Denmark bird checklist
493 bird species in 78 families have been recorded in Denmark, according to eBird; about 299 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 Denmark right now
1Common Wood-Pigeon
2Mallard
3Eurasian Jackdaw
4European Robin
5Hooded Crow
6Common Chaffinch
7Song Thrush
8Eurasian Wren
9Rook
10Eurasian Blue Tit
Denmark bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Bar-headed 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
- Red-breasted Goose
- Mute Swan
- Black Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Egyptian Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Paradise Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Wood Duck
- Mandarin Duck
- Baikal Teal
- Garganey
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- American Black Duck
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Red-crested Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ring-necked Duck
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- Steller's Eider
- King Eider
- Common Eider
- Surf Scoter
- Velvet Scoter
- White-winged Scoter
- Stejneger's Scoter
- Common Scoter
- Black Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- Bufflehead
- Common Goldeneye
- Smew
- Hooded Merganser
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Ruddy Duck
- White-headed Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Black Grouse
- Gray Partridge
- Reeves's Pheasant
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Common Quail
- Red-legged Partridge
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Stock Dove
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Mourning Dove
Sandgrouse
- Pallas's Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Little Bustard
Cuckoos
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Eurasian Nightjar
Swifts
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Pallid Swift
- Pacific Swift
- Little Swift
- White-rumped Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Corn Crake
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Little Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Cranes
- Sandhill 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
- American Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- Sociable Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing
- Tibetan Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- 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
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Collared Pratincole
- Black-winged Pratincole
- Oriental 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
- Ivory Gull
- Sabine's Gull
- Slender-billed Gull
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Pallas'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
- Glaucous-winged Gull
- Iceland Gull
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
Flamingos
- Chilean Flamingo
- Greater Flamingo
- Lesser Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
- Arctic Loon
- Pacific 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
- Great 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
- Glossy Ibis
- Northern Bald Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- American Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Egret
- Squacco Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Pink-backed Pelican
- Dalmatian Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Egyptian Vulture
- European Honey-buzzard
- Cinereous Vulture
- Eurasian Griffon
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Imperial Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Bonelli's Eagle
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Northern 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
- Snowy Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Northern Hawk Owl
- Eurasian Pygmy-Owl
- Little Owl
- Tawny 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
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
- Eurasian Green Woodpecker
- Black Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Saker Falcon
- Gyrfalcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Fischer's Lovebird
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Red-eyed Vireo
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed 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
- Great Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Eurasian Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Wood Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Crested Lark
- Horned Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Bimaculated Lark
Bearded Reedling
- Bearded Reedling
Cisticolas and Allies
- Zitting Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Booted Warbler
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Melodious Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Aquatic Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- 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
- Rufous-chested Swallow
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Western Bonelli's Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler
- Radde's Warbler
- Sulphur-bellied Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- Iberian Chiffchaff
- Green Warbler
- Greenish Warbler
- Two-barred 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
- Asian Desert Warbler
- Rüppell's Warbler
- Sardinian Warbler
- Western Subalpine Warbler
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
- Marmora's Warbler
- Dartford Warbler
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
- Common Firecrest
Nuthatches
- Eurasian Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Eurasian Treecreeper
- Short-toed Treecreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Dippers
- White-throated Dipper
Starlings
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Tristram's Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- White's Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Hermit Thrush
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- Fieldfare
- Ring Ouzel
- Black-throated Thrush
- Dusky Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- European Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Collared Flycatcher
- Common Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- European Stonechat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Amur Stonechat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Western Black-eared Wheatear
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
- White-crowned Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Siberian Accentor
- Black-throated Accentor
- Dunnock
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Eastern 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
- Pine Grosbeak
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Trumpeter Finch
- European Greenfinch
- Twite
- Eurasian Linnet
- Redpoll
- Parrot Crossbill
- Red Crossbill
- White-winged Crossbill
- European Goldfinch
- European Serin
- Eurasian Siskin
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
- Snow Bunting
Old World Buntings
- Black-headed Bunting
- Red-headed Bunting
- Corn Bunting
- Cirl Bunting
- Yellowhammer
- Pine Bunting
- Gray-necked Bunting
- Cinereous Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
- Yellow-browed Bunting
New World Sparrows
- White-throated Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
Troupials and Allies
- Great-tailed Grackle
New World Warblers
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
Most common birds in Denmark
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 Denmark’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian JackdawColoeus monedula
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Graylag GooseAnser anser
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- Common EiderSomateria mollissima
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Largest bird families in Denmark
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl46
- Sandpipers and Allies28
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers22
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies16
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites14
- Old World Flycatchers11
- Crows, Jays, and Magpies8
- Plovers and Lapwings7
Reported in the last 30 days
210 species reported to eBird in Denmark in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Eurasian Jackdaw, Hooded Crow, Common Wood-Pigeon, Eurasian Wren, Mallard, European Robin, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Blue Tit, Marsh Tit, Eurasian Nuthatch, Song Thrush, Eurasian Magpie, Coal Tit, Common Chaffinch, Common Chiffchaff, Eurasian Jay, Rook, Great Tit, Eurasian Bullfinch, Eurasian Blackbird, Common Raven, Graylag Goose, Goldcrest, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, White Wagtail, Eurasian Treecreeper, Barn Swallow, Mistle Thrush, Barnacle Goose, Common Eider, Gray Heron, Black-bellied Plover, Eurasian Kestrel, Eurasian Curlew, Ruddy Turnstone, Eurasian Wigeon, Dunlin, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Velvet Scoter, Purple Sandpiper, …
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Common Chiffchaff
Graylag Goose
Barn Swallow
Goldcrest
Great Tit
Common Eider
Eurasian Blackbird
Coal Tit
Eurasian Magpie
Mistle Thrush
Barnacle Goose
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Eurasian Bullfinch
Dunlin