There are over 450 species of birds in Greece. This is unsurprising as Greece is the meeting point of three continents – Europe, Asia, and Africa – for migratory avifauna.
Common species seen in the nation include warblers, buntings, and partridges.
List of Common Birds Found in Greece
Native Birds
- Audouin’s Gull
- Barn Swallow
- Bearded Reedling
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Black-eared Wheatear
- Black-headed Bunting
- Black-headed Gull
- Black-headed Wagtail
- Black Kite
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Black Tern
- Blue-headed Wagtail
- Blue Tit
- Bonelli’s Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Calandra Lark
- Cetti’s Warbler
- Cinereous Vulture
- Coal Tit
- Common Blackbird
- Common ChaffinchÂ
- Common House Martin
- Common Kestrel
- Common Kingfisher
- Common Nightingale
- Common Pochard
- Common Redshank
- Common Redstart
- Common Tern
- Common Wood PigeonÂ
- Crested Lark
- Crested Tit
- Cretzschmar’s Bunting
- Dalmatian Pelican
- Dunnock
- Eleonora’s Falcon
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Eurasian Black Vulture
- Eurasian Bullfinch
- Eurasian Collared Dove
- Eurasian Crag Martin
- Eurasian Curlew
- Eurasian Eagle Owl
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
- Eurasian Griffon Vulture
- Eurasian Hobby
- Eurasian Hoopoe
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- Eurasian Jay
- Eurasian Magpie
- Eurasian Penduline-tit
- Eurasian Reed Warbler
- Eurasian Scops Owl
- Eurasian Siskin
- Eurasian Skylark
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- Eurasian Teal
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Eurasian Wren
- Eurasian Wryneck
- European Bee-eater
- European Goldfinch
- European Greenfinch
- European Green Woodpecker
- European Honey Buzzard
- European Marsh Harrier
- European Oystercatcher
- European Robin
- European Roller
- European Scops Owl
- European Serin
- European Shag
- European Starling
- European Stonechat
- European Turtle Dove
- Ferruginous Duck
- Glossy Ibis
- Golden Eagle
- Great Crested Grebe
- Great Egret
- Greater Flamingo
- Great Reed Warbler
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- Great Tit
- Gray Heron
- Hawfinch
- House Sparrow
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Krüper’s Nuthatch
- Lesser Kestrel
- Little Egret
- Little Grebe
- Little Owl
- Little Tern
- Long-legged Buzzard
- Long-tailed Tit
- Mallard
- Marsh Tit
- Meadow Pipit
- Mediterranean Gull
- Middle Spotted Woodpecker
- Montagu’s Harrier
- Moustached Warbler
- Northern Shoveler
- Northern Wheatear
- Peregrine Falcon
- Pied Avocet
- Purple Heron
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-crested Pochard
- Red-footed Falcon
- Red-rumped Swallow
- Rock Nuthatch
- Rock Partridge
- Rock Sparrow
- Rook
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Rufous Bush Robin
- Rüppell’s Warbler
- Sand Martin
- Sandwich Tern
- Savi’s Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Short-toed Snake Eagle
- Slender-billed Gull
- Squacco Heron
- Syrian Woodpecker
- Tawny Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Water Pipit
- Western Black-eared Wheatear
- Western Osprey
- Whinchat
- Whinchat
- Whiskered Tern
- White Stork
- White-tailed Eagle
- White Wagtail
- Willow TitÂ
- Woodchat Shrike
- Woodlark
- YellowhammerÂ
- Yellow-legged Gull
- Yellow Wagtail
- Zitting Cisticola
Non-native Birds
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- House Finch
- Red-legged Partridge
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Ruddy Duck
- Wood Duck
Some of the best birdwatching sites in Greece include Lake Kerkini, Dadia Forest, and Evros Delta. The best time to see these birds is in the spring and autumn.
FAQs
1. What birds of prey can be seen in Greece? Some of the birds of prey in Greece include the Golden Eagle, the White-tailed Eagle, and the Eurasian Scops-owl. Most of these have been spotted in the Dadia forest, a haven for raptorial birds.
2. What is the smallest bird in Greece? The Coal Tit is the smallest bird in Greece, at 0.32 to 0.35 ounces.
