List of birds of Spain facts for kids

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This is a list of the bird species recorded in Spain. The area covered by this list is mainland Spain, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, and three small Spanish enclaves on the North African shore. The avifauna of Spain included a total of 613 species recorded in the wild by 2019 according to Sociedad Española de Ornitología (SEO/BirdLife). A pair of species resulting from a taxonomic "split" have replaced one of the species on the SEO list. Of the 614 species included here, 329 are accidental and 23 have been introduced by humans. Six are endemic to Spanish islands, two have been extirpated, and one of the endemic species is extinct. Of the 614, 104 (88 of which are accidental) have been recorded only in the Canary Islands and/or the African enclaves.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (English and scientific names) are those of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition.

The following tags have been used to highlight some categories of occurrence.

(A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs anywhere in Spain
(A - xxx) Accidental in limited area - a species found regularly in mainland Spain but accidentally in the Canary Islands or the North African enclaves.
(E - xxx) Endemic - a species found only in Spain, with the location appended
(I) Introduced - a species introduced to Spain as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
(D) Category D - species for which there are reasonable doubts as to their wild origin per SEO/Birdlife.

An additional note such as (Canary Islands only) means that the species has been recorded solely in that locality. Species without a note of that type have been recorded at a minimum in mainland Spain. The notes of population status such as "endangered" apply to the world population and are from Bird Checklists of the World.

Ducks, geese, and waterfowl
Pheasants, grouse, and allies
Flamingos
Grebes
Pigeons and doves
Sandgrouse
Bustards
Cuckoos
Nightjars and allies
Swifts
Rails, gallinules, and coots
Cranes
Thick-knees
Egyptian plover
Stilts and avocets
Oystercatchers
Plovers and lapwings
Sandpipers and allies
Buttonquail
Pratincoles and coursers
Skuas and jaegers
Auks, murres, and puffins
Gulls, terns, and skimmers
Tropicbirds
Loons
Albatrosses
Southern storm-petrels
Northern storm-petrels
Shearwaters and petrels
Storks
Frigatebirds
Boobies and gannets
Cormorants and shags
Pelicans
Heron, egrets, and bitterns
Ibises and spoonbills
Osprey
Hawks, eagles, and kites
Barn-owls
Owls
Hoopoes
Kingfishers
Bee-eaters
Rollers
Woodpeckers
Falcons and caracaras
Old World parrots
African and New World parrots
Vireos, shrike-babblers, and erpornis
Old World orioles
Bushshrikes and allies
Shrikes
Crows, jays, and magpies
Tits, chickadees, and titmice
Penduline-tits
Larks
Bearded reedling
Cisticolas and allies
Reed warblers and allies
Grassbirds and allies
Swallows
Bulbuls
Leaf warblers
Bush warblers and allies
Long-tailed tits
Sylviid warblers, parrotbills, and allies
Laughingthrushes and allies
Kinglets
Wallcreeper
Nuthatches
Treecreepers
Wrens
Dippers
Starlings
Mockingbirds and thrashers
Thrushes and allies
Old World flycatchers
Waxwings
Weavers and allies
Waxbills and allies
Accentors
Old World sparrows
Wagtails and pipits
Finches, euphonias, and allies
Longspurs and snow buntings
Old World buntings
New World sparrows
Troupials and allies
New World warblers
See also

