Germany bird checklist
597 bird species in 85 families have been recorded in Germany, according to eBird; about 344 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 Germany right now
1Greater White-fronted Goose
2Mallard
3Great Tit
4Common Chaffinch
5Carrion Crow
6Dunnock
7European Starling
8European Robin
9Eurasian Jay
10Eurasian Blackbird
Germany 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
- Mute Swan
- Black Swan
- Black-necked Swan
- Trumpeter Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Orinoco Goose
- Andean Goose
- Upland Goose
- Ashy-headed Goose
- Ruddy-headed Goose
- Radjah Shelduck
- Egyptian Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- South African Shelduck
- Australian Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Spur-winged Goose
- Muscovy Duck
- Ringed Teal
- Wood Duck
- Mandarin Duck
- Maned Duck
- Baikal Teal
- Garganey
- Blue-billed Teal
- Silver Teal
- Puna Teal
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Falcated Duck
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Chiloe Wigeon
- Yellow-billed Duck
- Pacific Black Duck
- Indian Spot-billed Duck
- Mallard
- Cape Teal
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Yellow-billed Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Yellow-billed Teal
- Chestnut Teal
- Bernier's Teal
- Marbled Duck
- Red-crested Pochard
- Rosy-billed Pochard
- Redhead
- Common Pochard
- Ring-necked Duck
- Ferruginous Duck
- Hardhead
- 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
- Barrow's 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
- Wild Turkey
- Hazel Grouse
- Rock Ptarmigan
- Western Capercaillie
- Black Grouse
- Gray Partridge
- Golden Pheasant
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Silver Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
- Black Francolin
- Common Quail
- Japanese Quail
- Red-legged Partridge
- Rock Partridge
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Stock Dove
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- Diamond Dove
Bustards
- Great Bustard
- Little Bustard
Turacos
- White-cheeked Turaco
Cuckoos
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Eurasian Nightjar
Swifts
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Pallid Swift
- Little Swift
- White-rumped 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
- Gray Crowned-Crane
- Sandhill Crane
- Demoiselle Crane
- Red-crowned 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
- Masked Lapwing
- Sociable Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing
- Siberian Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- 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
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Long-toed 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
- 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
- Gray Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's 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
- Iceland Gull
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Elegant 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
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
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
- Abdim's Stork
- White Stork
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
Cormorants and Shags
- Pygmy Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- European Shag
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Scarlet Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
- Black-faced 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
- Pink-backed 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
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Imperial 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
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- Rock Eagle-Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Northern Hawk 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
- Laughing Kookaburra
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
- American Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Saker Falcon
- Gyrfalcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Superb Parrot
- Papuan Eclectus
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Plum-headed Parakeet
- Elegant Parrot
- Turquoise Parrot
- Red-crowned Parakeet
- Crimson Rosella
- Eastern Rosella
- Pale-headed Rosella
- Red-rumped Parrot
- Mulga Parrot
- Budgerigar
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Fischer's Lovebird
- Black-cheeked Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Gray Parrot
- Monk Parakeet
- Yellow-headed Amazon
- Turquoise-fronted Amazon
- Orange-winged Amazon
- Pacific Parrotlet
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Red-shouldered Macaw
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Brown Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Masked Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Eurasian Jay
- Eurasian Magpie
- Northern Nutcracker
- Yellow-billed Chough
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- Rook
- Carrion Crow
- Hooded Crow
- Pied 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
- Calandra 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
- 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
Bulbuls
- Red-whiskered Bulbul
- White-eared 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
- Eastern Crowned Warbler
- 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
- Western Orphean Warbler
- Asian Desert Warbler
- Sardinian Warbler
- Moltoni's Warbler
- Western Subalpine Warbler
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
- Spectacled Warbler
- Dartford Warbler
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Red-billed Leiothrix
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
- Common Firecrest
Wallcreeper
- Wallcreeper
Nuthatches
- Red-breasted Nuthatch
- Eurasian Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Eurasian Treecreeper
- Short-toed Treecreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Dippers
- White-throated Dipper
Starlings
- Common Hill Myna
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Gray Catbird
- Northern Mockingbird
Thrushes and Allies
- White's Thrush
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Pale Thrush
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- Fieldfare
- Ring Ouzel
- Black-throated Thrush
- Dusky Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- European Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Siberian Rubythroat
- 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
Weavers and Allies
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
Waxbills and Allies
- Zebra Finch
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Siberian Accentor
- Dunnock
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Italian Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Sudan Golden 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
- American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Hawfinch
- Japanese Grosbeak
- Common Rosefinch
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- House Finch
- European Greenfinch
- 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
- Black-headed Bunting
- Corn Bunting
- Rock Bunting
- Cirl Bunting
- Yellowhammer
- Pine Bunting
- Gray-necked Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Cretzschmar's Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
- Black-faced Bunting
New World Sparrows
- Song Sparrow
Most common birds in Germany
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 Germany’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Great TitParus major
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Graylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian LinnetLinaria cannabina
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
Largest bird families in Germany
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl50
- Sandpipers and Allies27
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers21
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites19
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies15
- Old World Flycatchers14
- Wagtails and Pipits12
- Crows, Jays, and Magpies9
Reported in the last 30 days
315 species reported to eBird in Germany in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Greater White-fronted Goose, Mallard, Eurasian Blackbird, European Robin, Carrion Crow, Great Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Eurasian Green Woodpecker, Dunnock, Common Chiffchaff, Eurasian Magpie, Eurasian Nuthatch, Common Chaffinch, Eurasian Blue Tit, European Stonechat, Eurasian Kestrel, Common Buzzard, Eurasian Jay, Common Kingfisher, Eurasian Linnet, White Wagtail, Water Rail, Graylag Goose, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Gadwall, Eurasian Wren, Great Egret, Meadow Pipit, Mistle Thrush, European Starling, Mute Swan, Reed Bunting, European Greenfinch, Black Woodpecker, Egyptian Goose, Eurasian Skylark, Gray Wagtail, Northern Shoveler, Eurasian Coot, Water Pipit, …
Get to know some of them
Gadwall
Graylag Goose
Eurasian Blue Tit
Common Buzzard
Eurasian Magpie
Common Chiffchaff
Eurasian Linnet
White Wagtail
Great Egret
Mute Swan
Northern Shoveler
Long-tailed Tit
Green-winged Teal
Eurasian Skylark