This is a list of the bird species recorded in Austria. The avifauna of Austria include a total of 416 species (but see also Notes, below), of which 90 are rare or accidental, 14 of which have not been recorded since 1950; and seven have been introduced by humans.
Contents
- Swans geese and ducks
- Grouse
- Pheasants and partridges
- Divers
- Grebes
- Shearwaters and petrels
- Storm petrels
- Gannets
- Cormorants
- Pelicans
- Bitterns herons and egrets
- Ibises and spoonbills
- Storks
- Flamingos
- Kites hawks and eagles
- Osprey
- Falcons
- Rails crakes and coots
- Cranes
- Bustards
- Oystercatchers
- Avocets and stilts
- Thick knees
- Pratincoles and coursers
- Plovers and lapwings
- Sandpipers and allies
- Skuas
- Gulls
- Terns
- Auks
- Sandgrouse
- Pigeons and doves
- Cuckoos
- Barn owls
- Typical owls
- Nightjars
- Swifts
- Kingfishers
- Bee eaters
- Rollers
- Hoopoes
- Woodpeckers
- Larks
- Swallows and martins
- Pipits and wagtails
- Waxwings
- Dippers
- Wrens
- Accentors
- Thrushes and allies
- Cisticolas
- Locustellid warblers
- Acrocephalid warblers
- Phylloscopid warblers
- Old World warblers
- Kinglets
- Old World flycatchers
- Bearded reedling
- Long tailed tits
- Tits
- Nuthatches
- Wallcreeper
- Treecreepers
- Penduline tits
- Orioles
- Shrikes
- Jays magpies and crows
- Starlings
- Sparrows
- Finches
- Longspurs and arctic buntings
- Buntings
- References
This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature follow the Checkliste Der Vögel Österreichs (Ranner 2005).
The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.
Swans, geese and ducks
Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae
Grouse
Order: Galliformes Family: Tetraonidae
Pheasants and partridges
Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae
Divers
Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae
Grebes
Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae
Shearwaters and petrels
Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae
Storm petrels
Order: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae
Gannets
Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae
Cormorants
Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae
Pelicans
Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae
Bitterns, herons and egrets
Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae
Ibises and spoonbills
Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae
Storks
Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae
Flamingos
Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridae
Kites, hawks and eagles
Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae
Osprey
Order: Accipitriformes Family: Pandionidae
Falcons
Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae
Rails, crakes and coots
Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae
Cranes
Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae
Bustards
Order: Otidiformes Family: Otididae
Oystercatchers
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Haematopodidae
Avocets and stilts
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae
Thick-knees
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Burhinidae
Pratincoles and coursers
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Glareolidae
Plovers and lapwings
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae
Sandpipers and allies
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae
Skuas
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Stercorariidae
Gulls
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae
Terns
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Sternidae
Auks
Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae
Sandgrouse
Order: Pterocliformes Family: Pteroclidae
Pigeons and doves
Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae
Cuckoos
Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae
Barn owls
Order: Strigiformes Family: Tytonidae
Typical owls
Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae
Nightjars
Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Caprimulgidae
Swifts
Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae
Kingfishers
Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae
Bee-eaters
Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae
Rollers
Order: Coraciiformes Family: Coraciidae
Hoopoes
Order: Coraciiformes Family: Upupidae
Woodpeckers
Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae
Larks
Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae
Swallows and martins
Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae
Pipits and wagtails
Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae
Waxwings
Order: Passeriformes Family: Bombycillidae
Dippers
Order: Passeriformes Family: Cinclidae
Wrens
Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae
Accentors
Order: Passeriformes Family: Prunellidae
Thrushes and allies
Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae
Cisticolas
Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae
Locustellid warblers
Order: Passeriformes Family: Locustellidae
Acrocephalid warblers
Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae
Phylloscopid warblers
Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae
Old World warblers
Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae
Kinglets
Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae
Old World flycatchers
Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae
Bearded reedling
Order: Passeriformes Family: Panuridae
Long-tailed tits
Order: Passeriformes Family: Aegithalidae
Tits
Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae
Nuthatches
Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae
Wallcreeper
Order: Passeriformes Family: Tichodromidae
Treecreepers
Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae
Penduline tits
Order: Passeriformes Family: Remizidae
Orioles
Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae
Shrikes
Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae
Jays, magpies and crows
Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae
Starlings
Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae
Sparrows
Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae
Finches
Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae
Longspurs and arctic buntings
Order: Passeriformes Family: Calcariidae
Buntings
Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae