Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index European Robin The list of British birds comprises all those bird species which have occurred in a wild state in Great Britain. In general the avifauna of Britain is, of course, similar to that of Europe, although with fewer breeding species. Because of its position, Britain receives a number of vagrants from Asia and North America. There are about 550 species of birds on the British list. This page lists the British bird species in the passerine families, which are listed in accordance with the 2003 reordering of the British list, and follows the families used in that list. See also non-passerine British birds. British birds Passeriformes Tyrannidae, Tyrant flycatchers Eastern Phoebe, Sayornis phoebe Alaudidae, larks Calandra Lark, Melanocorypha calandra, very rare Bimaculated Lark, Melanocorypha bimaculata, very rare White-winged Lark, Melanocorypha leucoptera, very rare Black Lark, Melanocorypha yeltoniensis, very rare Greater Short-toed Lark, Calandrella brachydactyla Lesser Short-toed Lark, Calandrella rufescens, very rare Crested Lark, Galerida cristata Wood Lark, Lullula arborea Skylark, Alauda arvensis Shore Lark, Eremophila alpestris Hirundinidae, swallows and martins Tree Swallow, Tachycineta bicolor, very rare Sand Martin, Riparia riparia Crag Martin, Ptyonoprogne rupestris, very rare Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica Red-rumped Swallow, Hirundo daurica, rare Cliff Swallow, Hirundo pyrrhonota, very rare House Martin, Delichon urbicum Motacillidae, wagtails and pipits Citrine Wagtail, Motacilla citreola, rare White Wagtail, Motacilla alba. Two races Motacilla alba alba Motacilla alba yarrelli, Pied Wagtail. Grey Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea Blue-headed Wagtail, Motacilla flava Yellow Wagtail M. f. flavissima is the breeding form Richard's Pipit, Anthus richardi Tawny Pipit, Anthus campestris, rare Blyth's Pipit, Anthus godlewskii, very rare Tree Pipit, Anthus trivialis Olive-backed Pipit, Anthus hodgsoni , rare Pechora Pipit, Anthus gustavi, rare Meadow Pipit, Anthus pratensis Red-throated Pipit, Anthus cervinus, rare Water Pipit, Anthus spinoletta Rock Pipit, Anthus petrosus Buff-bellied Pipit, Anthus rubescens, very rare Bombycillidae, waxwings Bohemian Waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus Cedar Waxwing, B. cedrorum, very rare Cinclidae, dippers European Dipper, Cinclus cinclus Troglodytidae, wrens Wren, Troglodytes troglodytes Mimidae, mockingbirds Northern Mockingbird, Mimus polyglottos, very rare Brown Thrasher, Toxostoma rufum, one record Prunellidae, accentors Dunnock, Prunella modularis Alpine Accentor, Prunella collaris, rare Turdidae thrusheses and chatss Blackbird, Turdus merula Ring Ouzel, Turdus torquatus Eyebrowed Thrush, Turdus obscurus, rare Dark-throated Thrush, Turdus atrogularis , rare Black-throated Thrush, T. a. atrogularis, rare Red-throated Thrush, T.a. ruficollis, very rare Dusky Thrush, Turdus naumanni Naumann's Thrush, T. n. naumanni, very rare Dusky Thrush, T. n. eunomus, rare Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris Redwing, Turdus iliacus Song Thrush, Turdus philomelos Mistle Thrush, Turdus viscivorus American Robin, Turdus migratorius, very rare Siberian Thrush, Zoothera sibirica, very rare White's Thrush or Scaly Thrush, Zoothera dauma, rare Varied Thrush, Zoothera naevia, one record Veery, Catharus fuscescens, very rare Gray-cheeked Thrush, Catharus minimus, rare Swainson's Thrush, Catharus ustulatus, very rare Hermit Thrush, Catharus guttatus, very rare Wood Thrush, Hylocichla mustelina, very rare Rock Thrush, Monticola saxatilis, rare Blue Rock-Thrush, Monticola solitarius, very rare Rufous Bush Robin, Cercotrichas galactotes, very rare Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica Siberian Rubythroat, Luscinia calliope, very rare Thrush Nightingale, Luscinia luscinia, rare Nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos Siberian Blue Robin, Luscinia cyanea, very rare Red-flanked Bluetail, Tarsiger cyanurus, very rare European Robin, Erithacus rubecula White-throated Robin, Irania gutturalis, very rare Stonechat, Saxicola torquatus Siberian Stonechat, S. (torquatus) maura may be a separate species, rare Whinchat, Saxicola rubetra. Northern Wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe Isabelline Wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina, rare Desert Wheatear, Oenanthe deserti, rare Black-eared Wheatear, Oenanthe hispanica, rare Pied Wheatear, Oenanthe pleschanka, rare White-crowned Wheatear, Oenanthe leucopyga, very rare Black Redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros Common Redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus Corvidae crows, ravens, and allies Carrion Crow, Corvus corone Common Raven, Corvus corax Hooded Crow, Corvus cornix Jackdaw, Corvus monedula Rook, Corvus frugilegus Eurasian Jay, Garrulus glandarius Chough, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax European Magpie, Pica pica Nutcracker, Nucifraga caryocatactes, very rare Sylviidae Old World warblers Cetti's Warbler, Cettia cetti Lanceolated Warbler, Locustella lanceolata, rare Grasshopper Warbler, Locustella naevia Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler, Locustella certhiola, rare River Warbler, Locustella fluviatilis, rare Savi's Warbler, Locustella luscinioides, rare breeder Moustached Warbler, Acrocephalus melanopogon, very rare, has bred Aquatic Warbler, Acrocephalus paludicola, rare Sedge Warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Paddyfield Warbler, Acrocephalus agricola, rare Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus Blyth's Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus dumetorum, rare Marsh Warbler, Acrocephalus palustris Great Reed Warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus, rare Thick-billed Warbler, Acrocephalus aedon, very rare Booted Warbler, Hippolais caligata, rare Sykes' Warbler, Hippolais rama,very rare Eastern Olivaceous Warbler, Hippolais pallida, very rare Western Olivaceous Warbler, Hippolais opaca, very rare Melodious Warbler, Hippolais polyglotta Icterine Warbler, Hippolais icterina Willow Warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus Common Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita Iberian Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus brehmii, very rare Western Bonelli's Warbler, Phylloscopus bonelli, rare Eastern Bonelli's Warbler, Phylloscopus orientalis, rare Wood Warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix Dusky Warbler, Phylloscopus fuscatus, rare Radde's Warbler, Phylloscopus schwarzi, rare Pallas's Warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus, rare Yellow-browed Warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus Hume's Warbler, Phylloscopus humei, rare Arctic Warbler, Phylloscopus borealis, rare Greenish Warbler, Phylloscopus trochiloides, rare Blackcap, Sylvia atricapilla Garden Warbler, Sylvia borin Whitethroat, Sylvia communis Lesser Whitethroat, Sylvia curruca Asian Desert Warbler, Sylvia nana Barred Warbler, Sylvia nisoria Orphean Warbler, Sylvia hortensis, very rare Rüppell's Warbler, Sylvia rueppelli Subalpine Warbler, Sylvia cantillans, rare Sardinian Warbler, Sylvia melanocephala, rare Spectacled Warbler, Sylvia conspicillata, very rare Dartford Warbler, Sylvia undata Marmora's Warbler Sylvia sarda, very rare Zitting Cisticola, Cisticola juncidis, very rare Regulidae kinglets Goldcrest, Regulus regulus Firecrest, Regulus ignicapillus Muscicapidae Old World flycatchers Spotted Flycatcher, Muscicapa striata Pied Flycatcher, Ficedula hypoleuca Collared Flycatcher, Ficedula albicollis, rare Red-breasted Flycatcher, Ficedula parva Aegithalidae long-tailed tits Long-tailed Tit, Aegithalos longicaudus Remizidae penduline tits Penduline Tit, Remiz pendulinus, rarity, has bred Blue Tit Paridae titmice Marsh Tit, Parus palustris Willow Tit, Parus montana Coal Tit, Parus ater Crested Tit, Parus cristatus Great Tit, Parus major Blue Tit, Parus caeruleus Tichodromadidae Wallcreeper Wallcreeper, Tichodroma muraria, very rare Sittidae nuthatches Eurasian Nuthatch, Sitta europaea Red-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis Certhiidae treecreepers Common Treecreeper, Certhia familiaris Short-toed Treecreeper, Certhia brachydactyla, rare Laniidae shrikes Great Grey Shrike, Lanius excubitor Southern Grey Shrike, Lanius meridionalis, rare Lesser Grey Shrike, Lanius minor, rare Red-backed Shrike, Lanius collurio Isabelline Shrike, Lanius isabellinus, rare Woodchat Shrike, Lanius senator, rare Long-tailed Shrike, Lanius schach, very rare Brown Shrike, Lanius cristatus, very rare Emberizidae buntingss and, as very rare vagrants, American sparrows Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella Pine