This checklist includes all bird species found in Biel , 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 Clements, version 2024. 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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Mute Swan | Cygnus olor | |
Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca | Introduced species |
Mandarin Duck | Aix galericulata | |
Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | |
Gadwall | Mareca strepera | |
Eurasian Wigeon | Mareca penelope | |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca | |
Red-crested Pochard | Netta rufina | |
Common Pochard | Aythya ferina | Vulnerable |
Ferruginous Duck | Aythya nyroca | Near-threatened |
Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula | |
Common Merganser | Mergus merganser | |
Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator | |
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Common Wood-Pigeon | Columba palumbus | |
Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | |
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Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba | |
Common Swift | Apus apus | |
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Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
Eurasian Coot | Fulica atra | |
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Common Crane | Grus grus | |
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Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | |
Mediterranean Gull | Ichthyaetus melanocephalus | |
Common Gull | Larus canus | |
Caspian Gull | Larus cachinnans | |
Yellow-legged Gull | Larus michahellis | |
Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | |
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Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus | |
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White Stork | Ciconia ciconia | |
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Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
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Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
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Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | |
Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | |
Red Kite | Milvus milvus | |
Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
Common Buzzard | Buteo buteo | |
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Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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Tawny Owl | Strix aluco | |
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Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |
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Eurasian Wryneck | Jynx torquilla | |
Middle Spotted Woodpecker | Dendrocoptes medius | |
Great Spotted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos major | |
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | Dryobates minor | |
Eurasian Green Woodpecker | Picus viridis | |
Black Woodpecker | Dryocopus martius | |
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Eurasian Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | |
Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo | |
Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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Eurasian Golden Oriole | Oriolus oriolus | |
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Red-backed Shrike | Lanius collurio | |
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Eurasian Jay | Garrulus glandarius | |
Eurasian Magpie | Pica pica | |
Eurasian Jackdaw | Coloeus monedula | |
Rook | Corvus frugilegus | |
Carrion Crow | Corvus corone | |
Common Raven | Corvus corax | |
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Coal Tit | Periparus ater | |
Crested Tit | Lophophanes cristatus | |
Marsh Tit | Poecile palustris | |
Willow Tit | Poecile montanus | |
Eurasian Blue Tit | Cyanistes caeruleus | |
Great Tit | Parus major | |
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Marsh Warbler | Acrocephalus palustris | |
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Bank Swallow | Riparia riparia | |
Eurasian Crag-Martin | Ptyonoprogne rupestris | |
Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
Western House-Martin | Delichon urbicum | |
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Wood Warbler | Phylloscopus sibilatrix | |
Western Bonelli's Warbler | Phylloscopus bonelli | |
Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | |
Common Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus collybita | |
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Long-tailed Tit | Aegithalos caudatus | |
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Eurasian Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla | |
Garden Warbler | Sylvia borin | |
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Goldcrest | Regulus regulus | |
Common Firecrest | Regulus ignicapilla | |
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Wallcreeper | Tichodroma muraria | |
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Eurasian Nuthatch | Sitta europaea | |
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Eurasian Treecreeper | Certhia familiaris | |
Short-toed Treecreeper | Certhia brachydactyla | |
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Eurasian Wren | Troglodytes troglodytes | |
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White-throated Dipper | Cinclus cinclus | |
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European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | |
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Mistle Thrush | Turdus viscivorus | |
Song Thrush | Turdus philomelos | |
Redwing | Turdus iliacus | Near-threatened |
Eurasian Blackbird | Turdus merula | |
Fieldfare | Turdus pilaris | |
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Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | |
European Robin | Erithacus rubecula | |
Bluethroat | Luscinia svecica | |
European Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula hypoleuca | |
Common Redstart | Phoenicurus phoenicurus | |
Black Redstart | Phoenicurus ochruros | |
European Stonechat | Saxicola rubicola | |
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Dunnock | Prunella modularis | |
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House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | |
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Gray Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | |
White Wagtail | Motacilla alba | |
Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis | |
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Common Chaffinch | Fringilla coelebs | |
Brambling | Fringilla montifringilla | |
Hawfinch | Coccothraustes coccothraustes | |
Eurasian Bullfinch | Pyrrhula pyrrhula | |
European Greenfinch | Chloris chloris | |
Eurasian Linnet | Linaria cannabina | |
Red Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | |
European Goldfinch | Carduelis carduelis | |
European Serin | Serinus serinus | |
Eurasian Siskin | Spinus spinus | |
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Cirl Bunting | Emberiza cirlus |
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