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| | BIRDS OF GREECE, CHECKLIST OF THE BIRDS OF GREECE, ITS COMPLETE BIRDLIST
Birds of Greece 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
Greece.
Greece 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 Greece to raise their young, migrants who pass through Greece with the seasons, to wintering birds who like to spend a good
part of the winter in Greece 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 Greece 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 Greece 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 Greece.
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Abundance Codes |
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D |
Distribution range deducted from map, not actual
record. |
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P |
Present, abundance not determined. |
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C |
Within its range, varying from common to occasional
|
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O |
Rare, wandered outside of its normal range but
still may be expected from time to time. Normally between 10 - 100
records. |
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V |
Vagrant, accidental, species far out of its normal
distribution range. >10 observations. |
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I |
Introduced species. |
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Q |
Not verified. |
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X |
Extinct. |
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XL |
Extinct
in country |
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Status
of Permanence Codes |
|
R |
Resident, present year around. |
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N |
Nests in the area but absent during
part of the year. |
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M |
Migrant, non-breeding. May spend a short period or the
entire winter. |
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W |
Wintering; stays in the area, while its primary
nesting range is elsewhere. |
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E |
National endemic. |
|
* |
National
bird. |
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Species
full name |
Birds |
GR |
| |
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 |
| |
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 |
| |
Aythya
affinis |
Lesser
Scaup |
D |
| |
Aythya
ferina |
Common
Pochard |
D |
| |
Aythya
fuligula |
Tufted
Duck |
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 |
| |
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 |
| |
Clamator
glandarius |
Great
Spotted Cuckoo |
D |
| |
Cuculus
canorus |
Common
Cuckoo |
D |
| |
Apus
apus |
Common
Swift |
D |
| |
Apus
pallidus |
Pallid
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 |
| |
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 |
| |
Crex
crex |
Corn
Crake |
D |
| |
Fulica
atra |
Common
Coot |
D |
| |
Gallinula
chloropus |
Common
Moorhen |
D |
| |
Rallus
aquaticus |
Water
Rail |
D |
| |
Calidris
alba |
Sanderling |
D |
| |
Calidris
alpina |
Dunlin |
D |
| |
Calidris
minuta |
Little
Stint |
D |
| |
Calidris
temminckii |
Temminck's
Stint |
D |
| |
Gallinago
gallinago |
Common
Snipe |
D |
| |
Limosa
limosa |
Black-tailed
Godwit |
D |
| |
Lymnocryptes
minimus |
Jack
Snipe |
D |
| |
Numenius
arquata |
Eurasian
Curlew |
D |
| |
Scolopax
rusticola |
Eurasian
Woodcock |
D |
| |
Tringa
erythropus |
Spotted
Redshank |
D |
| |
Tringa
nebularia |
Common
Greenshank |
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 |
| |
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
audouinii |
Audouin's
Gull |
D |
| |
Larus
cachinnans |
Yellow-legged
Gull |
D |
| |
Larus
canus |
Common
Gull |
D |
| |
Larus
genei |
Slender-billed
Gull |
D |
| |
Larus
melanocephalus |
Mediterranean
Gull |
D |
| |
Larus
minutus |
Little
Gull |
D |
| |
Larus
ridibundus |
Black-headed
Gull |
D |
| |
Sterna
albifrons |
Little
Tern |
D |
| |
Sterna
caspia |
Caspian
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
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 |
| |
Falco
biarmicus |
Lanner
Falcon |
D |
| |
Falco
columbarius |
Merlin |
D |
| |
Falco
eleonorae |
Eleonora's
Falcon |
D |
| |
Falco
naumanni |
Lesser
Kestrel |
D |
| |
Falco
peregrinus |
Peregrine
Falcon |
D |
| |
Falco
subbuteo |
Eurasian
Hobby |
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 |
| |
Hydrobates
pelagicus |
European
Storm-Petrel |
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 |
| |
Oriolus
oriolus |
Eurasian
Golden-Oriole |
D |
| |
Pica
pica |
Black-billed
Magpie |
D |
| |
Pyrrhocorax
graculus |
Yellow-billed
Chough |
D |
| |
Pyrrhocorax
pyrrhocorax |
Red-billed
Chough |
D |
| |
Cinclus
cinclus |
White-throated
Dipper |
D |
| |
Cercotrichas
galactotes |
Rufous-tailed
Scrub-Robin |
D |
| |
Erithacus
rubecula |
European
Robin |
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 |
| |
Sitta
neumayer |
Western
Rock-Nuthatch |
D |
| |
Tichodroma
muraria |
Wallcreeper |
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 |
| |
Cisticola
juncidis |
Zitting
Cisticola |
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
olivetorum |
Olive-tree
Warbler |
D |
| |
Hippolais
pallida |
Olivaceous
Warbler |
D |
| |
Locustella
luscinioides |
Savi's
Warbler |
D |
| |
Panurus
biarmicus |
Bearded
Parrotbill |
D |
| |
Phylloscopus
bonelli |
Western
Bonelli's Warbler |
D |
| |
Phylloscopus
collybita |
Eurasian
Chiffchaff |
D |
| |
Phylloscopus
sibilatrix |
Wood
Warbler |
D |
| |
Sylvia
atricapilla |
Blackcap |
D |
| |
Sylvia
borin |
Garden
Warbler |
D |
| |
Sylvia
cantillans |
Subalpine
Warbler |
D |
| |
Sylvia
communis |
Greater
Whitethroat |
D |
| |
Sylvia
curruca |
Lesser
Whitethroat |
D |
| |
Sylvia
hortensis |
Orphean
Warbler |
D |
| |
Sylvia
melanocephala |
Sardinian
Warbler |
D |
| |
Sylvia
rueppelli |
Rueppell's
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 |
| |
Lonchura
malabarica |
White-throated
Silverbill |
D |
| |
Motacilla
alba |
White
Wagtail |
D |
| |
Motacilla
cinerea |
Grey
Wagtail |
D |
| |
Motacilla
flava |
Yellow
Wagtail |
D |
| |
Passer
domesticus |
House
Sparrow |
D |
| |
Passer
hispaniolensis |
Spanish
Sparrow |
D |
| |
Passer
montanus |
Eurasian
Tree Sparrow |
D |
| |
Petronia
petronia |
Rock
Sparrow |
D |
| |
Prunella
collaris |
Alpine
Accentor |
D |
| |
Prunella
modularis |
Hedge
Accentor |
D |
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Coccothraustes
coccothraustes |
Hawfinch |
D |
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Fringilla
coelebs |
Chaffinch |
D |
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Fringilla
montifringilla |
Brambling |
D |
Thank
you for visiting Nature Worldwide on Greece. In this linked net of
country pages you can find lists of birds, nature, mammals and national parks.
Birds of Greece provides a checklist of the birds of Greece.
It is a complete birdlist or bird list listing all the birds of
Greece in ornithological taxonomic order. In Nature of Greece
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 Greece you can find the list of the mammals of Greece in
taxonomic order. National parks, Nature reserves and Protected areas of
Greece provides you with list of all the national parks and other protected
areas of Greece. Click
on the following links for our web pages on Greece.
http://www.birdlist.org/greece.htm
http://www.nature-worldwide.info/greece.htm
http://www.mammals-worldwide.info/greece.htm
http://www.nationalparks-worldwide.info/greece.htm
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