Greece bird checklist

517 bird species in 77 families have been recorded in Greece, according to eBird; about 336 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 13 Oct 2026 · How these lists are made

The most common birds in Greece right now

The top 20, and how they are ranked

Greece bird checklist

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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Bar-headed Goose
Snow Goose
Graylag Goose
Swan Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Lesser White-fronted Goose
Taiga Bean-Goose
Tundra Bean-Goose
Brant
Barnacle Goose
Canada Goose
Red-breasted Goose
Cape Barren Goose
Mute Swan
Black Swan
Tundra Swan
Whooper Swan
Egyptian Goose
Ruddy Shelduck
Common Shelduck
Muscovy Duck
Ringed Teal
Wood Duck
Mandarin Duck
Baikal Teal
Garganey
Blue-winged Teal
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Marbled Duck
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
White-headed Duck

Guineafowl

Helmeted Guineafowl

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Hazel Grouse
Western Capercaillie
Black Grouse
Gray Partridge
Ring-necked Pheasant
Indian Peafowl
Black Francolin
Common Quail
Red-legged Partridge
Chukar
Rock Partridge

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon
Stock Dove
Common Wood-Pigeon
European Turtle-Dove
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Laughing Dove
Namaqua Dove

Sandgrouse

Pallas's Sandgrouse
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
Black-bellied Sandgrouse

Bustards

Great Bustard
Asian Houbara
Little Bustard

Cuckoos

Great Spotted Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo

Nightjars and Allies

Eurasian Nightjar

Swifts

Alpine Swift
Common Swift
Pallid Swift
Little Swift

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Water Rail
Corn Crake
Spotted Crake
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Coot
Allen's Gallinule
Western Swamphen
Little Crake
Baillon's Crake

Cranes

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
Caspian Plover
Greater Sand-Plover
Kittlitz's Plover
Kentish Plover

Sandpipers and Allies

Upland Sandpiper
Eurasian Whimbrel
Slender-billed Curlew
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
Great Knot
Red Knot
Ruff
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Temminck's 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

Skuas and Jaegers

Long-tailed Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
Great Skua

Auks, Murres, and Puffins

Razorbill

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Little Gull
Black-legged Kittiwake
Sabine's Gull
Slender-billed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Laughing Gull
Pallas's Gull
Audouin's Gull
Mediterranean Gull
White-eyed Gull
Common Gull
Caspian Gull
European Herring Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Armenian Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Iceland Gull
Bridled Tern
Little Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Whiskered Tern
Black Tern
White-winged Tern
Arctic Tern
Common Tern
Sandwich Tern
Lesser Crested Tern

Flamingos

Greater Flamingo
Lesser Flamingo

Grebes

Little Grebe
Horned Grebe
Red-necked Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Eared Grebe

Loons

Red-throated Loon
Arctic Loon
Common Loon

Northern Storm-Petrels

European Storm-Petrel

Shearwaters and Petrels

Scopoli's Shearwater
Great Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Yelkouan Shearwater
Balearic Shearwater

Storks

Black Stork
White Stork

Boobies and Gannets

Northern Gannet
Brown Booby

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
Black Heron
Little Egret
Western Reef-Heron
Little Heron
Squacco Heron
Western Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Gray Heron
Purple Heron

Pelicans

Great White 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
Steppe 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

Asian Green Bee-eater
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
European Bee-eater

Kingfishers

Common Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Pied 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
Amur Falcon
Eleonora's Falcon
Merlin
Eurasian Hobby
Lanner Falcon
Saker Falcon
Peregrine Falcon

Cockatoos

Cockatiel

Old World Parrots

Superb Parrot
Alexandrine Parakeet
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Red-rumped Parrot
Budgerigar
Rosy-faced Lovebird
Fischer's Lovebird
Yellow-collared Lovebird

New World and African Parrots

Senegal Parrot
Monk Parakeet
Burrowing Parakeet

Old World Orioles

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Shrikes

Red-backed Shrike
Red-tailed Shrike
Isabelline 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
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

