Birds of Germany
This page is a snapshot of birds that calls 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
Accipiter gentilis - A Goshawk Looking Down On A Pond Near the Goldsteinbach River in Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Buteo buteo - A Common Buzzard Gliding Over Stadtilm, Thuringia
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Milvus milvus - A Red Kite Over Agricultural Fields Near Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Anseriformes
Aix galericulata - A Mandarin Duck in Neuer See in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
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Alopochen aegyptiaca - Egyptian Goose in Sindelfingen, Baden-Württemberg
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Anas penelope - Eurasian Wigeon in Bärensee in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
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Anas platyrhynchos - A Mallard On the Ground In Thierbach, Thuringia
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Anser anser - A Greylag Goose In Flight Over Aussichtsturm Vogelinsel in Muhr am See, Bavaria
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Aythya fuligula - A Tufted Duck in the Pegnitz River in Nuremberg, Bavaria
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Branta canadensis - A Canada Goose Over Aussichtsturm Vogelinsel in Muhr am See, Bavaria
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Branta leucopsis - A Barnacle Goose at Leyhörn Nature Reserve In Greetsiel, Lower Saxony
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Cygnus olor - A Mute Swan and Reflection in a Pond in Langfurth, Bavaria
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Netta rufina - A Red-crested Pochard on the Pegnitz River in Nuremberg, Bavaria
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Somateria mollissima - A Common Eider Looking Out Near the Port of Bensersiel, Lower Saxony
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Charadriiformes
Chroicocephalus ridibundus - A Black-headed Gull In The Neckar River in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
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Haematopus ostralegus - Eurasian Oystercatcher In Jade Bay During Low Tide In Wadden N.P. Sehestedt, Lower Saxony
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Larus argentatus - A European Herring Gull In Wurster Nordseeküste, Lower Saxony
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Recurvirostra avosetta - Avocet At Leyhörn Nature Reserve In Greetsiel, Lower Saxony
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Vanellus vanellus - A Northern Lapwing In Flight Low Over Ansbach, Bavaria
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Ciconiiformes
Ciconia ciconia - White Stork Atop A Nest in Franconia Spitalskirche in Bad Windsheim, Bavaria
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Columbiformes
Columba palumbus - A Wood Pigeon In A Field In Glehn, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Columbiformes
Streptopelia decaocto - Collared Dove in Berg, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Coraciiformes
Alcedo atthis - A Kingfisher Above the Neckar River in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
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Cuculiformes
Cuculus canorus - Common Cuckoo at the NABU-Naturschutzzentrum Rheinauen In Bingen, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Falconiformes
Falco tinnunculus - Kestral Hovering Over Gahma, Thuringia
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Galliformes
Phasianus colchicus - A Common Pheasant In A Field In Berg, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Gruiformes
Fulica atra - Eurasian Coot in the Neckar River in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
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Gruiformes
Gallinula chloropus - A Moorhen Foraging in Böblingen, Baden-Württemberg
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Passeriformes
Aegithalidae Family
Aegithalos caudatus - Long-tailed Tit Pair In Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Alaudidae Family
Alauda arvensis - Eurasian Skylark On The Ground In Ansbach, Bavaria
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Certhiidae Family
Certhia familiaris - Eurasian Treecreeper in Grafenau Forest, Baden-Württemberg
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Corvidae Family
Corvus corone - A Carrion Crow On A Roof In Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Corvus frugilegus - A Rook Walking In the Grass At Clay Kaserne in Hessen
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Corvus monedula - A Jackdaw In Flight Over A Field in Sendelfingen, Baden-Württemberg
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Corvidae Family
Garrulus glandarius - A Eurasian Jay in Carlsfeld, Saxony
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Corvidae Family
Pica pica - Magpie On the Ground in Forhen-Linden, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Emberizidae Family
Emberiza citrinella - A Yellowhammer In a Tree in Sendelfingen, Baden-Württemberg
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Fringillidae Family
Carduelis carduelis - European Goldfinch in a Tree at Spangdahlem, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Chloris chloris - A European Greenfinch On A Spruce Tree in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Fringilla coelebs - Chaffinch On The Ground In Ansbach, Bavaria
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Linaria cannabina - A Common Linnet On the Ground At Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Serinus serinus - European Serin In A Tree in Eliasbrunn, Thuringia
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Hirundinidae Family
Delichon urbicum - A House Martin In Flight Over Wadern, Saarland
