Field checklist

Birds of Azerbaijan

366 species with profiles on The Ornithology. Tick what you see; E = found only here.

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SpeciesScientific nameFamilyStatus
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Threskiornithidae LC
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris Prunellidae LC
Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus Corvidae LC
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Apodidae LC
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Phylloscopidae LC
Armenian Gull Larus armenicus Laridae LC
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii Otididae VU
Baillon’s Crake Zapornia pusilla Rallidae LC
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Scolopacidae NT
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Hirundinidae LC
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria Sylviidae LC
Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus Panuridae LC
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus Accipitridae NT
Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata Alaudidae LC
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus Phasianidae LC
Black Kite Milvus migrans Accipitridae NE
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Muscicapidae LC
Black Stork Ciconia nigra Ciconiidae LC
Black Tern Chlidonias niger Laridae LC
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius Picidae LC
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis Pteroclidae LC
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Ardeidae LC
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala Emberizidae LC
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Laridae LC
Black-headed Penduline Tit Remiz macronyx Remizidae NE
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Podicipedidae LC
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Scolopacidae NT
Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica Gaviidae LC
Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Turdidae LC
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Glareolidae NT
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Recurvirostridae NE
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius Muscicapidae LC
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus Meropidae LC
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Muscicapidae LC
Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Acrocephalidae LC
Bonelli’s Eagle Aquila fasciata Accipitridae LC
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Accipitridae LC
Booted Warbler Iduna caligata Acrocephalidae LC
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus Strigidae LC
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Fringillidae LC
Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Scolopacidae VU
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra Alaudidae LC
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Laridae LC
Caspian Plover Anarhynchus asiaticus Charadriidae LC
Caspian Snowcock Tetraogallus caspius Phasianidae LC
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Laridae LC
Caucasian Grouse Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi Phasianidae NT
Caucasian Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus Phasianidae LC
Cetti’s Warbler Cettia cetti Cettiidae LC
Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar Phasianidae LC
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea Emberizidae NT
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus Accipitridae NT
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Motacillidae LC
Coal Tit Periparus ater Paridae LC
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Glareolidae LC
Common Blackbird Turdus merula Turdidae LC
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo Accipitridae LC
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Phylloscopidae NE
Common Crane Grus grus Gruidae LC
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Cuculidae LC
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Anatidae LC
Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Locustellidae LC
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Scolopacidae LC
Common Gull Larus canus Laridae NE
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Falconidae NE
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Alcedinidae LC
Common Linnet Linaria cannabina Fringillidae LC
Common Merganser Mergus merganser Anatidae LC
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Rallidae LC
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Muscicapidae LC
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Phasianidae LC
Common Pochard Aythya ferina Anatidae VU
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Phasianidae LC
Common Redshank Tringa totanus Scolopacidae LC
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Muscicapidae LC
Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Emberizidae NE
Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Acrocephalidae LC
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Charadriidae LC
Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Muscicapidae LC
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus Fringillidae LC
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Scolopacidae LC
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Anatidae LC
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Scolopacidae LC
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris Sturnidae LC
Common Swift Apus apus Apodidae LC
Common Tern Sterna hirundo Laridae LC
Common Whitethroat Curruca communis Sylviidae LC
Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus Columbidae LC
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Emberizidae LC
Corn Crake Crex crex Rallidae LC
Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor Glareolidae LC
Crested Lark Galerida cristata Alaudidae LC
Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus Paridae LC
Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguineus Fringillidae NE
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Scolopacidae VU
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Pelecanidae NT
Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo Gruidae LC
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Muscicapidae LC
Dunlin Calidris alpina Scolopacidae NT
Dunnock Prunella modularis Prunellidae LC
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca Muscicapidae NE
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Accipitridae VU
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida Acrocephalidae LC
Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris Sylviidae LC
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Hirundinidae NE
Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota Sittidae LC
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Accipitridae EN
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris Ardeidae LC
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Sylviidae LC
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Paridae LC
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Fringillidae LC
Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Fringillidae NE
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Columbidae LC
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Rallidae LC
Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris Hirundinidae LC
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Scolopacidae NT
Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus Charadriidae LC
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo Strigidae LC
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Oriolidae LC
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Falconidae LC
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Upupidae LC
