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Gibraltar

This checklist includes all bird species found in Gibraltar , 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: Gibraltar [map]

Number of species: 331
Number of globally threatened species: 12
Number of introduced species: 2
Date last reviewed: 2017-09-10
Last modified: 2022-12-09
See also: https://gonhs.org/wildlife/birds/bird-list

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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Greylag Goose	Anser anser	Rare/Accidental
Common Eider	Somateria mollissima	Rare/Accidental
Common Scoter	Melanitta nigra	Rare/Accidental
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	Rare/Accidental
Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	Rare/Accidental
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	Rare/Accidental
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila	Rare/Accidental
Garganey	Spatula querquedula	Rare/Accidental
Gadwall	Mareca strepera	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope	Rare/Accidental
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	Rare/Accidental
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	Rare/Accidental
Common Teal	Anas crecca	Rare/Accidental
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Common Quail	Coturnix coturnix	Rare/Accidental
Barbary Partridge	Alectoris barbara
Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa
Common Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Rare/Accidental
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo	Phoenicopterus roseus	Rare/Accidental
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	Rare/Accidental
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus
Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	Rare/Accidental
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Dove	Columba livia	Introduced species
Stock Dove	Columba oenas	Rare/Accidental
Wood Pigeon	Columba palumbus	Rare/Accidental
European Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur
Eurasian Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto
PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse	Pterocles alchata	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Red-necked Nightjar	Caprimulgus ruficollis
European Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus	Rare/Accidental
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae
Alpine Swift	Tachymarptis melba
White-rumped Swift	Apus caffer	Rare/Accidental
Little Swift	Apus affinis	Rare/Accidental
Pallid Swift	Apus pallidus
Common Swift	Apus apus
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Great Spotted Cuckoo	Clamator glandarius	Rare/Accidental
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Western Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus
Baillon's Crake	Zapornia pusilla	Rare/Accidental
Purple Swamphen	Porphyrio porphyrio	Rare/Accidental
Allen's Gallinule	Porphyrio alleni	Rare/Accidental
Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	Rare/Accidental
Common Coot	Fulica atra	Extirpated
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Common Crane	Grus grus	Rare/Accidental
OTIDIFORMES: Otididae
Great Bustard	Otis tarda	Rare/Accidental
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Diver	Gavia stellata	Rare/Accidental
Black-throated Diver	Gavia arctica	Rare/Accidental
Great Northern Diver	Gavia immer	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
European Storm-petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus
Leach's Storm-petrel	Hydrobates leucorhous	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Cape Petrel	Daption capense	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Rare/Accidental
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis	Rare/Accidental
Scopoli's Shearwater	Calonectris diomedea
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris borealis
Tropical Shearwater	Puffinus bailloni	Rare/Accidental
Yelkouan Shearwater	Puffinus yelkouan
Audubon's Shearwater	Puffinus lherminieri	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Black Stork	Ciconia nigra
European White Stork	Ciconia ciconia
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Little Bittern	Ixobrychus minutus	Rare/Accidental
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	Rare/Accidental
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	Rare/Accidental
Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	Rare/Accidental
Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	Rare/Accidental
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	Rare/Accidental
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Eurasian Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	Rare/Accidental
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus
Brown Booby	Sula leucogaster	Rare/Accidental
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
European Shag	Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Eurasian Thick-knee	Burhinus oedicnemus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	Rare/Accidental
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria	Rare/Accidental
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	Rare/Accidental
Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus	Rare/Accidental
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	Rare/Accidental
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	Rare/Accidental
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Rare/Accidental
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Rare/Accidental
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	Rare/Accidental
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Rare/Accidental
Sanderling	Calidris alba	Rare/Accidental
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Rare/Accidental
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima	Rare/Accidental
Little Stint	Calidris minuta	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	Rare/Accidental
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	Rare/Accidental
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	Rare/Accidental
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	Rare/Accidental
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	Rare/Accidental
