Spain is home to over 600 types of birds. Due to the variety in terrain, climate, and environments, the country can support various avifauna. This includes the Barn Swallow, the Booted Eagle, and the Spanish Imperial Eagle.
List of Common Birds Found in Spain
Native Birds
- Andalusian Hemipode
- Audouin’s Gull
- Balearic Shearwater
- Balearic Warbler
- Barn Swallow
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Black-eared Wheatear
- Black-necked Grebe
- Black Starling
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Black Vulture
- Black Wheatear
- Black-winged Kite
- Black-winged Stilt
- Black Woodpecker
- Blue Tit
- Bonelli’s Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Bufflehead
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Calandra Lark
- Caspian Tern
- Cattle Egret
- Cetti’s Warbler
- Chimney Swift
- Cirl Bunting
- Citril Finch
- Coal Tit
- Collared Pratincole
- Common Blackbird
- Common Chaffinch
- Common Crane
- Common Crossbill
- Common Cuckoo
- Common Kestrel
- Common Kingfisher
- Common Linnet
- Common Merganser
- Common Nightingale
- Common Pheasant
- Common Pochard
- Common Raven
- Common Redstart
- Common Ringed Plover
- Common Sandpiper
- Common Shelduck
- Common Snipe
- Common Swift
- Common Tern
- Common Wood Pigeon
- Corn Bunting
- Corn Crake
- Crested Lark
- Crested Tit
- Dartford Warbler
- Dunlin
- Dunnock
- Dupont’s Lark
- Egyptian Vulture
- Eurasian Bittern
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Eurasian Curlew
- Eurasian Hobby
- Eurasian Hoopoe
- Eurasian Jay
- Eurasian Magpie
- Eurasian Siskin
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Eurasian Wren
- European Bee-eater
- European Golden Plover
- European Goldfinch
- European Greenfinch
- European Green Woodpecker
- European Honey Buzzard
- European Nuthatch
- European Robin
- European Roller
- European Serin
- European Shag
- European Starling
- European Stonechat
- European Turtle Dove
- European White-fronted Goose
- Garganey
- Glaucous Gull
- Golden Eagle
- Gray Heron
- Gray Wagtail
- Great Bustard
- Great Crested Grebe
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Great White Egret
- Green Sandpiper
- Green Woodpecker
- Griffon Vulture
- Hawfinch
- Hen Harrier
- House Martin
- House Sparrow
- Iberian Green Woodpecker
- Iberian Magpie
- Iberian Woodpecker
- Isabelline Warbler
- Kentish Plover
- Lammergeier
- Lesser Kestrel
- Lesser Short Toed Lark
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
- Little Bittern
- Little Bustard
- Little Egret
- Little Owl
- Little Ringed Plover
- Little Swift
- Long-eared Owl
- Long-tailed Tit
- Marbled Duck
- Marsh Harrier
- Marsh Tit
- Melodious Warbler
- Mistle Thrush
- Montagu’s Harrier
- Mourning Dove
- Mute Swan
- Northern Gannet
- Northern Raven
- Osprey
- Pallid Swift
- Peregrine Falcon
- Pied Avocet
- Pied Flycatcher
- Pied Wheatear
- Pink-footed Goose
- Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
- Purple Swamphen
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-billed Chough
- Red-crested Pochard
- Red Kite
- Red-knobbed Coot
- Red-legged Partridge
- Red-necked Nightjar
- Red-rumped Swallow
- Red-throated Pipit
- Rock Dove
- Rock Sparrow
- Rufous Bush Robin
- Sandhill Crane
- Southern Gray Shrike
- Spanish Imperial Eagle
- Spectacled Warbler
- Spotless Starling
- Stock Dove
- Thekla Lark
- Trumpeter Finch
- Whimbrel
- White-headed Duck
- White-rumped Swift
- White Stork
- White Wagtail
- Willow Tit
- Yellowhammer
Non-native Birds
- African Collared-dove
- Barbary Partridge
- Bar-headed Goose
- Black-headed Weaver
- Black-rumped Waxbill
- Black Swan
- Canada Goose
- Common Waxbill
- Egyptian Goose
- Mandarin Duck
- Monk Parakeet
- Muscovy Duck
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill
- Red Avadavat
- Red-billed Leiothrix
- Red-masked Parakeet
- Red-whiskered Bulbul
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Rock Pigeon
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Ruddy Duck
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
Some of the best birding sites in Spain include Doñana National Park, Ebro Delta, and Monfragüe National Park. Generally, the best time for birdwatching in Spain is during the spring and autumn migration periods when many species pass through the country on their way to and from their breeding and wintering grounds.
FAQs
1. Which birds of prey can be found in Spain? Some of the birds of prey living in Spain include the Montagu’s Harrier, the Griffon Vulture, and the Eurasian Sparrowhawk.
2. What are the rarest birds in Spain? Some of the rarest Spanish birds include the White-headed Duck, the Eastern Imperial Eagle, and the Houbara Bustard.
