Belgium bird checklist
541 bird species in 86 families have been recorded in Belgium, according to eBird; about 318 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 Belgium right now
1Mallard
2Common Wood-Pigeon
3Carrion Crow
4Gray Wagtail
5Eurasian Jackdaw
6Song Thrush
7Great Tit
8White Wagtail
9Rock Pigeon
10Eurasian Jay
Belgium bird checklist
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Rheas
- Greater Rhea
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Bar-headed Goose
- Emperor Goose
- Snow Goose
- Ross's Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Swan Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Lesser White-fronted Goose
- Taiga Bean-Goose
- Tundra Bean-Goose
- Pink-footed Goose
- Brant
- Barnacle Goose
- Cackling Goose
- Canada Goose
- Hawaiian Goose
- Red-breasted Goose
- Cape Barren Goose
- Blue-winged Goose
- Mute Swan
- Black Swan
- Black-necked Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Upland Goose
- Radjah Shelduck
- Egyptian Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- South African Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Spur-winged Goose
- Muscovy Duck
- Ringed Teal
- Wood Duck
- Mandarin Duck
- Maned Duck
- Brazilian Teal
- Baikal Teal
- Garganey
- Blue-billed Teal
- Silver Teal
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Australasian Shoveler
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Falcated Duck
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Chiloe Wigeon
- Mallard
- Cape Teal
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Yellow-billed Teal
- Marbled Duck
- Red-crested Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ring-necked Duck
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- King Eider
- Common Eider
- Surf Scoter
- Velvet Scoter
- Common Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- Bufflehead
- Common Goldeneye
- Smew
- Hooded Merganser
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Ruddy Duck
- White-headed Duck
New World Quail
- California Quail
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Wild Turkey
- Hazel Grouse
- Black Grouse
- Gray Partridge
- Reeves's Pheasant
- Golden Pheasant
- Lady Amherst's Pheasant
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Green Pheasant
- Silver Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
- Common Quail
- Red-legged Partridge
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Stock Dove
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Diamond Dove
Sandgrouse
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Great Bustard
- Little Bustard
Cuckoos
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Eurasian Nightjar
Swifts
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Pallid Swift
- Little Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Corn Crake
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Western Swamphen
- Gray-headed Swamphen
- Little Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Cranes
- Demoiselle Crane
- Common Crane
Thick-knees
- Eurasian Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Black-necked Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- European Golden-Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Masked Lapwing
- Sociable Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing
- Siberian Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Little Curlew
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Great Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Purple Sandpiper
- Baird's Sandpiper
- Little Stint
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Collared Pratincole
- Black-winged Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Great Skua
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Atlantic Puffin
- Black Guillemot
- Razorbill
- Dovekie
- Thick-billed Murre
- Common Murre
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Ross's Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Sabine's Gull
- Slender-billed Gull
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Audouin's Gull
- Mediterranean Gull
- Common Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Caspian Gull
- European Herring Gull
- Yellow-legged Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Glaucous Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Iceland Gull
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Forster's Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
Flamingos
- Chilean Flamingo
- American Flamingo
- Greater Flamingo
- Lesser Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
- Arctic Loon
- Common Loon
- Yellow-billed Loon
Albatrosses
- Black-browed Albatross
Northern Storm-Petrels
- European Storm-Petrel
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Northern Fulmar
- Cory's Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
- Balearic Shearwater
Storks
- Black Stork
- White Stork
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
Cormorants and Shags
- Pygmy Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- European Shag
Ibises and Spoonbills
- White Ibis
- Scarlet Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
- Puna Ibis
- African Sacred Ibis
- Hadada 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
- Australian Pelican
- Dalmatian Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Bearded Vulture
- Egyptian Vulture
- European Honey-buzzard
- Cinereous Vulture
- Eurasian Griffon
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Tawny Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Bonelli's Eagle
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Red Kite
- Black Kite
- White-tailed Eagle
- Bald Eagle
- Harris's Hawk
- Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle
- Red-tailed Hawk
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- Snowy Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Eurasian Pygmy-Owl
- Little Owl
- Tawny Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Boreal Owl
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Bee-eaters
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- Laughing Kookaburra
Rollers
- European Roller
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Middle Spotted Woodpecker
