The Checklist of the Birds of Azerbaijan

Gaviiformes

Loons

1. Red-throated Loon (Gavia stellata)
2. Arctic Loon (Gavia arctica)

Podicipediformes

Grebes

3. Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
4. Red-necked Grebe (Podiceps grisegena)
5. Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
6. Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)
7. Slavonian Grebe (Podiceps auritus)

Procellariiformes

Procellariidae

8. Yelkouan Shearwater (Puffinus yelkouan)

Pelecaniformes

Pelicans

9. Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus)
10. Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus)


Cormorants

11. Pygmy Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmaeus)
12. Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Ciconiiformes

Herons and Egrets

13. Great Bittern (Botaurus stellaris)
14. Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus)
15. Black-сrowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
16. Squacco Heron (Ardeola ralloides)
17. Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
18. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
19. Great Egret (Casmerodius albus)
20. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
21. Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)


Storks

22. Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
23. White Stork (Ciconia ciconia)


Ibises

24. Sacred Ibis (Threskiornis aethiopicus)
25. Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
26. Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)

Phoenicopteriformes

Flamingos

27. Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)

Anseriformes

Waterfowl

28. Mute Swan (Cygnus olor)
29. Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
30. Bewick's Swan (Cygnus bewickii)
31. Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
32. Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
33. Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)
34. Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
35. Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
36. Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis)
37. Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
38. Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
39. Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
40. Gadwall (Anas strepera)
41. Common Teal (Anas crecca)
42. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
43. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
44. Garganey (Anas querquedula)
45. Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
46. Marbled Duck (Marmaronetta angustirostris)
47. Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
48. Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
49. Ferruginous Duck (Aythya nyroca)
50. Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
51. Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
52. Common Scoter (Melanitta nigra)
53. Velvet Scoter (Melanitta fusca)
54. Long-tailed Duck (Clangula hyemalis)
55. Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
56. Smew (Mergellus albellus)
57. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)
58. Goosander (Mergus merganser)
59. White-headed Duck (Oxyura leucocephala)

Falconiformes

Falcons

60. Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)
61. Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
62. Red-footed Falcon (Falco vespertinus)
63. Merlin (Falco columbarius)
64. Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
65. Lanner Falcon (Falco biarmicus)
66. Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug)
67. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)


Ospreys

68. Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)


Eagles and Hawks

69. European Honey Buzzard (Pernis apivorus)
70. Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
71. Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
72. Pallas's Fish-eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)
73. White-tailed Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
74. Eurasian Griffon (Gyps fulvus)
75. Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus)
76. Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus)
77. Egyptian Vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
78. Short-toed Snake-Eagle (Circaetus gallicus)
79. Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
80. Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
81. Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus)
82. Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)
83. Shikra (Accipiter badius)
84. Levant Sparrowhawk (Accipiter brevipes)
85. Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
86. Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
87. Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
88. Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
89. Rough-legged Buzzard (Buteo lagopus)
90. Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina)
91. Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga)
92. Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
93. Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)
94. Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
95. Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)
96. Bonelli’s Eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus)

Galliformes

Grouses

97. Caucasian Black Grouse (Lyrurus mlokosiewiczi)


Pheasants and Quails

98. Caucasian Snowcock (Tetraogallus caucasicus)
99. Caspian Snowcock (Tetraogallus caspius)
100. Chukar Partridge (Alectoris chukar)
101. See-see Partridge (Ammoperdix griseogularis)
102. Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus)
103. Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix)
104. Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix)
105. Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Gruiformes

Cranes

106. Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo)
107. Siberian Crane (Grus leucogeranus)
108. Common Crane (Grus grus)


Rails

109. Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
110. Corncrake (Crex crex)
111. Little Crake (Porzana parva)
112. Baillon's Crake (Porzana pusilla)
113. Spotted Crake (Porzana porzana)
114. Grey-headed Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus)
115. Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
116. Common Coot (Fulica atra)


Bustards

117. Great Bustard (Otis tarda)
118. Macqueen's Bustard (Chlamydotis macqueenii)
119. Little Bustard (Tetrax tetrax)

Charadriiformes

Thick-knees

120. Eurasian Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)


Oystercatchers

121. Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus)


Stitls and Avocets

122. Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
123. Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)


Plovers

124. Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
125. Red-wattled Lapwing (Lobivanellus indicus)
126. White-tailed Lapwing (Vanellochettusia leucura)
127. Sociable Lapwing (Chettusia gregaria)
128. Eurasian Golden Plover (Pluvialis apricaria)
129. Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
130. Grey Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
131. Common Ringed Plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
132. Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
133. Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
134. Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
135. Caspian Plover (Charadrius asiaticus)
136. Eurasian Dotterel (Eudromias morinellus)


Sandpipers and Snipes

137. Eurasian Woodcock (Scolopax rusticola)
138. Jack Snipe (Lymnocryptes minimus)
139. Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
140. Great Snipe (Gallinago media)
141. Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
142. Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
143. Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus)
144. Slender-billed Curlew (Numenius tenuirostris)
145. Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
146. Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus)
147. Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
148. Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
149. Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
150. Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
151. Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
152. Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
153. Terek Sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
154. Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius)
155. Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus)
156. Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres)
157. Little Stint (Calidris minuta)
158. Temminck’s Stint (Calidris temminckii)
159. Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea)
160. Dunlin (Calidris alpina)
161. Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos)
162. Red Knot (Calidris canutus)
163. Sanderling (Calidris alba)
164. Ruff male, Reeve female (Philomachus pugnax)
165. Broad-billed Sandpiper (Limicola falcinellus)


Pratincoles

166. Cream-coloured Courser (Cursorius cursor)
167. Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola)
168. Black-winged Pratincole (Glareola nordmanni)


Skuas

169. Pomarine Skua (Stercorarius pomarinus)
170. Arctic Skua (Stercorarius parasiticus)


Gulls and Terns

171. Common Gull (Larus canus)
172. Great Black-backed Gull (Larus marinus)
173. Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
174. Heuglin's Gull (Larus heuglini)
175. Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans)
176. Armenian Gull (Larus armenicus)
177. Herring Gull (Larus argentatus)
178. Pallas's Gull (Larus ichthyaetus)
179. Mediterranean Gull (Larus melanocephalus)
180. Common Black-headed Gull (Larus ridibundus)
181. Slender-billed Gull (Larus genei)
182. Little Gull (Larus minutus)
183. Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)
184. Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica)
185. Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
186. Sandwich Tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis)
187. Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
188. Little Tern (Sterna albifrons)
189. Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
190. White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)
191. Black Tern (Chlidonias niger)

Pterocliformes

Sandgrouses

192. Pin-tailed Sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata)
193. Black-bellied Sandgrouse (Pterocles orientalis)
194. Pallas’s Sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)

Columbiformes

Pigeons and Doves

195. Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
196. Stock Pigeon (Columba oenas)
197. Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)
198. European Turtle Dove (Streptopelia turtur)
199. Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
200. Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis)

Psittaciformes

Parakeets

201. Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)

Cuculiformes

Cuckoos

202. Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

Strigiformes

Barn Owls

203. Barn Owl (Tyto alba)


True Owls

204. Eurasian Scops Owl (Otus scops)
205. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo)
206. Tawny Owl (Strix aluco)
207. Tengmalm’s Owl (Aegolius funereus)
208. Little Owl (Athene noctua)
209. Long-eared Owl (Asio otus)
210. Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus)

Caprimulgiformes

Nightjars

211. Eurasian Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)

Apodiformes

Swifts

212. Alpine Swift (Apus melba)
213. Common Swift (Apus apus)
214. Little Swift (Apus affinis)

Coraciiformes

Rollers

215. European Roller (Coracias garrulus)


Kingfishers

216. White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
217. Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)


Bee-eaters

218. Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops persicus)
219. European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)

Upupiformes

Hoopoes

220. Common Hoopoe / Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Piciformes

Woodpeckers

221. Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
222. Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos minor)
223. White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)
224. Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius)
225. Syrian Woodpecker (Dendrocopos syriacus)
226. Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
227. Black woodpecker (Dryocopus martius)
228. European Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
229. Grey-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus)

Passeriformes

Larks

230. Calandra Lark (Melanocorypha calandra)
231. Bimaculated Lark (Melanocorypha bimaculata)
232. White-winged Lark (Melanocorypha leucoptera)
233. Black Lark (Melanocorypha yeltoniensis)
234. Greater Short-toed Lark (Calandrella brachydactyla)
235. Lesser Short-toed Lark (Calandrella rufescens)
236. Horned Lark / Shore Lark (Eremophila alpestris)
237. Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
238. Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
239. Oriental Skylark (Alauda gulgula)
240. Wood Lark (Lullula arborea)


Swallows

241. Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
242. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
243. Eurasian Crag-martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
244. Northern House Martin (Delichon urbicum)


Pipits and Wagtails

245. Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi)
246. Tawny Pipit (Anthus campestris)
247. Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis)
248. Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
249. Red-throated Pipit (Anthus cervinus)
250. Buff-bellied Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
251. Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)
252. Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
253. Black-headed Wagtail (Motacilla feldegg)
254. Yellow-headed Wagtail (Motacilla lutea)
255. Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola)
256. Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola)
257. Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
258. White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)


Waxwings

259. Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus)


Dippers

260. White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)


Wrens

261. Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)


Accentors

262. Alpine Accentor (Prunella collaris)
263. Radde’s Accentor (Prunella ocularis)
264. Dunnock / Hedge Sparrow (Prunella modularis)


Thrushes

265. Black-throated Thrush (Turdus atrogularis)
266. Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris)
267. Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)
268. Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)
269. Redwing (Turdus iliacus)
270. Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
271. Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus)
272. Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush (Monticola saxatilis)
273. Blue Rock-thrush (Monticola solitarius)
274. Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
275. Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
276. Eversmann’s Redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus)
277. Güldenstadt's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogastrus)
278. White-throated Robin (Irania gutturalis)
279. Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin (Erythropygia galactotes)
280. European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
281. Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos)
282. Thrush Nightingale (Luscinia luscinia)
283. Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
284. Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra)
285. European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola)
286. Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus)
287. Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
288. Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)
289. Black-eared Wheatear (Oenanthe hispanica)
290. Finsch’s Wheatear (Oenanthe finschii)
291. Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti)
292. Persian Wheatear (Oenanthe chrysopygia)
293. Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)


Flycatchers

294. Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata)
295. European Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
296. Collared Flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis)
297. Semi-collared Flycatcher (Ficedula semitorquata)
298. Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva)


Warblers

299. Streaked Scrub Warbler (Scotocerca inquieta)
300. Cetti’s Warbler (Cettia cetti)
301. Savi’s Warbler (Locustella luscinioides)
302. River Warbler (Locustella fluviatilis)
303. Common Grasshopper Warbler (Locustella naevia)
304. Moustached Warbler (Acrocephalus melanopogon)
305. Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus)
306. Marsh Warbler (Acrocephalus palustris)
307. Eurasian Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus scirpaceus)
308. Great Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus arundinaceus)
309. Booted Warbler (Iduna caligata)
310. Olivaceous Warbler (Iduna pallida)
311. Upcher’s Warbler (Hippolais languida)
312. Icterine Warbler (Hippolais icterina)
313. Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus)
314. Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita)
315. Caucasian Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus lorenzii)
316. Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
317. Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)
318. Green Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus nitidus)
319. Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)
320. Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla)
321. Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin)
322. Barred Warbler (Sylvia nisoria)
323. Orphean Warbler (Sylvia hortensis)
324. Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis)
325. Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
326. Ménétries’s Warbler (Sylvia mystacea)
327. Asian Desert Warbler (Sylvia nana)


Goldcrests

328. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)


Bearded Tits

329. Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus)


Long-tailed Tits

330. Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus)


Penduline Tits

331. Eurasian Penduline-tit (Remiz pendulinus)
332. Black-headed Penduline-tit (Remiz macronyx)


Titmices

333. Sombre Tit (Parus lugubris)
334. Caspian Tit (Parus hyrcanus)
335. Crested Tit (Parus cristatus)
336. Coal Tit (Parus ater)
337. Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus)
338. Great Tit (Parus major)
339. Turkestan Tit (Parus bokharensis)


Nuthatches

340. Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
341. Western Rock-nuthatch (Sitta neumayer)
342. Eastern Rock-nuthatch (Sitta tephronota)
343. Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria)


Treecreepers

344. Eurasian Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)
345. Short-toed Treecreeper (Certhia brachydactyla)


Shrikes

346. Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio)
347. Lesser Grey Shrike (Lanius minor)
348. Great Grey Shrike (Lanius excubitor)
349. Masked Shrike (Lanius nubicus)
350. Woodchat Shrike (Lanius senator)


Orioles

351. Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)


Crows and Jays

352. Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
353. Black-billed Magpie (Pica pica)
354. Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
355. Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
356. Yellow-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)
357. Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula)
358. Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
359. Oriental Carrion Crow (Corvus orientalis)
360. Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix)
361. Common Raven (Corvus corax)


Starlings

362. Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
363. Rosy Starling (Pastor roseus)
364. Common Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)


Sparrows

365. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
366. Indian Sparrow (Passer indicus)
367. Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis)
368. Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
369. Pale Rock Sparrow (Carpospiza brachydactyla)
370. Rock Sparrow (Petronia petronia)
371. White-winged Snowfinch (Montifringilla nivalis)


Finches

372. Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
373. Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
374. Red-fronted Serin (Serinus pusillus)
375. European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris)
376. Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus)
377. European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
378. Linnet (Acanthis cannabina)
379. Twite (Acanthis flavirostris)
380. Common Redpoll (Acanthis flammea)
381. Crimson-winged Finch (Rhodopechys sanguineus)
382. Trumpeter Finch (Bucanetes githagineus)
383. Mongolian Finch (Bucanetes mongolicus)
384. Desert Finch (Rhodospiza obsoleta)
385. Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)
386. Great Rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilla)
387. Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
388. Common Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
389. Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes)


Buntings

390. Corn Bunting (Miliaria calandra)
391. Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella)
392. Rock Bunting (Emberiza cia)
393. Ortolan Bunting (Emberiza hortulana)
394. Grey-necked Bunting (Emberiza buchanani)
395. Black-headed Bunting (Granativora melanocephala)
396. Reed Bunting (Schoeniclus schoeniclus)
397. Rustic Bunting (Ocyris rusticus)