Birds of Austria

Austria is a mountainous nation with a cool climate. This makes it favorable for several species of birds to live in the country, including finches, swallows, and several birds of prey.

The national bird of Austria is the barn swallow. Also, the Austrian flag has a stylized picture of a black imperial eagle, sometimes with two heads instead of one.

List of Birds Found in Austria

Native Birds

Accentors

Alpine Accentor
Dunnock

Barn-owls

Barn Owl

Bearded Reedling

Bearded Reedling

Bee-eaters

European Bee-eater

Bush Warblers and Allies

Cetti’s Warbler

Bustards

Great Bustard

Cormorants and Shags

Great Cormorant
Pygmy Cormorant

Cranes

Common Crane

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Carrion Crow
Common Raven
Eurasian Jackdaw
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Magpie
Eurasian Nutcracker
Hooded Crow
Rook
Yellow-billed Chough

Cuckoos

Common Cuckoo

Dippers

White-throated Dipper

Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Barnacle Goose
Common Eider
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Common Pochard
Common Scoter
Common Shelduck
Eurasian Wigeon
Ferruginous Duck
Gadwall
Garganey
Graylag Goose
Greater Scaup
Greater White-fronted Goose
Green-winged Teal
Long-tailed Duck
Mallard
Mute Swan
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Red-crested Pochard
Smew
Taiga Bean-goose
Tufted Duck
Tundra Bean-goose
Tundra Swan
Velvet Scoter
Whooper Swan

Falcons and Caracaras

Eurasian Hobby
Eurasian Kestrel
Merlin
Peregrine Falcon
Red-footed Falcon
Saker Falcon

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Brambling
Citril Finch
Common Chaffinch
Common Redpoll
Common Rosefinch
Eurasian Bullfinch
Eurasian Linnet
Eurasian Siskin
European Goldfinch
European Greenfinch
European Serin
Hawfinch
Lesser Redpoll
Red Crossbill
Twite

Flamingos

Greater Flamingo

Grassbirds and Allies

Common Grasshopper-warbler
River Warbler
Savi’s Warbler

Grebes

Eared Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Horned Grebe
Little Grebe
Red-necked Grebe

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Black-headed Gull
Black Tern
Caspian Gull
Common Gull
Common Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Little Gull
Mediterranean Gull
Whiskered Tern
White-winged Tern
Yellow-legged Gull

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Bearded Vulture
Black Kite
Booted Eagle
Cinereous Vulture
Common Buzzard
Eurasian Griffon
Eurasian Marsh-harrier
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
European Honey-buzzard
Golden Eagle
Hen Harrier
Imperial Eagle
Montagu’s Harrier
Northern Goshawk
Red Kite
Rough-legged Hawk
White-tailed Eagle

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Black-crowned Night-heron
Gray Heron
Great Bittern
Great Egret
Little Bittern
Little Egret
Purple Heron

Hoopoes

Eurasian Hoopoe

Ibises and Spoonbills

Eurasian Spoonbill

Kingfishers

Common Kingfisher

Kinglets

Common Firecrest
Goldcrest

Larks

Crested Lark
Eurasian Skylark
Greater Short-toed Lark
Wood Lark

Leaf Warblers

Common Chiffchaff
Western Bonelli’s Warbler
Willow Warbler
Wood Warbler

Longspurs and Snow Buntings

Snow Bunting

Long-tailed Tits

Long-tailed Tit

Loons

Arctic Loon
Red-throated Loon

Nightjars and Allies

Eurasian Nightjar

Nuthatches

Eurasian Nuthatch

Old World Buntings

Corn Bunting
Ortolan Bunting
Reed Bunting
Rock Bunting
Yellowhammer

Old World Flycatchers

Black Redstart
Bluethroat
Collared Flycatcher
Common Nightingale
Common Redstart
European Pied Flycatcher
European Robin
European Stonechat
Northern Wheatear
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush
Spotted Flycatcher
Thrush Nightingale
Whinchat

Old World Orioles

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Old World Sparrows

Eurasian Tree Sparrow
House Sparrow
Italian Sparrow
White-winged Snowfinch

Osprey

Osprey

Owls

Boreal Owl
Eurasian Eagle-owl
Eurasian Pygmy-owl
Eurasian Scops-owl
Little Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl
Tawny Owl
Ural Owl

Oystercatchers

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Penduline-tits

Eurasian Penduline-tit

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Black Grouse
Common Quail
Gray Partridge
Hazel Grouse
Rock Partridge
Rock Ptarmigan
Western Capercaillie

Pigeons and Doves

Common Wood-pigeon
Eurasian Collared-dove
European Turtle-dove
Stock Dove

Plovers and Lapwings

Common Ringed Plover
Eurasian Dotterel
Kentish Plover
Little Ringed Plover
Northern Lapwing

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Corn Crake
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Moorhen
Little Crake
Spotted Crake
Water Rail

Reed Warblers and Allies

Eurasian Reed Warbler
Great Reed Warbler
Icterine Warbler
Marsh Warbler
Melodious Warbler
Moustached Warbler
Sedge Warbler

Rollers

European Roller

Sandpipers and Allies

Black-tailed Godwit
Common Redshank
Common Sandpiper
Common Snipe
Eurasian Curlew
Eurasian Woodcock
Green Sandpiper
Marsh Sandpiper
Ruff

Shrikes

Great Gray Shrike
Red-backed Shrike

Starlings

European Starling

Stilts and Avocets

Black-winged Stilt
Pied Avocet

Storks

Black Stork
White Stork

Swallows

Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Common House-martin
Eurasian Crag-martin

Swifts

Alpine Swift
Common Swift

Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies

Barred Warbler
Eurasian Blackcap
Garden Warbler
Greater Whitethroat
Lesser Whitethroat

Thick-knees

Eurasian Thick-knee

Thrushes and Allies

Eurasian Blackbird
Fieldfare
Mistle Thrush
Redwing
Ring Ouzel
Song Thrush

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

Coal Tit
Crested Tit
Eurasian Blue Tit
Great Tit
Marsh Tit
Willow Tit

Treecreepers

Eurasian Treecreeper
Short-toed Treecreeper

Wagtails and Pipits

Gray Wagtail
Meadow Pipit
Tawny Pipit
Tree Pipit
Water Pipit
Western Yellow Wagtail
White Wagtail

Wallcreeper

Wallcreeper

Waxwings

Bohemian Waxwing

Woodpeckers

Black Woodpecker
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker
Eurasian Wryneck
Gray-headed Woodpecker
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
Syrian Woodpecker
White-backed Woodpecker

Wrens

Eurasian Wren

Non-native Birds