Birds of Monaco

About 200 birds live in Monaco, the second smallest sovereign nation in the world after Vatican City. Naturally, there are very few natural habitats, but there are still quite a few avian species that can be found in the country.

List of Common Birds Found in Monaco

Native Birds

Alpine Chough
Alpine Swift
Barn Owl
Barn Swallow
Bearded Reedling
Blackcap
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black-eared Wheatear
Black-headed Gull
Black Kite
Black Redstart
Black Woodpecker
Blue Tit
Bonelli’s Eagle
Booted Eagle
Cattle Egret
Coal Tit
Collared Flycatcher
Common Blackbird
Common Chiffchaff
Common Cuckoo
Common Greenshank
Common Kestrel
Common Kingfisher
Common Moorhen
Common Nightingale
Common Pheasant
Common Pochard
Common Quail
Common Raven
Common Redshank
Common Redstart
Common Sandpiper
Common Snipe
Common Starling
Common Swift
Common Tern
Common Wood Pigeon
Crested Lark
Dunnock
Eurasian Blue Tit
Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Eagle Owl
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Eurasian Hobby
Eurasian Hoopoe
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Magpie
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Wren
European Bee-eater
European Crested Tit
European Goldfinch
European Green Woodpecker
European Honey Buzzard
European Nightjar
European Pied Flycatcher
European Robin
European Roller
European Scops Owl
European Serin
European Stonechat
European Turtle Dove
Golden Eagle
Great Cormorant
Greater Spotted Eagle
Great Reed Warbler
Great Tit
Green Sandpiper
Green Woodpecker
Gray-headed Woodpecker
Gray Heron
Gray Wagtail
House Martin
House Sparrow
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Little Egret
Little Grebe
Little Gull
Little Owl
Little Tern
Long-tailed Tit
Mallard
Marsh Tit
Mediterranean Gull
Northern Wheatear
Penduline Tit
Peregrine Falcon
Purple Heron
Red-backed Shrike
Red-crested Pochard
Ring Ouzel
Rock Pigeon
Rock Ptarmigan
Sand Martin
Sardinian Warbler
Short-eared Owl
Short-toed Eagle
Short-toed Treecreeper
Skylark
Sparrowhawk
Spotted Flycatcher
Squacco Heron
Subalpine Warbler
Tawny Owl
Tawny Pipit
Tufted Duck
Water Pipit
Water Rail
Western Bonelli’s Warbler
Western Jackdaw
Western Osprey
Whinchat
Whiskered Tern
White Stork
White Wagtail
Willow Tit
Woodlark
Wood Sandpiper
Wood Warbler
Wren
Yellow-legged Gull
Yellow Wagtail

Non-native Birds

Dartford Warbler
Eurasian Scops Owl
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Red-billed Chough
Ring-necked Pheasant
Western Orphean Warbler

While there are only a few natural habitats for birding in Monaco, there are some notable places to go birdwatching for enthusiasts and photographers. These include Princess Grace Rose Garden, Larvotto Beach, and Saint Martin Gardens. The peak birding season in Monaco generally falls during the spring and autumn months when migration is at its peak.