acuta
Garganey Anas querquedula
Blue-winged teal Anas discors *
Northern shoveler Anas clypeata
Red-crested pochard Netta rufina
Common pochard Aythya ferina
Ring-necked duck Aythya collaris *
Ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca
Tufted duck Aythya fuligula
Greater scaup Aythya marila
Common eider Somateria mollissima
Harlequin duck Histrionicus histrionicus *
Long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis
Common scoter Melanitta nigra
Velvet scoter Melanitta fusca
Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Smew Mergellus albellus
Red-breasted merganser Mergus serrator
Goosander Mergus merganser
Ruddy duck Oxyura jamaicensis * C
White-headed duck Oxyura leucocephala *

Grouse

Order: Galliformes   Family: Tetraonidae

Common name Binomial Status
Hazel grouse Bonasa bonasia
Rock ptarmigan Lagopus muta
Black grouse Tetrao tetrix
Western capercaillie Tetrao urogallus

Pheasants and partridges

Order: Galliformes   Family: Phasianidae

Common name Binomial Status
Rock partridge Alectoris graeca
Grey partridge Perdix perdix
Common quail Coturnix coturnix
Common pheasant Phasianus colchicus C

Divers

Order: Gaviiformes   Family: Gaviidae

Common name Binomial Status
Red-throated diver Gavia stellata
Black-throated diver Gavia arctica
Great northern diver Gavia immer
White-billed diver Gavia adamsii *

Grebes

Order: Podicipediformes   Family: Podicipedidae

Common name Binomial Status
Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus
Red-necked grebe Podiceps grisegena
Slavonian grebe Podiceps auritus
Black-necked grebe Podiceps nigricollis

Shearwaters and petrels

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Procellariidae

Common name Binomial Status
Cory's shearwater Calonectris borealis * B
Manx shearwater Puffinus puffinus *
Yelkouan shearwater Puffinus yelkouan * B

Storm petrels

Order: Procellariiformes   Family: Hydrobatidae

Common name Binomial Status
European storm petrel Hydrobates pelagicus *
Leach's storm petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa * B

Gannets

Order: Suliformes   Family: Sulidae

Common name Binomial Status
Northern gannet Morus bassanus * B

Cormorants

Order: Suliformes   Family: Phalacrocoracidae

Common name Binomial Status
Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
European shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis *
Pygmy cormorant Microcarbo pygmeus

Pelicans

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Pelecanidae

Common name Binomial Status
Great white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus *

Bitterns, herons and egrets

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Ardeidae

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian bittern Botaurus stellaris
Little bittern Ixobrychus minutus
Black-crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Squacco heron Ardeola ralloides
Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis *
Little egret Egretta garzetta
Great egret Egretta alba
Grey heron Ardea cinerea
Purple heron Ardea purpurea

Ibises and spoonbills

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Threskiornithidae

Common name Binomial Status
Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Northern bald ibis Geronticus eremita * B
Eurasian spoonbill Platalea leucorodia

Storks

Order: Ciconiiformes   Family: Ciconiidae

Common name Binomial Status
Black stork Ciconia nigra
White stork Ciconia ciconia

Flamingos

Order: Phoenicopteriformes   Family: Phoenicopteridae

Common name Binomial Status
Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus

Kites, hawks and eagles

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Accipitridae

Common name Binomial Status
European honey buzzard Pernis apivorus
Black-winged kite Elanus caeruleus *
Black kite Milvus migrans
Red kite Milvus milvus
White-tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Bearded vulture Gypaetus barbatus
Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus *
Griffon vulture Gyps fulvus
European black vulture Aegypius monachus
Short-toed snake eagle Circaetus gallicus
Western marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus
Hen harrier Circus cyaneus
Pallid harrier Circus macrourus
Montagu's harrier Circus pygargus
Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Levant sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes *
Common buzzard Buteo buteo
Long-legged buzzard Buteo rufinus
Rough-legged buzzard Buteo lagopus
Lesser spotted eagle Clanga pomarina
Greater spotted eagle Clanga clanga
Imperial eagle Aquila heliaca
Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Bonelli's eagle Aquila fasciata *
Booted eagle Hieraaetus pennatus

Osprey

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Pandionidae

Common name Binomial Status
Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Falcons

