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This list of birds of Metropolitan France includes a total of 611 species according to oiseaux.net with supplemental additions from Avibase. Of them, 234 are accidental and 12 have been introduced by humans. One is
endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to the island of
Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...
. Metropolitan France is the French mainland, adjacent islands, and Corsica. There is also a specific list for the birds of Corsica. For the birds in the
French Overseas territories Overseas France (french: France d'outre-mer) consists of 13 French-administered territories outside Europe, mostly the remains of the French colonial empire that chose to remain a part of the French state under various statuses after decolon ...
, see: List of birds of French Guiana,
List of birds of French Polynesia This is a list of the bird species recorded in French Polynesia. The avifauna of French Polynesia include a total of 175 species, of which 41 are endemic, 15 have been introduced. Of these, 35 species are globally threatened. This list's taxono ...
, List of birds of Guadeloupe,
List of birds of Martinique This is a list of the bird species recorded in Martinique. Martinique is an overseas department of France located in the Windward Islands, part of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean. The avifauna of Martinique included a total of 240 species a ...
,
List of birds of Réunion This is a list of the bird species recorded in Réunion. The avifauna of Réunion include a total of 161 species, of which 17 are endemic, and 27 have been introduced. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, famili ...
, and
List of birds of Saint Pierre and Miquelon This is a list of bird species confirmed in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France. Unless otherwise noted, the list is that of ''Bird Checklists of the World'' as of February 2023. Of the 337 spec ...
. This list's
taxonomic Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorization or classification. A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially a hierarchical classification, in which things are organized into groups or types. ...
treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (English and scientific names) are those of '' The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World'', 2022 edition. French names are from oiseaux.net. The following tags have been used to highlight some categories of occurrence; the tags are from ''Bird Checklists of the World'' and the
Clements taxonomy ''The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World'' is a book by Jim Clements which presents a list of the bird species of the world. The most recent printed version is the sixth edition (2007), but has been updated yearly, the last version in 2022 ...
Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ Retrieved October 25, 2022. *(A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in France *(I) Introduced - a species introduced to France as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions, and has become established


Ducks, geese, and waterfowl

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Anseriformes Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which in ...
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Anatidae The Anatidae are the biological family of water birds that includes ducks, geese, and swans. The family has a cosmopolitan distribution, occurring on all the world's continents except Antarctica. These birds are adapted for swimming, floating ...
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. * Snow goose, ''Anser caerulescens'' ('' oie des neiges'') (A) *
Graylag goose The greylag goose or graylag goose (''Anser anser'') is a species of large goose in the waterfowl family Anatidae and the type species of the genus ''Anser''. It has mottled and barred grey and white plumage and an orange beak and pink legs. A ...
, ''Anser anser'' ('' oie cendrée'') * Greater white-fronted goose, ''Anser albifrons'' ('' oie rieuse'') *
Lesser white-fronted goose The lesser white-fronted goose (''Anser erythropus'') is a goose closely related to the larger white-fronted goose (''A. albifrons''). It breeds in the northernmost Palearctic, but it is a scarce breeder in Europe. There is a re-introduction sche ...
, ''Anser erythropus'' ('' oie naine'') (A) * Taiga bean-goose, ''Anser fabalis'' ('' oie des moissons'') *
Tundra bean-goose The tundra bean goose (''Anser serrirostris'') is a goose that breeds in northern Siberia. This and the taiga bean goose are recognised as separate species by the American Ornithological Society and International Ornithologists' Union, but are co ...
, ''Anser serrirostris''('' Oie de la toundra'') * Pink-footed goose, ''Anser brachyrhynchus'' ('' oie à bec court'') (A) * Brant, ''Branta bernicla'' ('' bernache cravant'') *
Barnacle goose The barnacle goose (''Branta leucopsis'') is a species of goose that belongs to the genus '' Branta'' of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey ''Anser'' species. Despite its superficial ...
, ''Branta leucopsis'' ('' bernache nonnette'') *
Canada goose The Canada goose (''Branta canadensis''), or Canadian goose, is a large wild goose with a black head and neck, white cheeks, white under its chin, and a brown body. It is native to the arctic and temperate regions of North America, and it is o ...
, ''Branta canadensis'' ('' bernache du Canada'') (I) *
Red-breasted goose The red-breasted goose (''Branta ruficollis'') is a brightly marked species of goose in the genus ''Branta'' from Eurasia. It is currently classified as vulnerable by the IUCN. Taxonomy and etymology The red-breasted goose is sometimes placed ...
, ''Branta ruficollis'' ('' bernache à cou roux'') (A) *
Mute swan The mute swan (''Cygnus olor'') is a species of swan and a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae. It is native to much of Eurosiberia, and (as a rare winter visitor) the far north of Africa. It is an introduced species in North America, home ...
, ''Cygnus olor'' ('' cygne tuberculé'') *
Black swan The black swan (''Cygnus atratus'') is a large waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Within Australia, the black swan is nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent upon c ...
, ''Cygnus atratus'' (''
Cygne noir Cygne may refer to: * La Cygne, Kansas, a city in Linn County, Kansas * "Le cygne", a movement of ''The Carnival of the Animals'' by Camille Saint-Saëns * ''Le Cygne'' (journal), a scholarly journal published by the International Marie de France ...
'') (I) *
Tundra swan The tundra swan (''Cygnus columbianus'') is a small swan of the Holarctic. The two taxa within it are usually regarded as conspecific, but are also sometimes split into two species: Bewick's swan (''Cygnus bewickii'') of the Palaearctic and the w ...
, ''Cygnus columbianus'' ('' cygne siffleur'') *
Whooper swan The whooper swan ( /ˈhuːpə(ɹ) swɒn/) (''Cygnus cygnus''), also known as the common swan, pronounced ''hooper swan'', is a large northern hemisphere swan. It is the Eurasian counterpart of the North American trumpeter swan, and the type specie ...
, ''Cygnus cygnus'' ('' cygne chanteur'') *
Egyptian goose The Egyptian goose (''Alopochen aegyptiaca'') is a member of the duck, goose, and swan family Anatidae. It is native to Africa south of the Sahara and the Nile Valley. Egyptian geese were considered sacred by the Ancient Egyptians, and appeared ...
, ''Alopochen aegyptiaca'' ('' ouette d'Egypte'') (I) *
Ruddy shelduck The ruddy shelduck (''Tadorna ferruginea''), known in India as the Brahminy duck, is a member of the family Anatidae. It is a distinctive waterfowl, in length with a wingspan of . It has orange-brown body plumage with a paler head, while the ...
, ''Tadorna ferruginea'' ('' tadorne casarca'') (A) *
Common shelduck The common shelduck (''Tadorna tadorna'') is a waterfowl species of the shelduck genus, ''Tadorna''. It is widespread and common in the Euro-Siberian region of the Palearctic, mainly breeding in temperate and wintering in subtropical regions; i ...
, ''Tadorna tadorna'' ('' tadorne de Belon'') * Mandarin duck, ''Aix galericulata'' ('' canard mandarin'') (I) * Baikal teal, ''Sibirionetta formosa'' ('' sarcelle élégante'') (A) * Garganey, ''Spatula querquedula'' ('' sarcelle d'été'') * Blue-winged teal, ''Spatula discors'' ('' sarcelle à ailes bleues'') (A) *
Northern shoveler The northern shoveler (; ''Spatula clypeata''), known simply in Britain as the shoveler, is a common and widespread duck. It breeds in northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and across most of North America, wintering in southern Euro ...
, ''Spatula clypeata'' ('' canard souchet'') *
Gadwall The gadwall (''Mareca strepera'') is a common and widespread dabbling duck in the family Anatidae. Taxonomy The gadwall was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae''. DNA studies have shown that ...
, ''Mareca strepera'' ('' canard chipeau'') * Eurasian wigeon, ''Mareca penelope'' ('' canard siffleur'') * American wigeon, ''Mareca americana'' ('' canard d'Amérique'') (A) *
Mallard The mallard () or wild duck (''Anas platyrhynchos'') is a dabbling duck that breeds throughout the temperate and subtropical Americas, Eurasia, and North Africa, and has been introduced to New Zealand, Australia, Peru, Brazil, Uruguay, Arge ...
, ''Anas platyrhynchos'' ('' canard colvert'') * American black duck, ''Anas rubripes'' ('' canard noir'') (A) *
Northern pintail The pintail or northern pintail (''Anas acuta'') is a duck species with wide geographic distribution that breeds in the northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and North America. It is migratory and winters south of its breeding ra ...
, ''Anas acuta'' ('' canard pilet'') *
Eurasian teal The Eurasian teal (''Anas crecca''), common teal, or Eurasian green-winged teal is a common and widespread duck that breeds in temperate Eurosiberia and migrates south in winter. The Eurasian teal is often called simply the teal due to being th ...
, ''Anas crecca'' ('' sarcelle d'hiver'') *
Green-winged teal The green-winged teal (''Anas carolinensis'') is a common and widespread duck that breeds in the northern areas of North America except on the Aleutian Islands. It was considered Conspecificity, conspecific with the Eurasian teal (''A. crecca'') ...
, ''Anas carolinensis'' (A) ('' sarcelle à ailes vertes'') * Marbled teal, ''Marmaronetta angustirostris'' ('' sarcelle marbrée'') * Red-crested pochard, ''Netta rufina'' ('' nette rousse'') *
Redhead Red hair (also known as orange hair and ginger hair) is a hair color found in one to two percent of the human population, appearing with greater frequency (two to six percent) among people of Northern or Northwestern European ancestry and ...
, ''Aythya americana'' ('' fuligule à tête rouge'') (A) * Common pochard, ''Aythya ferina'' ('' fuligule milouin'') *
Ring-necked duck The ring-necked duck (''Aythya collaris'') is a diving duck from North America commonly found in freshwater ponds and lakes. The scientific name is derived from Greek , an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristo ...
, ''Aythya collaris'' ('' fuligule à collier'') (A) * Ferruginous duck, ''Aythya nyroca'' ('' fuligule nyroca'') *
Tufted duck The tufted duck or tufted pochard (''Aythya fuligula'') is a small diving duck with a population of close to one million birds, found in northern Eurasia. The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek '' aithuia'', an unidentified seabird ment ...
, ''Aythya fuligula'' ('' fuligule morillon'') * Greater scaup, ''Aythya marila'' ('' fuligule milouinan'') *
Lesser scaup The lesser scaup (''Aythya affinis'') is a small North American diving duck that migrates south as far as Central America in winter. It is colloquially known as the little bluebill or broadbill because of its distinctive blue bill. The origin of ...
, ''Aythya affinis'' ('' petit Fuligule'') (A) * Steller's eider, ''Polysticta stelleri'' ('' eider de Steller'') (A) * King eider, ''Somateria spectabilis'' ('' eider à tête grise'') (A) * Common eider, ''Somateria mollissima'' ('' eider à duvet'') * Surf scoter, ''Melanitta perspicillata'' ('' macreuse à front blanc'') (A) * Velvet scoter, ''Melanitta fusca'' ('' macreuse brune'') *
Stejneger's scoter Stejneger's scoter (''Melanitta stejnegeri''), also known as the Siberian scoter, is a large sea duck. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek ''melas'' "black" and ''netta'' "duck". Taxonomy Stejneger's scoter was described by the America ...
, ''Melanitta stejnegeri'' ('' Macreuse de Sibérie'') * Common scoter, ''Melanitta nigra'' ('' macreuse noire'') * Black scoter, ''Melanitta americana'' ('' macreuse à bec jaune'') (A) * Long-tailed duck, ''Clangula hyemalis'' ('' harelde kakawi'') *
Bufflehead The bufflehead (''Bucephala albeola'') is a small sea duck of the genus ''Bucephala'', the goldeneyes. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'' as ''Anas albeola''. The genus na ...
, ''Bucephala albeola'' ('' garrot albéole'') (A) * Common goldeneye, ''Bucephala clangula'' ('' garrot à oeil d'or'') * Barrow's goldeneye, ''Bucephala islandica'' ('' garrot d'Islande'') (A) *
Smew The smew (''Mergellus albellus'') is a species of duck, and is the only living member of the genus ''Mergellus''. ''Mergellus'' is a diminutive of '' Mergus'' and ''albellus'' is from Latin ''albus'' "white". This genus is closely related to ' ...
, ''Mergellus albellus'' ('' harle piette'') * Common merganser, ''Mergus merganser'' ('' harle bièvre'') * Red-breasted merganser, ''Mergus serrator'' ('' harle huppé'') * Ruddy duck, ''Oxyura jamaicensis'' ('' érismature rousse'') (I) *
White-headed duck The white-headed duck (''Oxyura leucocephala'') is a small diving duck some long. The male has a white head with black crown, a blue bill, and reddish-grey plumage. The female has a dark bill and rather duller colouring. Its breeding habitat is ...
, ''Oxyura leucocephala'' ('' érismature à tête blanche'') (A)


New World quail

Order:
Galliformes Galliformes is an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding birds that includes turkeys, chickens, quail, and other landfowl. Gallinaceous birds, as they are called, are important in their ecosystems as seed dispersers and predators, and are often ...
Family: Odontophoridae The New World quails are small, plump terrestrial birds only distantly related to the quails of the Old World, but named for their similar appearance and habits. * California quail, ''Callipepla californica'' ('' colin de Californie'') (I)