Ducks, geese, and waterfowl

Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae

White-faced whistling-duck, Dendrocygna viduata (A) (D)
Fulvous whistling-duck, Dendrocygna bicolor (A) (D)
Bar-headed goose, Anser indicus (I)
Snow goose, Anser caerulescens (A) (D)
Graylag goose, Anser anser (A)
Greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons (A - Canary Islands)
Lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus (D) vulnerable
Taiga bean-goose, Anser fabalis (A) (see note)
Tundra bean-goose, Anser serrirostris (A)
Pink-footed goose, Anser brachyrhynchus (A - Canary Islands)
Brant, Branta bernicla (A - Canary Islands)
Barnacle goose, Branta leucopsis (A)
Cackling goose, Branta hutchinsii (A) (D)
Canada goose, Branta canadensis (A)
Red-breasted goose, Branta ruficollis (A) vulnerable
Mute swan, Cygnus olor
Black swan , Cygnus atratus (I)
Tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus (A)
Whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus (A)
Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiaca (I)
Ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea (A - Canary Islands)
Common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
Wood duck, Aix sponsa (A) (D)
Mandarin duck, Aix galericulata (I) (Canary Islands only)
Baikal teal, Sibirionetta formosa (A) (D) vulnerable
Garganey, Spatula querquedula
Blue-winged teal, Spatula discors (A)
Cinnamon teal, Spatula cyanoptera (A) (D)
Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata
Gadwall, Mareca strepera
Falcated duck, Mareca falcata (A) (D) near-threatened
Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope
American wigeon, Mareca americana (A)
Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
American black duck, Anas rubripes (A)
Northern pintail, Anas acuta
Green-winged teal, Anas crecca
Marbled teal, Marmaronetta angustirostris vulnerable
Red-crested pochard, Netta rufina
Common pochard, Aythya ferina vulnerable
Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris (A)
Ferruginous duck, Aythya nyroca (A - Canary Islands) near-threatened
Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula
Greater scaup, Aythya marila (A - Canary Islands)
Lesser scaup, Aythya affinis (A)
Common eider, Somateria mollissima near-threatened
King eider, Somateria spectabilis (A)
Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata (A)
Velvet scoter, Melanitta fusca
White-winged scoter, Melanitta deglandi (A)
Common scoter, Melanitta nigra (A - Canary Islands)
Black scoter, Melanitta americana (A) near-threatened
Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis (A - Canary Islands) vulnerable
Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola (A)
Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula (A)
Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica (A)
Smew, Mergellus albellus (A)
Hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus (A) (D)
Common merganser, Mergus merganser (A)
Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator (A - Canary Islands)
Ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis (I)
White-headed duck, Oxyura leucocephala endangered

Pheasants, grouse, and allies

Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae

Common quail, Coturnix coturnix
Red-legged partridge, Alectoris rufa
Barbary partridge, Alectoris barbara (I)
Ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus (I)
Gray partridge, Perdix perdix
Western capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus
Hazel grouse, Bonasa bonasia (extirpated)
Rock ptarmigan, Lagopus muta

Flamingos

Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridae

Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus
Lesser flamingo, Phoeniconaias minor (A) near-threatened

Grebes

Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae

Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis (A - Canary Islands)
Pied-billed grebe, Podilymbus podiceps (A)
Horned grebe, Podiceps auritus vulnerable
Red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena (A)
Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus
Eared grebe, Podiceps nigricollis

Pigeons and doves

Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae

Rock pigeon, Columba livia (I)
Stock dove, Columba oenas
Common wood-pigeon, Columba palumbus
Bolle's pigeon, Columba bollii (E - Canary Islands)
Laurel pigeon, Columba junoniae (E - Canary Islands) near-threatened
European turtle-dove, Streptopelia turtur vulnerable
Oriental turtle-dove, Streptopelia orientalis (A)
Eurasian collared-dove, Streptopelia decaocto
Laughing dove, Streptopelia senegalensis (A)
Namaqua dove, Oena capensis (A) (D)
Mourning dove, Zenaida macroura (I)

Sandgrouse

Order: Pterocliformes Family: Pteroclidae

Pallas's sandgrouse, Syrrhaptes paradoxus (A)
Pin-tailed sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata
Black-bellied sandgrouse, Pterocles orientalis

Bustards

Order: Otidiformes Family: Otididae

Great bustard, Otis tarda vulnerable
Houbara bustard, Chlamydotis undulata (Canary Islands only) vulnerable
Little bustard, Tetrax tetrax near-threatened

Cuckoos

Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae

Great spotted cuckoo, Clamator glandarius
Yellow-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus (A)
Common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus

Nightjars and allies

Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae

Common nighthawk' Chordeiles minor (A)
Red-necked nightjar, Caprimulgus ruficollis
European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus
Egyptian nightjar, Caprimulgus aegyptius (A) (Canary Islands only)

Swifts

Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae

Chimney swift, Chaetura pelagica (A) vulnerable
Alpine swift, Apus melba
Common swift, Apus apus
Plain swift, Apus unicolor
Pallid swift, Apus pallidus
Little swift, Apus affinis (A - Canary Islands)
White-rumped swift, Apus caffer (A - Canary Islands)

Rails, gallinules, and coots

Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae

Water rail, Rallus aquaticus
African crake, Crex egregia (A)
Corn crake, Crex crex (A)
Sora, Porzana carolina (A)
Spotted crake, Porzana porzana
Eurasian moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
Lesser moorhen, Gallinula angulata (A)
Red-knobbed coot, Fulica cristata
Eurasian coot, Fulica atra
American coot, Fulica americana (A)
Allen's gallinule, Porphyrio alleni (A)
Purple gallinule, Porphyrio martinicus (A)
Western swamphen, Porphyrio porphyrio
Striped crake, Amaurornis marginalis (A)
Little crake, Zapornia parva (A - Canary Islands)
Baillon's crake, Zapornia pusilla (A - Canary Islands and African enclaves)

