Birds of Bulgaria

Number of displayed species: 442

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Ducks and relatives / Anseriformes Ducks and relatives
- Ducks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae Ducks, Geese, Swans
Сhickens and relatives / Galliformes Сhickens and relatives
- Pheasants & Allies / Phasianidae Pheasants & Allies
Nightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes Nightjars and relatives
- Nightjars / Caprimulgidae Nightjars
  - European Nightjar / Caprimulgus europaeus European Nightjar
    LC
Swifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes Swifts and hummingbirds
- Swifts / Apodidae Swifts
Bustards / Otidiformes Bustards
- Bustards / Otididae Bustards
  - Great Bustard / Otis tarda Great Bustard
    VU
  - Little Bustard / Tetrax tetrax Little Bustard
    NT
Cuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes Cuckoos and relatives
- Cuckoos / Cuculidae Cuckoos
  - Great Spotted Cuckoo / Clamator glandarius Great Spotted Cuckoo
    LC
  - Common Cuckoo / Cuculus canorus Common Cuckoo
    LC
Sandgrouses / Pterocliformes Sandgrouses
- Sandgrouse / Pteroclidae Sandgrouse
  - Pallas's Sandgrouse / Syrrhaptes paradoxus Pallas's Sandgrouse
    LC
Pigeons and doves / Columbiformes Pigeons and doves
- Pigeons, Doves / Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes Cranes, rails and relatives
- Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Cranes / Gruidae Cranes
  - Demoiselle Crane / Grus virgo Demoiselle Crane
    LC
  - Common Crane / Grus grus Common Crane
    LC
Grebes / Podicipediformes Grebes
- Grebes / Podicipedidae Grebes
Flamingos / Phoenicopteriformes Flamingos
- Flamingos / Phoenicopteridae Flamingos
  - Greater Flamingo / Phoenicopterus roseus Greater Flamingo
    LC
Shorebirds / Charadriiformes Shorebirds
- Stone-curlews, Thick-knees / Burhinidae Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
  - Eurasian Stone-curlew / Burhinus oedicnemus Eurasian Stone-curlew
    LC
- Oystercatchers / Haematopodidae Oystercatchers
  - Eurasian Oystercatcher / Haematopus ostralegus Eurasian Oystercatcher
    NT
- Stilts, Avocets / Recurvirostridae Stilts, Avocets
  - Black-winged Stilt / Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt
    LC
  - Pied Avocet / Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet
    LC
- Plovers / Charadriidae Plovers
- Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes
- Coursers, Pratincoles / Glareolidae Coursers, Pratincoles
  - Collared Pratincole / Glareola pratincola Collared Pratincole
    LC
  - Black-winged Pratincole / Glareola nordmanni Black-winged Pratincole
    NT
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
- Skuas / Stercorariidae Skuas
- Auks / Alcidae Auks
  - Common Murre / Uria aalge Common Murre
    LC
Divers / Gaviiformes Divers
- Loons / Gaviidae Loons
Albatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes Albatrosses and petrels
- Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels / Procellariidae Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels
Herons, storks and relatives / Ciconiiformes Herons, storks and relatives
- Storks / Ciconiidae Storks
Gannets and relatives / Suliformes Gannets and relatives
- Gannets, Boobies / Sulidae Gannets, Boobies
  - Northern Gannet / Morus bassanus Northern Gannet
    LC
- Cormorants, Shags / Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants, Shags
Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes Pelicans and relatives
- Ibises, Spoonbills / Threskiornithidae Ibises, Spoonbills
  - Glossy Ibis / Plegadis falcinellus Glossy Ibis
    LC
  - Eurasian Spoonbill / Platalea leucorodia Eurasian Spoonbill
    LC
- Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns
- Pelicans / Pelecanidae Pelicans
Hawks and relatives / Accipitriformes Hawks and relatives
- Ospreys / Pandionidae Ospreys
  - Osprey / Pandion haliaetus Osprey
    LC
- Kites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Owls / Strigiformes Owls
- Barn Owls / Tytonidae Barn Owls
  - Western Barn Owl / Tyto alba Western Barn Owl
    LC
- Owls / Strigidae Owls
Hornbills and relatives / Bucerotiformes Hornbills and relatives
- Hoopoes / Upupidae Hoopoes
  - Eurasian Hoopoe / Upupa epops Eurasian Hoopoe
    LC
Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Rollers / Coraciidae Rollers
  - European Roller / Coracias garrulus European Roller
    LC
- Kingfishers / Alcedinidae Kingfishers
  - White-throated Kingfisher / Halcyon smyrnensis White-throated Kingfisher
    LC
  - Common Kingfisher / Alcedo atthis Common Kingfisher
    LC
- Bee-eaters / Meropidae Bee-eaters
  - Blue-cheeked Bee-eater / Merops persicus Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
    LC
  - European Bee-eater / Merops apiaster European Bee-eater
    LC
Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives
- Woodpeckers / Picidae Woodpeckers
Falcons / Falconiformes Falcons
- Caracaras, Falcons / Falconidae Caracaras, Falcons
Parrots / Psittaciformes Parrots
- Old World Parrots / Psittaculidae Old World Parrots
  - Rose-ringed Parakeet / Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed Parakeet
    LC
Perching birds / Passeriformes Perching birds
- Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios / Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios
  - Eurasian Golden Oriole / Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden Oriole
    LC
- Shrikes / Laniidae Shrikes
  - Great Grey Shrike / Lanius excubitor Great Grey Shrike
    LC
  - Northern Shrike / Lanius borealis Northern Shrike
    LC
  - Masked Shrike / Lanius nubicus Masked Shrike
    LC
  - Lesser Grey Shrike / Lanius minor Lesser Grey Shrike
    LC
  - Woodchat Shrike / Lanius senator Woodchat Shrike
    NT
  - Isabelline Shrike / Lanius isabellinus Isabelline Shrike
    LC
  - Red-backed Shrike / Lanius collurio Red-backed Shrike
    LC
- Crows, Jays / Corvidae Crows, Jays
  - Eurasian Jay / Garrulus glandarius Eurasian Jay
    LC
  - Eurasian Magpie / Pica pica Eurasian Magpie
    LC
  - Spotted Nutcracker / Nucifraga caryocatactes Spotted Nutcracker
    LC
  - Red-billed Chough / Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Red-billed Chough
    LC
  - Alpine Chough / Pyrrhocorax graculus Alpine Chough
    LC
  - Western Jackdaw / Coloeus monedula Western Jackdaw
    LC
  - Rook / Corvus frugilegus Rook
    LC
  - Hooded Crow / Corvus cornix Hooded Crow
    NE
  - Northern Raven / Corvus corax Northern Raven
    LC
- Waxwings / Bombycillidae Waxwings
  - Bohemian Waxwing / Bombycilla garrulus Bohemian Waxwing
    LC
- Tits, Chickadees / Paridae Tits, Chickadees
  - Coal Tit / Periparus ater Coal Tit
    LC
  - Crested Tit / Lophophanes cristatus Crested Tit
    LC
  - Sombre Tit / Poecile lugubris Sombre Tit
    LC
  - Marsh Tit / Poecile palustris Marsh Tit
    LC
  - Willow Tit / Poecile montanus Willow Tit
    LC
  - Eurasian Blue Tit / Cyanistes caeruleus Eurasian Blue Tit
    LC
  - Great Tit / Parus major Great Tit
    LC
- Penduline Tits / Remizidae Penduline Tits
  - Eurasian Penduline Tit / Remiz pendulinus Eurasian Penduline Tit
    LC
- Bearded Reedling / Panuridae Bearded Reedling
  - Bearded Reedling / Panurus biarmicus Bearded Reedling
    LC
- Larks / Alaudidae Larks
  - Woodlark / Lullula arborea Woodlark
    LC
  - White-winged Lark / Alauda leucoptera White-winged Lark
    LC
  - Eurasian Skylark / Alauda arvensis Eurasian Skylark
    LC
  - Crested Lark / Galerida cristata Crested Lark
    LC
  - Horned Lark / Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark
    LC
  - Greater Short-toed Lark / Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark
    LC
  - Calandra Lark / Melanocorypha calandra Calandra Lark
    LC
  - Black Lark / Melanocorypha yeltoniensis Black Lark
    LC
  - Mediterranean Short-toed Lark / Alaudala rufescens Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
    LC
  - Turkestan Short-toed Lark / Alaudala heinei Turkestan Short-toed Lark
    LC
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
  - Sand Martin / Riparia riparia Sand Martin
    LC
  - Eurasian Crag Martin / Ptyonoprogne rupestris Eurasian Crag Martin
    LC
  - Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
    LC
  - Western House Martin / Delichon urbicum Western House Martin
    LC
  - Red-rumped Swallow / Cecropis daurica Red-rumped Swallow
    LC
- Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies / Cettiidae Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies
  - Cetti's Warbler / Cettia cetti Cetti's Warbler
    LC
- Bushtits / Aegithalidae Bushtits
  - Long-tailed Tit / Aegithalos caudatus Long-tailed Tit
    LC
- Leaf Warblers / Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers
  - Wood Warbler / Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wood Warbler
    LC
  - Eastern Bonelli's Warbler / Phylloscopus orientalis Eastern Bonelli's Warbler
    LC
  - Hume's Leaf Warbler / Phylloscopus humei Hume's Leaf Warbler
    LC
  - Yellow-browed Warbler / Phylloscopus inornatus Yellow-browed Warbler
    LC
  - Pallas's Leaf Warbler / Phylloscopus proregulus Pallas's Leaf Warbler
    LC
  - Radde's Warbler / Phylloscopus schwarzi Radde's Warbler
    LC
  - Dusky Warbler / Phylloscopus fuscatus Dusky Warbler
    LC
  - Willow Warbler / Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler
    LC
  - Common Chiffchaff / Phylloscopus collybita Common Chiffchaff
    LC
  - Greenish Warbler / Phylloscopus trochiloides Greenish Warbler
    LC
  - Arctic Warbler / Phylloscopus borealis Arctic Warbler
    LC
- Reed Warblers & Allies / Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies
  - Great Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Moustached Warbler / Acrocephalus melanopogon Moustached Warbler
    LC
  - Aquatic Warbler / Acrocephalus paludicola Aquatic Warbler
    VU
  - Sedge Warbler / Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler
    LC
  - Paddyfield Warbler / Acrocephalus agricola Paddyfield Warbler
    LC
  - Blyth's Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus dumetorum Blyth's Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Common Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus scirpaceus Common Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Marsh Warbler / Acrocephalus palustris Marsh Warbler
    LC
  - Booted Warbler / Iduna caligata Booted Warbler
    LC
  - Eastern Olivaceous Warbler / Iduna pallida Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
    LC
  - Upcher's Warbler / Hippolais languida Upcher's Warbler
    LC
  - Olive-tree Warbler / Hippolais olivetorum Olive-tree Warbler
    LC
  - Icterine Warbler / Hippolais icterina Icterine Warbler
    LC
- Grassbirds & Allies / Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies
  - River Warbler / Locustella fluviatilis River Warbler
    LC
  - Savi's Warbler / Locustella luscinioides Savi's Warbler
    LC
  - Common Grasshopper Warbler / Locustella naevia Common Grasshopper Warbler
    LC
- Cisticolas & Allies / Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
  - Zitting Cisticola / Cisticola juncidis Zitting Cisticola
    LC
- Sylviid Babblers / Sylviidae Sylviid Babblers
  - Eurasian Blackcap / Sylvia atricapilla Eurasian Blackcap
    LC
  - Garden Warbler / Sylvia borin Garden Warbler
    LC
  - Barred Warbler / Curruca nisoria Barred Warbler
    LC
  - Lesser Whitethroat / Curruca curruca Lesser Whitethroat
    LC
  - Eastern Orphean Warbler / Curruca crassirostris Eastern Orphean Warbler
    LC
  - Asian Desert Warbler / Curruca nana Asian Desert Warbler
    LC
  - Rüppell's Warbler / Curruca ruppeli Rüppell's Warbler
    LC
  - Sardinian Warbler / Curruca melanocephala Sardinian Warbler
    LC
  - Eastern Subalpine Warbler / Curruca cantillans Eastern Subalpine Warbler
    LC
  - Common Whitethroat / Curruca communis Common Whitethroat
    LC
- Goldcrests, Kinglets / Regulidae Goldcrests, Kinglets
  - Common Firecrest / Regulus ignicapilla Common Firecrest
    LC
  - Goldcrest / Regulus regulus Goldcrest
    LC
- Wrens / Troglodytidae Wrens
  - Eurasian Wren / Troglodytes troglodytes Eurasian Wren
    LC
- Nuthatches / Sittidae Nuthatches
  - Western Rock Nuthatch / Sitta neumayer Western Rock Nuthatch
    LC
  - Eurasian Nuthatch / Sitta europaea Eurasian Nuthatch
    LC
- Wallcreeper / Tichodromidae Wallcreeper
  - Wallcreeper / Tichodroma muraria Wallcreeper
    LC
- Treecreepers / Certhiidae Treecreepers
  - Eurasian Treecreeper / Certhia familiaris Eurasian Treecreeper
    LC
  - Short-toed Treecreeper / Certhia brachydactyla Short-toed Treecreeper
    LC
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
  - Rosy Starling / Pastor roseus Rosy Starling
    LC
  - Common Starling / Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling
    LC
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
  - Song Thrush / Turdus philomelos Song Thrush
    LC
  - Mistle Thrush / Turdus viscivorus Mistle Thrush
    LC
  - Redwing / Turdus iliacus Redwing
    NT
  - Common Blackbird / Turdus merula Common Blackbird
    LC
  - Fieldfare / Turdus pilaris Fieldfare
    LC
  - Ring Ouzel / Turdus torquatus Ring Ouzel
    LC
  - Black-throated Thrush / Turdus atrogularis Black-throated Thrush
    LC
  - Naumann's Thrush / Turdus naumanni Naumann's Thrush
    LC
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
  - Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas galactotes Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Spotted Flycatcher / Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher
    LC
  - European Robin / Erithacus rubecula European Robin
    LC
  - Thrush Nightingale / Luscinia luscinia Thrush Nightingale
    LC
  - Common Nightingale / Luscinia megarhynchos Common Nightingale
    LC
  - Bluethroat / Luscinia svecica Bluethroat
    LC
  - Red-breasted Flycatcher / Ficedula parva Red-breasted Flycatcher
    LC
  - Semicollared Flycatcher / Ficedula semitorquata Semicollared Flycatcher
    LC
  - European Pied Flycatcher / Ficedula hypoleuca European Pied Flycatcher
    LC
  - Collared Flycatcher / Ficedula albicollis Collared Flycatcher
    LC
  - Red-flanked Bluetail / Tarsiger cyanurus Red-flanked Bluetail
    LC
  - Black Redstart / Phoenicurus ochruros Black Redstart
    LC
  - Common Redstart / Phoenicurus phoenicurus Common Redstart
    LC
  - Güldenstädt's Redstart / Phoenicurus erythrogastrus Güldenstädt's Redstart
    LC
  - Common Rock Thrush / Monticola saxatilis Common Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Blue Rock Thrush / Monticola solitarius Blue Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Whinchat / Saxicola rubetra Whinchat
    LC
  - Siberian Stonechat / Saxicola maurus Siberian Stonechat
    NE
  - European Stonechat / Saxicola rubicola European Stonechat
    NE
  - Northern Wheatear / Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear
    LC
  - Isabelline Wheatear / Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline Wheatear
    LC
  - Desert Wheatear / Oenanthe deserti Desert Wheatear
    LC
  - Pied Wheatear / Oenanthe pleschanka Pied Wheatear
    LC
  - Eastern Black-eared Wheatear / Oenanthe melanoleuca Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
    NE
  - Black Wheatear / Oenanthe leucura Black Wheatear
    LC
- Dippers / Cinclidae Dippers
  - White-throated Dipper / Cinclus cinclus White-throated Dipper
    LC
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
  - Rock Sparrow / Petronia petronia Rock Sparrow
    LC
