Birds of Scandinavia

Browse the birds of Scandinavia in English — common and scientific names, identification and live sightings. Covering Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland.

Accentors

• Dunnock Prunella modularis

Auks

• Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle
• Common Murre Uria aalge
• Razorbill Alca torda

Birds of prey

• Black Kite Milvus migrans
• Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
• European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
• Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
• Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
• Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
• Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
• Osprey Pandion haliaetus
• Red Kite Milvus milvus
• Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
• Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
• White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla

Cormorants

• European Shag Gulosus aristotelis
• Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

Cranes

• Common Crane Grus grus

Crows

• Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
• Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
• Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
• Northern Raven Corvus corax
• Rook Corvus frugilegus
• Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
• Spotted Nutcracker (Slender-billed) Nucifraga caryocatactes macrorhynchos
• Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula

Cuckoos

• Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

Divers (loons)

• Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
• Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
• Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii

Falcons

• Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
• Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
• Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus
• Merlin Falco columbarius
• Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Finches

• Arctic Redpoll Acanthis hornemanni
• Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
• Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
• Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
• Common Redpoll Acanthis flammea
• Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
• Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
• European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
• European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
• Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
• Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus
• Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator
• Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
• Two-barred Crossbill Loxia leucoptera

Flycatchers

• European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
• European Robin Erithacus rubecula
• Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
• Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata

Gamebirds

• Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix
• Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
• Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
• Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
• Hazel Grouse Tetrastes bonasia
• Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta
• Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus
• Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus

Grebes

• Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
• Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
• Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
• Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
• Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena

Gulls

• Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
• Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
• Common Gull Larus canus
• European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
• Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
• Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea
• Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
• Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
• Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
• Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
• Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
• White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus

Herons

• Grey Heron Ardea cinerea

Kinglets

• Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla
• Goldcrest Regulus regulus

Larks

• Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
• Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
• Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
• Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus
• Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
• Woodlark Lullula arborea

Nightjars

• European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus

Nuthatches

• Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea

Other species

• Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica
• Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
• Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
• Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
• European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
• European Roller Coracias garrulus
• Great Auk Pinguinus impennis
• Great Egret Ardea alba
• Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
• Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
• Northern Gannet Morus bassanus
• White Stork Ciconia ciconia

Owls

• Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
• Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
• Eurasian Pygmy Owl Glaucidium passerinum
• Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
• Great Grey Owl Strix nebulosa
• Long-eared Owl Asio otus
• Northern Hawk-Owl Surnia ulula
• Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
• Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus
• Tawny Owl Strix aluco
• Ural Owl Strix uralensis

Passerines

• Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
• Carrion Crow Corvus corone
• Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
• Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
• Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
• Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
• Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
• Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
• European Serin Serinus serinus
• Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
• Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
• Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
• River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis
• Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
• Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus
• Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
• Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
• Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
• White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
• Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus

Pigeons and doves

• Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
• Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
• European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
• Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
• Rock Dove (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia domestica
• Stock Dove Columba oenas

Rails and crakes

• Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Corncrake Crex crex
• Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
• Water Rail Rallus aquaticus

Shrikes

• Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
• Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio

Skuas

• Great Skua Stercorarius skua
• Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus
• Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
• Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus

Sparrows

• Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
• Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
• House Sparrow Passer domesticus
• Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
• Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
• Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
• Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
• Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella

Swallows and martins

• Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
• Sand Martin Riparia riparia
• Western House Martin Delichon urbicum

Swifts

• Common Swift Apus apus

Terns

• Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
• Black Tern Chlidonias niger
• Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
• Common Tern Sterna hirundo
• Little Tern Sternula albifrons

Thrushes

• Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
• Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
• Common Blackbird Turdus merula
• Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
• European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
• Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
• Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
• Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
• Redwing Turdus iliacus
• Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
• Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
• Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
• Whinchat Saxicola rubetra

Tits

• Coal Tit Periparus ater
• Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
• European Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus
• Great Tit Parus major
• Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
• Marsh Tit Poecile palustris
• Siberian Tit Poecile cinctus
• Willow Tit Poecile montanus

Treecreepers

• Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris

Waders (shorebirds)

• Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
• Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
• Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus
• Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
• Common Redshank Tringa totanus
• Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
• Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
• Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
• Dunlin Calidris alpina
• Dunlin (Southern) Calidris alpina schinzii
• Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
• Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus
• Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
• Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
• European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
• Great Snipe Gallinago media
• Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
• Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
• Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
• Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus
• Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
• Little Stint Calidris minuta
• Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
• Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
• Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
• Red Knot Calidris canutus
• Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
• Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
• Ruff Calidris pugnax
• Sanderling Calidris alba
• Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
• Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
• Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola

Wagtails

• Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
• Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
• White Wagtail Motacilla alba

Warblers

• Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis
• Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
• Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
• Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
• Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
• Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
• Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
• Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
• Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
• Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
• Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
• Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
• Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
• Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix

Waterfowl

• Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
• Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
• Brant Goose Branta bernicla
• Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
• Canada Goose Branta canadensis
• Common Eider Somateria mollissima
• Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
• Common Merganser Mergus merganser
• Common Pochard Aythya ferina
• Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
• Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
• Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
• Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
• Gadwall Mareca strepera
• Garganey Spatula querquedula
• Greater Scaup Aythya marila
• Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
• Greylag Goose Anser anser
• Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus
• Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
• Mute Swan Cygnus olor
• Northern Pintail Anas acuta
• Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
• Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
• Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
• Smew Mergellus albellus
• Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
• Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
• Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
• Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
• Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
• Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca
• Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus

Woodpeckers

• Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius
• Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus
• Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
• European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
• Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
• Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
• Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor
• Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes medius
• White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos

Wrens

• Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes