List of birds of Portugal

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Portugal. The avifauna of mainland Portugal include a total of 466 species recorded in the wild according to Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves, Portuguese Society for the Study of Birds. An additional 151 species have been recorded on the mainland and in the Azores and Madeira islands by Bird Checklists of the World. Of the 618 species listed here, 284 are accidental and 17 have been introduced by humans. Three are endemic to islands, one is extinct, and six have been extirpated. Of the 618, 137 have been recorded only in one or both of the Azores and Madeiras.
This list's taxonomic treatment and nomenclature are those of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2019 edition.
The following tags have been used to highlight some categories of occurrence. The and tags are from Bird Checklists of the World. The and tags are from SPEA. The notes of population status such as "endangered" apply to the world population and are also from Bird Checklists of the World.

Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in mainland Portugal, the Azores, or Madeiras
Introduced - a species introduced to mainland Portugal, the Azores, or Madeiras as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
Category D - "species found free but for which there are doubts as to the genuinely wild origin"
Category E - "birds found free deliberate introduction or escape from captivity, but which do not have breeding populations established, and there is no evidence that they are genuine wanderers"

Ducks, geese, and waterfowl

Order: AnseriformesFamily: Anatidae
Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Fulvous whistling-duck	Dendrocygna bicolor
Snow goose	Anser caerulescens	Azores only
Bar-headed goose	Anser indicus
Graylag goose	Anser anser
Greater white-fronted goose	Anser albifrons
Taiga bean-goose	Anser fabalis
Tundra bean-goose	Anser serrirostris
Pink-footed goose	Anser brachyrhynchus
Brant	Branta bernicla
Barnacle goose	Branta leucopsis
Canada goose	Branta canadensis
Mute swan	Cygnus olor
Tundra swan	Cygnus columbianus
Whooper swan	Cygnus cygnus
Egyptian goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca
Ruddy shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea
Common shelduck	Tadorna tadorna
Muscovy duck	Cairina moschata	Madieras only
Wood duck	Aix sponsa	Azores only
Garganey	Spatula querquedula
Blue-winged teal	Spatula discors
Northern shoveler	Spatula clypeata
Gadwall	Mareca strepera
Falcated duck	Mareca falcata	near threatened
Eurasian wigeon	Mareca penelope
American wigeon	Mareca americana
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
American black duck	Anas rubripes	Azores only
Northern pintail	Anas acuta
Green-winged teal	Anas crecca
Marbled teal	Marmaronetta angustirostris	vulnerable
Red-crested pochard	Netta rufina
Common pochard	Aythya ferina	vulnerable
Ring-necked duck	Aythya collaris
Ferruginous duck	Aythya nyroca	near threatened
Tufted duck	Aythya fuligula
Greater scaup	Aythya marila
Lesser scaup	Aythya affinis
King eider	Somateria spectabilis	Azores only
Common eider	Somateria mollissima	near threatened
Surf scoter	Melanitta perspicillata
Velvet scoter	Melanitta fusca
Common scoter	Melanitta nigra
Long-tailed duck	Clangula hyemalis	vulnerable
Bufflehead	Bucephala albeola
Common goldeneye	Bucephala clangula
Smew	Mergellus albellus
Hooded merganser	Lophodytes cucullatus	Azores only
Common merganser	Mergus merganser
Red-breasted merganser	Mergus serrator
Ruddy duck	Oxyura jamaicensis
White-headed duck	Oxyura leucocephala	endangered

Pheasants, grouse, and allies

Order: GalliformesFamily: Phasianidae
The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds. In general, they are plump and have broad, relatively short wings.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Common quail	Coturnix coturnix
Red-legged partridge	Alectoris rufa
Ring-necked pheasant	Phasianus colchicus
Gray partridge	Perdix perdix	extirpated
Western capercaillie	Tetrao urogallus	extirpated

Flamingos

Order: PhoenicopteriformesFamily: Phoenicopteridae
Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually tall, found in both the Western and eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Greater flamingo	Phoenicopterus roseus
Lesser flamingo	Phoeniconaias minor	near threatened

Grebes

Order: PodicipediformesFamily: Podicipedidae
Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Little grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis
Pied-billed grebe	Podilymbus podiceps
Horned grebe	Podiceps auritus
Red-necked grebe	Podiceps grisegena	Azores only
Great crested grebe	Podiceps cristatus
Eared grebe	Podiceps nigricollis

Pigeons and doves

Order: ColumbiformesFamily: Columbidae
Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Rock pigeon	Columba livia
Stock dove	Columba oenas
Common wood-pigeon	Columba palumbus
Trocaz pigeon	Columba trocaz	Endemic to the island of Madeira
European turtle-dove	Streptopelia turtur	vulnerable
Eurasian collared-dove	Streptopelia decaocto
Laughing dove	Spilopelia senegalensis
Zenaida dove	Zenaida aurita	Azores only
Mourning dove	Zenaida macroura	Azores only

Sandgrouse

Order: PterocliformesFamily: Pteroclidae
Sandgrouse have small, pigeon like heads and necks, but sturdy compact bodies. They have long pointed wings and sometimes tails and a fast direct flight. Flocks fly to watering holes at dawn and dusk. Their legs are feathered down to the toes.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Pin-tailed sandgrouse	Pterocles alchata
Black-bellied sandgrouse	Pterocles orientalis

Bustards

Order: OtidiformesFamily: Otididae
Bustards are large terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and steppes in the Old World. They are omnivorous and nest on the ground. They walk steadily on strong legs and big toes, pecking for food as they go. They have long broad wings with "fingered" wingtips and striking patterns in flight. Many have interesting mating displays.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Great bustard	Otis tarda	Vulnerable
Little bustard	Tetrax tetrax	near threatened

Cuckoos

Order: CuculiformesFamily: Cuculidae
The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. The Old World cuckoos are brood parasites.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Great spotted cuckoo	Clamator glandarius
Black-billed cuckoo	Coccyzus erythropthalmus	Azores only
Yellow-billed cuckoo	Coccyzus americanu	Azores only
Common cuckoo	Cuculus canorus

Nightjars and allies

Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Caprimulgidae
Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Common nighthawk	Chordeiles minor	Azores and Madeiras only
Red-necked nightjar	Caprimulgus ruficollis
European nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus

Swifts

Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Apodidae
Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Chimney swift	Chaetura pelagica	vulnerable
Alpine swift	Apus melba
Common swift	Apus apus
Pallid swift	Apus pallidus
Little swift	Apus affinis
Plain swift	Apus unicolor	Madeiras only
White-rumped swift	Apus caffer

Rails, gallinules, and coots

Order: GruiformesFamily: Rallidae
Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Water rail	Rallus aquaticus	Azores and Madeiras only
Corn crake	Crex crex
Sora	Porzana carolina
Spotted crake	Porzana porzana
Eurasian moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
Lesser moorhen	Gallinula angulata
Eurasian coot	Fulica atra
Red-knobbed coot	Fulica cristata
American coot	Fulica americana
Allen's gallinule	Porphyrio alleni
Purple gallinule	Porphyrio martinica
Western swamphen	Porphyrio porphyrio
Little crake	Zapornia parva
Baillon's crake	Zapornia pusilla

Cranes

Order: GruiformesFamily: Gruidae
Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances".

Common name	Binomial	Status
Demoiselle crane	Anthropoides virgo
Sandhill crane	Antigone canadensis	Azores only
Common crane	Grus grus

Thick-knees

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Burhinidae
The thick-knees are a group of largely tropical waders in the family Burhinidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow-black bills, large yellow eyes and cryptic plumage. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Eurasian thick-knee	Burhinus oedicnemus

Stilts and avocets

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Recurvirostridae
Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Black-winged stilt	Himantopus himantopus
Pied avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta

Oystercatchers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Haematopodidae
The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Eurasian oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus
Canarian oystercatcher	Haematopus meadewaldoi	Madeiras only, extinct

Plovers and lapwings

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Charadriidae
The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Black-bellied plover	Pluvialis squatarola
European golden-plover	Pluvialis apricaria
American golden-plover	Pluvialis dominica
Pacific golden-plover	Pluvialis fulva	Azores and Madeiras only
Northern lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	near threatened
Sociable lapwing	Vanellus gregarius	critically endangered
Lesser sand-plover	Charadrius mongolus
Caspian plover	Charadrius asiaticus	Azores only
Kentish plover	Charadrius alexandrinus
Common ringed plover	Charadrius hiaticula
Semipalmated plover	Charadrius semipalmatus	Azores only
Little ringed plover	Charadrius dubius
Killdeer	Charadrius vociferus
Eurasian dotterel	Charadrius morinellus

Sandpipers and allies

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Scolopacidae
Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Upland sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Slender-billed curlew	Numenius tenuirostris	critically endangered
Eurasian curlew	Numenius arquata	near threatened
Bar-tailed godwit	Limosa lapponica	near threatened
Black-tailed godwit	Limosa limosa	near threatened
Hudsonian godwit	Limosa haemastica	Azores only
Ruddy turnstone	Arenaria interpres
Red knot	Calidris canutus	near threatened
Ruff	Calidris pugnax
Broad-billed sandpiper	Calidris falcinellus
Sharp-tailed sandpiper	Calidris acuminata
Stilt sandpiper	Calidris himantopus
Curlew sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	near threatened
Temminck's stint	Calidris temminckii
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Dunlin	Calidris alpina
Purple sandpiper	Calidris maritima
Baird's sandpiper	Calidris bairdii
Little stint	Calidris minuta
Least sandpiper	Calidris minutilla	Azores only
White-rumped sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis
Buff-breasted sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis	, near threatened
Pectoral sandpiper	Calidris melanotos
Semipalmated sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	near threatened
Western sandpiper	Calidris mauri	Azores and Madeiras only
Short-billed dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus	Azores only
Long-billed dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus
Jack snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus
Eurasian woodcock	Scolopax rusticola
Great snipe	Gallinago media	near threatened
Common snipe	Gallinago gallinago
Wilson's snipe	Gallinago delicata
Terek sandpiper	Xenus cinereus
Wilson's phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor
Red-necked phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus
Red phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius
Common sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
Spotted sandpiper	Actitis macularius
Green sandpiper	Tringa ochropus
Solitary sandpiper	Tringa solitaria
Gray-tailed tattler	Tringa brevipes	Azores only, near threatened
Spotted redshank	Tringa erythropus
Greater yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca
Common greenshank	Tringa nebularia
Willet	Tringa semipalmata
Lesser yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes
Marsh sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis
Wood sandpiper	Tringa glareola
Common redshank	Tringa totanus

