British Birds

You will find listed here, in alphabetical order by common name, all the British Bird species from our Flora and Fauna database. As there are a large number of species with similar names we have included the genus, species, phylum, family and kingdom to help you correctly select the one you are looking for.

All birds are of the Kingdom Animalia, the Phylum Chordata, and the Class Aves

Common Kestrel

The Common or Rock Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus

This page only displays species that have common names, there is likely to be many more members of this species in the main database that are found either in or around the British Isles or somewhere within the United Kingdom that do not have common names they will however be marked native, introduced, etc. To access these return to Flora and Fauna Menu and use the World Wildlife sub-menu.

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Common Name	Species	Family	Sub Order	Order
Accentor, Alpine Accentor	Prunella collaris x 1	Prunellidae		Passeriformes
Auk, Little Auk or Dovekie	Alle alle x 1	Alcidae	Lari	Charadriiformes
Avocet, Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta x 2 x 1	Charadriidae	Charadrii	Charadriiformes
Bee-Eater, European Bee-eater	Merops apiaster x 1	Meropidae		Coraciiformes
Bittern, American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus x 1	Ardeidae		Ciconiiformes
Bittern, Eurasian Bittern, Great Bittern	Botaurus stellaris x 1	Ardeidae		Ciconiiformes
Bittern, Little Bittern	Ixobrychus minutus	Ardeidae		Ciconiiformes
Blackbird, Eurasian Blackbird	Turdus merula x 2 x 2	Turdidae		Passeriformes
Blackbird. Red-winged , Red-winged Hang-nest	Agelaius phoeniceus x 1	Fringillidae		Passeriformes
Blackbird. Rusty, Rust Black Hang-nest	Euphagus carolinus x 1	Fringillidae		Passeriformes
Blackcap, Eurasian Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla x 2	Sylviidae		Passeriformes
Bluetail, Red-flanked Bluetail	Tarsiger cyanurus	Muscicapidae		Passeriformes
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	Muscicapidae		Passeriformes
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla x 4 x 1	Fringillidae		Passeriformes
Bullfinch, Eurasian Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula x 1 x 4	Fringillidae		Passeriformes
Bunting, Black-headed Bunting	Emberiza melanocephala x 1 x 1	Fringillidae		Passeriformes
Bunting, Cirl Bunting	Emberiza cirlus x 1	Fringillidae		Passeriformes
Bunting, Corn Bunting	Miliaria calandra x 1 x 1	Fringillidae		Passeriformes
Bunting, Cretzschmar's Bunting	Emberiza caesia	Fringillidae		Passeriformes
Bunting, Lapland Bunting, Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus x 4 x 1	Fringillidae		Passeriformes
Bunting, Little Bunting	Emberiza pusilla x 1	Fringillidae		Passeriformes
Bunting, Ortolan Bunting	Emberiza hortulana x 1	Fringillidae		Passeriformes
Bunting, Rock Bunting	Emberiza cia	Fringillidae		Passeriformes
Bunting, Rustic Bunting	Emberiza rustica x 1	Fringillidae		Passeriformes
Bunting, Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis x 1 x 1	Fringillidae		Passeriformes
Bunting, Yellow-breasted Bunting	Emberiza aureola x 1	Fringillidae		Passeriformes
Bunting. Reed, Common Reed-Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus x 1 x 1	Fringillidae		Passeriformes
Bustard, Great Bustard	Otis tarda	Otididae		Gruiformes
Bustard, Houbara Bustard	Chlamydotis undulata	Otididae		Gruiformes
Bustard, Little Bustard	Tetrax tetrax	Otididae		Gruiformes
Buttonquail. Common or Small,	Turnix sylvaticus x 1	Turnicidae	Turnici	Charadriiformes
Buzzard, European Honey Buzzard, Honey Kite	Pernis apivorus x 1	Accipitridae		Falconiformes
Buzzard, Long-legged Buzzard	Buteo rufinus	Accipitridae		Falconiformes
Buzzard. Common,	Buteo buteo x 1 x 1	Accipitridae		Falconiformes
Buzzard. Rough-Legged, Rough-legged Hawk	Buteo lagopus x 1	Accipitridae		Falconiformes
Canary, Common Canary	Serinus canaria	Fringillidae		Passeriformes
Capercaillie	Tetrao urogallus x 1	Phasianidae		Galliformes
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia x 1	Sternidae	Lari	Charadriiformes
