Despite its relatively small size, Armenia has a diverse variety of birds living there. Several of them are regional variants of avian species found in Europe. The best time to experience this diversity is between May and June and between September and October when they are most active.
The national bird of Armenia is the Golden Eagle, which symbolizes power and strength.
List of Birds Found in Armenia
Native Birds
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Dunnock
- Radde’s Accentor
Barn-owls
Bearded Reedling
Bee-eaters
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
Bush Warblers and Allies
Bustards
- Great Bustard
- Little Bustard
Cormorants and Shags
- Great Cormorant
- Pygmy Cormorant
Cranes
- Common Crane
- Demoiselle Crane
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Carrion Crow
- Common Raven
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- Eurasian Jay
- Eurasian Magpie
- Hooded Crow
- Red-billed Chough
- Rook
- Yellow-billed Chough
Cuckoos
- Common Cuckoo
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
Dippers
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Common Goldeneye
- Common Merganser
- Common Pochard
- Common Shelduck
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Ferruginous Duck
- Gadwall
- Garganey
- Graylag Goose
- Greater Scaup
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Green-winged Teal
- Lesser White-fronted Goose
- Mallard
- Marbled Teal
- Mute Swan
- Northern Pintail
- Northern Shoveler
- Red-breasted Goose
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Red-crested Pochard
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Smew
- Tufted Duck
- Tundra Swan
- White-headed Duck
- Whooper Swan
Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Hobby
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Lanner Falcon
- Lesser Kestrel
- Merlin
- Peregrine Falcon
- Red-footed Falcon
- Saker Falcon
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Brambling
- Common Chaffinch
- Common Rosefinch
- Crimson-winged Finch
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Eurasian Linnet
- Eurasian Siskin
- European Goldfinch
- European Greenfinch
- Fire-fronted Serin
- Hawfinch
- Mongolian Finch
- Red Crossbill
- Trumpeter Finch
- Twite
Flamingos
Grassbirds and Allies
- Common Grasshopper-warbler
- River Warbler
- Savi’s Warbler
Grebes
- Eared Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Little Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Armenian Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Black Tern
- Caspian Gull
- Caspian Tern
- Common Gull
- Common Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Little Gull
- Little Tern
- Mediterranean Gull
- Pallas’s Gull
- Slender-billed Gull
- Whiskered Tern
- White-winged Tern
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Bearded Vulture
- Black Kite
- Booted Eagle
- Cinereous Vulture
- Common Buzzard
- Egyptian Vulture
- Eurasian Griffon
- Eurasian Marsh-harrier
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- European Honey-buzzard
- Golden Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Hen Harrier
- Imperial Eagle
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Levant Sparrowhawk
- Long-legged Buzzard
- Montagu’s Harrier
- Northern Goshawk
- Pallid Harrier
- Red Kite
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Shikra
- Short-toed Snake-eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- White-tailed Eagle
Herons, Egrets, And Bitterns
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Cattle Egret
- Gray Heron
- Great Bittern
- Great Egret
- Little Bittern
- Little Egret
- Purple Heron
- Squacco Heron
Hoopoes
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- Glossy Ibis
Kingfishers
Kinglets
- Common Firecrest
- Goldcrest
Larks
- Bimaculated Lark
- Calandra Lark
- Crested Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Horned Lark
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark
- Wood Lark
Leaf Warblers
- Common Chiffchaff
- Green Warbler
- Mountain Chiffchaff
- Willow Warbler
- Wood Warbler
Long-tailed tits
Loons
- Arctic Loon
- Red-throated Loon
Nightjars
Nuthatches
- Eastern Rock Nuthatch
- Eurasian Nuthatch
- Western Rock Nuthatch
Old World Buntings
- Black-headed Bunting
- Corn Bunting
- Gray-necked Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Rock Bunting
- Yellowhammer
Old World flycatchers
- Black Redstart
- Blue Rock-thrush
- Bluethroat
- Common Redstart
- Desert Wheatear
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
- European Pied Flycatcher
- European Robin
- European Stonechat
- Finsch’s Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Northern Wheatear
- Persian Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
- Red-Breasted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin
- Semicollared Flycatcher
- Siberian Stonechat
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Thrush Nightingale
- Whinchat
- White-throated Robin
Old World Orioles
Old World Sparrows
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- House Sparrow
- Pale Rockfinch
- Rock Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow
- White-winged Snowfinch
Osprey
Owls
- Boreal Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-owl
- Eurasian Scops-owl
- Little Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
Oystercatchers
Pelicans
- Dalmatian Pelican
- Great White Pelican
Penduline-tits
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Black Francolin
- Caspian Snowcock
- Caucasian Grouse
- Chukar
- Common Quail
- Gray Partridge
- Ring-necked Pheasant
Pigeons and Doves
- Common Wood-pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-dove
- European Turtle-dove
- Laughing Dove
- Rock Pigeon
- Stock Dove
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Caspian Plover
- Common Ringed Plover
- Eurasian Dotterel
- European Golden-plover
- Kentish Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Sociable Lapwing
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Collared Pratincole
- Black-winged Pratincole
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Baillon’s Crake
- Corn Crake
- Eurasian Coot
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Gray-headed Swamphen
- Little Crake
- Water Rail
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Eurasian Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Moustached Warbler
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Upcher’s Warbler
Rollers
Sandgrouse
Sandpipers and Allies
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Common Greenshank
- Common Redshank
- Common Sandpiper
- Common Snipe
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Dunlin
- Eurasian Curlew
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Great Snipe
- Green Sandpiper
- Jack Snipe
- Little Stint
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Ruff
- Sanderling
- Spotted Redshank
- Temminck’s Stint
- Terek Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
Shrikes
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Skuas and Jaegers
- Pomarine Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
Starlings
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Storks
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Common House-martin
- Eurasian Crag-martin
- Red-rumped Swallow
Swifts
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies
- Barred Warbler
- Eastern Orphean Warbler
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Menetries’s Warbler
Thrushes and Allies
- Black-throated Thrush
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Fieldfare
- Mistle Thrush
- Redwing
- Ring Ouzel
- Song Thrush
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Coal Tit
- Eurasian Blue Tit
- Great Tit
- Sombre Tit
Treecreepers
Wagtails and Pipits
- Citrine Wagtail
- Gray Wagtail
- Meadow Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Water Pipit
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- White Wagtail
Woodpeckers
- Black Woodpecker
- Eurasian Green Woodpecker
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
- Middle Spotted Woodpecker
- Syrian Woodpecker
- White-backed Woodpecker
Wrens
Non-native Birds
Bulbuls
Cisticolas and Allies
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Common Scoter
- Long-tailed Duck
Falcons and Caracaras
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Desert Finch
- European Serin
- Long-tailed Rosefinch
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Bonelli’s Eagle
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Pallas’s Fish-eagle
Kingfishers
Larks
- Black Lark
- Oriental Skylark
Leaf Warblers
- Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler
Longspurs and Arctic Buntings
Old World Buntings
- Pine Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
Old World Flycatchers
- Collared Flycatcher
- Common Nightingale
- White-winged Redstart
Owls
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
Pigeons and Doves
Plovers and Lapwings
- Red-wattled Lapwing
- Greater Sand-plover
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Booted Warbler
- Olive-tree Warbler
Sandgrouse
Sandpipers and Allies
Shrikes
Skuas and Jaegers
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Thick-knees
Wagtails and Pipits
Wallcreeper
Waxwings
There are several popular places to see birds in Armenia, including the Gull Island at Lake Sevan and the gorge of the Azat River.
