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Karelia, Republic of
This checklist includes all bird species found in Karelia, Republic of , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Country or region: Karelia, Republic of [map]
Other names: Karelia, Respublika Kareliya
Number of globally threatened species: 17
Number of introduced species: 1
Last modified: 2026-01-06
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| Mute Swan | Cygnus olor | |
| Tundra Swan | Cygnus columbianus | |
| Whooper Swan | Cygnus cygnus | |
| Brent Goose | Branta bernicla | |
| Barnacle Goose | Branta leucopsis | |
| Red-breasted Goose | Branta ruficollis | Vulnerable |
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | Introduced species |
| Greylag Goose | Anser anser | |
| Bean Goose | Anser fabalis | |
| Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons | |
| Lesser White-fronted Goose | Anser erythropus | Vulnerable |
| Long-tailed Duck | Clangula hyemalis | Vulnerable |
| Common Eider | Somateria mollissima | Near-threatened |
| Steller's Eider | Polysticta stelleri | Vulnerable |
| Velvet Scoter | Melanitta fusca | |
| Common Scoter | Melanitta nigra | |
| Common Goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | |
| Smew | Mergellus albellus | |
| Goosander | Mergus merganser | |
| Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator | |
| Common Shelduck | Tadorna tadorna | |
| Common Pochard | Aythya ferina | Vulnerable |
| Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula | |
| Greater Scaup | Aythya marila | |
| Garganey | Spatula querquedula | |
| Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | |
| Gadwall | Mareca strepera | |
| Eurasian Wigeon | Mareca penelope | |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | |
| Common Teal | Anas crecca | |
| Mandarin Duck | Aix galericulata | |
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| Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix | |
| Common Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | |
| Northern Hazel Grouse | Tetrastes bonasia | |
| Willow Grouse | Lagopus lagopus | |
| Western Capercaillie | Tetrao urogallus | |
| Eurasian Black Grouse | Lyrurus tetrix | |
| Grey Partridge | Perdix perdix | |
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| Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
| Red-necked Grebe | Podiceps grisegena | |
| Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus | |
| Slavonian Grebe | Podiceps auritus | Vulnerable |
| Black-necked Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | |
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| Rock Dove | Columba livia | |
| Stock Dove | Columba oenas | |
| Wood Pigeon | Columba palumbus | |
| European Turtle Dove | Streptopelia turtur | Vulnerable |
| Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | |
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| European Nightjar | Caprimulgus europaeus | |
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| Common Swift | Apus apus | |
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| Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | |
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| Western Water Rail | Rallus aquaticus | |
| Corncrake | Crex crex | |
| Spotted Crake | Porzana porzana | |
| Little Crake | Zapornia parva | |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
| Common Coot | Fulica atra | |
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| Common Crane | Grus grus | |
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| Red-throated Diver | Gavia stellata | |
| Black-throated Diver | Gavia arctica | |
| Great Northern Diver | Gavia immer | Rare/Accidental |
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| Northern Fulmar | Fulmarus glacialis | |
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| European White Stork | Ciconia ciconia | |
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| Eurasian Bittern | Botaurus stellaris | |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
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| Northern Gannet | Morus bassanus | |
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| European Shag | Phalacrocorax aristotelis | |
| Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
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| Eurasian Oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus | Near-threatened |
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| Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
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| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | Vulnerable |
| Eurasian Golden Plover | Pluvialis apricaria | |
| Eurasian Dotterel | Eudromias morinellus | |
| Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | |
| Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | |
| Northern Lapwing | Vanellus vanellus | Near-threatened |
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| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | |
| Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | Near-threatened |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | Near-threatened |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Near-threatened |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Near-threatened |
| Red Knot | Calidris canutus | Near-threatened |
| Ruff | Calidris pugnax | |
| Broad-billed Sandpiper | Calidris falcinellus | Vulnerable |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | Vulnerable |
| Temminck's Stint | Calidris temminckii | |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | Near-threatened |
| Little Stint | Calidris minuta | |
| Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | Near-threatened |
| Eurasian Woodcock | Scolopax rusticola | |
| Swinhoe's Snipe | Gallinago megala | |
| Great Snipe | Gallinago media | Near-threatened |
| Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | |
| Jack Snipe | Lymnocryptes minimus | |
| Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
| Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | |
| Spotted Redshank | Tringa erythropus | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
| Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | |
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | |
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | |
| Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | |
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| Atlantic Puffin | Fratercula arctica | Vulnerable |
| Black Guillemot | Cepphus grylle | |
| Razorbill | Alca torda | |
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| Long-tailed Skua | Stercorarius longicaudus | |
| Arctic Skua | Stercorarius parasiticus | |
| Pomarine Skua | Stercorarius pomarinus | |
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| Black-legged Kittiwake | Rissa tridactyla | Vulnerable |
| Ivory Gull | Pagophila eburnea | Near-threatened |
| Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | |
| Little Gull | Hydrocoloeus minutus | |
| Mew Gull | Larus canus | |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | |
| Herring Gull | Larus argentatus | |
| Caspian Gull | Larus cachinnans | |
| Glaucous Gull | Larus hyperboreus | |
| Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus | |
| Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | |
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | |
| Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | |
| Arctic Tern | Sterna paradisaea | |
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| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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| European Honey Buzzard | Pernis apivorus | |
| Short-toed Eagle | Circaetus gallicus | |
| Lesser Spotted Eagle | Clanga pomarina | |
| Greater Spotted Eagle | Clanga clanga | Vulnerable |
| Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | |
| Western Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus | |
| Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | |
| Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | Near-threatened |
| Montagu's Harrier | Circus pygargus | |
| Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | |
| Northern Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | |
| White-tailed Sea Eagle | Haliaeetus albicilla | |
| Red Kite | Milvus milvus | |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
| Rough-legged Buzzard | Buteo lagopus | |
| Eurasian Buzzard | Buteo buteo | |
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| Hawk Owl | Surnia ulula | |
| Eurasian Pygmy Owl | Glaucidium passerinum | |
| Tengmalm's Owl | Aegolius funereus | |
| Northern Long-eared Owl | Asio otus | |
| Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | |
| Tawny Owl | Strix aluco | |
| Ural Owl | Strix uralensis | |
| Great Grey Owl | Strix nebulosa | |
| Snowy Owl | Bubo scandiacus | Vulnerable |
| Eurasian Eagle Owl | Bubo bubo | |
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| Northern Wryneck | Jynx torquilla | |
| Grey-headed Woodpecker | Picus canus | |
| Green Woodpecker | Picus viridis | |
| Black Woodpecker | Dryocopus martius | |
| Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos minor | |
| White-backed Woodpecker | Dendrocopos leucotos | |
| Great Spotted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos major | |
| Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker | Picoides tridactylus | |
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| Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |
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| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | |
| Red-footed Falcon | Falco vespertinus | Vulnerable |
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | |
| Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo | |
| Gyrfalcon | Falco rusticolus | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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| Eurasian Golden Oriole | Oriolus oriolus | |
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| Red-backed Shrike | Lanius collurio | |
| Isabelline Shrike | Lanius isabellinus | |
| Great Grey Shrike | Lanius excubitor | |
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| Alpine Chough | Pyrrhocorax graculus | |
| Siberian Jay | Perisoreus infaustus | |
| Eurasian Jay | Garrulus glandarius | |
| Eurasian Magpie | Pica pica | |
| Eurasian Nutcracker | Nucifraga caryocatactes | |
| Eurasian Jackdaw | Corvus monedula | |
| Rook | Corvus frugilegus | |
| Common Raven | Corvus corax | |
| Carrion Crow | Corvus corone | |
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| Siberian Accentor | Prunella montanella | Rare/Accidental |
| Dunnock | Prunella modularis | |
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| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
| Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | |
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| Pechora Pipit | Anthus gustavi | |
| Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis | |
| Red-throated Pipit | Anthus cervinus | |
| Meadow Pipit | Anthus pratensis | |
| Water Pipit | Anthus spinoletta | |
| Rock Pipit | Anthus petrosus | |
| Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava | |
| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | |
| Citrine Wagtail | Motacilla citreola | |
