Russia bird checklist
740 bird species in 85 families have been recorded in Russia, according to eBird; about 421 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 Russia right now
1Mallard
2Eurasian Jackdaw
3Fieldfare
4European Starling
5Bohemian Waxwing
6Eurasian Tree Sparrow
7Barnacle Goose
8House Sparrow
9Hooded Crow
10Great Tit
Russia bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Bar-headed Goose
- Emperor 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
- Tundra Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Egyptian Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Wood Duck
- Mandarin Duck
- Baikal Teal
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Falcated Duck
- Eurasian Wigeon
- American Wigeon
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Red-crested Pochard
- Canvasback
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Baer's Pochard
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Lesser Scaup
- Steller's Eider
- Spectacled Eider
- King Eider
- Common Eider
- Harlequin Duck
- Velvet Scoter
- Stejneger's Scoter
- Common Scoter
- Black Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- Bufflehead
- Common Goldeneye
- Barrow's Goldeneye
- Smew
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Scaly-sided Merganser
- White-headed Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Hazel Grouse
- Willow Ptarmigan
- Rock Ptarmigan
- Siberian Grouse
- Western Capercaillie
- Black-billed Capercaillie
- Black Grouse
- Caucasian Grouse
- Gray Partridge
- Daurian Partridge
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Altai Snowcock
- Caucasian Snowcock
- Common Quail
- Japanese Quail
- Chukar
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Hill Pigeon
- Stock Dove
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Red Collared-Dove
- Laughing Dove
- White-bellied Green-Pigeon
Sandgrouse
- Pallas's Sandgrouse
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Great Bustard
- Little Bustard
Cuckoos
- Northern Hawk-Cuckoo
- Lesser Cuckoo
- Indian Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
- Oriental Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Gray Nightjar
- Eurasian Nightjar
Swifts
- White-throated Needletail
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Pacific Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Brown-cheeked Rail
- Corn Crake
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Gray-headed Swamphen
- Watercock
- White-breasted Waterhen
- Ruddy-breasted Crake
- Band-bellied Crake
- Little Crake
- Baillon's Crake
- Swinhoe's Rail
Cranes
- Siberian Crane
- Sandhill Crane
- White-naped Crane
- Demoiselle Crane
- Red-crowned Crane
- Common Crane
- Hooded 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
- Common Ringed Plover
- Semipalmated Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Long-billed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Gray-headed Lapwing
- Sociable Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing
- Caspian Plover
- Oriental Plover
- Siberian Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Little Curlew
- Far Eastern Curlew
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Asian Dowitcher
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Solitary Snipe
- Great Snipe
- Swinhoe's Snipe
- Pin-tailed Snipe
- Latham's Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Gray-tailed Tattler
- Wandering Tattler
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Nordmann's Greenshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Great Knot
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Long-toed Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Spoon-billed Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Purple Sandpiper
- Rock Sandpiper
- Baird's Sandpiper
- Little Stint
- Least Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Western Sandpiper
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
Buttonquail
- Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Collared Pratincole
- Black-winged Pratincole
- Oriental Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Great Skua
- South Polar Skua
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Rhinoceros Auklet
- Tufted Puffin
- Atlantic Puffin
- Horned Puffin
- Least Auklet
- Whiskered Auklet
- Crested Auklet
- Parakeet Auklet
- Long-billed Murrelet
- Kittlitz's Murrelet
- Black Guillemot
- Spectacled Guillemot
- Pigeon Guillemot
- Razorbill
- Dovekie
- Thick-billed Murre
- Common Murre
- Ancient Murrelet
- Japanese Murrelet
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Ross's Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Red-legged Kittiwake
- Ivory Gull
- Sabine's Gull
- Saunders's Gull
- Slender-billed Gull
- Bonaparte's Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Relict Gull
- Mediterranean Gull
- Black-tailed Gull
- Common Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Caspian Gull
- American Herring Gull
- Vega Gull
- Mongolian Gull
- European Herring Gull
- Yellow-legged Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Glaucous Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Glaucous-winged Gull
- Slaty-backed Gull
- Iceland Gull
- Aleutian Tern
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
- Arctic Loon
- Pacific Loon
- Common Loon
- Yellow-billed Loon
Albatrosses
- Laysan Albatross
- Black-footed Albatross
- Short-tailed Albatross
Northern Storm-Petrels
- Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel
- Leach's Storm-Petrel
- Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Northern Fulmar
- Providence Petrel
- Mottled Petrel
- White-necked Petrel
- Bonin Petrel
- Streaked Shearwater
- Flesh-footed Shearwater
- Buller's Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Short-tailed Shearwater
- Yelkouan Shearwater
Storks
- Black Stork
- White Stork
- Oriental Stork
Frigatebirds
- Great Frigatebird
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
- Brown Booby
Cormorants and Shags
- Pygmy Cormorant
- Red-faced Cormorant
- Pelagic Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- Japanese Cormorant
- European Shag
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- Black-faced Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Schrenck's Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Yellow Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Japanese Night Heron
- Chinese Egret
- Little Egret
- Little Heron
- Squacco Heron
- Chinese Pond-Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Medium Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Dalmatian Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Bearded Vulture
- Egyptian Vulture
- European Honey-buzzard
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Cinereous Vulture
- Himalayan Griffon
- Eurasian Griffon
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Mountain Hawk-Eagle
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Imperial Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Japanese Sparrowhawk
- Levant Sparrowhawk
- Chinese Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Eastern Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Pied Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Red Kite
- Black Kite
- White-tailed Eagle
- Pallas's Fish-Eagle
- Steller's Sea-Eagle
- Gray-faced Buzzard
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
- Upland Buzzard
- Eastern Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Japanese Scops-Owl
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- Oriental Scops-Owl
- Snowy Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Blakiston's Fish-Owl
- Northern Hawk Owl
- Eurasian Pygmy-Owl
- Little Owl
- Tawny Owl
- Ural Owl
- Great Gray Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Boreal Owl
- Northern Boobook
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Bee-eaters
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- Crested Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
- Dollarbird
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker
- Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
- Japanese Pygmy Woodpecker
- Middle Spotted Woodpecker
- Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
- White-backed Woodpecker
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Syrian Woodpecker
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
- Gray-headed Woodpecker
- Eurasian Green Woodpecker
- Black Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Amur Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Saker Falcon
- Gyrfalcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Budgerigar
Pittas
- Fairy Pitta
Cuckooshrikes
- Ashy Minivet
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
- Black-naped Oriole
Drongos
- Black Drongo
- Ashy Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- Amur Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Tiger Shrike
- Bull-headed Shrike
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Brown Shrike
- Long-tailed Shrike
- Northern Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Chinese Gray Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Siberian Jay
- Eurasian Jay
- Azure-winged Magpie
- Oriental Magpie
- Eurasian Magpie
- Northern Nutcracker
- Red-billed Chough
- Yellow-billed Chough
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- Daurian Jackdaw
- Rook
- Carrion Crow
- Hooded Crow
- Large-billed Crow
- Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Coal Tit
- Yellow-bellied Tit
- Crested Tit
- Varied Tit
- Marsh Tit
- Willow Tit
- Gray-headed Chickadee
- Eurasian Blue Tit
- Azure Tit
- Great Tit
- Asian Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Eurasian Penduline-Tit
- White-crowned Penduline-Tit
- Chinese Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Wood Lark
- White-winged Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Crested Lark
- Horned Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark
- Mongolian Lark
- Calandra Lark
- Black Lark
- Asian Short-toed Lark
- Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark
Bearded Reedling
- Bearded Reedling
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Thick-billed Warbler
- Booted Warbler
- Sykes's Warbler
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Aquatic Warbler
- Black-browed Reed Warbler
- Moustached Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Manchurian Reed Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
- Oriental Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Gray's Grasshopper Warbler
- Sakhalin Grasshopper Warbler
- Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler
- Middendorff's Grasshopper Warbler
- Pleske's Grasshopper Warbler
- Lanceolated Warbler
- River Warbler
- Savi's Warbler
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
- Chinese Bush Warbler
- Baikal Bush Warbler
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Pale Martin
- Tree Swallow
- Purple Martin
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- Siberian House-Martin
- Asian House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
- Cliff Swallow
Bulbuls
- Brown-eared Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler
- Radde's Warbler
- Sulphur-bellied Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Mountain Chiffchaff
- Common Chiffchaff
- Eastern Crowned Warbler
- Green Warbler
- Greenish Warbler
- Two-barred Warbler
- Pale-legged Leaf Warbler
- Sakhalin Leaf Warbler
- Arctic Warbler
- Kamchatka Leaf Warbler
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Asian Stubtail
- Cetti's Warbler
- Japanese Bush Warbler
- Manchurian Bush Warbler
Long-tailed Tits
- Long-tailed Tit
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- Barred Warbler
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Asian Desert Warbler
- Menetries's Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
Parrotbills
- Reed Parrotbill
- Vinous-throated Parrotbill
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Chestnut-flanked White-eye
- Warbling White-eye
Kinglets
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet
- Goldcrest
- Common Firecrest
Wallcreeper
- Wallcreeper
Nuthatches
- Krüper's Nuthatch
