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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.

 

  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.

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WICE BIRDLIS

XX 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
  Coccothraustes coccothraustes Hawfinch D
  Fringilla coelebs Chaffinch D
  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