Denmark — Birds & Birding Guide
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Endemic Birds of Denmark
These 1 species are found only in Denmark.
Notable Birds of Denmark
بدجريقة
Melopsittacus undulatus
عقاب أبيض الذنب
Haliaeetus albicilla
عقاب ذهبية
Aquila chrysaetos
عقاب رخماء
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
كوكاتيل
Nymphicus hollandicus
نسر أسمر
Gyps fulvus
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanus
Habitats in Denmark
All 520 Bird Species in Denmark
Abdim's Stork
Ciconia abdimii
African Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis aethiopicus
African Spoonbill
Platalea alba
Allen's Gallinule
Porphyrio alleni
Alpine Accentor
Prunella collaris
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba
American Bittern
Botaurus lentiginosus
American Flamingo
Phoenicopterus ruber
American Golden Plover
Pluvialis dominica
American Kestrel
Falco sparverius
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
American Yellow Warbler
Setophaga aestiva
Amur Stonechat
Saxicola stejnegeri
Aquatic Warbler
Acrocephalus paludicola
Arctic Herring Gull
Larus smithsonianus
Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticus
Arctic Loon
Gavia arctica
Arctic Tern
Sterna paradisaea
Arctic Warbler
Phylloscopus borealis
Armenian Gull
Larus armenicus
Asian Azure-winged Magpie
Cyanopica cyanus
Asian Houbara
Chlamydotis macqueenii
Atlantic Puffin
Fratercula arctica
Audubon's Shearwater
Puffinus lherminieri
Baikal Teal
Sibirionetta formosa
Baird's Sandpiper
Calidris bairdii
عقاب رخماء
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Balearic Shearwater
Puffinus mauretanicus
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsis
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Barolo Shearwater
Puffinus baroli
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica
Bearded Reedling
Panurus biarmicus
نسر أبو ذقن
Gypaetus barbatus
Bimaculated Lark
Melanocorypha bimaculata
Black-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus erythropthalmus
Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche melanophris
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
Black Grouse
Lyrurus tetrix
Black Guillemot
Cepphus grylle
درسة سوداء الرأس
Emberiza melanocephala
حدأة سوداء
Milvus migrans
Black-legged Kittiwake
Rissa tridactyla
Black-necked Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis
Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Blackpoll Warbler
Setophaga striata
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Black Stork
Ciconia nigra
Black Swan
Cygnus atratus
Black-tailed Godwit
Limosa limosa
Black Tern
Chlidonias niger
Black-throated Accentor
Prunella atrogularis
Black-throated Thrush
Turdus atrogularis
حدأة سوداء الجناح
Elanus caeruleus
Black-winged Pratincole
Glareola nordmanni
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus
Black Woodpecker
Dryocopus martius
Blue-bellied Roller
Coracias cyanogaster
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Blyth's Pipit
Anthus godlewskii
Blyth's Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus dumetorum
Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulus
عقاب بونلي
Aquila fasciata
عقاب مسيرة صغرى
Hieraaetus pennatus
Booted Warbler
Iduna caligata
Boreal Owl
Aegolius funereus
Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla
Brent Goose
Branta bernicla
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Calidris falcinellus
Brown Booby
Sula leucogaster
Brown Shrike
Lanius cristatus
بدجريقة
Melopsittacus undulatus
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Calidris subruficollis
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Cackling Goose
Branta hutchinsii
California Quail
Callipepla californica
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Carrion Crow
Corvus corone
Caspian Gull
Larus cachinnans
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia
Chilean Flamingo
Phoenicopterus chilensis
Chiloe Wigeon
Mareca sibilatrix
Chinese Pond Heron
Ardeola bacchus
Chukar
Alectoris chukar
درسة شامية
Emberiza cineracea
نسر أسود أوراسي
Aegypius monachus
Cinnamon Teal
Spatula cyanoptera
درسة سوداء اللون
Emberiza cirlus
Citrine Wagtail
Motacilla citreola
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
كوكاتيل
Nymphicus hollandicus
Collared Flycatcher
Ficedula albicollis
Collared Pratincole
Glareola pratincola
Collared Sand Martin
Riparia riparia
Common Blackbird
Turdus merula
Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
Common Crane
Grus grus
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus
Common Eider
Somateria mollissima
Common Firecrest
Regulus ignicapilla
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
Common Grackle
Quiscalus quiscula
Common Grasshopper-warbler
Locustella naevia
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia
Common Gull
Larus canus
Common Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica
Common Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis
Common Linnet
Linaria cannabina
Little Bittern
Ixobrychus minutus
Common Loon
Gavia immer
