Italy bird checklist
575 bird species in 82 families have been recorded in Italy, according to eBird; about 349 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 Italy right now
1Mallard
2European Starling
3Common Wood-Pigeon
4Alpine Swift
5Hooded Crow
6Great Cormorant
7Eurasian Moorhen
8Eurasian Coot
9Rock Pigeon
10European Robin
Italy bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- 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
- Canada Goose
- Red-breasted Goose
- Mute Swan
- Black Swan
- Black-necked Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Orinoco Goose
- Ashy-headed 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
- Falcated Duck
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Chiloe Wigeon
- Mallard
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Yellow-billed Teal
- Chestnut Teal
- Marbled Duck
- Red-crested Pochard
- Rosy-billed Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ring-necked Duck
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Common Eider
- Velvet Scoter
- Stejneger's Scoter
- Common Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- 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
- Wild Turkey
- 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
- Barbary Partridge
- Red-legged Partridge
- Chukar
- 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
- Laughing Dove
- Namaqua Dove
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
- Allen's Gallinule
- Western Swamphen
- Little Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Cranes
- Gray Crowned-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
- Masked Lapwing
- Sociable Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing
- Tibetan 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
- 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
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Purple Sandpiper
- Baird's Sandpiper
- Little Stint
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western 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
- Atlantic Puffin
- Razorbill
- Dovekie
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Sabine's Gull
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Gray-hooded 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
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
Flamingos
- Chilean Flamingo
- American Flamingo
- 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
- Yellow-billed Loon
Northern Storm-Petrels
- European Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Cory's Shearwater
- Scopoli's Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Yelkouan Shearwater
- Balearic Shearwater
Storks
- Black Stork
- Abdim's Stork
- White Stork
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
- Brown Booby
Cormorants and Shags
- Pygmy Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- European Shag
Ibises and Spoonbills
- 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
- Black Heron
- Little Egret
- Western Reef-Heron
- Squacco Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Yellow-billed 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
- 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
- Harris's Hawk
- Red-tailed Hawk
- 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
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- Pied 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
- Black Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Eleonora's Falcon
- Sooty Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Lanner Falcon
- Laggar Falcon
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Old World Parrots
- Superb Parrot
- Moluccan Eclectus
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Derbyan Parakeet
- Red-crowned Parakeet
- Crimson Rosella
- Eastern Rosella
- Budgerigar
- Rainbow Lorikeet
- Red-headed Lovebird
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Fischer's Lovebird
- Yellow-collared Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Gray Parrot
- Senegal Parrot
- Monk Parakeet
- Red-lored Amazon
- Turquoise-fronted Amazon
- Nanday Parakeet
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Blue-crowned Parakeet
- White-eyed 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
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- White-throated Magpie-Jay
- Eurasian Jay
- Eurasian Magpie
- Northern Nutcracker
- Red-billed Chough
- Yellow-billed Chough
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- Rook
- Carrion Crow
- Hooded Crow
- Pied Crow
- Brown-necked Raven
- Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Coal Tit
- Crested Tit
- Marsh Tit
- Willow Tit
- Eurasian Blue Tit
- African Blue Tit
- Great Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Eurasian Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Bar-tailed Lark
- Wood Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- 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
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Western Olivaceous Warbler
- Melodious Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Aquatic Warbler
- Moustached Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Savi's Warbler
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
Bulbuls
- 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
- Greenish 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
- Eastern Orphean Warbler
- African Desert Warbler
- Rüppell's Warbler
- Sardinian Warbler
- Moltoni's Warbler
- Western Subalpine Warbler
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
- Spectacled Warbler
- Marmora's Warbler
- Dartford Warbler
Parrotbills
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill
- Ashy-throated Parrotbill
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Red-billed Leiothrix
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
- Common Firecrest
Wallcreeper
- Wallcreeper
Nuthatches
- Eurasian Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Eurasian Treecreeper
- Short-toed Treecreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Dippers
- White-throated Dipper
Starlings
- European Starling
- Spotless Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Common Myna
- Bank Myna
- Purple Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- Fieldfare
- Ring Ouzel
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- European Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Semicollared Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Atlas Flycatcher
- Collared Flycatcher
- Moussier's Redstart
- Common Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- European Stonechat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Amur Stonechat
- Northern Wheatear
- Atlas Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Western Black-eared Wheatear
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
- Black Wheatear
- White-crowned Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
Weavers and Allies
- Village Weaver
- Golden-backed Weaver
- Red Fody
- Northern Red Bishop
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
- Golden-backed Bishop
Waxbills and Allies
- Zebra Finch
- Indian Silverbill
- Common Waxbill
- Red Avadavat
- Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Black-throated 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
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
- Rock Pipit
- American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- African Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Hawfinch
- Common Rosefinch
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Trumpeter Finch
- European Greenfinch
- Twite
- Eurasian Linnet
- Redpoll
- Red 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
- Pallas's Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
- Black-faced Bunting
Most common birds in Italy
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 Italy’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian CootFulica atra
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Largest bird families in Italy
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl39
- Sandpipers and Allies24
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites18
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers18
- Old World Flycatchers15
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies14
- Crows, Jays, and Magpies10
- Sylviid Warblers and Allies10
Reported in the last 30 days
325 species reported to eBird in Italy in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Spotless Starling, Alpine Swift, Great Gray Shrike, Eurasian Blackbird, Hooded Crow, Mallard, Eurasian Moorhen, Ruddy Shelduck, European Starling, European Robin, Common Wood-Pigeon, Black Redstart, Eurasian Magpie, Common Chiffchaff, Little Grebe, Long-tailed Tit, Eurasian Goshawk, Eurasian Blackcap, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Great Tit, Great Cormorant, Western Marsh Harrier, Gray Heron, Eurasian Blue Tit, Water Rail, Eurasian Jay, European Goldfinch, Eurasian Coot, Coal Tit, Eurasian Green Woodpecker, Common Chaffinch, Gray Wagtail, Pygmy Cormorant, Yellow-legged Gull, Rock Pigeon, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Eurasian Jackdaw, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Spotted Redshank, Dunlin, …
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Eurasian Blackbird
Little Grebe
Black Redstart
Dunlin
Common Chaffinch
Eurasian Magpie
Western Marsh Harrier
Common Chiffchaff
Coal Tit
Northern Shoveler
Eurasian Wigeon
Eurasian Jackdaw
Eurasian Blackcap
European Goldfinch
Eurasian Collared-Dove