Netherlands bird checklist
588 bird species in 81 families have been recorded in the Netherlands, according to eBird; about 326 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 the Netherlands right now
1Mallard
2Gadwall
3Eurasian Coot
4Northern Shoveler
5Great Crested Grebe
6Northern Lapwing
7Eurasian Wigeon
8Eurasian Spoonbill
9Pied Avocet
10Common Pochard
Netherlands bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- White-faced Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Bar-headed Goose
- Emperor 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
- Cackling Goose
- Canada Goose
- Hawaiian Goose
- Red-breasted Goose
- Cape Barren Goose
- Blue-winged Goose
- Mute Swan
- Black Swan
- Black-necked Swan
- Trumpeter Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Coscoroba Swan
- Upland Goose
- Egyptian Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- South African Shelduck
- Australian Shelduck
- Paradise Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Ringed Teal
- Wood Duck
- Mandarin Duck
- Maned Duck
- Baikal Teal
- Garganey
- Silver Teal
- Puna Teal
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Falcated Duck
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Chiloe Wigeon
- Laysan Duck
- Indian Spot-billed Duck
- Mallard
- Cape Teal
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Yellow-billed Teal
- Chestnut Teal
- Pink-eared Duck
- Marbled Duck
- Red-crested Pochard
- Rosy-billed Pochard
- Canvasback
- Redhead
- Common Pochard
- Ring-necked Duck
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- Steller's Eider
- Spectacled Eider
- King Eider
- Common Eider
- Harlequin Duck
- Surf Scoter
- Velvet Scoter
- Common Scoter
- Black Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- Bufflehead
- Common Goldeneye
- Smew
- Hooded Merganser
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Ruddy Duck
- White-headed Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Crested Partridge
- Wild Turkey
- Black Grouse
- Gray Partridge
- Golden Pheasant
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Green Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
- Common Quail
- Red-legged Partridge
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Stock Dove
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Diamond Dove
- Mourning Dove
Bustards
- Great Bustard
- Little Bustard
Cuckoos
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Yellow-billed 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
- Western Swamphen
- Little Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Cranes
- White-naped Crane
- Demoiselle Crane
- Red-crowned Crane
- Common Crane
Thick-knees
- Eurasian Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Black-necked Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- European Golden-Plover
- American Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Killdeer
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- Gray-headed Lapwing
- Red-wattled Lapwing
- Sociable Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing
- Caspian Plover
- Oriental Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Little 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
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Great Knot
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Long-toed Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Purple Sandpiper
- Baird's Sandpiper
- Little Stint
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Cream-colored Courser
- Collared Pratincole
- Black-winged Pratincole
- Oriental Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Great Skua
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Atlantic Puffin
- Black Guillemot
- Razorbill
- Dovekie
- Thick-billed Murre
- Common Murre
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Ross's Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Ivory Gull
- Sabine's Gull
- Slender-billed Gull
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin'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
- Iceland Gull
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Forster's Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Roseate Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Elegant Tern
Flamingos
- Chilean Flamingo
- American Flamingo
- Greater Flamingo
- Lesser Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
- Arctic Loon
- Pacific Loon
- Common Loon
- Yellow-billed Loon
Northern Storm-Petrels
- European Storm-Petrel
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Northern Fulmar
- Great Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
- Balearic Shearwater
Storks
- Black Stork
- White Stork
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
Cormorants and Shags
- Pygmy Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- European Shag
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Scarlet Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
- African Sacred Ibis
- Northern Bald Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Egret
- Green 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
- 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
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Red Kite
- Black Kite
- White-tailed Eagle
- Bald Eagle
- Steller's Sea-Eagle
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- Snowy Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Northern Hawk Owl
- Eurasian Pygmy-Owl
- Little Owl
- Tawny Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Boreal Owl
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Bee-eaters
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Middle Spotted 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
- Gyrfalcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Old World Parrots
- Australian King-Parrot
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Derbyan Parakeet