Pheasants, grouse, and allies

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Galliformes Galliformes is an order of heavy-bodied ground-feeding birds that includes turkeys, chickens, quail, and other landfowl. Gallinaceous birds, as they are called, are important in their ecosystems as seed dispersers and predators, and are often ...
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Phasianidae The Phasianidae are a family (biology), family of heavy, ground-living birds, which includes pheasants, partridges, junglefowl, chickens, Turkey bird, turkeys, Old World quail, and peafowl. The family includes many of the most popular Game (hunti ...
These are terrestrial species of gamebirds, feeding and nesting on the ground. They are variable in size but generally plump, with broad and relatively short wings. * Hazel grouse, ''Tetrastes bonasia'' ('' gélinotte des bois'') *
Rock ptarmigan The rock ptarmigan (''Lagopus muta'') is a medium-sized game bird in the grouse family. It is known simply as the ptarmigan in the UK. It is the official bird for the Canadian territory of Nunavut, where it is known as the ''aqiggiq'' (ᐊᕿ ...
, ''Lagopus muta'' ('' lagopède alpin'') *
Western capercaillie The western capercaillie (''Tetrao urogallus''), also known as the Eurasian capercaillie, wood grouse, heather cock, cock-of-the-woods, or simply capercaillie , is a heavy member of the grouse family and the largest of all extant grouse species. ...
, ''Tetrao urogallus'' ('' grand Tétras'') *
Black grouse The black grouse (''Lyrurus tetrix''), also known as northern black grouse, Eurasian black grouse, blackgame or blackcock, is a large game bird in the grouse family. It is a sedentary species, spanning across the Palearctic in moorland and step ...
, ''Lyrurus tetrix'' ('' tétras lyre'') *
Gray partridge The grey partridge (''Perdix perdix''), also known as the gray-legged partridge, English partridge, Hungarian partridge, or hun, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. The scientific name i ...
, ''Perdix perdix'' ('' perdrix grise'' *
Reeves's pheasant Reeves's pheasant (''Syrmaticus reevesii'') is a large pheasant within the genus ''Syrmaticus''. It is endemic to China. It is named after the British naturalist John Reeves, who first introduced live specimens to Europe in 1831. Description ...
, ''Syrmaticus reevesii'' ('' faisan vénéré'') (I) * Ring-necked pheasant, ''Phasianus colchicus'' ('' faisan de Colchide'') (I) * Common quail, ''Coturnix coturnix'' ('' caille des blés'') *
Barbary partridge The Barbary partridge (''Alectoris barbara'') is a gamebird in the pheasant family (Phasianidae) of the order Galliformes. It is native to North Africa. Distribution The Barbary partridge has its main native range in North Africa, and is also na ...
, ''Alectoris barbara'' ('' Perdrix gambra'' ) (I) *
Red-legged partridge The red-legged partridge (''Alectoris rufa'') is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. It is sometimes known as French partridge, to distinguish it from the English or grey partridge. The ge ...
, ''Alectoris rufa'' (''
perdrix rouge Perdrix may refer to: * ''Perdrix'' (film), a 2019 French film * French corvette ''Perdrix'' (1784) * Pied De Perdrix, a synonym for the malbec grape * Oeil de perdrix, a rosé wine produced in Switzerland * Perdrix Formation, a geologic forma ...
'') * Rock partridge, ''Alectoris graeca'' ('' perdrix bartavelle'')


Flamingos

Order: PhoenicopteriformesFamily: Phoenicopteridae Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually high, 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. * Greater flamingo, ''Phoenicopterus roseus'' ('' flamant rose'') (A) * Lesser flamingo, ''Phoeniconaias minor'' ('' Flamant nain'') (A)


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. * Little grebe, ''Tachybaptus ruficollis'' ('' grèbe castagneux'') * Pied-billed grebe, ''Podilymbus podiceps'' ('' grèbe à bec bigarré'') (A) * Horned grebe, ''Podiceps auritus'' ('' grèbe esclavon'') *
Red-necked grebe The red-necked grebe (''Podiceps grisegena'') is a migratory aquatic bird found in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Its wintering habitat is largely restricted to calm waters just beyond the waves around ocean coasts, although ...
, ''Podiceps grisegena'' ('' grèbe jougris'') * Great crested grebe, ''Podiceps cristatus'' ('' grèbe huppé'') *
Eared grebe The black-necked grebe or eared grebe (''Podiceps nigricollis'') is a member of the grebe family of water birds. It was described in 1831 by Christian Ludwig Brehm. There are currently three accepted subspecies, including the nominate subspeci ...
, ''Podiceps nigricollis'' ('' grèbe à cou noir'')


Pigeons and doves

Order:
Columbiformes Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...
Family:
Columbidae Columbidae () is a bird family consisting of doves and pigeons. It is the only family in the order Columbiformes. These are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills that in some species feature fleshy ceres. They primarily ...
Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere. * Rock pigeon, ''Columba livia'' ('' pigeon biset'') *
Stock dove The stock dove (''Columba oenas'') is a species of bird in the family Columbidae, the doves and pigeons. It is widely distributed in the western Palearctic. Taxonomy The stock dove was first formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Li ...
, ''Columba oenas'' ('' pigeon colombin'') *
Common wood-pigeon The common wood pigeon or common woodpigeon (''Columba palumbus''), also known as simply wood pigeon, wood-pigeon or woodpigeon, is a large species in the dove and pigeon family (Columbidae), native to the western Palearctic. It belongs to the ...
, ''Columba palumbus'' ('' pigeon ramier'') * European turtle-dove, ''Streptopelia turtur'' ('' tourterelle des bois'') *
Oriental turtle-dove The Oriental turtle dove or rufous turtle dove (''Streptopelia orientalis'') is a member of the bird family Columbidae. The species has a wide native distribution range from Europe, east across Asia to Japan. The populations show variations in th ...
, ''Streptopelia orientalis '' ('' tourterelle orientale'') (A) * Eurasian collared-dove, ''Streptopelia decaocto'' ('' tourterelle turque'')


Sandgrouse

Order:
Pterocliformes Sandgrouse is the common name for Pteroclidae , a family of sixteen species of bird, members of the order Pterocliformes . They are traditionally placed in two genera. The two central Asian species are classified as '' Syrrhaptes'' and the othe ...
Family:
Pteroclidae Sandgrouse is the common name for Pteroclidae , a family of sixteen species of bird, members of the order Pterocliformes . They are traditionally placed in two genera. The two central Asian species are classified as '' Syrrhaptes'' and the other ...
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. *
Pallas's sandgrouse Pallas's sandgrouse (''Syrrhaptes paradoxus'') is a medium to large bird in the sandgrouse family. Naming Marco Polo mentions a bird called ''Bargherlac'' (from Turkmen ''bağırlak'') in ''The Travels of Marco Polo'', published around 1300. ...
, ''Syrrhaptes paradoxus'' ('' syrrhapte paradoxal'') (A) *
Pin-tailed sandgrouse The pin-tailed sandgrouse (''Pterocles alchata'') is a medium large bird in the sandgrouse family. It has a small, pigeon like head and neck and a sturdy, compact body. It has long pointed wings, which are white underneath, a long tail and a fast ...
, ''Pterocles alchata'' ('' ganga cata'')


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. * Great bustard, ''Otis tarda'' ('' grande Outarde'') (A) * Macqueen's bustard, ''Chlamydotis macqueenii'' ('' outarde de Macqueen'') (A) *
Little bustard The little bustard (''Tetrax tetrax'') is a bird in the bustard family, the only member of the genus ''Tetrax''. The genus name is from Ancient Greek and refers to a gamebird mentioned by Aristophanes and others. Distribution It breeds in Southe ...
, ''Tetrax tetrax'' ('' outarde canepetière'')


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 parasite Brood parasites are animals that rely on others to raise their young. The strategy appears among birds, insects and fish. The brood parasite manipulates a host, either of the same or of another species, to raise its young as if it were its own ...
s. *
Great spotted cuckoo The great spotted cuckoo (''Clamator glandarius'') is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals. It is widely spread throughout Africa and the Mediterranean Basin. It i ...
, ''Clamator glandarius'' ('' coucou geai'') *
Yellow-billed cuckoo The yellow-billed cuckoo (''Coccyzus americanus'') is a cuckoo. Common folk-names for this bird in the southern United States are rain crow and storm crow. These likely refer to the bird's habit of calling on hot days, often presaging rain or th ...
, ''Coccyzus americanus'' ('' coulicou à bec jaune'') (A) *
Black-billed cuckoo The black-billed cuckoo (''Coccyzus erythropthalmus'') is a New World species in the Cuculidae (cuckoo) family. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus name, ''kokkuzo'', means to call like a common cuckoo, and ''erythropthalmus'' i ...
, ''Coccyzus erythropthalmus'' ('' coulicou à bec noir'') (A) * Common cuckoo, ''Cuculus canorus'' ('' coucou gris'')


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 nighthawk, ''Chordeiles minor'' ('' engoulevent d'Amérique'') (A) *
Red-necked nightjar The red-necked nightjar (''Caprimulgus ruficollis'') is the largest of the nightjars occurring in Europe. It breeds in Iberian peninsula, Iberia and North Africa, and bird migration, winters in tropical West Africa. Taxonomy ''Caprimulgus'' is de ...
, ''Caprimulgus ruficollis'' ('' engoulevent à collier roux'') (A) *
Eurasian nightjar The European nightjar (''Caprimulgus europaeus''), common goatsucker, Eurasian nightjar or just nightjar, is a crepuscular and nocturnality, nocturnal bird in the nightjar family that breeds across most of Europe and the Palearctic to Mongolia ...
, ''Caprimulgus europaeus'' ('' engoulevent d'Europe'')


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. * Chimney swift, ''Chaetura pelagica'' ('' martinet ramoneur'') *
Alpine swift The alpine swift (''Tachymarptis melba'') formerly ''Apus melba'', is a species of swift found in Africa, southern Europe and Asia. They breed in mountains from southern Europe to the Himalaya. Like common swifts, they are migratory; the souther ...
, ''Apus melba'' ('' martinet à ventre blanc'') *
Common swift The common swift (''Apus apus'') is a medium-sized bird, superficially similar to the barn swallow or house martin but somewhat larger, though not stemming from those passerine species, being in the order Apodiformes. The resemblances between th ...
, ''Apus apus'' ('' martinet noir'') *
Pallid swift The pallid swift (''Apus pallidus'') is a small bird, superficially similar to a barn swallow or house martin. It is, however, completely unrelated to those passerine species, since the swifts are in the order Apodiformes. The resemblances betwee ...
, ''Apus pallidus'' ('' martinet pâle'') *
Little swift The little swift (''Apus affinis''), is a small species of swift found in Africa and southwestern Asia, and are vagrants and local breeders in southern Europe. They are found both in urban areas and at rocky cliffs where they build nests in a way ...
, ''Apus affinis'' ('' martinet des maisons'') (A) *
White-rumped swift The white-rumped swift (''Apus caffer'') is a species of swift. Although this small bird is superficially similar to a house martin, it is not closely related to that passerine species. The resemblances between the swallows and swifts are due to ...
, ''Apus caffer'' ('' martinet cafre'') (A)


Rails, gallinules, and coots

Order:
Gruiformes The Gruiformes are an order (biology), order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird family (biology), families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like". Traditionally, a number of wading and t ...
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Rallidae The rails, or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small- to medium-sized, ground-living birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules. Many species are associated with wetlands, althoug ...
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. * Water rail, ''Rallus aquaticus'' ('' râle d'eau'') * Corn crake, ''Crex crex'' ('' râle des genêts'') * Sora, ''Porzana carolina'' ('' marouette de Caroline'') (A) * Spotted crake, ''Porzana porzana'' ('' marouette ponctuée'') *
Eurasian moorhen The common moorhen (''Gallinula chloropus''), also known as the waterhen or swamp chicken, is a bird species in the rail family (Rallidae). It is distributed across many parts of the Old World. The common moorhen lives around well-vegetated mars ...
, ''Gallinula chloropus'' ('' poule d'eau'') *
Eurasian coot The Eurasian coot (''Fulica atra''), also known as the common coot, or Australian coot, is a member of the rail and crake bird family, the Rallidae. It is found in Europe, Asia, Australia, New Zealand and parts of North Africa. It has a slaty-bla ...
, ''Fulica atra'' ('' foulque macroule'') * Red-knobbed coot, ''Fulica cristata'' ('' foulque à crête'') (A) *
Allen's gallinule Allen's gallinule (''Porphyrio alleni''), formerly known as the lesser gallinule, is a small waterbird of the family Rallidae. Its former binomial name is ''Porphyrula alleni''. ''Porphyrio'' is the Latin for "swamphen", and ''alleni'', like the ...
, ''Porphyrio alleni'' ('' talève d'Allen'') (A) *
Western swamphen The western swamphen (known as Purple Swamphen) (''Porphyrio porphyrio'') is a swamphen in the rail family Rallidae, one of the six species of purple swamphen. From the French name ''talève sultane'', it is also known as the sultana bird. This ...
, ''Porphyrio porphyrio'' ('' talève sultane'') * Little crake, ''Zapornia parva'' ('' marouette poussin'') *
Baillon's crake Baillon's crake (''Zapornia pusilla''), also known as the marsh crake, is a small waterbird of the family Rallidae. Distribution Their breeding habitat is Cyperaceae, sedge beds in Europe, mainly in the east, and across the Palearctic. They used ...
, ''Zapornia pusilla'' ('' marouette de Baillon'') (A)


Cranes

Order:
Gruiformes The Gruiformes are an order (biology), order containing a considerable number of living and extinct bird family (biology), families, with a widespread geographical diversity. Gruiform means "crane-like". Traditionally, a number of wading and t ...
Family: 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". *
Demoiselle crane The demoiselle crane (''Grus virgo'') is a species of crane found in central Eurosiberia, ranging from the Black Sea to Mongolia and North Eastern China. There is also a small breeding population in Turkey. These cranes are migratory birds. Bir ...
, ''Grus virgo'' ('' grue demoiselle'') (A) * Sandhill crane, ''Antigone canadensis'' ('' grue du Canada'') (A) * Common crane, ''Grus grus'' ('' grue cendrée'')


Thick-knees

Order:
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes (, from ''Charadrius'', the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 390 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most charadriiform birds live near water an ...
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Burhinidae The stone-curlews, also known as dikkops or thick-knees, consist of 10 species within the family Burhinidae, and are found throughout the tropical and temperate parts of the world, with two or more species occurring in some areas of Africa, Asia, ...
The thick-knees are a group of waders 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. *
Eurasian thick-knee The Eurasian stone-curlew, Eurasian thick-knee, or simply stone-curlew (''Burhinus oedicnemus'') is a northern species of the Burhinidae (stone-curlew) bird family. Taxonomy The Eurasian stone-curlew was formally described by the Swedish natur ...
, ''Burhinus oedicnemus'' ('' œdicnème criard'')


Stilts and avocets

Order:
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes (, from ''Charadrius'', the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 390 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most charadriiform birds live near water an ...
Family: 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. * Black-winged stilt, ''Himantopus himantopus'' ('' échasse blanche'') * Pied avocet, ''Recurvirostra avosetta'' ('' avocette élégante'')


Oystercatchers

Order:
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes (, from ''Charadrius'', the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 390 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most charadriiform birds live near water an ...
Family: Haematopodidae The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs. * Eurasian oystercatcher, ''Haematopus ostralegus'' ('' huîtrier pie'')


Plovers and lapwings

Order:
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes (, from ''Charadrius'', the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 390 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most charadriiform birds live near water an ...
Family: 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. * Black-bellied plover, ''Pluvialis squatarola'' ('' pluvier argenté'') *
European golden-plover The European golden plover (''Pluvialis apricaria''), also known as the European golden-plover, Eurasian golden plover, or just the golden plover within Europe, is a largish plover. This species is similar to two other golden plovers: the America ...
, ''Pluvialis apricaria'' ('' pluvier doré'') *
American golden-plover The American golden plover (''Pluvialis dominica''), is a medium-sized plover. The genus name is Latin and means relating to rain, from ''pluvia'', "rain". It was believed that golden plovers flocked when rain was imminent. The species name ''d ...
, ''Pluvialis dominica'' ('' pluvier bronzé'') (A) * Pacific golden-plover, ''Pluvialis fulva'' ('' pluvier fauve'') (A) *
Northern lapwing The northern lapwing (''Vanellus vanellus''), also known as the peewit or pewit, tuit or tew-it, green plover, or (in Ireland and Britain) pyewipe or just lapwing, is a bird in the lapwing subfamily. It is common through temperate Eurosiberia. ...
, ''Vanellus vanellus'' ('' vanneau huppé'') *
Spur-winged lapwing The spur-winged lapwing or spur-winged plover (''Vanellus spinosus'') is a lapwing species, one of a group of largish waders in the family Charadriidae. It is one of several species of wader supposed to be the "trochilus" bird said by Herodotus ...
, ''Vanellus spinosus'' ('' vanneau éperonné'') (A) * Sociable lapwing, ''Vanellus gregarius'' ('' vanneau sociable'') (A) * White-tailed lapwing, ''Vanellus leucurus'' ('' vanneau à queue blanche'') (A) *
Lesser sand-plover The lesser sand plover (''Charadrius mongolus'') is a small wader in the plover family of birds. The spelling is commonly given as lesser sand-plover, but the official British Ornithologists' Union spelling is "lesser sand plover". The genus ...
, ''Charadrius mongolus'' ('' pluvier de Mongolie'') (A) * Greater sand-plover, ''Charadrius leschenaultii'' ('' pluvier de Leschenault'') (A) *
Caspian plover The Caspian plover (''Charadrius asiaticus'') is a wader in the plover family of birds. The genus name ''Charadrius'' is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek ''kharadrios'' ...
, ''Charadrius asiaticus'' ('' pluvier asiatique'') (A) * Kittlitz's plover, ''Charadrius pecuarius'' ('' pluvier pâtre'') (A) * Kentish plover, ''Charadrius alexandrinus'' ('' pluvier à collier interrompu'') * Common ringed plover, ''Charadrius hiaticula'' ('' pluvier grand-gravelot'') * Semipalmated plover, ''Charadrius semipalmatus'' ('' pluvier grand-semipalmé'') (A) *
Little ringed plover The little ringed plover (''Charadrius dubius'') is a small plover. The genus name ''Charadrius'' is a Late Latin word for a yellowish bird mentioned in the fourth-century Vulgate. It derives from Ancient Greek ''kharadrios'' a bird found in river ...
, ''Charadrius dubius'' ('' pluvier petit-gravelot'') * Killdeer, ''Charadrius vociferus'' ('' pluvier kildir'') (A) *
Eurasian dotterel The Eurasian dotterel (''Charadrius morinellus''), also known in Europe as just dotterel, is a small wader in the plover family of birds. The dotterel is a brown and black streaked bird with a broad white eye-stripe and an orange-red chest ban ...
, ''Charadrius morinellus'' ('' pluvier guignard'')


Sandpipers and allies

Order:
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes (, from ''Charadrius'', the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 390 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most charadriiform birds live near water an ...
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Scolopacidae Sandpipers are a large family, Scolopacidae, of waders. They include many species called sandpipers, as well as those called by names such as curlew and snipe. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. ...
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. *
Upland sandpiper The upland sandpiper (''Bartramia longicauda'') is a large sandpiper, closely related to the curlews. Older names are the upland plover and Bartram's sandpiper. In Louisiana, it is also colloquially known as the papabotte. It is the only member ...
, ''Bartramia longicauda'' ('' maubèche des champs'') (A) *
Eurasian whimbrel The Eurasian whimbrel or common whimbrel (''Numenius phaeopus'') is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across much of subarctic Asia and Europe as far south as Scotland. This specie ...
, ''Numenius phaeopus'' ('' courlis corlieu'') *
Hudsonian whimbrel The Hudsonian whimbrel (''Numenius hudsonicus'') is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across much of subarctic North America. This species and the Eurasian whimbrel have recentl ...
, ''Numenius hudsonicus'' ('' courlis hudsonien'') (A) * Slender-billed curlew, ''Numenius tenuirostris'' ('' courlis à bec grêle'') (A) *
Eurasian curlew The Eurasian curlew or common curlew (''Numenius arquata'') is a very large wader in the family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across temperate Europe and Asia. In Europe, this species is often referred t ...
, ''Numenius arquata'' ('' courlis cendré'') * Bar-tailed godwit, ''Limosa lapponica'' ('' barge rousse'') *
Black-tailed godwit The black-tailed godwit (''Limosa limosa'') is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the godwit genus, ''Limosa''. There are four subspecies, all with orange head, neck and chest ...
, ''Limosa limosa'' ('' barge à queue noire'') * Ruddy turnstone, ''Arenaria interpres'' ('' tournepierre à collier'') * Red knot, ''Calidris canutus'' ('' bécasseau maubèche'') *
Ruff Ruff may refer to: Places *Ruff, Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community *Ruff, Washington, United States, an unincorporated community Other uses *Ruff (bird) (''Calidris pugnax'' or ''Philomachus pugnax''), a bird in the wader fami ...
, ''Calidris pugnax'' ('' combattant varié'') * Broad-billed sandpiper, ''Calidris falcinellus'' ('' bécasseau falcinelle'') (A) * Sharp-tailed sandpiper, ''Calidris acuminata'' ('' bécasseau à queue pointue'') (A) * Stilt sandpiper, ''Calidris himantopus'' ('' bécasseau à échasses'') (A) * Curlew sandpiper, ''Calidris ferruginea'' ('' bécasseau cocorli'') * Temminck's stint, ''Calidris temminckii'' ('' bécasseau de Temminck'') * Long-toed stint, ''Calidris subminuta'' ('' bécasseau à longs doigts'') (A) * Red-necked stint, ''Calidris ruficollis'' ('' bécasseau à cou roux'') (A) * Sanderling, ''Calidris alba'' ('' bécasseau sanderling'') *
Dunlin The dunlin (''Calidris alpina'') is a small wader, formerly sometimes separated with the other "stints" in the genus ''Erolia''. The English name is a dialect form of "dunling", first recorded in 1531–1532. It derives from ''dun'', "dull brown ...
, ''Calidris alpina'' ('' bécasseau variable'') * Purple sandpiper, ''Calidris maritima'' ('' bécasseau violet'') * Baird's sandpiper, ''Calidris bairdii'' ('' bécasseau de Baird'') (A) * Little stint, ''Calidris minuta'' ('' bécasseau minute'') *
Least sandpiper The least sandpiper (''Calidris minutilla'') is the smallest shorebird. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ''kalidris'' or ''skalidris'', a term used by Aristotle for some grey-colored waterside birds. The specific ''minutilla'' is Medieval Lat ...
, ''Calidris minutilla'' ('' bécasseau minuscule'') (A) *
White-rumped sandpiper The white-rumped sandpiper (''Calidris fuscicollis'') is a small shorebird that breeds in the northern tundra of Canada and Alaska. This bird can be difficult to distinguish from other similar tiny shorebirds; these are known collectively as "pee ...
, ''Calidris fuscicollis'' ('' bécasseau à croupion blanc'') (A) *
Buff-breasted sandpiper The buff-breasted sandpiper (''Calidris subruficollis'') is a small wader, shorebird. The species name ''subruficollis'' is from Latin ''subrufus'', "reddish" (from ''sub'', "somewhat", and ''rufus'', "rufous") and ''collis'', "-necked/-throated" ...
, ''Calidris subruficollis'' ('' bécasseau rousset'') (A) * Pectoral sandpiper, ''Calidris melanotos'' ('' bécasseau tacheté'') * Semipalmated sandpiper, ''Calidris pusilla'' ('' bécasseau semipalmé'') (A) * Western sandpiper, ''Calidris mauri'' ('' bécasseau d'Alaska'') (A) * Short-billed dowitcher, ''Limnodromus griseus'' ('' bécassin roux'') (A) * Long-billed dowitcher, ''Limnodromus scolopaceus'' ('' bécassin à long bec'') (A) *
Jack snipe The jack snipe or jacksnipe (''Lymnocryptes minimus'') is a small stocky wader. It is the smallest snipe, and the only member of the genus ''Lymnocryptes''. Features such as its sternum make it quite distinct from other snipes or woodcocks. Et ...
, ''Lymnocryptes minimus'' ('' bécassine sourde'') * Eurasian woodcock, ''Scolopax rusticola'' ('' bécasse des bois'') * American woodcock, ''Scolopax minor'' ('' bécasse d'Amérique'') (A) *
Great snipe The great snipe (''Gallinago media'') is a small stocky wader in the genus ''Gallinago''. This bird's breeding habitat is marshes and wet meadows with short vegetation in north-eastern Europe, including north-western Russia. Great snipes are mig ...
, ''Gallinago media'' ('' bécassine double'') (A) * Common snipe, ''Gallinago gallinago'' ('' bécassine des marais'') * Wilson's snipe, ''Gallinago delicata'' ('' bécassine de Wilson'') (A) * Terek sandpiper, ''Xenus cinereus'' ('' chevalier bargette'') (A) *
Wilson's phalarope Wilson's phalarope (''Phalaropus tricolor'') is a small wader. This bird, the largest of the phalaropes, breeds in the prairies of North America in western Canada and the western United States. It is migratory, wintering in inland salt lakes nea ...
, ''Phalaropus tricolor'' ('' phalarope de Wilson'') (A) * Red-necked phalarope, ''Phalaropus lobatus'' ('' phalarope à bec étroit'') * Red phalarope, ''Phalaropus fulicaria'' ('' phalarope à bec large'') *
Common sandpiper The common sandpiper (''Actitis hypoleucos'') is a small Palearctic wader. This bird and its American sister species, the spotted sandpiper (''A. macularia''), make up the genus ''Actitis''. They are parapatric and replace each other geographic ...
, ''Actitis hypoleucos'' ('' chevalier guignette'') *
Spotted sandpiper The spotted sandpiper (''Actitis macularius'') is a small shorebird. Together with its sister species the common sandpiper (''A. hypoleucos''), it makes up the genus ''Actitis''. They replace each other geographically; stray birds may settle dow ...
, ''Actitis macularius'' ('' chevalier grivelé'') (A) * Green sandpiper, ''Tringa ochropus'' ('' chevalier cul-blanc'') *
Solitary sandpiper The solitary sandpiper (''Tringa solitaria'') is a small shorebird. The genus name ''Tringa'' is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek ''trungas'', a thrush-sized, white-rumped, tail-bobbin ...
, ''Tringa solitaria'' ('' chevalier solitaire'') (A) * Spotted redshank, ''Tringa erythropus'' ('' chevalier arlequin'') * Greater yellowlegs, ''Tringa melanoleuca'' ('' chevalier criard'') (A) *
Common greenshank The common greenshank (''Tringa nebularia'') is a wader in the large family Scolopacidae, the typical waders. The genus name ''Tringa'' is the New Latin name given to the green sandpiper by Aldrovandus in 1599 based on Ancient Greek ''trungas'' ...
, ''Tringa nebularia'' ('' chevalier aboyeur'') * Willet, ''Tringa semipalmata'' ('' chevalier semipalmé'') (A) *
Lesser yellowlegs The lesser yellowlegs (''Tringa flavipes'') is a medium-sized shorebird. It breeds in the boreal forest region of North America. Taxonomy The lesser yellowlegs was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in ...
, ''Tringa flavipes'' ('' chevalier à pattes jaunes'') (A) *
Marsh sandpiper The marsh sandpiper (''Tringa stagnatilis'') is a small wader. It is a rather small shank, and breeds in open grassy steppe and taiga wetlands from easternmost Europe to the Russian Far East. The genus name ''Tringa'' is the New Latin name given ...
, ''Tringa stagnatilis'' ('' chevalier stagnatile'') *
Wood sandpiper The wood sandpiper (''Tringa glareola'') is a small wader. This Eurasian species is the smallest of the shanks, which are mid-sized long-legged waders of the family Scolopacidae. The genus name ''Tringa'' is the New Latin name given to the green ...
, ''Tringa glareola'' ('' chevalier sylvain'') * Common redshank, ''Tringa totanus'' ('' chevalier gambette'')


Pratincoles and coursers

Order:
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes (, from ''Charadrius'', the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 390 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most charadriiform birds live near water an ...
Family:
Glareolidae Glareolidae is a family of birds in the wader suborder Charadrii. It contains two distinct groups, the pratincoles and the coursers. The atypical Egyptian plover (''Pluvianus aegyptius''), traditionally placed in this family, is now known to be ...
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. *
Cream-colored courser The cream-colored courser (''Cursorius cursor'') is a wader in the pratincole and courser family, Glareolidae. Both parts of the scientific name derive from Latin ''cursor'', "runner", from ''currere'', "to run" which describes their usual habi ...
, ''Cursorius cursor'' ('' courvite isabelle'') (A) *
Collared pratincole The collared pratincole (''Glareola pratincola''), also known as the common pratincole or red-winged pratincole, is a wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae. As with other pratincoles, it is native to the Old World. Taxonomy The collared pr ...
, ''Glareola pratincola'' ('' glaréole à collier'') *
Oriental pratincole The oriental pratincole (''Glareola maldivarum''), also known as the grasshopper-bird or swallow-plover, is a wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae. Etymology The genus name is a diminutive of Latin ''glarea'', "gravel", referring to a typ ...
, ''Glareola maldivarum'' ('' glaréole orientale'') (A) *
Black-winged pratincole The black-winged pratincole (''Glareola nordmanni'') is a wader in the pratincole bird family, Glareolidae. The genus name is a diminutive of Latin ''glarea'', "gravel", referring to a typical nesting habitat for pratincoles. The species name ...
, ''Glareola nordmanni'' ('' glaréole à ailes noires'')


