BIRDS OF BULGARIA, CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF BULGARIA; THE BULGARIAN BIRDLIST

BIRDS OF BULGARIA, THE CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF BULGARIA, THE BULGARIAN BIRDLIST

Birds of Bulgaria 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 bird list of Bulgaria.

Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria to raise their young, migrants who pass through Bulgaria with the seasons, to wintering birds who like to spend a good part of the winter in Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria.

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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

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

XX	Species full name	Birds	BG
	Alectoris graeca	Rock Partridge	D
	Bonasa bonasia	Hazel Grouse	D
	Coturnix coturnix	Common Quail	D
	Perdix perdix	Grey Partridge	D
	Phasianus colchicus	Common Pheasant	D
	Tetrao urogallus	Western Capercaillie	D
	Anas acuta	Northern Pintail	D
	Anas clypeata	Northern Shoveler	D
	Anas crecca	Common Teal	D
	Anas penelope	Eurasian Wigeon	D
	Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	D
	Anas querquedula	Garganey	D
	Anas strepera	Gadwall	D
	Anser albifrons	Greater White-fronted Goose	D
	Anser anser	Greylag Goose	D
	Anser erythropus	Lesser White-fronted Goose	D
	Anser fabalis	Bean Goose	D
	Aythya affinis	Lesser Scaup	D
	Aythya ferina	Common Pochard	D
	Aythya fuligula	Tufted Duck	D
	Aythya marila	Greater Scaup	D
	Aythya nyroca	Ferruginous Pochard	D
	Branta ruficollis	Red-breasted Goose	D
	Bucephala clangula	Common Goldeneye	D
	Cygnus cygnus	Whooper Swan	D
	Cygnus olor	Mute Swan	D
	Mergellus albellus	Smew	D
	Netta rufina	Red-crested Pochard	D
	Oxyura leucocephala	White-headed Duck	D
	Tadorna ferruginea@	Ruddy Shelduck	D
	Tadorna tadorna	Common Shelduck	D
	Dendrocopos leucotos	White-backed Woodpecker	D
	Dendrocopos major	Great Spotted Woodpecker	D
	Dendrocopos medius	Middle Spotted Woodpecker	D
	Dendrocopos minor	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	D
	Dendrocopos syriacus	Syrian Woodpecker	D
	Dryocopus martius	Black Woodpecker	D
	Jynx torquilla	Eurasian Wryneck	D
	Picoides tridactylus	Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker	D
	Picus canus	Grey-faced Woodpecker	D
	Picus viridis	Eurasian Green Woodpecker	D
	Upupa epops	Eurasian Hoopoe	D
	Coracias garrulus	European Roller	D
	Alcedo atthis	Common Kingfisher	D
	Merops apiaster	European Bee-eater	D
	Cuculus canorus	Common Cuckoo	D
	Apus apus	Common Swift	D
	Tachymarptis melba	Alpine Swift	D
	Tyto alba	Barn Owl	D
	Aegolius funereus	Boreal Owl	D
	Asio flammeus	Short-eared Owl	D
	Asio otus	Long-eared Owl	D
	Athene noctua	Little Owl	D
	Bubo bubo	Eurasian Eagle-Owl	D
	Glaucidium passerinum	Eurasian Pygmy-Owl	D
	Otus scops	Common Scops-Owl	D
	Strix aluco	Tawny Owl	D
	Caprimulgus europaeus	Eurasian Nightjar	D
	Columba livia	Rock Dove	D
	Columba oenas	Stock Pigeon	D
	Columba palumbus	Common Wood-Pigeon	D
	Streptopelia decaocto	Eurasian Collared-Dove	D
	Streptopelia turtur	European Turtle-Dove	D
	Otis tarda	Great Bustard	D
	Crex crex	Corn Crake	D
	Fulica atra	Common Coot	D
	Gallinula chloropus	Common Moorhen	D
	Porzana parva	Little Crake	D
	Porzana porzana	Spotted Crake	D
	Porzana pusilla	Baillon's Crake	D
	Rallus aquaticus	Water Rail	D
	Actitis hypoleucos	Common Sandpiper	D
