Türkiye bird checklist
536 bird species in 81 families have been recorded in Türkiye, according to eBird; about 372 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 Türkiye right now
1European Starling
2White Stork
3Great Cormorant
4House Sparrow
5Eurasian Collared-Dove
6Slender-billed Gull
7Spanish Sparrow
8Common Ringed Plover
9White Wagtail
10Little Egret
Türkiye bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Bar-headed Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Swan Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Lesser White-fronted Goose
- Tundra Bean-Goose
- Brant
- Barnacle Goose
- Canada Goose
- Red-breasted Goose
- Mute Swan
- Black Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Egyptian Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- South African Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Wood Duck
- Mandarin Duck
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Mallard
- White-cheeked Pintail
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Marbled Duck
- Red-crested Pochard
- Rosy-billed Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Common Eider
- Velvet Scoter
- Common Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
- Common Goldeneye
- Smew
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- White-headed Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Wild Turkey
- Black Grouse
- Caucasian Grouse
- Gray Partridge
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
- Black Francolin
- Caspian Snowcock
- See-see Partridge
- Common Quail
- Chukar
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Stock Dove
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Namaqua Dove
Sandgrouse
- Pallas's Sandgrouse
- Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
- Spotted Sandgrouse
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Great Bustard
- Asian Houbara
- Little Bustard
Cuckoos
- Greater Coucal
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Eurasian Nightjar
- Egyptian Nightjar
Swifts
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Pallid Swift
- Little Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Corn Crake
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Allen's Gallinule
- Gray-headed Swamphen
- Striped Crake
- Little Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Cranes
- Siberian 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
- Common Ringed Plover
- Three-banded Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- Gray-headed Lapwing
- Red-wattled Lapwing
- Sociable Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing
- Caspian Plover
- Tibetan Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Slender-billed Curlew
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Long-billed Dowitcher
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Great Snipe
- Pin-tailed Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Wilson's Phalarope
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Great Knot
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Pectoral Sandpiper
Crab-Plover
- Crab-Plover
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Cream-colored Courser
- Collared Pratincole
- Black-winged Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Great Skua
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Sabine's Gull
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Audouin's Gull
- Mediterranean Gull
- White-eyed Gull
- Common Gull
- Caspian Gull
- European Herring Gull
- Yellow-legged Gull
- Armenian Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Glaucous Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Arctic Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
- West African Crested Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
- Lesser Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
- Arctic Loon
- Common Loon
Northern Storm-Petrels
- European Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Cory's Shearwater
- Scopoli's Shearwater
- Great Shearwater
- Sooty Shearwater
- Yelkouan Shearwater
Storks
- Black Stork
- White Stork
- Yellow-billed Stork
Boobies and Gannets
- Northern Gannet
- Brown Booby
Anhingas
- African Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Pygmy Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- European Shag
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- African Sacred Ibis
- Northern Bald Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Egret
- Western Reef-Heron
- Little Heron
- Squacco Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Pink-backed Pelican
- Dalmatian Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Bearded Vulture
- Egyptian Vulture
- European Honey-buzzard
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Cinereous Vulture
- Eurasian Griffon
- Bateleur
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Imperial Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Bonelli's Eagle
- Shikra
- Levant Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Red Kite
- Black Kite
- White-tailed Eagle
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- Pallid Scops-Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Brown Fish-Owl
- Little Owl
- Tawny Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Boreal Owl
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Bee-eaters
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
- Southern Carmine Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- White-throated Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
- Indian Roller
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Middle Spotted 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
- Eleonora's Falcon
- Sooty Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Lanner Falcon
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Plum-headed Parakeet
- Budgerigar
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
New World and African Parrots
- Gray Parrot
- Senegal Parrot
- Monk Parakeet
- Orange-winged Amazon
- Red-and-green Macaw
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Long-tailed Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Masked Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Eurasian Jay
- Rufous Treepie
- Eurasian Magpie
- Northern Nutcracker
- Red-billed Chough
- Yellow-billed Chough
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- Rook
- Carrion Crow
- Hooded Crow
- Brown-necked Raven