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
- Gray-headed Woodpecker
- Eurasian Green Woodpecker
- Black Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Crested Caracara
- Yellow-headed Caracara
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Saker Falcon
- Gyrfalcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Red-breasted Parakeet
- Eastern Rosella
- Budgerigar
- Rainbow Lorikeet
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Fischer's Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Gray Parrot
- Senegal Parrot
- Monk Parakeet
- Jandaya Parakeet
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Red-eyed Vireo
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Brown Shrike
- Long-tailed Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Eurasian Jay
- Eurasian Magpie
- Northern Nutcracker
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- Rook
- Carrion Crow
- Hooded Crow
- Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Coal Tit
- Crested Tit
- Marsh Tit
- Willow Tit
- Eurasian Blue Tit
- Azure Tit
- Great Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Eurasian Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Wood Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Crested Lark
- Horned Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Calandra Lark
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark
Bearded Reedling
- Bearded Reedling
Cisticolas and Allies
- Zitting Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Booted Warbler
- Melodious Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Aquatic Warbler
- Moustached Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
- Lanceolated Warbler
- 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
- Western Bonelli's Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler
- Radde's Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- Iberian 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
- Western Orphean Warbler
- Sardinian Warbler
- Moltoni's Warbler
- Western Subalpine Warbler
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
- Marmora's Warbler
- Dartford Warbler
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Red-billed Leiothrix
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
- Common Firecrest
Wallcreeper
- Wallcreeper
Nuthatches
- Eurasian Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Eurasian Treecreeper
- Short-toed Treecreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Dippers
- White-throated Dipper
Starlings
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
- White-shouldered Starling
- Common Myna
- Crested Myna
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Gray Catbird
Thrushes and Allies
- White's Thrush
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Fieldfare
- Ring Ouzel
- Dusky Thrush
- American Robin
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- European Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Siberian Rubythroat
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Collared Flycatcher
- Common Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- European Stonechat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Northern Wheatear
- Atlas Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Western Black-eared Wheatear
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
Weavers and Allies
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
Waxbills and Allies
- Zebra Finch
- Java Sparrow
- Red Avadavat
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Dunnock
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Blyth's Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
- Rock Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Hawfinch
- Common Rosefinch
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- House Finch
- European Greenfinch
- Yellow-breasted Greenfinch
- Yellow-fronted Canary
- Twite
- Eurasian Linnet
- Redpoll
- Parrot Crossbill
- Red Crossbill
- White-winged Crossbill
- European Goldfinch
- Citril Finch
- European Serin
- Island Canary
- Eurasian Siskin
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
- Snow Bunting
Old World Buntings
- Corn Bunting
- Rock Bunting
- Cirl Bunting
- Yellowhammer
- Pine Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
- Black-faced Bunting
New World Sparrows
- Dark-eyed Junco
- White-throated Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
Troupials and Allies
- Boat-tailed Grackle
New World Warblers
- Black-and-white Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
- Northern Cardinal
Most common birds in Belgium
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 Belgium’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Eurasian JackdawColoeus monedula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Largest bird families in Belgium
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl49
- Sandpipers and Allies29
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers22
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites14
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies13
- Old World Flycatchers11
- Wagtails and Pipits10
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns9
Reported in the last 30 days
244 species reported to eBird in Belgium in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Gray Wagtail, Great Tit, Carrion Crow, Eurasian Blackbird, Eurasian Jay, European Robin, White Wagtail, Mallard, Common Wood-Pigeon, Eurasian Blackcap, Eurasian Jackdaw, Song Thrush, European Herring Gull, Eurasian Kestrel, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Rock Pigeon, European Greenfinch, Common Chaffinch, Stock Dove, Common Buzzard, Redwing, Common Chiffchaff, Eurasian Wren, Eurasian Blue Tit, Meadow Pipit, European Starling, House Sparrow, Northern Lapwing, Graylag Goose, Gadwall, Eurasian Wigeon, Canada Goose, Egyptian Goose, Eurasian Moorhen, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Eurasian Coot, Great Cormorant, Great Gray Shrike, Rook, Common Ringed Plover, …
Get to know some of them
European Starling
Common Chaffinch
Eurasian Blackbird
European Robin
Redwing
Meadow Pipit
Northern Lapwing
European Greenfinch
Stock Dove
Eurasian Blackcap
Eurasian Blue Tit
Graylag Goose
Eurasian Kestrel
Common Buzzard