Tunisia bird checklist
349 bird species in 67 families have been recorded in Tunisia, according to eBird; about 296 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 Tunisia right now
1Northern Shoveler
2Western Cattle-Egret
3European Starling
4Common Greenshank
5Common Snipe
6House Sparrow
7Mallard
8European Robin
9Gray Heron
10Spanish Sparrow
Tunisia bird checklist
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Ostriches
- Common Ostrich
- Somali Ostrich
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Graylag Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Marbled Duck
- Red-crested Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Common Scoter
- Common Goldeneye
- Smew
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- White-headed Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Indian Peafowl
- Common Quail
- Barbary Partridge
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Stock Dove
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Laughing Dove
Sandgrouse
- Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
- Spotted Sandgrouse
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse
- Crowned Sandgrouse
Bustards
- African Houbara
Cuckoos
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Red-necked Nightjar
- Eurasian Nightjar
- Egyptian Nightjar
Swifts
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Pallid Swift
- Little Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Western Swamphen
- Little Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Cranes
- 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
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Kentish Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Slender-billed Curlew
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Great Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Cream-colored Courser
- Collared Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Great Skua
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Razorbill
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Gray-hooded Gull
- Franklin's Gull
- Audouin's Gull
- Mediterranean Gull
- Common Gull
- Caspian Gull
- European Herring Gull
- Yellow-legged Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Northern Storm-Petrels
- European Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Scopoli's Shearwater
- Yelkouan Shearwater
- Balearic Shearwater
Storks
- Black Stork
- Abdim's Stork
- White Stork
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
Cormorants and Shags
- Great Cormorant
- European Shag
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Egret
- Western Reef-Heron
- Squacco Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Bearded Vulture
- Egyptian Vulture
- European Honey-buzzard
- Eurasian Griffon
- Bateleur
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Wahlberg's Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Imperial Eagle
- Tawny Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Bonelli's Eagle
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Red Kite
- Black Kite
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- Pharaoh 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
Rollers
- European Roller
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
- Levaillant's Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Eleonora's Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Lanner Falcon
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
Bushshrikes and Allies
- Black-crowned Tchagra
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Eurasian Jay
- Maghreb Magpie
- Red-billed Chough
- Carrion Crow
- Hooded Crow
- Brown-necked Raven
- Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Coal Tit
- African Blue Tit
- Great Tit
Larks
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark
- Thick-billed Lark
- Bar-tailed Lark
- Desert Lark
- Wood Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Thekla's Lark
- Crested Lark
- Temminck's Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Calandra Lark
- Dupont's Lark
- Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
Cisticolas and Allies
- Zitting Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Western Olivaceous Warbler
- Melodious Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Aquatic Warbler
- Moustached Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Savi's Warbler
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Pale Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
Bulbuls
- Common Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Western Bonelli's Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- Iberian Chiffchaff
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Scrub Warbler
- Cetti's Warbler
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Western Orphean Warbler
- African Desert Warbler
- Tristram's Warbler
- Sardinian Warbler
- Moltoni's Warbler
- Western Subalpine Warbler
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
- Spectacled Warbler
- Marmora's Warbler
- Dartford Warbler
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Fulvous Chatterer
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
- Common Firecrest
Treecreepers
- Short-toed Treecreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Starlings
- European Starling
- Spotless Starling
- Rosy Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Fieldfare
- Ring Ouzel
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- European Robin
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Semicollared Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Atlas Flycatcher
- Collared Flycatcher
- Moussier's Redstart
- Common Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- European Stonechat
- Northern Wheatear
- Atlas Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Western Black-eared Wheatear
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
- Red-rumped Wheatear
- Black Wheatear
- White-crowned Wheatear
- Mourning Wheatear
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Dunnock
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Italian Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow
- Desert Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Rock Sparrow
- White-winged Snowfinch
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Tawny Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- African Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Hawfinch
- Trumpeter Finch
- European Greenfinch
- Eurasian Linnet
- Red Crossbill
- European Goldfinch
- European Serin
- Eurasian Siskin
Old World Buntings
- Corn Bunting
- Rock Bunting
- Cirl Bunting
- Cinereous Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- House Bunting
- Reed Bunting
Most common birds in Tunisia
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 Tunisia’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Western Cattle-EgretArdea ibis
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Gray HeronArdea cinerea
- Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Common RavenCorvus corax
- Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- European SerinSerinus serinus
Largest bird families in Tunisia
Among its regular birds.
- Sandpipers and Allies23
- Old World Flycatchers22
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers19
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl18
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites18
- Larks13
- Sylviid Warblers and Allies11
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies10
Reported in the last 30 days
140 species reported to eBird in Tunisia in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Western Cattle-Egret, Northern Shoveler, Common Snipe, Common Greenshank, White-crowned Wheatear, European Starling, European Robin, Sardinian Warbler, Red Crossbill, Zitting Cisticola, Common Bulbul, House Sparrow, Eurasian Kestrel, Western Marsh Harrier, Gray Heron, Common Raven, Spanish Sparrow, Moussier's Redstart, European Greenfinch, Cetti's Warbler, Mallard, Common Wood-Pigeon, Long-legged Buzzard, Little Egret, Spotless Starling, European Serin, Rock Pigeon, Great Gray Shrike, Laughing Dove, Crested Lark, Thekla's Lark, House Bunting, African Blue Tit, Black Wheatear, Common Hoopoe, African Chaffinch, Eurasian Blackbird, Spotted Redshank, Black-winged Stilt, Bluethroat, …
Get to know some of them
Western Marsh Harrier
Eurasian Kestrel
Common Raven
Red Crossbill
European Greenfinch
Little Egret
Rock Pigeon
Common Wood-Pigeon
Black-winged Stilt
Crested Lark
Great Egret
Common Redshank
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Blackbird
Western Yellow Wagtail