Italian birds This article provides a comprehensive list of bird species found in Italy. As of March 2024, Italy boasts a rich avifauna with a total of 577 recorded species in the wild, as documented by Avibase.
Among these, 13 species have been introduced by human activity, while one has unfortunately been extirpated, and four others have not been sighted since before 1950. Additionally, one species is considered hypothetical, and the status of another remains undetermined.
A Common Name Scientific Name Family Alpine accentor Prunella collaris Prunellidae Alpine swift Apus melba Apodidae Audouin’s gull Ichthyaetus audouinii Laridae
B Common Name Scientific Name Family Bank swallow Riparia riparia Hirundinidae Barn owl Tyto alba Tytonidae Barn swallow Hirundo rustica Hirundinidae Barred warbler Sylvia nisoria Sylviidae Bearded reedling Panurus biarmicus Panuridae Bearded vulture Gypaetus barbatus Accipitridae Black grouse Tetrao tetrix Phasianidae Black kite Milvus migrans Accipitridae Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Muscicapidae Black stork Ciconia nigra Ciconiidae Black tern Chlidonias niger Laridae Black woodpecker Dryocopus martius Picidae Black-crowned night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax Ardeidae Black-headed bunting Emberiza melanocephala Emberizidae Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Laridae Black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa Scolopacidae Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus Recurvirostridae Blue rock-thrush Monticola solitarius Muscicapidae Bonelli’s eagle Aquila fasciata Accipitridae Boreal owl Aegolius funereus Strigidae
C Common Name Scientific Name Family Calandra lark Melanocorypha calandra Alaudidae Carrion crow Corvus corone Corvidae Caspian gull Larus cachinnans Laridae Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis Ardeidae Cetti’s warbler Cettia cetti Cettiidae Cirl bunting Emberiza cirlus Emberizidae Coal tit Periparus ater Paridae Collared flycatcher Ficedula albicollis Muscicapidae Collared pratincole Glareola pratincola Glareolidae Common buzzard Buteo buteo Accipitridae Common chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Fringillidae Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Phylloscopidae Common cuckoo Cuculus canorus Cuculidae Common firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Regulidae Common house-martin Delichon urbicum Hirundinidae Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis Alcedinidae Common nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Muscicapidae Common pochard Aythya ferina Anatidae Common quail Coturnix coturnix Phasianidae Common raven Corvus corax Corvidae Common redpoll Acanthis flammea Fringillidae Common redshank Tringa totanus Scolopacidae Common redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Muscicapidae Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Scolopacidae Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna Anatidae Common snipe Gallinago gallinago Scolopacidae Common swift Apus apus Apodidae Common tern Sterna hirundo Laridae Common treecreeper Certhia familiaris Certhiidae Common wood-pigeon Columba palumbus Columbidae Corn bunting Emberiza calandra Emberizidae Corn crake Crex crex Rallidae Cory’s shearwater Calonectris diomedea Procellariidae Crested lark Galerida cristata Alaudidae Crested tit Lophophanes cristatus Paridae
D Common Name Scientific Name Family Dunnock Prunella modularis Prunellidae
E Common Name Scientific Name Family Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus Accipitridae Eleonora’s falcon Falco eleonorae Falconidae Eurasian blackbird Turdus merula Turdidae Eurasian blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Sylviidae Eurasian blue tit Parus caeruleus Paridae Eurasian bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Fringillidae Eurasian collared-dove Streptopelia decaocto Columbidae Eurasian coot Fulica atra Rallidae Eurasian crag-martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris Hirundinidae Eurasian dotterel Charadrius morinellus Charadriidae Eurasian eagle-owl Bubo bubo Strigidae Eurasian golden oriole Oriolus oriolus Oriolidae Eurasian green woodpecker Picus viridis Picidae
