Birds of Slovakia

List of Common Birds Found in Slovakia

Native Birds

• Barn Swallow
• Bearded Reedling
• Black-crowned Night Heron
• Black-headed Gull
• Black Tern
• Black-winged Stilt
• Black Woodpecker
• Bluethroat
• Blue Tit
• Eurasian Bullfinch
• Caspian Gull
• Coal Tit
• Collared Flycatcher
• Collared Pratincole
• Common Blackbird
• Common Buzzard
• Common Chaffinch
• Common Chiffchaff
• Common Crane
• Common Crossbill
• Common Cuckoo
• Common House Sparrow
• Common Kestrel
• Common Kingfisher
• Common Linnet
• Common Nightingale
• Common Pochard
• Common Quail
• Common Redstart
• Common Reed Bunting
• Common Rosefinch
• Common Sandpiper
• Common Shelduck
• Common Snipe
• Common Starling
• Common Swift
• Common Teal
• Common Tern
• Common Whitethroat
• Common Wood Pigeon 
• Corn Bunting
• Crested Tit
• Dunnock
• Eurasian Blackcap
• Eurasian Collared Dove
• Eurasian Curlew
• Eurasian Eagle-owl
• Eurasian Hobby
• Eurasian Hoopoe
• Eurasian Jackdaw
• Eurasian Jay
• Eurasian Magpie
• Eurasian Reed Warbler
• Eurasian Siskin
• Eurasian Skylark
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk
• Eurasian Spoonbill
• Eurasian Wigeon
• Eurasian Wren
• European Bee-eater
• European Crested Tit
• European Goldcrest
• European Golden Oriole
• European Goldfinch
• European Greenfinch
• European Green Woodpecker
• European Herring Gull
• European Honey Buzzard
• European Nightjar
• European Nuthatch
• European Pied Flycatcher
• European Robin
• European Roller
• European Serin
• European Shag
• European Starling
• European Stonechat
• European Stone Curlew
• European Turtle Dove
• Fieldfare
• Gadwall
• Goldcrest
• Gray Heron
• Gray Wagtail
• Great Crested Grebe
• Great Egret
• Great Reed Warbler
• Great Spotted Woodpecker
• Great Tit
• Greenfinch
• Hawfinch
• Hazel Grouse
• House Sparrow
• Icterine Warbler
• Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
• Little Egret
• Little Ringed Plover
• Little Tern
• Long-eared Owl
• Long-tailed Tit
• Marsh Tit
• Mediterranean Gull
• Melodious Warbler
• Mistle Thrush
• Northern Goshawk
• Northern Lapwing
• Northern Pintail
• Northern Shoveler
• Northern Wheatear
• Eurasian Nuthatch
• Ortolan Bunting
• Red-backed Shrike
• Red Kite
• Redwing
• Ring Ouzel
• Rock Bunting
• Ruff
• Sand Martin
• Sedge Warbler
• Short-eared Owl
• Slavonian Grebe
• Tufted Duck
• Western Marsh Harrier
• Western Yellow Wagtail
• White Stork
• White-tailed Eagle
• White Wagtail
• Willow Tit
• Willow Warbler
• Wood Warbler
• Yellowhammer 
• Yellow-legged Gull

Non-native Birds

• Monk Parakeet
• Ring-necked Pheasant
• Rock Pigeon
• Wood Duck

Slovakia’s best birding sites include Slovenský raj National Park, High Tatras National Park, and Pieniny National Park. The peak season for birdwatching in Slovakia typically spans late April to early June. During this time, the spring migration is in full swing, and many bird species return from their wintering grounds in Africa and southern Europe to breed in Slovakia’s diverse habitats. The combination of returning migrants and resident breeding birds makes this period an excellent time for birdwatching enthusiasts.