  - Eurasian Tree Sparrow / Passer montanus Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    LC
  - Spanish Sparrow / Passer hispaniolensis Spanish Sparrow
    LC
  - Italian Sparrow / Passer italiae Italian Sparrow
    VU
  - House Sparrow / Passer domesticus House Sparrow
    LC
- Accentors / Prunellidae Accentors
  - Alpine Accentor / Prunella collaris Alpine Accentor
    LC
  - Black-throated Accentor / Prunella atrogularis Black-throated Accentor
    LC
  - Dunnock / Prunella modularis Dunnock
    LC
- Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
  - Western Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava Western Yellow Wagtail
    LC
  - Citrine Wagtail / Motacilla citreola Citrine Wagtail
    LC
  - Grey Wagtail / Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail
    LC
  - White Wagtail / Motacilla alba White Wagtail
    LC
  - Richard's Pipit / Anthus richardi Richard's Pipit
    LC
  - Tawny Pipit / Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit
    LC
  - Meadow Pipit / Anthus pratensis Meadow Pipit
    LC
  - Tree Pipit / Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit
    LC
  - Red-throated Pipit / Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit
    LC
  - Water Pipit / Anthus spinoletta Water Pipit
    LC
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
  - Eurasian Chaffinch / Fringilla coelebs Eurasian Chaffinch
    LC
  - Brambling / Fringilla montifringilla Brambling
    LC
  - Hawfinch / Coccothraustes coccothraustes Hawfinch
    LC
  - Eurasian Bullfinch / Pyrrhula pyrrhula Eurasian Bullfinch
    LC
  - Trumpeter Finch / Bucanetes githagineus Trumpeter Finch
    LC
  - Common Rosefinch / Carpodacus erythrinus Common Rosefinch
    LC
  - European Greenfinch / Chloris chloris European Greenfinch
    LC
  - Desert Finch / Rhodospiza obsoleta Desert Finch
    LC
  - Twite / Linaria flavirostris Twite
    LC
  - Common Linnet / Linaria cannabina Common Linnet
    LC
  - Common Redpoll / Acanthis flammea Common Redpoll
    LC
  - Lesser Redpoll / Acanthis cabaret Lesser Redpoll
    NE
  - Red Crossbill / Loxia curvirostra Red Crossbill
    LC
  - Two-barred Crossbill / Loxia leucoptera Two-barred Crossbill
    LC
  - European Goldfinch / Carduelis carduelis European Goldfinch
    LC
  - Red-fronted Serin / Serinus pusillus Red-fronted Serin
    LC
  - European Serin / Serinus serinus European Serin
    LC
  - Eurasian Siskin / Spinus spinus Eurasian Siskin
    LC
- Longspurs, Snow Buntings / Calcariidae Longspurs, Snow Buntings
  - Lapland Longspur / Calcarius lapponicus Lapland Longspur
    LC
  - Snow Bunting / Plectrophenax nivalis Snow Bunting
    LC
- Buntings / Emberizidae Buntings
  - Corn Bunting / Emberiza calandra Corn Bunting
    LC
  - Yellowhammer / Emberiza citrinella Yellowhammer
    LC
  - Pine Bunting / Emberiza leucocephalos Pine Bunting
    LC
  - Rock Bunting / Emberiza cia Rock Bunting
    LC
  - Ortolan Bunting / Emberiza hortulana Ortolan Bunting
    LC
  - Cretzschmar's Bunting / Emberiza caesia Cretzschmar's Bunting
    LC
  - Cirl Bunting / Emberiza cirlus Cirl Bunting
    LC
  - Little Bunting / Emberiza pusilla Little Bunting
    LC
  - Rustic Bunting / Emberiza rustica Rustic Bunting
    VU
  - Black-headed Bunting / Emberiza melanocephala Black-headed Bunting
    LC
  - Common Reed Bunting / Emberiza schoeniclus Common Reed Bunting
    LC

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Bulgaria types of birds

25 orders

71 families

219 genera

442 species

Bulgaria

Bulgaria shares borders with Serbia, Macedonia, Romania, Greece, and Turkey. Two mountain ranges and two great valleys mark the topography of Bulgaria, a country the size of Tennessee and situated on the Black Sea. The Maritsa is Bulgaria's principal river, the Danube also flows through the country.

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