European bird names
For all practical purposes the NEW, modern names for birds, as listed below, should be used.
Alternative (often old) names are given for many bird species on their respective pages. They are provided for the benefit of those who have grown up with the old names. Use the search engine to find the bird species under its modern name. Note that many old names are not unique (marked with "*"), some are misnomers and in some cases new scientific research has led to entirely new names for bird species (including their scientific classifications). Wherever known to us, we list both the German and English names of species, together with the scientific name. This table is in alphabetical order of the ENGLISH common names.
Complete index of European bird species
NOTE: Only birds native to Europe are listed here. No introduced species are listed or shown.
European bird species are listed alphabetically by their English common names (e.g., "Blackbird, Common"), by their German common names (e.g., "Amsel") and by their scientific names (e.g., "Turdus merula"). To search for a bird species with a composite name, such as "Common Blackbird", go to the letter "B" for "Blackbird, Common". Alternatively, use the search engine in the header above.
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| Accentor, Alpine | "Alpenbraunelle" | Prunella collaris |
| Albatross | "Albatros" | |
| Black-browed | "Schwarzbrauenalbatros" | Thalassarche melanophris |
| Avocet, Pied | "Säbelschnäbler" | Recurvirostra avosetta |
| Bee-eater | ||
| European | "(Europäischer) Bienenfresser" | Merops apiaster |
| (Blue-cheeked) | ("Blauwangenspint") | (Merops persicus) |
| Bittern | "Dommel" | |
| (Eurasian) | ("Rohrdommel") | (Botaurus stellaris) |
| Little | "Zwergdommel" | Ixobrychus minutus |
| Blackbird, Common (see also Fieldfare, Thrush, Redwing, Ouzel) | "Amsel" | Turdus merula |
| Blackcap, Eurasian (see also Sylvia Warbler) | "Mönchsgrasmücke" | Sylvia atricapilla |
| (Bluetail, Red-flanked) | ("Blauschwanz") | (Parsiger cyanurus) |
| Bluethroat | "Blaukehlchen" | Luscinia svecica |
| Booby | ||
| Brown | "Weißbauchtölpel" | Sula leucogaster |
| (Masked) | ("Maskentölpel") | (Sula dactylatra) |
| Brambling | "Bergfink", "Nordfink", "Brämling" | Fringilla montifringilla |
| Bullfinch, Eurasian | "Gimpel", "Dompfaff", "Blutfink" | Pyrrhula pyrrhula |
| Bunting (see also Finch, Serin, Siskin, Linnet, Yellowhammer) | "Ammer" | |
| (Black-faced) | ("Maskenammer") | (Emberiza spodocephala) |
| Black-headed | "Kappenammer" | Emberiza melanocephala |
| (Chestnut) | ("Rötelammer") | (Emberiza rutila) |
| Cirl | "Zaunammer" | Emberiza cirlus |
| Common Reed | "Rohrammer" | Emberiza schoeniclus |
| Corn | "Grauammer" | Emberiza calandra |
| (Cretzschmar's) | ("Grauortolan", "Grauer Ortolan", "Rostbartortolan", "Rostammer") | (Emberiza caesia) |
| House | "Hausammer" | Emberiza sahari |
| (Lapland) | ("Spornammer") | (Calcarius lapponicus) |
| (Little) | ("Zwergammer") | (Emberiza pusilla) |
| Ortolan | "Ortolan" | Emberiza hortulana |
| (Pine) | ("Fichtenammer") | (Emberiza leucocephalos) |
| (Red-headed) | ("Braunkopfammer") | (Emberiza bruniceps) |
| Rock | "Felsenammer" | Emberiza cia |
| (Rustic) | ("Waldammer") | (Emberiza rustica) |
| (Snow) | ("Schneeammer") | (Plectrophenax nivalis) |
| (Yellow-browed) | ("Gelbbrauenammer") | (Emberiza chrysophrys) |
| (Yellow-breasted) | ("Weidenammer") | (Emberiza aureola) |
| Bustard | ||
| Great | "Großtrappe" | Otis tarda |
| Little | "Zwergtrappe" | Tetrax tetrax |
| Buzzard | "Bussard" | |
| Common | "Mäusebussard" | Buteo buteo |
| European Honey | "Wespenbussard" | Pernis apivorus |
| Long-legged | "Adlerbussard" | Buteo rufinus |
| Rough-legged | "Raufußbussard" | Buteo lagopus |
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| Dipper, White-throated | "Wasseramsel", "Eurasische Wasseramsel" | Cinclus cinclus |
| (Dotterel, Eurasian) | ("Mornellregenpfeifer") | (Charadrius morinellus) |
| Dove (see also Pigeon) | "Taube" | |
| Eurasian Collared | "Türkentaube" | Streptopelia decaocto |
| European Turtle | "Turteltaube" | Streptopelia turtur |
| (Mourning) | ("Carolinataube") | (Zenaida macroura) |
| (Oriental Turtle) | ("Orientturteltaube") | (Streptopelia orientalis) |
| Rock | "Felsentaube" | Columba livia |
| Stock | "Hohltaube" | Columba oenas |
| (Dowitcher, Long-billed) | ("Großer Schlammläufer") | (Limnodromus scolopaceus) |
| Duck (see also Shelduck, Shoveler, Merganser, Goosander, Wigeon, Goldeneye, Pochard, Teal, Mallard) | "Ente" | |
| (American Black) | ("Dunkelente") | (Anas rubripes) |
| Common Eider | "Eiderente" | Somateria mollissima |
| Common Scoter | "Trauerente" | Melanitta nigra |
| Common Shel- | "Brandgans" | Tadorna tadorna |
| Eurasian Teal | "Krickente" | Anas crecca |
| (Falcated) | ("Sichelente") | (Anas falcata) |
| Ferruginous | "Moorente" | Aythya nyroca |
| (King Eider) | ("Prachteiderente") | (Somateria spectabilis) |
| (Long-tailed) | ("Eisente") | (Clangula hyemalis) |
| (Marbled) | ("Marmelente") | (Marmaronetta angustirostris) |
| Northern Pintail | "Spießente" | Anas acuta |
| Ring-necked | "Ringschnabelente" | Aythya collaris |
| Tufted | "Reiherente" | Aythya fuligula |
| (Steller's Eider) | ("Scheckente") | (Polysticta stelleri) |
| Velvet Scoter | "Samtente", "Samt-Ente" | Melanitta fusca |
| (White-headed) | ("Weißkopfruderente", "Weisskopfruderente", "Ruderente") | (Oxyura leucocephala) |
| Dunlin | "Alpenstrandläufer" | Calidris alpina |
| Dunnock | "Heckenbraunelle" | Prunella modularis |
| Eagle | "Adler" | |
| Bonelli's | "Habichtsadler" | Aquila fasciata |
| Booted | "Zwergadler" | Hieraaetus pennatus [Aquila pennata] |
| (Eastern Imperial) | ("Östlicher Kaiseradler") | (Aquila heliaca) |
| Golden | "Steinadler" | Aquila chrysaetos |
| (Greater Spotted) | ("Schelladler") | (Clanga clanga) |
| (Lesser Spotted) | ("Schreiadler") | (Clanga pomarina) |
| (Pallas's Fish-) | ("Bindenseeadler") | (Haliaeetus leucoryphus) |
| Short-toed Snake | "Schlangenadler" | Circaetus gallicus |
| Spanish Imperial | "Spanischer Kaiseradler" | Aquila adalberti |
| (Steppe) | ("Steppenadler") | (Aquila nipalensis) |
| White-tailed | "Seeadler" | Haliaeetus albicilla |
| Egret (see also Heron) | "Reiher" | |
| Cattle | "Kuhreiher" | Bubulcus ibis |
| Great [White] | "Silberreiher" | Ardea alba |
| Little | "Seidenreiher" | Ardea [Egretta] garzetta |
| Eider (see also Duck) | ||
| Common | "Eiderente" | Somateria mollissima |
| (King) | ("Prachteiderente") | (Somateria spectabilis) |
| (Steller's) | ("Scheckente") | (Polysticta stelleri) |
| Falcon (see also Kestrel, Merlin, Hobby) | "Falke" | |
| (American) | ("Amurfalke") | (Falco amurensis) |
| (Eleonora's) | ("Eleonorenfalke") | (Falco eleonorae) |
| Gyr- | "Gerfalke", "Jagdfalke", "Gierfalke" | Falco rusticolus |
| (Lanner) | ("Lanner") | (Falco biarmicus) |
| Peregrine | "Wanderfalke" | Falco peregrinus |
| (Red-footed) | ("Rotfußfalke") | (Falco vespertinus) |
| (Saker) | ("Würgfalke") | (Falco cherrug) |
| Fieldfare (see also Thrush, Blackbird, Redwing) | "Wacholderdrossel" | Turdus pilaris |
| Finch (see also Bunting, Serin, Siskin, Linnet, Yellowhammer) | "Fink" | |
| (Citril) | ("Zitronenzeisig") | (Carduelis citrinella) |
| Common Rose- | "Karmingimpel" | Carpodacus erythrinus |
| (Corsican) | ("Korsenzeisig") | (Carduelis corsicana) |
| Eurasian Bull- | "Gimpel", "Dompfaff", "Blutfink" | Pyrrhula pyrrhula |
| European Gold- | "Stieglitz", "Distelfink" | Carduelis carduelis |
| European Green- | "Grünfink", "Grünling" | Chloris chloris |
| (Great Rose-) | ("Berggimpel") | (Carpodacus rubicilla) |
| Trumpeter | "Wüstentrompeter", "Wüstengimpel", "Wüsten-Gimpel" | Bucanetes githagineus |
| (White-winged Snow) | ("Schneesperling") | (Montifringilla nivalis) |
| Firecrest (see also Goldcrest) | ||
| Common | "Sommergoldhähnchen" | Regulus ignicapillus |
| (Madeiran) | ("Madeiragoldhähnchen", "Sommer-Goldhähnchen") | (Regulus madeirensis) |
| Flamingo, Greater | "Rosaflamingo" | Phoenicopterus roseus |
| Flycatcher (see also Whitethroat, Warbler) | ||
| Collared | "Halsbandschnäpper" | Ficedula albicollis |
| European Pied | "Trauerschnäpper" | Ficedula hypoleuca |
| (Red-breasted) | ("Zwergschnäpper") | (Ficedula parva) |
| Semicollared | "Halbringschnäpper" | Ficedula semitorquata |
| Spotted | "Grauer Fliegenschnäpper", "Grauschnäpper" | Muscicapa striata |
| (Taiga) | ("Taigaschnäpper") | (Ficedula albicilla) |
| (Frigatebird, Magnificent) | ("Prachtfregattvogel") | (Fregata magnificens) |
| Fulmar, Northern | "Eissturmvogel" | Fulmarus glacialis |
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| Ibis, Glossy | "Braunsichler", "Brauner Sichler" | Plegadis falcinellus |
| Jackdaw, Western | "Dohle" | Coloeus monedula |
| Jay | ||
| Eurasian | "Eichelhäher" | Garrulus glandarius |
| (Siberian) | ("Unglückshäher") | (Perisoreus infaustus) |
| Kestrel (see also Falcon, Merlin, Hobby) | "Falke" | |
| (American) | ("Buntfalke") | (Falco sparverius) |
| Common | "Turmfalke" | Falco tinnunculus |
| (Lesser) | ("Rötelfalke") | (Falco naumanni) |
| Kingfisher | ||
| (Belted) | ("Gürtelfischer") | (Megaceryle alcyon) |
| Common | "Eisvogel" | Alcedo atthis |
| (Pied) | ("Graufischer") | (Ceryle rudis) |
| Kite | ||
| Black | "Schwarzer Milan", "Schwarzmilan" | Milvus migrans |
| Black-winged | "Gleitaar" | Elanus caeruleus |
| Red | "Roter Milan", "Rotmilan", "Gabelweihe", "Königsweihe" | Milvus milvus |
| Kittiwake, Black-legged | "Dreizehenmöwe" | Rissa tridactyla |
| Knot | ||
| (Great) | ("Hudsonschnepfe") | (Calidris tenuirostris) |
| Red | "Knutt" | Calidris canutus |
| Lammergeier | "Lämmergeier", "Bartgeier" | Gypaetus barbatus |
| Lapwing (see also Plover) | ||
| Northern | "Kiebitz" | Vanellus vanellus |
| (Sociable) | ("Steppenkiebitz") | (Vanellus gregarius) |
| Spur-winged | "Spornkiebitz" | Vanellus spinosus |
| (White-tailed) | ("Weißschwanzkiebitz") | (Vanellus leucurus) |
| Lark | ||
| (Black) | ("Schwarzsteppenlerche") | (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis) |
| Calandra | "Kalanderlerche" | Melanocorypha calandra |
| Crested | "Haubenlerche" | Galerida cristata |
| (Dupont's) | ("Dupontlerche") | (Chersophilus duponti) |
| Eurasian Sky- | "Feldlerche" | Alauda arvensis |
| Greater Short-toed | "Kurzzehenlerche" | Calandrella brachydactyla |
| (Horned) | ("Ohrenlerche") | (Eremophila alpestris) |
| (Lesser Short-toed) | ("Stummellerche") | (Alaudala rufescens) |
| Thekla's | "Theklalerche" | Galerida theklae |
| (White-winged) | ("Weißflügellerche") | (Alauda leucoptera) |
| Wood | "Heidelerche" | Lullula arborea |
| Linnet, Common | "Hänfling", "Bluthänfling" | Linaria cannabina |
| Loon | ||
| (Black-throated) | ("Prachttaucher") | (Gavia arctica) |
| Common | "Eistaucher" | Gavia immer |
| (Red-throated) | ("Sterntaucher") | (Gavia stellata) |
| (Yellow-billed) | ("Gelbschnabel-eistaucher") | (Gavia adamsii) |
| Magpie | "Elster" | |
| Eurasian | "Elster" | Pica pica |
| Iberian | "Blauelster" | Cyanopica cooki |
| Mallard | "Stockente", "Wilde Ente", "Märzente" | Anas platyrhynchos |
| Martin (see also Swallow) | "Schwalbe" | |
| Common House | "Mehlschwalbe" | Delichon urbicum |
| Eurasian Crag | "Felsenschwalbe" | Ptyonoprogne rupestris |
| Sand | "Uferschwalbe" | Riparia riparia |
| Merganser (see also Duck, Shelduck, Shoveler, Goosander) | "Säger" | |
| Red-breasted | "Mittelsäger" | Mergus serrator |
| Merlin (see also Falcon, Kestrel, Hobby) | "Merlin" | Falco columbarius |
| Moorhen, Common | "Teichralle", "Teichhuhn", "Rotbläßchen", "Grünfüssiges Teichhuhn" | Gallinula chloropus |
| (Needletail, White-throated) | ("Stachelschwanzsegler") | (Hirundapus caudacutus) |
| Nightingale | ||
| Common | "Nachtigall" | Luscinia megarhynchos |
| (Thrush) | ("Sprosser") | (Luscinia luscinia) |
| Nightjar | ||
| European | "Ziegenmelker" | Caprimulgus europaeus |
| Red-necked | "Rothals-Ziegenmelker" | Caprimulgus ruficollis |
| Nutcracker, Eurasian | "Tannenhäher", "Nußknacker" | Nucifraga caryocatactes |
| Nuthatch | ||
| (Corsican) | ("Korsenkleiber") | (Sitta whiteheadi) |
| Eurasian | "Kleiber", "Spechtmeise" | Sitta europaea |
| Western Rock | "Felsenkleiber" | Sitta neumayer |
| Oriole, Eurasian Golden | "Pirol", "Pfingstvogel", "Goldamsel" | Oriolus oriolus |
| Osprey | "Fischadler" | Pandion haliaetus |
| Ouzel, Ring (see also Fieldfare, Thrush, Redwing, Blackbird) | "Ringdrossel" | Turdus torquatus |
| Owl | "Eule", "Kauz" | |
| Barn | "Schleiereule" | Tyto alba |
| Eurasian Eagle | "Uhu" | Bubo bubo |
| (Eurasian Pygmy-) | ("Sperlingskauz") | (Glaucidium passerinum) |
| Eurasian Scops | "Zwergohreule" | Otus scops |
| (Great Grey) | ("Bartkauz") | (Strix nebulosa) |
| Little | "Steinkauz" | Athene noctua |
| Long-eared | "Waldohreule" | Asio otus |
| (Northern Hawk) | ("Sperbereule") | (Surnia ulula) |
| (Short-eared) | ("Sumpfohreule") | (Asio flammeus) |
| (Snowy) | ("Schnee-Eule", "Schneeeule") | (Bubo scandiacus) |
| Tawny | "Waldkauz" | Strix aluco |
| (Tengmalm's) | ("Raufußkauz") | (Aegolius funereus) |
| (Ural) | ("Habichtskauz") | (Strix uralensis) |
| Oystercatcher, Eurasian | "Austernfischer" | Haematopus ostralegus |
| Partridge | ||
| Barbary | "Felsenhuhn" | Alectoris barbara |
| Grey | "Rebhuhn" | Perdix perdix |
| Red-legged | "Rothuhn" | Alectoris rufa |
| (Rock) | ("Steinhuhn") | (Alectoris graeca) |
| Pelican | ||
| (Dalmatian) | ("Krauskopfpelikan") | (Pelecanus crispus) |
| Great White | "Rosapelikan" | Pelecanus onocrotalus |
| (Pink-backed) | ("Rötelpelikan") | (Pelecanus rufescens) |
| Phalarope | ||
| Red | "Thorshühnchen" | Phalaropus fulicarius |
| (Red-necked) | ("Odinshühnchen") | (Phalaropus lobatus) |
| (Wilson's) | ("Wilsonwassertreter") | (Phalaropus tricolor) |
| Pheasant, Common | "Jagdfasan", "Fasan" | Phasianus colchicus |
| Pigeon | ||
| (Bolle's) | ("Bolles Lorbeertaube") | (Columba bollii) |
| Common Wood | "Ringeltaube" | Columba palumbus |
| (Laurel) | ("Lorbeertaube") | (Columba junoniae) |
| Feral | "Felsentaube" | Columba livia |
| (Trocaz) | ("Silberhalstaube") | (Columba trocaz) |
| Pintail (see also Duck) | "Ente" | |
| Northern | "Spießente" | Anas acuta |
| Pipit | ||
| Berthelot's | "Kanarenpieper" | Anthus berthelotii |
| (Blyth's) | ("Steppenpieper") | (Anthus godlewskii) |
| (Buff-bellied) | ("Pazifikpieper") | (Anthus rubescens) |
| European Rock | "Strandpieper" | Anthus petrosus |
| Meadow | "Wiesenpieper" | Anthus pratensis |
| (Olive-backed) | ("Waldpieper") | (Anthus hodgsoni) |
| (Pechora) | ("Petschorapieper") | (Anthus gustavi) |
| Red-throated | "Rotkehlpieper" | Anthus cervinus |
| (Richard's) | ("Spornpieper") | (Anthus richardi) |
| Rock | "Strandpieper" | Anthus petrosus |
| Tawny | "Brachpieper" | Anthus campestris |
| Tree | "Baumpieper" | Anthus trivialis |
| Water | "Wasserpieper" | Anthus spinoletta |
| Plover (see also Lapwing) | ||
| (Caspian) | ("Wermutregenpfeifer") | (Charadrius asiaticus) |
| Common Ringed | "Sandregenpfeifer" | Charadrius hiaticula |
| European Golden | "Goldregenpfeifer" | Pluvialis apricaria |
| (Greater Sand) | ("Wüstenregenpfeifer") | (Charadrius leschenaultii) |
| Grey | "Kiebitzregenpfeifer" | Pluvialis squatarola |
| Kentish | "Seeregenpfeifer" | Charadrius alexandrinus |
| Little Ringed | "Flussregenpfeifer" | Charadrius dubius |
| (Pacific Golden) | ("Pazifischer Goldregenpfeifer", "Sibirischer Goldregenpfeifer", "Tundra-Goldregenpfeifer") | (Pluvialis fulva) |
| (Semi-palmated) | ("Amerikanischer Sandregenpfeifer") | (Charadrius semipalmatus) |
| (White-tailed) | ("Weißschwanzkiebitz") | (Vanellus leucurus) |
| Pochard (see also Duck, Shelduck, Shoveler, Merganser, Wigeon, Goldeneye) | "Ente" | |
| Common | "Tafelente" | Aythya ferina |
| Red-crested | "Kolbenente" | Netta rufina |
| Pratincole | "Brachschwalbe" | |
| (Black-winged) | ("Schwarzflügel-Brachschwalbe") | (Glareola nordmanni) |
| Collared | "Rotflügel-Brachschwalbe" | Glareola pratincola |
| (Oriental) | ("Orientbrachschwalbe") | (Glareola maldivarum) |
| (Ptarmigan) | ||
| (Rock) | ("Alpenschneehuhn") | (Lagopus muta) |
| (Willow) | ("Moorschneehuhn") | (Lagopus lagopus lagopus) |
| Puffin, Atlantic | "Papageitaucher" | Fratercula arctica |
| Quail, Common | "Europäische Wachtel" | Coturnix coturnix |
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| Sanderling | "Sanderling" | Calidris alba |
| Sandgrouse | ||
| Black-bellied | "Sandflughuhn" | Pterocles orientalis |
| (Pin-tailed) | ("Spießflughuhn") | (Pterocles alchata) |
| Sandpiper | ||
| (Baird's) | ("Bairdstrandläufer") | (Calidris bairdii) |
| (Broad-billed) | ("Sumpfläufer") | (Calidris falcinellus) |
| (Buff-breasted) | ("Grasläufer") | (Calidris subruficollis) |
| Common | "Flussuferläufer" | Actitis hypoleucos |
| Curlew | "Sichelstrandläufer" | Calidris ferruginea |
| Green | "Waldwasserläufer" | Tringa ochropus |
| (Marsh) | ("Teichwasserläufer") | (Tringa stagnatilis) |
| (Pectoral) | ("Graubruststrandläfer", "Graubrust-Strandläfer") | (Calidris melanotos) |
| Purple | "Meerstrandläufer" | Calidris maritima |
| (Semi-palmated) | ("Sandstrandläufer") | (Calidris pusilla) |
| (Sharp-tailed) | ("Spitzschwanz-Strandläufer") | (Calidris acuminata) |
| (Spotted) | ("Drosseluferläufer") | (Actitis macularius) |
| (Stilt) | ("Bindenstrandläufer") | (Calidris himantopus) |
| (Terek) | ("Terekwasserläufer") | (Xenus cinereus) |
| (Upland) | ("Prärieläufer") | (Bartramia longicauda) |
| (Western) | ("Bergstrandläufer") | (Calidris mauri) |
| (White-rumped) | ("Weißbürzel-Strandläufer") | (Calidris fuscicollis) |
| Wood | "Bruchwasserläufer" | Tringa glareola |
| Scoter (see also Duck) | ||
| Common | "Trauerente" | Melanitta nigra |
| Velvet | "Samtente", "Samt-Ente" | Melanitta fusca |
| Serin (see also Canary, Finch, Bunting, Sparrow) | ||
| European | "Girlitz" | Serinus serinus |
| Red-fronted | "Rotstirngirlitz" | Serinus pusillus |
| Shag, European (see also Cormorant) | "Krähenscharbe" | Phalacrocorax aristotelis |
| Shearwater | "Sturmtaucher" | |
| (Balearic) | ("Mittelmeersturmtaucher") | (Puffinus mauretanicus) |
| Cory's | "Corysturmtaucher", "Gelbschnabelsturmtaucher" | Calonectris borealis |
| Great | "Grosser Sturmtaucher" | Ardenna gravis |
| (Macaronesian) | ("Barolosturmtaucher", "Kleinsturmtaucher-baroli", "Kleiner Sturmtaucher", "Makaronesischer Sturmtaucher") | (Puffinus baroli) |
| (Manx) | ("Atlantiksturmtaucher") | (Puffinus puffinus) |
| Scopoli's | "Sepiasturmtaucher" | Calonectris diomedea |
| Sooty | "Dunkler Sturmtaucher" | Ardenna grisea |
| (Yelkouan) | ("Schwarzschnabelsturmtaucher") | (Puffinus yelkouan) |
| Shelduck (see also Duck, Shoveler, Merganser) | "Ente" | |
| Common | "Brandgans" | Tadorna tadorna |
| Ruddy | "Rostgans", "Rostkasarka" | Tadorna ferruginea |
| Shoveler, Northern (see also Duck, Shelduck, Merganser) | "Löffelente" | Spatula [Anas] clypeata |
| Shrike | "Würger" | |
| (Brown) | ("Braunwürger") | (Lanius cristatus) |
| Great Grey | "Raubwürger" | Lanius excubitor |
| Iberian Grey | "Mittelmeer-Raubwürger" | Lanius meridionalis |
| (Lesser Grey) | ("Schwarzstirnwürger") | (Lanius minor) |
| (Long-tailed) | ("Schachwürger") | (Lanius schach) |
| (Masked) | ("Maskenwürger") | (Lanius nubicus) |
| Red-backed | "Neuntöter", "Rotrückenwürger" | Lanius collurio |
| Woodchat | "Rotkopfwürger" | Lanius senator |
| (Turkestan) | ("Rotschwanzwürger") | (Lanius phoenicuroides) |
| Siskin, Eurasian (see also Finch) | "Zeisig" | Spinus spinus |
| Skua | ||
| (Arctic) | ("Schmarotzerraubmöwe") | (Stercorarius parasiticus) |
| Great | "Große Raubmöwe" | Stercorarius skua |
| (Long-tailed) | ("Falkenraubmöwe") | (Stercorarius longicaudus) |
| Skylark | "Lerche" | |
| Eurasian | "Feldlerche" | Alauda arvensis |
| Smew | "Zwergente", "Schmeiente", "Schmünte" | Mergellus albellus |
| Snipe | ||
| Common | "Bekassine" | Gallinago gallinago |
| (Great) | ("Doppelschnepfe") | (Gallinago media) |
| (Jack) | ("Zwergschnepfe") | (Lymnocryptes minimus) |
| (Snowfinch, White-winged) | ("Schneesperling") | (Montifringilla nivalis) |
| Sparrow | "Sperling", "Spatz" | |
| Eurasian Tree | "Feldsperling" | Passer montanus |
| House | "Haussperling", "Hausspatz" | Passer domesticus |
| Rock | "Steinsperling", "Steinsperling-petronia" | Petronia petronia |
| (Song) | ("Singammer") | (Melospiza melodia) |
| Spanish | "Spanischer Sperling" | Passer hispaniolensis |
| Sparrowhawk (see also Goshawk) | ||
| Eurasian | "Sperber" | Accipiter nisus |
| (Levant) | ("Kurzfangsperber") | (Accipiter brevipes) |
| Spoonbill, Eurasian | "Löffler" | Platalea leucorodia |
| Starling | "Star" | |
| Common | "Star" | Sturnus vulgaris |
| (Rose-coloured) | ("Rosenstar") | (Pastor roseus) |
| Spotless | "Einfarbstar" | Sturnus unicolor |
| Stilt, (Eurasian) Black-winged | "Stelzenläufer" | Himantopus himantopus |
| Stint | "Strandläufer" | |
| Little | "Zwergstrandläufer" | Calidris minuta |
| (Long-toed) | ("Langzehen-Strandläufer") | (Calidris subminuta) |
| (Red-necked) | ("Rotkehl-Strandläufer") | (Calidris ruficollis) |
| Temminck's | "Temminckstrandläufer" | Calidris temminckii |
| Stonechat | ||
| European | "Schwarzkehlchen" | Saxicola rubicola |
| (Fuerteventura) | ("Kanarenschmätzer") | (Saxicola dacotiae) |
| Stone-curlew, Eurasian | "Triel", "Eulenkopf", "Glotzauge" | Burhinus oedicnemus |
| Stork | "Storch" | |
| Black | "Schwarzstorch" | Ciconia nigra |
| White | "Weißstorch" | Ciconia ciconia |
| (Yellow-billed) | ("Nimmersatt") | (Mycteria ibis) |
| Storm-Petrel | "Sturmschwalbe" | |
| European | "Sturmschwalbe" | Hydrobates pelagicus |
| (Leach's) | ("Wellenläufer") | (Oceanodroma leucorhoa) |
| (Madeiran) | ("Madeirawellenläufer") | (Oceanodroma castro) |
| Wilson's | "Buntfuß-Sturmschwalbe" | Oceanites oceanicus |
| Swallow (see also Martin) | "Schwalbe" | |
| Barn | "Rauchschwalbe" | Hirundo rustica |
| (Cliff) | ("Rostschläfenschwalbe") | (Petrochelidon pyrrhonota) |
| Red-rumped | "Rötelschwalbe" | Cecropsis daurica |
| Swamphen | ||
| Western | "Purpurhuhn" | Porphyrio porphyrio |
| Swan | "Schwan" | |
| Mute | "Höckerschwan", "Schwan" | Cygnus olor |
| (Tundra) | ("Zwergschwan") | (Cygnus columbianus) |
| Whooper | "Singschwan" | Cygnus cygnus |
| Swift | "Segler" | |
| Alpine | "Alpensegler" | Apus [Tachymarptis] melba |
| (Chimney) | ("Schornsteinsegler") | (Chaetura pelagica) |
| Common | "Mauersegler" | Apus apus |
| (Little) | ("Haussegler") | (Apus affinis) |
| (Pacific) | ( "Pazifiksegler") | (Apus pacificus) |
| Pallid | "Fahlsegler" | Apus pallidus |
| (Plain) | ("Einfarbsegler") | (Apus unicolor) |
| (White-rumped) | ("Kaffernsegler") | (Apus caffer) |
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| Wagtail | "Stelze" | |
| (Citrine) | ("Zitronenstelze") | (Motacilla citreola) |
| Grey | "Gebirgsstelze", "Bergstelze" | Motacilla cinerea |
| Western Yellow | "Schafstelze" | Motacilla flava |
| White | "Bachstelze" | Motacilla alba |
| Wallcreeper | "Mauerläufer" | Tichodroma muraria |
| (Acrocephalus, Locustella, Hippolais, Iduna, Cetti's) Warbler | "Rohrsänger" | |
| (Aquatic) | ("Seggenrohrsänger") | (Acrocephalus paludicola) |
| (Blyth's Reed) | ("Buschrohrsänger") | (Acrocephalus dumetorum) |
| (Booted) | ("Buschspötter") | (Iduna caligata) |
| Cetti's | "Seidensänger" | Cettia cetti |
| Common Grasshopper | "Feldschwirl" | Locustella naevia |
| Eurasian Reed | "Teichrohrsänger" | Acrocephalus scirpaceus |
| Great Reed | "Drosselrohrsänger" | Acrocephalus arundinaceus |
| Icterine | "Gelbspötter" | Hippolais icterina |
| (Isabelline) | ("Isabellspötter") | (Iduna opaca) |
| (Lanceolated) | ("Strichelschwirl") | (Locustella lanceolata) |
| Marsh | "Sumpfrohrsänger" | Acrocephalus palustris |
| Melodious | "Orpheusspötter" | Hippolais polyglotta |
| (Moustached) | ("Mariskenrohrsänger") | (Acrocephalus melanopogon) |
| (Olivaceous) | ("Isabellspötter") | (Iduna pallida) |
| (Olive Tree) | ("Olivenspötter") | (Hippolais olivetorum) |
| (Paddyfield) | ("Feldrohrsänger") | (Acrocephalus agricola) |
| (Pallas's Grasshopper) | ("Streifenschwirl") | (Helopsaltes certhiola) |
| (River) | ("Schlagschwirl") | (Locustella fluviatilis) |
| Savi's | "Rohrschwirl" | Locustella luscinioides |
| Sedge | "Schilfrohrsänger" | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus |
| (Sykes's) | ("Steppenspötter") | (Iduna rama) |
| (Phylloscopus) Warbler (see also Chiffchaff) | ||
| (Arctic) | ("Wanderlaubsänger") | (Phylloscopus borealis) |
| (Dusky) | ("Dunkellaubsänger") | (Phylloscopus fuscatus) |
| (Eastern Bonelli's) | ("Balkanlaubsänger") | (Phylloscopus orientalis) |
| (Eastern Crowned) | ("Kronenlaubsänger") | (Phylloscopus coronatus) |
| (Green) | ("Wacholderlaubsänger") | (Phylloscopus nitidus) |
| (Greenish) | ("Grünlaubsänger") | (Phylloscopus trochiloides) |
| (Hume's Leaf) | ("Tienschan-Laubsänger") | (Phylloscopus humei) |
| (Pallas's Leaf) | ("Goldhähnchen-Laubsänger") | (Phylloscopus proregulus) |
| (Radde's) | ("Goldhähnchen-Laubsänger") | (Phylloscopus schwarzi) |
| Western Bonelli's | "Berglaubsänger" | Phylloscopus bonelli |
| Willow | "Fitis" | Phylloscopus trochilus |
| Wood | "Waldlaubsänger" | Phylloscopus sibilatrix |
| (Yellow-browed) | ("Gelbbrauen-Laubsänger") | (Phylloscopus inornatus) |
| (Sylvia) Warbler (see also Blackcap) | ||
| (Asian Desert) | ("Wüstengrasmücke") | (Sylvia nana) |
| (Balearic) | ("Balearengrasmücke") | (Sylvia balearica) |
| Barred | "Sperbergrasmücke" | Sylvia nisoria |
| Dartford | "Provencegrasmücke", "Provence-Grasmücke" | Sylvia undata |
| (Eastern Orphean) | ("Nachtigallengrasmücke") | (Sylvia crassirostris) |
| (Eastern Subalpine) | ("Weißbart-Grasmücke") | (Sylvia cantillans albistriata) |
| Garden | "Gartengrasmücke" | Sylvia borin |
| (Marmora's) | ("Sardengrasmücke") | (Sylvia sarda) |
| (Menetries's) | ("Tamariskengrasmücke") | (Sylvia mystacea) |
| (Moltoni's) | ("Ligurien-Bartgrasm&uul;cke") | (Sylvia subalpina) |
| (Rüppell's) | ("Maskengrasmücke") | (Sylvia ruppeli) |
| Sardinian | "Samtkopfgrasmücke", "Samtkopf-Grasmücke" | Sylvia melanocephala |
| (Spectacled) | ("Brillengrasmücke") | (Sylvia conspicillata) |
| (Western Orphean) | ("Orpheusgrassmücke") | (Sylvia hortensis) |
| Western Subalpine | "Weißbartgrasmücke" | Sylvia cantillans |
| Waxwing, Bohemian | "Seidenschwanz" | Bombycilla garrulus |
| Wheatear | "Schmätzer" | |
| Black | "Trauersteinschmätzer", "Trauerschmätzer" | Oenanthe leucura |
| Black-eared |
"Mittelmeersteinschmätzer"; race "hispanica": "Maurensteinschmätzer"; race "melanoleuca": "Balkansteinschmätzer" |
Oenanthe hispanica |
| (Desert) | ("Wüstenschmätzer", "Wüstensteinschmätzer") | (Oenanthe deserti) |
| (Finsch's) | ("Felsensteinschmätzer") | (Oenanthe finschii) |
| Isabelline | "Isabellschmätzer" | Oenanthe isabellina |
| Northern | "Steinschmätzer" | Oenanthe oenanthe |
| (Pied) | ("Nonnensteinschmätzer", "Nonnenschmätzer") | (Oenanthe pleschanka) |
| Whimbrel (see also Curlew) | "Regenbrachvogel" | Numenius phaeopus |
| Whitethroat | "Grasmücke" | |
| Common | "Dorngrasmücke" | Sylvia communis |
| Lesser | "Klappergrasmücke" | Sylvia curruca |
| Whinchat (see also Stonechat, Robin) | "Braunkehlchen" | Saxicola rubetra |
| Wigeon (see also Duck, Shelduck, Shoveler, Merganser, Goldeneye) | ||
| American | "Amerikanische Pfeifente", "Nordamerikanische Pfeifente", "Kanadapfeifente" | Mareca [Anas] americana |
| Eurasian | "Pfeifente" | Mareca [Anas] penelope |
| (Woodcock, Eurasian) | ("Waldschnepfe") | (Scolopax rusticola) |
| Woodpecker | "Specht" | |
| Black | "Schwarzspecht" | Dryocopus martius |
| European Green | "Grünspecht" | Picus viridis |
| Great Spotted | "Buntspecht" | Dendrocopos major |
| (Grey-headed) | ("Grauspecht") | (Picus canus) |
| Lesser Spotted | "Kleinspecht" | Dryobates [Dendrocopos] minor |
| Middle Spotted | "Mittelspecht" | Dendrocopos medius |
| (Syrian) | ("Blutspecht") | (Dendrocopos syriacus) |
| (Three-toed) | ("Dreizehenspecht") | (Picoides tridactylus) |
| (White-backed) | ("Weißrückenspecht") | (Dendrocopos leucotos) |
| Wren | ||
| Eurasian | "Zaunkönig" | Troglodytes troglodytes |
| Wryneck, Eurasian | "Wendehals" | Jynx torquilla |
| Yellowhammer (see also Finch, Bunting) | "Goldammer" | Emberiza citrinella |
| Yellowlegs | ||
| (Greater) | ("Großer Gelbschenkel") | (Tringa melanoleuca) |
| Lesser | "Kleiner Gelbschenkel" | Tringa flavipes |