- Snowy-browed Nuthatch
- Siberian Nuthatch
- Eurasian Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Eurasian Treecreeper
- Short-toed Treecreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
- Pacific Wren
Dippers
- White-throated Dipper
- Brown Dipper
Starlings
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Daurian Starling
- Chestnut-cheeked Starling
- White-shouldered Starling
- White-cheeked Starling
- Common Myna
- Crested Myna
Thrushes and Allies
- White's Thrush
- Varied Thrush
- Gray-cheeked Thrush
- Swainson's Thrush
- Hermit Thrush
- Siberian Thrush
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Gray-backed Thrush
- Japanese Thrush
- Pale Thrush
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- Brown-headed Thrush
- Fieldfare
- Ring Ouzel
- Black-throated Thrush
- Red-throated Thrush
- Dusky Thrush
- Naumann's Thrush
- American Robin
Old World Flycatchers
- Gray-streaked Flycatcher
- Dark-sided Flycatcher
- Asian Brown Flycatcher
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher
- European Robin
- Rufous-tailed Robin
- Japanese Robin
- Siberian Blue Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Siberian Rubythroat
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Yellow-rumped Flycatcher
- Narcissus Flycatcher
- Mugimaki Flycatcher
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Semicollared Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Collared Flycatcher
- Rufous-backed Redstart
- Common Redstart
- White-winged Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Daurian Redstart
- White-throated Rock-Thrush
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- European Stonechat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Amur Stonechat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
- Finsch's Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
- Japanese Waxwing
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Altai Accentor
- Siberian Accentor
- Brown Accentor
- Black-throated Accentor
- Dunnock
- Japanese Accentor
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow
- Russet Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Rock Sparrow
- White-winged Snowfinch
- Pere David's Snowfinch
Wagtails and Pipits
- Forest Wagtail
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- Japanese Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Blyth's Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Pechora Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
- Rock Pipit
- Siberian Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Brambling
- White-winged Grosbeak
- Hawfinch
- Yellow-billed Grosbeak
- Japanese Grosbeak
- Common Rosefinch
- Great Rosefinch
- Long-tailed Rosefinch
- Pallas's Rosefinch
- Pine Grosbeak
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Mongolian Finch
- Plain Mountain Finch
- Black-headed Mountain Finch
- Asian Rosy-Finch
- Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
- Desert Finch
- European Greenfinch
- Oriental Greenfinch
- Twite
- Eurasian Linnet
- Redpoll
- Parrot Crossbill
- Red Crossbill
- White-winged Crossbill
- European Goldfinch
- Gray-crowned Goldfinch
- European Serin
- Fire-fronted Serin
- Eurasian Siskin
- Pine Siskin
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
- Snow Bunting
- McKay's Bunting
Old World Buntings
- Black-headed Bunting
- Red-headed Bunting
- Corn Bunting
- Chestnut-eared Bunting
- Rock Bunting
- Godlewski's Bunting
- Meadow Bunting
- Yellowhammer
- Pine Bunting
- Gray-necked Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Yellow-throated Bunting
- Ochre-rumped Bunting
- Pallas's Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
- Black-faced Bunting
- Masked Bunting
- Chestnut Bunting
- Yellow-browed Bunting
- Tristram's Bunting
- Gray Bunting
New World Sparrows
- Chipping Sparrow
- American Tree Sparrow
- Fox Sparrow
- Dark-eyed Junco
- White-crowned Sparrow
- Golden-crowned Sparrow
- Savannah Sparrow
- Song Sparrow
- Swamp Sparrow
Troupials and Allies
- Western Meadowlark
- Rusty Blackbird
New World Warblers
- Northern Waterthrush
- Yellow-rumped Warbler
- Wilson's Warbler
Most common birds in Russia
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 Russia’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian JackdawColoeus monedula
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsis
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Great TitParus major
- Common GullLarus canus
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Tundra Bean-GooseAnser serrirostris
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Largest bird families in Russia
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl46
- Sandpipers and Allies33
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers28
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites24
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies21
- Old World Flycatchers19
- Auks, Murres, and Puffins16
- Crows, Jays, and Magpies15
Reported in the last 30 days
326 species reported to eBird in Russia in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Hooded Crow, Great Tit, Mallard, Fieldfare, Bohemian Waxwing, Eurasian Blue Tit, Eurasian Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Eurasian Magpie, European Robin, Northern Wheatear, Eurasian Kestrel, European Herring Gull, Eurasian Jackdaw, Eurasian Bullfinch, House Sparrow, Eurasian Nuthatch, European Goldfinch, Reed Bunting, Common Snipe, Barnacle Goose, Common Raven, Eurasian Skylark, Common Gull, Meadow Pipit, Tundra Bean-Goose, European Starling, Northern Shoveler, Common Chaffinch, Common Chiffchaff, Rock Pigeon, Willow Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Red Crossbill, Northern Nutcracker, Eurasian Treecreeper, Eurasian Jay, Black Woodpecker, Goldcrest, …
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Common Gull
Rock Pigeon
Northern Shoveler
Common Chaffinch
Bank Swallow
Black-headed Gull
Eurasian Skylark
Eurasian Magpie
European Goldfinch
Eurasian Blue Tit
European Robin
Meadow Pipit
Long-tailed Duck
Common Snipe
Eurasian Blackbird
Eurasian Bullfinch