	Calidris alba	Sanderling	D
	Calidris alpina	Dunlin	D
	Gallinago gallinago	Common Snipe	D
	Numenius arquata	Eurasian Curlew	D
	Scolopax rusticola	Eurasian Woodcock	D
	Tringa ochropus	Green Sandpiper	D
	Tringa totanus	Common Redshank	D
	Burhinus oedicnemus	Eurasian Thick-knee	D
	Charadrius alexandrinus	Kentish Plover	D
	Charadrius dubius	Little Ringed Plover	D
	Eudromias morinellus	Eurasian Dotterel	D
	Haematopus ostralegus	Eurasian Oystercatcher	D
	Pluvialis apricaria	European Golden-Plover	D
	Pluvialis squatarola	Grey Plover	D
	Recurvirostra avosetta	Pied Avocet	D
	Vanellus spinosus	Spur-winged Lapwing	D
	Vanellus vanellus	Northern Lapwing	D
	Glareola pratincola	Collared Pratincole	D
	Chlidonias hybridus	Whiskered Tern	D
	Chlidonias niger	Black Tern	D
	Larus cachinnans	Yellow-legged Gull	D
	Larus canus	Common Gull	D
	Larus minutus	Little Gull	D
	Larus ridibundus	Black-headed Gull	D
	Sterna albifrons	Little Tern	D
	Sterna hirundo	Common Tern	D
	Sterna nilotica	Gull-billed Tern	D
	Sterna sandvicensis	Sandwich Tern	D
	Accipiter brevipes	Levant Sparrowhawk	D
	Accipiter gentilis @488	Northern Goshawk	D
	Accipiter nisus	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	D
	Aegypius monachus	Cinereous Vulture	D
	Aquila chrysaetos	Golden Eagle	D
	Aquila clanga	Greater Spotted Eagle	D
	Aquila heliaca	Imperial Eagle	D
	Aquila pomarina	Lesser Spotted Eagle	D
	Buteo buteo	Common Buzzard	D
	Buteo lagopus	Rough-legged Hawk	D
	Buteo rufinus	Long-legged Buzzard	D
	Circaetus gallicus	Short-toed Snake-Eagle	D
	Circus aeruginosus	Western Marsh-Harrier	D
	Circus cyaneus	Northern Harrier	D
	Circus macrourus	Pallid Harrier	D
	Gypaetus barbatus	Lammergeier	D
	Gyps fulvus	Eurasian Griffon	D
	Haliaeetus albicilla	White-tailed Eagle	D
	Hieraaetus fasciatus	Bonelli's Eagle	D
	Hieraaetus pennatus	Booted Eagle	D
	Milvus migrans	Black Kite	D
	Milvus milvus	Red Kite	D
	Neophron percnopterus	Egyptian Vulture	D
	Pernis apivorus	European Honey-buzzard	D
	Falco biarmicus	Lanner Falcon	D
	Falco cherrug	Saker Falcon	D
	Falco columbarius	Merlin	D
	Falco naumanni	Lesser Kestrel	D
	Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	D
	Falco subbuteo	Eurasian Hobby	D
	Falco tinnunculus	Common Kestrel	D
	Podiceps cristatus	Great Crested Grebe	D
	Podiceps grisegena	Red-necked Grebe	D
	Podiceps nigricollis	Black-necked Grebe	D
	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Little Grebe	D
	Phalacrocorax aristotelis	European Shag	D
	Phalacrocorax carbo	Great Cormorant	D
	Phalacrocorax pygmeus	Pygmy Cormorant	D
	Ardea alba	Great Egret	D
	Ardea cinerea	Grey Heron	D
	Ardea purpurea	Purple Heron	D
	Ardeola ralloides	Squacco Heron	D
	Botaurus stellaris	Great Bittern	D
	Egretta garzetta @535	Little Egret	D
	Ixobrychus minutus	Little Bittern	D
	Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned Night-Heron	D
	Platalea leucorodia	Eurasian Spoonbill	D
	Plegadis falcinellus	Glossy Ibis	D
	Pelecanus crispus	Dalmatian Pelican	D
	Pelecanus onocrotalus	Great White Pelican	D
	Ciconia ciconia	White Stork	D
	Ciconia nigra	Black Stork	D
	Gavia arctica	Arctic Loon	D
	Gavia stellata	Red-throated Loon	D
	Puffinus yelkouan	Mediterranean Shearwater	D
	Lanius collurio	Red-backed Shrike	D
	Lanius excubitor	Northern Shrike	D
	Lanius minor	Lesser Grey Shrike	D
	Lanius senator	Woodchat Shrike	D
	Corvus corax	Common Raven	D
	Corvus frugilegus	Rook	D
	Corvus monedula	Eurasian Jackdaw	D