Grey Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Collared Pratincole	Glareola pratincola	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae
Atlantic Puffin	Fratercula arctica
Razorbill	Alca torda
Common Guillemot	Uria aalge	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus	Rare/Accidental
Great Skua	Stercorarius skua
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla
Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini	Rare/Accidental
Slender-billed Gull	Chroicocephalus genei	Rare/Accidental
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Gray-hooded Gull	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus	Rare/Accidental
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus
Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla	Rare/Accidental
Mediterranean Gull	Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Audouin's Gull	Ichthyaetus audouinii
Mew Gull	Larus canus	Rare/Accidental
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis
Caspian Gull	Larus cachinnans	Rare/Accidental
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides	Rare/Accidental
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	Rare/Accidental
Little Tern	Sternula albifrons	Rare/Accidental
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica	Rare/Accidental
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia	Rare/Accidental
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida	Rare/Accidental
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	Rare/Accidental
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii	Rare/Accidental
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Crested Tern	Thalasseus bengalensis	Rare/Accidental
Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis
Royal Tern	Thalasseus maximus	Rare/Accidental
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Black-winged Kite	Elanus caeruleus	Rare/Accidental
European Honey Buzzard	Pernis apivorus
Bearded Vulture	Gypaetus barbatus	Rare/Accidental
Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus
Short-toed Eagle	Circaetus gallicus
Rüppell's Vulture	Gyps rueppelli
Griffon Vulture	Gyps fulvus
Cinereous Vulture	Aegypius monachus	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Spotted Eagle	Clanga pomarina	Rare/Accidental
Greater Spotted Eagle	Clanga clanga	Rare/Accidental
Steppe Eagle	Aquila nipalensis	Rare/Accidental
Spanish Imperial Eagle	Aquila adalberti	Rare/Accidental
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	Rare/Accidental
Bonelli's Eagle	Aquila fasciata	Rare/Accidental
Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus
Western Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus	Rare/Accidental
Pallid Harrier	Circus macrourus	Rare/Accidental
Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus
Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	Rare/Accidental
Red Kite	Milvus milvus	Rare/Accidental
Black Kite	Milvus migrans
Eurasian Buzzard	Buteo buteo	Rare/Accidental
Long-legged Buzzard	Buteo rufinus	Rare/Accidental
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Common Barn Owl	Tyto alba
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Little Owl	Athene noctua
Eurasian Scops Owl	Otus scops
Northern Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	Rare/Accidental
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	Rare/Accidental
Tawny Owl	Strix aluco
Eurasian Eagle Owl	Bubo bubo
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae
Common Hoopoe	Upupa epops
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Northern Wryneck	Jynx torquilla
Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis	Rare/Accidental
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	Rare/Accidental
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater	Merops persicus	Rare/Accidental
European Bee-eater	Merops apiaster
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
European Roller	Coracias garrulus	Rare/Accidental
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni
Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus
Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus	Rare/Accidental
Eleonora's Falcon	Falco eleonorae
Merlin	Falco columbarius	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Hobby	Falco subbuteo
Lanner Falcon	Falco biarmicus	Rare/Accidental
Saker Falcon	Falco cherrug	Rare/Accidental
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae
Rose-ringed Parakeet	Psittacula krameri	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
Eurasian Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio	Rare/Accidental
Great Grey Shrike	Lanius excubitor	Rare/Accidental
Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator
Masked Shrike	Lanius nubicus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Red-billed Chough	Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	Rare/Accidental
Alpine Chough	Pyrrhocorax graculus	Rare/Accidental
Azure-winged Magpie	Cyanopica cyanus	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Jay	Garrulus glandarius	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Magpie	Pica pica	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Jackdaw	Corvus monedula
Common Raven	Corvus corax
Pied Crow	Corvus albus	Rare/Accidental
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone	Rare/Accidental
House Crow	Corvus splendens	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Prunellidae
Alpine Accentor	Prunella collaris	Rare/Accidental
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
Common Waxbill	Estrilda astrild	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus
Spanish Sparrow	Passer hispaniolensis	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Rock Sparrow	Petronia petronia	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus	Rare/Accidental
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis
Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta	Rare/Accidental
Rock Pipit	Anthus petrosus	Rare/Accidental
Richard's Pipit	Anthus richardi	Rare/Accidental
Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris
Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava
Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Common Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	Rare/Accidental
Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes	Rare/Accidental
Common Rosefinch	Erythrina erythrina	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Rare/Accidental
Trumpeter Finch	Bucanetes githagineus	Rare/Accidental
European Greenfinch	Chloris chloris
Common Linnet	Linaria cannabina
Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	Rare/Accidental
European Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis
European Serin	Serinus serinus
Eurasian Siskin	Spinus spinus
PASSERIFORMES: Calcariidae
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Striated Bunting	Fringillaria striolata	Rare/Accidental
Corn Bunting	Emberiza calandra	Rare/Accidental
Rock Bunting	Emberiza cia	Rare/Accidental
Ortolan Bunting	Emberiza hortulana	Rare/Accidental
Cirl Bunting	Emberiza cirlus	Rare/Accidental
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella	Rare/Accidental
Pine Bunting	Emberiza leucocephalos	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Reed Bunting	Schoeniclus schoeniclus	Rare/Accidental
Little Bunting	Schoeniclus pusillus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Passerellidae
Dark-eyed Junco	Junco hyemalis	Rare/Accidental
White-throated Sparrow	Zonotrichia albicollis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
Yellow-rumped Warbler	Setophaga coronata	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae
Bobolink	Dolichonyx oryzivorus	Rare/Accidental
Common Grackle	Quiscalus quiscula	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Cardinalidae
Indigo Bunting	Passerina cyanea	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
Coal Tit	Periparus ater	Rare/Accidental
Crested Tit	Lophophanes cristatus	Rare/Accidental
Blue Tit	Cyanistes caeruleus
Great Tit	Parus major
PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae
European Penduline Tit	Remiz pendulinus
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Lesser Short-toed Lark	Alaudala rufescens	Rare/Accidental
Calandra Lark	Melanocorypha calandra	Rare/Accidental
Greater Short-toed Lark	Calandrella brachydactyla
Wood Lark	Lullula arborea	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Sky Lark	Alauda arvensis
Thekla Lark	Galerida theklae
Crested Lark	Galerida cristata	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
Zitting Cisticola	Cisticola juncidis
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae
Savi's Warbler	Locustella luscinioides	Rare/Accidental
Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella naevia	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae
Olivaceous Warbler	Iduna pallida
Isabelline Warbler	Iduna opaca	Rare/Accidental
Melodious Warbler	Hippolais polyglotta
Icterine Warbler	Hippolais icterina	Rare/Accidental
Moustached Warbler	Acrocephalus melanopogon	Rare/Accidental
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Rare/Accidental
Blyth's Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus dumetorum	Rare/Accidental
Common Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Great Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Northern House Martin	Delichon urbicum
Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Eurasian Crag Martin	Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Sand Martin	Riparia riparia
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae
Western Bonelli's Warbler	Rhadina bonelli
Wood Warbler	Rhadina sibilatrix	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-browed Warbler	Abrornis inornatus	Rare/Accidental
Pallas's Leaf Warbler	Abrornis proregulus	Rare/Accidental
Dusky Warbler	Phylloscopus fuscatus	Rare/Accidental
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus
Iberian Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus ibericus
Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita
Mountain Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus lorenzii	Rare/Accidental
Kashmir Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus sindianus	Rare/Accidental
Arctic Warbler	Seicercus borealis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Scotocercidae
Cetti's Warbler	Cettia cetti	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithalidae
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Eurasian Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin
Western Orphean Warbler	Curruca hortensis
Lesser Whitethroat	Curruca curruca	Rare/Accidental
Tristram's Warbler	Curruca deserticola	Rare/Accidental
Eastern Subalpine Warbler	Curruca cantillans	Rare/Accidental
Western Subalpine Warbler	Curruca inornata
Sardinian Warbler	Curruca melanocephala
Common Whitethroat	Curruca communis
Spectacled Warbler	Curruca conspicillata
Marmora's Warbler	Curruca sarda	Rare/Accidental
Dartford Warbler	Curruca undata
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Firecrest	Regulus ignicapilla
PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae
Short-toed Treecreeper	Certhia brachydactyla	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
Wallcreeper	Tichodroma muraria	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae
Eurasian Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes
PASSERIFORMES: Mimidae
Tropical Mockingbird	Mimus gilvus	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
Spotless Starling	Sturnus unicolor
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Rufous Scrub Robin	Cercotrichas galactotes	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata
European Robin	Erithacus rubecula
Common Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	Rare/Accidental
Red-breasted Flycatcher	Ficedula parva	Rare/Accidental
European Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca
Common Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros
Common Rock Thrush	Monticola saxatilis	Rare/Accidental
Blue Rock Thrush	Monticola solitarius
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra
European Stonechat	Saxicola rubicola
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe
Desert Wheatear	Oenanthe deserti	Rare/Accidental
Black-eared Wheatear	Oenanthe hispanica
Black Wheatear	Oenanthe leucura	Extirpated
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	Rare/Accidental
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Blackbird	Turdus merula
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	Rare/Accidental
Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus	Rare/Accidental

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