Skuas and jaegers

Order:
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes (, from ''Charadrius'', the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 390 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most charadriiform birds live near water an ...
Family: Stercorariidae The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large sea birds, typically with gray 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. *
Great skua The great skua (''Stercorarius skua''), sometimes known by the name bonxie in Britain, is a large seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is roughly the size of a herring gull. It mainly eats fish caught at the sea surface or taken fr ...
, ''Stercorarius skua'' ('' grand labbe'') *
Pomarine jaeger The pomarine jaeger (''Stercorarius pomarinus''), pomarine skua, or pomatorhine skua, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migrant, wintering at sea in the tropical oceans. Taxonomy Its relationships are not fully resolved; i ...
, ''Stercorarius pomarinus'' ('' labbe pomarin'') *
Parasitic jaeger The parasitic jaeger (''Stercorarius parasiticus''), also known as the Arctic skua, Arctic jaeger or parasitic skua, is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. It is a migratory species that breeds in Northern Scandinavia, Scotland, Iceland, ...
, ''Stercorarius parasiticus'' ('' labbe parasite'') *
Long-tailed jaeger The long-tailed skua or long-tailed jaeger (''Stercorarius longicaudus'') is a seabird in the skua family Stercorariidae. Etymology The word "jaeger" is derived from the German word ''Jäger'', meaning "hunter". The English word "skua" comes fr ...
, ''Stercorarius longicaudus'' ('' labbe à longue queue'')


Auks, murres, and puffins

Order:
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes (, from ''Charadrius'', the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 390 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most charadriiform birds live near water an ...
Family: Alcidae Alcidae are a family of seabirds which are superficially similar to penguins with their black-and-white colors, their upright posture, and some of their habits, but which are able to fly. *
Dovekie The little auk or dovekie (''Alle alle'') is a small auk, the only member of the genus ''Alle''. ''Alle'' is the Sami name of the long-tailed duck; it is onomatopoeic and imitates the call of the drake duck. Linnaeus was not particularly famil ...
, ''Alle alle'' ('' mergule nain'') *
Common murre The common murre or common guillemot (''Uria aalge'') is a large auk. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring in low-Arctic and boreal waters in the North Atlantic and North Pacific. It spends most of its time at sea, only coming to land to ...
, ''Uria aalge'' ('' guillemot de Troil'') *
Thick-billed murre The thick-billed murre or Brünnich's guillemot (''Uria lomvia'') is a bird in the auk family (Alcidae). This bird is named after the Danish zoologist Morten Thrane Brünnich. The very deeply black North Pacific subspecies ''Uria lomvia arra'' i ...
, ''Uria lomvia'' ('' guillemot de Brünnich'') (A) *
Razorbill The razorbill, razor-billed auk, or lesser auk (''Alca torda'') is a colonial seabird and the only extant member of the genus '' Alca'' of the family Alcidae, the auks. It is the closest living relative of the extinct great auk (''Pinguinis impe ...
, ''Alca torda'' ('' petit pingouin'') *
Great auk The great auk (''Pinguinus impennis'') is a species of flightless alcid that became extinct in the mid-19th century. It was the only modern species in the genus ''Pinguinus''. It is not closely related to the birds now known as penguins, wh ...
, ''Pinguinus impennis'' (A) (Extinct) *
Black guillemot The black guillemot or tystie (''Cepphus grylle'') is a medium-sized seabird of the Alcidae family, native throughout northern Atlantic coasts and eastern North American coasts. It is resident in much of its range, but large populations from the ...
, ''Cepphus grylle'' ('' guillemot à miroir'') (A) *
Atlantic puffin The Atlantic puffin ('), also known as the common puffin, is a species of seabird in the auk family. It is the only puffin native to the Atlantic Ocean; two related species, the tufted puffin and the horned puffin is found in the northeastern ...
, ''Fratercula arctica'' ('' macareux moine'')


Gulls, terns, and skimmers

Order:
Charadriiformes Charadriiformes (, from ''Charadrius'', the type genus of family Charadriidae) is a diverse order of small to medium-large birds. It includes about 390 species and has members in all parts of the world. Most charadriiform birds live near water an ...
Family: Laridae Laridae is a family of medium to large
seabird Seabirds (also known as marine birds) are birds that are adapted to life within the marine environment. While seabirds vary greatly in lifestyle, behaviour and physiology, they often exhibit striking convergent evolution, as the same enviro ...
s and includes
gull Gulls, or colloquially seagulls, are seabirds of the family Laridae in the suborder Lari. They are most closely related to the terns and skimmers and only distantly related to auks, and even more distantly to waders. Until the 21st century, m ...
s, terns, and
skimmer Skimmer may refer to: Animals *Skimmer (bird), a common name for birds in the genus ''Rynchops'' *Skimmer (dragonfly), a common name for dragonflies in the family Libellulidae *Water strider or skimmer, a common name for insects in the family Ge ...
s. Gulls are typically gray 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 gray 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. *
Black-legged kittiwake The black-legged kittiwake (''Rissa tridactyla'') is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'' as ''Larus tridactylus''. The English ...
, ''Rissa tridactyla'' ('' mouette tridactyle'') *
Ivory gull The ivory gull (''Pagophila eburnea'') is a small gull, the only species in the genus ''Pagophila''. It breeds in the high Arctic and has a circumpolar distribution through Greenland, northernmost North America, and Eurasia. Taxonomy The ivory ...
, ''Pagophila eburnea'' ('' mouette blanche'') (A) * Sabine's gull, ''Xema sabini'' ('' mouette de Sabine'') * Slender-billed gull, ''Chroicocephalus genei'' ('' goéland railleur'') * Bonaparte's gull, ''Chroicocephalus philadelphia'' ('' mouette de Bonaparte'') (A) *
Black-headed gull The black-headed gull (''Chroicocephalus ridibundus'') is a small gull that breeds in much of the Palearctic including Europe and also in coastal eastern Canada. Most of the population is migratory and winters further south, but some birds res ...
, ''Chroicocephalus ridibundus'' ('' mouette rieuse'') * Little gull, ''Hydrocoloeus minutus'' ('' mouette pygmée'') * Ross's gull, ''Rhodostethia rosea'' ('' mouette de Ross'') (A) *
Laughing gull The laughing gull (''Leucophaeus atricilla'') is a medium-sized gull of North and South America. Named for its laugh-like call, it is an opportunistic omnivore and scavenger. It breeds in large colonies mostly along the Atlantic coast of North Am ...
, ''Leucophaeus atricilla'' ('' mouette atricille'') (A) *
Franklin's gull Franklin's gull (''Leucophaeus pipixcan'') is a small (length 12.6–14.2 in, 32–36 cm) gull. The genus name ''Leucophaeus'' is from Ancient Greek ''leukos'', "white", and ''phaios'', "dusky". The specific ''pipixcan'' is a Nahuatl name fo ...
, ''Leucophaeus pipixcan'' ('' mouette de Franklin'') (A) *
Mediterranean gull The Mediterranean gull (''Ichthyaetus melanocephalus'') is a small gull. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus ''Ichthyaetus'' is from ''ikhthus'', "fish", and ''aetos'', "eagle", and the specific ''melanocephalus'' is from ''mel ...
, ''Ichthyaetus melanocephalus'' ('' mouette mélanocéphale'') *
Pallas's gull Pallas's gull (''Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus''), also known as the great black-headed gull, is a large bird species. As is the case with many gulls, it has traditionally been placed in the genus ''Larus''. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. '' ...
, ''Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus'' ('' goéland ichthyaète'') (A) * Audouin's gull, ''Ichthyaetus audouinii'' ('' goéland d'Audouin'') *
Common gull The common gull or sea mew (''Larus canus'') is a medium-sized gull that breeds in the Palearctic, northern Europe. The closely related short-billed gull is sometimes included in this species, which may be known collectively as "mew gull". Many ...
, ''Larus canus'' ('' goéland cendré'') * Ring-billed gull, ''Larus delawarensis'' ('' goéland à bec cerclé'') * European herring gull, ''Larus argentatus'' ('' goéland argenté'') *
American herring gull The American herring gull or Smithsonian gull (''Larus smithsonianus'' or ''Larus argentatus smithsonianus'') is a large gull that breeds in North America, where it is treated by the American Ornithological Society as a subspecies of herring gull ...
, ''Larus smithsonianus'' ('' goéland d'Amérique'') (A) * Vega gull, ''Larus vegae'' ('' goéland de la Véga'') * Yellow-legged gull, ''Larus michahellis'' ('' goéland leucophée'') * Caspian gull, ''Larus cachinnans'' ('' goéland pontique'') *
Iceland gull The Iceland gull (''Larus glaucoides'') is a medium-sized gull that breeds in the Arctic regions of Canada and Greenland, but not in Iceland (as its name suggests), where it is only seen during winter. The genus name is from Latin ''larus'', whic ...
, ''Larus glaucoides'' ('' goéland arctique'') * Lesser black-backed gull, ''Larus fuscus'' ('' goéland brun'') *
Glaucous gull The glaucous gull (''Larus hyperboreus'') is a large gull, the second-largest gull in the world. It breeds in Arctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere and winters south to shores of the Holarctic. The genus name is from Latin ''larus'', which a ...
, ''Larus hyperboreus'' ('' goéland bourgmestre'') * Great black-backed gull, ''Larus marinus'' ('' goéland marin'') * Kelp gull, ''Larus dominicanus'' ('' goéland dominicain'') (A) *
Sooty tern The sooty tern (''Onychoprion fuscatus'') is a seabird in the family Laridae. It is a bird of the tropical oceans, returning to land only to breed on islands throughout the equatorial zone. Taxonomy The sooty tern was described by Carl Linnaeu ...
, ''Onychoprion fuscatus'' ('' sterne fuligineuse'') (A) *
Bridled tern The bridled tern (''Onychoprion anaethetus'') is a seabird of the family Laridae. It is a bird of the tropical oceans. The scientific name is from Ancient Greek. The genus comes from ' meaning "claw" or "nail", and , meaning "saw". The specific ...
, ''Onychoprion anaethetus'' ('' sterne bridée'') (A) * Little tern, ''Sternula albifrons'' ('' sterne naine'') * Gull-billed tern, ''Gelochelidon nilotica'' ('' sterne hansel'') * Caspian tern, ''Hydroprogne caspia'' ('' sterne caspienne'') * Black tern, ''Chlidonias niger'' ('' guifette noire'') * White-winged tern, ''Chlidonias leucopterus'' ('' guifette leucoptère'') *
Whiskered tern The whiskered tern (''Chlidonias hybrida'') is a tern in the family Laridae. The genus name is from Ancient Greek ''khelidonios'', "swallow-like", from ''khelidon'', "swallow". The specific ''hybridus'' is Latin for ''hybrid''; Peter Simon Palla ...
, ''Chlidonias hybrida'' ('' guifette moustac'') *
Roseate tern The roseate tern (''Sterna dougallii'') is a species of tern in the family Laridae. The genus name ''Sterna'' is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern", and the specific ''dougallii'' refers to Scottish physician and collector Dr Peter McDoug ...
, ''Sterna dougallii'' ('' sterne de Dougall'') * Common tern, ''Sterna hirundo'' ('' sterne pierregarin'') *
Arctic tern The Arctic tern (''Sterna paradisaea'') is a tern in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar breeding distribution covering the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of Europe (as far south as Brittany), Asia, and North America (as far south a ...
, ''Sterna paradisaea'' ('' sterne arctique'') *
Forster's tern Forster's tern (''Sterna forsteri'') is a tern in the family Laridae. The genus name ''Sterna'' is derived from Old English "stearn", "tern", and ''forsteri'' commemorates the naturalist Johann Reinhold Forster. It breeds inland in North America ...
, ''Sterna forsteri'' ('' sterne de Forster'') (A) *
Royal tern The royal tern (''Thalasseus maximus'') is a tern in the family Laridae. The species is endemic to the Americas, though strays have been identified in Europe.Buckley, P. A. and F. G. Buckley (2020). Royal Tern (Thalasseus maximus), version 1.0. ...
, ''Thalasseus maximus'' ('' sterne royale'') (A) *
Sandwich tern The Sandwich tern (''Thalasseus sandvicensis'') is a tern in the family Laridae. It is very closely related to the lesser crested tern (''T. bengalensis''), Chinese crested tern (''T. bernsteini''), Cabot's tern (''T. acuflavidus''), and elegan ...
, ''Thalasseus sandvicensis'' ('' sterne caugek'') * Elegant tern, ''Thalasseus elegans'' ('' sterne élégante'') (A) *
Lesser crested tern The lesser crested tern (''Thalasseus bengalensis'')Bridge, E. S.; Jones, A. W. & Baker, A. J. (2005)A phylogenetic framework for the terns (Sternini) inferred from mtDNA sequences: implications for taxonomy and plumage evolution. ''Molecular Ph ...
, ''Thalasseus bengalensis'' ('' sterne voyageuse'') (A) *
West African crested tern The West African crested tern (''Thalasseus albididorsalis'') is a bird species in the family Laridae. Until 2020 it was considered a subspecies of the New World royal tern, ''Thalasseus maximus''.R. Terry Chesser, Shawn M. Billerman, Kevin J. B ...
, ''Thalasseus albididorsalis'' (A)


