List of birds of the Netherlands
This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Netherlands. The avifauna, typical of coastal northern Europe, consists of 463 species including seven introduced species.
Anatidae: swans, geese and ducks
- Mute Swan, Cygnus olor
- Whooper Swan, Cygnus cygnus
- Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus
- Bean Goose, Anser fabalis
- Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus
- Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons
- Lesser White-fronted Goose, Anser erythropus Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
- Greylag Goose, Anser anser
- Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens
- Ross's Goose, Chen rossii Rare/Accidental
- Brent Goose, Branta bernicla
- Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis
- Canada Goose, Branta canadensis
- Red-breasted Goose, Branta ruficollis Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
- Egyptian Goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus Introduced species
- Ruddy Shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea
- Common Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
- Mandarin Duck, Aix galericulata Introduced species
- Eurasian Wigeon, Anas penelope
- American Wigeon, Anas americana
- Falcated Duck, Anas falcata Rare/Accidental
- Gadwall, Anas strepera
- Baikal Teal, Anas formosa Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
- Eurasian Teal, Anas crecca
- Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
- Northern Pintail, Anas acuta
- Garganey, Anas querquedula
- Blue-winged Teal, Anas discors Rare/Accidental
- Northern Shoveler, Anas clypeata
- Red-crested Pochard, Netta rufina
- Common Pochard, Aythya ferina
- Canvasback, Aythya valisineria Rare/Accidental
- Ring-necked Duck, Aythya collaris Rare/Accidental
- Ferruginous Pochard, Aythya nyroca Near-threatened
- Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula
- Greater Scaup, Aythya marila
- Lesser Scaup, Aythya affinis
- Common Eider, Somateria mollissima
- King Eider, Somateria spectabilis
- Steller's Eider, Polysticta stelleri Rare/Accidental
- Harlequin Duck, Histrionicus histrionicus
- Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis
- Black Scoter, Melanitta nigra
- Surf Scoter, Melanitta perspicillata
- White-winged Scoter, Melanitta fusca
- Common Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
- Bufflehead, Bucephala albeola
- Smew, Mergellus albellus
- Red-breasted Merganser, Mergus serrator
- Common Merganser, Mergus merganser
- Ruddy Duck, Oxyura jamaicensis Introduced species
- White-headed Duck, Oxyura leucocephala Endangered
Tetraonidae: grouse
Phasianidae: partridges, pheasants and quails
Gaviidae: divers
Podicepidae: grebes
Procellariidae: fulmar, shearwaters, gadfly and other petrels
Hydrobatidae: storm petrels
Pelecanidae, pelicans
Sulidae: gannets
Phalacrocoracidae: cormorants
Ardeidae: herons and bitterns
Ciconiidae: storks
Threskiornithidae: ibises and spoonbills
Phoenicopteridae Flamingos
Pandionidae: Osprey
Accipitridae: hawks, eagles, buzzards, harriers, kites and allies
- European Honey-buzzard, Pernis apivorus
- Black-shouldered Kite, Elanus caeruleus
- Red Kite, Milvus milvus
- Black Kite, Milvus migrans
- Pallas's Fish-Eagle, Haliaeetus leucoryphus Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
- White-tailed Eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla Near-threatened
- Egyptian Vulture, Neophron percnopterus Rare/Accidental
- Eurasian Griffon, Gyps fulvus Rare/Accidental
- Cinereous Vulture, Aegypius monachus Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
- Short-toed Eagle, Circaetus gallicus
- Western Marsh-Harrier, Circus aeruginosus
- Hen Harrier, Circus cyaneus
- Pallid Harrier, Circus macrourus Near-threatened
- Montagu's Harrier, Circus pygargus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus
- Northern Goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
- Common Buzzard, Buteo buteo
- Long-legged Buzzard, Buteo rufinus
- Rough-legged Buzzard, Buteo lagopus
