BIRDS OF AUSTRIA

DIE V�GEL �STERREICHS

National bird: Barn Swallow

Birds of Austria coded for abundance, breeding, migration, wintering, endemic, rare, etc.; 2000 pages on birds, nature, birdwatching, where to go birding, birds and nature pictures, nature conservation, equipment, bird feeding, etc. Welcome to the birds of Austria.

Austria is home to an impressive number of species of birds that vary from residents, that stay all year around, to breeding birds, that spend a good part of the growing season in Austria to raise their young, migrants who pass through Austria with the seasons, to wintering birds who like to spend a good part of the winter in Austria to escape colder conditions up north. While many species of birds are relatively common as they are part of the ecosystems of the state, it is always a thrill to stumble upon a rare bird or vagrant, that does not really form part of any the Austria ecosystems. Maybe it got lost during its travels between its summer and winter residence or it got displaced by bad weather.

Among the species of the checklist of the birds of Austria you can find waterfowl and wading birds, a large suite of song birds, raptors, game birds, swifts and nighthawks, etc., many of which occupy several ecosystems simultaneously, as they fly to and from forests, meadows, shorelines of waters, cities and and urban green spaces. At Birdlist, we have developed a coding system that can help you predict when you may expect a certain species, with a code for seasonality, such as resident, nesting, wintering, etc. A code for abundance will give you a clue on the likelihood that you may actually see a certain species of bird. As we progressed with the coding, we realized that there should be a differentiation in the coding for "common", such as less common, common and very common birds. However, this would require reliable quantative data, which for most states, are not revealed by the commission of bird records. We hope to provide those in the future. In the meantime, enjoy the current checklist of the birds of Austria.

For years, I kept this website rather anonymous. But then it occurred to me that maybe, you, the visitor, would actually enjoy knowing who and what is behind all this. I am Daan Vreugdenhil, have a PhD in conservation ecology, and dedicated my career of 4 decades to the conservation of nature, for which I visited some 80 countries and learned 6 foreign languages, my native language being Dutch. I have always felt that conservation is a passion, not a profession.

As a child, my father would take me on the back of his bicycle into the meadows in Holland, where he taught me to identify birds and plants. I caught frogs, butterflies and lizards as pets (yes, most of those poor critters died shortly after). As a teenager, I joined a youth club for nature study, riding my bike every weekend with my fellow club members to nature reserves in the Netherlands where I grew up. Little wonder, when time came I studied ecology and natural resources management.

I guess, I never got over my love for nature, wild places, forests, deserts and wild animals. I still love hitting the trail, kayaking down a river, the wind in my ears when skiing down a slope or riding my speed bike. Often people ask me if I don't get tired of traveling. But how can one ever get tired of the beauty of the bright colours of Indian Fall, the thrill of an eagle soaring the sky, the thunder of Igua�u Falls, the fragrance of a spring flower, a Sky Lark announcing spring, a herd of elephants roaming the plains. My entire life has been dedicated to the conservation of nature.

This website is my gift to you, so you can follow me in my passion and carry on the flame of conservation, the result of more than a decade of work for which I never got paid or never received any subsidy. If this website in any way was useful to you, then I invite you to make a donation to the Adopt A Ranger Foundation. The Adopt A Ranger Foundation is my latest contribution in my quest to save 10% of our planet as a home for animals and plants.

Welcome to Nature worldwide with the birds of this country or territory. You will find 2 tables. the first table explains the abundance and presence codes; the second table is the checklist of the birds. To learn about how we acquired the information, see our Methodology page. We have about 2000 pages, not only on birds but also on, mammals and national parks as well as nature related links by country. For the list of mammals or national parks of this country or for the links, press the link above. National Parks in developing countries need YOUR help. Learn more about the most important rescue effort ever made to rescue nature and about our crusade to rescue nature in the tropics from annihilation!.

Abundance Codes
D	Distribution range deducted from map, not actual record.
P	Present, abundance not determined.
C	Within its range, varying from common to occasional
O	Rare, wandered outside of its normal range but still may be expected from time to time. Normally between 10 - 100 records.
V	Vagrant, accidental, species far out of its normal distribution range. >10 observations.
I	Introduced species.
Q	Not verified.
X	Extinct.
XL	Extinct in country
Status of Permanence Codes
R	Resident, present year around.
N	Nests in the area but absent during part of the year.
M	Migrant, non-breeding. May spend a short period or the entire winter.
W	Wintering; stays in the area, while its primary nesting range is elsewhere.
E	National endemic.
*	National bird.
How to safe and print a list