Loons

Order:
Gaviiformes Gaviiformes is an order of aquatic birds containing the loons or divers and their closest extinct relatives. Modern gaviiformes are found in many parts of North America and northern Eurasia (Europe, Asia and debatably Africa), though prehistori ...
Family: Gaviidae Loons 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 in shape when swimming, but to which they are completely unrelated. In particular, loons' legs are set very far back which assists swimming underwater but makes walking on land extremely difficult. *
Red-throated loon The red-throated loon (North America) or red-throated diver (Britain and Ireland) (''Gavia stellata'') is a migratory aquatic bird found in the northern hemisphere. The most widely distributed member of the loon or diver family, it breeds prim ...
, ''Gavia stellata'' ('' plongeon catmarin'') *
Arctic loon The black-throated loon (''Gavia arctica''), also known as the Arctic loon and the black-throated diver, is a migratory aquatic bird found in the northern hemisphere, primarily breeding in freshwater lakes in northern Europe and Asia. It winter ...
, ''Gavia arctica'' ('' plongeon artique'') *
Common loon The common loon or great northern diver (''Gavia immer'') is a large member of the loon, or diver, family of birds. Breeding adults have a plumage that includes a broad black head and neck with a greenish, purplish, or bluish sheen, blackish o ...
, ''Gavia immer'' ('' plongeon imbrin'') * Yellow-billed loon, ''Gavia adamsii'' ('' plongeon à bec blanc'') (A)


Albatrosses

Order:
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that comprises four families: the albatrosses, the petrels and shearwaters, and two families of storm petrels. Formerly called Tubinares and still called tubenoses in English, procellariiforms are of ...
Family: Diomedeidae The albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses of the genus '' Diomedea'' have the largest wingspans of any extant birds. * Yellow-nosed albatross, ''Thalassarche chlororhynchos'' ('' albatros à nez jaune'') (A) * Black-browed albatross, ''Thalassarche melanophris'' ('' albatros à sourcils noirs'') (A) * Wandering albatross, ''Diomedea exulans'' ('' albatros hurleur'') (A)


Southern storm-petrels

Order:
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that comprises four families: the albatrosses, the petrels and shearwaters, and two families of storm petrels. Formerly called Tubinares and still called tubenoses in English, procellariiforms are of ...
Family:
Oceanitidae Austral storm petrels, or 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 hove ...
The families Oceanitidae and Hydrobatidae are the storm-petrels, small pelagic petrels with a fluttering flight which often follow ships. *
Wilson's storm-petrel Wilson's storm petrel (''Oceanites oceanicus''), also known as Wilson's petrel, is a small seabird of the austral storm petrel family Oceanitidae. It is one of the most abundant bird species in the world and has a circumpolar distribution mainly ...
, ''Oceanites oceanicus'' ('' océanite de Wilson'') (A)


Northern storm-petrels

Order:
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that comprises four families: the albatrosses, the petrels and shearwaters, and two families of storm petrels. Formerly called Tubinares and still called tubenoses in English, procellariiforms are of ...
Family:
Hydrobatidae Northern storm petrels are seabirds in the genus ''Hydrobates'' in the family Hydrobatidae, part of the order Procellariiformes. The family was once lumped with the similar austral storm petrels in the combined storm petrels, but have been split ...
The northern storm-petrels are relatives of the petrels and are the smallest seabirds. They feed on
plankton Plankton are the diverse collection of organisms found in Hydrosphere, water (or atmosphere, air) that are unable to propel themselves against a Ocean current, current (or wind). The individual organisms constituting plankton are called plankt ...
ic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes
bat Bats are mammals of the order Chiroptera.''cheir'', "hand" and πτερόν''pteron'', "wing". With their forelimbs adapted as wings, they are the only mammals capable of true and sustained flight. Bats are more agile in flight than most bi ...
-like. * European storm-petrel, ''Hydrobates pelagicus'' ('' océanite tempête'') *
Leach's storm-petrel Leach's storm petrel or Leach's petrel (''Hydrobates leucorhous'') is a small seabird of the tubenose order. It is named after the British zoologist William Elford Leach. The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek. ''Hydrobates'' is from ...
, ''Hydrobates leucorheus'' ('' océanite cul-blanc'') *
Swinhoe's storm-petrel Swinhoe's storm petrel or Swinhoe's petrel (''Hydrobates monorhis'') is a small, all-brown seabird of the storm petrel family Hydrobatidae. Etymology The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek. ''Hydrobates'' is from ''hydro'' "water", a ...
, ''Hydrobates monorhis'' ('' océanite de Swinhoe'') (A) *
Band-rumped storm-petrel The band-rumped storm petrel, Madeiran storm petrel, or Harcourt's storm petrel (''Hydrobates castro'') is of the storm petrel family Hydrobatidae. Description The band-rumped storm petrel is 19–21 cm in length with a 43–46 cm wi ...
, ''Hydrobates castro'' ('' océanite de Castro'') (A)


Shearwaters and petrels

Order:
Procellariiformes Procellariiformes is an order of seabirds that comprises four families: the albatrosses, the petrels and shearwaters, and two families of storm petrels. Formerly called Tubinares and still called tubenoses in English, procellariiforms are of ...
Family: Procellariidae The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterized by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary. *
Northern fulmar The northern fulmar (''Fulmarus glacialis''), fulmar, or Arctic fulmar is a highly abundant seabird found primarily in subarctic regions of the North Atlantic and North Pacific oceans. There has been one confirmed sighting in the Southern Hemis ...
, ''Fulmarus glacialis'' ('' fulmar boréal'') *
Fea's petrel The Fea's petrel (''Pterodroma feae'') is a small seabird in the gadfly petrel genus, '' Pterodroma''. It was previously considered to be a subspecies of the soft-plumaged petrel (''P. mollis''), but they are actually not closely related at al ...
, ''Pterodroma feae'' ('' pétrel gongon'') (A) * Bulwer's petrel, ''Bulweria bulwerii'' ('' pétrel de Bulwer'') (A) * Scopoli's shearwater, ''Calonectis diomedea'' ('' puffin de Scopoli'') * Cory's shearwater, ''Calonectis borealis'' ('' puffin cendré'') * Great shearwater, ''Ardenna gravis'' ('' puffin majeur'') * Sooty shearwater, ''Ardenna griseus'' ('' puffin fuligineux'') (A) *
Short-tailed shearwater The short-tailed shearwater or slender-billed shearwater (''Ardenna tenuirostris''; formerly ''Puffinus tenuirostris''), also called yolla or moonbird, and commonly known as the muttonbird in Australia, is the most abundant seabird species in A ...
, ''Ardenna tenuirostris'' ('' puffin à bec grêle'') (A) *
Manx shearwater The Manx shearwater (''Puffinus puffinus'') is a medium-sized shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. The scientific name of this species records a name shift: Manx shearwaters were called Manks puffins in the 17th century. Puffin is an ...
, ''Puffinus puffinus'' ('' puffin des Anglais'') * Yelkouan shearwater, ''Puffinus yelkouan'' ('' puffin yelkouan'') * Balearic shearwater, ''Puffinus mauretanicus'' ('' puffin des Baléares'') *
Barolo shearwater The Barolo shearwater (''Puffinus baroli''), also known as the North Atlantic little shearwater or Macaronesian shearwater, is a small shearwater which breeds in the Azores and Canary Islands, Canaries of Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean. ...
, ''Puffinus baroli'' ('' puffin de Macaronésie'') (A)


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. * Black stork, ''Ciconia nigra'' ('' cigogne noire'') *
White stork The white stork (''Ciconia ciconia'') is a large bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae. Its plumage is mainly white, with black on the bird's wings. Adults have long red legs and long pointed red beaks, and measure on average from beak tip to en ...
, ''Ciconia ciconia'' ('' cigogne blanche'')


Frigatebirds

Order: SuliformesFamily: Fregatidae Frigatebirds are large seabirds from the tropics with a very high aspect ratio. These birds do not swim and cannot walk well, and cannot take off from a flat surface. * Magnificent frigatebird, ''Fregata magnificens'' ('' frégate superbe'') (A)


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. *
Masked booby The masked booby (''Sula dactylatra''), also called the masked gannet or the blue-faced booby, is a large seabird of the booby and gannet family, Sulidae. First described by the French naturalist René-Primevère Lesson in 1831, the masked bo ...
, ''Sula dactylatra'' ('' fou masqué'') (A) *
Brown booby The brown booby (''Sula leucogaster'') is a large seabird of the booby family Sulidae, of which it is perhaps the most common and widespread species. It has a pantropical range, which overlaps with that of other booby species. The gregarious brow ...
, ''Sula leucogaster'' ('' fou brun'') (A) *
Red-footed booby The red-footed booby (''Sula sula'') is a large seabird of the booby family, Sulidae. Adults always have red feet, but the colour of the plumage varies. They are powerful and agile fliers, but they are clumsy in takeoffs and landings. They are f ...
, ''Sula sula'' ('' fou à pieds rouges'') (A) *
Northern gannet The northern gannet (''Morus bassanus'') is a seabird, the largest species of the gannet family, Sulidae. It is native to the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean, breeding in Western Europe and Northeastern North America. It is the largest seabird in t ...
, ''Morus bassanus'' ('' fou de Bassan'')


Cormorants and shags

Order: SuliformesFamily: Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium-to-large fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage coloration varies, with the majority having mainly dark plumage. * Pygmy cormorant, ''Microcarbo pygmeus'' ('' cormoran pygmée'') (A) *
Great cormorant The great cormorant (''Phalacrocorax carbo''), known as the black shag in New Zealand and formerly also known as the great black cormorant across the Northern Hemisphere, the black cormorant in Australia, and the large cormorant in India, is a w ...
, ''Phalacrocorax carbo'' ('' grand Cormoran'') * European shag, ''Gulosus aristotelis'' ('' cormoran huppé'') *
Double-crested cormorant The double-crested cormorant (''Nannopterum auritum'') is a member of the cormorant family of water birds. It is found near rivers and lakes, and in coastal areas, and is widely distributed across North America, from the Aleutian Islands in Alas ...
, ''Nannopterum auritum'' ('' cormoran à aigrettes'') (A)


Pelicans

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Pelecanidae Pelicans are very large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. They have four webbed toes. *
Great white pelican The great white pelican (''Pelecanus onocrotalus'') also known as the eastern white pelican, rosy pelican or white pelican is a bird in the pelican family. It breeds from southeastern Europe through Asia and Africa, in swamps and shallow lakes. ...
, ''Pelecanus onocrotalus'' ('' pélican blanc'') (A) * Dalmatian pelican, ''Pelecanus crispus'' (A)


Herons, egrets, and bitterns

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ardeidae The family Ardeidae contains 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. *
Great bittern The Eurasian bittern or great bittern (''Botaurus stellaris'') is a wading bird in the bittern subfamily (Botaurinae) of the heron family Ardeidae. There are two subspecies, the northern race (''B. s. stellaris'') breeding in parts of Europe and ...
, ''Botaurus stellaris'' ('' butor étoilé'') *
Little bittern The little bittern or common little bittern (''Ixobrychus minutus'') is a wading bird in the heron family, Ardeidae. ''Ixobrychus'' is from Ancient Greek ''ixias'', a reed-like plant and ''brukhomai'', to bellow, and ''minutus'' is Latin for "sm ...
, ''Ixobrychus minutus'' ('' blongios nain'') *
Great blue heron The great blue heron (''Ardea herodias'') is a large wading bird in the heron family Ardeidae, common near the shores of open water and in wetlands over most of North America and Central America, as well as the Caribbean and the Galápagos ...
, ''Ardea herodias'' ('' grand Héron'') (A) *
Gray heron The grey heron (''Ardea cinerea'') is a long-legged wading bird of the heron family, Ardeidae, native throughout temperate Europe and Asia and also parts of Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but some populations from the more northern ...
, ''Ardea cinerea'' ('' héron cendré'') *
Black-headed heron The black-headed heron (''Ardea melanocephala'') is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae, common throughout much of sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. It is mainly resident, but some west African birds move further north in the rainy sea ...
, ''Ardea melanocephala'' ('' héron mélanocéphale'') (A) * Purple heron, ''Ardea purpurea'' ('' héron pourpré'') *
Great egret The great egret (''Ardea alba''), also known as the common egret, large egret, or (in the Old World) great white egret or great white heron is a large, widely distributed egret. The four subspecies are found in Asia, Africa, the Americas, and ...
, ''Ardea alba'' ('' grande aigrette'') * Intermediate egret, ''Ardea intermedia'' ('' héron intermédiaire'') (A) * Little egret, ''Egretta garzetta'' ('' aigrette garzette'') *
Western reef-heron The western reef heron (''Egretta gularis''), also called the western reef egret, is a medium-sized heron found in southern Europe, Africa and parts of Asia. It has a mainly coastal distribution and occurs in several plumage forms: a slaty-grey p ...
, ''Egretta gularis'' ('' aigrette des récifs'') (A) *
Cattle egret The cattle egret (''Bubulcus ibis'') is a cosmopolitan species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics, and warm-temperate zones. It is the only member of the monotypic genus ''Bubulcus'', although some authorities regard it ...
, ''Bubulcus ibis'' ('' héron garde-boeufs'') * Squacco heron, ''Ardeola ralloides'' ('' héron crabier'') *
Green heron The green heron (''Butorides virescens'') is a small heron of North and Central America. ''Butorides'' is from Middle English ''butor'' "bittern" and Ancient Greek ''-oides'', "resembling", and ''virescens'' is Latin for "greenish". It was long c ...
, ''Butorides virescens'' ('' héron vert'') (A) * Striated heron, ''Butorides striata'' ('' héron strié'') (A) *
Black-crowned night-heron The black-crowned night heron (''Nycticorax nycticorax''), or black-capped night heron, commonly shortened to just night heron in Eurasia, is a medium-sized heron found throughout a large part of the world, including parts of Europe, Asia, and ...
, ''Nycticorax nycticorax'' ('' bihoreau gris'')


Ibises and spoonbills

Order: PelecaniformesFamily:
Threskiornithidae The family Threskiornithidae includes 36 species of large wading birds. The family has been traditionally classified into two subfamilies, the ibises and the spoonbills; however recent genetic studies have cast doubt on this arrangement, and hav ...
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. * Glossy ibis, ''Plegadis falcinellus'' ('' ibis falcinelle'') *
African sacred ibis The African sacred ibis (''Threskiornis aethiopicus'') is a species of ibis, a wading bird of the family Threskiornithidae. It is native to much of Africa, as well as small parts of Iraq, Iran and Kuwait. It is especially known for its role in ...
, ''Threskiornis aethiopicus'' ('' ibis sacré'') (I) * Northern bald ibis, ''Geronticus eremita'' ('' ibis chauve'') (I) *
Eurasian spoonbill The Eurasian spoonbill (''Platalea leucorodia''), or common spoonbill, is a wading bird of the ibis and spoonbill family Threskiornithidae. The genus name ''Platalea'' is from Latin and means "broad", referring to the distinctive shape of the b ...
, ''Platalea leucorodia'' ('' spatule blanche'')