- Eastern Rosella
- Red-rumped Parrot
- Budgerigar
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Gray Parrot
- Senegal Parrot
- Monk Parakeet
- Green-cheeked Parakeet
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Military Macaw
- Scarlet Macaw
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
- Long-tailed Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Eurasian Jay
- Eurasian Magpie
- Northern Nutcracker
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- Daurian Jackdaw
- House Crow
- Rook
- Carrion Crow
- Hooded Crow
- Pied Crow
- Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Coal Tit
- Crested Tit
- Marsh Tit
- Willow Tit
- Eurasian Blue Tit
- Azure Tit
- Great Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Eurasian Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Wood Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Crested Lark
- Horned Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Calandra Lark
Bearded Reedling
- Bearded Reedling
Cisticolas and Allies
- Zitting Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Booted Warbler
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Upcher's Warbler
- Melodious Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Aquatic Warbler
- Moustached 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
- 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
- Eastern Crowned Warbler
- Green Warbler
- Greenish Warbler
- Two-barred 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
- Western Orphean Warbler
- African Desert Warbler
- Asian Desert Warbler
- Sardinian Warbler
- Western Subalpine Warbler
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
- Marmora's Warbler
- Dartford Warbler
Parrotbills
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill
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
- Rosy Starling
- Common Myna
- Crested Myna
- Tristram's Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- White's Thrush
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- Fieldfare
- Ring Ouzel
- Black-throated Thrush
- Dusky Thrush
- American Robin
Old World Flycatchers
- Dark-sided Flycatcher
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- White-rumped Shama
- European Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Siberian Rubythroat
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Collared Flycatcher
- 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
- Pied Wheatear
- White-crowned Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
Weavers and Allies
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
Waxbills and Allies
- Zebra Finch
- Java Sparrow
- Common Waxbill
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Siberian Accentor
- Dunnock
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow
- Cape Verde Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Sudan Golden Sparrow
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
- Siberian Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- African Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Hawfinch
- Common Rosefinch
- Pine Grosbeak
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Trumpeter Finch
- House Finch
- Desert Finch
- European Greenfinch
- Twite
- Eurasian Linnet
- Redpoll
- Parrot Crossbill
- Red Crossbill
- White-winged Crossbill
- European Goldfinch
- European Serin
- Island Canary
- Eurasian Siskin
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
- Snow Bunting
Old World Buntings
- Black-headed Bunting
- Red-headed Bunting
- Corn Bunting
- Cirl Bunting
- Yellowhammer
- Pine Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Cretzschmar's Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
- Black-faced Bunting
- Yellow-browed Bunting
New World Sparrows
- Dark-eyed Junco
- White-throated Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
Troupials and Allies
- Baltimore Oriole
- Common Grackle
- Carib Grackle
New World Warblers
- Northern Waterthrush
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
Most common birds in Netherlands
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 Netherlands’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eurasian CootFulica atra
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common PochardAythya ferina
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Gray HeronArdea cinerea
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Largest bird families in Netherlands
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl48
- Sandpipers and Allies30
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers23
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites15
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies14
- Old World Flycatchers13
- Wagtails and Pipits11
- Plovers and Lapwings8
Reported in the last 30 days
280 species reported to eBird in Netherlands in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Eurasian Spoonbill, Little Grebe, Mallard, Eurasian Coot, Gadwall, Northern Lapwing, Gray Heron, Great Crested Grebe, Northern Shoveler, Eurasian Wigeon, Great Egret, Pied Avocet, Common Pochard, Eurasian Hobby, Dunnock, Common Firecrest, Common Chiffchaff, Great Tit, European Robin, Eurasian Blue Tit, House Sparrow, Carrion Crow, Marsh Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Eurasian Nuthatch, Song Thrush, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Common Wood-Pigeon, Common Raven, Eurasian Jay, Eurasian Jackdaw, Eurasian Collared-Dove, European Herring Gull, Eurasian Magpie, Eurasian Wren, Mute Swan, Great Cormorant, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Eurasian Blackbird, Northern Gannet, …
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Great Egret
Little Grebe
House Sparrow
Gray Heron
Common Wood-Pigeon
Carrion Crow
Common Chiffchaff
European Robin
Great Cormorant
Song Thrush
Dunnock
Eurasian Blue Tit
Eurasian Jackdaw
Eurasian Collared-Dove