Birds of Romania

Over 400 species of birds live in Romania. The country is host to environments like mixed forests, wetlands, and mountains, allowing for greater avian diversity.

Two birds are considered national birds of Romania – the Golden Eagle and the Great White Pelican.

List of Common Birds Found in Romania

Native Birds

Alpine Swift
Barn Swallow
Bearded Reedling
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black-headed Gull
Black-necked Grebe
Black Redstart
Black-winged Kite
Black-winged Stilt
Black Woodpecker
Blue Tit
Booted Eagle
Eurasian Bullfinch
Chaffinch
Cirl Bunting
Coal Tit
Collared Flycatcher
Common Blackbird
Common Buzzard
Common Chaffinch
Common Crane
Common Cuckoo
Common Eider
Common Kestrel
Common Kingfisher
Common Moorhen
Common Myna
Common Pochard
Common Raven
Common Redstart
Common Sandpiper
Common Starling
Common Swift
Common Tern
Common Wood Pigeon
Corn Bunting
Crested Tit
Dunnock
Eurasian Blackcap
Eurasian Collared Dove
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Dotterel
Eurasian Eagle-owl
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Eurasian Griffon Vulture
Eurasian Hobby
Eurasian Hoopoe
Eurasian Jackdaw
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Linnet
Eurasian Magpie
Eurasian Nuthatch
Eurasian Siskin
Eurasian Skylark
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Eurasian Wren
Eurasian Wryneck
European Bee-eater
European Goldfinch
European Greenfinch
European Green Woodpecker
European Honey Buzzard
European Nightjar
European Pied Flycatcher
European Pied Wagtail
European Robin
European Roller
European Scops Owl
European Serin
European Spoonbill
European Starling
European Stonechat
European Turtle Dove
European Wren
Golden Eagle
Great Cormorant
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Great Tit
Great White Pelican
Green Woodpecker
Gray Wagtail
Hawfinch
Hooded Crow
House Sparrow
Lesser Grey Shrike
Lesser Kestrel
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Little Egret
Little Grebe
Little Owl
Little Ringed Plover
Long-eared Owl
Long-tailed Tit
Marsh Tit
Meadow Pipit
Middle Spotted Woodpecker
Montagu’s Harrier
Northern Goshawk
Northern Wheatear
Osprey
Red-backed Shrike
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Red-crested Pochard
Red-footed Falcon
Red-rumped Swallow
Ring Ouzel
Rock Sparrow
Rose-colored Starling
Rough-legged Buzzard
Sand Martin
Short-eared Owl
Short-toed Treecreeper
Sombre Tit
Spanish Sparrow
Spotted Flycatcher
Syrian Woodpecker
Tawny Pipit
Tree Pipit
Water Pipit
Western Marsh Harrier
Whinchat
White Stork
White-tailed Eagle
White Wagtail
Willow Tit
Woodchat Shrike
Yellowhammer

Non-native Birds

Egyptian Goose
Mandarin Duck
Ring-necked Pheasant
Wood Duck

Some of the best places for birdwatching in Romania include the coastal areas of the Black Sea, the Retezat National Park, and the famous Danube Delta. The last one is a UNESCO World Heritage site famed for the variety of water birds that visit there, including herons, egrets, and pelicans.