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Hirundinidae Family
Hirundo rustica - A Barn Swallow Over Eicks, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Laniidae Family
Lanius collurio - Red-backed Shrike At the NABU-Naturschutzzentrum Rheinauen in Bingen, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Motacillidae Family
Anthus trivialis - Tree Pipit Next To A Pond Near Lindensee In Rüsselsheim, Hessen
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Motacilla alba - A White Wagtail on a Roof in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Motacilla cinerea - Grey Wagtail And Reflection In Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Motacilla flava - Yellow Wagtail Looking Back at Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer Near Greetsiel, Lower Saxony
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Muscicaidae Family
Erithacus rubecula - A European Robin on the Ground in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Ficedula hypoleuca - Pied Flycatcher In A Forest Near Autobahn 67 In Rüsselsheim, Hessen
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Muscicapa striata - A Spotted Flycatcher In A Tree in Central Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Oenanthe oenanthe - Wheatear In Niedersächsisches Wattenmeer On Langeoog Island, Lower Saxony
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Phoenicurus ochruros - Black Redstart on Panzer Kaserne, Baden-Württemberg
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Saxicola rubicola - European Stonechat On A Branch Near Westerhausen, Saxony-Anhalt
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Paridae Family
Cyanistes caeruleus - A Blue Tit Next to Patch MS in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
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Lophophanes cristatus - Crested Tit in a Tree in Garmisch, Bavaria
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Parus major - Great Tit In A Tree In Hagenbach, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Periparus ater - A Coal Tit In A Tree Near the Hohe Wurzel Trail In Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Poecile montanus - Willow Tit in Grafenau Forest, Baden-Württemberg
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Passeridae Family
Passer domesticus - House Sparrow On A Fence Near Borg, Saarland
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Passeridae Family
Passer montanus - Eurasian Tree Sparrow In A Tree In Mödlareuth, Thuringia
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Phylloscopidae Family
Phylloscopus collybita - A Chiffchaff Next to the Würm River in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Regulidae Family
Regulus regulus - A Goldcrest in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Silviidae Family
Sylvia atricapilla - Blackcap On A Branch At Aussichtsturm Vogelinsel in Muhr am See, Bavaria
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Silviidae Family
Sylvia communis - Whitethroat at NABU-Naturschutzzentrum Rheinauen In Bingen, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Sittidai Family |
Sturnidae Family |
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Sitta europaea - Eurasian Nuthatch On A Tree in Phorzheim, Baden-Württemberg
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Sturnus vulgaris - European Starling Foraging at Leyhörn Nature Reserve In Lower Saxony
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Troglodytes troglodytes - Wren On A Snow Covered Limb in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Turdidae Family
Turdus merula - A Blackbird at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Rheinland-Pfalz Germany
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Turdus philomelos - A Song Thrush Singing Atop A Spruce Tree in Grafenau, Baden-Württemberg
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Turdus pilaris - A Fieldfare On A Line in Schmidtheim, North Rhine-Westphalia
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Turdus viscivorus - Mistle Thrush Singing In A Tree Next to Goldsteinback Stream in Wiesbaden, Hessen
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Pelecaniformes
Ardea cinerea - Grey Heron in Weil Der Stadt, Baden-Württemberg
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Platalea leucorodia - Eurasian Spoonbill Over Langeoog Island in Lower Saxony
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Piciformes
Dendrocopos major - Great Spotted Woodpecker at Goldgrund Nature Reserve, Rheinland-Pfalz
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Dendrocopos medius - A Middle Spotted Woodpecker In A Tree In Rabengrund von Nature Preserve In Wiesbaden, Hesse
Picus viridis - Eurasian Green Woodpecker
On A Tree Branch In the Frauenstein Area of Wiesbaden, Hesse
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Dryocopus martius - Black Woodpecker in the Black Forest Near Bad Wildbad, Baden-Württemberg
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Podicipediformes
 Podiceps cristatus - Great Crested Grebe on the Rhein River in Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg
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Psittaciformes
Psittacula eupatria - Alexandrine Parakeet Foraging In A Tree In Wiesbaden, Germany
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Psittacula krameri - A Rose-ringed Parakeet In A Tree In Wiesbaden, Germany
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Strigiformes
Bubo bubo - Eurasian Eagle-owl at Wildpark Phorzheim in Baden-Württemberg
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Strix aluco - Tawny Owl Juvenile In A Tree In Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
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Suliformes
Phalacrocorax carbo - A Great Cormorant Near the Neckar River in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
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