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Greece

Birds, destinations and field guides for Greece.

Endemic species: 0
Bird species: 456
Destinations: 1
Field guides: 5

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Identify

Birds you are likely to see in Greece

Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides

Northern Gannet

Northern Gannet Morus bassanus

Little Egret

Little Egret Egretta garzetta

Common Pheasant

Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus

Italian Sparrow

Italian Sparrow Passer italiae

Greylag Goose Anser anser

Great Egret Ardea alba

Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis

Grey-headed Woodpecker

Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica

Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis

Eurasian Blackcap

Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla

Plan

Where to go birding in Greece

Greece Lesvos An Aegean island where eastern Mediterranean specialities meet spring migrants.

JJanuary: Poor or no data
FFebruary: Poor or no data
MMarch: Good
AApril: Best
MMay: Best
JJune: Poor or no data
JJuly: Poor or no data
AAugust: Poor or no data
SSeptember: Good
OOctober: Poor or no data
NNovember: Poor or no data
DDecember: Poor or no data

Read

Field guides for Greece

RSPB Complete Birds of Britain and Europe

RSPB Complete Birds of Britain and Europe Rob Hume, 2010 Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina and more Beginners

Collins Bird Guide

Collins Bird Guide Lars Svensson et al., 2000 Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina and more All levels

Birds of Greece Rebecca Nason, 2020 Greece All levels

Birds of Greece

Birds of Greece George Handrinos et al., 1997 Greece All levels

Advanced Bird ID Handbook: The Western Palearctic

Advanced Bird ID Handbook: The Western Palearctic Nils Van Duivendijk, 2011 Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina and more Experts and researchers