Common Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus
Common Murre
Uria aalge
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis
Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
Common Pheasant
Phasianus colchicus
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix
Common Raven
Corvus corax
Common Redshank
Tringa totanus
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Common Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula
Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos
Common Scoter
Melanitta nigra
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
Common Swift
Apus apus
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo
Common Woodpigeon
Columba palumbus
درسة القمح
Emberiza calandra
Corncrake
Crex crex
Cream-coloured Courser
Cursorius cursor
Crested Lark
Galerida cristata
Crested Tit
Lophophanes cristatus
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea
Dalmatian Pelican
Pelecanus crispus
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
Desert Finch
Rhodospiza obsoleta
Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti
Dunlin
Calidris alpina
Dunnock
Prunella modularis
Dusky Thrush
Turdus eunomus
Dusky Warbler
Phylloscopus fuscatus
ملكة العقبان الشرقية
Aquila heliaca
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Iduna pallida
Eastern Subalpine Warbler
Curruca cantillans
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Egyptian Nightjar
Caprimulgus aegyptius
رخمة
Neophron percnopterus
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Eleonora's Falcon
Falco eleonorae
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellaris
Eurasian Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
Eurasian Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
Eurasian Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
حوام شائع
Buteo buteo
Eurasian Collared-dove
Streptopelia decaocto
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra
Eurasian Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata
Eurasian Eagle-Owl
Bubo bubo
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolus
Eurasian Golden Plover
Pluvialis apricaria
باز شمالي
Accipiter gentilis
Eurasian Green Woodpecker
Picus viridis
Eurasian Hobby
Falco subbuteo
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
Eurasian Nuthatch
Sitta europaea
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Haematopus ostralegus
Eurasian Penduline-tit
Remiz pendulinus
Eurasian Pygmy-owl
Glaucidium passerinum
Eurasian Scops-owl
Otus scops
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinus
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis
باشق أوراسي
Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Spoonbill
Platalea leucorodia
Eurasian Thick-knee
Burhinus oedicnemus
Eurasian Treecreeper
Certhia familiaris
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
Eurasian Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Eurasian Woodcock
Scolopax rusticola
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris
European Herring Gull
Larus argentatus
حوام النحل الأوربي
Pernis apivorus
European Nightjar
Caprimulgus europaeus
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
European Roller
Coracias garrulus
European Serin
Serinus serinus
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola
European Storm-petrel
Hydrobates pelagicus
European Turtle-dove
Streptopelia turtur
Eyebrowed Thrush
Turdus obscurus
Falcated Duck
Mareca falcata
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
Fieldfare
Turdus pilaris
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Garden Warbler
Sylvia borin
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
Glaucous Gull
Larus hyperboreus
Glaucous-winged Gull
Larus glaucescens
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus
Goldcrest
Regulus regulus
عقاب ذهبية
Aquila chrysaetos
Golden Pheasant
Chrysolophus pictus
Goosander
Mergus merganser
Gray's Grasshopper-warbler
Helopsaltes fasciolatus
Great Black-backed Gull
Larus marinus
Great Bustard
Otis tarda
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus
Greater Sandplover
Charadrius leschenaultii
Greater Scaup
Aythya marila
Greater Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactyla
Greater Yellowlegs
Tringa melanoleuca
Great Grey Owl
Strix nebulosa
Great Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitor
Great Reed-warbler
Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Great Snipe
Gallinago media
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Clamator glandarius
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos major
Great Tit
Parus major
Great White Egret
Ardea alba
Great White Pelican
Pelecanus onocrotalus
Greenish Warbler
Phylloscopus trochiloides
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus
Green Warbler
Phylloscopus nitidus
Green-winged Teal
Anas carolinensis
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea
Grey Partridge
Perdix perdix
Grey Plover
Pluvialis squatarola
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
نسر أسمر
Gyps fulvus
Gyrfalcon
Falco rusticolus
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
