Birds of Iceland

Number of displayed species: 427

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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
  - Common Nighthawk / Chordeiles minor Common Nighthawk
    LC
  - European Nightjar / Caprimulgus europaeus European Nightjar
    LC
Swifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes Swifts and hummingbirds
- Swifts / Apodidae Swifts
Cuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes Cuckoos and relatives
- Cuckoos / Cuculidae Cuckoos
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
  - Sandhill Crane / Antigone canadensis Sandhill Crane
    LC
  - Common Crane / Grus grus Common Crane
    LC
Grebes / Podicipediformes Grebes
- Grebes / Podicipedidae Grebes
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
  - Black-winged Pratincole / Glareola nordmanni Black-winged Pratincole
    NT
  - Collared Pratincole / Glareola pratincola Collared Pratincole
    LC
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
- Skuas / Stercorariidae Skuas
- Auks / Alcidae Auks
Divers / Gaviiformes Divers
- Loons / Gaviidae Loons
Albatrosses and petrels / Procellariiformes Albatrosses and petrels
- Austral Storm Petrels / Oceanitidae Austral Storm Petrels
  - Wilson's Storm Petrel / Oceanites oceanicus Wilson's Storm Petrel
    LC
- Albatrosses / Diomedeidae Albatrosses
  - Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross / Thalassarche chlororhynchos Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross
    EN
  - Black-browed Albatross / Thalassarche melanophris Black-browed Albatross
    LC
- Northern Storm Petrels / Hydrobatidae Northern Storm Petrels
  - European Storm Petrel / Hydrobates pelagicus European Storm Petrel
    LC
  - Leach's Storm Petrel / Hydrobates leucorhous Leach's Storm Petrel
    VU
- Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels / Procellariidae Petrels, Shearwaters, Diving Petrels
Herons, storks and relatives / Ciconiiformes Herons, storks and relatives
- Storks / Ciconiidae Storks
  - Black Stork / Ciconia nigra Black Stork
    LC
  - White Stork / Ciconia ciconia White Stork
    LC
Gannets and relatives / Suliformes Gannets and relatives
- Gannets, Boobies / Sulidae Gannets, Boobies
  - Northern Gannet / Morus bassanus Northern Gannet
    LC
  - Brown Booby / Sula leucogaster Brown Booby
    LC
- Cormorants, Shags / Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants, Shags
  - Great Cormorant / Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant
    LC
  - European Shag / Gulosus aristotelis European Shag
    LC
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
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
- 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
  - Common Kingfisher / Alcedo atthis Common Kingfisher
    LC
  - Belted Kingfisher / Megaceryle alcyon Belted Kingfisher
    LC
- Bee-eaters / Meropidae Bee-eaters
  - 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
Perching birds / Passeriformes Perching birds
- Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura / Tyrannidae Tyrant Flycatchers, Calyptura
  - Acadian Flycatcher / Empidonax virescens Acadian Flycatcher
    LC
  - Alder Flycatcher / Empidonax alnorum Alder Flycatcher
    LC
  - Least Flycatcher / Empidonax minimus Least Flycatcher
    LC
  - Eastern Kingbird / Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird
    LC
- Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers / Vireonidae Vireos, Greenlets, Shrike-babblers
  - Red-eyed Vireo / Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo
    LC
- 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
  - Woodchat Shrike / Lanius senator Woodchat Shrike
    NT
  - Isabelline Shrike / Lanius isabellinus Isabelline Shrike
    LC
  - Red-backed Shrike / Lanius collurio Red-backed Shrike
    LC
  - Red-tailed Shrike / Lanius phoenicuroides Red-tailed Shrike
    LC
- Crows, Jays / Corvidae Crows, Jays
  - Western Jackdaw / Coloeus monedula Western Jackdaw
    LC
  - Rook / Corvus frugilegus Rook
    LC
  - Carrion Crow / Corvus corone Carrion Crow
    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
  - Cedar Waxwing / Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing
    LC
- Tits, Chickadees / Paridae Tits, Chickadees
  - Great Tit / Parus major Great Tit
    LC
- Larks / Alaudidae Larks
  - Eurasian Skylark / Alauda arvensis Eurasian Skylark
    LC
  - Horned Lark / Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark
    LC
  - Greater Short-toed Lark / Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark
    LC
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
  - Sand Martin / Riparia riparia Sand Martin
    LC
  - Tree Swallow / Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow
    LC
  - Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
    LC
  - Western House Martin / Delichon urbicum Western House Martin
    LC
  - American Cliff Swallow / Petrochelidon pyrrhonota American Cliff Swallow
    LC
- Leaf Warblers / Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers
  - Wood Warbler / Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wood Warbler
    LC
  - Hume's Leaf Warbler / Phylloscopus humei Hume's Leaf Warbler
    LC
  - Yellow-browed Warbler / Phylloscopus inornatus Yellow-browed Warbler
    LC
  - Dusky Warbler / Phylloscopus fuscatus Dusky Warbler
    LC
  - Willow Warbler / Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler
    LC
  - Common Chiffchaff / Phylloscopus collybita Common Chiffchaff
    LC
  - Arctic Warbler / Phylloscopus borealis Arctic Warbler
    LC
- Reed Warblers & Allies / Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies
  - 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
  - Sykes's Warbler / Iduna rama Sykes's Warbler
    LC
  - Eastern Olivaceous Warbler / Iduna pallida Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
    LC
  - Melodious Warbler / Hippolais polyglotta Melodious Warbler
    LC
  - Icterine Warbler / Hippolais icterina Icterine Warbler
    LC
- Grassbirds & Allies / Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies
  - Lanceolated Warbler / Locustella lanceolata Lanceolated Warbler
    LC
  - River Warbler / Locustella fluviatilis River Warbler
    LC
  - Common Grasshopper Warbler / Locustella naevia Common Grasshopper Warbler
    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
  - Western Subalpine Warbler / Curruca iberiae Western Subalpine Warbler
    NE
  - Eastern Subalpine Warbler / Curruca cantillans Eastern Subalpine Warbler
    LC
  - Common Whitethroat / Curruca communis Common Whitethroat
    LC
- Goldcrests, Kinglets / Regulidae Goldcrests, Kinglets
  - Ruby-crowned Kinglet / Corthylio calendula Ruby-crowned Kinglet
    LC
  - Goldcrest / Regulus regulus Goldcrest
    LC
- Wrens / Troglodytidae Wrens
  - Eurasian Wren / Troglodytes troglodytes Eurasian Wren
    LC
- Nuthatches / Sittidae Nuthatches
  - Red-breasted Nuthatch / Sitta canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch
    LC
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
  - Rosy Starling / Pastor roseus Rosy Starling
    LC
  - Common Starling / Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling
    LC
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
  - Varied Thrush / Ixoreus naevius Varied Thrush
    LC
  - Wood Thrush / Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush
    LC
  - Swainson's Thrush / Catharus ustulatus Swainson's Thrush
    LC
  - Hermit Thrush / Catharus guttatus Hermit Thrush
    LC
  - Grey-cheeked Thrush / Catharus minimus Grey-cheeked Thrush
    LC
  - White's Thrush / Zoothera aurea White's Thrush
    LC
  - Scaly Thrush / Zoothera dauma Scaly Thrush
    LC
  - 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
  - American Robin / Turdus migratorius American Robin
    LC
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
  - Dark-sided Flycatcher / Muscicapa sibirica Dark-sided Flycatcher
    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
  - Siberian Rubythroat / Calliope calliope Siberian Rubythroat
    LC
  - Red-breasted Flycatcher / Ficedula parva Red-breasted Flycatcher
    LC
  - European Pied Flycatcher / Ficedula hypoleuca European Pied 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
  - 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
  - Pied Wheatear / Oenanthe pleschanka Pied Wheatear
    LC
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
  - Eurasian Tree Sparrow / Passer montanus Eurasian Tree Sparrow
    LC
  - House Sparrow / Passer domesticus House Sparrow
    LC
- Accentors / Prunellidae Accentors
  - Dunnock / Prunella modularis Dunnock
    LC
- Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
  - Western Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava Western Yellow Wagtail
    LC
  - Eastern Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla tschutschensis Eastern Yellow Wagtail
    LC
  - Citrine Wagtail / Motacilla citreola Citrine Wagtail
    LC
  - Grey Wagtail / Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail
    LC
  - White Wagtail / Motacilla alba White Wagtail
    LC