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius Corvidae NE
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica Corvidae NE
Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea Sittidae LC
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Haematopodidae NT
Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus Remizidae NE
Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops Strigidae LC
Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus Fringillidae LC
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Accipitridae LC
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Threskiornithidae LC
Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus Burhinidae LC
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Passeridae LC
Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Certhiidae LC
Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Scolopacidae NE
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope Anatidae LC
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Scolopacidae LC
Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Troglodytidae LC
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla Picidae LC
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Meropidae LC
European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Charadriidae LC
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Fringillidae LC
European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Picidae LC
European Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fringillidae LC
European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus Accipitridae LC
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Caprimulgidae LC
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Muscicapidae NE
European Robin Erithacus rubecula Muscicapidae LC
European Roller Coracias garrulus Coraciidae LC
European Serin Serinus serinus Fringillidae LC
European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Muscicapidae NE
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Columbidae VU
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Anatidae NT
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Turdidae LC
Finsch’s Wheatear Oenanthe finschii Muscicapidae LC
Gadwall Mareca strepera Anatidae LC
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Sylviidae LC
Garganey Spatula querquedula Anatidae LC
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Threskiornithidae LC
Goldcrest Regulus regulus Regulidae LC
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Accipitridae LC
Great Bustard Otis tarda Otididae EN
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Phalacrocoracidae LC
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Podicipedidae LC
Great Egret Ardea alba Ardeidae LC
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor Laniidae LC
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Acrocephalidae LC
Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla Fringillidae LC
Great Snipe Gallinago media Scolopacidae NT
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Picidae LC
Great Tit Parus major Paridae NE
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Pelecanidae LC
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Phoenicopteridae LC
Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii Charadriidae LC
Greater Scaup Aythya marila Anatidae LC
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla Alaudidae LC
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga Accipitridae VU
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Anatidae LC
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Scolopacidae LC
Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus Phylloscopidae LC
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Anatidae NE
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Ardeidae LC
Grey Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus Hypocoliidae LC
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Phasianidae LC
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Charadriidae VU
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Motacillidae LC
Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani Emberizidae LC
Greylag Goose Anser anser Anatidae LC
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus Accipitridae LC
Güldenstädt’s Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus Muscicapidae LC
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Laridae LC
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Fringillidae LC
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Accipitridae LC
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus Podicipedidae VU
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris Alaudidae LC
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Passeridae LC
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina Acrocephalidae LC
Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus Laniidae LC
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Muscicapidae LC
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Scolopacidae LC
Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus Charadriidae LC
Kurdish Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna Muscicapidae LC
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus Falconidae LC
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis Columbidae LC
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Laridae LC
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Laniidae LC
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Falconidae LC
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina Accipitridae LC
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Picidae LC
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Anatidae VU
Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Sylviidae LC
Levant Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza brevipes Accipitridae LC
Little Bittern Botaurus minutus Ardeidae LC
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax Otididae NT
Little Crake Zapornia parva Rallidae LC
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Ardeidae NE
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Podicipedidae LC
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus Laridae LC
Little Owl Athene noctua Strigidae LC
Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius Charadriidae LC
Little Stint Calidris minuta Scolopacidae LC
Little Swift Apus affinis Apodidae LC
Little Tern Sternula albifrons Laridae LC
Long-eared Owl Asio otus Strigidae LC
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Accipitridae LC
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Aegithalidae LC
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Anatidae LC
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris Anatidae NT
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Scolopacidae LC
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris Acrocephalidae LC
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus Laniidae LC
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Motacillidae LC
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Laridae LC
Menetries’s Warbler Curruca mystacea Sylviidae LC
Merlin Falco columbarius Falconidae LC
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius Picidae LC
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Turdidae LC
Mongolian Finch Bucanetes mongolicus Fringillidae LC
Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus Accipitridae LC
Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus Phylloscopidae LC
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon Acrocephalidae LC
Mute Swan Cygnus olor Anatidae LC
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Charadriidae NT
Northern Pintail Anas acuta Anatidae LC
Northern Raven Corvus corax Corvidae LC
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata Anatidae LC