| Green-headed Wagtail | Motacilla tschutschensis | |
| White Wagtail | Motacilla alba | |
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| Common Chaffinch | Fringilla coelebs | |
| Brambling | Fringilla montifringilla | |
| Hawfinch | Coccothraustes coccothraustes | |
| Common Rosefinch | Erythrina erythrina | |
| Pine Grosbeak | Pinicola enucleator | |
| Eurasian Bullfinch | Pyrrhula pyrrhula | |
| European Greenfinch | Chloris chloris | |
| Common Linnet | Linaria cannabina | |
| Common Redpoll | Acanthis flammea | |
| Arctic Redpoll | Acanthis hornemanni | |
| Parrot Crossbill | Loxia pytyopsittacus | |
| Red Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | |
| White-winged Crossbill | Loxia leucoptera | |
| European Goldfinch | Carduelis carduelis | |
| Eurasian Siskin | Spinus spinus | |
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| Lapland Longspur | Calcarius lapponicus | |
| Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis | |
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| Chestnut-eared Bunting | Emberiza fucata | |
| Corn Bunting | Emberiza calandra | |
| Ortolan Bunting | Emberiza hortulana | |
| Yellowhammer | Emberiza citrinella | |
| Pallas's Reed Bunting | Schoeniclus pallasi | |
| Eurasian Reed Bunting | Schoeniclus schoeniclus | |
| Rustic Bunting | Schoeniclus rusticus | Near-threatened |
| Little Bunting | Schoeniclus pusillus | |
| Yellow-breasted Bunting | Schoeniclus aureolus | Critically endangered |
| Yellow-browed Bunting | Schoeniclus chrysophrys | |
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| Coal Tit | Periparus ater | |
| Crested Tit | Lophophanes cristatus | |
| Marsh Tit | Poecile palustris | |
| Willow Tit | Poecile montanus | |
| Siberian Tit | Poecile cinctus | |
| Blue Tit | Cyanistes caeruleus | |
| Azure Tit | Cyanistes cyanus | |
| Great Tit | Parus major | |
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| Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | |
| Wood Lark | Lullula arborea | |
| Eurasian Sky Lark | Alauda arvensis | |
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| Lanceolated Warbler | Locustella lanceolata | |
| River Warbler | Locustella fluviatilis | |
| Grasshopper Warbler | Locustella naevia | |
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| Booted Warbler | Iduna caligata | |
| Icterine Warbler | Hippolais icterina | |
| Aquatic Warbler | Acrocephalus paludicola | Vulnerable |
| Sedge Warbler | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | |
| Blyth's Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus dumetorum | |
| Marsh Warbler | Acrocephalus palustris | |
| Common Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus scirpaceus | |
| Paddyfield Warbler | Acrocephalus agricola | |
| Great Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus arundinaceus | |
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| Northern House Martin | Delichon urbicum | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
| Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | |
| Pale Martin | Riparia diluta | |
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| Wood Warbler | Rhadina sibilatrix | |
| Yellow-browed Warbler | Abrornis inornatus | |
| Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | |
| Common Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus collybita | |
| Mountain Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus lorenzii | |
| Greenish Leaf Warbler | Seicercus trochiloides | |
| Arctic Warbler | Seicercus borealis | |
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| Long-tailed Tit | Aegithalos caudatus | |
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| Eurasian Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla | |
| Garden Warbler | Sylvia borin | |
| Asian Desert Warbler | Curruca nana | |
| Barred Warbler | Curruca nisoria | |
| Lesser Whitethroat | Curruca curruca | |
| Common Whitethroat | Curruca communis | |
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| Goldcrest | Regulus regulus | |
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| Bohemian Waxwing | Bombycilla garrulus | |
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| Short-toed Treecreeper | Certhia brachydactyla | |
| Eurasian Treecreeper | Certhia familiaris | |
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| Eurasian Nuthatch | Sitta europaea | |
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| Eurasian Wren | Troglodytes troglodytes | |
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| Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | |
| Rosy Starling | Pastor roseus | |
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| White-throated Dipper | Cinclus cinclus | |
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| Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | |
| European Robin | Erithacus rubecula | |
| Thrush Nightingale | Luscinia luscinia | |
| Bluethroat | Luscinia svecica | |
| Red-flanked Bluetail | Tarsiger cyanurus | |
| Red-breasted Flycatcher | Ficedula parva | |
| European Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula hypoleuca | |
| Common Redstart | Phoenicurus phoenicurus | |
| Black Redstart | Phoenicurus ochruros | |
| Whinchat | Saxicola rubetra | |
| Eastern Stonechat | Saxicola maurus | |
| Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe | |
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| Mistle Thrush | Turdus viscivorus | |
| Song Thrush | Turdus philomelos | |
| Redwing | Turdus iliacus | |
| Eurasian Blackbird | Turdus merula | |
| Fieldfare | Turdus pilaris | |
| Ring Ouzel | Turdus torquatus | |
| Naumann's Thrush | Turdus naumanni | |
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