Birds of Greece

406 species recorded at 27 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Eurasian MagpieEurasian MagpiePica picaYellow-legged GullYellow-legged GullLarus michahellisEuropean RobinEuropean RobinErithacus rubeculaHooded CrowHooded CrowCorvus cornixGrey HeronGrey HeronArdea cinereaGreat CormorantGreat CormorantPhalacrocorax carboEurasian ChaffinchEurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebsBlack-headed GullBlack-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWhite WagtailWhite WagtailMotacilla albaHouse SparrowHouse SparrowPasser domesticusCommon BuzzardCommon BuzzardButeo buteoCommon ChiffchaffCommon ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaEurasian Collared DoveEurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoBlack RedstartBlack RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros

Most recorded

Little EgretLittle EgretEgretta garzettaCommon KestrelCommon KestrelFalco tinnunculusCrested LarkCrested LarkGalerida cristataBarn SwallowBarn SwallowHirundo rusticaCetti's WarblerCetti's WarblerCettia cettiWestern Marsh HarrierWestern Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosusMallardMallardAnas platyrhynchosEuropean GoldfinchEuropean GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisGreat TitGreat TitParus majorCorn BuntingCorn BuntingEmberiza calandraRock DoveRock DoveColumba liviaGreater FlamingoGreater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusCommon MoorhenCommon MoorhenGallinula chloropusCommon BlackbirdCommon BlackbirdTurdus merula

Hotspots with the most records

  1. Kalloni Salt PansNorth Aegean Region253 species
  2. Antikythira Bird ObservatoryAttica Region209 species
  3. Spata fieldsAttica Region226 species
  4. Lake Kerkini NPCentral Macedonia Region288 species
  5. Schinias National ParkAttica Region233 species
  6. Axios NP – Gallikos River EstuaryCentral Macedonia Region238 species
  7. Oropos lagoon ( / )Attica Region198 species
  8. Vravrona wetlandAttica Region194 species
  9. Lake KarlaThessaly231 species
  10. Vourkari wetlandAttica Region211 species
  11. Axios NP – Kalochori LagoonCentral Macedonia Region211 species
  12. Lake Kerkini NP – East Embankment, Limnochori to MegalochoriCentral Macedonia Region238 species
All 27 hotspots
  1. Lake IsmaridaEastern Macedonia and Thrace Region249 species
  2. Axios NP – Axios DeltaCentral Macedonia Region232 species
  3. Tsiknias river – lower areaNorth Aegean Region225 species
  4. Antonis Tritsis Metropolitan park ( ')Attica Region171 species
  5. Artemis lagoonAttica Region167 species
  6. Evros Delta NP – Drana and Paloukia LagoonEastern Macedonia and Thrace Region252 species
  7. Gialova Lagoon and surrounding areasPeloponnese Region226 species
  8. Pikrodafni StreamAttica Region148 species
  9. Evros Delta National ParkEastern Macedonia and Thrace Region256 species
  10. Kitros SaltpansCentral Macedonia Region225 species
  11. Lake DystosCentral Greece Region199 species
  12. Porto Lagos LagoonEastern Macedonia and Thrace Region248 species
  13. Prespa Lakes NPWestern Macedonia Region230 species
  14. Athens National GardenAttica Region90 species
  15. Lake Kerkini NP – Mandraki HarbourCentral Macedonia Region215 species

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All species recorded · 406