Osprey

Order: AccipitriformesFamily:
Pandionidae ''Pandion'' is a genus of birds of prey, known as ospreys, the only genus of family Pandionidae. Most taxonomic treatments have regarded this genus as describing a single extant species, separated to subspecies or races, while some treatments rec ...
The western osprey is a medium-large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater. *
Western osprey The osprey (''Pandion haliaetus''), , also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range. It is a large raptor reaching more than in length and across the wings. It is brown o ...
, ''Pandion haliaetus'' ('' balbuzard pêcheur'')


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. They have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. * Black-winged kite, ''Elanus caeruleus'' ('' elanion blanc'') * Bearded vulture, ''Gypaetus barbatus'' ('' gypaète barbu'') *
Egyptian vulture The Egyptian vulture (''Neophron percnopterus''), also called the white scavenger vulture or pharaoh's chicken, is a small Old World vulture and the only member of the genus ''Neophron''. It is widely distributed from the Iberian Peninsula and ...
, ''Neophron percnopterus'' ('':fr:Percnoptère, percnoptère d'Egypte'') * European honey-buzzard, ''Pernis apivorus'' ('':fr:Bondrée apivore, bondrée apivore'') * Cinereous vulture, ''Aegypius monachus'' ('':fr:Vautour moine, vautour moine'') * Lappet-faced vulture, ''Torgos tracheliotos'' ('':fr:Vautour oricou, vautour oricou'') (A) * Rüppell's griffon, ''Gyps rueppelli'' ('':fr:Vautour de Rüppell, vautour de Rüppell'') (A) * Eurasian griffon, ''Gyps fulvus'' ('':fr:Vautour fauve, vautour fauve'') * Short-toed snake-eagle, ''Circaetus gallicus'' ('':fr:Circaète Jean-le-Blanc, circaète Jean-le-Blanc'') * Lesser spotted eagle, ''Clanga pomarina'' ('':fr:Aigle pomarin, aigle pomarin'') (A) * Greater spotted eagle, ''Clanga clanga'' ('':fr:Aigle criard, aigle criard'') (A) * Booted eagle, ''Aquila pennatus'' ('':fr:Aigle botté, aigle botté'') * Steppe eagle, ''Aquila nipalensis'' ('':fr:Aigle des steppes, aigle des steppes'') (A) * Spanish imperial eagle, ''Aquila adalberti'' ('':fr:Aigle ibérique, aigle ibérique'') (A) * Eastern imperial eagle, ''Aquila heliaca'' ('':fr:Aigle impérial, aigle impérial'') (A) * Golden eagle, ''Aquila chrysaetos'' ('':fr:Aigle royal, aigle royal'') * Bonelli's eagle, ''Aquila fasciata'' ('':fr:Aigle de Bonelli, aigle de Bonelli'') * Eurasian marsh-harrier, ''Circus aeruginosus'' ('':fr:Busard des roseaux, busard des roseaux'') * Hen harrier, ''Circus cyaneus'' ('':fr:Busard Saint-Martin, busard Saint-Martin'') * Northern harrier, ''Circus hudsonius'' (A) * Pallid harrier, ''Circus macrourus'' ('':fr:Busard pâle, busard pâle'') (A) * Montagu's harrier, ''Circus pygargus'' ('':fr:Busard cendré, busard cendré'') * Eurasian sparrowhawk, ''Accipiter nisus'' ('':fr:Épervier d'Europe, epervier d'Europe'') * Northern goshawk, ''Accipiter gentilis'' ('':fr:Autour des palombes, autour des palombes'') * Red kite, ''Milvus milvus'' ('':fr:Milan royal, milan royal'') * Black kite, ''Milvus migrans'' ('':fr:Milan noir, milan noir'') * White-tailed eagle, ''Haliaeetus albicilla'' ('':fr:Pygargue à queue blanche, pygargue à queue blanche'') * Rough-legged hawk, ''Buteo lagopus'' ('':fr:Buse pattue, buse pattue'') (A) * Common buzzard, ''Buteo buteo'' ('':fr:Buse variable, buse variable'') * Long-legged buzzard, ''Buteo rufinus'' ('':fr:Buse féroce, buse féroce''(A)


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. * Western barn owl, ''Tyto alba'' ('':fr:Chouette effraie, chouette effraie'')


Owls

Order: StrigiformesFamily: Strigidae 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 disc. * Eurasian scops-owl, ''Otus scops'' ('':fr:Petit-duc scops, petit-duc scops'') * Eurasian eagle-owl, ''Bubo bubo'' ('':fr:Hibou grand-duc, hibou grand-duc'') * Snowy owl, ''Bubo scandiacus'' ('':fr:Harfang des neiges, harfang des neiges'') (A) * Northern hawk owl, ''Surnia ulula'' ('':fr:Chouette épervière, chouette épervière'') (A) * Eurasian pygmy-owl, ''Glaucidium passerinum'' ('':fr:Chevêchette d'Europe, chevêchette d'Europe'') * Little owl, ''Athene noctua'' ('':fr:Chevêche d'Athéna, chevêche d'Athéna'') * Tawny owl, ''Strix aluco'' ('':fr:Chouette hulotte, chouette hulotte'') * Long-eared owl, ''Asio otus'' ('':fr:Hibou moyen-duc, hibou moyen-duc'') * Short-eared owl, ''Asio flammeus'' ('':fr:Hibou des marais, hibou des marais'') * Boreal owl, ''Aegolius funereus'' ('':fr:Nyctale de Tengmalm, nyctale de Tengmalm'')


Hoopoes

Order: BucerotiformesFamily: Upupidae Hoopoes have black, white, and orangey-pink coloring with a large erectile crest on their head. * Eurasian hoopoe, ''Upupa epops'' ('':fr:Huppe fasciée, huppe fasciée'')


Kingfishers

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Alcedinidae Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. * Common kingfisher, ''Alcedo atthis'' ('':fr:Martin-pêcheur d'Europe, martin-pêcheur d'Europe'')


Bee-eaters

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Meropidae The bee-eaters are a group of near-passerine birds. Most species are found in Africa but others occur in southern Europe, Madagascar, Australia, and New Guinea. They are characterized by richly colored plumage, slender bodies, and usually elongated central tail feathers. All are colorful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar. * Blue-cheeked bee-eater, ''Merops persicus'' ('':fr:Guêpier de Perse, guêpier de Perse'') (A) * European bee-eater, ''Merops apiaster'' ('':fr:Guêpier d'Europe, guêpier d'Europe'')


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 colorful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but the outer toe is not. * European roller, ''Coracias garrulus'' ('':fr:Rollier d'Europe, rollier d'Europe'')


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. * Eurasian wryneck, ''Jynx torquilla'' ('':fr:Torcol fourmilier, torcol fourmilier'') * Eurasian three-toed woodpecker, ''Picoides tridactylus'' ('':fr:Pic tridactyle, pic tridactyle'') * Middle spotted woodpecker, ''Dendrocoptes medius'' ('':fr:Pic mar, pic mar'') * White-backed woodpecker, ''Dendrocopos leucotos'' ('':fr:Pic à dos blanc, pic à dos blanc'') * Great spotted woodpecker, ''Dendrocopos major'' ('':fr:Pic épeiche, pic épeiche'') * Lesser spotted woodpecker, ''Dryobates minor'' ('':fr:Pic épeichette, pic épeichette'') * Gray-headed woodpecker, ''Picus canus'' ('':fr:Pic cendré, pic cendré'') * Eurasian green woodpecker, ''Picus viridis'' ('':fr:Pic vert, pic vert'') * Iberian green woodpecker, ''Picus sharpei'' * Black woodpecker, ''Dryocopus martius'' ('':fr:Pic noir, pic noir'')


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. * Lesser kestrel, ''Falco naumanni'' ('':fr:Faucon crécerellette, faucon crécerellette'') * Eurasian kestrel, ''Falco tinnunculus'' ('':fr:Faucon crécerelle, faucon crécerelle'') * Red-footed falcon, ''Falco vespertinus'' ('':fr:Faucon kobez, faucon kobez'') * Amur falcon, ''Falco amurensis'' ('':fr:Faucon de l'Amour, faucon de l'Amour'') (A) * Eleonora's falcon, ''Falco eleonorae'' ('':fr:Faucon d'Éléonore, faucon d'Eléonore'') * Sooty falcon, ''Falco concolor'' ('':fr:Faucon concolore, faucon concolore'') (A) * Merlin (bird), Merlin, ''Falco columbarius'' ('':fr:Faucon émerillon, faucon émerillon'') * Eurasian hobby, ''Falco subbuteo'' ('':fr:Faucon hobereau, faucon hobereau'') * Lanner falcon, ''Falco biarmicus'' ('':fr:Faucon lanier, faucon lanier'') (A) * Saker falcon, ''Falco cherrug'' ('':fr:Faucon sacre, faucon sacre'') * Gyrfalcon, ''Falco rusticolus'' ('':fr:Faucon gerfaut, faucon gerfaut'') (A) * Peregrine falcon, ''Falco peregrinus'' ('':fr:Faucon pèlerin, faucon pèlerin'')


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 colored, and some are multi-colored. 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. * Rose-ringed parakeet, ''Psittacula krameri'' ('':fr:Perruche à collier, perruche à collier'') (I)


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. * Red-eyed vireo, ''Vireo olivaceus'' ('':fr:Viréo aux yeux rouges, viréo aux yeux rouges'') (A)


Old World orioles

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Oriolidae The Old World orioles are colorful passerine birds that are not related to the New World orioles. * Eurasian golden oriole, ''Oriolus oriolus'' ('':fr:Loriot d'Europe, loriot d'Europe'')


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. * Red-backed shrike, ''Lanius collurio'' ('':fr:Pie-grièche écorcheur, pie-grièche écorcheur'') * Red-tailed shrike, ''Lanius phoenicuroides'' ('':fr:Pie-grièche du Turkestan, pie-grièche du Turkestan'') (A) * Isabelline shrike, ''Lanius isabellinus'' ('':fr:Pie-grièche isabelle, pie-grièche isabelle'') (A) * Brown shrike, ''Lanius cristatus'' ('':fr:Pie-grièche brune, pie-grièche brune'') (A) * Iberian gray shrike, ''Lanius meridionalis'' ('':fr:Pie-grièche méridionale, pie-grièche méridionale'') * Great gray shrike, ''Lanius excubitor'' ('':fr:Pie-grièche grise, pie-grièche grise'') * Lesser gray shrike, ''Lanius minor'' ('':fr:Pie-grièche à poitrine rose, pie-grièche à poitrine rose'') (Ex) * Masked shrike, ''Lanius nubicus'' ('':fr:Pie-grièche masquée, pie-grièche masquée'') (A) * Woodchat shrike, ''Lanius senator'' ('':fr:Pie-grièche à tête rousse, pie-grièche à tête rousse'')


Crows, jays, and magpies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Corvidae The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers, and ground jays. Corvids are larger than the average size for species in the order Passeriformes and some show high levels of intelligence. * Eurasian jay, ''Garrulus glandarius'' ('':fr:Geai des chênes, geai des chênes)'' * Eurasian magpie, ''Pica pica'' ('':fr:Pie bavarde, pie bavarde)'' * Eurasian nutcracker, ''Nucifraga caryocatactes'' ('':fr:Cassenoix moucheté, cassenoix moucheté)'' * Red-billed Chough, ''Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax '' ('':fr:Crave à bec rouge, crave à bec rouge)'' * Yellow-billed chough, ''Pyrrhocorax graculus'' ('':fr:Chocard à bec jaune, chocard à bec jaune)'' * Eurasian jackdaw, ''Corvus monedula'' ('':fr:Choucas des tours, choucas des tours)'' * Daurian jackdaw, ''Coloeus dauuricus'' ('':fr:Choucas de Daourie, choucas de Daourie)'' (A) * Rook (bird), Rook, ''Corvus frugilegus'' ('':fr:Corbeau freux, corbeau freux)'' * Carrion crow, ''Corvus corone'' ('':fr:Corneille noire, corneille noire)'' * Hooded crow, ''Corvus cornix'' ('':fr:Corneille mantelée, corneille mantelée)'' * Fan-tailed raven, ''Corvus rhipidurus'' ('':fr:Corbeau à queue courte, corbeau à queue courte)'' (A) * Common raven, ''Corvus corax'' ('':fr:Grand corbeau, grand corbeau)''


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. * Coal tit, ''Periparus ater'' ('':fr:Mésange noire, mésange noire'') * Crested tit, ''Lophophanes cristatus'' ('':fr:Mésange huppée, mésange huppée'') * Marsh tit, ''Poecile palustris'' ('':fr:Mésange nonnette, mésange nonnette'') * Willow tit, ''Poecile montanus'' ('':fr:Mésange boréale, mésange boréale'') * Eurasian blue tit, ''Cyanistes caeruleus'' ('':fr:Mésange bleue, mésange bleue'') * Azure tit, ''Cyanistes cyanus'' ('':fr:Mésange azurée, mésange azurée'') (A) * Great tit, ''Parus major'' ('':fr:Mésange charbonnière, mésange charbonnière'')


Penduline-tits

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Remizidae The penduline-tits are a group of small insectivorous birds related to the true tits. * Eurasian penduline-tit, ''Remiz pendulinus'' ('':fr:Rémiz penduline, rémiz penduline'')


Larks

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Alaudidae Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds. * Bar-tailed lark, ''Ammomanes cinctura'' ('':fr:Ammomane élégante, ammomane élégante'') (A) * Horned lark, ''Eremophila alpestris'' ('':fr:Alouette hausse-col, alouette hausse-col'') * Greater short-toed lark, ''Calandrella brachydactyla'' ('':fr:Alouette calandrelle, alouette calandrelle'') * Bimaculated lark, ''Melanocorypha bimaculata'' ('':fr:Alouette monticole, alouette monticole'') (A) * Calandra lark, ''Melanocorypha calandra'' ('':fr:Alouette calandre, alouette calandre'') * Dupont's lark, ''Chersophilus duponti'' ('':fr:Sirli ricoti, sirli ricoti'') (A) * Wood lark, ''Lullula arborea'' ('':fr:Alouette lulu, alouette lulu'') * Mediterranean short-toed lark, ''Alaudala rufescens'' ('':fr:Alouette pispolette, alouette pispolette'') * Eurasian skylark, ''Alauda arvensis'' ('':fr:Alouette des champs, alouette des champs'') * Thekla's lark, ''Galerida theklae'' ('':fr:Cochevis de Thékla, cochevis de Thékla'') * Crested lark, ''Galerida cristata'' ('':fr:Cochevis huppé, cochevis huppé'')


