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Birds of Germany

This page is a snapshot of some of the birds that call Germany home.   It is important to keep in mind that this is a work in progress and does not include all of the birds of Germany.  Enjoy!

Accipitriformes

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Accipitridae Family
Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) In A Tree in Sindelfengin, Baden-Württemberg
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Accipitridae Family
Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) Looking Down Near Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Accipitridae Family
Red Kite (Milvus milvus) In Flight Over An Agricultural Field In Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg ​​

Anseriformes

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Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) at Leyhörn Nature Reserve In Greetsiel, Lower Saxony
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​Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) In A Nature Reserve Pond in Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz
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 Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) in the Wadden Sea Near Langeoog Island, Lower Saxony

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Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) Standing In Sindelfingen, Baden-Württemberg​

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Graylag Goose (Anser anser) Walking Near the Rhine River in Walluf, Hessen
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Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) Male at the Waldsee In Niedernhausen, Hessen
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Mandarin Duck (Aix galericulata) in Neuer See at Rotwildpark Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg

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Mute Swan (Cygnus olor) Atop A Nest In Langfurth, Bavaria
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Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)  on the Pegnitz River in Nuremberg, Bavaria
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Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) in the Pegnitz River in Nuremberg, Bavaria 

Charadriiformes

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Charadriidae Family
Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) In Flight Low Over Ansbach, Bavaria
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Haematopodidae Family
Eurasian Oystercatcher (​Haematopus ostralegus) During Low Tide At Jade Bay In Lower Saxony
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Laridae Family
Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) In the  Neckar River Near Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
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Laridae Family
Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) Foraging Over the North Sea Near Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony
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Laridae Family
European Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) In Wurster Nordseeküste, Lower Saxony
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Recurvirostridae Family
Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) Foraging at Leyhörn Nature Reserve In Greetsiel, Lower Saxony

Ciconiiformes​

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White Stork (Ciconia ciconia) Fledgling Practicing Flight In Wiesbaden, Hessen

Columbiformes

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Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) Atop A Tree In Wiesbaden, Hessen

Columbiformes

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Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) Foraging In Berg, Rheinland-Pfalz

​Coraciiformes

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Kingfisher (​Alcedo atthis) Above the Neckar River in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg

​Cuculiformes​

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Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) On A Tree At A Nature Reserve in Bingen, Rheinland-Pfalz

Falconiformes​

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 Common Kestral (Falco tinnunculus) Hovering Over Gahma, Thuringia

​Galliformes

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Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) In Flight Near Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Grey Partridge (Perdix perdix) Looking Up in Wiesbaden, Hessen

​Gruiformes

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Gruidae Family
Common Cranes (Grus grus) Flock Migrating South Over Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Rallidae Family
Eurasian Coot (​Fulica atra) in the Neckar River in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
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Rallidae Family
Moorhen Foraging (​​Gallinula chloropus) in Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg

Passeriformes

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Aegithalidae Family
Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) Pair In Wiesbaden, Hessen
Alaudidae Family
Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) On The Ground In Ansbach, Bavaria
Certhiidae Family
Eurasian Treecreeper (​Certhia familiaris) in Grafenau Forest in Baden-Württemberg

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Corvidae Family
Carrion Crow (​Corvus corone) On A Roof In Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Corvidae Family
Eurasian Jackdaw (Corvus monedula) In Flight Over A Field in Sendelfingen, Baden-Württemberg 
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Corvidae Family
Eurasian Jay (​Garrulus glandarius) Perched in Carlsfeld, Saxony

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Corvidae Family
Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica) Perched In A Tree In Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Corvidae Family
Rook (Corvus frugilegus) On the Ground In Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Corvidae Family
Yellow-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) High On the Zugspitz In Bavaria

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Emberizidae Family
Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) On A Limb In  Sendelfingen, Baden-Württemberg

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​Fringillidae Family
​Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) On The Ground In Ansbach, Bavaria 
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​Fringillidae Family
​European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)  Perched In  Spangdahlem, Rheinland-Pfalz
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​Fringillidae Family
European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) Perched in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg

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​Fringillidae Family
European Serin (​​Serinus serinus) In A Tree in Eliasbrunn, Thuringia
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​Fringillidae Family
Common Linnet (Linaria cannabina) At Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Rheinland-Pfalz

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Hirundinidae Family
​Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) Next to the Rhine River in Bacharach, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Hirundinidae Family
​House Martin (Delichon urbicum) In Flight Over Wadern, Saarland
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Laniidae Family
Red-backed Shrike (Lanius collurio) Perched In  Bingen, Rheinland-Pfalz​

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Motacillidae Family
Grey Wagtail (​Motacilla cinerea) With Reflection In Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg 
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Motacillidae Family
Meadow Pipit (Anthus pratensis) On Langeoog Island, Lower Saxony
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Motacillidae Family
 Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) On the Ground In Rüsselsheim, Hessen

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Motacillidae Family
Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) In A Field In Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Motacillidae Family
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) On A Fence in Spangdahlem, ​Rheinland-Pfalz​

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Muscicaidae Family
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) At Panzer Kaserne, ​​Baden-Württemberg ​
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Muscicaidae Family
Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus) Near Wiesbaden, Hessen​
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Muscicaidae Family
European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) Looking Back In Grafenau, ​​​Baden-Württemberg

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Muscicaidae Family
European Stonechat (Saxicola rubicola) Near Westerhausen, Saxony-Anhalt
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Muscicaidae Family
Pied Flycatcher (​Ficedula hypoleuca) In A Forest Near Rüsselsheim, Hessen
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Muscicaidae Family
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Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) In A Tree in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg



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Muscicaidae Family
Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer in Langeoog Island, Lower Saxony

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Paridae Family
Blue Tit (​Cyanistes caeruleus) In Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
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Paridae Family​
Coal Tit (Periparus ater) In A Tree Near the Hohe Wurzel Trail in Taunusstein,  Hessen
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Paridae Family
​Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus) in a Tree in Garmisch, Bavaria


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Paridae Family
Great Tit (Parus major) In A Tree In Hagenbach, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Paridae Family
Willow Tit (Poecile montanus) Near Wiesenrainweg in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg

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Passeridae Family
Eurasian Tree Sparrow (​Passer montanus) In A Tree In Mödlareuth, Thuringia
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Passeridae Family
House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) On A Fence Near Borg, Saarland
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Phylloscopidae Family
​Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) Next to Würm River in Grafenau, ​Baden-Württemberg

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Regulidae Family
Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) In Grafenau Forest In Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Sittidai Family
Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) On A Tree in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Sturnidae Family
European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) On A Barbed Wire Fence In Greetsiel, Lower Saxony


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Sylviidae Family
Eurasian Blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla) Male On A Tree Limb in Stuttgart,  Baden-Württemberg
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Sylviidae Family
Whitethroat (Curruca communis) Perched In A Tree In Bingen, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Troglodytidae Family
​Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes) Perched In Ramstein-Miesenbach, ​Rheinland-Pfalz

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Turdidae Family
Blackbird (​Turdus merula) Perched In Landstuhl,  Rheinland-Pfalz
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Turdidae Family
Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) On A Line in Schmidtheim, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Turdidae Family
Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) Singing In A Tree Near Goldsteinback Stream in Wiesbaden, Hessen​​




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Turdidae Family
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos) In Wiesbaden Hessen

Piciformes

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Pelecaniformes Order
Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) Over Langeoog Island in Lower Saxony
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Pelecaniformes Order
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) In A Pond in Sindelfingen, Baden-Württemberg

Piciformes

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Black Woodpecker (​Dryocopus martius) in the Black Forest Near Bad Wildbad, Baden-Württemberg
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Eurasian Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
 On A Tree Branch In Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Middle Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos medius) At A Nature Preserve In Wiesbaden, Hesse

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Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) at Goldgrund Nature Reserve, Rheinland-Pfalz

Podicipediformes

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Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) In Muhr am See, Bavaria
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Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) Mother and  Chicks In Frankfurt, Germany

Psittaciformes

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Alexandrine Parakeet (​Psittacula eupatria) Foraging In A Tree In Wiesbaden, Germany
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​Rose-ringed Parakeet (​Psittacula krameri) In A Tree In Wiesbaden, Germany

Strigiformes




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Tawny Owl (​Strix aluco) Juvenile In A Tree In Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg​

Suliformes

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Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) Near the Neckar River in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg


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