Libya bird checklist
264 bird species in 58 families have been recorded in Libya, according to eBird; about 255 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 Libya right now
1House Sparrow
2Peregrine Falcon
3Blue Rock-Thrush
4Eurasian Blackbird
5Common Ringed Plover
6Common Sandpiper
7Dunlin
8Curlew Sandpiper
9Black-bellied Plover
10Bar-tailed Godwit
Libya bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Marbled Duck
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Red-breasted Merganser
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Common Quail
- Barbary Partridge
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Laughing Dove
Sandgrouse
- Spotted Sandgrouse
- Crowned Sandgrouse
Cuckoos
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Eurasian Nightjar
- Egyptian Nightjar
Swifts
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Pallid Swift
- Little Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Little Crake
Cranes
- 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
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Caspian Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Common Snipe
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Cream-colored Courser
- Collared Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Great Skua
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Audouin's Gull
- Mediterranean Gull
- Common Gull
- Yellow-legged Gull
- Great Black-backed 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
- Greater Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Northern Storm-Petrels
- European Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Scopoli's Shearwater
- Yelkouan Shearwater
- Balearic Shearwater
Storks
- White Stork
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
Cormorants and Shags
- Great Cormorant
- European Shag
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy 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
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Egyptian Vulture
- European Honey-buzzard
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Bonelli's Eagle
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Black Kite
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Pharaoh Eagle-Owl
- Little Owl
- Short-eared Owl
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Bee-eaters
- European Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Eleonora's Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Lanner Falcon
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Brown-necked Raven
- Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- African Blue Tit
Larks
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark
- Thick-billed Lark
- Bar-tailed Lark
- Desert Lark
- Wood Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Thekla's Lark
- Crested Lark
- Temminck's Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Calandra Lark
- Dupont's Lark
- Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
Cisticolas and Allies
- Zitting Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Olive-tree Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Aquatic Warbler
- Moustached Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Savi's Warbler
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Pale Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Western Bonelli's Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Scrub Warbler
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- Barred Warbler
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Western Orphean Warbler
- Eastern Orphean Warbler
- African Desert Warbler
- Tristram's Warbler
- Rüppell's Warbler
- Sardinian Warbler
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
- Spectacled Warbler
- Marmora's Warbler
- Dartford Warbler
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Fulvous Chatterer
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
Starlings
- European Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Fieldfare
- Ring Ouzel
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- European Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Collared Flycatcher
- Moussier's Redstart
- Common Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- European Stonechat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Western Black-eared Wheatear
- Red-rumped Wheatear
- Black Wheatear
- White-crowned Wheatear
- Mourning Wheatear
Accentors
- Dunnock
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow
- Desert Sparrow
- Rock Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Tawny Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Trumpeter Finch
- European Greenfinch
- Eurasian Linnet
- European Goldfinch
- European Serin
- Eurasian Siskin
Old World Buntings
- Corn Bunting
- Cirl Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- House Bunting
- Reed Bunting
Most common birds in Libya
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 Libya’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Blue Rock-ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
- Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- RuffCalidris pugnax
Largest bird families in Libya
Among its regular birds.
- Old World Flycatchers24
- Sandpipers and Allies20
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers20
- Sylviid Warblers and Allies15
- Larks13
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites13
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl12
- Falcons and Caracaras9
Reported in the last 30 days
32 species reported to eBird in Libya in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, most recent first:
Peregrine Falcon, Blue Rock-Thrush, House Sparrow, Eurasian Blackbird, Common Sandpiper, Common Ringed Plover, Curlew Sandpiper, Dunlin, Eurasian Whimbrel, Bar-tailed Godwit, Black-bellied Plover, Common Kingfisher, Kentish Plover, Lesser Crested Tern, Little Egret, Little Stint, Mediterranean Gull, Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling, Sandwich Tern, Ruff, Spotted Redshank, Barn Swallow, Great Gray Shrike, Western Yellow Wagtail, Common Redshank, Eurasian Linnet, Common Greenshank, Black Wheatear, Laughing Dove, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Spanish Sparrow.
Get to know some of them
Little Egret
Common Kingfisher
Little Stint
Mediterranean Gull
Ruddy Turnstone
Sanderling
Sandwich Tern
Ruff
Barn Swallow
Western Yellow Wagtail
Common Redshank
Eurasian Linnet
Common Greenshank
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Laughing Dove
Bank Swallow