- Fan-tailed Raven
- Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Coal Tit
- Sombre Tit
- Marsh Tit
- Eurasian Blue Tit
- Great Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Eurasian Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark
- Bar-tailed Lark
- Desert Lark
- Wood Lark
- White-winged Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Oriental Skylark
- Crested Lark
- Horned Lark
- Temminck's Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Bimaculated Lark
- Calandra Lark
- Black Lark
- Arabian Lark
- Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark
Bearded Reedling
- Bearded Reedling
Cisticolas and Allies
- Delicate Prinia
- Zitting Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Booted Warbler
- Sykes's Warbler
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Upcher's Warbler
- Olive-tree Warbler
- Melodious Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Aquatic Warbler
- Moustached Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Basra Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- River Warbler
- Savi's Warbler
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
- Streak-throated Swallow
Bulbuls
- White-eared Bulbul
- White-spectacled Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Eastern Bonelli's Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Pallas's Leaf Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Plain Leaf Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Mountain Chiffchaff
- Common Chiffchaff
- Green Warbler
- 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
- Eastern Orphean Warbler
- Asian Desert Warbler
- Menetries's Warbler
- Rüppell's Warbler
- Cyprus Warbler
- Sardinian Warbler
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
- Spectacled Warbler
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Iraq Babbler
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
- Common Firecrest
Wallcreeper
- Wallcreeper
Nuthatches
- Krüper's Nuthatch
- Western Rock Nuthatch
- Eastern Rock Nuthatch
- Eurasian Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Eurasian Treecreeper
- Short-toed Treecreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Dippers
- White-throated Dipper
Starlings
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Indian Pied Starling
- Common Myna
- Jungle Myna
Thrushes and Allies
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Fieldfare
- Ring Ouzel
- Black-throated Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- European Robin
- White-throated Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Red-flanked Bluetail
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Semicollared Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Collared Flycatcher
- Common Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- European Stonechat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Pied Bushchat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Hooded Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Cyprus Wheatear
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
- Blackstart
- White-crowned Wheatear
- Finsch's Wheatear
- Mourning Wheatear
- Kurdish Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
Hypocolius
- Hypocolius
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Palestine Sunbird
Waxbills and Allies
- Red Avadavat
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Siberian Accentor
- Radde's Accentor
- Black-throated Accentor
- Dunnock
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow
- Dead Sea Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Yellow-throated Sparrow
- Rock Sparrow
- Pale Rockfinch
- White-winged Snowfinch
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Blyth's Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
- Siberian Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Hawfinch
- Common Rosefinch
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Crimson-winged Finch
- Trumpeter Finch
- Mongolian Finch
- Desert Finch
- European Greenfinch
- Twite
- Eurasian Linnet
- Redpoll
- Red Crossbill
- European Goldfinch
- European Serin
- Fire-fronted Serin
- Eurasian Siskin
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
- Snow Bunting
Old World Buntings
- Black-headed Bunting
- Red-headed Bunting
- Corn Bunting
- Rock Bunting
- Cirl Bunting
- Yellowhammer
- Pine Bunting
- Gray-necked Bunting
- Cinereous Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Cretzschmar's Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
- Black-faced Bunting
Most common birds in Türkiye
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 Türkiye’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian CootFulica atra
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Gray HeronArdea cinerea
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Eurasian JackdawColoeus monedula
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
Largest bird families in Türkiye
Among its regular birds.
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl29
- Sandpipers and Allies26
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites26
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers22
- Old World Flycatchers21
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies16
- Plovers and Lapwings11
- Wagtails and Pipits10
Reported in the last 30 days
342 species reported to eBird in Türkiye in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Slender-billed Gull, White Stork, White-spectacled Bulbul, Common Ringed Plover, Great Cormorant, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Spur-winged Lapwing, Siberian Stonechat, Green Sandpiper, Iraq Babbler, Eurasian Kestrel, European Starling, House Sparrow, Delicate Prinia, Eurasian Magpie, Pygmy Cormorant, Spanish Sparrow, Gray Heron, Little Egret, Dead Sea Sparrow, Great Tit, Little Grebe, Eurasian Moorhen, White Wagtail, Common Kingfisher, Hooded Crow, Purple Heron, Great Egret, Red-backed Shrike, Little Bittern, Crested Lark, Yellow-legged Gull, Garganey, Eurasian Coot, Eurasian Jackdaw, Eurasian Blackbird, Mallard, Eurasian Curlew, Eurasian Jay, Eurasian Blackcap, …
Get to know some of them
Mallard
Eurasian Coot
Little Grebe
Gray Heron
Great Egret
Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Magpie
Eurasian Jackdaw
Garganey
Eurasian Moorhen
Hooded Crow
Rock Pigeon
Green Sandpiper
Black-headed Gull
Purple Heron
Common Chaffinch
Crested Lark