Buttonquail

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Turnicidae
The buttonquail are small, drab, running birds which resemble the true quails. The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship. The male incubates the eggs and tends the young.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Small buttonquail	Turnix sylvaticus	Extirpated

Pratincoles and coursers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Glareolidae
Glareolidae is a family of wading birds comprising the pratincoles, which have short legs, long pointed wings and long forked tails, and the coursers, which have long legs, short wings and long, pointed bills which curve downwards.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Cream-colored courser	Cursorius cursor
Collared pratincole	Glareola pratincola

Skuas and jaegers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Stercorariidae
The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Great skua	Stercorarius skua
South polar skua	Stercorarius maccormicki
Pomarine jaeger	Stercorarius pomarinus
Parasitic jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus
Long-tailed jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus

Auks, murres, and puffins

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Alcidae
Auks are superficially similar to penguins due to their black-and-white colours, their upright posture and some of their habits, however they are not related to the penguins and differ in being able to fly. Auks live on the open sea, only deliberately coming ashore to nest.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Dovekie	Alle alle
Common murre	Uria aalge
Thick-billed murre	Uria lomvia
Razorbill	Alca torda	near threatened
Black guillemot	Cepphus grylle
Atlantic puffin	Fratercula arctica	vulnerable

Gulls, terns, and skimmers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Laridae
Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds, the gulls, terns, and skimmers. Gulls are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Black-legged kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	vulnerable
Ivory gull	Pagophila eburnea	near threatened
Sabine's gull	Xema sabini
Slender-billed gull	Chroicocephalus genei
Bonaparte's gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Black-headed gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Little gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus
Ross's gull	Rhodostethia rosea
Laughing gull	Leucophaeus atricilla
Franklin's gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan
Mediterranean gull	Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Pallas's gull	Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus	Madeiras only
Audouin's gull	Ichthyaetus audouinii
Mew gull	Larus canus
Ring-billed gull	Larus delawarensis
Herring gull	Larus argentatus
Yellow-legged gull	Larus michahellis
Caspian gull	Larus cachinnans
Iceland gull	Larus glaucoides
Lesser black-backed gull	Larus fuscus
Glaucous gull	Larus hyperboreus
Great black-backed gull	Larus marinus
Kelp gull	Larus dominicanus
Brown noddy	Anous stolidus	Azores only
Sooty tern	Onychoprion fuscatus
Bridled tern	Onychoprion anaethetus	Azores only
Little tern	Sternula albifrons
Gull-billed tern	Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian tern	Hydroprogne caspia
Black tern	Chlidonias niger
White-winged tern	Chlidonias leucopterus
Whiskered tern	Chlidonias hybrida
Roseate tern	Sterna dougallii
Common tern	Sterna hirundo
Arctic tern	Sterna paradisaea
Forster's tern	Sterna forsteri
Royal tern	Thalasseus maximus
Sandwich tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis
Elegant tern	Thalasseus elegans	near threatened
Lesser crested tern	Thalasseus bengalensis

Tropicbirds

Order: PhaethontiformesFamily: Phaethontidae
Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their long wings have black markings, as does the head.

Common name	Binomial	Status
White-tailed tropicbird	Phaethon lepturus
Red-billed tropicbird	Phaeton aethereus

Loons

Order: GaviiformesFamily: Gaviidae
Loons, known as divers in Europe, are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of North America and northern Europe. They are the size of a large duck or small goose, which they somewhat resemble when swimming, but to which they are completely unrelated.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Red-throated loon	Gavia stellata
Arctic loon	Gavia arctica
Common loon	Gavia immer

Albatrosses

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Diomedeidae
The albatrosses are among the largest flying birds, with long, narrow wings for gliding. The majority are found in the Southern Hemisphere with only vagrants occurring in the North Atlantic.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Black-browed albatross	Thalassarche melanophris
Wandering albatross	Diomedea exulans

Southern storm-petrels

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Oceanitidae
Southern storm-petrels, are seabirds in the family Oceanitidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. These smallest of seabirds feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. Their flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Wilson's storm-petrel	Oceanites oceanicus
White-faced storm-petrel	Pelagodroma marina
Black-bellied storm-petrel	Fregetta tropica

Northern storm-petrels

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Hydrobatidae
The northern storm-petrels are relatives of the petrels and are the smallest seabirds. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.

Common name	Binomial	Status
European storm-petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus
Leach's storm-petrel	Oceanodroma leucorhoa	vulnerable
Swinhoe's storm-petrel	Oceanodroma monorhis	near threatened
Band-rumped storm-petrel	Oceanodroma castro
Monteiro's storm-petrel	Oceanodroma monteiroi	Azores only, vulnerable

Shearwaters and petrels

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Procellariidae
The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterised by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Northern fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis
Kermadec petrel	Pterodroma neglecta	Azores only
Trindade petrel	Pterodroma arminjoniana	Azores only, vulnerable
Zino's petrel	Pterodroma Madeiras	Azores and Madeiras only, endangered
Fea's petrel	Pterodroma feae
Bermuda petrel	Pterodroma cahow	Azores only, endangered
Black-capped petrel	Pterodroma hasitata	Azores and Madeiras only
Bulwer's petrel	Bulweria bulwerii
Cory's shearwater	Calonectis diomedea
Cape Verde shearwater	Calonectris edwardsii	Madeiras only
Great shearwater	Ardenna gravis
Sooty shearwater	Ardenna griseus	near threatened
Manx shearwater	Puffinus puffinus
Balearic shearwater	Puffinus mauretanicus	critically endangered
Barolo shearwater	Puffinus baroli

Storks

Order: CiconiiformesFamily: Ciconiidae
Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute, but bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Black stork	Ciconia nigra
White stork	Ciconia ciconia
Marabou stork	Leptoptilos crumenifer
Yellow-billed stork	Mycteria ibis

Frigatebirds

Order: SuliformesFamily: Fregatidae
Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black, or black-and-white, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have colored inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Magnificent frigatebird	Fregata magnificens	Azores only

Boobies and gannets

Order: SuliformesFamily: Sulidae
The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium to large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Masked booby	Sula dactylatra	Azores only
Brown booby	Sula leucogaster
Red-footed booby	Sula sula	Azores only
Northern gannet	Morus bassanus
Cape gannet	Morus capensis	Azores only, endangered

Cormorants and shags

Order: SuliformesFamily: Phalacrocoracidae
Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large coastal, fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies, with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black-and-white and a few being colourful.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Great cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
European shag	Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Double-crested cormorant	Phalacrocorax auritus	Azores only

Pelicans

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Pelecanidae
Pelicans are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Great white pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed pelican	Pelecanus rufescens

Herons, egrets, and bitterns

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ardeidae
The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills.

Common name	Binomial	Status
American bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	Azores only
Great bittern	Botaurus stellaris
Little bittern	Ixobrychus minutus
Least bittern	Ixobrychus exilis	Azores and Madeiras only
Great blue heron	Ardea herodias	Azores only
Gray heron	Ardea cinerea
Purple heron	Ardea purpurea
Great egret	Ardea alba
Little egret	Egretta garzetta
Western reef-heron	Egretta gularis
Snowy egret	Egretta thula	Azores only
Little blue heron	Egretta caerulea	Azores only
Tricolored heron	Egretta tricolor	Azores only
Cattle egret	Bubulcus ibis
Squacco heron	Ardeola ralloides
Green heron	Butorides virescens	Azores only
Black-crowned night-heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
Yellow-crowned night-heron	Nyctanassa violacea	Azores and Madeiras only

Ibises and spoonbills

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Threskiornithidae
Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and spoonbills. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Glossy ibis	Plegadis falcinellus
African sacred ibis	Threskiornis aethiopicus
Northern bald ibis	Geronticus eremita	Azores only, endangered
Eurasian spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia

Osprey

Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Pandionidae
The family Pandionidae contains only one species, the osprey. The osprey is a medium-large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus

Hawks, eagles, and kites

Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Accipitridae
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Black-winged kite	Elanus caeruleus
Bearded vulture	Gypaetus barbatus	extirpated, near threatened
Egyptian vulture	Neophron percnopterus	endangered
European honey-buzzard	Pernis apivorus
Cinereous vulture	Aegypius monachus	near threatened
White-backed vulture	Gyps africanus	critically endangered
Rüppell's griffon	Gyps rueppelli	critically endangered
Eurasian griffon	Gyps fulvus
Short-toed snake-eagle	Circaetus gallicus
Lesser spotted eagle	Clanga pomarina
Greater spotted eagle	Clanga clanga	vulnerable
Booted eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus
Tawny eagle	Aquila rapax vulnerable	-
Steppe eagle	Aquila nipalensis	endangered
Spanish eagle	Aquila adalberti	vulnerable
Golden eagle	Aquila chrysaetos
Bonelli's eagle	Aquila fasciata
Eurasian marsh-harrier	Circus aeruginosus
Hen harrier	Circus cyaneus
Northern harrier	Circus hudsonius	Azores only
Pallid harrier	Circus macrourus	near threatened
Montagu's harrier	Circus pygargus
Eurasian sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus
Northern goshawk	Accipiter gentilis
Red kite	Milvus milvus	near threatened
Black kite	Milvus migrans
White-tailed eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla	extirpated
Rough-legged hawk	Buteo lagopus	Azores only
Common buzzard	Buteo buteo
Long-legged buzzard	Buteo rufinus

Barn-owls

Order: StrigiformesFamily: Tytonidae
Barn owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Barn owl	Tyto alba

Owls

Order: StrigiformesFamily: Strigidae
The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Eurasian scops-owl	Otus scops
Eurasian eagle-owl	Bubo bubo
Snowy owl	Bubo scandiacus	Azores only, vulnerable
Little owl	Athene noctua
Tawny owl	Strix aluco
Long-eared owl	Asio otus
Short-eared owl	Asio flammeus
Marsh owl	Asio capensis

Hoopoes

Order: BucerotiformesFamily: Upupidae
Hoopoes have black, white and orangey-pink colouring with a large erectile crest on their head.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Eurasian hoopoe	Upupa epops

Kingfishers

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Alcedinidae
Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs and stubby tails.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis
Belted kingfisher	Ceryle alcyon	Azores only

Bee-eaters

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Meropidae
The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa but others occur in southern Europe, Madagascar, Australia and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers. All are colourful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Blue-cheeked bee-eater	Merops persicus
European bee-eater	Merops apiaster

Rollers

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Coraciidae
Rollers resemble crows in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters. They share the colourful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but the outer toe is not.

Common name	Binomial	Status
European roller	Coracias garrulus

Woodpeckers

Order: PiciformesFamily: Picidae
Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Eurasian wryneck	Jynx torquilla
Yellow-bellied sapsucker	Sphyrapicus varius	Azores only
Middle spotted woodpecker	Dryobates medius
Great spotted woodpecker	Dendrocopos major
Lesser spotted woodpecker	Dendrocopos minor
Iberian green woodpecker	Picus sharpei
Northern flicker	Colaptes auratus	Azores only

Falcons and caracaras

Order: FalconiformesFamily: Falconidae
Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Lesser kestrel	Falco naumanni
Eurasian kestrel	Falco tinnunculus
American kestrel	Falco sparverius	Azores only
Red-footed falcon	Falco vespertinus	near threatened
Amur falcon	Falco amurensis	Azores only
Eleonora's falcon	Falco eleonorae
Merlin	Falco columbarius
Eurasian hobby	Falco subbuteo
Lanner falcon	Falco biarmicus
Saker falcon	Falco cherrug	endangered
Gyrfalcon	Falco rusticolus
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus

Cockatoos

Order: PsittaciformesFamily: Cacatuidae
The cockatoos share many features with other parrots including the characteristic curved beak shape and a zygodactyl foot, with two forward toes and two backwards toes. They differ, however in a number of characteristics, including the often spectacular movable headcrest.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Cockatiel	Nymphicus hollandicus

Old World parrots

Order: PsittaciformesFamily: Psittaculidae
Characteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly coloured, and some are multi-coloured. In size they range from to in length. Old World parrots are found from Africa east across south and southeast Asia and Oceania to Australia and New Zealand.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Rose-ringed parakeet	Psittacula krameri

African and New World parrots

Order: PsittaciformesFamily: Psittacidae
These species have established itself after being introduced by humans.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Senegal parrot	Poicephalus senegalus
Monk parakeet	Myiopsitta monachus
Blue-crowned parakeet	Thectocercus acuticaudatus

Tyrant flycatchers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Tyrannidae
Tyrant flycatchers are Passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They superficially resemble the Old World flycatchers, but are more robust and have stronger bills. They do not have the sophisticated vocal capabilities of the songbirds. Most, but not all, are rather plain. As the name implies, most are insectivorous.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Eastern wood-pewee	Contopus virens	Azores only
Western kingbird	Tyrannus verticalis	Azores only

Vireos, shrike-babblers, and erpornis

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Vireonidae
The vireos are a group of small to medium-sized passerine birds restricted to the New World and Southeast Asia.

Common name	Binomial	Status
White-eyed vireo	Vireo griseus	Azores only
Yellow-throated vireo	Vireo flavifrons	Azores only
Philadelphia vireo	Vireo philadelphicus	Azores only
Red-eyed vireo	Vireo olivaceus	Azores only

Old World orioles

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Oriolidae
The Old World orioles are colourful passerine birds. They are not related to the New World orioles.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Eurasian golden oriole	Oriolus oriolus

Shrikes

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Laniidae
Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A shrike's beak is hooked, like that of a typical bird of prey.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Red-backed shrike	Lanius collurio
Red-tailed shrike	Lanius phoenicuroides
Northern shrike	Lanius borealis	Azores only
Iberian gray shrike	Lanius meridionalis
Great gray shrike	Lanius excubitor
Lesser gray shrike	Lanius minor
Woodchat shrike	Lanius senator

Crows, jays, and magpies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Corvidae
The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Eurasian jay	Garrulus glandarius
Iberian magpie	Cyanopica cooki
Eurasian magpie	Pica pica
Eurasian nutcracker	Nucifraga caryocatactes
Red-billed chough	Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Eurasian jackdaw	Corvus monedula
Rook	Corvus frugilegus
Carrion crow	Corvus corone
Hooded crow	Corvus cornix
Pied crow	Corvus albus
Common raven	Corvus corax
Brown-necked raven	Corvus ruficollis

Tits, chickadees, and titmice

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Paridae
The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. Some have crests. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Coal tit	Periparus ater
Crested tit	Lophophanes cristatus
Marsh tit	Poecile palustris
Eurasian blue tit	Cyanistes caeruleus
Great tit	Parus major

Penduline-tits

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Remizidae
The penduline-tits are a group of small passerine birds related to the true tits. They are insectivores.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Eurasian penduline-tit	Remiz pendulinus

