Birds of Azerbaijan

348 species recorded at 3 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus

Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis

RookCorvus frugilegus

Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris

Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis

Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs

Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus

Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus

Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra

Hooded CrowCorvus cornix

Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus

Calandra LarkMelanocorypha calandra

Most recorded

Grey HeronArdea cinerea

White WagtailMotacilla alba

Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus

Great EgretArdea alba

Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

Caspian GullLarus cachinnans

MallardAnas platyrhynchos

Eurasian MagpiePica pica

European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis

Crested LarkGalerida cristata

Eurasian TealAnas crecca

Stock DoveColumba oenas

Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus

Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata

Hotspots with the most records

Besh Barmag bottleneckSiyazan District304 species
Shirvan NPSalyan District274 species
Little Kizil Agach BayLankaran District215 species

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All species recorded · 348

Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
Garganey Spatula querquedula
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
Gadwall Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
Common Pochard Aythya ferina
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup Aythya marila
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Smew Mergellus albellus
Common Merganser Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
Common Swift Apus apus
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis
Rock Dove Columba livia
Stock Dove Columba oenas
Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
Corn Crake Crex crex
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
Little Crake Zapornia parva
Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus
Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
Common Crane Grus grus
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius
White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
Caspian Plover Anarhynchus asiaticus
Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Red Knot Calidris canutus
Ruff Calidris pugnax
Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
Sanderling Calidris alba
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
Little Tern Sternula albifrons
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
Black Tern Chlidonias niger
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Common Gull Larus canus
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
European Herring Gull Larus argentatus
Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Armenian Gull Larus armenicus
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata
Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
Great Egret Ardea alba
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Levant Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza brevipes
Shikra Tachyspiza badia
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Black Kite Milvus migrans
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
Little Owl Athene noctua
Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
Long-eared Owl Asio otus
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Tawny Owl Strix aluco
Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
European Roller Coracias garrulus
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
European Green Woodpecker Picus viridis
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus
Merlin Falco columbarius
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
Northern Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
Rook Corvus frugilegus
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
Northern Raven Corvus corax
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
Coal Tit Periparus ater
Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus
Great Tit Parus major
Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
Woodlark Lullula arborea
White-winged Lark Alauda leucoptera
Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis
Mediterranean Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens
Turkestan Short-toed Lark Alaudala heinei
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris
Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea
Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer
Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea
Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
Redwing Turdus iliacus
Common Blackbird Turdus merula
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
European Robin Erithacus rubecula
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Güldenstädt's Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii
White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis
Dunnock Prunella modularis
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
Siberian Pipit Anthus japonicus
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
Siberian Long-tailed Rosefinch Carpodacus sibiricus
European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
Twite Linaria flavirostris
Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
Redpoll Acanthis flammea
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus
Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus