Albania bird checklist
312 bird species in 68 families have been recorded in Albania, according to eBird; about 300 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Albania right now
1House Sparrow
2Barn Swallow
3European Starling
4Hooded Crow
5Little Grebe
6Eurasian Coot
7Rock Pigeon
8Eurasian Magpie
9European Goldfinch
10Mallard
Albania bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Graylag Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Mute Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Red-crested Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Long-tailed Duck
- Common Goldeneye
- Smew
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Hazel Grouse
- Western Capercaillie
- Gray Partridge
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Common Quail
- Rock Partridge
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Stock Dove
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
Bustards
- Little Bustard
Cuckoos
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Eurasian Nightjar
Swifts
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Pallid Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Little Crake
Cranes
- Common Crane
Thick-knees
- Eurasian Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- European Golden-Plover
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Kentish Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Common Snipe
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Collared Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Audouin's Gull
- Mediterranean Gull
- Common Gull
- Caspian Gull
- Yellow-legged Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
- Arctic Loon
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Scopoli's Shearwater
- Yelkouan Shearwater
Storks
- Black Stork
- White Stork
Cormorants and Shags
- Pygmy Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- European Shag
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Northern Bald Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Egret
- Western Reef-Heron
- Squacco Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Dalmatian Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Egyptian Vulture
- European Honey-buzzard
- Eurasian Griffon
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Bonelli's Eagle
- Levant Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Red Kite
- Black Kite
- White-tailed Eagle
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Little Owl
- Tawny Owl
- Long-eared Owl
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Bee-eaters
- European Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Middle Spotted Woodpecker
- White-backed Woodpecker
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Syrian Woodpecker
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
- Gray-headed Woodpecker
- Eurasian Green Woodpecker
- Black Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Eleonora's Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Lanner Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Eurasian Jay
- Eurasian Magpie
- Northern Nutcracker
- Red-billed Chough
- Yellow-billed Chough
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- Rook
- Hooded Crow
- Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Coal Tit
- Crested Tit
- Sombre Tit
- Marsh Tit
- Willow Tit
- Eurasian Blue Tit
- Great Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Eurasian Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Wood Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Crested Lark
- Horned Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Calandra Lark
Bearded Reedling
- Bearded Reedling
Cisticolas and Allies
- Zitting Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Olive-tree Warbler
- Melodious Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Moustached Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Savi's Warbler
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Eastern Bonelli's Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Cetti's Warbler
Long-tailed Tits
- Long-tailed Tit
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- Barred Warbler
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Eastern Orphean Warbler
- Sardinian Warbler
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
- Common Firecrest
Wallcreeper
- Wallcreeper
Nuthatches
- Western Rock Nuthatch
- Eurasian Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Eurasian Treecreeper
- Short-toed Treecreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Dippers
- White-throated Dipper
Starlings
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Fieldfare
- Ring Ouzel
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- European Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Semicollared Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Collared Flycatcher
- Common Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- European Stonechat
- Northern Wheatear
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Dunnock
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Rock Sparrow
- White-winged Snowfinch
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Tawny Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Hawfinch
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- European Greenfinch
- Eurasian Linnet
- Red Crossbill
- European Goldfinch
- European Serin
- Eurasian Siskin
Old World Buntings
- Black-headed Bunting
- Corn Bunting
- Rock Bunting
- Cirl Bunting
- Yellowhammer
- Ortolan Bunting
- Cretzschmar's Bunting
- Reed Bunting
Most common birds in Albania
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Albania’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian CootFulica atra
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
Largest bird families in Albania
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl24
- Sandpipers and Allies22
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites21
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers17
- Old World Flycatchers17
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies10
- Crows, Jays, and Magpies9
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns9
Reported in the last 30 days
205 species reported to eBird in Albania in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Little Owl, Hooded Crow, Lesser Spotted Eagle, Long-legged Buzzard, House Sparrow, Red Kite, Eurasian Kestrel, Barn Swallow, Eurasian Magpie, Little Grebe, European Goldfinch, European Greenfinch, European Starling, Eurasian Jay, Eurasian Coot, Rock Pigeon, Pygmy Cormorant, Common Buzzard, Mute Swan, White Wagtail, Eurasian Moorhen, Graylag Goose, Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Little Egret, Dunlin, Northern Pintail, Common Pochard, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Gray Wagtail, Crested Lark, Eurasian Green Woodpecker, Common Ringed Plover, Common Chaffinch, Great Tit, Great Crested Grebe, Common Kingfisher, Common Raven, Great Egret, European Stonechat, …
Get to know some of them
Dunlin
Black-headed Gull
Eurasian Moorhen
European Greenfinch
Mute Swan
Eurasian Kestrel
Little Egret
Northern Pintail
White Wagtail
Common Pochard
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Graylag Goose
Eurasian Jay
Common Buzzard