Portugal bird checklist
680 bird species in 95 families have been recorded in Portugal, according to eBird; about 357 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 Portugal right now
1Mallard
2Common Wood-Pigeon
3House Sparrow
4White Wagtail
5Black-headed Gull
6Rock Pigeon
7European Goldfinch
8Yellow-legged Gull
9European Robin
10European Starling
Portugal bird checklist
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Ostriches
- Common Ostrich
Cassowaries and Emu
- Emu
Rheas
- Greater Rhea
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
- Fulvous Whistling-Duck
- Bar-headed Goose
- Snow 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
- Red-breasted Goose
- Mute Swan
- Black Swan
- Black-necked Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Coscoroba Swan
- Upland Goose
- Egyptian Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- South African Shelduck
- Australian Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Ringed Teal
- Wood Duck
- Mandarin Duck
- Maned Duck
- Brazilian Teal
- Garganey
- Blue-billed Teal
- Blue-winged Teal
- Cinnamon Teal
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Falcated Duck
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Chiloe Wigeon
- Mallard
- American Black Duck
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Red-billed Duck
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Chestnut Teal
- Marbled Duck
- Red-crested Pochard
- Rosy-billed Pochard
- Redhead
- Common Pochard
- Ring-necked Duck
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- King Eider
- Common Eider
- Surf Scoter
- Velvet Scoter
- White-winged Scoter
- Common Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- Bufflehead
- Common Goldeneye
- Smew
- Hooded Merganser
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Ruddy Duck
- White-headed Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
New World Quail
- Northern Bobwhite
- California Quail
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Wild Turkey
- Gray Partridge
- Golden Pheasant
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Green Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
- Black Francolin
- Common Quail
- Japanese Quail
- Red-legged Partridge
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Speckled Pigeon
- Stock Dove
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- Trocaz Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Diamond Dove
- Zebra Dove
- Ruddy Ground Dove
- Mourning Dove
Sandgrouse
- Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Great Bustard
- Little Bustard
Turacos
- Livingstone's Turaco
Cuckoos
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Yellow-billed Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Common Nighthawk
- Red-necked Nightjar
- Eurasian Nightjar
Swifts
- Chimney Swift
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Plain Swift
- Pallid Swift
- Little Swift
- White-rumped Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Corn Crake
- African Crake
- Sora
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Red-knobbed Coot
- American Coot
- Allen's Gallinule
- Purple Gallinule
- Western Swamphen
- Little Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Cranes
- Gray Crowned-Crane
- Demoiselle Crane
- 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
- American Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Killdeer
- Common Ringed Plover
- Semipalmated Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Wattled Lapwing
- Sociable Lapwing
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Upland Sandpiper
- Hudsonian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Hudsonian Godwit
- Short-billed Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Great Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Wilson's Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Solitary Sandpiper
- Gray-tailed Tattler
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Willet
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Greater Yellowlegs
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Stilt Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Purple Sandpiper
- Baird's Sandpiper
- Little Stint
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Cream-colored Courser
- Collared Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Great Skua
- South Polar Skua
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Atlantic Puffin
- Razorbill
- Dovekie
- Thick-billed Murre
- Common Murre
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Ivory Gull
- Sabine's Gull
- Slender-billed Gull
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Laughing Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Audouin's Gull
- Mediterranean Gull
- Common Gull
- Short-billed Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Caspian Gull
- Kelp Gull
- American Herring Gull
- European Herring Gull
- Yellow-legged Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Glaucous Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Iceland Gull
- Sooty Tern
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Least 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
- Lesser Crested Tern
- West African Crested Tern
- Royal Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