Larks

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Alaudidae
Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Greater short-toed lark	Calandrella brachydactyla
Calandra lark	Melanocorypha calandra
Dupont's lark	Chersophilus duponti	extirpated
Lesser short-toed lark	Alaudala rufescens
Wood lark	Lullula arborea
Eurasian skylark	Alauda arvensis
Thekla's lark	Galerida theklae
Crested lark	Galerida cristata

Cisticolas and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Cisticolidae
The Cisticolidae are warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They are generally very small birds of drab brown or grey appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Zitting cisticola	Cisticola juncidis

Reed warblers and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Acrocephalidae
The members of this family are usually rather large for "warblers". Most are rather plain olivaceous brown above with much yellow to beige below. They are usually found in open woodland, reedbeds, or tall grass. The family occurs mostly in southern to western Eurasia and surroundings, but it also ranges far into the Pacific, with some species in Africa.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Booted warbler	Iduna caligata
Eastern olivaceous warbler	Iduna pallida
Western olivaceous warbler	Iduna opaca
Melodious warbler	Hippolais polyglotta
Icterine warbler	Hippolais icterina
Aquatic warbler	Acrocephalus paludicola	vulnerable
Moustached warbler	Acrocephalus melanopogon
Sedge warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Paddyfield warbler	Acrocephalus agricola
Blyth's reed warbler	Acrocephalus dumetorum
Marsh warbler	Acrocephalus palustris
Eurasian reed warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus
African reed warbler	Acrocephalus baeticatus	Azores and Madeiras only
Great reed warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Grassbirds and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Locustellidae
Locustellidae are a family of small insectivorous songbirds found mainly in Eurasia, Africa, and the Australian region. They are smallish birds with tails that are usually long and pointed, and tend to be drab brownish or buffy all over.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Pallas's grasshopper-warbler	Locustella certhiola
River warbler	Locustella fluviatilis	Madeiras only
Savi's warbler	Locustella luscinioides
Common grasshopper-warbler	Locustella naevia

Swallows

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Hirundinidae
The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Purple martin	Progne subis	Azores only
Tree Swallow	Tachycineta bicolor	Azores only
Plain martin	Riparia paludicola	Azores only
Bank swallow	Riparia riparia
Eurasian crag-martin	Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Barn swallow	Hirundo rustica
Red-rumped swallow	Cecropis daurica
Cliff swallow	Petrochelidon pyrrhonota	Azores only
Common house-martin	Delichon urbicum

Leaf warblers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Phylloscopidae
Leaf warblers are a family of small insectivorous birds found mostly in Eurasia and ranging into Wallacea and Africa. The species are of various sizes, often green-plumaged above and yellow below, or more subdued with greyish-green to greyish-brown colours.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Wood warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Western Bonelli's warbler	Phylloscopus bonelli
Yellow-browed warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus
Hume's warbler	Phylloscopus humei
Pallas's leaf warbler	Phylloscopus proregulus
Dusky warbler	Phylloscopus fuscatus
Willow warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus
Common chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita
Iberian chiffchaff	Phylloscopus ibericus
Greenish warbler	Phylloscopus trochiloides	Madeiras only
Two-barred warbler	Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus	Madeiras only
Arctic warbler	Phylloscopus borealis

Bush warblers and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Scotocercidae
The members of this family are found throughout Africa, Asia, and Polynesia. Their taxonomy is in flux, and some authorities place some genera in other families.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Cetti's warbler	Cettia cetti

Long-tailed tits

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Aegithalidae
Long-tailed tits are a group of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They make woven bag nests in trees. Most eat a mixed diet which includes insects.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Long-tailed tit	Aegithalos caudatus

Sylviid warblers, parrotbills, and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Sylviidae
The family Sylviidae is a group of small insectivorous passerine birds. They mainly occur as breeding species, as the common name implies, in Europe, Asia and, to a lesser extent, Africa. Most are of generally undistinguished appearance, but many have distinctive songs.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Eurasian blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla
Garden warbler	Sylvia borin
Barred warbler	Sylvia nisoria	Azores only
Lesser whitethroat	Sylvia curruca
Western Orphean warbler	Sylvia hortensis
Menetries's warbler	Sylvia mystacea
Subalpine warbler	Sylvia cantillans
Sardinian warbler	Sylvia melanocephala
Greater whitethroat	Sylvia communis
Spectacled warbler	Sylvia conspicillata
Dartford warbler	Sylvia undata	near threatened

Kinglets

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Regulidae
The kinglets, also called crests, are a small group of birds often included in the Old World warblers, but frequently given family status because they also resemble the titmice.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Ruby-crowned kinglet	Regulus calendula	Azores only
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus
Madeira firecrest	Regulus madeirensis	Endemic to the island of Madeira
Common firecrest	Regulus ignicapilla

Wallcreeper

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Tichodromidae
The wallcreeper is a small bird related to the nuthatch family, which has stunning crimson, grey and black plumage.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Wallcreeper	Tichodroma muraria

Nuthatches

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Sittidae
Nuthatches are small woodland birds. They have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first, unlike other birds which can only go upwards. Nuthatches have big heads, short tails and powerful bills and feet.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Eurasian nuthatch	Sitta europaea

Treecreepers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Certhiidae
Treecreepers are small woodland birds, brown above and white below. They have thin pointed down-curved bills, which they use to extricate insects from bark. They have stiff tail feathers, like woodpeckers, which they use to support themselves on vertical trees.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Short-toed treecreeper	Certhia brachydactyla

Wrens

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Troglodytidae
The wrens are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs. These birds have short wings and thin down-turned bills. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Eurasian wren	Troglodytes troglodytes

Dippers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Cinclidae
Dippers are a group of perching birds whose habitat includes aquatic environments in the Americas, Europe and Asia. They are named for their bobbing or dipping movements.