BIRDS OF AUSTRIA

XX	Species full name	Birds	V�gel	�s
	Alectoris graeca	Rock Partridge	Steinhuhn	D
	Bonasa bonasia	Hazel Grouse	Haselhuhn	D
	Coturnix coturnix	Common Quail	Wachtel	D
	Lagopus mutus	Rock Ptarmigan	Alpenschneehuhn	D
	Phasianus colchicus	Common Pheasant	Fasan	D
	Tetrao tetrix	Black Grouse	Birkhuhn	D
	Tetrao urogallus	Western Capercaillie	Auerhuhn	D
	Anas acuta	Northern Pintail	Spie�ente	D
	Anas clypeata	Northern Shoveler	L�ffelente	D
	Anas crecca	Common Teal	Krickente	D
	Anas penelope	Eurasian Wigeon	Pfeifente	D
	Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	Stockente	D
	Anas querquedula	Garganey	Kn�kente	D
	Anas strepera	Gadwall	Schnatterente	D
	Anser fabalis	Bean Goose	Saatgans	D
	Aythya affinis	Lesser Scaup	Kleine Bergente	D
	Aythya ferina	Common Pochard	Tafelente	D
	Aythya fuligula	Tufted Duck	Reiherente	D
	Aythya marila	Greater Scaup	Bergente	D
	Aythya nyroca	Ferruginous Pochard	Moorente	D
	Bucephala clangula	Common Goldeneye	Schellente	D
	Cygnus cygnus	Whooper Swan	Singschwan	D
	Cygnus olor	Mute Swan	H�ckerschwan	D
	Melanitta fusca	White-winged Scoter	Samtente	D
	Mergellus albellus	Smew	Zwergs�ger	D
	Netta rufina	Red-crested Pochard	Kolbenente	D
	Somateria mollissima	Common Eider	Eiderente	D
	Dendrocopos major	Great Spotted Woodpecker		D
	Dendrocopos minor	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker		D
	Dryocopus martius	Black Woodpecker	Schwarzspecht	D
	Jynx torquilla	Eurasian Wryneck	Wendehals	D
	Picoides tridactylus	Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker	Dreizehenspecht	D
	Picus canus	Grey-faced Woodpecker	Grauspecht	D
	Picus viridis	Eurasian Green Woodpecker	Gr�nspecht	D
	Upupa epops	Eurasian Hoopoe	Wiedehopf	D
	Alcedo atthis	Common Kingfisher	Eisvogel	D
	Cuculus canorus	Common Cuckoo	Kuckuck	D
	Apus apus	Common Swift	Mauersegler	D
	Tachymarptis melba	Alpine Swift	Alpensegler	D
	Tyto alba	Barn Owl	Schleiereule	D
	Aegolius funereus	Boreal Owl	Rauhfu�kauz	D
	Asio otus	Long-eared Owl	Waldohreule	D
	Athene noctua	Little Owl	Steinkauz	D
	Bubo bubo	Eurasian Eagle-Owl	Uhu	D
	Glaucidium passerinum	Eurasian Pygmy-Owl	Sperlingskauz	D
	Otus scops	Common Scops-Owl	Zwergohreule	D
	Strix aluco	Tawny Owl	Waldkauz	D
	Caprimulgus europaeus	Eurasian Nightjar	Ziegenmelker	D
	Columba oenas	Stock Pigeon	Hohltaube	D
	Columba palumbus	Common Wood-Pigeon	Ringelatube	D
	Streptopelia decaocto	Eurasian Collared-Dove	T�rkentaube	D
	Streptopelia turtur	European Turtle-Dove	Turteltaube	D
	Crex crex	Corn Crake	Wachtelk�nig	D
	Fulica atra	Common Coot	Bl��huhn	D
	Gallinula chloropus	Common Moorhen	Teichhuhn	D
	Porzana porzana	Spotted Crake	T�pfelsumpfhuhn	D
	Rallus aquaticus	Water Rail	Wasserralle	D
	Actitis hypoleucos	Common Sandpiper		D
	Gallinago gallinago	Common Snipe	Bekassine	D
	Numenius arquata	Eurasian Curlew	Gro�er Brachvogel	D
	Scolopax rusticola	Eurasian Woodcock	Waldschnepfe	D
	Charadrius dubius	Little Ringed Plover	Flu�regenpfeifer	D
	Vanellus vanellus	Northern Lapwing	Kiebitz	D
	Glareola pratincola	Collared Pratincole	Rotfl�gel-Brachschwalbe	D
	Larus cachinnans	Yellow-legged Gull	Kalifornierm�we	D
	Larus canus	Common Gull	Sturmm�we	D
	Larus ridibundus	Black-headed Gull	Lachm�we	D
	Sterna hirundo	Common Tern	Flu�seeschwalbe	D
	Accipiter gentilis	Northern Goshawk	Habicht	D
	Accipiter nisus	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Sperber	D
