Birds of Andorra

Andorra is well-known for its birds, with BirdLife International declaring the nation an Important Bird Area (IBA). The forests and mountains support many avian species, including rare ones like citril finches, red-billed choughs, and rock buntings.

Most travelers visiting Andorra from May to June will see a lot of birds, especially if they decide to hike on one of the several bird trails in the country.

The Bearded Vulture, or the Lammergeier, is the national bird of Andorra. Sadly, its population has been falling in the country for a while.

Birds of Andorra

List of Birds Found in Andorra

Native Birds

Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

  • Common Quail
  • Rock Ptarmigan
  • Western Capercaillie
  • Gray Partridge
  • Red-legged Partridge

Grebes

  • Little Grebe

Pigeons and Doves

  • Common Wood-pigeon
  • Rock Pigeon

Cuckoos

  • Common Cuckoo

Nightjars and Allies

  • Eurasian Nightjar

Swifts

  • Alpine Swift
  • Common Swift
  • Pallid Swift

Cranes

  • Common Crane

Plovers and Lapwings

  • Eurasian Dotterel
  • Northern Lapwing

Sandpipers and Allies

  • Common Sandpiper
  • Eurasian Woodcock

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

  • Yellow-legged Gull

Storks

Cormorants and Shags

  • Great Cormorant

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Osprey

  • Osprey

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

  • Bearded Vulture
  • Black Kite
  • Booted Eagle
  • Common Buzzard
  • Eurasian Griffon
  • Eurasian Marsh-harrier
  • Eurasian Sparrowhawk
  • European Honey-buzzard
  • Golden Eagle
  • Montagu’s Harrier
  • Northern Goshawk
  • Red Kite
  • Short-toed Snake-eagle

Barn-owls

Owls

Hoopoes

  • Eurasian Hoopoe

Kingfishers

  • Common Kingfisher

Bee-eaters

  • European Bee-eater

Rollers

  • European Roller

Woodpeckers

  • Eurasian Wryneck
  • Great-spotted Woodpecker
  • Lesser-spotted Woodpecker
  • Iberian Green Woodpecker
  • Black Woodpecker

Falcons and Caracaras

  • Eurasian Kestrel
  • Merlin
  • Peregrine Falcon

Old World Orioles

Shrikes

  • Great Gray Shrike
  • Red-backed Shrike
  • Iberian Gray Shrike
  • Lesser Gray Shrike

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

  • Carrion Crow
  • Common Raven
  • Eurasian Jay
  • Eurasian Magpie
  • Red-billed Chough
  • Yellow-billed Chough
  • Rook

Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

  • Coal Tit
  • Great Tit
  • Crested Tit
  • Marsh Tit
  • Eurasian Blue Tit

Larks

  • Crested Lark
  • Eurasian Skylark
  • Thekla’s Lark
  • Wood Lark

Reed Warblers and Allies

  • Melodious Warbler

Swallows

  • Bank Swallow
  • Barn Swallow
  • Common House-martin
  • Eurasian Crag-martin

Leaf Warblers

  • Common Chiffchaff
  • Iberian Chiffchaff
  • Western Bonelli’s Warbler
  • Willow Warbler
  • Wood Warbler

Long-tailed Tits

  • Long-tailed Tit

Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies

  • Dartford Warbler
  • Eurasian Blackcap
  • Garden Warbler
  • Greater Whitethroat
  • Western Orphean Warbler
  • Western Subalpine Warbler

Kinglets

  • Common Firecrest
  • Goldcrest

Wallcreepers

  • Wallcreeper

Nuthatches

  • Eurasian Nuthatch

Treecreepers

  • Eurasian Treecreeper
  • Short-toed Treecreeper

Wrens

Dippers

  • White-throated Dipper

Starlings

Thrushes and Allies

  • Eurasian Blackbird
  • Mistle Thrush
  • Redwing
  • Ring Ouzel
  • Song Thrush
  • Fieldfare

Old World Flycatchers

  • Black Redstart
  • Blue Rock-thrush
  • Common Nightingale
  • Common Redstart
  • European Pied Flycatcher
  • European Robin
  • European Stonechat
  • Northern Wheatear
  • Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush
  • Spotted Flycatcher
  • Western Black-eared Wheatear
  • Whinchat

Accentors

  • Alpine Accentor
  • Dunnock

Old World Sparrows

  • House Sparrow
  • Rock Sparrow
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
  • White-winged Snowfinch

Wagtails and Pipits

  • Gray Wagtail
  • Meadow Pipit
  • Tawny Pipit
  • Tree Pipit
  • Water Pipit
  • Western Yellow Wagtail
  • White Wagtail

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

  • Brambling
  • Common Chaffinch
  • Eurasian Bullfinch
  • Eurasian Linnet
  • European Goldfinch
  • European Serin
  • Hawfinch
  • Red Crossbill
  • Citril Finch

Old World Buntings

  • Cirl Bunting
  • Corn Bunting
  • Ortolan Bunting
  • Rock Bunting
  • Yellowhammer

Non-native Birds

  • Greater Spotted Eagle
  • Ring-necked Pheasant
  • Eared Grebe
  • Stock Dove
  • European Turtle-dove
  • Eurasian Collared-dove
  • Green Sandpiper
  • Egyptian Vulture
  • Little Owl
  • Eurasian Hobby
  • Woodchat Shrike
  • Eurasian Jackdaw
  • Sardinian Warbler
  • Eastern Subalpine Warbler
  • Eurasian Siskin

As an IBA, Andorra attracts countless enthusiasts like ornithologists and wildlife photographers. Some popular birdwatching sites include mountain trails like Pic del Pessons, Tossa Del Braibal, and Pic de Casamanya.

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