- Lesser Spotted Eagle, Aquila pomarina
- Greater Spotted Eagle, Aquila clanga Vulnerable
- Steppe Eagle, Aquila nipalensis
- Imperial Eagle, Aquila heliaca Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
- Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
- Bonelli's Eagle, Aquila fasciatus
- Booted Eagle, Aquila pennatus
Sometimes included in the Accipitriformes
Falconidae: falcons
Rallidae: rails and crakes
Gruidae: cranes
Otidae: bustards
Haematopodidae: oystercatchers
Recurvirostridae: avocets and stilts
Burhinidae: thick-knees
Glareolidae: coursers and pratincoles
Charadriidae: plovers and lapwings
- Northern Lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
- Sociable Lapwing, Vanellus gregarius Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
- White-tailed Lapwing, Vanellus leucurus
- Pacific Golden Plover, Pluvialis fulva Rare/Accidental
- American Golden Plover, Pluvialis dominica
- Eurasian Golden Plover, Pluvialis apricaria
- Grey Plover, Pluvialis squatarola
- Ringed Plover, Charadrius hiaticula
- Little Ringed Plover, Charadrius dubius
- Kentish Plover, Charadrius alexandrinus
- Greater Sandplover, Charadrius leschenaultii
- Eurasian Dotterel, Charadrius morinellus
Scolopacidae: typical waders or shorebirds
- Eurasian Woodcock, Scolopax rusticola
- Jack Snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus
- Great Snipe, Gallinago media Near-threatened
- Common Snipe, Gallinago gallinago
- Long-billed Dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus Rare/Accidental
- Black-tailed Godwit, Limosa limosa
- Bar-tailed Godwit, Limosa lapponica
- Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus
- Slender-billed Curlew, Numenius tenuirostris Critically endangered
- Eurasian Curlew, Numenius arquata
- Upland Sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda Rare/Accidental
- Spotted Redshank, Tringa erythropus
- Common Redshank, Tringa totanus
- Marsh Sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis
- Common Greenshank, Tringa nebularia
- Greater Yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca Rare/Accidental
- Lesser Yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes Rare/Accidental
- Green Sandpiper, Tringa ochropus
- Wood Sandpiper, Tringa glareola
- Terek Sandpiper, Xenus cinereus
- Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos
- Spotted Sandpiper, Actitis macularia Rare/Accidental
- Ruddy Turnstone, Arenaria interpres
- Great Knot, Calidris tenuirostris Rare/Accidental
- Red Knot, Calidris canutus
- Sanderling, Calidris alba
- Semipalmated Sandpiper, Calidris pusilla Rare/Accidental
- Red-necked Stint, Calidris ruficollis
- Little Stint, Calidris minuta
- Temminck's Stint, Calidris temminckii
- White-rumped Sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis Rare/Accidental
- Baird's Sandpiper, Calidris bairdii Rare/Accidental
- Pectoral Sandpiper, Calidris melanotos
- Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Calidris acuminata Rare/Accidental
- Curlew Sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea
- Dunlin, Calidris alpina
- Purple Sandpiper, Calidris maritima
- Stilt Sandpiper, Calidris himantopus Rare/Accidental
- Broad-billed Sandpiper, Limicola falcinellus
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis Near-threatened
- Ruff, Philomachus pugnax
- Wilson's Phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor
- Red-necked Phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus
- Grey Phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius
Suborder Lari: skuas, gulls & terns
Stercorariidae: skuas
Laridae: gulls
- Common Gull, Larus canus
- Ring-billed Gull, Larus delawarensis
- Great Black-backed Gull, Larus marinus
- Glaucous Gull, Larus hyperboreus
- Iceland Gull, Larus glaucoides
- Herring Gull, Larus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull, Larus fuscus
- Caspian Gull, Larus cachinnans
- Yellow-legged Gull, Larus michahellis Rare/Accidental
- Great Black-headed Gull, Larus ichthyaetus
- Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus
- Bonaparte's Gull, Larus philadelphia Rare/Accidental
- Mediterranean Gull, Larus melanocephalus
- Laughing Gull, Larus atricilla
- Franklin's Gull, Larus pipixcan
- Little Gull, Larus minutus
- Ivory Gull, Pagophila eburnea
- Ross's Gull, Rhodostethia rosea
- Sabine's Gull, Xema sabini
- Black-legged Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla
Sternidae: terns
- Gull-billed Tern, Sterna nilotica
- Caspian Tern, Sterna caspia
- Sandwich Tern, Sterna sandvicensis
- Roseate Tern, Sterna dougallii
- Common Tern, Sterna hirundo
- Arctic Tern, Sterna paradisaea
- Forster's Tern, Sterna forsteri Rare/Accidental
- Little Tern, Sterna albifrons
- Bridled Tern, Sterna anaethetus Rare/Accidental
- Whiskered Tern, Chlidonias hybridus
- White-winged Tern, Chlidonias leucopterus
- Black Tern, Chlidonias niger
Suborder Alcae: auks
Alcidae: auks
Pteroclidae: sandgrouse
Columbidae: pigeons and doves
Psittacidae: parrots
Cuculidae: cuckoos
Tytonidae: barn owls
Strigidae: owls
Caprimulgidae: nightjars
Apodidae: swifts
Meropidae: bee-eaters
Coraciidae: rollers
Upupidae: Hoopoes
Picidae: woodpeckers
Alaudidae, larks
Hirundinidae, swallows and martins
Motacillidae, wagtails and pipits
- Citrine Wagtail, Motacilla citreola, rare
- White Wagtail, Motacilla alba.
- Grey Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
- Blue-headed Wagtail, Motacilla flava
- Richard's Pipit, Anthus richardi
- Tawny Pipit, Anthus campestris
- Blyth's Pipit, Anthus godlewskii
- Tree Pipit, Anthus trivialis
- Olive-backed Pipit, Anthus hodgsoni
- Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis
- Red-throated Pipit, Anthus cervinus
- Water Pipit, Anthus spinoletta
- Rock Pipit, Anthus petrosus
Bombycillidae, waxwings
Cinclidae, dippers
Troglodytidae, wrens
- Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes
Mimidae, mockingbirds
Prunellidae, accentors
Turdidae thrushes and chats
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush, Monticola saxatilis Rare/Accidental
- Siberian Thrush, Zoothera sibirica Rare/Accidental
- Scaly Thrush, Zoothera dauma Rare/Accidental
- Ring Ouzel, Turdus torquatus
- Eurasian Blackbird, Turdus merula
- Eyebrowed Thrush, Turdus obscurus Rare/Accidental
- Dark-throated Thrush, Turdus ruficollis Rare/Accidental
- Dusky Thrush, Turdus naumanni Rare/Accidental
- Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris
- Redwing, Turdus iliacus
- Song Thrush, Turdus philomelos
- Mistle Thrush, Turdus viscivorus
- Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica
Corvidae crows, ravens, and allies
Sylviidae Old World warblers
- Cetti's Warbler, Cettia cetti
- Lanceolated Warbler, Locustella lanceolata
- Grasshopper Warbler, Locustella naevia
- Pallas's Warbler, Locustella certhiola
- Eurasian River Warbler, Locustella fluviatilis
- Savi's Warbler, Locustella luscinioides
- Aquatic Warbler, Acrocephalus paludicola Vulnerable
- Sedge Warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Paddyfield Warbler, Acrocephalus agricola
- Eurasian Reed-Warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Blyth's Reed-Warbler, Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Marsh Warbler, Acrocephalus palustris
- Great Reed-Warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Booted Warbler, Hippolais caligata
- Melodious Warbler, Hippolais polyglotta
- Icterine Warbler, Hippolais icterina
- Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus
- Common Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
- Iberian Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus ibericus
- Western Bonelli's Warbler, Phylloscopus bonelli
- Eastern Bonelli's Warbler, Phylloscopus orientalis
- Wood Warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Dusky Warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Radde's Warbler, Phylloscopus schwarzi
- Lemon-rumped Warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus
- Yellow-browed Warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus
- Hume's Warbler, Phylloscopus humei
- Arctic Warbler, Phylloscopus borealis
- Greenish Warbler, Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla
- Garden Warbler, Sylvia borin
- Greater Whitethroat, Sylvia communis
- Lesser Whitethroat, Sylvia curruca
- African Desert Warbler, Sylvia deserti Rare/Accidental
- Barred Warbler, Sylvia nisoria
- Subalpine Warbler, Sylvia cantillans
- Sardinian Warbler, Sylvia melanocephala
- Spectacled Warbler, Sylvia conspicillata
- Dartford Warbler, Sylvia undata
- Zitting Cisticola, Cisticola juncidis
Regulidae kinglets
Muscicapidae Old World flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa striata
- European Pied Flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca
- Collared Flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis
- Red-breasted Flycatcher, Ficedula parva Rare/Accidental
- European Robin, Erithacus rubecula
- Thrush Nightingale, Luscinia luscinia
- Common Nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos
- Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica
- Red-flanked Bluetail, Tarsiger cyanurus Rare/Accidental
- White-throated Robin, Irania gutturalis
- Black Redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Siberian Stonechat, Saxicola maura Rare/Accidental
- Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra
- European Stonechat, Saxicola rubicola
- Northern Wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe
- Pied Wheatear, Oenanthe pleschanka Rare/Accidental
- Black-eared Wheatear, Oenanthe hispanica Rare/Accidental
- Desert Wheatear, Oenanthe deserti Rare/Accidental
- Isabelline Wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina Rare/Accidental
Paradoxornithidae: parrotbills
Aegithalidae long-tailed tits
Remizidae
Paridae tits
Tichodromadidae Wallcreeper
Sittidae nuthatches
Certhiidae treecreepers
Laniidae shrikes
Emberizidae buntings and, as very rare vagrants, American sparrows
- Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella
- Pine Bunting, Emberiza leucocephalos Rare/Accidental
- Cirl Bunting, Emberiza cirlus
- Rock Bunting, Emberiza cia Rare/Accidental
- Ortolan Bunting, Emberiza hortulana
- Cretzschmar's Bunting, Emberiza caesia Rare/Accidental
- Little Bunting, Emberiza pusilla Rare/Accidental
- Yellow-browed Bunting, Emberiza chrysophrys Rare/Accidental
- Rustic Bunting, Emberiza rustica Rare/Accidental
- Yellow-breasted Bunting, Emberiza aureola Rare/Accidental
- Chestnut Bunting, Emberiza rutila Rare/Accidental
- Black-headed Bunting, Emberiza melanocephala
- Red-headed Bunting, Emberiza bruniceps Rare/Accidental
- Black-faced Bunting, Emberiza spodocephala Rare/Accidental
- Reed Bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus
- Corn Bunting, Emberiza calandra
- White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys Rare/Accidental
- White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis Rare/Accidental
- Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis Rare/Accidental
- Lapland Longspur, Calcarius lapponicus
- Snow Bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis
Cardinalidae
Vireonidae vireos rare vagrants
Parulidae New World warblers very rare vagrants
Icteridae icterids very rare vagrant
Fringillidae finches
- Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs
- Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla
- Pine Grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator
- Common Rosefinch, Carpodacus erythrinus
- Parrot Crossbill, Loxia pytyopsittacus
- Common Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
- Two-barred Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera
- European Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris
- Common Redpoll, Carduelis flammea
- Arctic Redpoll, Carduelis hornemanni
- Eurasian Siskin, Carduelis spinus
- European Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis
- Twite, Carduelis flavirostris
- Eurasian Linnet, Carduelis cannabina
- European Serin, Serinus serinus
- Eurasian Bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula
- Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Ploceidae sparrows
Sturnidae starlings
Oriolidae orioles