France bird checklist
656 bird species in 91 families have been recorded in France, according to eBird; about 392 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 France right now
1European Starling
2Great Cormorant
3Black-headed Gull
4Common Wood-Pigeon
5Eurasian Coot
6European Robin
7Eurasian Jackdaw
8Meadow Pipit
9Carrion Crow
10Rock Pigeon
France bird checklist
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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
- Mute Swan
- Black Swan
- Black-necked Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Andean Goose
- Upland Goose
- Egyptian Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- South African Shelduck
- Australian Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- 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
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Chiloe Wigeon
- Yellow-billed Duck
- Indian Spot-billed Duck
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck
- Mallard
- American Black Duck
- Cape Teal
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Yellow-billed Teal
- Marbled Duck
- Red-crested Pochard
- Rosy-billed Pochard
- Canvasback
- Common Pochard
- Ring-necked Duck
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- King Eider
- Common Eider
- Surf Scoter
- Velvet 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
New World Quail
- Northern Bobwhite
- California Quail
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Hazel Grouse
- Rock Ptarmigan
- Western Capercaillie
- Black Grouse
- Gray Partridge
- Reeves's Pheasant
- Golden Pheasant
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Green Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
- Common Quail
- Japanese Quail
- Red-legged Partridge
- Rock Partridge
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Speckled Pigeon
- Stock Dove
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- Diamond Dove
Sandgrouse
- Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Great Bustard
- Little Bustard
Cuckoos
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Common Nighthawk
- Red-necked Nightjar
- Eurasian Nightjar
Swifts
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Pallid Swift
- Little Swift
- White-rumped Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Corn Crake
- Sora
- Spotted Crake
- Lesser Moorhen
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Western Swamphen
- Little Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Cranes
- Gray Crowned-Crane
- Demoiselle Crane
- Red-crowned Crane
- Common Crane
Thick-knees
- Eurasian Thick-knee
Egyptian Plover
- Egyptian Plover
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
- Killdeer
- Common Ringed Plover
- Semipalmated Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- Sociable Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing
- Caspian Plover
- Siberian Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kittlitz's Plover
- Kentish Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- 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
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Gray-tailed Tattler
- 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
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated 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
- South Polar Skua
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Atlantic Puffin
- Black Guillemot
- Razorbill
- Dovekie
- 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
- Franklin's Gull
- Audouin's Gull
- Mediterranean Gull
- Common Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Caspian Gull
- Kelp Gull
- American Herring Gull
- European Herring Gull
- Yellow-legged Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Glaucous Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Iceland Gull
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Inca Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Forster's Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Elegant Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
- West African Crested Tern
- Royal 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
- Pacific Loon
- Common Loon
- Yellow-billed Loon
Albatrosses
- Black-browed Albatross
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- European Storm-Petrel
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
- Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Northern Fulmar
- Cory's Shearwater
- Scopoli's Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Short-tailed Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
- Yelkouan Shearwater
- Balearic Shearwater
- Barolo Shearwater
Storks
- Black Stork
- White Stork
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
Cormorants and Shags
- Pygmy Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- European Shag
Ibises and Spoonbills
- White Ibis
- Scarlet Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
- African Sacred Ibis
- Northern Bald Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- African Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Egret
- Western Reef-Heron
- Green Heron
- Squacco Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Pink-backed Pelican
- Dalmatian Pelican
New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Bearded Vulture
- Egyptian Vulture
- European Honey-buzzard
- Cinereous Vulture
- Rüppell's Griffon
- Eurasian Griffon
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Imperial Eagle
- Spanish 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
- Brahminy Kite
- White-tailed Eagle
- Bald Eagle
- Harris's 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
Hornbills
- Southern Ground-Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- Belted 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
- Eurasian Green Woodpecker
- Iberian Green Woodpecker
- Black Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Eleonora's Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Lanner Falcon
- Laggar Falcon
- Saker Falcon
- Gyrfalcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
- Galah
- White Cockatoo
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Old World Parrots
- Superb Parrot
- Australian King-Parrot
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Plum-headed Parakeet
- Crimson Rosella
- Eastern Rosella
- Budgerigar
- Coconut Lorikeet
- Rainbow Lorikeet
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Fischer's Lovebird
- Yellow-collared Lovebird
- Black-cheeked Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Gray Parrot
- Senegal Parrot
- Monk Parakeet
- Sun Parakeet
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Military Macaw
- Blue-crowned Parakeet
- Mitred Parakeet
- Red-masked Parakeet
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Red-eyed Vireo
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Brown Shrike
- Iberian Gray 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
- Carrion Crow
- Hooded Crow
- White-necked Raven
- 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
- Bar-tailed Lark
- Wood Lark
- White-winged Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Thekla's Lark
- Crested Lark
- Horned Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Calandra Lark
- Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
Bearded Reedling
- Bearded Reedling
Cisticolas and Allies
- Zitting Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Booted Warbler
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Western Olivaceous 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
- River Warbler
- Savi's Warbler
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
Bulbuls
- Red-whiskered Bulbul
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
- 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
- Western Orphean Warbler
- Asian Desert Warbler
- Tristram's Warbler
- Rüppell's Warbler
- Sardinian Warbler
- Moltoni's Warbler
- Western Subalpine Warbler
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
- Spectacled Warbler
- Marmora's Warbler
- Dartford Warbler
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Red-billed Leiothrix
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
- Common Firecrest
Wallcreeper
- Wallcreeper
Nuthatches
- Corsican Nuthatch
- Eurasian Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Eurasian Treecreeper
- Short-toed Treecreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Dippers
- White-throated Dipper
Starlings
- European Starling
- Spotless Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Common Myna
Thrushes and Allies
- White's Thrush
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- Fieldfare
- Ring Ouzel
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- European Robin
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Semicollared Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Collared Flycatcher
- Moussier's Redstart
- Common Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- European Stonechat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Western Black-eared Wheatear
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
- Black Wheatear
- White-crowned Wheatear
- Kurdish Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
Weavers and Allies
- Black-headed Weaver
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
Waxbills and Allies
- Zebra Finch
- Indian Silverbill
- White-headed Munia
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill
- Common Waxbill
Whydahs and Indigobirds
- Pin-tailed Whydah
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Dunnock
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Italian Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Sudan Golden Sparrow
- Rock Sparrow
- White-winged Snowfinch
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
- Pechora Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
- Rock Pipit
- Siberian Pipit
- American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Hawfinch
- Common Rosefinch
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Trumpeter Finch
- European Greenfinch
- Yellow-breasted Greenfinch
- Yellow-fronted Canary
- Twite
- Eurasian Linnet
- Redpoll
- Parrot Crossbill
- Scottish Crossbill
- Red Crossbill
- White-winged Crossbill
- European Goldfinch
- Citril Finch
- Corsican Finch
- European Serin
- Island Canary
- Eurasian Siskin
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
- Snow Bunting
Old World Buntings
- Black-headed Bunting
- Corn Bunting
- Rock Bunting
- Cirl Bunting
- Yellowhammer
- Pine Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- House Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
- Black-faced Bunting
- Chestnut Bunting
New World Sparrows
- White-throated Sparrow
Troupials and Allies
- Baltimore Oriole
- Common Grackle
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Most common birds in France
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 France’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus
- Eurasian CootFulica atra
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian JackdawColoeus monedula
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Largest bird families in France
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl47
- Sandpipers and Allies31
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers23
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites20
- Old World Flycatchers15
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies14
- Wagtails and Pipits11
- Sylviid Warblers and Allies11
Reported in the last 30 days
377 species reported to eBird in France in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
White-throated Dipper, Eurasian Wren, Eurasian Magpie, Dunnock, Carrion Crow, Long-tailed Tit, European Robin, Common Firecrest, Rose-ringed Parakeet, European Starling, Great Cormorant, Common Wood-Pigeon, Black-headed Gull, Eurasian Blue Tit, Eurasian Jackdaw, Eurasian Coot, Hen Harrier, Meadow Pipit, Eurasian Kestrel, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Red-eyed Vireo, Greater Flamingo, Gray Heron, Little Egret, Rook, Yellow-legged Gull, Great Tit, White Wagtail, Gray Wagtail, Eurasian Blackcap, European Serin, Sardinian Warbler, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Eurasian Moorhen, Black Swan, Rock Pigeon, Canada Goose, Mallard, Eurasian Blackbird, Pink-backed Pelican, …
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Rook
Eurasian Blue Tit
Mallard
White Wagtail
Dunnock
Eurasian Wren
Eurasian Magpie
Ruddy Turnstone
Little Egret
Northern Gannet
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Eurasian Kestrel
Gray Heron
Rose-ringed Parakeet