Azerbaijan bird checklist
396 bird species in 67 families have been recorded in Azerbaijan, according to eBird; about 301 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 Azerbaijan right now
1Caspian Gull
2Rock Pigeon
3House Sparrow
4Black-headed Gull
5White Wagtail
6Purple Heron
7European Starling
8Common Chiffchaff
9Great Cormorant
10Ruff
Azerbaijan bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Graylag Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Lesser White-fronted Goose
- Tundra Bean-Goose
- Red-breasted 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
- Marbled Duck
- Red-crested Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Velvet Scoter
- Common Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- Common Goldeneye
- Smew
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- White-headed Duck
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Caucasian Grouse
- Gray Partridge
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Black Francolin
- Caucasian Snowcock
- Caspian Snowcock
- See-see Partridge
- Common Quail
- Chukar
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Stock Dove
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Laughing Dove
Sandgrouse
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Asian Houbara
- Little Bustard
Cuckoos
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Eurasian Nightjar
Swifts
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Corn Crake
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Gray-headed Swamphen
- Little Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Cranes
- Siberian Crane
- Demoiselle Crane
- 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
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Sociable Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing
- Caspian Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Common Snipe
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- 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
- Black-winged Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Mediterranean Gull
- Common Gull
- Caspian Gull
- European Herring Gull
- Yellow-legged Gull
- Armenian Gull
- Glaucous 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
Storks
- Black Stork
- White Stork
Cormorants and Shags
- Pygmy Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Egret
- Squacco Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Dalmatian Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Bearded Vulture
- Egyptian Vulture
- European Honey-buzzard
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Cinereous Vulture
- Eurasian Griffon
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Imperial Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Shikra
- Levant Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Red Kite
- Black Kite
- White-tailed Eagle
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Little Owl
- Tawny Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Bee-eaters
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- 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
- Eurasian Green Woodpecker
- Black Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Lanner Falcon
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Budgerigar
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Masked 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
- Caspian Tit
- Eurasian Blue Tit
- Great Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Eurasian Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Wood Lark
- White-winged Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Oriental Skylark
- Crested Lark
- Horned Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Bimaculated Lark
- Calandra Lark
- Black Lark
- Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark
Bearded Reedling
- Bearded Reedling
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Booted Warbler
- Sykes's Warbler
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Upcher's Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Moustached Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- River Warbler
- 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
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler
- Radde's Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Mountain Chiffchaff
- Common Chiffchaff
- Green Warbler
- Greenish Warbler
- Arctic Warbler
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
- Asian Desert Warbler
- Menetries's Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
Wallcreeper
- Wallcreeper
Nuthatches
- Western Rock Nuthatch
- Eastern Rock Nuthatch
- Eurasian Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Eurasian 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
- Black-throated Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- European Robin
- White-throated Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Semicollared Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Common Redstart
- White-winged Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- European Stonechat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Pied Bushchat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
- Finsch's Wheatear
- Persian Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Radde's Accentor
- Dunnock
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Rock Sparrow
- Pale Rockfinch
- White-winged Snowfinch
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
- Siberian Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Hawfinch
- Common Rosefinch
- Great Rosefinch
- Long-tailed Rosefinch
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Crimson-winged Finch
- Trumpeter Finch
- Mongolian Finch
- Desert Finch
- European Greenfinch
- Twite
- Eurasian Linnet
- Redpoll
- Red Crossbill
- European Goldfinch
- European Serin
- Fire-fronted Serin
- Eurasian Siskin
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
- Snow Bunting
Old World Buntings
- Black-headed Bunting
- Red-headed Bunting
- Corn Bunting
- Rock Bunting
- Yellowhammer
- Pine Bunting
- Gray-necked Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
Most common birds in Azerbaijan
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 Azerbaijan’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Purple HeronArdea purpurea
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Gray HeronArdea cinerea
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Largest bird families in Azerbaijan
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl28
- Sandpipers and Allies21
- Old World Flycatchers21
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites20
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers17
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies16
- Larks11
- Plovers and Lapwings11
Reported in the last 30 days
146 species reported to eBird in Azerbaijan in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Eurasian Hobby, Rock Pigeon, Caspian Gull, Common Chiffchaff, Eurasian Nightjar, House Sparrow, Purple Heron, Red-breasted Flycatcher, Common Redstart, Eurasian Kestrel, White Wagtail, Great Gray Shrike, Black-headed Gull, Sanderling, Common Greenshank, Ruff, Booted Eagle, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, European Starling, Great Cormorant, Gray Heron, Garganey, Whiskered Tern, Tawny Pipit, Steppe Eagle, Slender-billed Gull, Eurasian Skylark, Common Buzzard, White-winged Tern, Common Shelduck, Common Ringed Plover, Crested Lark, Parasitic Jaeger, Western Yellow Wagtail, Northern Wheatear, Mute Swan, Mallard, Little Owl, Little Gull, Lesser Kestrel, …
Get to know some of them
Sanderling
Garganey
Whiskered Tern
Gray Heron
Common Greenshank
Eurasian Skylark
Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Common Shelduck
Mallard
Common Buzzard
Western Yellow Wagtail
Common Ringed Plover
Barn Swallow
Rook