List of birds of Norway

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Norway. The avifauna of Norway includes a total of 473 species, including one that is extinct, seven that are globally threatened, and two that are introduced species.

Gaviidae

• Red-throated diver, Gavia stellata
• Black-throated diver, Gavia arctica
• Great northern diver, Gavia immer
• White-billed diver, Gavia adamsii

Podicipedidae

• Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
• Pied-billed grebe, Podilymbus podiceps
• Red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena
• Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus
• Slavonian grebe, Podiceps auritus
• Black-necked grebe, Podiceps nigricollis

Diomedeidae

• Black-browed albatross, Thalassarche melanophris
• Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross, Thalassarche chlororhynchos - rare/accidental

Procellariidae

• Northern fulmar, Fulmarus glacialis
• Cape petrel, Daption capense
• Cory's shearwater, Calonectris borealis
• Great shearwater, Ardenna gravis
• Sooty shearwater, Ardenna griseus - near-threatened
• Manx shearwater, Puffinus puffinus
• Balearic shearwater, Puffinus mauretanicus - critically endangered

Hydrobatidae

• Wilson's storm petrel, Oceanites oceanicus
• European storm petrel, Hydrobates pelagicus
• Leach's storm petrel, Oceanodroma leucorhoa
• Swinhoe's storm petrel, Oceanodroma monorhis - rare/accidental

Pelecanidae

• Great white pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus
• Dalmatian pelican, Pelecanus crispus - vulnerable

Sulidae

• Northern gannet, Morus bassanus
• Red-footed booby, Sula sula

Phalacrocoracidae

• Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
• European shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis

Ardeidae

• Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
• Purple heron, Ardea purpurea
• Great egret, Ardea alba
• Little egret, Egretta garzetta
• Chinese pond heron, Ardeola bacchus
• Cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis
• Black-crowned night heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
• Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus
• American bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus - rare/accidental
• Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris

Ciconiidae

• Black stork, Ciconia nigra
• White stork, Ciconia ciconia

Threskiornithidae

• Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus
• Eurasian spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia

Phoenicopteridae

• Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus

Anatidae

• Mute swan, Cygnus olor
• Whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus
• Bewick's swan, Cygnus columbianus
• Bean goose, Anser fabalis
• Pink-footed goose, Anser brachyrhynchus
• Greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons
• Lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus - vulnerable
• Greylag goose, Anser anser
• Bar-headed goose, Anser indicus
• Snow goose, Chen caerulescens
• Brent goose, Branta bernicla
• Barnacle goose, Branta leucopsis
• Canada goose, Branta canadensis
• Red-breasted goose, Branta ruficollis - vulnerable
• Ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea
• Common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
• Eurasian wigeon, Anas penelope
• American wigeon, Anas americana
• Gadwall, Anas strepera
• Baikal teal, Anas formosa - vulnerable
• Green-winged teal, Anas carolinensis - rare/accidental
• Eurasian teal, Anas crecca
• Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
• American black duck, Anas rubripes - rare/accidental
• Northern pintail, Anas acuta
• Garganey, Anas querquedula
• Blue-winged teal, Anas discors
• Northern shoveler, Anas clypeata
• Red-crested pochard, Netta rufina
• Common pochard, Aythya ferina
• Ring-necked duck, Aythya collaris - rare/accidental
• Ferruginous duck, Aythya nyroca - near-threatened
• Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula
• Greater scaup, Aythya marila
• Common eider, Somateria mollissima
• King eider, Somateria spectabilis
• Spectacled eider, Somateria fischeri
• Steller's eider, Polysticta stelleri - vulnerable
• Harlequin duck, Histrionicus histrionicus
• Long-tailed duck, Clangula hyemalis
• Common scoter, Melanitta nigra
• Surf scoter, Melanitta perspicillata
• Velvet scoter, Melanitta fusca
• Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
• Barrow's goldeneye, Bucephala islandica
• Smew, Mergellus albellus
• Hooded merganser, Lophodytes cucullatus - rare/accidental
• Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator
• Goosander, Mergus merganser
• Ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis

Pandionidae

• Osprey, Pandion haliaetus

Accipitridae

• European honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus
• Red kite, Milvus milvus - near-threatened
• Black kite, Milvus migrans
• Pallas's fish eagle, Haliaeetus leucoryphus - vulnerable
• White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
• Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus
• Eurasian griffon, Gyps fulvus - rare/accidental
• 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
• Eurasian buzzard, Buteo buteo
• Long-legged buzzard, Buteo rufinus
• Rough-legged hawk, Buteo lagopus
• Lesser spotted eagle, Aquila pomarina
• Steppe eagle, Aquila nipalensis
• Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
• Booted eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus

Falconidae

• Eurasian kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
• Red-footed falcon, Falco vespertinus - near-threatened
• Merlin, Falco columbarius
• Eurasian hobby, Falco subbuteo
• Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus
• Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus

Tetraonidae

• Willow ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopus
• Rock ptarmigan, Lagopus muta
• Capercaillie, Tetrao urogallus
• Black grouse, Tetrao tetrix
• Hazel grouse, Bonasa bonasia

Phasianidae

• Chukar, Alectoris chukar - introduced species
• Grey partridge, Perdix perdix
• Common quail, Coturnix coturnix
• Common pheasant, Phasianus colchicus - introduced species

Gruidae

• Demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo
• Common crane, Grus grus

Rallidae

• Water rail, Rallus aquaticus
• Corn crake, Crex crex - near-threatened
• Little crake, Porzana parva
• Spotted crake, Porzana porzana
• Purple gallinule, Porphyrio martinicus - rare/accidental
• Common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
• Eurasian coot, Fulica atra

Otididae

• Great bustard, Otis tarda - vulnerable
• Little bustard, Tetrax tetrax - near-threatened

Haematopodidae

• Eurasian oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus

Recurvirostridae

• Black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus
• Pied avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta

Burhinidae

• Eurasian thick-knee, Burhinus oedicnemus

Glareolidae

• Cream-colored courser, Cursorius cursor
• Collared pratincole, Glareola pratincola
• Black-winged pratincole, Glareola nordmanni - near-threatened

Charadriidae

• Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
• Pacific golden plover, Pluvialis fulva - rare/accidental
• American golden plover, Pluvialis dominica
• European golden plover, Pluvialis apricaria
• Grey plover, Pluvialis squatarola
• Common ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula
• Little ringed plover, Charadrius dubius
• Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus
• Kittlitz's plover, Charadrius pecuarius
• Kentish plover, Charadrius alexandrinus
• Lesser sandplover, Charadrius mongolus
• Greater sandplover, Charadrius leschenaultii
• Caspian plover, Charadrius asiaticus
• Eurasian dotterel, Charadrius morinellus

Scolopacidae

• Eurasian woodcock, Scolopax rusticola
• Jack snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus
• Great snipe, Gallinago media - near-threatened
• Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago
• Short-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus griseus - rare/accidental
• Long-billed dowitcher, Limnodromus scolopaceus - rare/accidental
• Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa - near-threatened
• Bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica
• Little curlew, Numenius minutus
• Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus
• Eurasian curlew, Numenius arquata
• Spotted redshank, Tringa erythropus
• Common redshank, Tringa totanus
• Marsh sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis
• Common greenshank, Tringa nebularia
• Greater yellowlegs, Tringa melanoleuca - rare/accidental
• Lesser yellowlegs, Tringa flavipes - rare/accidental
• Green sandpiper, Tringa ochropus
• Wood sandpiper, Tringa glareola
• Terek sandpiper, Xenus cinereus
• Common sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos
• Spotted sandpiper, Actitis macularia - rare/accidental
• Willet, Tringa semipalmata - rare/accidental
• Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres
• Great knot, Calidris tenuirostris - rare/accidental
• Red knot, Calidris canutus
• Sanderling, Calidris alba
• Semipalmated sandpiper, Calidris pusilla - rare/accidental
• Red-necked stint, Calidris ruficollis - rare/accidental
• Little stint, Calidris minuta
• Temminck's stint, Calidris temminckii
• White-rumped sandpiper, Calidris fuscicollis - rare/accidental
• Baird's sandpiper, Calidris bairdii - rare/accidental
• Pectoral sandpiper, Calidris melanotos
• Sharp-tailed sandpiper, Calidris acumina
• Curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea
• Dunlin, Calidris alpina
• Purple sandpiper, Calidris maritima
• Stilt sandpiper, Calidris himantopus - rare/accidental
• Broad-billed sandpiper, Limicola falcinellus
• Buff-breasted sandpiper, Tryngites subruficollis - near-threatened
• Ruff, Philomachus pugnax
• Wilson's phalarope, Phalaropus tricolor
• Red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus
• Red phalarope, Phalaropus fulicarius

Stercorariidae

• Great skua, Stercorarius skua
• Pomarine skua, Stercorarius pomarinus
• Arctic skua, Stercorarius parasiticus
• Long-tailed skua, Stercorarius longicaudus

Laridae

• Common gull, Larus canus
• Ring-billed gull, Larus delawarensis
• Great black-backed gull, Larus marinus
• Glaucous gull, Larus hyperboreus
• Iceland gull, Larus glaucoides
• Herring gull, Larus argentatus
• Lesser black-backed gull, Larus fuscus
• Pallas's gull, Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
• Mediterranean gull, Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
• Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
• Bonaparte's gull, Chroicocephalus philadelphia
• Franklin's gull, Leucophaeus pipixcan - rare/accidental
• Little gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus
• Ivory gull, Pagophila eburnea - near-threatened
• Ross's gull, Rhodostethia rosea
• Sabine's gull, Xema sabini
• Black-legged kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla

Sternidae

• Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica
• Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia
• Sandwich tern, Thalasseus sandvicensis
• Royal tern, Thalasseus maximus
• Roseate tern, Sterna dougallii
• Common tern, Sterna hirundo
• Arctic tern, Sterna paradisaea
• Little tern, Sternula albifrons
• Sooty tern, Onychoprion fuscatus
• Whiskered tern, Chlidonias hybrida
• White-winged tern, Chlidonias leucopterus
• Black tern, Chlidonias niger
• Brown noddy, Anous stolidus

Alcidae

• Little auk, Alle alle
• Common guillemot, Uria aalge
• Brunnich's guillemot, Uria lomvia
• Razorbill, Alca torda
• Great auk, Pinguinus impennis - extinct
• Black guillemot, Cepphus grylle
• Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica

Pteroclidae

• Pallas's sandgrouse, Syrrhaptes paradoxus

Columbidae

• Rock pigeon, Columba livia
• Stock dove, Columba oenas
• Wood pigeon, Columba palumbus
• European turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur
• Oriental turtle dove, Streptopelia orientalis
• Eurasian collared dove, Streptopelia decaocto

Cuculidae

• Great spotted cuckoo, Clamator glandarius
• Common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus
• Yellow-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus

Tytonidae

• Barn owl, Tyto alba

Strigidae

• European scops owl, Otus scops
• Eurasian eagle owl, Bubo bubo
• Snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus
• Tawny owl, Strix aluco
• Ural owl, Strix uralensis
• Great grey owl, Strix nebulosa
• Northern hawk-owl, Surnia ulula
• Eurasian pygmy owl, Glaucidium passerinum
• Little owl, Athene noctua
• Tengmalm's owl, Aegolius funereus
• Long-eared owl, Asio otus
• Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus

Caprimulgidae

• Eurasian nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus

Apodidae

• White-throated needletail, Hirundapus caudacutus
• Alpine swift, Tachymarptis melba
• Common swift, Apus apus
• Pallid swift, Apus pallidus
• White-rumped swift, Apus caffer

Alcedinidae

• Common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis

Meropidae

• European bee-eater, Merops apiaster

Coraciidae

• European roller, Coracias garrulus - near-threatened

Upupidae

• Hoopoe, Upupa epops

Picidae

• Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla
• Lesser spotted woodpecker, Dryobates minor
• White-backed woodpecker, Dendrocopos leucotos
• Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
• Eurasian three-toed woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus
• Black woodpecker, Dryocopus martius
• European green woodpecker, Picus viridis
• Grey-faced woodpecker, Picus canus