Order: Falconiformes   Family: Falconidae

Common name Binomial Status
Lesser kestrel Falco naumanni
Common kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Red-footed falcon Falco vespertinus
Merlin Falco columbarius
Eurasian hobby Falco subbuteo
Saker falcon Falco cherrug
Gyr falcon Falco rusticolus *
Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus

Rails, crakes and coots

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Rallidae

Common name Binomial Status
Water rail Rallus aquaticus
Spotted crake Porzana porzana
Little crake Porzana parva
Baillon's crake Porzana pusilla *
Corn crake Crex crex
Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Western swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio * B
Eurasian coot Fulica atra

Cranes

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Gruidae

Common name Binomial Status
Common crane Grus grus

Bustards

Order: Otidiformes   Family: Otididae

Common name Binomial Status
Little bustard Tetrax tetrax
Macqueen's bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii *
Great bustard Otis tarda

Oystercatchers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Haematopodidae

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus

Avocets and stilts

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Recurvirostridae

Common name Binomial Status
Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
Pied avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

Thick-knees

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Burhinidae

Common name Binomial Status
Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus

Pratincoles and coursers

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Glareolidae

Common name Binomial Status
Cream-coloured courser Cursorius cursor *
Collared pratincole Glareola pratincola
Black-winged pratincole Glareola nordmanni *

Plovers and lapwings

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Charadriidae

Common name Binomial Status
Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius
Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula
Kentish plover Charadrius alexandrinus
Greater sand plover Charadrius leschenaultii *
Eurasian dotterel Charadrius morinellus
European golden plover Pluvialis apricaria
Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
Sociable lapwing Vanellus gregarius
White-tailed lapwing Vanellus leucurus *
Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus

Sandpipers and allies

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Scolopacidae

Common name Binomial Status
Red knot Calidris canutus
Sanderling Calidris alba
Little stint Calidris minuta
Temminck's stint Calidris temminckii
White-rumped sandpiper Calidris fuscicollis *
Baird's sandpiper Calidris bairdii *
Pectoral sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Sharp-tailed sandpiper Calidris acuminata *
Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Purple sandpiper Calidris maritima *
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Broad-billed sandpiper Limicola falcinellus
Buff-breasted sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis *
Ruff Philomachus pugnax
Jack snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Common snipe Gallinago gallinago
Great snipe Gallinago media
Eurasian woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa
Bar-tailed godwit Limosa lapponica
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Slender-billed curlew Numenius tenuirostris *
Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata
Spotted redshank Tringa erythropus
Common redshank Tringa totanus
Marsh sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Common greenshank Tringa nebularia
Lesser yellowlegs Tringa flavipes *
Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola
Terek sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Spotted sandpiper Actitis macularius *
Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres
Red-necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Red phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius

Skuas

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Stercorariidae

Common name Binomial Status
Great skua Stercorarius skua
Pomarine skua Stercorarius pomarinus
Arctic skua Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed skua Stercorarius longicaudus

Gulls

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Laridae

Common name Binomial Status
Pallas's gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus *
Mediterranean gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Laughing gull Leucophaeus atricilla *
Little gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
Sabine's gull Xema sabini *
Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Slender-billed gull Chroicocephalus genei
Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis *
Common gull Larus canus
Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
Herring gull Larus argentatus
Yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis
Caspian gull Larus cachinnans
Iceland gull Larus glaucoides * B
Glaucous gull Larus hyperboreus *
Great black-backed gull Larus marinus
Black-legged kittiwake Rissa tridactyla

Terns

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Sternidae

Common name Binomial Status
Gull-billed tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian tern Hydroprogne caspia
Lesser crested tern Thalasseus bengalensis *
Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
Roseate tern Sterna dougallii *
Common tern Sterna hirundo
Arctic tern Sterna paradisaea
Little tern Sternula albifrons
Whiskered tern Chlidonias hybrida
Black tern Chlidonias niger
White-winged tern Chlidonias leucopterus

Auks

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Alcidae

Common name Binomial Status
Brünnich's guillemot Uria lomvia
Razorbill Alca torda *
Little auk Alle alle *
Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica *

Sandgrouse

Order: Pterocliformes   Family: Pteroclidae

Common name Binomial Status
Pallas's sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus * B

Pigeons and doves

Order: Columbiformes   Family: Columbidae

Common name Binomial Status
Rock dove Columba livia C
Stock dove Columba oenas
Wood pigeon Columba palumbus
Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto
European turtle dove Streptopelia turtur
Oriental turtle dove Streptopelia orientalis *

