Birds of Kosovo

Kosovo has high mountains, deciduous forests, and multiple rivers and lakes. These are excellent habitats for birds that live here, including the Common Blackcap, the White Stork, and the Levant Sparrowhawk.

List of Common Birds Found in Kosovo

Native Birds

Barn Swallow
Barred Warbler
Blackcap
Black-headed Gull
Black Redstart
Black-winged Stilt
Black Woodpecker
Blue Tit
Cetti’s Warbler
Coal Tit
Collared Flycatcher
Common Blackbird
Common Blackcap
Common Buzzard
Common Chaffinch
Common Chiffchaff
Common Crane
Common Crossbill
Common Cuckoo
Common Firecrest
Common Kestrel
Common Kingfisher
Common Linnet
Common Moorhen
Common Myna
Common Nightingale
Common Raven
Common Redshank
Common Redstart
Common Sandpiper
Common Snipe
Common Starling
Common Swift
Common Whitethroat
Common Wood Pigeon
Corn Bunting
Crested Lark
Crested Tit
Dunnock
Eurasian Blackbird
Eurasian Blackcap
Eurasian Blue Tit
Eurasian Bullfinch
Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Hobby
Eurasian Hoopoe
Eurasian Jackdaw
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Magpie
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Reed Warbler
Eurasian Siskin
Eurasian Skylark
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Treecreeper
Eurasian Wren
Eurasian Wryneck
European Bee-eater
European Golden Oriole
European Goldfinch
European Greenfinch
European Green Woodpecker
European Honey Buzzard
European Nightjar
European Pied Flycatcher
European Reed Warbler
European Robin
European Roller
European Serin
European Siskin
European Starling
European Stonechat
European Turtle Dove
Firecrest
Garden Warbler
Goldcrest
Great Reed Warbler
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Tit
Green Sandpiper
Green Woodpecker
Grey Wagtail
Hawfinch
Hooded Crow
Icterine Warbler
Lesser Kestrel
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Whitethroat
Levant Sparrowhawk
Little Owl
Little Ringed Plover
Long-eared Owl
Long-tailed Tit
Marsh Tit
Marsh Warbler
Meadow Pipit
Mistle Thrush
Montagu’s Harrier
Northern House Martin
Northern Lapwing
Northern Wheatear
Pied Flycatcher
Red-billed Chough
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Red-footed Falcon
Red-rumped Swallow
Reed Bunting
Rock Pigeon
Rock Pipit
Saker Falcon
Sardinian Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Short-toed Snake Eagle
Short-toed Treecreeper
Song Thrush
Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
Syrian Woodpecker
Tawny Owl
Thrush Nightingale
Tree Pipit
Water Rail
Western Marsh Harrier
Whinchat
White Stork
Whitethroat
White Wagtail
Willow Tit
Willow Warbler
Woodlark
Wood Sandpiper
Wood Warbler
Wren
Yellowhammer
Yellow-legged Gull
Yellow Wagtail
Zitting Cisticola

Non-native Birds

Common Myna
Common Pheasant
Common Starling
Egyptian Goose
House Sparrow
Mallard
Monk Parakeet
Red-crested Pochard
Ring-necked Parakeet

Some of the best birding sites in Kosovo include Mirusha Waterfalls, Lake Badovc, and Sharr Mountains National Park. The peak season for birdwatching in Kosovo typically falls between late spring and early summer.