Alaudidae

• Calandra lark, Melanocorypha calandra
• Bimaculated lark, Melanocorypha bimaculata - rare/accidental
• Greater short-toed lark, Calandrella brachydactyla
• Lesser short-toed lark, Alaudala rufescens
• Crested lark, Galerida cristata
• Wood lark, Lullula arborea
• Eurasian skylark, Alauda arvensis
• White-winged lark, Alauda leucoptera
• Shore lark, Eremophila alpestris

Hirundinidae

• Sand martin, Riparia riparia
• Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
• Red-rumped swallow, Cecropis daurica
• Common house martin, Delichon urbicum

Motacillidae

• White wagtail, Motacilla alba
• Citrine wagtail, Motacilla citreola
• Yellow wagtail, Motacilla flava
• Gray wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
• Richard's pipit, Anthus richardi
• Tawny pipit, Anthus campestris
• Blyth's pipit, Anthus godlewskii - rare/accidental
• Tree pipit, Anthus trivialis
• Olive-backed pipit, Anthus hodgsoni
• Pechora pipit, Anthus gustavi
• Meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis
• Red-throated pipit, Anthus cervinus
• Rock pipit, Anthus petrosus
• Water pipit, Anthus spinoletta

Regulidae

• Goldcrest, Regulus regulus
• Common firecrest, Regulus ignicapillus

Bombycillidae

• Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus

Cinclidae

• White-throated dipper, Cinclus cinclus

Troglodytidae

• Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes

Prunellidae

• Alpine accentor, Prunella collaris
• Siberian accentor, Prunella montanella
• Dunnock, Prunella modularis

Turdidae

• Siberian thrush, Geokichla sibirica
• Scaly thrush, Zoothera dauma
• Gray-cheeked thrush, Catharus minimus
• Swainson's thrush, Catharus ustulatus - rare/accidental
• Ring ouzel, Turdus torquatus
• Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula
• Eyebrowed thrush, Turdus obscurus
• Dark-throated thrush, Turdus ruficollis
• Dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni
• Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris
• Redwing, Turdus iliacus
• Song thrush, Turdus philomelos
• Mistle thrush, Turdus viscivorus
• American robin, Turdus migratorius

Locustellidae

• Lanceolated warbler, Locustella lanceolata
• Common grasshopper warbler, Locustella naevia
• Pallas's grasshopper warbler, Locustella certhiola
• Eurasian river warbler, Locustella fluviatilis
• Savi's warbler, Locustella luscinioides

Acrocephalidae

• Aquatic warbler, Acrocephalus paludicola - vulnerable
• Sedge warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
• Paddyfield warbler, Acrocephalus agricola
• Eurasian reed warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus
• Blyth's reed warbler, Acrocephalus dumetorum - rare/accidental
• Marsh warbler, Acrocephalus palustris
• Great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus
• Booted warbler, Iduna caligata
• Eastern olivaceous warbler, Iduna pallida
• Melodious warbler, Hippolais polyglotta
• Icterine warbler, Hippolais icterina

Phylloscopidae

• Willow warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus
• Common chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
• Western Bonelli's warbler, Phylloscopus bonelli
• Wood warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix
• Dusky warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus
• Radde's warbler, Phylloscopus schwarzi
• Lemon-rumped warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus
• Yellow-browed warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus
• Hume's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus humei - rare/accidental
• Arctic warbler, Phylloscopus borealis
• Greenish warbler, Phylloscopus trochiloides

Sylviidae

• Eurasian blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla
• Garden warbler, Sylvia borin
• Greater whitethroat, Sylvia communis
• Lesser whitethroat, Sylvia curruca
• Barred warbler, Sylvia nisoria
• Subalpine warbler, Sylvia cantillans
• Sardinian warbler, Sylvia melanocephala