Bunting, Emberiza leucocephalos, rare Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus Ortolan Bunting, Emberiza hortulana Cretzschmar's Bunting, Emberiza caesia, very rare Little Bunting, Emberiza pusilla, rare Yellow-browed Bunting, Emberiza chrysophrys, very rare Rustic Bunting, Emberiza rustica, rare Yellow-breasted Bunting, Emberiza aureola Black-faced Bunting, Emberiza spodocephala, very rare Pallas' Reed Bunting, Emberiza pallasi, very rare Reed Bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus Corn Bunting, Miliaria calandra Snow Bunting, Plectrophenax nivalis Lapland Bunting, Calcarius lapponicus Rufous-sided Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus, very rare Lark Sparrow, Chondestes grammacus, very rare Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia, very rare White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys, very rare White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis, very rare Dark-eyed Junco, Junco hyemalis, very rare Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Pheucticus ludovicianus, very rare Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea, very rare Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandwichensis, very rare Thraupidae tanagers very rare vagrant Scarlet Tanager, Piranga olivacea, very rare Summer Tanager, Piranga rubra, one record Vireonidae vireos very rare vagrant Yellow-throated Vireo, Vireo flavifrons, very rare Philadelphia Vireo, Vireo philadelphicus, very rare Red-eyed Vireo, Vireo olivaceus, rare Common Yellowthroat Geolyphis trichas Parulidae New World warblers very rare vagrants Golden-winged Warbler, Vermivora chrysoptera, very rare Tennessee Warbler, Vermivora peregrina, very rare Northern Parula, Parula americana, very rare Yellow Warbler, Dendroica petechia, very rare Chestnut-sided Warbler, Dendroica pensylvanica, very rare Magnolia Warbler, Dendroica magnolia, very rare Cape May Warbler, Dendroica tigrina, very rare Yellow-rumped Warbler, Dendroica coronata, rare Blackburnian Warbler, Dendroica fusca, very rare Bay-breasted Warbler, Dendroica castanea, very rare Blackpoll Warbler, Dendroica striata, rare Black-and-white Warbler, Mniotilta varia, very rare American Redstart, Setophaga ruticilla, very rare Northern Waterthrush, Seiurus noveboracensis, very rare Common Yellowthroat, Geothlypis trichas, very rare Hooded Warbler, Wilsonia citrina, very rare Wilson's Warbler, Wilsonia pusilla, very rare Icteridae icterids very rare vagrant Bobolink, Dolichonyx oryzivorus, very rare vagrant Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula, very rare vagrant Fringillidae finches Chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla Pine Grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator, very rare Common Rosefinch, Carpodacus erythrinus Parrot Crossbill, Loxia pytyopsittacus, rare Scottish Crossbill, Loxia scotica Common Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra Two-barred Crossbill, Loxia leucoptera, rare European Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris Common Redpoll, Carduelis flammea Lesser Redpoll, Carduelis cabaret Arctic Redpoll, Carduelis hornemanni Eurasian Siskin, Carduelis spinus European Goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis Twite, Carduelis flavirostris Eurasian Linnet, Carduelis cannabina European Serin, Serinus serinus Eurasian Bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes Evening Grosbeak, Coccothraustes vespertinus, very rare Trumpeter Finch, Rhodopechys githaginea, very rare Ploceidae sparrows House Sparrow, Passer domesticus Spanish Sparrow, Passer hispaniolensis, very rare vagrant Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Passer montanus Rock Sparrow, Petronia petronia, very rare vagrant Sturnidae starlings Rosy Starling, Sturnus roseus, rare but increasing Common Starling, Sturnus vulgaris Oriolidae orioles Golden Oriole, Oriolus oriolus The links above lead to family accounts and individual species. Taxonomy is very fluid in the age of DNA analysis, so other arrangements may be found, as in Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy. The British Ornithologists' Union publishes a List of British birds. Also see Taxonomic Recommendations for European Birds and Taxonomic recommendations for British birds (both in PDF format). See also Non-passerine British birds, European birds This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.