Croatia bird checklist
372 bird species in 74 families have been recorded in Croatia, according to eBird; about 307 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 Croatia right now
1Yellow-legged Gull
2European Starling
3Great Egret
4White Wagtail
5Eurasian Blackbird
6European Greenfinch
7Rock Pigeon
8Hooded Crow
9Black Redstart
10House Sparrow
Croatia bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Bar-headed Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Swan Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Lesser White-fronted Goose
- Taiga Bean-Goose
- Tundra Bean-Goose
- Pink-footed Goose
- Barnacle Goose
- Canada Goose
- Red-breasted Goose
- Mute Swan
- Black Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Egyptian Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Wood Duck
- Mandarin Duck
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Mallard
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Red-crested Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Common Eider
- Velvet Scoter
- Common Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- Common Goldeneye
- Smew
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
New World Quail
- Northern Bobwhite
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Hazel Grouse
- Western Capercaillie
- Gray Partridge
- Golden Pheasant
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Common Quail
- Barbary Partridge
- Rock Partridge
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Stock Dove
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Laughing 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
- Corn Crake
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Little Crake
- Baillon's 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
- Eurasian Dotterel
- 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
- Great Snipe
- 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
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Collared Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Black Guillemot
- Razorbill
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Sabine's Gull
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Audouin's Gull
- Mediterranean Gull
- Common Gull
- Caspian Gull
- European Herring Gull
- Yellow-legged Gull
- Great Black-backed 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
- Common Loon
- Yellow-billed Loon
Northern Storm-Petrels
- European Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Scopoli's Shearwater
- Yelkouan Shearwater
Storks
- Black Stork
- White Stork
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
Cormorants and Shags
- Pygmy Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- European Shag
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- African Sacred Ibis
- Northern Bald 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
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Egyptian Vulture
- European Honey-buzzard
- Rüppell's Griffon
- Eurasian Griffon
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Imperial 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
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Eurasian Pygmy-Owl
- Little Owl
- Tawny Owl
- Ural Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Boreal Owl
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Bee-eaters
- European Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker
- 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
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Budgerigar
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
- Yellow-billed Chough
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- Rook
- Carrion Crow
- 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
- 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
- Aquatic Warbler
- Moustached Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Paddyfield 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
- Western Bonelli's Warbler
- Eastern Bonelli's Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's 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
- European Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- 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
- Northern Wheatear
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Dunnock
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Italian Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Hawfinch
- Common Rosefinch
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- European Greenfinch
- Eurasian Linnet
- Redpoll
- Red Crossbill
- European Goldfinch
- European Serin
- Eurasian Siskin
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Snow Bunting
Old World Buntings
- Black-headed Bunting
- Corn Bunting
- Rock Bunting
- Cirl Bunting
- Yellowhammer
- Pine Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Little Bunting
Most common birds in Croatia
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 Croatia’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great EgretArdea alba
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Gray HeronArdea cinerea
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Eurasian JackdawColoeus monedula
Largest bird families in Croatia
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl33
- Sandpipers and Allies22
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers20
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites18
- Old World Flycatchers15
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies10
- Reed Warblers and Allies10
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns9
Reported in the last 30 days
240 species reported to eBird in Croatia in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Blue Rock-Thrush, Black Redstart, Rock Partridge, Eurasian Blackbird, Eurasian Jay, Yellow-legged Gull, Common Chiffchaff, European Greenfinch, White Wagtail, Great Tit, Eurasian Blue Tit, Mistle Thrush, European Robin, Eurasian Kestrel, Great Egret, Hooded Crow, European Starling, Gray Heron, Common Buzzard, Hen Harrier, Yellow-billed Chough, Common Raven, Alpine Swift, Rock Pigeon, Eurasian Jackdaw, House Sparrow, European Shag, Great Cormorant, Water Pipit, Common Wood-Pigeon, Meadow Pipit, Eurasian Siskin, Whinchat, Western Marsh Harrier, Reed Bunting, Mute Swan, Common Chaffinch, Purple Heron, Dunlin, White Stork, …
Get to know some of them
Gray Heron
Eurasian Jay
Common Chiffchaff
Great Tit
Mistle Thrush
Great Cormorant
European Robin
Eurasian Blue Tit
Eurasian Jackdaw
Common Raven
Common Wood-Pigeon
Mallard
Common Buzzard
Meadow Pipit
Mute Swan