Latvia bird checklist
347 bird species in 65 families have been recorded in Latvia, according to eBird; about 300 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 Latvia right now
1Mute Swan
2Rock Pigeon
3Black-headed Gull
4Rook
5Common Chaffinch
6Dunnock
7Red Crossbill
8Mallard
9Common Raven
10Song Thrush
Latvia bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Bar-headed Goose
- Snow Goose
- Graylag 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
- Tundra Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Egyptian Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Mandarin Duck
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Red-crested Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ring-necked Duck
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Steller's Eider
- King Eider
- Common Eider
- Harlequin Duck
- Surf Scoter
- Velvet Scoter
- Stejneger's Scoter
- Common Scoter
- Black Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- Common Goldeneye
- Smew
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- White-headed Duck
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Hazel Grouse
- Western Capercaillie
- Black Grouse
- Gray Partridge
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Common Quail
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Stock Dove
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
Cuckoos
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Eurasian Nightjar
Swifts
- Common Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Corn Crake
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Little Crake
Cranes
- Common Crane
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- European Golden-Plover
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Greater Sand-Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Great Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Purple Sandpiper
- Little Stint
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Collared Pratincole
- Black-winged Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Great Skua
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Black Guillemot
- Razorbill
- Common Murre
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Sabine's Gull
- Black-headed 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
- Little Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
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
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Sooty Shearwater
Storks
- Black Stork
- White Stork
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
Cormorants and Shags
- Pygmy Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Egret
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Gray Heron
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- 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
- 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
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Snowy Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Northern Hawk Owl
- Eurasian Pygmy-Owl
- Little Owl
- Tawny Owl
- Ural Owl
- Great Gray Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Boreal Owl
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Bee-eaters
- 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
- Eurasian Green Woodpecker
- Black Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- 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
- Eurasian Blue Tit
- Great Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Eurasian Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Wood Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Crested Lark
- Horned Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
Bearded Reedling
- Bearded Reedling
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Booted Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Aquatic 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
- Barn Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- 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
- Asian Desert Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
- Common Firecrest
Nuthatches
- Eurasian Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Eurasian Treecreeper
- Short-toed Treecreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Dippers
- White-throated Dipper
Starlings
- European Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- White's Thrush
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Fieldfare
- Ring Ouzel
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- European Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Collared Flycatcher
- Common Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Whinchat
- European Stonechat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
Accentors
- Siberian 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
- Tawny Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
- Rock Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Hawfinch
- Common Rosefinch
- Pine Grosbeak
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- European Greenfinch
- Twite
- Eurasian Linnet
- Redpoll
- Parrot Crossbill
- Red Crossbill
- White-winged Crossbill
- European Goldfinch
- European Serin
- Eurasian Siskin
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
- Snow Bunting
Old World Buntings
- Black-headed Bunting
- Corn Bunting
- Yellowhammer
- Pine Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Little Bunting
Most common birds in Latvia
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 Latvia’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common RavenCorvus corax
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tundra Bean-GooseAnser serrirostris
- Eurasian BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Largest bird families in Latvia
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl42
- Sandpipers and Allies28
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers18
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites18
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies16
- Old World Flycatchers12
- Owls11
- Woodpeckers9
Reported in the last 30 days
205 species reported to eBird in Latvia in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Mute Swan, European Herring Gull, Dunnock, Common Raven, Song Thrush, Rook, Rock Pigeon, Black-headed Gull, Red Crossbill, Common Chaffinch, Great Tit, Eurasian Treecreeper, European Robin, Eurasian Linnet, European Greenfinch, Eurasian Bullfinch, Mallard, Black Redstart, Hooded Crow, Hawfinch, Eurasian Blue Tit, Eurasian Skylark, Goldcrest, Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, Whooper Swan, Tundra Bean-Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose, Yellowhammer, Barnacle Goose, Black Woodpecker, Brambling, Common Snipe, Common Wood-Pigeon, Eurasian Blackbird, European Goldfinch, Eurasian Jackdaw, Eurasian Jay, Eurasian Magpie, Eurasian Nuthatch, Northern Nutcracker, …
Get to know some of them
Great Tit
European Greenfinch
Eurasian Linnet
Greater White-fronted Goose
Hooded Crow
Eurasian Treecreeper
European Robin
Eurasian Skylark
Eurasian Bullfinch
Whooper Swan
Eurasian Blue Tit
Barnacle Goose
Goldcrest
Common Wood-Pigeon