- Lesser Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Pied-billed Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Tropicbirds
- White-tailed Tropicbird
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
- Arctic Loon
- Common Loon
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
- White-faced Storm-Petrel
- Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
Northern Storm-Petrels
- European Storm-Petrel
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
- Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel
- Band-rumped Storm-Petrel
- Monteiro's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Northern Fulmar
- Trindade Petrel
- Zino's Petrel
- Desertas Petrel
- Black-capped Petrel
- Bulwer's Petrel
- Cory's Shearwater
- Scopoli's Shearwater
- Cape Verde Shearwater
- Flesh-footed Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
- Yelkouan Shearwater
- Balearic Shearwater
- Barolo Shearwater
Storks
- Black Stork
- White Stork
- Marabou Stork
- Yellow-billed Stork
Frigatebirds
- Magnificent Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
- Red-footed Booby
- Brown Booby
- Masked Booby
Cormorants and Shags
- Great Cormorant
- European Shag
- Double-crested Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Scarlet Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
- African Sacred Ibis
- Northern Bald Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- American Bittern
- Least Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Blue Heron
- Tricolored Heron
- Snowy Egret
- Little Egret
- Western Reef-Heron
- Green Heron
- Squacco Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Yellow-billed Egret
- Gray Heron
- Great Blue Heron
- Purple Heron
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Pink-backed Pelican
- Dalmatian Pelican
New World Vultures
- Turkey Vulture
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Egyptian Vulture
- European Honey-buzzard
- Swallow-tailed Kite
- Cinereous Vulture
- White-backed Vulture
- Rüppell's Griffon
- Eurasian Griffon
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Spanish Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Bonelli's Eagle
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- American Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Northern Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Red Kite
- Black Kite
- Harris's Hawk
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- Snowy Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Little Owl
- Tawny Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Bee-eaters
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- Belted Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
- Iberian Green Woodpecker
- Northern Flicker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- American Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Eleonora's Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Lanner Falcon
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
- Yellow-crested Cockatoo
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Old World Parrots
- Regent Parrot
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Plum-headed Parakeet
- Red-breasted Parakeet
- Red-crowned Parakeet
- Australian Ringneck
- Crimson Rosella
- Eastern Rosella
- Budgerigar
- Rainbow Lorikeet
- Red-headed Lovebird
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Fischer's Lovebird
- Yellow-collared Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Gray Parrot
- Senegal Parrot
- Monk Parakeet
- Scaly-headed Parrot
- Yellow-crowned Amazon
- Mealy Amazon
- Orange-winged Amazon
- Green-cheeked Parakeet
- Burrowing Parakeet
- Sun Parakeet
- Jandaya Parakeet
- Blue-and-yellow Macaw
- Scarlet Macaw
- Red-and-green Macaw
- Blue-crowned Parakeet
- Mitred Parakeet
Tyrant Flycatchers
- Eastern Wood-Pewee
- Western Kingbird
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- White-eyed Vireo
- Yellow-throated Vireo
- Philadelphia Vireo
- Red-eyed Vireo
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Iberian Gray Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Eurasian Jay
- Iberian Magpie
- Eurasian Magpie
- Red-billed Chough
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- Rook
- Carrion Crow
- Hooded Crow
- Pied Crow
- Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Coal Tit
- Crested Tit
- Eurasian Blue Tit
- Great Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Eurasian Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Wood Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Thekla's Lark
- Crested Lark
- Horned Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Calandra Lark
- Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
Cisticolas and Allies
- Zitting Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Booted Warbler
- Western Olivaceous Warbler
- Melodious Warbler
- Aquatic Warbler
- Moustached Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Savi's Warbler
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Tree Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Western Bonelli's Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- Iberian Chiffchaff
- 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
- Sardinian Warbler
- Western Subalpine Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
- Spectacled Warbler
- Dartford Warbler
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Red-billed Leiothrix