Common name	Binomial	Status
White-throated dipper	Cinclus cinclus

Starlings

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Sturnidae
Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen.

Common name	Binomial	Status
European starling	Sturnus vulgaris
Spotless starling	Sturnus unicolor
Rosy starling	Pastor roseus
Common myna	Acridotheres tristis
Crested myna	Acridotheres cristatellus
Greater blue-eared starling	Lamprotornis chalybaeus	Madeiras only

Mockingbirds and thrashers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Mimidae
The mimids are a family of passerine birds which includes thrashers, mockingbirds, tremblers, and the New World catbirds. These birds are notable for their vocalization, especially their remarkable ability to mimic a wide variety of birds and other sounds heard outdoors. The species tend towards dull grays and browns in their appearance.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Gray catbird	Dumetella carolinensis	Azores only

Thrushes and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Turdidae
The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Veery	Catharus fuscescens	Azores only
Gray-cheeked thrush	Catharus minimus
Swainson's thrush	Catharus ustulatus	Azores only
Hermit thrush	Catharus guttatus	Azores only
Wood thrush	Hylocichla mustelina	Azores and Madeiras only, near threatened
Mistle thrush	Turdus viscivorus
Song thrush	Turdus philomelos
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	near threatened
Eurasian blackbird	Turdus merula
American robin	Turdus migratorius	Azores only
Eyebrowed thrush	Turdus obscurus
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris
Ring ouzel	Turdus torquatus
Black-throated thrush	Turdus atrogularis	Madeiras only
Red-throated thrush	Turdus ruficollis	Madeiras only
Dusky thrush	Turdus eunomus	Azores only
Naumann's thrush	Turdus naumanni	Azores only

Old World flycatchers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Muscicapidae
Old World flycatchers are a large group of small passerine birds native to the Old World. They are mainly small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is highly varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Spotted flycatcher	Muscicapa striata
Rufous-tailed scrub-robin	Cercotrichas galactotes
European robin	Erithacus rubecula
Thrush nightingale	Luscinia luscinia
Common nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica
Red-flanked bluetail	Tarsiger cyanurus
Red-breasted flycatcher	Ficedula parva
European pied flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca
Collared flycatcher	Ficedula albicollis
Moussier's redstart	Phoenicurus moussieri
Common redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Black redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros
Rufous-tailed rock-thrush	Monticola saxatilis
Blue rock-thrush	Monticola solitarius
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra
European stonechat	Saxicola rubicola
Siberian stonechat	Saxicola maurus
Northern wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe
Isabelline wheatear	Oenanthe isabellina
Desert wheatear	Oenanthe deserti
Black-eared wheatear	Oenanthe hispanica
Black wheatear	Oenanthe leucura
White-crowned wheatear	Oenanthe leucopyga

Waxwings

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Bombycillidae
The waxwings are a group of birds with soft silky plumage and unique red tips to some of the wing feathers. In the Bohemian and cedar waxwings, these tips look like sealing wax and give the group its name. These are arboreal birds of northern forests. They live on insects in summer and berries in winter.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Bohemian waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus
Cedar waxwing	Bombycilla cedrorum	Azores only

Weavers and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Ploceidae
The weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches. They are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills. The males of many species are brightly coloured, usually in red or yellow and black, some species show variation in colour only in the breeding season.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Black-headed weaver	Ploceus melanocephalus
Yellow-crowned bishop	Euplectes afer

Waxbills and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Estrildidae
The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short thick but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but have wide variation in plumage colours and patterns.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Common waxbill	Estrilda astrild
Red avadavat	Amandava amandava
Scaly-breasted munia	Lonchura punctulata
Chestnut munia	Lonchura atricapilla
Pin-tailed whydah	Vidua macroura

Accentors

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Prunellidae
The accentors are in the only bird family, Prunellidae, which is completely endemic to the Palearctic. They are small, fairly drab species superficially similar to sparrows.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Alpine accentor	Prunella collaris
Dunnock	Prunella modularis

Old World sparrows

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passeridae
Old World sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects.

Common name	Binomial	Status
House sparrow	Passer domesticus
Spanish sparrow	Passer hispaniolensis
Eurasian tree sparrow	Passer montanus
Rock sparrow	Petronia petronia
White-winged snowfinch	Montifringilla nivalis

Wagtails and pipits

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Motacillidae
Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Gray wagtail	Motacilla cinerea
Western yellow wagtail	Motacilla flava
Eastern yellow wagtail	Motacilla tschutschensis
Citrine wagtail	Motacilla citreola
White wagtail	Motacilla alba
Richard's pipit	Anthus richardi
Blyth's pipit	Anthus godlewskii
Tawny pipit	Anthus campestris
Berthelot's pipit	Anthus berthelotii	Madeiras only
Meadow pipit	Anthus pratensis	near threatened
Tree pipit	Anthus trivialis
Olive-backed pipit	Anthus hodgsoni
Red-throated pipit	Anthus cervinus
Water pipit	Anthus spinoletta
Rock pipit	Anthus petrosus
American pipit	Anthus rubescens	Azores only

Finches, euphonias, and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Fringillidae
Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Common chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla
Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Common rosefinch	Carpodacus erythrinus
Azores bullfinch	Pyrrhula murina	endemic to San Miguel in the Azores, vulnerable
Eurasian bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Trumpeter finch	Bucanetes githagineus
European greenfinch	Chloris chloris
Twite	Linaria flavirostris
Eurasian linnet	Linaria cannabina
Common redpoll	Acanthis flammea
Hoary redpoll	Acanthis hornemanni	Azores only
Parrot crossbill	Loxia pytyopsittacus	Madeiras only
Red crossbill	Loxia curvirostra
European goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis
Citril finch	Carduelis citrinella
European serin	Serinus serinus
Island canary	Serinus canaria	Azores and Madeiras only
Eurasian siskin	Spinus spinus

Longspurs and snow buntings

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Calcariidae
The Calcariidae are a group of passerine birds which had been traditionally grouped with the New World sparrows, but differ in a number of respects and are usually found in open grassy areas.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Lapland longspur	Calcarius lapponicus
Snow bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis

Old World buntings

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Emberizidae
The emberizids are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with distinctively shaped bills. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Corn bunting	Miliaria calandra
Rock bunting	Emberiza cia
Cirl bunting	Emberiza cirlus
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella
Ortolan bunting	Emberiza hortulana
Pallas's bunting	Emberiza pallasi
Reed bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus
Yellow-breasted bunting	Emberiza aureola	critically endangered
Little bunting	Emberiza pusilla
Rustic bunting	Emberiza rustica	vulnerable

New World sparrows

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passerellidae
The New World sparrows are a large family of seed-eating passerine birds with distinctively finch-like bills.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Dark-eyed junco	Junco hyemalis	Azores only
White-crowned sparrow	Zonotrichia leucophrys	Azores only
White-throated sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	Azores only
Savannah sparrow	Passerculus sandwichensis	Azores only
Lincoln's sparrow	Melospiza lincolnii	Azores only

Troupials and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Icteridae
Icterids make up a family of small- to medium-sized, often colorful, New-World passerine birds. Most species have black as a predominant plumage color, often enlivened by yellow, orange or red. The species in the family vary widely in size, shape, behavior and coloration.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Azores only
Baltimore oriole	Icterus galbula	Azores only

New World warblers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Parulidae
The New World warblers are a group of small often colorful passerine birds restricted to the New World. Most are arboreal, but some are more terrestrial. Most members of this family are insectivores.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Ovenbird	Seiurus aurocapilla	Azores only
Northern waterthrush	Parkesia noveboracensis	Azores only
Golden-winged warbler	Vermivora chrysoptera	Azores only, near threatened
Blue-winged warbler	Vermivora cyanoptera	Azores only
Black-and-white warbler	Mniotilta varia	Azores only
Tennessee warbler	Oreothlypis peregrina	Azores only
Common yellowthroat	Geothlypis trichas
Hooded warbler	Setophaga citrina	Azores only
American redstart	Setophaga ruticilla	Azores and Madeiras only
Northern parula	Setophaga americana	Azores only
Magnolia warbler	Setophaga magnolia	Azores only
Bay-breasted warbler	Setophaga castanea	Azores only
Blackburnian warbler	Setophaga fusca	Azores only
Yellow warbler	Setophaga petechia	Azores and Madeiras only
Chestnut-sided warbler	Setophaga pensylvanica	Azores only
Blackpoll warbler	Setophaga striata	Azores only
Black-throated blue warbler	Setophaga caerulescens	Azores only
Yellow-rumped warbler	Setophaga coronata	Azores only
Yellow-throated warbler	Setophaga dominica	Azores only
Prairie warbler	Setophaga discolor	Azores only
Black-throated green warbler	Setophaga virens	Azores only
Canada warbler	Cardellina canadensis	Azores only
Wilson's warbler	Cardellina pusilla	Azores only

Cardinals and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Cardinalidae
The cardinals are a family of robust, seed-eating birds with strong bills. They are typically associated with open woodland. The sexes usually have distinct plumages.

Common name	Binomial	Status
Summer tanager	Piranga rubra	Azores only
Scarlet tanager	Piranga olivacea	Azores only
Rose-breasted grosbeak	Pheucticus ludovicianus	Azores only
Blue grosbeak	Passerina caerulea	Azores only
Indigo bunting	Passerina cyanea	Azores only
Dickcissel	Spiza americana	Azores only

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