Birds of Romania

On this page I have created a list of bird species found (even just once) in Romania. Clicking on a name will take you on the species page (a link will be added when photos of that species will be available). The photos are not made necessarily in Romania (but is specified from where) but in the photos are only wild birds, sometime photos with bird in hand can be seen (from ringing camps).  All photos are made by romanian photographers, see name in contributors page, and on each photo where is the case. Photos made by myself are without photographers name there. Each page of the species will have: the name in romanian, german, english and hungarian; a short description; photos and possibly an embedded map (when will be available). So if you want to see a certain species search for that on this page or in the main page using the SEARCH form… An *.pdf file with all romanian species (name in latin/romanian/german/english/hungarian) is available for download here.

Species marked between asterisks (*) are mentioned from romanian fauna but without any proof.

Gaviidae

• Gavia arctica
• Gavia stellata
• Gavia immer

Podicipedidae

• Podiceps cristatus
• Podiceps grisegena
• Podiceps auritus
• Podiceps nigricollis
• Tachybaptus ruficollis

Hydrobatidae

• Hidrobates pelagicus

Procellaridae

• Puffinus yelkouan

Pelecanidae

• Pelecanus onocrotalus
• Pelecanus crispus

Phalacrocoracidae

• Phalacrocorax carbo
• Phalacrocorax aristotelis
• Phalacrocorax pygmeus

Ardeidae

• Botaurus stellaris
• Ixobrychus minutus
• Egretta garzetta
• Ardea alba
• Ardeola ralloides
• Bubulcus ibis
• Ardea cinerea
• Ardea purpurea
• Nycticorax nycticorax

Threskiornithidae

• Plegadis falcinellus
• Platalea leucorodia

Ciconiidae

• Ciconia ciconia
• Ciconia nigra

Phoenicopteridae

• Phoenicopterus ruber

Anatidae

• Cygnus olor
• Cygnus cygnus
• Cygnus columbianus
• Cygnus atratus
• Branta bernicla
• Branta leucopsis
• Branta ruficollis
• Anser anser
• Anser albifrons
• Anser erythropus
• Anser fabalis
• Anser brachyrhynchus
• Chen caerulescens
• Anser indicus
• Anas platyrhynchos
• Anas strepera
• Anas acuta
• Anas penelope
• Anas crecca
• Anas querquedula
• Anas clypeata
• Marmaronetta angustirostris
• Aix galericulata
• Aix sponsa
• Tadorna tadorna
• Tadorna ferruginea
• Alopochen aegyptiacus
• Netta rufina
• Aythya marila
• Aythya fuligula
• Aythya collaris
• Aythya ferina
• Aythya nyroca
• Bucephala clangula
• Bucephala albeola
• Clangula hyemalis
• Melanitta fusca
• Melanitta nigra
• Somateria mollissima
• Mergus serrator
• Mergus merganser
• Mergus albellus
• Oxyura leucocephala

Accipitridae

• Neophron percnopterus
• Gyps fulvus
• Aegypius monachus
• Gypaetus barbatus
• Haliaeetus albicilla
• Aquila chrysaetos
• Aquila heliaca
• Aquila nipalensis
• Aquila clanga
• Aquila pomarina
• Aquila fasciata
• Aquila pennata
• Circaetus gallicus
• Buteo buteo
• Buteo lagopus
• Buteo rufinus
• *Buteo hemilasius*
• Pernis apivorus
• Accipiter gentilis
• Accipiter nisus
• Accipiter brevipes
• Milvus milvus
• Milvus migrans
• Elanus caeruleus
• Circus aeruginosus
• Circus cyaneus
• Circus pygargus
• Circus macrourus

Pandionidae

• Pandion haliaetus

Falconidae

• Falco peregrinus
• Falco biarmicus
• Falco cherrug
• Falco eleonorae
• Falco subbuteo
• Falco columbarius
• Falco vespertinus
• Falco naumanni
• Falco tinnunculus

Tetraonidae

• Lagopus mutus
• Tetrao urogallus
• Tetrao tetrix
• Bonasa bonasia

Phasianidae

• Alectoris graeca
• Perdix perdix
• Phasianus colchicus
• Coturnix coturnix

Gruidae

• Grus grus
• Anthropoides virgo

Otididae

• Otis tarda
• Tetrax tetrax
• Chlamydotis macqueenii

Rallidae

• Rallus aquaticus
• Porzana porzana
• Porzana pusilla
• Porzana parva
• Crex crex
• Gallinula chloropus
• Fulica atra