Kinglets
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Goldcrest
- Madeira Firecrest
- Common Firecrest
Wallcreeper
- Wallcreeper
Nuthatches
- Eurasian Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Short-toed Treecreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Dippers
- White-throated Dipper
Starlings
- European Starling
- Spotless Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Common Myna
- Crested Myna
- Black-bellied Starling
- Long-tailed Glossy Starling
- Greater Blue-eared Starling
Mockingbirds and Thrashers
- Gray Catbird
Thrushes and Allies
- Veery
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Hermit Thrush
- Wood Thrush
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Fieldfare
- Ring Ouzel
- Dusky Thrush
- American Robin
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- European Robin
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Common Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- European Stonechat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Western Black-eared Wheatear
- Black Wheatear
Waxwings
- Cedar Waxwing
Weavers and Allies
- Southern Masked-Weaver
- Village Weaver
- Black-headed Weaver
- Red-headed Quelea
- Red-billed Quelea
- Northern Red Bishop
- Southern Red Bishop
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
- Yellow-mantled Widowbird
Waxbills and Allies
- Zebra Finch
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- White-rumped Munia
- Chestnut Munia
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill
- Common Waxbill
- Black-rumped Waxbill
- Red Avadavat
- Red-cheeked Cordonbleu
Whydahs and Indigobirds
- Pin-tailed Whydah
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Dunnock
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Rock Sparrow
- White-winged Snowfinch
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Blyth's Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Berthelot's Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
- Rock Pipit
- American Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Azores Chaffinch
- Madeira Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Hawfinch
- Common Rosefinch
- Azores Bullfinch
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Trumpeter Finch
- House Finch
- European Greenfinch
- Eurasian Linnet
- Redpoll
- Red Crossbill
- White-winged Crossbill
- European Goldfinch
- European Serin
- Island Canary
- Eurasian Siskin
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
- Snow Bunting
Old World Buntings
- Corn Bunting
- Rock Bunting
- Cirl Bunting
- Yellowhammer
- Ortolan Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
- Black-faced Bunting
New World Sparrows
- Dark-eyed Junco
- White-crowned Sparrow
- White-throated Sparrow
- Lincoln's Sparrow
Troupials and Allies
- Bobolink
- Baltimore Oriole
- Great-tailed Grackle
New World Warblers
- Ovenbird
- Northern Waterthrush
- Golden-winged Warbler
- Blue-winged Warbler
- Black-and-white Warbler
- Prothonotary Warbler
- Tennessee Warbler
- Connecticut Warbler
- Mourning Warbler
- Common Yellowthroat
- Hooded Warbler
- American Redstart
- Cape May Warbler
- Northern Parula
- Magnolia Warbler
- Bay-breasted Warbler
- Blackburnian Warbler
- Northern Yellow Warbler
- Chestnut-sided Warbler
- Blackpoll Warbler
- Black-throated Blue Warbler
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Yellow-throated Warbler
- Black-throated Green Warbler
- Canada Warbler
- Wilson's Warbler
Cardinals and Allies
- Summer Tanager
- Scarlet Tanager
- Rose-breasted Grosbeak
- Blue Grosbeak
- Indigo Bunting
- Dickcissel
Tanagers and Allies
- Saffron Finch
Most common birds in Portugal
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 Portugal’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Largest bird families in Portugal
Among its regular birds.
- Sandpipers and Allies35
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl31
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers25
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites18
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies14
- Old World Flycatchers14
- Shearwaters and Petrels10
- Wagtails and Pipits9
Reported in the last 30 days
332 species reported to eBird in Portugal in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
European Robin, Long-tailed Tit, Short-toed Treecreeper, Great Tit, Eurasian Blue Tit, Carrion Crow, Coal Tit, White Wagtail, Eurasian Blackcap, House Sparrow, Common Chiffchaff, Eurasian Moorhen, Common Wood-Pigeon, European Goldfinch, Eurasian Wren, Mallard, Black-headed Gull, Eurasian Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Common Kingfisher, Eurasian Jay, Iberian Green Woodpecker, Eurasian Wryneck, Spotless Starling, Yellow-legged Gull, Eurasian Magpie, Rock Pigeon, Common Chaffinch, Common Firecrest, Sardinian Warbler, Common Buzzard, Gray Heron, Little Egret, Egyptian Goose, Northern Lapwing, Western Cattle-Egret, Mediterranean Gull, European Greenfinch, European Starling, Eurasian Kestrel, …
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Western Cattle-Egret
Common Chiffchaff
Eurasian Moorhen
Common Chaffinch
Northern Lapwing
Eurasian Blackcap
Little Egret
Eurasian Blackbird
Mediterranean Gull
Carrion Crow
Common Tern
Gray Heron
Great Tit
Western Yellow Wagtail
European Greenfinch