Austria is a mountainous nation with a cool climate. This makes it favorable for several species of birds to live in the country, including finches, swallows, and several birds of prey.
The national bird of Austria is the barn swallow. Also, the Austrian flag has a stylized picture of a black imperial eagle, sometimes with two heads instead of one.
List of Birds Found in Austria
Native Birds
Accentors
Barn-owls
Bearded Reedling
Bee-eaters
Bush Warblers and Allies
Bustards
Cormorants and Shags
- Great Cormorant
- Pygmy Cormorant
Cranes
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Carrion Crow
- Common Raven
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- Eurasian Jay
- Eurasian Magpie
- Eurasian Nutcracker
- Hooded Crow
- Rook
- Yellow-billed Chough
Cuckoos
Dippers
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Barnacle Goose
- Common Eider
- Common Goldeneye
- Common Merganser
- Common Pochard
- Common Scoter
- Common Shelduck
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Ferruginous Duck
- Gadwall
- Garganey
- Graylag Goose
- Greater Scaup
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Green-winged Teal
- Long-tailed Duck
- Mallard
- Mute Swan
- Northern Pintail
- Northern Shoveler
- Red-crested Pochard
- Smew
- Taiga Bean-goose
- Tufted Duck
- Tundra Bean-goose
- Tundra Swan
- Velvet Scoter
- Whooper Swan
Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Hobby
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Merlin
- Peregrine Falcon
- Red-footed Falcon
- Saker Falcon
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Brambling
- Citril Finch
- Common Chaffinch
- Common Redpoll
- Common Rosefinch
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Eurasian Linnet
- Eurasian Siskin
- European Goldfinch
- European Greenfinch
- European Serin
- Hawfinch
- Lesser Redpoll
- Red Crossbill
- 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
- Black-headed Gull
- Black Tern
- Caspian Gull
- Common Gull
- Common Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Little Gull
- Mediterranean Gull
- Whiskered Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Yellow-legged Gull
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Bearded Vulture
- Black Kite
- Booted Eagle
- Cinereous Vulture
- Common Buzzard
- Eurasian Griffon
- Eurasian Marsh-harrier
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- European Honey-buzzard
- Golden Eagle
- Hen Harrier
- Imperial Eagle
- Montagu’s Harrier
- Northern Goshawk
- Red Kite
- Rough-legged Hawk
- White-tailed Eagle
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Black-crowned Night-heron
- Gray Heron
- Great Bittern
- Great Egret
- Little Bittern
- Little Egret
- Purple Heron
Hoopoes
Ibises and Spoonbills
Kingfishers
Kinglets
- Common Firecrest
- Goldcrest
Larks
- Crested Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Wood Lark
Leaf Warblers
- Common Chiffchaff
- Western Bonelli’s Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Wood Warbler
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Long-tailed Tits
Loons
- Arctic Loon
- Red-throated Loon
Nightjars and Allies
Nuthatches
Old World Buntings
- Corn Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Rock Bunting
- Yellowhammer
Old World Flycatchers
- Black Redstart
- Bluethroat
- Collared Flycatcher
- Common Nightingale
- Common Redstart
- European Pied Flycatcher
- European Robin
- European Stonechat
- Northern Wheatear
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Thrush Nightingale
- Whinchat
Old World Orioles
Old World Sparrows
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- House Sparrow
- Italian Sparrow
- White-winged Snowfinch
Osprey
Owls
- Boreal Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-owl
- Eurasian Pygmy-owl
- Eurasian Scops-owl
- Little Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Tawny Owl
- Ural Owl
Oystercatchers
Penduline-tits
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Black Grouse
- Common Quail
- Gray Partridge
- Hazel Grouse
- Rock Partridge
- Rock Ptarmigan
- Western Capercaillie
Pigeons and Doves
- Common Wood-pigeon
- Eurasian Collared-dove
- European Turtle-dove
- Stock Dove
Plovers and Lapwings
- Common Ringed Plover
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Kentish Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Corn Crake
- Eurasian Coot
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Little Crake
- Spotted Crake
- Water Rail
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Eurasian Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
- Icterine Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Melodious Warbler
- Moustached Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
Rollers
Sandpipers and Allies
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Common Redshank
- Common Sandpiper
- Common Snipe
- Eurasian Curlew
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Ruff
Shrikes
- Great Gray Shrike
- Red-backed Shrike
Starlings
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Storks
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Barn Swallow
- Common House-martin
- Eurasian Crag-martin
Swifts
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies
- Barred Warbler
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
- Lesser Whitethroat
Thick-knees
Thrushes and Allies
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Fieldfare
- Mistle Thrush
- Redwing
- Ring Ouzel
- Song Thrush
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Coal Tit
- Crested Tit
- Eurasian Blue Tit
- Great Tit
- Marsh Tit
- Willow Tit
Treecreepers
- Eurasian Treecreeper
- Short-toed Treecreeper
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Meadow Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Water Pipit
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- White Wagtail
Wallcreeper
Waxwings
Woodpeckers
- Black Woodpecker
- Eurasian Green Woodpecker
- Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Gray-headed Woodpecker
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
- Middle Spotted Woodpecker
- Syrian Woodpecker
- White-backed Woodpecker
Wrens
Non-native Birds
Accentors
Auks, Murres, and Puffins
- Atlantic Puffin
- Common Murre
- Dovekie
- Razorbill
- Thick-billed Murre
Bee-eaters
Boobies and Gannets
Bustards
Cisticolas and Allies
Cormorants and Shags
Cranes
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
Cuckoos
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- American Wigeon
- Blue-winged Teal
- Brant
- Cackling Goose
- Canada Goose
- Egyptian Goose
- Falcated Duck
- Harlequin Duck
- Lesser White-fronted Goose
- Mandarin Duck
- Marbled Teal
- Pink-footed Goose
- Red-breasted Goose
- Red-breasted Merganser
- Ring-necked Duck
- Ruddy Duck
- Ruddy Shelduck
- White-headed Duck
- Wood Duck
Falcons and Caracaras
- Eleonora’s Falcon
- Gyrfalcon
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Hoary Redpoll
- Parrot Crossbill
- Pine Grosbeak
- Trumpeter Finch
- White-winged Crossbill
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Arctic Tern
- Armenian Gull
- Audouin’s Gull
- Black-legged Kittiwake
- Caspian Tern
- Franklin’s Gull
- Glaucous Gull
- Great Black-backed Gull
- Herring Gull
- Iceland Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Lesser Crested Tern
- Little Tern
- Pallas’ Gull
- Ring-billed Gull
- Roseate Tern
- Sabine’s Gull
- Sandwich Tern
- Slender-billed Gull
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Bonelli’s Eagle
- Egyptian Vulture
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Lesser Spotted Eagle
- Levant Sparrowhawk
- Long-legged Buzzard
- Pallid Harrier
- Short-toed Snake-eagle
- Steppe Eagle
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Cattle Egret
- Squacco Heron
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Northern Bald Ibis
Larks
- Bimaculated Lark
- Black Lark
- Calandra Lark
- Horned Lark
- Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark
- White-winged Lark
Leaf Warblers
- Arctic Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Greenish Warbler
- Hume’s Warbler
- Pallas’s Leaf Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
Loons
- Common Loon
- Yellow-billed Loon
Northern Storm-petrels
- European Storm-petrel
- Leach’s Storm-petrel
Old World Buntings
- Black-headed Bunting
- Cirl Bunting
- Cretzschmar’s Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Pallas’s Bunting
- Pine Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
Old World Flycatchers
- Blue Rock-thrush
- Desert Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
- Semicollared Flycatcher
- Siberian Rubythroat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Western Black-eared Wheatear
Old World Sparrows
Owls
- Northern Hawk Owl
- Snowy Owl
Pelicans
- Dalmatian Pelican
- Great White Pelican
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
Pigeons and Doves
- Oriental Turtle-dove
- Rock Pigeon
Plovers and Lapwings
- American Golden-plover
- Black-bellied Plover
- European Golden-plover
- Greater Sand-plover
- Pacific Golden-plover
- Sociable Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Cream-colored Courser
- Collared Pratincole
- Black-winged Pratincole
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Baillon’s Crake
- Western Swamphen
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Aquatic Warbler
- Blyth’s Reed Warbler
- Booted Warbler
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Paddyfield Warbler
Sandgrouse
Sandpipers and Allies
- Baird’s Sandpiper
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper
- Common Greenshank
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Dunlin
- Great Snipe
- Jack Snipe
- Least Sandpiper
- Lesser Yellowlegs
- Little Stint
- Pectoral Sandpiper
- Purple Sandpiper
- Red Knot
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Red Phalarope
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Sanderling
- Semipalmated Sandpiper
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
- Slender-billed Curlew
- Spotted Redshank
- Spotted Sandpiper
- Temminck’s Stint
- Terek Sandpiper
- Whimbrel
- White-rumped Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Cory’s Shearwater
- Manx Shearwater
- Yelkouan Shearwater
Shrikes
- Isabelline Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Skuas and Jaegers
- Great Skua
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
Starlings
Swallows
Swifts
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies
- Asian Desert Warbler
- Eastern Subalpine Warbler
- Sardinian Warbler
- Western Orphean Warbler
Thrushes and Allies
- American Robin
- Black-throated Thrush
- Dusky Thrush
- Naumann’s Thrush
- Scaly Thrush
- White’s Thrush
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
Wagtails and Pipits
- Citrine Wagtail
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Richard’s Pipit
- Rock Pipit
The best places to see birds in Austria include Ferto-Hansag National Park, Marchegg Reserve, and Seefeld Area.