Cranes

Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae

Demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo (A)
Sandhill crane, Antigone canadensis (A)
Common crane, Grus grus (A - Canary Islands)

Thick-knees

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Burhinidae

Eurasian thick-knee, Burhinus oedicnemus

Egyptian plover

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Pluvianidae

Egyptian plover, Pluvianus aegyptius (A) (D)

Stilts and avocets

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae

Black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus
Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta

Oystercatchers

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae

Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus
Canarian oystercatcher, Haematopus meadewaldoi (E - Canary Islands) (extinct)

Plovers and lapwings

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae

Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola
European golden-plover, Pluvialis apricaria
American golden-plover, Pluvialis dominica (A)
Pacific golden-plover, Pluvialis fulva (A)
Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus near-threatened
Sociable lapwing, Vanellus gregarius (A) critically endangered
Lesser sand-plover, Charadrius mongolus (A)
Greater sand-plover, Charadrius leschenaultii (A)
Kittlitz's plover, Charadrius pecuarius (A)
Kentish plover, Charadrius alexandrinus
Common ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula
Semipalmated plover, Charadrius semipalmatus (A)
Little ringed plover, Charadrius dubius
Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus (A)
Eurasian dotterel, Charadrius morinellus

Sandpipers and allies

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae

Upland sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda (A)
Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus
Slender-billed curlew, Numenius tenuirostris (A) critically endangered
Eurasian curlew, Numenius arquata near-threatened
Bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica near-threatened
Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa near-threatened
Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres
Great knot, Calidris tenuirostris (A) endangered
Red knot, Calidris canutus near-threatened
Ruff, Calidris pugnax
Broad-billed sandpiper, Calidris falcinellus (A)
Sharp-tailed sandpiper, Calidris acuminata (A)
Stilt sandpiper, Calidris himantopus (A)
Curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea near-threatened
Temminck's stint, Calidris temminckii (A - Canary Islands)
Red-necked stint, Calidris ruficollis (A) near-threatened
Sanderling, Calidris alba
Dunlin, Calidris alpina
Purple sandpiper, Calidris maritima (A - Canary Islands)
Baird's sandpiper, Calidris bairdii (A)
Little stint, Calidris minuta
Least sandpiper, Calidris minutilla (A)
White-rumped sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis (A)
Buff-breasted sandpiper, Calidris subruficollis (A - Canary Islands) near-threatened
Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated sandpiper, Calidris pusilla (A) near-threatened
Western sandpiper, Calidris mauri (A)
Short-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus (A)
Long-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus (A)
Jack snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus
Eurasian woodcock, Scolopax rusticola
Great snipe, Gallinago media (A) near-threatened
Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago
Wilson's snipe, Gallinago delicata (A) (Canary Islands only)
Terek sandpiper, Xenus cinereus (A)
Wilson's phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor (A)
Red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus (A - Canary Islands)
Red phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius
Common sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos
Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularius (A)
Green sandpiper, Tringa ochropus
Solitary sandpiper, Tringa solitaria (A)
Spotted redshank, Tringa erythropus
Greater yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca (A)
Common greenshank, Tringa nebularia
Lesser yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes (A)
Marsh sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis (A - Canary Islands)
Wood sandpiper, Tringa glareola
Common redshank, Tringa totanus

Buttonquail

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Turnicidae

Small buttonquail, Turnix sylvaticus

Pratincoles and coursers

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Glareolidae

Cream-colored courser, Cursorius cursor (A)
Collared pratincole, Glareola pratincola
Black-winged pratincole, Glareola nordmanni (A) near-threatened

Skuas and jaegers

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Stercorariidae

Great skua, Stercorarius skua
South polar skua, Stercorarius maccormicki (A)
Pomarine jaeger, Stercorarius pomarinus
Parasitic jaeger, Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed jaeger, Stercorarius longicaudus

Auks, murres, and puffins

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae

Dovekie, Alle alle (A)
Common murre, Uria aalge (A - Canary Islands and African enclaves)
Razorbill, Alca torda near-threatened
Black guillemot, Cepphus grylle (A)
Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica (A - Canary Islands) vulnerable