Bearded reedling

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Panuridae This species, the only one in its family, is found in reed beds throughout temperate Europe and Asia. * Bearded reedling, ''Panurus biarmicus'' ('':fr:Panure à moustaches, panure à moustaches'')


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 gray appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub. * Zitting cisticola, ''Cisticola juncidis'' ('':fr:Cisticole des joncs, cisticole des joncs'')


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. * Booted warbler, ''Iduna caligata'' ('':fr:Hypolaïs bottée, hypolaïs bottée'') (A) * Sykes's warbler, ''Iduna rama'' ('':fr:Hypolaïs rama, hypolaïs rama'') * Eastern olivaceous warbler, ''Iduna pallida'' ('':fr:Hypolaïs pâle, hypolaïs pâle'') (A) * Western olivaceous warbler, ''Iduna opaca'' ('':fr:Acrocephalidae, hypolaïs obscure'') * Melodious warbler, ''Hippolais polyglotta'' ('':fr:Hypolaïs polyglotte, hypolaïs polyglotte'') * Icterine warbler, ''Hippolais icterina'' ('':fr:Hypolaïs ictérine, hypolaïs ictérine'') * Aquatic warbler, ''Acrocephalus paludicola'' ('':fr:Phragmite aquatique, phragmite aquatique'') * Moustached warbler, ''Acrocephalus melanopogon'' ('':fr:Lusciniole à moustaches, lusciniole à moustaches'') * Sedge warbler, ''Acrocephalus schoenobaenus'' ('':fr:Phragmite des joncs, phragmite des joncs'') * Paddyfield warbler, ''Acrocephalus agricola'' ('':fr:Rousserolle isabelle, rousserolle isabelle'') (A) * Blyth's reed warbler, ''Acrocephalus dumetorum'' ('':fr:Rousserolle des buissons, rousserolle des buissons'') (A) * Marsh warbler, ''Acrocephalus palustris'' ('':fr:Rousserolle verderolle, rousserolle verderolle'') * Common reed warbler, ''Acrocephalus scirpaceus'' ('':fr:Rousserolle effarvatte, rousserolle effarvatte'') * Great reed warbler, ''Acrocephalus arundinaceus'' ('':fr:Rousserolle turdoïde, rousserolle turdoïde'')


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. * Gray's grasshopper warbler, ''Helopsaltes fasciolatus'' ('':fr:Locustelle fasciée, locustelle fasciée'') (A) * Pallas's grasshopper warbler, ''Helopsaltes certhiola'' ('':fr:Locustelle de Pallas, locustelle de Pallas'') (A) * Lanceolated warbler, ''Locustella lanceolata'' ('':fr:Locustelle lancéolée, locustelle lancéolée'') (A) * River warbler, ''Locustella fluviatilis'' ('':fr:Locustelle fluviatile, locustelle fluviatile'') (A) * Savi's warbler, ''Locustella luscinioides'' ('':fr:Locustelle luscinioide, locustelle luscinioide'') * Common grasshopper-warbler, ''Locustella naevia'' ('':fr:Locustelle tachetée, locustelle tachetée'')


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. * Brown-throated martin, Plain martin, ''Riparia paludicola'' ('':fr:Hirondelle paludicole, hirondelle paludicole'') (A) * Bank swallow, ''Riparia riparia'' ('':fr:Hirondelle de rivage, hirondelle de rivage'') * Eurasian crag-martin, ''Ptyonoprogne rupestris'' ('':fr:Hirondelle de rochers, hirondelle de rochers'') * Barn swallow, ''Hirundo rustica'' ('':fr:Hirondelle rustique, hirondelle rustique'') * Red-rumped swallow, ''Hirundo daurica'' ('':fr:Hirondelle rousseline, hirondelle rousseline'') * American cliff swallow, Cliff swallow, ''Petrochelidon pyrrhonota'' - '':fr:Hirondelle à front blanc, hirondelle à front blanc'') (A) * Common house-martin, ''Delichon urbicum'' ('':fr:Hirondelle de fenêtre, hirondelle de fenêtre'')


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 grayish-green to grayish-brown colors. * Wood warbler, ''Phylloscopus sibilatrix'' ('':fr:Pouillot siffleur, pouillot siffleur'') * Western Bonelli's warbler, ''Phylloscopus bonelli'' ('':fr:Pouillot de Bonelli, pouillot de Bonelli'') * Eastern Bonelli's warbler, ''Phylloscopus orientalis'' ('':fr:Pouillot oriental, pouillot oriental'') (A) * Yellow-browed warbler, ''Phylloscopus inornatus'' ('':fr:Pouillot à grands sourcils, pouillot à grands sourcils'') * Hume's warbler, ''Phylloscopus humei'' ('':fr:Phylloscopidae, pouillot de Hume'') (A) * Pallas's leaf warbler, ''Phylloscopus proregulus'' ('':fr:Pouillot de Pallas, pouillot de Pallas'') (A) * Radde's warbler, ''Phylloscopus schwarzi'' ('':fr:Phylloscopidae, pouillot de Schwarz'') (A) * Dusky warbler, ''Phylloscopus fuscatus'' ('':fr:Pouillot brun, pouillot brun'') (A) * Willow warbler, ''Phylloscopus trochilus'' ('':fr:Pouillot fitis, pouillot fitis'') * Common chiffchaff, ''Phylloscopus collybita'' ('':fr:Pouillot véloce, pouillot véloce'') * Iberian chiffchaff, ''Phylloscopus brehmii'' ('':fr:Pouillot ibérique, pouillot ibérique'') * Eastern crowned warbler, ''Phylloscopus coronatus'' ('':fr:Pouillot de Temminck, pouillot de Temminck'') (A) * Greenish warbler, ''Phylloscopus trochiloides'' ('':fr:Pouillot verdâtre, pouillot verdâtre'') (A) * Two-barred warbler, ''Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus'' ('':fr:Pouillot à deux barres, pouillot à deux barres'') (A) * Arctic warbler, ''Phylloscopus borealis'' ('':fr:Pouillot boréal, pouillot boréal'') (A)


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.Gill, F. and D. Donsker (Eds). 2019. IOC World Bird List (v 9.2). . http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ retrieved 22 June 2019 * Cetti's warbler, ''Cettia cetti'' ('':fr:Bouscarle de Cetti, bouscarle de 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. * Long-tailed tit, ''Aegithalos caudatus '' ('':fr:Mésange à longue queue, mésange à longue queue'')


Sylviid warblers, parrotbills, and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Sylviidae The family Sylviidae is a group of small insectivorous birds. They mainly occur as breeding species, as another common name (Old World warblers) implies, in Europe, Asia and, to a lesser extent, Africa. Most are of generally undistinguished appearance, but many have distinctive songs. * Eurasian blackcap, ''Sylvia atricapilla'' ('':fr:Fauvette à tête noire, fauvette à tête noire'') * Garden warbler, ''Sylvia borin'' ('':fr:Fauvette des jardins, fauvette des jardins'') * Barred warbler, ''Curruca nisoria'' ('':fr:Fauvette épervière, fauvette épervière'') (A) * Lesser whitethroat, ''Curruca curruca'' ('':fr:Fauvette babillarde, fauvette babillarde'') * Western Orphean warbler, ''Curruca hortensis'' ('':fr:Fauvette orphée, fauvette orphée'') * Asian desert warbler, ''Curruca nana'' ('':fr:Fauvette naine, fauvette naine'') (A) * Tristram's warbler, ''Curruca deserticola'' ('':fr:Fauvette de l'Atlas, fauvette de l'Atlas'') (A) * Rüppell's warbler, ''Curruca ruppeli'' ('':fr:Fauvette de Rüppell, fauvette de Rüppell'') (A) * Sardinian warbler, ''Curruca melanocephala'' ('':fr:Fauvette mélanocéphale, fauvette mélanocéphale'') * Moltoni's warbler, ''Curruca subalpina'' ('':fr:Fauvette de Moltoni, fauvette de Moltoni'') * Western subalpine warbler, ''Curruca iberiae'' * Greater whitethroat, ''Curruca communis'' ('':fr:Fauvette grisette, fauvette grisette'') * Spectacled warbler, ''Curruca conspicillata'' ('':fr:Fauvette à lunettes, fauvette à lunettes'') * Marmora's warbler ''Curruca sarda'' ('':fr:Fauvette sarde, fauvette sarde'') * Dartford warbler, ''Curruca undata'' ('':fr:Fauvette pitchou, fauvette pitchou'')


Laughingthrushes and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Leiothrichidae The members of this family are diverse in size and coloration, though those of genus ''Turdoides'' tend to be brown or grayish. The family is found in Africa, India, and southeast Asia. * Red-billed leiothrix ''Leiothrix lutea'' ('':fr:Léiothrix jaune, léiothrix jaune'') (I)


Kinglets

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Regulidae The kinglets and "crests" are a small family of birds which resemble some warblers. They are very small insectivorous birds in the single genus ''Regulus''. The adults have colored crowns, giving rise to their name. * Goldcrest, ''Regulus regulus'' ('':fr:Roitelet huppé, roitelet huppé'') * Common firecrest, ''Regulus ignicapillus'' ('':fr:Roitelet à triple bandeau, roitelet à triple bandeau'')


Wallcreeper

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Tichodromidae The wallcreeper is a small bird related to the nuthatch family, which has stunning crimson, gray, and black plumage. It is the only species in its family. * Wallcreeper, ''Tichodroma muraria'' ('':fr:Tichodrome échelette, tichodrome échelette'')


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. The Corsican nuthatch is France's sole endemic species. * Eurasian nuthatch, ''Sitta europaea'' ('':fr:Sittelle torchepot, sittelle torchepot'') * Corsican nuthatch, ''Sitta whiteheadi'' ('':fr:Sittelle corse, sittelle corse'') (endemic)


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. * Eurasian treecreeper, ''Certhia familiaris'' ('':fr:Grimpereau des bois, grimpereau des bois'') * Short-toed treecreeper, ''Certhia brachydactyla'' ('':fr:Grimpereau des jardins, grimpereau des jardins'')


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. * Eurasian wren, ''Troglodytes troglodytes'' ('':fr:Troglodyte mignon, troglodyte mignon'')


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. * White-throated dipper, ''Cinclus cinclus'' ('':fr:Cincle plongeur, cincle plongeur'')


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. Their plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen. * European starling, ''Sturnus vulgaris'' ('':fr:Étourneau sansonnet, étourneau sansonnet'') * Spotless starling, ''Sturnus unicolor'' ('':fr:Étourneau unicolore, étourneau unicolore'') * Rosy starling, ''Pastor roseus'' ('':fr:Étourneau roselin, étourneau roselin'') (A)


Thrushes and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Turdidae The thrushes are a family of 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. * White's thrush, ''Zoothera aurea'' ('':fr:Grive dorée, grive dorée'') (A) * Scaly thrush, ''Zoothera dauma'' ('':fr:Grive dama, grive dama'') (A) * Veery, ''Catharus fuscescens'' ('':fr:Grive fauve, grive fauve'') (A) * Gray-cheeked thrush, ''Catharus minimus'' ('':fr:Grive à joues grises, grive à joues grises'') (A) * Swainson's thrush, ''Catharus ustulatus '' ('':fr:Grive à dos olive, grive à dos olive'') (A) * Siberian thrush, ''Geokichla sibirica'' ('':fr:Grive de Sibérie, grive de Sibérie'') (A) * Mistle thrush, ''Turdus viscivorus'' ('':fr:Grive draine, grive draine'') * Song thrush, ''Turdus philomelos'' ('':fr:Grive musicienne, grive musicienne'') * Redwing, ''Turdus iliacus'' ('':fr:Grive mauvis, grive mauvis'') * Eurasian blackbird, ''Turdus merula'' ('':fr:Merle noir, merle noir'') * Eyebrowed thrush, ''Turdus obscurus'' ('':fr:Merle obscure, merle obscure'') (A) * Fieldfare, ''Turdus pilaris'' ('':fr:Grive litorne, grive litorne'') * Ring ouzel, ''Turdus torquatus'' ('':fr:Merle à plastron, merle à plastron'') * Black-throated thrush, ''Turdus atrogularis'' ('':fr:Grive à gorge noire, grive à gorge noire'') (A) * Red-throated thrush, ''Turdus ruficollis'' ('':fr:Grive à gorge rousse, grive à gorge rousse'') (A) * Dusky thrush, ''Turdus eunomus'' ('':fr:Grive à ailes rousses, grive à ailes rousses'') (A) * Naumann's thrush, ''Turdus naumanni'' ('':fr:Grive de Naumann, grive de Naumann'') (A)