مرزة الدجاج
Circus cyaneus
Hermit Thrush
Catharus guttatus
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
Hooded Merganser
Lophodytes cucullatus
Hoopoe
Upupa epops
Horned Grebe
Podiceps auritus
Horned Lark
Eremophila alpestris
House Crow
Corvus splendens
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
Hudsonian Godwit
Limosa haemastica
Hume's Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus humei
Iberian Azure-winged Magpie
Cyanopica cooki
Iberian Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus ibericus
Iberian Grey Shrike
Lanius meridionalis
Iceland Gull
Larus glaucoides
Icterine Warbler
Hippolais icterina
Indian Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Isabelline Shrike
Lanius isabellinus
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina
Island Canary
Serinus canaria
Ivory Gull
Pagophila eburnea
Jack Snipe
Lymnocryptes minimus
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus
King Eider
Somateria spectabilis
Lanceolated Warbler
Locustella lanceolata
Lanner Falcon
Falco biarmicus
لابلاند لونجسبير
Calcarius lapponicus
Lazuli Bunting
Passerina amoena
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
Lesser Flamingo
Phoeniconaias minor
Lesser Grey Shrike
Lanius minor
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Dryobates minor
Lesser Yellowlegs
Tringa flavipes
Little Auk
Alle alle
درسة صغيرة
Emberiza pusilla
Little Bustard
Tetrax tetrax
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutus
Little Owl
Athene noctua
Little Ringed Plover
Charadrius dubius
Little Stint
Calidris minuta
Little Swift
Apus affinis
Little Tern
Sternula albifrons
Long-billed Dowitcher
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Long-eared Owl
Asio otus
حميمق طويل الساقين
Buteo rufinus
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
Long-tailed Jaeger
Stercorarius longicaudus
Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach
Magnificent Frigatebird
Fregata magnificens
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Mandarin Duck
Aix galericulata
Manx Shearwater
Puffinus puffinus
Marbled Duck
Marmaronetta angustirostris
Marsh Sandpiper
Tringa stagnatilis
Marsh Tit
Poecile palustris
Marsh Warbler
Acrocephalus palustris
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis
Melodious Warbler
Hippolais polyglotta
Merlin
Falco columbarius
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorus
Moltoni's Warbler
Curruca subalpina
درة راهبة
Myiopsitta monachus
أبو شودة
Circus pygargus
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
Moustached Warbler
Acrocephalus melanopogon
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Northern Bobwhite
Colinus virginianus
Northern Fulmar
Fulmarus glacialis
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanus
Northern Hawk-owl
Surnia ulula
Northern House Martin
Delichon urbicum
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus
Northern Nutcracker
Nucifraga caryocatactes
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe
Olive-backed Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni
Orange-flanked Bush-robin
Tarsiger cyanurus
Oriental Greenfinch
Chloris sinica
Oriental Pratincole
Glareola maldivarum
Oriental Turtle-dove
Streptopelia orientalis
درسة الشعير
Emberiza hortulana
عقاب نساري
Pandion haliaetus
Pacific Golden Plover
Pluvialis fulva
Pacific Loon
Gavia pacifica
Pacific Swift
Apus pacificus
Paddyfield Warbler
Acrocephalus agricola
Pallas's Leaf-warbler
Phylloscopus proregulus
Pallas's Rosefinch
Carpodacus roseus
Pallas's Sandgrouse
Syrrhaptes paradoxus
مرزة باهتة
Circus macrourus
Pallid Swift
Apus pallidus
Parrot Crossbill
Loxia pytyopsittacus
Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotos
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
Pied Avocet
Recurvirostra avosetta
Pied Crow
Corvus albus
Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka
Pine Bunting
Emberiza leucocephalos
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
Pink-backed Pelican
Pelecanus rufescens
Pomarine Jaeger
Stercorarius pomarinus
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea
Purple Sandpiper
Calidris maritima
Purple Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio
Radde's Warbler
Phylloscopus schwarzi
Razorbill
Alca torda
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio
Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Ficedula parva
Red-breasted Goose
Branta ruficollis
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Red-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus
Red-footed Falcon
Falco vespertinus
Red Fox-sparrow
Passerella iliaca
درسة حمراء الرأس
Emberiza bruniceps
حدأة حمراء
Milvus milvus
Red Knot
Calidris canutus
Red-legged Partridge
Alectoris rufa
Red-necked Grebe
Podiceps grisegena
Red-necked Nightjar
Caprimulgus ruficollis
Red-necked Phalarope
Phalaropus lobatus
Red-necked Stint
Calidris ruficollis
Red Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicarius
Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Red-tailed Shrike
Lanius phoenicuroides
Red-throated Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla
Red-throated Loon
Gavia stellata
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus
Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer
Redwing
Turdus iliacus
درسة الغاب
Emberiza schoeniclus
Reeves's Pheasant
Syrmaticus reevesii
Richard's Pipit
Anthus richardi
Ring-billed Gull
Larus delawarensis
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Ring Ouzel
Turdus torquatus
River Warbler
Locustella fluviatilis
درسة الصخور
Emberiza cia
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
Rock Pipit
Anthus petrosus
Rook
Corvus frugilegus
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Ross's Gull
Rhodostethia rosea
Rosy Starling
Pastor roseus
حميمق مسرول
Buteo lagopus
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
Rufous-tailed Robin
Larvivora sibilans
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush
Monticola saxatilis
Russet-backed Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
درسة صدئية
Emberiza rustica
Sabine's Gull
Xema sabini
Saker Falcon
Falco cherrug
Sanderling
Calidris alba
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala
Savi's Warbler
Locustella luscinioides
Scopoli's Shearwater
Calonectris diomedea
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Calidris pusilla
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Calidris acuminata
Short-eared Owl
Asio flammeus
عقاب صرارة
Circaetus gallicus
Short-toed Treecreeper
Certhia brachydactyla
Siberian Accentor
Prunella montanella
Siberian Long-tailed Rosefinch
Carpodacus sibiricus
Siberian Sandplover
Charadrius mongolus
Siberian Scoter
Melanitta stejnegeri
Siberian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus
Smew
Mergellus albellus
درسة الثلوج
Plectrophenax nivalis
Snowy Owl
Bubo scandiacus
Sociable Lapwing
Vanellus gregarius
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus
Spanish Sparrow
Passer hispaniolensis
Spotless Starling
Sturnus unicolor
Spotted Crake
Porzana porzana
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata
Spotted Redshank
Tringa erythropus
Spotted Sandpiper
Actitis macularius
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides
Steller's Eider
Polysticta stelleri
عقاب ستيلر البحري
Haliaeetus pelagicus
عقاب السهوب
Aquila nipalensis
Stilt Sandpiper
Calidris himantopus
Stock Dove
Columba oenas
Sulphur-bellied Warbler
Phylloscopus griseolus
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Tawny Owl
Strix aluco
Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris
Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii
Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus
Thick-billed Murre
Uria lomvia
Three-toed Woodpecker
Picoides tridactylus
Thrush Nightingale
Luscinia luscinia
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis
Trumpeter Finch
Bucanetes githagineus
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
نسر رومي
Cathartes aura
Twite
Linaria flavirostris
Two-barred Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
Two-barred Warbler
Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus
Upland Sandpiper
Bartramia longicauda
Velvet Scoter
Melanitta fusca
Water Pipit
Anthus spinoletta
Western Black-eared Wheatear
Oenanthe hispanica
Western Bonelli's Warbler
Phylloscopus bonelli
Western Capercaillie
Tetrao urogallus
Western Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis
مرزة المستنقعات الغربية
Circus aeruginosus
Western Subalpine Warbler
Curruca iberiae
Western Water Rail
Rallus aquaticus
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava
Whinchat
Saxicola rubetra
Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida
White-crowned Wheatear
Oenanthe leucopyga
White-headed Duck
Oxyura leucocephala
White-rumped Sandpiper
Calidris fuscicollis
White-rumped Swift
Apus caffer
White's Thrush
Zoothera aurea
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
عقاب أبيض الذنب
Haliaeetus albicilla
White-tailed Lapwing
Vanellus leucurus
White-throated Dipper
Cinclus cinclus
White-throated Needletail
Hirundapus caudacutus
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
White-winged Snowfinch
Montifringilla nivalis
White-winged Tern
Chlidonias leucopterus
White-winged Widowbird
Euplectes albonotatus
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnus
Willow Tit
Poecile montanus
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus
Wilson's Storm-petrel
Oceanites oceanicus
Woodchat Shrike
Lanius senator
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
Woodlark
Lullula arborea
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola
Yelkouan Shearwater
Puffinus yelkouan
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Coccyzus americanus
حدأة مصرية
Milvus aegyptius
Yellow-billed Loon
Gavia adamsii
درسة صفراء الصدر
Emberiza aureola
Yellow-browed Bunting
Emberiza chrysophrys
Yellow-browed Warbler
Phylloscopus inornatus
درسة صفراء
Emberiza citrinella
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
Yellow-shafted Flicker
Colaptes auratus
Yellow-throated Bunting
Emberiza elegans
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis