Birds of Romania

Over 400 species of birds live in Romania. The country is host to environments like mixed forests, wetlands, and mountains, allowing for greater avian diversity.

Two birds are considered national birds of Romania – the Golden Eagle and the Great White Pelican.

Birds of Romania

List of Common Birds Found in Romania

Native Birds

  • Alpine Swift
  • Barn Swallow
  • Bearded Reedling
  • Black-crowned Night Heron
  • Black-headed Gull
  • Black-necked Grebe
  • Black Redstart
  • Black-winged Kite
  • Black-winged Stilt
  • Black Woodpecker
  • Blue Tit
  • Booted Eagle
  • Eurasian Bullfinch 
  • Chaffinch
  • Cirl Bunting
  • Coal Tit
  • Collared Flycatcher
  • Common Blackbird
  • Common Buzzard
  • Common Chaffinch 
  • Common Crane
  • Common Cuckoo
  • Common Eider
  • Common Kestrel
  • Common Kingfisher
  • Common Moorhen
  • Common Myna
  • Common Pochard
  • Common Raven
  • Common Redstart
  • Common Sandpiper
  • Common Starling
  • Common Swift
  • Common Tern
  • Common Wood Pigeon 
  • Corn Bunting
  • Crested Tit
  • Dunnock
  • Eurasian Blackcap
  • Eurasian Collared Dove
  • Eurasian Coot
  • Eurasian Dotterel
  • Eurasian Eagle-owl
  • Eurasian Golden Oriole
  • Eurasian Griffon Vulture
  • Eurasian Hobby
  • Eurasian Hoopoe
  • Eurasian Jackdaw
  • Eurasian Jay
  • Eurasian Linnet
  • Eurasian Magpie
  • Eurasian Nuthatch
  • Eurasian Siskin
  • Eurasian Skylark
  • Eurasian Sparrowhawk
  • Eurasian Tree Sparrow
  • Eurasian Wren
  • Eurasian Wryneck
  • European Bee-eater
  • European Goldfinch
  • European Greenfinch
  • European Green Woodpecker
  • European Honey Buzzard
  • European Nightjar
  • European Pied Flycatcher
  • European Pied Wagtail
  • European Robin
  • European Roller
  • European Scops Owl
  • European Serin
  • European Spoonbill
  • European Starling
  • European Stonechat
  • European Turtle Dove
  • European Wren
  • Golden Eagle
  • Great Cormorant
  • Great Spotted Cuckoo
  • Great Spotted Woodpecker
  • Great Tit
  • Great White Pelican
  • Green Woodpecker
  • Gray Wagtail
  • Hawfinch
  • Hooded Crow
  • House Sparrow
  • Lesser Grey Shrike
  • Lesser Kestrel
  • Lesser Spotted Eagle
  • Little Egret
  • Little Grebe
  • Little Owl
  • Little Ringed Plover
  • Long-eared Owl
  • Long-tailed Tit
  • Marsh Tit
  • Meadow Pipit
  • Middle Spotted Woodpecker
  • Montagu’s Harrier
  • Northern Goshawk
  • Northern Wheatear
  • Osprey
  • Red-backed Shrike
  • Red-breasted Flycatcher
  • Red-crested Pochard
  • Red-footed Falcon
  • Red-rumped Swallow
  • Ring Ouzel
  • Rock Sparrow
  • Rose-colored Starling
  • Rough-legged Buzzard
  • Sand Martin
  • Short-eared Owl
  • Short-toed Treecreeper
  • Sombre Tit
  • Spanish Sparrow
  • Spotted Flycatcher
  • Syrian Woodpecker
  • Tawny Pipit
  • Tree Pipit
  • Water Pipit
  • Western Marsh Harrier
  • Whinchat
  • White Stork
  • White-tailed Eagle
  • White Wagtail
  • Willow Tit 
  • Woodchat Shrike
  • Yellowhammer

Non-native Birds

Some of the best places for birdwatching in Romania include the coastal areas of the Black Sea, the Retezat National Park, and the famous Danube Delta. The last one is a UNESCO World Heritage site famed for the variety of water birds that visit there, including herons, egrets, and pelicans.

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