Haematopodidae

• Haematopus ostralegus

Charadriidae

• Vanellus vanellus
• Vanellus spinosus
• Vanellus gregarius
• Vanellus leucurus
• Charadrius hiaticula
• Charadrius dubius
• Charadrius alexandrinus
• Charadrius leschenaultii
• Charadrius mongolus
• Charadrius asiaticus
• Charadrius vociferus
• Charadrius morinellus
• Pluvialis squatarola
• Pluvialis apricaria
• Arenaria interpres

Scolopacidae

• Calidris ferruginea
• Calidris alpina
• Calidris canutus
• Calidris alba
• Calidris minuta
• Calidris temminckii
• Calidris melanotos
• Limicola falcinellus
• Limnodromus scolopaceus
• Scolopax rusticola
• Gallinago media
• Gallinago gallinago
• Lymnocryptes minimus
• Numenius arquata
• Numenius phaeopus
• Numenius tenuirostris
• Limosa limosa
• Limosa lapponica
• Actitis hypoleucos
• Tringa ochropus
• Tringa glareola
• Tringa nebularia
• Tringa stagnatilis
• Tringa totanus
• Tringa erythropus
• Xenus cinereus
• Philomachus pugnax
• Phalaropus fulicarius
• Phalaropus lobatus

Recurvirostridae

• Recurvirostra avosetta
• Himantopus himantopus

Burhinidae

• Burhinus oedicnemus

Glareolidae

• Glareola pratincola
• Glareola nordmanni

Stercorariidae

• Stercorarius skua
• Stercorarius pomarinus
• Stercorarius parasiticus
• Stercorarius longicaudus

Laridae

• Larus ichthyaetus
• Larus hyperboreus
• Larus glaucoides
• Larus marinus
• Larus fuscus
• Larus argentatus
• Larus cachinnans
• Larus michahellis
• Larus canus
• Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
• Chroicocephalus genei
• Chroicocephalus ridibundus
• Xema sabini
• Hydrocoloeus minutus
• Rissa tridactyla

Sternidae

• Chlidonias niger
• Chlidonias leucopterus
• Chlidonias hybridus
• Thalasseus sandvicensis
• Hydroprogne caspia
• Sterna hirundo
• Sterna paradisaea
• Sternula albifrons
• Gelochelidon nilotica

Alcidae

• *Uria aalge*
• Brachyramphus perdix

Pteroclidae

• Syrrhaptes paradoxus

Columbidae

• Columba livia f. domestica
• Columba oenas
• Columba palumbus
• Streptopelia turtur
• Streptopelia decaocto

Cuculidae

• Cuculus canorus

Strigidae

• Otus scops
• Glaucidium passerinum
• Athene noctua
• Aegolius funereus
• Bubo bubo
• Bubo scandiacus
• Strix uralensis
• Strix aluco
• Asio otus
• Asio flammeus
• Tyto alba
• Surnia ulula

Caprimulgidae

• Caprimulgus europaeus

Apodidae

• Apus apus
• Apus pallidus
• Tachymarptis melba

Alcedinidae

• Alcedo atthis

Meropidae

• Merops apiaster

Coraciidae

• Coracias garrulus

Upupidae

• Upupa epops

Picidae

• Picus viridis
• Picus canus
• Dendrocopos major
• Dendrocopos syriacus
• Dendrocopos medius
• Dendrocopos minor
• Dendrocopos leucotos
• Picoides tridactylus
• Dryocopus martius
• Jynx torquilla

Alaudidae

• Calandrella brachydactyla
• Calandrella rufescens
• Melanocorypha calandra
• Melanocorypha leucoptera
• Melanocorypha yeltonensis
• *Melanocorypha bimaculata*
• Galerida cristata
• Alauda arvensis
• Lullula arborea
• Eremophila alpestris

Hirundinidae

• Riparia riparia
• Ptyonoprogne rupestris
• Hirundo rustica
• Cecropis daurica
• Delichon urbicum

Motacillidae

• Anthus trivialis
• Anthus pratensis
• Anthus campestris
• Anthus richardi
• Anthus cervinus
• Anthus spinoletta
• Anthus petrosus
• Motacilla flava
• Motacilla citreola
• Motacilla cinerea
• Motacilla alba

Laniidae

• Lanius collurio
• Lanius isabellinus
• Lanius nubicus
• Lanius senator
• Lanius minor
• Lanius excubitor

Oriolidae

• Oriolus oriolus

Sturnidae

• Sturnus roseus
• Sturnus vulgaris

Bombycillidae

• Bombycilla garrulus

Corvidae

• Garrulus glandarius
• Pica pica
• Nucifraga caryocatactes
• Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
• Pyrrhocorax graculus
• Corvus monedula
• Corvus frugilegus
• Corvus corone
• Corvus cornix
• Corvus corax

Cinclidae

• Cinclus cinclus

Troglodytidae

• Troglodytes troglodytes

Prunellidae

• Prunella modularis
• Prunella collaris

Sylviidae

• Cettia cetti
• Locustella luscinioides
• Locustella fluviatilis
• Locustella certhiola
• Locustella naevia
• Acrocephalus agricola
• Acrocephalus melanopogon
• Acrocephalus paludicola
• Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
• *Acrocephalus dumetorum*
• Acrocephalus palustris
• Acrocephalus scirpaceus
• Acrocephalus arundinaceus
• Cisticola juncidis
• Hippolais icterina
• *Hippolais olivetorum*
• Hippolais pallida
• Sylvia nisoria
• Sylvia crassirostris
• Sylvia borin
• Sylvia atricapilla
• Sylvia communis
• Sylvia curruca
• Sylvia rueppelli
• Sylvia melanocephala
• Sylvia cantillans
• Sylvia nana
• Phylloscopus trochilus
• Phylloscopus collybita
• Phylloscopus sibilatrix
• Phylloscopus orientalis
• Phylloscopus trochiloides
• Phylloscopus proregulus
• Regulus regulus
• Regulus ignicapilla

Muscicapidae

• Ficedula hypoleuca
• Ficedula semitorquata
• Ficedula albicollis
• Ficedula parva
• Muscicapa striata

Turdidae

• Cercotrichas galactotes
• Oenanthe oenanthe
• Oenanthe isabellina
• Oenanthe pleschanka
• Oenanthe hispanica
• Oenanthe finschii
• Saxicola rubetra
• Saxicola rubicola
• Monticola saxatilis
• Monticola solitarius
• Phoenicurus phoenicurus
• Phoenicurus ochruros
• Luscinia svecica
• Luscinia megarhynchos
• Luscinia luscinia
• Erithacus rubecula
• Turdus torquatus
• Turdus merula
• Turdus iliacus
• Turdus philomelos
• Turdus viscivorus
• Turdus pilaris
• Zoothera aurea

Paridae

• Poecile palustris
• Poecile montanus
• Poecile lugubris
• Lophopanes cristatus
• Cyanistes caeruleus
• Cyanistes cyanus
• Periparus ater
• Parus major

Aegithalidae

• Aegithalos caudatus

Timaliidae

• Panurus biarmicus

Remizidae

• Remiz pendulinus

Sittidae

• Sitta europaea
• *Sitta neumayer*

Tichodromadidae

• Tichodroma muraria

Certhiidae

• Certhia familiaris
• Certhia brachydactyla

Passeridae

• Passer domesticus
• Passer hispaniolensis
• Passer montanus
• Petronia petronia
• Montifringilla nivalis

Fringillidae

• Fringilla coelebs
• Fringilla montifringilla
• Pyrrhula pyrrhula
• Coccothraustes coccothraustes
• Serinus serinus
• Carduelis chloris
• Carduelis spinus
• Carduelis carduelis
• Carduelis cannabina
• Carduelis flavirostris
• Carduelis flammea
• Carduelis hornemanni
• Carpodacus erythrinus
• *Pinicola enucleator*
• Loxia curvirostra
• Loxia pytyopsittacus
• Loxia leucoptera

Emberizidae

• Miliaria calandra
• Emberiza pusilla
• Emberiza cia
• Emberiza hortulana
• Emberiza schoeniclus
• Emberiza citrinella
• Emberiza leucocephalos
• Emberiza cirlus
• Emberiza melanocephala
• Calcarius lapponicus
• Plectrophenax nivalis