Old World flycatchers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Muscicapidae Old World flycatchers are a large group of birds which are mainly small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is highly varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls. * Spotted flycatcher, ''Muscicapa striata'' ('':fr:Gobemouche gris, gobemouche gris'') * Rufous-tailed scrub-robin, ''Cercotrichas galactotes'' ('':fr:Agrobate roux, agrobate roux'') (A) * European robin, ''Erithacus rubecula'' ('':fr:Rougegorge familier, rougegorge familier'') * White-throated robin, ''Irania gutturalis'' ('':fr:Iranie à gorge blanche, iranie à gorge blanche'') (A) * Thrush nightingale, ''Luscinia luscinia'' ('':fr:Rossignol progné, rossignol progné'') (A) * Common nightingale, ''Luscinia megarhynchos'' ('':fr:Rossignol philomèle, rossignol philomèle'') * Bluethroat, ''Luscinia svecica'' ('':fr:Gorgebleue à miroir, gorgebleue à miroir'') * Red-flanked bluetail, ''Tarsiger cyanurus'' ('':fr:Rossignol à flancs roux, rossignol à flancs roux'') (A) * Taiga flycatcher, ''Ficedula albicilla'' ('':fr:Gobemouche de la taïga, gobemouche de la taïga'') (A) * Red-breasted flycatcher, ''Ficedula parva'' ('':fr:Gobemouche nain, gobemouche nain'') * Semicollared flycatcher, ''Ficedula semitorquata'' ('':fr:Gobemouche à demi-collier, gobemouche à demi-collier'') (A) * European pied flycatcher ''Ficedula hypoleuca'' ('':fr:Gobemouche noir, gobemouche noir'') * Collared flycatcher, ''Ficedula albicollis'' ('':fr:Gobemouche à collier, gobemouche à collier'') * Moussier's redstart, ''Phoenicurus moussieri'' ('':fr:Rougequeue de Moussier, rougequeue de Moussier'') (A) * Common redstart, ''Phoenicurus phoenicurus'' ('':fr:Rougequeue à front blanc, rougequeue à front blanc'') * Black redstart, ''Phoenicurus ochruros'' ('':fr:Rougequeue noir, rougequeue noir'') * Rufous-tailed rock-thrush, ''Monticola saxatilis'' ('':fr:Monticole merle-de-roche, monticole merle-de-roche'') * Blue rock-thrush, ''Monticola solitarius'' ('':fr:Monticole merle-bleu, monticole merle-bleu'') * Whinchat, ''Saxicola rubetra'' ('':fr:Tarier des prés, tarier des prés'') * European stonechat, ''Saxicola rubicola'' ('':fr:Tarier pâtre, tarier pâtre'') * Siberian stonechat, ''Saxicola maurus'' ('':fr:Tarier de Sibérie, tarier de Sibérie'') (A) * Northern wheatear, ''Oenanthe oenanthe'' ('':fr:traquet motteux, traquet motteux'') * Isabelline wheatear, ''Oenanthe isabellina'' ('':fr:Traquet isabelle, traquet isabelle'') (A) * Desert wheatear, ''Oenanthe deserti'' ('':fr:Traquet du désert, traquet du désert'') (A) * Western black-eared wheatear, ''Oenanthe hispanica'' * Eastern black-eared wheatear, ''Oenanthe melanoleuca'' (A) * Pied wheatear, ''Oenanthe pleschanka'' ('':fr:Traquet pie, traquet pie'') (A) * Black wheatear, ''Oenanthe leucura'' ('':fr:Traquet rieur, traquet rieur'') * White-crowned wheatear, ''Oenanthe leucopyga'' ('':fr:Traquet à tête blanche, traquet à tête blanche'') (A) * Kurdish wheatear, ''Oenanthe xanthoprymna'' ('':fr:Traquet kurde, traquet kurde'') (A)


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. * Bohemian waxwing, ''Bombycilla garrulus'' ('':fr:Jaseur boréal, jaseur boréal'')


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 a wide variation in plumage colors and patterns. * Indian silverbill, ''Euodice malabarica'' ('':fr:Capucin bec-de-plomb, capucin bec-de-plomb'') (I)


Accentors

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Prunellidae The accentors are the only bird family which is endemic to the Palearctic. They are small, fairly drab species superficially similar to sparrows. * Alpine accentor, ''Prunella collaris'' ('':fr:Accenteur alpin, accenteur alpin'') * Black-throated accentor, ''Prunella atrogularis'' ('':fr:Accenteur à gorge noire, accenteur à gorge noire'') (A) * Dunnock, ''Prunella modularis '' ('':fr:Accenteur mouchet, accenteur mouchet'')


Old World sparrows

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passeridae In general, Old World sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or gray birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects. * House sparrow, ''Passer domesticus'' ('':fr:Moineau domestique, moineau domestique'') * Italian sparrow, ''Passer italiae'' ('':fr:Moineau cisalpin, moineau cisalpin'') * Spanish sparrow, ''Passer hispaniolensis'' ('':fr:Moineau espagnol, moineau espagnol'') (A) * Eurasian tree sparrow, ''Passer montanus'' ('':fr:Moineau friquet, moineau friquet'') * Rock sparrow, ''Petronia petronia'' ('':fr:Moineau soulcie, moineau soulcie'') * White-winged snowfinch, ''Montifringilla nivalis'' ('':fr:Niverolle alpine, niverolle alpine'')


Wagtails and pipits

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Motacillidae Motacillidae is a family of small birds with medium to long tails which includes the wagtails, longclaws, and pipits. They are slender ground-feeding insectivores of open country. * Gray wagtail, ''Motacilla cinerea'' ('':fr:Bergeronnette des ruisseaux, bergeronnette des ruisseaux'') * Western yellow wagtail, ''Motacilla flava'' ('':fr:Bergeronnette printanière, bergeronnette printanière'') * Eastern yellow wagtail, ''Motacilla tschutschensis'' ('':fr:Bergeronnette de Béringie, bergeronnette de Béringie'') (A) * Citrine wagtail, ''Motacilla citreola'' ('':fr:Bergeronnette citrine, bergeronnette citrine'') (A) * White wagtail, ''Motacilla alba'' ('':fr:Bergeronnette grise, bergeronnette grise'') * Richard's pipit, ''Anthus richardi'' ('':fr:Pipit de Richard, pipit de Richard'') * Blyth's pipit, ''Anthus godlewskii'' ('':fr:Pipit de Godlewski, pipit de Godlewski'') (A) * Tawny pipit, ''Anthus campestris'' ('':fr:Pipit rousseline, pipit rousseline'') * Meadow pipit, ''Anthus pratensis'' ('':fr:Pipit farlouse, pipit farlouse'') * Tree pipit, ''Anthus trivialis'' ('':fr:Pipit des arbres, pipit des arbres'') * Olive-backed pipit, ''Anthus hodgsoni '' ('':fr:Pipit à dos olive, pipit à dos olive'') (A) * Pechora pipit, ''Anthus gustavi'' ('':fr:Pipit, pipit de la Petchora'') (A) * Red-throated pipit, ''Anthus cervinus'' ('':fr:Pipit à gorge rousse, pipit à gorge rousse'') * Water pipit, ''Anthus spinoletta'' ('':fr:Pipit spioncelle, pipit spioncelle'') * Eurasian rock pipit, Rock pipit, ''Anthus petrosus'' ('':fr:Pipit maritime, pipit maritime'') * American pipit, ''Anthus rubescens'' ('':fr:Pipit farlousane, pipit farlousane'') (A)


Finches, euphonias, and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Fringillidae Finches are seed-eating 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 chaffinch, ''Fringilla coelebs'' ('':fr:Pinson des arbres, pinson des arbres'') * Brambling, ''Fringilla montifringilla'' ('':fr:Pinson du Nord, pinson du Nord'') * Hawfinch, ''Coccothraustes coccothraustes'' ('':fr:Gros-bec casse-noyaux, gros-bec casse-noyaux'') * Common rosefinch, ''Carpodacus erythrinus'' ('':fr:Roselin cramoisi, roselin cramoisi'') * Pine grosbeak, ''Pinicola enucleator'' ('':fr:Durbec des sapins, durbec des sapins'') (A) * Eurasian bullfinch, ''Pyrrhula pyrrhula'' ('':fr:Bouvreuil pivoine, bouvreuil pivoine'') * Trumpeter finch, ''Rhodopechys githaginea'' ('':fr:Roselin githagine, roselin githagine'') (A) * European greenfinch, ''Chloris chloris'' ('':fr:Verdier d'Europe, verdier d'Europe'') * Twite, ''Linaria flavirostris'' ('':fr:Linotte à bec jaune, linotte à bec jaune'') * Eurasian linnet, ''Linaria cannabina'' ('':fr:Linotte mélodieuse, linotte mélodieuse'') * Common redpoll, ''Acanthis flammea'' ('':fr:Sizerin flammé, sizerin flammé'') * Lesser redpoll, ''Acanthis cabaret'' ('':fr:Sizerin cabaret, sizerin cabaret'') * Hoary redpoll, ''Acanthis hornemanni'' ('':fr:Sizerin blanchâtre, sizerin blanchâtre'') (A) * Parrot crossbill, ''Loxia pytyopsittacus'' ('':fr:Bec-croisé perroquet, bec-croisé perroquet'') (A) * Red crossbill, ''Loxia curvirostra'' ('':fr:Bec-croisé des sapins, bec-croisé des sapins'') * White-winged crossbill, ''Loxia leucoptera'' ('':fr:Bec-croisé bifascié, bec-croisé bifascié'') (A) * European goldfinch, ''Carduelis carduelis'' ('':fr:Chardonneret élégant, chardonneret élégant'') * Citril finch, ''Serinus citrinella'' ('':fr:Venturon montagnard, venturon montagnard'') * Corsican finch, ''Serinus corsicana'' ('':fr:Venturon corse, venturon corse'') * European serin, ''Serinus serinus'' ('':fr:Serin cini, serin cini'') * Eurasian siskin, ''Spinus spinus'' ('':fr:Tarin des aulnes, tarin des aulnes'')


Longspurs and snow buntings

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Calcariidae The Calcariidae are a family of birds that had been traditionally grouped with the New World sparrows, but differ in a number of respects and are usually found in open grassy areas. * Lapland longspur, ''Calcarius lapponicus'' ('':fr:Plectrophane lapon, plectrophane lapon'') * Snow bunting, ''Plectrophenax nivalis'' ('':fr:Plectrophane des neiges, plectrophane des neiges'')


Old World buntings

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Emberizidae Emberizidae is a family of passerine birds containing a single genus. Until 2017, the New World sparrows (Passerellidae) were also considered part of this family. * Black-headed bunting, ''Emberiza melanocephala'' ('':fr:Bruant mélanocéphale, bruant mélanocéphale'') (A) * Red-headed bunting, ''Emberiza bruniceps'' ('':fr:Bruant à tête rousse, bruant à tête rousse'') (A) * Corn bunting, ''Emberiza calandra'' ('':fr:Bruant proyer, bruant proyer'') * Rock bunting, ''Emberiza cia'' ('':fr:Bruant fou, bruant fou'') * Cirl bunting ''Emberiza cirlus'' ('':fr:Bruant zizi, bruant zizi'') * Yellowhammer, ''Emberiza citrinella'' ('':fr:Bruant jaune, bruant jaune'') * Pine bunting, ''Emberiza leucocephalos'' ('':fr:Bruant à calotte blanche, bruant à calotte blanche'') (A) * Ortolan bunting, ''Emberiza hortulana'' ('':fr:Bruant ortolan, bruant ortolan'') * Cretzschmar's bunting, ''Emberiza caesia'' ('':fr:Bruant cendrillard, bruant cendrillard'') (A) * Pallas's bunting, ''Emberiza pallasi'' ('':fr:Bruant de Pallas, bruant de Pallas'') (A) * Reed bunting, ''Emberiza schoeniclus'' ('':fr:Bruant des roseaux, bruant des roseaux'') * Yellow-breasted bunting, ''Emberiza aureola'' ('':fr:Bruant auréole, bruant auréole'') (A) * Little bunting, ''Emberiza pusilla'' ('':fr:Bruant nain, bruant nain'') (A) * Rustic bunting, ''Emberiza rustica'' - ('':fr:Bruant, bruant rustique'') (A) * Black-faced bunting, ''Emberiza spodocephala'' ('':fr:Bruant masqué, bruant masqué'') (A) * Chestnut bunting, ''Emberiza rutila'' ('':fr:Bruant roux, bruant roux'') (A) * Yellow-browed bunting, ''Emberiza chrysophrys'' ('':fr:Bruant à sourcils jaunes, bruant à sourcils jaunes'') (A)


New World sparrows

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passerellidae Until 2017, these species were considered part of the family Emberizidae. Most of the species are known as sparrows, but these birds are not closely related to the Old World sparrows which are in the family Passeridae. Many of these have distinctive head patterns. * White-crowned sparrow, ''Zonotrichia leucophrys'' ('':fr:Bruant à couronne blanche, bruant à couronne blanche'') (A) * White-throated sparrow, ''Zonotrichia albicollis'' ('':fr:Bruant à gorge blanche, bruant à gorge blanche'') (A)


Troupials and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Icteridae The icterids are a group of small to medium-sized, often colorful birds restricted to the New World. Most species have black as a predominant plumage color, often enlivened by yellow, orange, or red. * Bobolink, ''Dolichonyx oryzivorus'' ('':fr:Goglu des prés, goglu des prés'') (A) * Brown-headed cowbird, ''Molothrus ater'' ('':fr:Vacher à tête brune, vacher à tête brune'') (A)


New World warblers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Parulidae Parulidae are a group of small, often colorful birds restricted to the New World. Most are arboreal and insectivorous. * Ovenbird, ''Seiurus aurocapilla'' ('':fr:Paruline couronnée, paruline couronnée'') (A) * Northern waterthrush, ''Parkesia noveboracensis'' ('':fr:Paruline des ruisseaux, paruline des ruisseaux'') (A) * Black-and-white warbler, ''Mniotilta varia'' ('':fr:Paruline noir et blanc, paruline noir et blanc'') (A) * American redstart, ''Setophaga ruticilla'' ('':fr:Paruline flamboyante, paruline flamboyante'') (A) * Northern parula, ''Setophaga americana'' ('':fr:Paruline à collier, paruline à collier'') (A) * Blackburnian warbler, ''Setophaga fusca' ('':fr:Paruline à gorge orangée, paruline à gorge orangée'') (A) * Yellow warbler, ''Setophaga petechia'' ('':fr:Paruline jaune, paruline jaune'') (A) * Chestnut-sided warbler, ''Setophaga pensylvanica'' ('':fr:Paruline à flancs marron, paruline à flancs marron'') (A) * Blackpoll warbler, ''Setophaga striata'' ('':fr:Paruline rayée, paruline rayée'') (A)


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. * Scarlet tanager, ''Piranga olivacea'' ('':fr:Tangara écarlate, tangara écarlate'') (A) * Rose-breasted grosbeak, ''Pheucticus ludovicianus'' ('':fr:Cardinal à poitrine rose, cardinal à poitrine rose'') (A)


See also

*List of birds *Lists of birds by region


References

;Sources * *


External links

* :fr:Liste des espèces d'oiseaux de France, Liste des espèces d'oiseaux de France {{DEFAULTSORT:France Lists of birds of Europe, Fra Lists of birds of France, Fauna of Metropolitan France, *Birds