BIRDS OF SLOVAKIA, THE COMPLETE CHECKLIST

Birds of Slovakia 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 Slovakia.

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

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 BIRDLIST

XX	Species full name	Birds	SK
	Bonasa bonasia	Hazel Grouse	D
	Coturnix coturnix	Common Quail	D
	Perdix perdix	Grey Partridge	D
	Phasianus colchicus	Common Pheasant	D
	Tetrao tetrix	Black Grouse	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 anser	Greylag Goose	D
	Anser fabalis	Bean Goose	D
	Aythya affinis	Lesser Scaup	D
	Aythya ferina	Common Pochard	D
	Aythya fuligula	Tufted Duck	D
	Bucephala clangula	Common Goldeneye	D
	Cygnus olor	Mute Swan	D
	Mergellus albellus	Smew	D
	Netta rufina	Red-crested Pochard	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
	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
	Alcedo atthis	Common Kingfisher	D
	Cuculus canorus	Common Cuckoo	D
	Apus apus	Common 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
	Strix aluco	Tawny Owl	D
	Caprimulgus europaeus	Eurasian Nightjar	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
	Porzana parva	Little Crake	D
	Porzana porzana	Spotted Crake	D
	Rallus aquaticus	Water Rail	D
	Actitis hypoleucos	Common Sandpiper	D
	Calidris alpina	Dunlin	D
	Gallinago gallinago	Common Snipe	D
	Limosa limosa	Black-tailed Godwit	D
	Numenius arquata	Eurasian Curlew	D
	Scolopax rusticola	Eurasian Woodcock	D
	Burhinus oedicnemus	Eurasian Thick-knee	D
	Charadrius dubius	Little Ringed Plover	D
	Vanellus vanellus	Northern Lapwing	D
	Chlidonias niger	Black Tern	D
	Larus ridibundus	Black-headed Gull	D
	Sterna hirundo	Common Tern	D
	Accipiter gentilis	Northern Goshawk	D
	Accipiter nisus	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	D
	Buteo buteo	Common Buzzard	D
	Buteo lagopus	Rough-legged Hawk	D
	Circus aeruginosus	Western Marsh-Harrier	D
	Circus cyaneus	Northern Harrier	D
	Circus pygargus	Montagu's Harrier	D
	Haliaeetus albicilla	White-tailed Eagle	D
	Milvus migrans	Black Kite	D
	Milvus milvus	Red Kite	D
	Pernis apivorus	European Honey-buzzard	D
	Falco cherrug	Saker Falcon	D
	Falco columbarius	Merlin	D
	Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	D
	Falco subbuteo	Eurasian Hobby	D
	Falco tinnunculus	Common Kestrel	D
	Podiceps cristatus	Great Crested Grebe	D
	Podiceps nigricollis	Black-necked Grebe	D
	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Little Grebe	D
	Ardea cinerea	Grey Heron	D
	Ardea purpurea	Purple Heron	D
	Botaurus stellaris	Great Bittern	D
	Ixobrychus minutus	Little Bittern	D
	Nycticorax nycticorax	Black-crowned Night-Heron	D
	Lanius collurio	Red-backed Shrike	D
	Lanius excubitor	Northern Shrike	D
	Lanius senator	Woodchat Shrike	D
	Corvus corax	Common Raven	D
	Corvus corone	Carrion Crow	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
	Bombycilla garrulus	Bohemian Waxwing	D
	Cinclus cinclus	White-throated Dipper	D
	Erithacus rubecula	European Robin	D
	Ficedula albicollis	Collared Flycatcher	D
	Ficedula hypoleuca	European Pied Flycatcher	D
	Ficedula parva	Red-breasted Flycatcher	D
	Luscinia megarhynchos	Common Nightingale	D
	Luscinia svecica	Bluethroat	D
	Monticola saxatilis	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush	D
	Muscicapa striata	Spotted Flycatcher	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 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 rustica	Barn Swallow	D
	Riparia riparia	Sand Martin	D
	Regulus ignicapillus	Firecrest	D
	Regulus regulus	Goldcrest	D
	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	Great Reed-Warbler	D
	Acrocephalus palustris	Marsh Warbler	D
	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Sedge Warbler	D
	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	Eurasian Reed-Warbler	D
	Hippolais icterina	Icterine Warbler	D
	Locustella fluviatilis	Eurasian River Warbler	D
	Locustella luscinioides	Savi's Warbler	D
	Locustella naevia	Common Grasshopper-Warbler	D
	Panurus biarmicus	Bearded Parrotbill	D
	Phylloscopus bonelli	Western Bonelli's Warbler	D
	Phylloscopus collybita	Eurasian Chiffchaff	D
	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	Wood Warbler	D
	Phylloscopus trochilus	Willow Warbler	D
	Sylvia atricapilla	Blackcap	D
	Sylvia borin	Garden Warbler	D
	Sylvia communis	Common Whitethroat	D
	Sylvia curruca	Lesser Whitethroat	D
	Sylvia nisoria	Barred Warbler	D
	Alauda arvensis	Sky Lark	D
	Galerida cristata	Crested Lark	D
	Lullula arborea	Wood 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

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