Cuckoos

Order: Cuculiformes   Family: Cuculidae

Common name Binomial Status
Great spotted cuckoo Clamator glandarius *
Common cuckoo Cuculus canorus

Barn owls

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Tytonidae

Common name Binomial Status
Barn owl Tyto alba

Typical owls

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Strigidae

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian scops owl Otus scops
Eurasian eagle-owl Bubo bubo
Snowy owl Bubo scandiacus *
Northern hawk-owl Surnia ulula *
Eurasian pygmy owl Glaucidium passerinum
Little owl Athene noctua
Tawny owl Strix aluco
Ural owl Strix uralensis
Long-eared owl Asio otus
Short-eared owl Asio flammeus
Tengmalm's owl Aegolius funereus

Nightjars

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Caprimulgidae

Common name Binomial Status
European nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus

Swifts

Order: Apodiformes   Family: Apodidae

Common name Binomial Status
Common swift Apus apus
Alpine swift Apus melba

Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Alcedinidae

Common name Binomial Status
Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis

Bee-eaters

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Meropidae

Common name Binomial Status
European bee-eater Merops apiaster

Rollers

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Coraciidae

Common name Binomial Status
European roller Coracias garrulus

Hoopoes

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Upupidae

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops

Woodpeckers

Order: Piciformes   Family: Picidae

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian wryneck Jynx torquilla
Grey-headed woodpecker Picus canus
European green woodpecker Picus viridis
Black woodpecker Dryocopus martius
Great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major
Syrian woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus
White-backed woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos
Middle spotted woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius
Lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor
Eurasian three-toed woodpecker Picoides tridactylus

Larks

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Alaudidae

Common name Binomial Status
Calandra lark Melanocorypha calandra *
Black lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis * B
Greater short-toed lark Calandrella brachydactyla
Lesser short-toed lark Alaudala rufescens *
Crested lark Galerida cristata
Woodlark Lullula arborea
Eurasian skylark Alauda arvensis
White-winged lark Alauda leucoptera * B
Horned lark Eremophila alpestris

Swallows and martins

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hirundinidae

Common name Binomial Status
Sand martin Riparia riparia
Eurasian crag martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
Red-rumped swallow Hirundo daurica
Common house martin Delichon urbicum

Pipits and wagtails

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Motacillidae

Common name Binomial Status
Richard's pipit Anthus richardi
Tawny pipit Anthus campestris
Tree pipit Anthus trivialis
Meadow pipit Anthus pratensis
Rock pipit Anthus petrosus
Red-throated pipit Anthus cervinus
Water pipit Anthus spinoletta 1
Western yellow wagtail Motacilla flava
Citrine wagtail Motacilla citreola
Grey wagtail Motacilla cinerea
White wagtail Motacilla alba

Waxwings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Bombycillidae

Common name Binomial Status
Bohemian waxwing Bombycilla garrulus

Dippers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cinclidae

Common name Binomial Status
White-throated dipper Cinclus cinclus

Wrens

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Troglodytidae

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian wren Troglodytes troglodytes

Accentors

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Prunellidae

Common name Binomial Status
Dunnock Prunella modularis
Siberian accentor Prunella montanella * B
Alpine accentor Prunella collaris

Thrushes and allies

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Turdidae

Common name Binomial Status
White's thrush Zoothera dauma * B
Ring ouzel Turdus torquatus
Common blackbird Turdus merula
Dusky thrush Turdus naumanni *
Dark-throated thrush Turdus ruficollis *
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
Song thrush Turdus philomelos
Redwing Turdus iliacus
Mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus

Cisticolas

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cisticolidae

Common name Binomial Status
Zitting cisticola Cisticola juncidis *

Locustellid warblers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Locustellidae

Common name Binomial Status
Common grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia
River warbler Locustella fluviatilis
Savi's warbler Locustella luscinioides

Acrocephalid warblers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Acrocephalidae

Common name Binomial Status
Moustached warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
Aquatic warbler Acrocephalus paludicola
Sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Paddyfield warbler Acrocephalus agricola *
Marsh warbler Acrocephalus palustris
Eurasian reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Eastern olivaceous warbler Iduna pallida *
Booted warbler Iduna caligata *
Icterine warbler Hippolais icterina
Melodious warbler Hippolais polyglotta

Phylloscopid warblers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Phylloscopidae

Common name Binomial Status
Greenish warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides *
Pallas's leaf warbler Phylloscopus proregulus *
Yellow-browed warbler Phylloscopus inornatus *
Dusky warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus *
Western Bonelli's warbler Phylloscopus bonelli
Wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus

Old World warblers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sylviidae

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Garden warbler Sylvia borin
Barred warbler Sylvia nisoria
Lesser whitethroat Sylvia curruca
Western Orphean warbler Sylvia hortensis *
Common whitethroat Sylvia communis
Subalpine warbler Sylvia cantillans *
Sardinian warbler Sylvia melanocephala *

Kinglets

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Regulidae

Common name Binomial Status
Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Common firecrest Regulus ignicapilla

Old World flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Muscicapidae

Common name Binomial Status
European robin Erithacus rubecula
Thrush nightingale Luscinia luscinia
Common nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
Common redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
European stonechat Saxicola torquatus
Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Pied wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka *
Black-eared wheatear Oenanthe hispanica *
Common rock thrush Monticola saxatilis
Blue rock thrush Monticola solitarius
Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata
Red-breasted flycatcher Ficedula parva
Collared flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
European pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca

Bearded reedling

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Panuridae

Common name Binomial Status
Bearded reedling Panurus biarmicus

Long-tailed tits

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Aegithalidae

Common name Binomial Status
Long-tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus

Tits

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Paridae

Common name Binomial Status
Marsh tit Parus palustris
Willow tit Parus montanus
Crested tit Parus cristatus
Coal tit Parus ater
Eurasian blue tit Parus caeruleus
Azure tit Parus cyanus *
Great tit Parus major

Nuthatches

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sittidae

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian nuthatch Sitta europaea

Wallcreeper

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Tichodromidae

Common name Binomial Status
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria

Treecreepers

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Certhiidae

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian treecreeper Certhia familiaris
Short-toed treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla

Penduline tits

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Remizidae

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian penduline tit Remiz pendulinus

Orioles

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Oriolidae

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus

Shrikes

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Laniidae

Common name Binomial Status
Isabelline shrike Lanius isabellinus *
Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio
Lesser grey shrike Lanius minor
Great grey shrike Lanius excubitor
Woodchat shrike Lanius senator

Jays, magpies and crows

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Corvidae

Common name Binomial Status
Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius
Eurasian magpie Pica pica
Spotted nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
Alpine chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
Red-billed chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Western jackdaw Corvus monedula
Rook Corvus frugilegus
Carrion crow Corvus corone 2
Northern raven Corvus corax

Starlings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sturnidae

Common name Binomial Status
Common starling Sturnus vulgaris
Rosy starling Pastor roseus

Sparrows

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passeridae

Common name Binomial Status
House sparrow Passer domesticus
Italian sparrow Passer italiae
Tree sparrow Passer montanus
Rock sparrow Petronia petronia *
White-winged snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis

Finches

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Fringillidae

Common name Binomial Status
Common chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
European serin Serinus serinus
Citril finch Serinus citrinella
European greenfinch Chloris chloris
European goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Eurasian siskin Carduelis spinus
Common linnet Linaria cannabina
Twite Linaria flavirostris
Common redpoll Acanthis flammea 3
Two-barred crossbill Loxia leucoptera *
Common crossbill Loxia curvirostra
Parrot crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus *
Trumpeter finch Bucanetes githagineus *
Common rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
Pine grosbeak Pinicola enucleator * B
Eurasian bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Longspurs and arctic buntings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Calcariidae

Common name Binomial Status
Lapland longspur Calcarius lapponicus
Snow bunting Plectrophenax nivalis

Buntings

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Emberizidae

Common name Binomial Status
Pine bunting Emberiza leucocephalos *
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
Cirl bunting Emberiza cirlus
Rock bunting Emberiza cia
Ortolan bunting Emberiza hortulana
Cretzschmar's bunting Emberiza caesia *
Rustic bunting Emberiza rustica *
Little bunting Emberiza pusilla *
Reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
Black-headed bunting Emberiza melanocephala *
Corn bunting Emberiza calandra

Notes

Inclusion of these three splits would bring the Austrian total to 419 species.

See also

References

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