	Garrulus glandarius	Eurasian Jay	D
	Nucifraga caryocatactes	Spotted Nutcracker	D
	Oriolus oriolus	Eurasian Golden-Oriole	D
	Pica pica	Black-billed Magpie	D
	Cinclus cinclus	White-throated Dipper	D
	Cercotrichas galactotes	Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin	D
	Erithacus rubecula	European Robin	D
	Ficedula parva	Red-breasted Flycatcher	D
	Ficedula semitorquata	Semicollared Flycatcher	D
	Luscinia megarhynchos	Common Nightingale	D
	Monticola saxatilis	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush	D
	Monticola solitarius	Blue Rock-Thrush	D
	Muscicapa striata	Spotted Flycatcher	D
	Oenanthe hispanica	Black-eared Wheatear	D
	Oenanthe isabellina	Isabelline Wheatear	D
	Oenanthe oenanthe	Northern Wheatear	D
	Phoenicurus ochruros	Black Redstart	D
	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	Common Redstart	D
	Saxicola rubetra	Whinchat	D
	Saxicola torquata	Common Stonechat	D
	Turdus iliacus	Redwing	D
	Turdus merula	Eurasian Blackbird	D
	Turdus philomelos	Song Thrush	D
	Turdus pilaris	Fieldfare	D
	Turdus torquatus	Ring Ouzel	D
	Turdus viscivorus	Mistle Thrush	D
	Sturnus vulgaris	Common Starling	D
	Sitta europaea	Wood Nuthatch	D
	Certhia brachydactyla	Short-toed Tree-Creeper	D
	Certhia familiaris	Eurasian Tree-Creeper	D
	Troglodytes troglodytes	Winter Wren	D
	Cyanistes caeruleus	European Blue Tit	D
	Lophophanes cristatus	Crested Tit	D
	Parus major	Great Tit	D
	Periparus ater	Coal Tit	D
	Poecile lugubris	Sombre Tit	D
	Poecile montanus	Willow Tit	D
	Poecile palustris	Marsh Tit	D
	Remiz pendulinus	Eurasian Penduline-Tit	D
	Aegithalos caudatus	Long-tailed Tit	D
	Delichon urbica	Northern House-Martin	D
	Hirundo daurica	Red-rumped Swallow	D
	Hirundo rupestris	Eurasian Crag-Martin	D
	Hirundo rustica	Barn Swallow	D
	Riparia riparia	Sand Martin	D
	Regulus ignicapillus	Firecrest	D
	Regulus regulus	Goldcrest	D
	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	Great Reed-Warbler	D
	Acrocephalus melanopogon	Moustached Warbler	D
	Acrocephalus palustris	Marsh Warbler	D
	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Sedge Warbler	D
	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	Eurasian Reed-Warbler	D
	Cettia cetti	Cetti's Warbler	D
	Hippolais icterina	Icterine Warbler	D
	Hippolais pallida	Olivaceous Warbler	D
	Locustella luscinioides	Savi's Warbler	D
	Panurus biarmicus	Bearded Parrotbill	D
	Phylloscopus collybita	Eurasian Chiffchaff	D
	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	Wood Warbler	D
	Sylvia atricapilla	Blackcap	D
	Sylvia borin	Garden Warbler	D
	Sylvia communis	Greater Whitethroat	D
	Sylvia curruca	Lesser Whitethroat	D
	Sylvia nisoria	Barred Warbler	D
	Alauda arvensis	Sky Lark	D
	Calandrella brachydactyla	Greater Short-toed Lark	D
	Eremophila alpestris	Horned Lark	D
	Galerida cristata	Crested Lark	D
	Lullula arborea	Wood Lark	D
	Melanocorypha calandra	Calandra Lark	D
	Anthus campestris	Tawny Pipit	D
	Anthus pratensis	Meadow Pipit	D
	Anthus spinoletta	Water Pipit	D
	Anthus trivialis	Tree Pipit	D
	Motacilla alba	White Wagtail	D
	Motacilla cinerea	Grey Wagtail	D
	Motacilla flava	Yellow Wagtail	D
	Passer domesticus	House Sparrow	D
	Passer montanus	Eurasian Tree Sparrow	D
	Prunella collaris	Alpine Accentor	D
	Prunella modularis	Hedge Accentor	D
	Coccothraustes coccothraustes	Hawfinch	D
	Fringilla coelebs	Chaffinch	D
	Fringilla montifringilla	Brambling	D