	Aquila chrysaetos	Golden Eagle	Steinadler	D
	Buteo buteo	Common Buzzard	M�usebussard	D
	Circus aeruginosus	Western Marsh-Harrier	Rohrweihe	D
	Circus cyaneus	Northern Harrier	Kornweihe	D
	Haliaeetus albicilla	White-tailed Eagle	Seeadler	D
	Milvus migrans	Black Kite	Schwarzmilan	D
	Milvus milvus	Red Kite	Rotmilan	D
	Pernis apivorus	European Honey-buzzard	Wespenbussard	D
	Falco naumanni	Lesser Kestrel	R�telfalke	D
	Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Wanderfalke	D
	Falco subbuteo	Eurasian Hobby	Baumfalke	D
	Falco tinnunculus	Common Kestrel	Turmfalke	D
	Podiceps cristatus	Great Crested Grebe	Haubentaucher	D
	Podiceps nigricollis	Black-necked Grebe	Schwarzhalstaucher	D
	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Little Grebe	Zwergtaucher	D
	Phalacrocorax carbo	Great Cormorant	Kormoran	D
	Ardea cinerea	Grey Heron	Graureiher	D
	Ardea purpurea	Purple Heron	Purpurreiher	D
	Botaurus stellaris	Great Bittern	Rohrdommel	D
	Ixobrychus minutus	Little Bittern	Zwergdommel	D
	Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned Night-Heron	Nachtreiher	D
	Gavia arctica	Arctic Loon	Prachttaucher	D
	Gavia stellata	Red-throated Loon	Sterntaucher	D
	Lanius collurio	Red-backed Shrike	Neunt�ter	D
	Lanius excubitor	Northern Shrike	Raubw�rger	D
	Lanius senator	Woodchat Shrike	Rotkopfw�rger	D
	Corvus corax	Common Raven	Kolkrabe	D
	Corvus corone	Carrion Crow	Aaskr�he	D
	Corvus frugilegus	Rook	Saatkr�he	D
	Corvus monedula	Eurasian Jackdaw	Dohle	D
	Garrulus glandarius	Eurasian Jay	Eichelh�her	D
	Nucifraga caryocatactes	Spotted Nutcracker	Tannenh�her	D
	Oriolus oriolus	Eurasian Golden-Oriole	Pirol	D
	Pica pica	Black-billed Magpie	Elster	D
	Pyrrhocorax graculus	Yellow-billed Chough		D
	Cinclus cinclus	White-throated Dipper	Wasseramsel	D
	Erithacus rubecula	European Robin	Rotkehlchen	D
	Ficedula albicollis	Collared Flycatcher	Halsbandschn�pper	D
	Ficedula hypoleuca	European Pied Flycatcher	Trauerschn�pper	D
	Ficedula parva	Red-breasted Flycatcher	Zwergschn�pper	D
	Luscinia megarhynchos	Common Nightingale	Nachtigall	D
	Luscinia svecica	Bluethroat	Blaukehlchen	D
	Monticola saxatilis	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush	Steinr�tel	D
	Monticola solitarius	Blue Rock-Thrush	Blaumerle	D
	Muscicapa striata	Spotted Flycatcher	Grauschn�pper	D
	Oenanthe oenanthe	Northern Wheatear	Steinschm�tzer	D
	Phoenicurus ochruros	Black Redstart	Hausrotschwanz	D
	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	Common Redstart	Gartenrotschwanz	D
	Saxicola rubetra	Whinchat	Braunkehlchen	D
	Saxicola torquata	Common Stonechat	Schwarzkehlchen	D
	Turdus iliacus	Redwing	Rotdrossel	D
	Turdus merula	Eurasian Blackbird	Amsel	D
	Turdus philomelos	Song Thrush	Singdrossel	D
	Turdus pilaris	Fieldfare	Wacholderdrossel	D
	Turdus torquatus	Ring Ouzel	Ringdrossel	D
	Turdus viscivorus	Mistle Thrush	Misteldrossel	D
	Sturnus vulgaris	Common Starling	Star	D
	Sitta europaea	Wood Nuthatch	Kleiber	D
	Tichodroma muraria	Wallcreeper	Mauerl�ufer	D
	Certhia brachydactyla	Short-toed Tree-Creeper	Gartenbauml�ufer	D
	Certhia familiaris	Eurasian Tree-Creeper	Waldbauml�ufer	D
	Troglodytes troglodytes	Winter Wren	Zaunk�nig	D
	Cyanistes caeruleus	European Blue Tit	Blaumeise	D
	Lophophanes cristatus	Crested Tit	Haubenmeise	D
	Parus major	Great Tit	Kohlmeise	D
	Periparus ater	Coal Tit	Tannenmeise	D
	Poecile montanus	Willow Tit	Weidenmeise	D
	Poecile palustris	Marsh Tit	Sumpfmeise	D
	Remiz pendulinus	Eurasian Penduline-Tit	Beutelmeise	D
	Aegithalos caudatus	Long-tailed Tit	Schwanzmeise	D
	Delichon urbica	Northern House-Martin	Mehlschwalbe	D
	Hirundo rupestris	Eurasian Crag-Martin	Felsenschwalbe	D
	Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow	Rauchschwalbe	D
	Riparia riparia	Sand Martin	Uferschwalbe	D
	Regulus ignicapillus	Firecrest	Sommergoldh�hnchen	D
	Regulus regulus	Goldcrest	Wintergoldh�hnchen	D
	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	Great Reed-Warbler	Drosselrohrs�nger	D
	Acrocephalus palustris	Marsh Warbler	Sumpfrohrs�nger	D
	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Sedge Warbler	Schilfrohrs�nger	D
	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	Eurasian Reed-Warbler	Teichrohrs�nger	D
	Locustella fluviatilis	Eurasian River Warbler	Schlagschwirl	D
	Locustella naevia	Common Grasshopper-Warbler	Feldschwirl	D
	Panurus biarmicus	Bearded Parrotbill	Bartmeise	D
	Phylloscopus bonelli	Western Bonelli's Warbler	Berglaubs�nger	D
	Phylloscopus collybita	Eurasian Chiffchaff	Zilpzalp	D
	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	Wood Warbler	Waldlaubs�nger	D
	Phylloscopus trochilus	Willow Warbler	Fitis	D
	Sylvia atricapilla	Blackcap	M�nchsgram�cke	D
	Sylvia borin	Garden Warbler	Gartengrasm�cke	D
	Sylvia communis	Common Whitethroat	Dorngrasm�cke	D
	Sylvia curruca	Lesser Whitethroat	Klappergrasm�cke	D
	Sylvia nisoria	Barred Warbler	Sperbergrasm�cke	D
	Alauda arvensis	Sky Lark	Feldlerche	D
	Galerida cristata	Crested Lark	Haubenlerche	D
	Lullula arborea	Wood Lark	Heidelerche	D
	Anthus pratensis	Meadow Pipit	Wiesenpieper	D
	Anthus spinoletta	Water Pipit	Bergpieper	D
	Anthus trivialis	Tree Pipit	Baumpieper	D
	Lonchura malabarica	White-throated Silverbill	Indischer Silberschnabel	D
	Motacilla alba	White Wagtail	Bachstelze	D
	Motacilla cinerea	Grey Wagtail	Gebirgsstelze	D
	Motacilla flava	Yellow Wagtail	Schafstelze	D
	Passer domesticus	House Sparrow	Haussperling	D
	Passer montanus	Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Feldsperling	D
	Prunella collaris	Alpine Accentor	Alpenbraunelle	D
	Prunella modularis	Hedge Accentor	Heckenbraunelle	D
	Coccothraustes coccothraustes	Hawfinch	Kernbei�er	D
	Fringilla coelebs	Chaffinch	Buchfink	D
	Fringilla montifringilla	Brambling	Bergfink	D

Thank you for visiting Nature Worldwide on Austria. In this linked net of country pages you can find lists of birds, nature, mammals and national parks. Birds of Austria provides a checklist of the birds of Austria. It is a complete birdlist or bird list listing all the birds of Austria in ornithological taxonomic order. In Nature of Austria you can find nature related websites, like on birding, birdwatching, general ornithology, nature, nature conservation, national parks, protected areas, nature reserves, etc. In Mammals of Austria you can find the list of the mammals of Austria in taxonomic order. National parks, Nature reserves and Protected areas of Austria provides you with list of all the national parks and other protected areas of Austria. Click on the following links for our web pages on Austria. http://www.birdlist.org/austria.htm http://www.nature-worldwide.info/austria.htm http://www.mammals-worldwide.info/austria.htm http://www.nationalparks-worldwide.info/austria.htm