Finland bird checklist
482 bird species in 71 families have been recorded in Finland, according to eBird; about 310 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 Finland right now
1Fieldfare
2Redwing
3Bohemian Waxwing
4Barnacle Goose
5Eurasian Blue Tit
6Great Tit
7Eurasian Blackbird
8Great Spotted Woodpecker
9European Robin
10Coal Tit
Finland bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Bar-headed Goose
- Snow Goose
- Ross's Goose
- Graylag 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
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Wood Duck
- Mandarin Duck
- Baikal Teal
- Garganey
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Falcated Duck
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Mallard
- American Black Duck
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Yellow-billed Teal
- Red-crested Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ring-necked Duck
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- Steller's Eider
- King Eider
- Common Eider
- Harlequin Duck
- Surf Scoter
- Velvet Scoter
- Stejneger's Scoter
- Common Scoter
- Black Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- Bufflehead
- Common Goldeneye
- Smew
- Hooded Merganser
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Ruddy Duck
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Hazel Grouse
- Willow Ptarmigan
- Rock Ptarmigan
- Western Capercaillie
- Black Grouse
- Gray Partridge
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- 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
- Pallas's Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Little Bustard
Cuckoos
- Common Cuckoo
- Oriental Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Eurasian Nightjar
Swifts
- White-throated Needletail
- Common Swift
- Pallid 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
- Sociable Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing
- Caspian Plover
- Tibetan Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Little Curlew
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Great Snipe
- Swinhoe's Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Wilson's 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
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Long-toed Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Purple Sandpiper
- Baird's Sandpiper
- Little Stint
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Cream-colored Courser
- 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
- Common Murre
- Ancient Murrelet
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Ross's Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Sabine's Gull
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Mediterranean Gull
- Common Gull
- Caspian Gull
- European Herring Gull
- Yellow-legged Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Glaucous Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Slaty-backed Gull
- Iceland Gull
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Arctic 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
- Pacific Loon
- Common Loon
- Yellow-billed Loon
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Northern Fulmar
- Great Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
Storks
- Black Stork
- Abdim's Stork
- White Stork
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
Cormorants and Shags
- Pygmy Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Egret
- Squacco Heron
- Indian Pond-Heron
- Chinese Pond-Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Pelicans
- Dalmatian Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- 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
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Red Kite
- Black Kite
- White-tailed Eagle
- Steller's Sea-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
- Tawny Owl
- Ural Owl
- Great Gray Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Boreal Owl
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Bee-eaters
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- 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
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
- Gray-headed Woodpecker
- Black Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Eleonora's Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Saker Falcon
- Gyrfalcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Brown Shrike
- Northern Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Masked Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Siberian Jay
- 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
- Gray-headed Chickadee
- Eurasian Blue Tit
- Azure Tit
- Great Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Eurasian Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Wood Lark
- White-winged Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Crested Lark
- Horned Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Bimaculated Lark
- Calandra Lark
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark
Bearded Reedling
- Bearded Reedling
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Booted Warbler
- Sykes's Warbler
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Icterine 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
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Western Bonelli's Warbler
- Eastern Bonelli's Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler
- Radde's Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- Iberian Chiffchaff
- Eastern Crowned Warbler
- Green Warbler
- Greenish Warbler
- Two-barred Warbler
- Arctic Warbler
- Kamchatka Leaf Warbler
Long-tailed Tits
- Long-tailed Tit
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- Barred Warbler
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Asian Desert Warbler
- Sardinian Warbler
- Western Subalpine Warbler
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
- Common Firecrest
Nuthatches
- Eurasian Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Eurasian Treecreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Dippers
- White-throated Dipper
Starlings
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
- White-shouldered Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- White's Thrush
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- Fieldfare
- Ring Ouzel
- Black-throated Thrush
- Dusky Thrush
- Naumann's Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- European Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Siberian Rubythroat
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Collared Flycatcher
- Common Redstart
- White-winged Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- European Stonechat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Amur Stonechat
- Pied Bushchat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
- Pied 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
- Citrine Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Blyth's Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Rock Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Hawfinch
- Common Rosefinch
- Long-tailed Rosefinch
- Pine Grosbeak
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Trumpeter Finch
- European Greenfinch
- Twite
- Eurasian Linnet
- Redpoll
- Parrot Crossbill
- Red Crossbill
- White-winged Crossbill
- European Goldfinch
- Citril Finch
- European Serin
- Eurasian Siskin
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
- Snow Bunting
Old World Buntings
- Black-headed Bunting
- Red-headed Bunting
- Corn Bunting
- Yellowhammer
- Pine Bunting
- Gray-necked Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Cretzschmar's Bunting
- Pallas's Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
- Chestnut Bunting
New World Sparrows
- Fox Sparrow
- Dark-eyed Junco
- White-throated Sparrow
Cardinals and Allies
- Indigo Bunting
Most common birds in Finland
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 Finland’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Greater ScaupAythya marila
Largest bird families in Finland
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl44
- Sandpipers and Allies27
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers18
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies16
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites15
- Old World Flycatchers14
- Owls11
- Wagtails and Pipits11
Reported in the last 30 days
239 species reported to eBird in Finland in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Eurasian Blackbird, Eurasian Woodcock, Eurasian Pygmy-Owl, Fieldfare, Redwing, European Robin, Eurasian Blue Tit, European Herring Gull, Great Tit, Barnacle Goose, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Black Woodpecker, Caspian Gull, Bohemian Waxwing, Great Black-backed Gull, Eurasian Jay, Whooper Swan, Redpoll, Red Crossbill, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Crested Tit, Coal Tit, Yellowhammer, Hazel Grouse, Canada Goose, Velvet Scoter, Great Crested Grebe, Greater Scaup, Common Goldeneye, Mallard, Northern Shoveler, Long-tailed Duck, Gadwall, Mute Swan, Great Cormorant, Common Merganser, Hooded Crow, Common Gull, Eurasian Magpie, Common Hoopoe, …
Get to know some of them
Red Crossbill
Whooper Swan
Eurasian Jay
Common Goldeneye
Great Black-backed Gull
Long-tailed Duck
Canada Goose
Mallard
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Greater Scaup
Great Cormorant
Great Crested Grebe
Gadwall
Common Merganser
Northern Shoveler
Common Gull