European bee-eater Merops apiaster Meropidae European golden-plover Pluvialis apricaria Charadriidae European goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Fringillidae European herring gull Larus argentatus Laridae European honey buzzard Pernis apivorus Accipitridae European nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Caprimulgidae European pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Muscicapidae European robin Erithacus rubecula Muscicapidae European roller Coracias garrulus Coraciidae European serin Serinus serinus Fringillidae European shag Gulosus aristotelis Phalacrocoracidae European stonechat Saxicola rubicola Muscicapidae European storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus Hydrobatidae European turtle-dove Streptopelia turtur Columbidae Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius Corvidae Eurasian magpie Pica pica Corvidae Eurasian nuthatch Sitta europaea Sittidae Eurasian reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Acrocephalidae Eurasian skylark Alauda arvensis Alaudidae Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Accipitridae Eurasian siskin Spinus spinus Fringillidae Eurasian wigeon Mareca penelope Anatidae Eurasian wren Troglodytes troglodytes Troglodytidae Eurasian woodcock Scolopax rusticola Scolopacidae Eurasian wryneck Jynx torquilla Picidae European greenfinch Chloris chloris Fringillidae European turtle dove Streptopelia turtur Columbidae European honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus Accipitridae European nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Caprimulgidae European pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Muscicapidae European robin Erithacus rubecula Muscicapidae European roller Coracias garrulus Coraciidae European serin Serinus serinus Fringillidae European shag Gulosus aristotelis Phalacrocoracidae European stonechat Saxicola rubicola Muscicapidae European storm-petrel Hydrobates pelagicus Hydrobatidae European turtle-dove Streptopelia turtur Columbidae European jay Garrulus glandarius Corvidae European magpie Pica pica Corvidae European nuthatch Sitta europaea Sittidae European reed warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Acrocephalidae European skylark Alauda arvensis Alaudidae European sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Accipitridae European siskin Spinus spinus Fringillidae European wigeon Mareca penelope Anatidae European wren Troglodytes troglodytes Troglodytidae European woodcock Scolopax rusticola Scolopacidae European wryneck Jynx torquilla Picidae
F Common Name Scientific Name Family Ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca Anatidae Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Turdidae
G Common Name Scientific Name Family Gadwall Mareca strepera Anatidae Garganey Spatula querquedula Anatidae Glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellus Threskiornithidae Goldcrest Regulus regulus Regulidae Gray heron Ardea cinerea Ardeidae Gray partridge Perdix perdix Phasianidae Gray wagtail Motacilla cinerea Motacillidae Gray-headed woodpecker Picus canus Picidae Great bittern Botaurus stellaris Ardeidae Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Phalacrocoracidae Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus Podicipedidae Great egret Ardea alba Ardeidae Great reed warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Acrocephalidae Great spotted cuckoo Clamator glandarius Cuculidae Great spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos major Picidae Great tit Parus major Paridae Greater short-toed lark Calandrella brachydactyla Alaudidae Greater whitethroat Sylvia communis Sylviidae Green-winged teal Anas crecca Anatidae Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Accipitridae Gull-billed tern Gelochelidon nilotica Laridae
H Common Name Scientific Name Family Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Fringillidae Hazel grouse Bonasa bonasia Phasianidae House sparrow Passer domesticus Passeridae
K Common Name Scientific Name Family Kentish plover Charadrius alexandrinus Charadriidae
L Common Name Scientific Name Family Lanner falcon Falco biarmicus Falconidae Lesser crested tern Thalasseus bengalensis Laridae Lesser gray shrike Lanius minor Laniidae Lesser kestrel Falco naumanni Falconidae Lesser spotted woodpecker Dryobates minor Picidae Lesser whitethroat Sylvia curruca Sylviidae Little bittern Ixobrychus minutus Ardeidae Little bustard Tetrax tetrax Otididae Little crake Zapornia parva Rallidae Little egret Egretta garzetta Ardeidae Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Podicipedidae Little owl Athene noctua Strigidae Little ringed plover Charadrius dubius Charadriidae Little tern Sternula albifrons Laridae Long-eared owl Asio otus Strigidae Long-tailed tit Aegithalos caudatus Aegithalidae