Gulls, terns, and skimmers

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae

Black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla vulnerable
Sabine's gull, Xema sabini (A)
Slender-billed gull, Chroicocephalus genei (A - Canary Islands)
Bonaparte's gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia (A)
Gray-hooded gull, Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus (A)
Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Little gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus (A - Canary Islands)
Ross's gull, Rhodostethia rosea (A)
Laughing gull, Leucophaeus atricilla (A)
Franklin's gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan (A)
Mediterranean gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Pallas's gull, Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus (A)
Audouin's gull, Ichthyaetus audouinii
Mew gull, Larus canus (A - Canary Islands)
Ring-billed gull, Larus delawarensis (A - Canary Islands and African enclaves)
Herring gull, Larus argentatus
Yellow-legged gull, Larus michahellis
Caspian gull, Larus cachinnans
Iceland gull, Larus glaucoides (A - Canary Islands and African enclaves)
Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus
Glaucous-winged gull, Larus glaucescens (A) (Canary Islands only)
Glaucous gull, Larus hyperboreus (A - Canary Islands and African enclaves)
Great black-backed gull, Larus marinus
Kelp gull, Larus dominicanus (A)
Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus (A)
Bridled tern, Onychoprion anaethetus (A)
Little tern, Sternula albifrons (A - Canary Islands)
Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia (A - Canary Islands)
Black tern, Chlidonias niger
White-winged tern, Chlidonias leucopterus (A - Canary Islands)
Whiskered tern, Chlidonias hybrida
Roseate tern, Sterna dougallii
Common tern, Sterna hirundo
Arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea (A)
Forster's tern, Sterna forsteri (A)
Royal tern, Thalasseus maximus (A)
Sandwich tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
Elegant tern, Thalasseus elegans (A) near-threatened
Lesser crested tern, Thalasseus bengalensis (A - Canary Islands)

Tropicbirds

Order: Phaethontiformes Family: Phaethontidae

Red-billed tropicbird, Phaeton aetherius (A)

Loons

Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae

Red-throated loon, Gavia stellata
Arctic loon, Gavia arctica (A - Canary Islands)
Pacific loon, Gavia pacifica (A)
Common loon, Gavia immer (A - Canary Islands and African enclaves)

Albatrosses

Order: Procellariiformes Family: Diomedeidae

Black-browed albatross, Thalassarche melanophris (A)

Southern storm-petrels

Order: Procellariiformes Family: Oceanitidae

Wilson's storm-petrel, Oceanites oceanicus
White-faced storm-petrel, Pelagodroma marina (A)
Black-bellied storm-petrel, Fregetta tropica (A) (Canary Islands only)

Northern storm-petrels

Order: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae

European storm-petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus
Leach's storm-petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhea (A - African enclaves) vulnerable
Swinhoe's storm-petrel, Oceanodroma monorhis (A) near-threatened
Band-rumped storm-petrel, Oceanodroma castro (A)

Shearwaters and petrels

Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae

Northern fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis (A - Canary Islands)
Cape petrel, Daption capense (A)
Zino's petrel, Pterodroma madeira (A) endangered
Fea's petrel, Pterodroma feae (A)
Black-capped petrel, Pterodroma hasitata (A)
Bulwer's petrel, Bulweria bulwerii (A)
Cory's shearwater, Calonectris diomedea
Cape Verde shearwater, Calonectris edwardsii (A) (Canary Islands only) near-threatened
Great shearwater, Ardenna gravis
Sooty shearwater, Ardenna griseus (A - Canary Islands) near-threatened
Manx shearwater, Puffinus puffinus
Yelkouan shearwater, Puffinus yelkouan vulnerable
Balearic shearwater, Puffinus mauretanicus (A - Canary Islands) critically endangered
Barolo shearwater, Puffinus baroli (A)
Boyd's shearwater, Puffinus boydi (A) (Canary Islands only)

Storks

Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae

Black stork, Ciconia nigra
White stork, Ciconia ciconia
Marabou stork, Leptoptilos crumenifer (A) (D)
Yellow-billed stork, Mycteria ibis (A) (D)

Frigatebirds

Order: Suliformes Family: Fregatidae

Magnificent frigatebird, Fregata magnificens (A)

Boobies and gannets

Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae

Masked booby, Sula dactylatra (A)
Brown booby, Sula leucogaster (A)
Red-footed booby, Sula sula (A)
Northern gannet, Morus bassanus

Cormorants and shags

Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae

Long-tailed cormorant, Microcarbo africanus (A) (D)
Pygmy cormorant, Microcarbo pygmeus (A) near-threatened
Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
European shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus (A) (Canary Islands only)

Pelicans

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae

Great white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed pelican, Pelecanus rufescens (A) (D)
Dalmatian pelican, Pelecanus crispus (A) (D) near-threatened

Heron, egrets, and bitterns

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae

American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus (A)
Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris (A - Canary Islands)
Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus
Dwarf bittern, Ixobrychus sturmii (A) (Canary Islands only)
Great blue heron, Ardea herodias (A) (Canary Islands only)
Gray heron, Ardea cinerea
Purple heron, Ardea purpurea
Great egret, Ardea alba (A - Canary Islands)
Little egret, Egretta garzetta
Western reef-heron, Egretta gularis (A)
Tricolored heron, Egretta tricolor (A) (Canary Islands only)
Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis
Squacco heron, Ardeola ralloides
Green heron, Butorides virescens (A) (Canary Islands only)
Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax

Ibises and spoonbills

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae

Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus
African sacred ibis, Threskiornis aethiopicus (I)
Northern bald ibis, Geronticus eremita (A) endangered
Eurasian spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia
African spoonbill, Platalea alba (A) (D)

Osprey

Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae

Osprey, Pandion haliaetus

Hawks, eagles, and kites

Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae

Black-winged kite, Elanus caeruleus
Bearded vulture, Gypaetus barbatus near-threatened
Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus endangered
European honey-buzzard, Pernis apivorus (A - Canary Islands)
Swallow-tailed kite, Elanoides forficatus (A) (Canary Islands only)
Cinereous vulture, Aegypius monachus near-threatened
Hooded vulture, Necrosyrtes monachus (A) (D)
White-backed vulture, Gyps africanus (A) critically endangered
Rüppell's griffon, Gyps rueppelli (A) critically endangered
Eurasian griffon, Gyps fulvus
Bateleur, Terathopius ecaudatus (A) near-threatened
Short-toed snake-eagle, Circaetus gallicus (A - Canary Islands)
Lesser spotted eagle, Clanga pomarina (A)
Greater spotted eagle, Clanga clanga (A) vulnerable
Booted eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus
Steppe eagle, Aquila nipalensis (A) endangered
Spanish eagle, Aquila adalberti vulnerable
Imperial eagle, Aquila heliaca (A) vulnerable
Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
Bonelli's eagle, Aquila fasciata (A - Canary Islands)
Eurasian marsh-harrier, Circus aeruginosus
Hen harrier, Circus cyaneus
Pallid harrier, Circus macrourus (A - Canary Islands and African enclaves) near-threatened
Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus
Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus
Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis (A - Canary Islands)
Red kite, Milvus milvus (A - Canary Islands) near-threatened
Black kite, Milvus migrans
White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla (A)
Rough-legged hawk, Buteo lagopus (A)
Common buzzard, Buteo buteo
Long-legged buzzard, Buteo rufinus (A)

Barn-owls

Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae

Barn owl, Tyto alba

Owls

Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae

Eurasian scops-owl, Otus scops (A - Canary Islands)
Eurasian eagle-owl, Bubo bubo
Snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus (A) (D)
Northern hawk owl, Surnia ulula (A - Canary Islands)
Little owl, Athene noctua
Tawny owl, Strix aluco
Long-eared owl, Asio otus
Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus
Marsh owl, Asio capensis (A)
Boreal owl, Aegolius funereus

Hoopoes

Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Upupidae

Eurasian hoopoe, Upupa epops

Kingfishers

Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae

Common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis (A - Canary Islands)
Belted kingfisher, Megaceryle alcyon (A)

Bee-eaters

Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae

Blue-cheeked bee-eater, Merops persicus (A)
European bee-eater, Merops apiaster

Rollers

Order: Coraciiformes Family: Coraciidae

European roller, Coracias garrulus
Abyssinian roller, Coracias abyssinicus (A) (Canary Islands only)

Woodpeckers

Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae

Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla
Middle spotted woodpecker, Dendrocoptes medius
White-backed woodpecker, Dendrocopos leucotos
Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
Lesser spotted woodpecker, Dryobates minor
Levaillant's woodpecker, Picus vaillantii (A) (African enclaves only)
Iberian green woodpecker, Picus sharpei
Black woodpecker, Dryocopus martius