  - Tawny Pipit / Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit
    LC
  - Meadow Pipit / Anthus pratensis Meadow Pipit
    LC
  - Tree Pipit / Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit
    LC
  - Olive-backed Pipit / Anthus hodgsoni Olive-backed Pipit
    LC
  - Pechora Pipit / Anthus gustavi Pechora Pipit
    LC
  - Buff-bellied Pipit / Anthus rubescens Buff-bellied Pipit
    LC
  - European Rock Pipit / Anthus petrosus European Rock 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
  - Common Rosefinch / Carpodacus erythrinus Common Rosefinch
    LC
  - European Greenfinch / Chloris chloris European Greenfinch
    LC
  - Common Linnet / Linaria cannabina Common Linnet
    LC
  - Common Redpoll / Acanthis flammea Common Redpoll
    LC
  - Parrot Crossbill / Loxia pytyopsittacus Parrot Crossbill
    LC
  - Red Crossbill / Loxia curvirostra Red Crossbill
    LC
  - Two-barred Crossbill / Loxia leucoptera Two-barred Crossbill
    LC
  - European Goldfinch / Carduelis carduelis European Goldfinch
    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
  - Yellowhammer / Emberiza citrinella Yellowhammer
    LC
  - Pine Bunting / Emberiza leucocephalos Pine Bunting
    LC
  - Ortolan Bunting / Emberiza hortulana Ortolan Bunting
    LC
  - Little Bunting / Emberiza pusilla Little Bunting
    LC
  - Rustic Bunting / Emberiza rustica Rustic Bunting
    VU
  - Yellow-breasted Bunting / Emberiza aureola Yellow-breasted Bunting
    CR
  - Black-headed Bunting / Emberiza melanocephala Black-headed Bunting
    LC
  - Red-headed Bunting / Emberiza bruniceps Red-headed Bunting
    LC
  - Common Reed Bunting / Emberiza schoeniclus Common Reed Bunting
    LC
- New World Sparrows / Passerellidae New World Sparrows
  - Red Fox Sparrow / Passerella iliaca Red Fox Sparrow
    LC
  - Dark-eyed Junco / Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco
    LC
  - White-crowned Sparrow / Zonotrichia leucophrys White-crowned Sparrow
    LC
  - White-throated Sparrow / Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated Sparrow
    LC
  - Lincoln's Sparrow / Melospiza lincolnii Lincoln's Sparrow
    LC
- Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds / Icteridae Oropendolas, New World Orioles, Blackbirds
  - Yellow-headed Blackbird / Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus Yellow-headed Blackbird
    LC
  - Baltimore Oriole / Icterus galbula Baltimore Oriole
    LC
- New World Warblers / Parulidae New World Warblers
  - Black-and-white Warbler / Mniotilta varia Black-and-white Warbler
    LC
  - Prothonotary Warbler / Protonotaria citrea Prothonotary Warbler
    LC
  - Tennessee Warbler / Leiothlypis peregrina Tennessee Warbler
    LC
  - Common Yellowthroat / Geothlypis trichas Common Yellowthroat
    LC
  - American Redstart / Setophaga ruticilla American Redstart
    LC
  - Cape May Warbler / Setophaga tigrina Cape May Warbler
    LC
  - Cerulean Warbler / Setophaga cerulea Cerulean Warbler
    NT
  - Northern Parula / Setophaga americana Northern Parula
    LC
  - Magnolia Warbler / Setophaga magnolia Magnolia Warbler
    LC
  - Blackburnian Warbler / Setophaga fusca Blackburnian Warbler
    LC
  - American Yellow Warbler / Setophaga aestiva American Yellow Warbler
    NE
  - Blackpoll Warbler / Setophaga striata Blackpoll Warbler
    NT
  - Black-throated Blue Warbler / Setophaga caerulescens Black-throated Blue Warbler
    LC
  - Palm Warbler / Setophaga palmarum Palm Warbler
    LC
  - Myrtle Warbler / Setophaga coronata Myrtle Warbler
    LC
  - Black-throated Green Warbler / Setophaga virens Black-throated Green Warbler
    LC
  - Canada Warbler / Cardellina canadensis Canada Warbler
    LC
- Cardinals & Allies / Cardinalidae Cardinals & Allies
  - Scarlet Tanager / Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager
    LC
  - Rose-breasted Grosbeak / Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak
    LC
  - Indigo Bunting / Passerina cyanea Indigo Bunting
    LC

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Iceland types of birds

21 orders

66 families

207 genera

427 species

Iceland

Iceland, an island about the size of Kentucky, lies in the north Atlantic Ocean east of Greenland and just touches the Arctic Circle. It is one of the most volcanic regions in the world. More than 13% is covered by snowfields and glaciers, and most of the people live in the 7% of the island that is made up of fertile coastland. The Gulf Stream keeps Iceland's climate milder than one would expect from an island near the Arctic Circle.

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