M Common Name Scientific Name Family Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Anatidae Marsh tit Poecile palustris Paridae Marsh warbler Acrocephalus palustris Acrocephalidae Mediterranean gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Laridae Melodious warbler Hippolais polyglotta Sylviidae Middle spotted woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius Picidae Mistle thrush Turdus viscivorus Turdidae Montagu’s harrier Circus pygargus Accipitridae Mute swan Cygnus olor Anatidae
N Common Name Scientific Name Family Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus Charadriidae Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis Accipitridae Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata Anatidae Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Muscicapidae
O Common Name Scientific Name Family Ortolan bunting Emberiza hortulana Emberizidae
P Common Name Scientific Name Family Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus Falconidae Pied avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Recurvirostridae Purple heron Ardea purpurea Ardeidae Pygmy cormorant Microcarbo pygmeus Phalacrocoracidae
R Common Name Scientific Name Family Red crossbill Loxia curvirostra Fringillidae Red kite Milvus milvus Accipitridae Red-backed shrike Lanius collurio Laniidae Red-billed chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Corvidae Red-crested pochard Netta rufina Anatidae Red-footed falcon Falco vespertinus Falconidae Red-legged partridge Alectoris rufa Phasianidae Reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Emberizidae Ring ouzel Turdus torquatus Turdidae Ring-necked pheasant Phasianus colchicus Phasianidae Rock bunting Emberiza cia Emberizidae Rock partridge Alectoris graeca Phasianidae Rock pigeon Columba livia Columbidae Rock ptarmigan Lagopus muta Phasianidae Rock sparrow Petronia petronia Passeridae Rufous-tailed rock-thrush Monticola saxatilis Turdidae
S Common Name Scientific Name Family Sandwich tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Laridae Sardinian warbler Sylvia melanocephala Sylviidae Sedge warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Acrocephalidae Short-toed snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus Accipitridae Short-toed treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla Certhiidae Song thrush Turdus philomelos Turdidae Spanish sparrow Passer hispaniolensis Passeridae Spotted crake Porzana porzana Rallidae Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata Muscicapidae Squacco heron Ardeola ralloides Ardeidae Stock pigeon Columba oenas Columbidae Subalpine warbler Sylvia cantillans Sylviidae
T Common Name Scientific Name Family Tawny owl Strix aluco Strigidae Tree pipit Anthus trivialis Motacillidae Tufted duck Aythya fuligula Anatidae
U Common Name Scientific Name Family Ural owl Strix uralensis Strigidae
W Common Name Scientific Name Family Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria Tichodromidae Water pipit Anthus spinoletta Motacillidae Water rail Rallus aquaticus Rallidae Western Bonelli’s warbler Phylloscopus bonelli Phylloscopidae Western capercaillie Tetrao urogallus Phasianidae Western Orphean warbler Sylvia hortensis Sylviidae Western swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio Rallidae Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Muscicapidae Whiskered tern Chlidonias hybrida Laridae White stork Ciconia ciconia Ciconiidae
White wagtail Motacilla alba Motacillidae White-backed woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos Picidae White-eyed pochard Aythya nyroca Anatidae White-headed duck Oxyura leucocephala Anatidae White-winged black tern Chlidonias leucopterus Laridae Whooper swan Cygnus cygnus Anatidae Willow ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus Phasianidae Willow warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Phylloscopidae Wood pigeon Columba palumbus Columbidae Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola Scolopacidae Wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Phylloscopidae
Y Common Name Scientific Name Family Yellow wagtail Motacilla flava Motacillidae Yellow-legged gull Larus michahellis Laridae Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Emberizidae
Z Common Name Scientific Name Family Zitting cisticola Cisticola juncidis Cisticolidae
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