Falcons and caracaras

Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae

Lesser kestrel, Falco naumanni (A - Canary Islands)
Eurasian kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
Red-footed falcon, Falco vespertinus (A - Canary Islands) near-threatened
Eleonora's falcon, Falco eleonorae
Merlin, Falco columbarius
Eurasian hobby, Falco subbuteo (A - Canary Islands)
Lanner falcon, Falco biarmicus (A)
Saker falcon, Falco cherrug (A) endangered
Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus (A)
Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus (A - Canary Islands)

Old World parrots

Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae

Rose-ringed parakeet, Psittacula krameri (I)

African and New World parrots

Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittacidae

Monk parakeet, Myiopsitta monachus (I)
Red-masked parakeet, Psittacara erythrogenys (I)

Vireos, shrike-babblers, and erpornis

Order: Passeriformes Family: Vireonidae

Red-eyed vireo, Vireo olivaceus (A)

Old World orioles

Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae

Eurasian golden oriole, Oriolus oriolus

Bushshrikes and allies

Order: Passeriformes Family: Malaconotidae

Black-crowned tchagra, Tchagra senegalus (A)

Shrikes

Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae

Red-backed shrike, Lanius collurio (A - Canary Islands)
Isabelline shrike, Lanius isabellinus (A)
Brown shrike, Lanius cristatus (A)
Great gray shrike, Lanius excubitor (A)
Iberian gray shrike, Lanius meridionalis (A - African enclaves) vulnerable
Lesser gray shrike, Lanius minor
Masked shrike, Lanius nubicus (A)
Woodchat shrike, Lanius senator

Crows, jays, and magpies

Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae

Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius
Iberian magpie, Cyanopica cooki
Maghreb magpie, Pica mauritanica (African enclaves only)
Eurasian magpie, Pica pica
Eurasian nutcracker, Nucifraga caryocatactes (A)
Red-billed chough, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Yellow-billed chough, Pyrrhocorax graculus
Eurasian jackdaw, Corvus monedula (A - Canary Islands)
Rook, Corvus frugilegus
Carrion crow, Corvus corone (A - African enclaves)
Hooded crow, Corvus cornix (A)
Pied crow, Corvus albus (A) (D)
Brown-necked raven, Corvus ruficollis (A) (D)
Common raven, Corvus corax

Tits, chickadees, and titmice

Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae

Coal tit, Parus ater
Crested tit, Parus cristatus (A - African enclaves)
Marsh tit, Parus palustris
Eurasian blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus
African blue tit, Cyanistes teneriffae (A) (D)
Great tit, Parus major

Penduline-tits

Order: Passeriformes Family: Remizidae

Eurasian penduline tit, Remiz pendulinus

Larks

Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae

Greater hoopoe-lark, Alaemon alaudipes (A) (Canary Islands and African enclaves only)
Bar-tailed lark, Ammomanes cinctura (A)
Horned lark, Eremophila alpestris (A)
Greater short-toed lark, Calandrella brachydactyla
Calandra lark, Melanocorypha calandra (A - Canary Islands)
Dupont's lark, Chersophilus duponti near-threatened
Lesser short-toed lark, Alaudala rufescens
Wood lark, Lullula arborea
Eurasian skylark, Alauda arvensis
Thekla's lark, Galerida theklae
Crested lark, Galerida cristata

Bearded reedling

Order: Passeriformes Family: Panuridae

Bearded reedling, Panurus biarmicus

Cisticolas and allies

Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae

Zitting cisticola, Cisticola juncidis

Reed warblers and allies

Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae

Booted warbler, Iduna caligata (A)
Eastern olivaceous warbler, Iduna pallida (A) (Canary Islands only)
Western olivaceous warbler, Iduna opaca (A - Canary Islands)
Melodious warbler, Hippolais polyglotta
Icterine warbler, Hippolais icterina (A - Canary Islands and African enclaves)
Aquatic warbler, Acrocephalus paludicola (A - Canary Islands) vulnerable
Moustached warbler, Acrocephalus melanopogon
Sedge warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Paddyfield warbler, Acrocephalus agricola (A)
Blyth's reed warbler, Acrocephalus dumetorum (A)
Marsh warbler, Acrocephalus palustris (A)
Eurasian reed warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus (A - Canary Islands)

Grassbirds and allies

Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae

River warbler, Locustella fluviatilis (A)
Savi's warbler, Locustella luscinioides
Common grasshopper-warbler, Locustella naevia

Swallows

Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae

Bank swallow, Riparia riparia
Eurasian crag-martin, Ptyonoprogne rupestris (A - Canary Islands)
Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
Red-rumped swallow, Hirundo daurica
Cliff swallow/cave swallow, Petrochelidon pyrrhonota/Petrochelidon fulva (A - Canary Islands)
Common house-martin, Delichon urbicum

Bulbuls

Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae

Red-whiskered bulbul, Pycnonotus jocosus (I)
Common bulbul, Pycnonotus barbatus (A)

Leaf warblers

Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae

Wood warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Western Bonelli's warbler, Phylloscopus bonelli
Yellow-browed warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus (A - African enclaves)
Hume's warbler, Phylloscopus humei (A)
Pallas's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus (A)
Radde's warbler, Phylloscopus schwarzi (A)
Dusky warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus (A)
Willow warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus
Common chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
Canary Islands chiffchaff, Phylloscopus canariensis (E - Canary Islands)
Iberian chiffchaff, Phylloscopus brehmii
Greenish warbler, Phylloscopus trochiloides (A)
Arctic warbler, Phylloscopus borealis (A)

Bush warblers and allies

Order: Passeriformes Family: Scotocercidae

Cetti's warbler, Cettia cetti

Long-tailed tits

Order: Passeriformes Family: Aegithalidae

Long-tailed tit, Aegithalos longicaudus

Sylviid warblers, parrotbills, and allies

Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae

Eurasian blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla
Garden warbler, Sylvia borin
African desert warbler, Sylvia nana (A)
Asian desert warbler, Sylvia nana (A)
Barred warbler, Sylvia nisoria (A)
Lesser whitethroat, Sylvia curruca (A)
Western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis (A - Canary Islands)
Tristram's warbler, Sylvia deserticola (A)
Rüppell's warbler, Sylvia ruppeli (A)
Subalpine warbler, Sylvia cantillans
Moltoni's warbler, Sylvia subalpina
Sardinian warbler, Sylvia melanocephala
Greater whitethroat, Sylvia communis
Spectacled warbler, Sylvia conspicillata
Marmora's warbler, Sylvia sarda (A)
Dartford warbler, Sylvia undata near-threatened
Balearic warbler, Sylvia balearica (E - Balearic Islands)

Laughingthrushes and allies

Order: Passeriformes Family: Leiothrichidae

Red-billed leiothrix, Leiothrix lutea (I)

Kinglets

Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae

Goldcrest, Regulus regulus
Common firecrest, Regulus ignicapilla

Wallcreeper

Order: Passeriformes Family: Tichodromidae

Wallcreeper, Tichodroma muraria

Nuthatches

Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae

Eurasian nuthatch, Sitta europaea

Treecreepers

Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae

Eurasian treecreeper, Certhia familiaris
Short-toed treecreeper, Certhia brachydactyla

Wrens

Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae

Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes

Dippers

Order: Passeriformes Family: Cinclidae

White-throated dipper, Cinclus cinclus

Starlings

Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae

European starling, Sturnus vulgaris
Spotless starling, Sturnus unicolor (A - Canary Islands)
Rosy starling, Pastor roseus (A)

Mockingbirds and thrashers

Order: Passeriformes Family: Mimidae

Gray catbird, Dumetella carolinensis (A) (Canary Islands only)
Tropical mockingbird, Mimus gilvus (A) (D)
Northern mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos (A) (D) (Canary Islands only)

Thrushes and allies

Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae

White's thrush, Zoothera dauma (A)
Mistle thrush, Turdus viscivorus (A - Canary Islands)
Song thrush, Turdus philomelos
Redwing, Turdus iliacus near-threatened
Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula
American robin, Turdus migratorius (A)
Eyebrowed thrush, Turdus obscurus (A)
Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris (A - Canary Islands)
Ring ouzel, Turdus torquatus
Naumann's thrush, Turdus naumanni (A)

Old World flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae

Spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata
Rufous-tailed scrub-robin, Cercotrichas galactotes (A - Canary Islands)
European robin, Erithacus rubecula
Siberian blue robin, Larvivora cyane (A)
Common nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica (A - Canary Islands)
Red-flanked bluetail, Tarsiger cyanurus (A)
Red-breasted flycatcher, Ficedula parva (A)
Semicollared flycatcher, Ficedula semitorquata (A)
European pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca
Collared flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis (A)
Moussier's redstart, Phoenicurus moussieri (A)
Common redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Black redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros
Rufous-tailed rock-thrush, Monticola saxatilis (A - Canary Islands)
Blue rock-thrush, Monticola solitarius (A - Canary Islands)
Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra
Fuerteventura stonechat, Saxicola dacotiae (E - Canary Islands) near-threatened
European stonechat, Saxicola rubicola
Siberian stonechat, Saxicola maurus (A)
Northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe
Isabelline wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina (A)
Desert wheatear, Oenanthe deserti (A)
Black-eared wheatear, Oenanthe hispanica
Black wheatear, Oenanthe leucura
White-crowned wheatear, Oenanthe leucopyga (A)

Waxwings

Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae

Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus (A)

Weavers and allies

Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidae

Black-headed weaver, Ploceus melanocephalus (I)

Waxbills and allies

Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae

Orange-cheeked waxbill, Estrilda melpoda (I)
Black-rumped waxbill, Estrilda troglodytes (I)
Common waxbill, Estrilda astrild (I)
Red avadavat, Amandava amandava (I)

Accentors

Order: Passeriformes Family: Prunellidae

Alpine accentor, Prunella collaris
Dunnock, Prunella modularis

Old World sparrows

Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae

House sparrow, Passer domesticus
Italian sparrow, Passer italiae (A) (D) vulnerable
Spanish sparrow, Passer hispaniolensis
Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus
Sudan golden sparrow, Passer luteus (A) (D) (Canary Islands only)
Rock sparrow, Petronia petronia
White-winged snowfinch, Montifringilla nivalis

Wagtails and pipits

Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae

Gray wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
Western yellow wagtail, Motacilla flava
Citrine wagtail, Motacilla citreola (A - Canary Islands)
White wagtail, Motacilla alba (A)
Richard's pipit, Anthus richardi (A - Canary Islands)
Blyth's pipit, Anthus godlewskii (A)
Tawny pipit, Anthus campestris
Berthelot's pipit, Anthus berthelotii
Meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis near-threatened
Tree pipit, Anthus trivialis
Olive-backed pipit, Anthus hodgsoni (A)
Red-throated pipit, Anthus cervinus
Water pipit, Anthus spinoletta (A - Canary Islands)
Rock pipit, Anthus petrosus (A - Canary Islands)
American pipit, Anthus rubescens (A)

Finches, euphonias, and allies

Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae

Common chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs
Tenerife blue chaffinch, Fringilla teydea (E- Canary Islands)
Gran Canaria blue chaffinch, Fringilla polatzeki (E- Canary Islands)
Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla (A - Canary Islands)
Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes (A - Canary Islands)
Common rosefinch, Carpodacus erythrinus (A)
Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula (A - African enclaves)
Trumpeter finch, Rhodopechys githaginea (A - African enclaves)
Desert finch, Rhodospiza obsoleta (A) (D)
European greenfinch, Chloris chloris
Twite, Linaria flavirostris (A)
Eurasian linnet, Linaria cannabina
Common redpoll, Acanthis flammea (A)
Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra (A - Canary Islands)
European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis
Citril finch, Carduelis citrinella (A - African enclaves)
European serin, Serinus serinus
Island canary, Serinus canaria (Canary Islands only)
Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus

Longspurs and snow buntings

Order: Passeriformes Family: Calcariidae

Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis (A - Canary Islands and African enclaves)
Lapland bunting, Calcarius lapponicus (A)

Old World buntings

Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae

Black-headed bunting, Emberiza melanocephala (A)
Red-headed bunting, Emberiza bruniceps (A)
Corn bunting, Miliaria calandra
Rock bunting, Emberiza cia
Meadow bunting, Emberiza cioides (A) (D)
Cirl bunting Emberiza cirlus
Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella (A - African enclaves)
Pine bunting, Emberiza leucocephalos (A)
Ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana
Cretzschmar's bunting, Emberiza caesia (A)
House bunting, Emberiza sahari (A)
Reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus (A - Canary Islands)
Yellow-breasted bunting, Emberiza aureola (A) critically endangered
Little bunting, Emberiza pusilla (A)
Rustic bunting, Emberiza rustica (A) vulnerable

New World sparrows

Order: Passeriformes Family: Passerellidae

Song sparrow, Melospiza melodia (A)

Troupials and allies

Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae

Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus (A) (Canary Islands only)

New World warblers

Order: Passeriformes Family: Parulidae

Northern waterthrush, Parkesia noveboracensis (A) (Canary Islands only)
Black-and-white warbler, Mniotilta varia (A) (Canary Islands only)
Common yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas (A)
Yellow-rumped warbler, Setophaga coronata (A)