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Muscicapidae LC
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Motacillidae LC
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Glareolidae LC
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana Emberizidae LC
Osprey Pandion haliaetus Pandionidae LC
Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola Acrocephalidae LC
Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla Passeridae LC
Pallas’s Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus Laridae LC
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Accipitridae NT
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Stercorariidae LC
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Falconidae LC
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Recurvirostridae LC
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka Muscicapidae LC
Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos Emberizidae LC
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Ardeidae LC
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus Phalacrocoracidae LC
Radde’s Accentor Prunella ocularis Prunellidae LC
Radde’s Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi Phylloscopidae LC
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Fringillidae NE
Red Kite Milvus milvus Accipitridae LC
Red Knot Calidris canutus Scolopacidae NT
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio Laniidae LC
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Corvidae LC
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva Muscicapidae LC
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Anatidae VU
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Anatidae LC
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Anatidae LC
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus Falconidae VU
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus Fringillidae LC
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps Emberizidae LC
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena Podicipedidae LC
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Scolopacidae LC
Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides Laniidae LC
Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia Muscicapidae LC
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata Gaviidae LC
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Motacillidae LC
Redwing Turdus iliacus Turdidae NT
Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi Motacillidae LC
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Turdidae LC
River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Locustellidae LC
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia Emberizidae LC
Rock Dove Columba livia Columbidae LC
Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia Passeridae LC
Rook Corvus frugilegus Corvidae LC
Rosy Starling Pastor roseus Sturnidae LC
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus Accipitridae LC
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Anatidae LC
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Scolopacidae NT
Ruff Calidris pugnax Scolopacidae LC
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes Muscicapidae LC
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Emberizidae VU
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Falconidae EN
Sand Martin Riparia riparia Hirundinidae LC
Sanderling Calidris alba Scolopacidae LC
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Laridae LC
Savi’s Warbler Locustella luscinioides Locustellidae LC
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Acrocephalidae LC
Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata Muscicapidae LC
Shikra Tachyspiza badia Accipitridae LC
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Strigidae LC
Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus Accipitridae LC
Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Muscicapidae NE
Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei Laridae LC
Smew Mergellus albellus Anatidae LC
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius Charadriidae CR
Sombre Tit Poecile lugubris Paridae LC
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Turdidae LC
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis Passeridae LC
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Rallidae LC
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Muscicapidae LC
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Scolopacidae LC
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Ardeidae LC
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Accipitridae EN
Stock Dove Columba oenas Columbidae LC
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus Picidae LC
Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Muscicapidae LC
Tawny Owl Strix aluco Strigidae LC
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Motacillidae LC
Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii Scolopacidae LC
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Scolopacidae LC
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia Muscicapidae LC
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Motacillidae LC
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus Fringillidae LC
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Anatidae LC
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Anatidae LC
Turkestan Short-toed Lark Alaudala heinei Alaudidae LC
Twite Linaria flavirostris Fringillidae LC
Upcher’s Warbler Hippolais languida Acrocephalidae LC
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca Anatidae VU
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria Tichodromidae LC
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Motacillidae LC
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Rallidae LC
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Tytonidae NE
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis Ardeidae NE
Western House Martin Delichon urbicum Hirundinidae LC
Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Corvidae LC
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Accipitridae LC
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer Sittidae LC
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Motacillidae LC
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Muscicapidae LC
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Laridae LC
White Stork Ciconia ciconia Ciconiidae LC
White Wagtail Motacilla alba Motacillidae LC
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala Anatidae EN
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Accipitridae LC
White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus Charadriidae LC
White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus Cinclidae LC
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Alcedinidae LC
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis Muscicapidae LC
White-winged Lark Alauda leucoptera Alaudidae LC
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis Passeridae LC
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Laridae LC
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Anatidae LC
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Phylloscopidae LC
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Scolopacidae LC
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Phylloscopidae LC
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator Laniidae NT
Woodlark Lullula arborea Alaudidae LC
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola Emberizidae CR
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Laridae LC
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Emberizidae LC

This checklist lists the species that have profiles on this site, not every species ever recorded in the country. Taxonomy: AviList. Status: IUCN Red List category.