North Korea bird checklist
302 bird species in 62 families have been recorded in North Korea, according to eBird; about 282 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
Common birds in North Korea
1Bar-tailed Godwit
2Dunlin
3Eurasian Wigeon
4Mallard
5Eurasian Coot
6Eurasian Curlew
7Black-bellied Plover
8Black-headed Gull
9Northern Pintail
10Greater White-fronted Goose
North Korea bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Swan Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Lesser White-fronted Goose
- Taiga Bean-Goose
- Tundra Bean-Goose
- Brant
- Mute Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Mandarin Duck
- Baikal Teal
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Falcated Duck
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Common Pochard
- Baer's Pochard
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Harlequin Duck
- Stejneger's Scoter
- Black Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- Common Goldeneye
- Smew
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Scaly-sided Merganser
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Hazel Grouse
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Japanese Quail
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Hill Pigeon
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
Cuckoos
- Northern Hawk-Cuckoo
- Indian Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
- Oriental Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Gray Nightjar
Swifts
- White-throated Needletail
- Pacific Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Watercock
- Ruddy-breasted Crake
Cranes
- White-naped Crane
- Red-crowned Crane
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Long-billed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Siberian Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Far Eastern Curlew
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Solitary Snipe
- Swinhoe's Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Gray-tailed Tattler
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Nordmann's Greenshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Great Knot
- Red Knot
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Spoon-billed Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Oriental Pratincole
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Rhinoceros Auklet
- Long-billed Murrelet
- Spectacled Guillemot
- Ancient Murrelet
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Saunders's Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Relict Gull
- Black-tailed Gull
- Common Gull
- Vega Gull
- Mongolian Gull
- Glaucous Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Slaty-backed Gull
- Little Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Common Tern
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
- Arctic Loon
- Pacific Loon
- Yellow-billed Loon
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Streaked Shearwater
- Short-tailed Shearwater
Storks
- Oriental Stork
Cormorants and Shags
- Pelagic Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- Japanese Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- Black-faced Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Schrenck's Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Chinese Egret
- Little Egret
- Little Heron
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Medium Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Cinereous Vulture
- Japanese Sparrowhawk
- Chinese Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Eastern Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pied Harrier
- Black Kite
- White-tailed Eagle
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Eastern Buzzard
Owls
- Oriental Scops-Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Northern Hawk Owl
- Little Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Northern Boobook
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- Black-capped Kingfisher
- Crested Kingfisher
Rollers
- Dollarbird
Woodpeckers
- Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
- Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
- White-backed Woodpecker
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Gray-headed Woodpecker
- Black Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Amur Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Peregrine Falcon
Cuckooshrikes
- Ashy Minivet
Old World Orioles
- Black-naped Oriole
Monarch Flycatchers
- Black Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Tiger Shrike
- Bull-headed Shrike
- Brown Shrike
- Chinese Gray Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Eurasian Jay
- Azure-winged Magpie
- Oriental Magpie
- Northern Nutcracker
- Daurian Jackdaw
- Rook
- Carrion Crow
- Large-billed Crow
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Coal Tit
- Varied Tit
- Marsh Tit
- Willow Tit
- Asian Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Chinese Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Eurasian Skylark
- Crested Lark
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Thick-billed Warbler
- Black-browed Reed Warbler
- Oriental Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler
- Lanceolated Warbler
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Asian House-Martin
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Bulbuls
- Brown-eared Bulbul
- Light-vented Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler
- Radde's Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Eastern Crowned Warbler
- Two-barred Warbler
- Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
- Arctic Warbler
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Asian Stubtail
- Manchurian Bush Warbler
Long-tailed Tits
- Long-tailed Tit
Parrotbills
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Chestnut-flanked White-eye
- Warbling White-eye
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
Nuthatches
- Snowy-browed Nuthatch
- Eurasian Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Eurasian Treecreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Dippers
- Brown Dipper
Starlings
- European Starling
- Daurian Starling
- Chestnut-cheeked Starling
- Red-billed Starling
- White-cheeked Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- White's Thrush
- Gray-backed Thrush
- Pale Thrush
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- Dusky Thrush
- Naumann's Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Gray-streaked Flycatcher
- Dark-sided Flycatcher
- Asian Brown Flycatcher
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Robin
- Siberian Blue Robin
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
- Mugimaki Flycatcher
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Daurian Redstart
- White-throated Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Amur Stonechat
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Japanese Waxwing
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Siberian Accentor
Old World Sparrows
- Russet Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Wagtails and Pipits
- Forest Wagtail
- Gray Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Japanese Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Pechora Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Siberian Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Brambling
- Hawfinch
- Yellow-billed Grosbeak
- Japanese Grosbeak
- Common Rosefinch
- Long-tailed Rosefinch
- Pallas's Rosefinch
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Asian Rosy-Finch
- Oriental Greenfinch
- Red Crossbill
- Eurasian Siskin
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
Old World Buntings
- Chestnut-eared Bunting
- Meadow Bunting
- Yellow-throated Bunting
- Ochre-rumped Bunting
- Pallas's Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
- Black-faced Bunting
- Chestnut Bunting
- Yellow-browed Bunting
- Tristram's Bunting
Most common birds in North Korea
North Korea’s regular birds, ranked by how widespread they are. Recent sightings for North Korea aren’t in our data yet.
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian CootFulica atra
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
- Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Gray HeronArdea cinerea
- Green-winged TealAnas crecca
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Red-necked StintCalidris ruficollis
Largest bird families in North Korea
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl33
- Sandpipers and Allies31
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers13
- Old World Flycatchers13
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies12
- Old World Buntings12
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites12
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns9
Get to know some of them
Great Crested Grebe
Gray Heron
Green-winged Teal
Brambling
Great Cormorant
Barn Swallow
Eurasian Skylark
Red-necked Stint
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Gadwall
Eurasian Siskin
Common Goldeneye
Rook
Tufted Duck