San Marino bird checklist

137 bird species in 48 families have been recorded in San Marino, according to eBird; about 93 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 San Marino right now

The top 20, and how they are ranked

San Marino bird checklist

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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Mallard

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Gray Partridge
Ring-necked Pheasant
Red-legged Partridge
Rock Partridge

Pigeons and Doves

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

Cuckoos

Great Spotted Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo

Nightjars and Allies

Eurasian Nightjar

Swifts

Alpine Swift
Common Swift
Pallid Swift

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Coot

Sandpipers and Allies

Common Snipe

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Black-headed Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Common Gull
Caspian Gull
Yellow-legged Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Common Tern
Sandwich Tern

Storks

White Stork

Cormorants and Shags

Pygmy Cormorant
Great Cormorant

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Black-crowned Night Heron
Little Egret
Western Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Gray Heron

Osprey

Osprey

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

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

Owls

Eurasian Scops-Owl
Little Owl
Tawny Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl

Hoopoes

Common Hoopoe

Bee-eaters

European Bee-eater

Kingfishers

Common Kingfisher

Woodpeckers

Great Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Eurasian Green Woodpecker

Falcons and Caracaras

Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Hobby
Peregrine Falcon

Old World Parrots

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Old World Orioles

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Shrikes

Red-backed Shrike
Lesser Gray Shrike

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Magpie
Red-billed Chough
Eurasian Jackdaw
Hooded Crow
Common Raven

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

Coal Tit
Marsh Tit
Eurasian Blue Tit
Great Tit

Penduline-Tits

Eurasian Penduline-Tit

Larks

Eurasian Skylark
Crested Lark
Calandra Lark

Cisticolas and Allies

Zitting Cisticola

Reed Warblers and Allies

Melodious Warbler
Icterine Warbler
Sedge Warbler

Grassbirds and Allies

Savi's Warbler

Swallows

Bank Swallow
Eurasian Crag-Martin
Barn Swallow
Western House-Martin
European Red-rumped Swallow

Leaf Warblers

Wood Warbler
Western Bonelli's Warbler
Common Chiffchaff

Bush Warblers and Allies

Cetti's Warbler

Long-tailed Tits

Long-tailed Tit

Sylviid Warblers and Allies

Eurasian Blackcap
Garden Warbler
Sardinian Warbler
Eastern Subalpine Warbler
Greater Whitethroat

Kinglets

Goldcrest
Common Firecrest

Wallcreeper

Wallcreeper

Nuthatches

Eurasian Nuthatch

Treecreepers

Short-toed Treecreeper

Wrens

Eurasian Wren

Starlings

European Starling

Thrushes and Allies

Mistle Thrush
Song Thrush
Redwing
Eurasian Blackbird

Old World Flycatchers

Spotted Flycatcher
European Robin
Common Nightingale
Bluethroat
European Pied Flycatcher
Common Redstart
Black Redstart
Blue Rock-Thrush
European Stonechat
Northern Wheatear

Accentors

Alpine Accentor
Dunnock

Old World Sparrows

Italian Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Wagtails and Pipits

Gray Wagtail
Western Yellow Wagtail
White Wagtail
Meadow Pipit

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Common Chaffinch
European Greenfinch
Eurasian Linnet
European Goldfinch
European Serin
Eurasian Siskin

Old World Buntings

Corn Bunting
Rock Bunting
Cirl Bunting

Most common birds in San Marino

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

Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Rock PigeonColumba livia
Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbus
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Eurasian JackdawColoeus monedula
Eurasian Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
European SerinSerinus serinus
Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
Great TitParus major
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla

Largest bird families in San Marino

Among its regular birds.

Old World Flycatchers8
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites6
Pigeons and Doves5
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies5
Crows, Jays, and Magpies5
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice4
Swallows4
Sylviid Warblers and Allies4

Reported in the last 30 days

23 species reported to eBird in San Marino in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, most recent first:

Long-tailed Tit, Pallid Swift, Eurasian Blue Tit, Common Chaffinch, Rock Pigeon, Common Wood-Pigeon, Eurasian Blackbird, Eurasian Crag-Martin, Meadow Pipit, Eurasian Jackdaw, Eurasian Hobby, Yellow-legged Gull, European Serin, European Starling, Eurasian Magpie, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Common Firecrest, Great Tit, Eurasian Jay, Tawny Owl, Eurasian Blackcap, Western House-Martin, Black Redstart.