Birds of Greece
Full Greek Bird List
Every species recorded in Greece, with its status, our Rarity Code and category. The PDF and Word downloads also show the best time and where to look.
| Species | Status | Rarity Code | Category | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus | Resident | 2 | Uncommon species | |
| Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii | Resident | 2 | Uncommon species | |
| Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus | Resident | 3 | Scarce species | |
| Black StorkCiconia nigra | Summer visitor | 2 | Uncommon species | |
| Black-headed BuntingEmberiza melanocephala | Summer visitor | 1 | Common species | |
| Cinereous BuntingEmberiza cineracea | Summer visitor | 2 | Uncommon species | |
| Cinereous VultureAegypius monachus | Resident | 3 | Scarce species | |
| Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola | Summer visitor | 2 | Uncommon species | |
| Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispus | Resident | 2 | Uncommon species | |
| Demoiselle CraneGrus virgo | Vagrant | 4 | Rare species | |
| Eastern Black-eared WheatearOenanthe melanoleuca | Summer visitor | 1 | Common species | |
| Eastern Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus orientalis | Summer visitor | 2 | Uncommon species | |
| Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus | Summer visitor | 3 | Scarce species | |
| Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae | Summer visitor | 2 | Uncommon species | |
| European Bee-eaterMerops apiaster | Summer visitor | 1 | Common species | |
| European RollerCoracias garrulus | Summer visitor | 2 | Uncommon species | |
| Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus | Summer visitor, Passage migrant | 2 | Uncommon species | |
| Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii | Passage migrant | 3 | Scarce species | |
| Greater Spotted EagleClanga clanga | Winter visitor | 3 | Scarce species | |
| Griffon VultureGyps fulvus | Resident | 2 | Uncommon species | |
| Isabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellina | Summer visitor | 2 | Uncommon species | |
| Krüper's NuthatchSitta krueperi | Resident | 2 | Uncommon species | |
| Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus | Resident | 3 | Scarce species | |
| Lesser KestrelFalco naumanni | Summer visitor | 1 | Common species | |
| Lesser White-fronted GooseAnser erythropus | Winter visitor | 3 | Scarce species | |
| Masked ShrikeLanius nubicus | Summer visitor | 2 | Uncommon species | |
| Olive-tree WarblerHippolais olivetorum | Summer visitor | 2 | Uncommon species | |
| Pallid HarrierCircus macrourus | Passage migrant | 3 | Scarce species | |
| Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmaeus | Resident | 1 | Common species | |
| Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollis | Winter visitor | 3 | Scarce species | |
| Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinus | Passage migrant | 2 | Uncommon species | |
| Rock PartridgeAlectoris graeca | Resident | 2 | Uncommon species | |
| Rosy StarlingPastor roseus | Summer visitor | 3 | Scarce species | Numbers vary a lot from year to year. |
| Rüppell's WarblerCurruca ruppelli | Summer visitor | 2 | Uncommon species | |
| Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala | Resident | 1 | Common species | |
| Semicollared FlycatcherFicedula semitorquata | Summer visitor, Passage migrant | 2 | Uncommon species | |
| Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei | Resident | 2 | Uncommon species | |
| Sociable LapwingVanellus gregarius | Vagrant | 5 | Accidental species | |
| Sombre TitPoecile lugubris | Resident | 2 | Uncommon species | |
| Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus | Summer visitor | 3 | Scarce species | |
| WallcreeperTichodroma muraria | Resident, Winter visitor | 3 | Scarce species | |
| Western Rock NuthatchSitta neumayer | Resident | 1 | Common species | |
| White-backed WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucotos | Resident | 3 | Scarce species |