Muscicapidae

• Common rock thrush, Monticola saxatilis
• Spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata
• European pied flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca
• Collared flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis
• Red-breasted flycatcher, Ficedula parva
• European robin, Erithacus rubecula
• Thrush nightingale, Luscinia luscinia
• Common nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos
• Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica
• Red-flanked bluetail, Tarsiger cyanurus
• White-throated robin, Irania gutturalis
• Rufous-tailed scrub-robin, Cercotrichas galactotes
• Black redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros
• Common redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus
• Siberian stonechat, Saxicola maurus - rare/accidental
• Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra
• European stonechat, Saxicola rubicola
• Black wheatear, Oenanthe leucura - rare/accidental
• Northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe
• Pied wheatear, Oenanthe pleschanka
• Black-eared wheatear, Oenanthe hispanica
• Desert wheatear, Oenanthe deserti
• Isabelline wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina

Panuridae

• Bearded reedling, Panurus biarmicus

Aegithalidae

• Long-tailed tit, Aegithalos caudatus

Paridae

• Marsh tit, Poecile palustris
• Willow tit, Poecile montana
• Siberian tit, Poecile cincta
• Coal tit, Periparus ater
• Crested tit, Lophophanes cristatus
• Great tit, Parus major
• Eurasian blue tit, Cyanistes caeruleus

Sittidae

• Eurasian nuthatch, Sitta europaea

Certhiidae

• Eurasian treecreeper, Certhia familiaris

Remizidae

• European penduline tit, Remiz pendulinus

Oriolidae

• Eurasian golden oriole, Oriolus oriolus

Laniidae

• Red-backed shrike, Lanius collurio
• Isabelline shrike, Lanius isabellinus
• Great grey shrike, Lanius excubitor
• Southern grey shrike, Lanius meridionalis - rare/accidental
• Lesser grey shrike, Lanius minor
• Woodchat shrike, Lanius senator

Corvidae

• Siberian jay, Perisoreus infaustus
• Eurasian jay, Garrulus glandarius
• Eurasian magpie, Pica pica
• Eurasian nutcracker, Nucifraga caryocatactes
• Eurasian jackdaw, Corvus monedula
• Rook, Corvus frugilegus
• Carrion crow, Corvus corone
• Common raven, Corvus corax
• Hooded crow, Corvus cornix

Sturnidae

• Daurian starling, Agropsar sturninus
• Rosy starling, Pastor roseus
• European starling, Sturnus vulgaris

Parulidae

• Yellow-rumped warbler, Setophaga coronata - rare/accidental

Emberizidae

• Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella
• Pine bunting, Emberiza leucocephalos
• Cinereous bunting, Emberiza cineracea - near-threatened
• Ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana
• Little bunting, Emberiza pusilla
• Rustic bunting, Emberiza rustica
• Yellow-breasted bunting, Emberiza aureola - near-threatened
• Chestnut bunting, Emberiza rutila
• Black-headed bunting, Emberiza melanocephala
• Red-headed bunting, Emberiza bruniceps
• Reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus
• Corn bunting, Emberiza calandra
• Song sparrow, Melospiza melodia
• Dark-eyed junco, Junco hyemalis

Calcariidae

• Lapland longspur, Calcarius lapponicus
• Snow bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis

Cardinalidae

• Rose-breasted grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus
• Blue grosbeak, Passerina caerulea
• Dickcissel, Spiza americana

Icteridae

• Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus - rare/accidental
• Yellow-headed blackbird, Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus - rare/accidental
• Brown-headed cowbird, Molothrus ater
• Baltimore oriole, Icterus galbula
• Bullock's oriole, Icterus bullockii

Fringillidae

• Common chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs
• Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla
• Pine grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator
• Common rosefinch, Carpodacus erythrinus
• Parrot crossbill, Loxia pytyopsittacus
• Red crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
• White-winged crossbill, Loxia leucoptera
• European greenfinch, Chloris chloris
• Common redpoll, Acanthis flammea
• Hoary redpoll, Acanthis hornemanni
• Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus
• European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis
• Twite, Linaria flavirostris
• Common linnet, Linaria cannabina
• European serin, Serinus serinus
• Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula
• Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes
• Evening grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus

Passeridae

• House sparrow, Passer domesticus
• Spanish sparrow, Passer hispaniolensis
• Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus