List of birds of Luxembourg

• Historical - a species not recorded in Luxembourg since 1950
• Introduced - a species introduced to Luxembourg as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
• Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Luxembourg, for which supporting descriptions are required by the Luxemburg Rarities Committee

  Divers

• Red-throated diver, Gavia stellata A
• Black-throated diver, Gavia arctica A
• Great northern diver, Gavia immer A

  Grebes

• Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
• Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus
• Red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena A
• Slavonian grebe, Podiceps auritus A
• Black-necked grebe, Podiceps nigricollis A

  Northern storm petrels

• Leach's petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa A

  Gannets

• Gannet, Morus bassanus A

  Cormorants

• Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo

  Bitterns, herons and egrets

• Bittern, Botaurus stellaris
• Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus
• Night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax A
• Squacco heron, Ardeola ralloides A
• Little egret, Egretta garzetta
• Great white egret, Casmerodius albus
• Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
• Purple heron, Ardea purpurea

  Ibises and spoonbills

• Eurasian spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia A
• Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus A

  Storks

• Black stork, Ciconia nigra
• White stork, Ciconia ciconia

  Ducks, geese and swans

• Mute swan, Cygnus olor I
• Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus A
• Whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus A
• Taiga bean-goose, Anser fabalis A
• Tundra bean-goose, Anser serrirostris
• Pink-footed goose, Anser brachyrhynchus A
• White-fronted goose, Anser albifrons
• Greylag goose, Anser anser
• Canada goose, Branta canadensis I
• Brent goose, Branta bernicla H A
• Barnacle goose, Branta leucopsis A
• Common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
• Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiaca I
• Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope
• Gadwall, Mareca strepera
• Green-winged teal, Anas crecca
• Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
• Pintail, Anas acuta
• Garganey, Spatula querquedula
• Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata
• Red-crested pochard, Netta rufina
• Common pochard, Aythya ferina
• Ferruginous duck, Aythya nyroca
• Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula
• Greater scaup, Aythya marila
• Common eider, Somateria mollissima A
• Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis A
• Common scoter, Melanitta nigra A
• Velvet scoter, Melanitta fusca A
• Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
• Smew, Mergellus albellus
• Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator A
• Goosander, Mergus merganser

  Hawks, kites and eagles

• Bearded vulture, Gypaetus barbatus A
• European griffon vulture, Gyps fulvus A
• Cinereous vulture, Aegypius monachus A
• Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus A
• European honey buzzard, Pernis apivoris
• Black kite, Milvus migrans
• Red kite, Milvus milvus
• White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
• Short-toed eagle, Circaetus gallicus A
• Marsh harrier, Circus aeruginosus
• Hen harrier, Circus cyaneus
• Pallid harrier, Circus macrourus A
• Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus
• Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
• Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus
• Common buzzard, Buteo buteo
• Rough-legged buzzard, Buteo lagopus A
• Spotted eagle, Aquila clanga A
• Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
• Booted eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus A

  Osprey

• Osprey, Pandion haliaetus

  Falcons

• Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
• Red-footed falcon, Falco vespertinus A
• Merlin, Falco columbarius
• Hobby, Falco subbuteo
• Peregrine, Falco peregrinus

  Pheasants and partridges

• Red-legged partridge, Alectoris rufa H A
• Grey partridge, Perdix perdix
• Quail, Coturnix coturnix
• Pheasant, Phasianus colchicus I
• Hazel grouse, Bonasa bonasia
• Black grouse, Tetrao tetrix H A

  Rails, crakes and coots

• Water rail, Rallus aquaticus
• Spotted crake, Porzana porzana
• Little crake, Porzana parva A
• Baillon's crake, Porzana pusilla A
• Corn crake, Crex crex
• Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
• Coot, Fulica atra

  Cranes

• Common crane, Grus grus

  Bustards

• Great bustard, Otis tarda H A

  Oystercatchers

• Oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus

  Avocets and stilts

• Avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta

  Thick-knees

• Eurasian stone-curlew, Burhinus oedicnemus A

  Plovers and lapwings

• Little ringed plover, Charadrius dubius
• Ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula
• Kentish plover, Charadrius alexendrinus A
• Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus
• Sociable plover, Vanellus gregarius A
• Golden plover, Pluvialis apricaria
• Grey plover, Pluvialis squatarola A
• Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus

  Sandpipers and allies

• Red knot, Calidris canutus
• Sanderling, Calidris alba A
• Little stint, Calidris minuta
• Temminck's stint, Calidris temminckii A
• Curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea
• Dunlin, Calidris alpina
• Ruff, Philomachus pugnax
• Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos A
• Jack snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus
• Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago
• Great snipe, Gallinago media H A
• Woodcock, Scolopax rusticola
• Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa
• Bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica A
• Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus
• Curlew, Numenius arquata
• Spotted redshank, Tringa erythropus
• Redshank, Tringa totanus
• Marsh sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis A
• Greenshank, Tringa nebularia
• Green sandpiper, Tringa ochropus
• Wood sandpiper, Tringa glareola
• Common sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos
• Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpes A
• Red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus A
• Grey phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius A

  Skuas

• Pomarine skua, Stercorarius pomarinus A
• Long-tailed skua, Stercorarius longicaudus A
• Great skua, Stercorarius skua H A

  Gulls, terns, and skimmers

• Mediterranean gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
• Little gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus
• Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
• Common gull, Larus canus
• Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus
• Herring gull, Larus argentatus A
• Yellow-legged gull, Larus michahellis
• Caspian gull, Larus cachinnans
• Great black-backed gull, Larus marinus A
• Black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla A
• Sabine's gull, Xema sabini A
• Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica A
• Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia A
• Sandwich tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis A
• Common tern, Sterna hirundo
• Little tern, Sternula albifrons A
• Whiskered tern, Chlidonias hybrida A
• Black tern, Chlidonias niger
• White-winged black tern, Chlidonias leucopterus A

  Pigeons and doves

• Rock dove, Columba livia I
• Stock dove, Columba oenas
• Woodpigeon, Columba palumbus
• Collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto
• Turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur

  Cuckoos

• Common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus

  Barn owls

• Barn owl, Tyto alba

  Typical owls

• Eurasian scops owl, Otus scops H A
• Eagle-owl, Bubo bubo
• Snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus H A
• Northern hawk-owl, Surnia ulula A
• Little owl, Athene noctua
• Tawny owl, Strix aluco
• Long-eared owl, Asio otus
• Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus
• Tengmalm's owl, Aegolius funereus

  Nightjars

• European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus

  Swifts

• Common swift, Apus apus

  Kingfishers

• Common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis

  Bee-eaters

• European bee-eater, Merops apiaster

  Rollers

• European roller, Coracias garrulus A

  Hoopoes

• Eurasian hoopoe, Upupa epops

  Woodpeckers

• Wryneck, Jynx torquilla
• Grey-headed woodpecker, Picus canus
• European green woodpecker, Picus viridis
• Black woodpecker, Dryocopus martius
• Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
• Middle spotted woodpecker, Dendrocoptes medius
• Lesser spotted woodpecker, Dryobates minor

  Larks

• Calandra lark, Melanocoripha calandra H A
• Crested lark, Galerida cristata
• Woodlark, Lullula arborea
• Skylark, Alauda arvensis
• Shore lark, Eremophila alpestris A

  Swallows and martins

• Sand martin, Riparia riparia
• Eurasian crag martin, Ptyonoprogne rupestris A
• Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
• Red-rumped swallow, Hirundo daurica A
• Common house martin, Delichon urbica

  Pipits and wagtails

• Richard's pipit, Anthus richardi A
• Tawny pipit, Anthus campestris
• Tree pipit, Anthus trivialis
• Meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis
• Red-throated pipit, Anthus cervinus A
• Water pipit, Anthus spinoletta
• Yellow wagtail, Motacilla flava
• Grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
• White wagtail, Motacilla alba

  Waxwings

• Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus

  Dippers

• White-throated dipper, Cinclus cinclus

  Wrens

• Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes

  Accentors

• Dunnock, Prunella modularis
• Alpine accentor, Prunella collaris A
• Siberian accentor, Prunella montanella A

  Thrushes and allies

• Ring ouzel, Turdus torquatus
• Blackbird, Turdus merula
• Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris
• Song thrush, Turdus philomelos
• Redwing, Turdus iliacus
• Mistle thrush, Turdus viscivorus

  Locustellid warblers

• Common grasshopper warbler, Locustella naevia
• River warbler, Locustella fluviatilis
• Savi's warbler, Locustella luscinoides A

  Acrocephalid warblers

• Moustached warbler, Acrocephalus melanopogon A
• Aquatic warbler, Acrocephalus paludicola A
• Sedge warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
• Blyth's reed warbler, Acrocephalus dumetorum A
• Marsh warbler, Acrocephalus palustris
• Eurasian reed warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus
• Paddyfield warbler, Acrocephalus agricola A
• Great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus
• Icterine warbler, Hippolais icterina
• Melodious warbler, Hippolais polyglotta
• Booted warbler, Iduna caligata A

  Phylloscopid warblers

• Pallas's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus A
• Yellow-browed warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus A
• Wood warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix
• Greenish warbler, Phylloscopus trochiloides A
• Western Bonelli's warbler, Phylloscopus bonelli
• Dusky warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus A
• Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
• Willow warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus

  Sylviid warblers, parrotbills, and allies

• Sardinian warbler, Sylvia melanocephala A
• Western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis H A
• Barred warbler, Sylvia nisoria A
• Lesser whitethroat, Sylvia curruca
• Common whitethroat, Sylvia communis
• Garden warbler, Sylvia borin
• Eurasian blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla

  Kinglets

• Goldcrest, Regulus regulus
• Common firecrest, Regulus ignicapillus

  Old World flycatchers

• Robin, Erithacus rubecula
• Common nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos
• Thrush nightingale, Luscinia luscinia A
• Bluethroat, Luscinia svevica
• Black redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros
• Redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus
• Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra
• European stonechat, Saxicola rubicola
• Northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe
• Rock thrush, Monticola saxatilis H A
• Spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata
• Red-breasted flycatcher, Ficedula parva A
• Collared flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis H A
• Pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca

  Bearded reedling

• Bearded reedling, Panurus biarmicus

  Long-tailed tits

• Long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus

  Tits

• Marsh tit, Parus palustris
• Willow tit, Parus montanus
• Crested tit, Parus cristatus
• Coal tit, Parus ater
• Eurasian blue tit, Parus caeruleus
• Great tit, Parus major

  Nuthatches

• Eurasian nuthatch, Sitta europaea

  Wallcreeper

• Wallcreeper, Tichodroma muraria A

  Treecreepers

• Eurasian treecreeper, Certhia familiaris
• Short-toed treecreeper, Certhia brachydactyla

  Penduline tits

• Eurasian penduline tit, Remiz pendulinus

  Orioles

• Eurasian golden oriole, Oriolus oriolus

  Shrikes

• Red-backed shrike, Lanius collurio
• Lesser grey shrike, Lanius minor H A
• Great grey shrike, Lanius excubitor
• Woodchat shrike, Lanius senator

  Jays, magpies and crows

• Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius
• Eurasian magpie, Pica pica
• Spotted nutcracker, Nucifraga caryocatactes
• Western jackdaw, Corvus monedula
• Rook, Corvus frugilegus
• Carrion crow, Corvus corone
• Hooded crow, Corvus cornix A
• Common raven, Corvus corax

  Starlings

• Common starling, Sturnus vulgaris

  Old World sparrows

• House sparrow, Passer domesticus
• Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus
• White-winged snowfinch, Montifringilla nivalis H A

  Finches

• Common chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs
• Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla
• European serin, Serinus serinus
• Greenfinch, Chloris chloris
• Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis
• Siskin, Spinus spinus
• Common linnet, Linaria cannabina
• Common redpoll, Acanthis flammea
• Common crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
• Scarlet rosefinch, Carpodacus erythrinus A
• Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula
• Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes

  Longspurs and arctic buntings

• Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis A

  Old World buntings

• Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella
• Cirl bunting, Emberiza cirlus A
• Rock bunting, Emberiza cia A
• Ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana A
• Reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus
• Little bunting, Emberiza pusilla
• Corn bunting, Emberiza calandra