Liechtenstein bird checklist

163 bird species in 45 families have been recorded in Liechtenstein, according to eBird; about 141 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 Liechtenstein right now

The top 20, and how they are ranked

Liechtenstein bird checklist

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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Graylag Goose
Mute Swan
Egyptian Goose
Mandarin Duck
Garganey
Eurasian Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Common Pochard
Tufted Duck
Common Merganser

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Rock Ptarmigan
Black Grouse
Ring-necked Pheasant
Common Quail

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon
Stock Dove
Common Wood-Pigeon
European Turtle-Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove

Cuckoos

Common Cuckoo

Swifts

Alpine Swift
Common Swift

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Water Rail
Corn Crake
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Coot

Plovers and Lapwings

Little Ringed Plover
Northern Lapwing

Sandpipers and Allies

Common Snipe
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Black-headed Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Common Tern

Grebes

Little Grebe

Storks

White Stork

Cormorants and Shags

Great Cormorant

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Egret
Great Egret
Gray Heron
Purple Heron

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

European Honey-buzzard
Golden Eagle
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Goshawk
Western Marsh Harrier
Hen Harrier
Montagu's Harrier
Red Kite
Black Kite
Common Buzzard

Owls

Eurasian Eagle-Owl
Tawny Owl
Long-eared Owl

Hoopoes

Common Hoopoe

Bee-eaters

European Bee-eater

Kingfishers

Common Kingfisher

Woodpeckers

Eurasian Wryneck
Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Gray-headed Woodpecker
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Black Woodpecker

Falcons and Caracaras

Eurasian Kestrel
Red-footed Falcon
Eurasian Hobby
Peregrine Falcon

Old World Orioles

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Shrikes

Red-backed Shrike
Great Gray Shrike

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Magpie
Northern Nutcracker
Yellow-billed Chough
Eurasian Jackdaw
Rook
Carrion Crow
Common Raven

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

Coal Tit
Crested Tit
Marsh Tit
Willow Tit
Eurasian Blue Tit
Great Tit

Larks

Eurasian Skylark
Greater Short-toed Lark

Reed Warblers and Allies

Icterine Warbler
Sedge 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

Leaf Warblers

Western Bonelli's Warbler
Willow Warbler
Common Chiffchaff

Long-tailed Tits

Long-tailed Tit

Sylviid Warblers and Allies

Eurasian Blackcap
Garden Warbler
Lesser Whitethroat
Greater Whitethroat

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

Thrushes and Allies

Mistle Thrush
Song Thrush
Redwing
Eurasian Blackbird
Fieldfare
Ring Ouzel

Old World Flycatchers

Spotted Flycatcher
European Robin
Common Nightingale
Bluethroat
European Pied Flycatcher
Common Redstart
Black Redstart
Whinchat
European Stonechat
Northern Wheatear

Accentors

Alpine Accentor
Dunnock

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
White-winged Snowfinch

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
Hawfinch
Eurasian Bullfinch
European Greenfinch
Eurasian Linnet
Redpoll
Red Crossbill
European Goldfinch
Citril Finch
European Serin
Eurasian Siskin

Old World Buntings

Rock Bunting
Cirl Bunting
Yellowhammer
Reed Bunting

Most common birds in Liechtenstein

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

House SparrowPasser domesticus
Western House-MartinDelichon urbicum
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Eurasian Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Yellow-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
Common RavenCorvus corax
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
Common BuzzardButeo buteo
Crested TitLophophanes cristatus
European RobinErithacus rubecula
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaea

Largest bird families in Liechtenstein

Among its regular birds.

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies11
Old World Flycatchers9
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites9
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl8
Crows, Jays, and Magpies6
Woodpeckers6
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice6
Thrushes and Allies6

Reported in the last 30 days

38 species reported to eBird in Liechtenstein in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, most recent first:

House Sparrow, Western House-Martin, Black Redstart, Carrion Crow, Common Chiffchaff, Dunnock, Eurasian Green Woodpecker, European Goldfinch, Eurasian Magpie, Golden Eagle, Yellow-billed Chough, Eurasian Kestrel, Eurasian Jay, Common Raven, Common Chaffinch, Common Buzzard, Eurasian Siskin, Crested Tit, Mistle Thrush, Eurasian Nuthatch, European Robin, Eurasian Wren, Great Tit, Eurasian Blue Tit, Marsh Tit, Eurasian Crag-Martin, Eurasian Blackbird, Gray Heron, White Wagtail, Common Wood-Pigeon, Mallard, Eurasian Jackdaw, Eurasian Moorhen, Rock Pigeon, European Pied Flycatcher, Coal Tit, European Starling, Red Kite.