Bar-tailed Lark
Wood Lark
White-winged Lark
Eurasian Skylark
Crested Lark
Horned Lark
Greater Short-toed Lark
Bimaculated Lark
Calandra Lark
Black Lark
Dupont's Lark
Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
Turkestan Short-toed Lark

Bearded Reedling

Bearded Reedling

Cisticolas and Allies

Zitting Cisticola

Reed Warblers and Allies

Booted Warbler
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Western 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
Pallas's Leaf Warbler
Radde's Warbler
Dusky Warbler
Willow Warbler
Common Chiffchaff
Iberian Chiffchaff
Green Warbler
Greenish 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
Eastern Orphean Warbler
African Desert Warbler
Asian Desert Warbler
Rüppell's Warbler
Sardinian Warbler
Western Subalpine Warbler
Eastern Subalpine Warbler
Greater Whitethroat
Spectacled Warbler
Marmora's Warbler
Dartford Warbler

Kinglets

Goldcrest
Common Firecrest

Wallcreeper

Wallcreeper

Nuthatches

Krüper's Nuthatch
Western Rock 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
Mistle Thrush
Song Thrush
Redwing
Eurasian Blackbird
Fieldfare
Ring Ouzel
Black-throated Thrush

Old World Flycatchers

Asian Brown Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
European Robin
White-throated Robin
Thrush Nightingale
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
Hooded Wheatear
Desert Wheatear
Western Black-eared Wheatear
Cyprus Wheatear
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
Pied Wheatear
Black Wheatear
White-crowned Wheatear
Finsch's Wheatear

Waxwings

Bohemian Waxwing

Weavers and Allies

Black-headed Weaver
Streaked Weaver
Northern Red Bishop

Waxbills and Allies

Zebra Finch
Indian Silverbill
Red Avadavat

Accentors

Alpine Accentor
Dunnock

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow
Italian Sparrow
Spanish Sparrow
Dead Sea Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Rock Sparrow
Pale Rockfinch
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
Red-throated Pipit
Water Pipit
Rock Pipit

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Common Chaffinch
Brambling
Hawfinch
Common Rosefinch
Eurasian Bullfinch
Trumpeter Finch
House Finch
European Greenfinch
Yellow-fronted Canary
Eurasian Linnet
Red Crossbill
European Goldfinch
European Serin
Island Canary
Fire-fronted Serin
Eurasian Siskin

Longspurs and Snow Buntings

Snow Bunting

Old World Buntings

Black-headed Bunting
Corn Bunting
Rock Bunting
Cirl Bunting
Yellowhammer
Pine Bunting
Cinereous Bunting
Ortolan Bunting
Cretzschmar's Bunting
Reed Bunting
Yellow-breasted Bunting
Little Bunting
Rustic Bunting

Most common birds in Greece

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 Greece’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.

House SparrowPasser domesticus
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Green-winged TealAnas crecca
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Great EgretArdea alba
Gray HeronArdea cinerea
Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmaeus
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus

Largest bird families in Greece

Among its regular birds.

Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl31
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites24
Sandpipers and Allies22
Old World Flycatchers19
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers17
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies12
Plovers and Lapwings11
Old World Buntings10

Reported in the last 30 days

309 species reported to eBird in Greece in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:

Hooded Crow, Alpine Swift, Rock Pigeon, Barn Swallow, House Sparrow, Laughing Dove, Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Yellow-legged Gull, Gray Heron, Black-headed Gull, Green-winged Teal, Pygmy Cormorant, Little Egret, Dalmatian Pelican, Eurasian Magpie, Eurasian Coot, Great Egret, Great Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe, Common Kingfisher, European Robin, Monk Parakeet, Great Tit, Eurasian Jay, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Eurasian Blackbird, Eurasian Blackcap, Song Thrush, Coal Tit, Eurasian Scops-Owl, Black-crowned Night Heron, White Wagtail, Eurasian Blue Tit, Common Chaffinch, Common Chiffchaff, Sardinian Warbler, Sandwich Tern, Common Raven, Common Sandpiper, …