Chaffinch, Common Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs x 4 x 4	Fringillidae		Passeriformes
Chiffchaff, Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita x 4	Sylviidae		Passeriformes
Chough, Alpine Chough	Pyrrhocorax graculus x 1	Corvidae		Passeriformes
Chough, Red-billed Chough	Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	Corvidae		Passeriformes
Coot, Eurasian Coot, Common Coot	Fulica atra x 2 x 2	Rallidae	Ralli	Gruiformes
Coot, Red-knobbed Coot, Crested Coot	Fulica cristata	Rallidae	Ralli	Gruiformes
Cormorant, Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo x 2	Phalacrocoracidae		Pelecaniformes
Cormorant, Pygmy Cormorant	Phalacrocorax pygmeus	Phalacrocoracidae		Pelecaniformes
Corncrake, Corn crake, Landrail,	Crex crex x 2	Rallidae	Ralli	Gruiformes
Courser, Cream-Coloured Courser	Cursorius cursor x 1	Glareolidae	Lari	Charadriiformes
Crake, Baillon's Crake	Porzana pusilla x 1	Rallidae	Ralli	Gruiformes
Crake, Little Crake	Porzana parva x 1	Rallidae	Ralli	Gruiformes
Crake, Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana x 3 x 1	Rallidae	Ralli	Gruiformes
Crane, Common Crane, Eurasian Crane	Grus grus	Gruidae	Grui	Gruiformes
Crane, Demoiselle Crane	Anthropoides virgo	Gruidae	Grui	Gruiformes
Crossbill, Parrot Crossbill	Loxia pytyopsittacus	Fringillidae		Passeriformes
Crossbill, Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	Fringillidae		Passeriformes
Crossbill, Scottish Crossbill	Loxia scotica	Fringillidae		Passeriformes
Crossbill, White-winged Crossbill, Two-Barred Crossbill	Loxia leucoptera x 2	Fringillidae		Passeriformes
Crow, Carrion Crow	Corvus corone x 1	Corvidae		Passeriformes
Crow, Hooded Crow	Corvus cornix	Corvidae		Passeriformes
Cuckoo. Black-billed,	Coccyzus erythropthalmus x 1	Cuculidae		Cuculiformes
Cuckoo. Common,	Cuculus canorus x 2	Cuculidae		Cuculiformes
Cuckoo. Great Spotted,	Clamator glandarius x 1	Cuculidae		Cuculiformes
Cuckoo. Yellow-billed,	Coccyzus americanus x 1	Cuculidae		Cuculiformes
Curlew, Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata x 2 x 1	Scolopacidae	Scolopaci	Charadriiformes
Curlew, Eurasian Stone-curlew, Stone Culew	Burhinus oedicnemus x 2 x 1	Burhinidae	Chionidi	Charadriiformes
Curlew, Slender-billed Curlew	Numenius tenuirostris	Scolopacidae	Scolopaci	Charadriiformes
Dipper, White-throated Dipper	Cinclus cinclus x 2	Cinclidae		Passeriformes
Dipper. Black-bellied,	Cinclus cinclus ssp. cinclus x 1	Cinclidae		Passeriformes
Diver, Black-throated Diver or Arctic Loon	Gavia arctica x 1	Gaviidae		Gaviiformes
Diver, Great Northern Diver or Common Loon	Gavia immer x 1	Gaviidae		Gaviiformes
Diver, White-billed Diver or Yellow-billed Loon	Gavia adamsii	Gaviidae		Gaviiformes
Diver. Red-throated, Red-throated Loon	Gavia stellata x 1	Gaviidae		Gaviiformes
Dotterel, Eurasian Dotterel	Charadrius morinellus x 2	Charadriidae	Charadrii	Charadriiformes
Dove, Eurasian Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto x 1	Columbidae		Columbiformes
Dove, European Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur x 1	Columbidae		Columbiformes
Dove, Stock Dove	Columba oenas x 1 x 1	Columbidae		Columbiformes
Dowitcher, Short-billed Dowitcher, Dowitcher, Red-Breasted Snipe	Limnodromus griseus	Scolopacidae	Scolopaci	Charadriiformes
Dropwort. Narrow-leaved Water,	Oenanthe silaifolia	Muscicapidae		Passeriformes
Dropwort. River Water,	Oenanthe fluviatilis	Muscicapidae		Passeriformes
Duck, Ferruginous Duck, White-Eyed Pochard	Aythya nyroca x 1	Anatidae		Anseriformes
Duck, Harlequin Duck	Histrionicus histrionicus x 1	Anatidae		Anseriformes
Duck, King Eider	Somateria spectabilis x 1	Anatidae		Anseriformes
Duck, Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	Anatidae		Anseriformes
Duck, Mallard Duck	Anas platyrhynchos x 5 x 3	Anatidae		Anseriformes
Duck, Mandarin Duck	Aix galericulata x 1	Anatidae		Anseriformes
Duck, Marbled Duck	Marmaronetta angustirostris	Anatidae		Anseriformes
Duck, Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	Anatidae		Anseriformes
Duck, Steller's Eider	Polysticta stelleri x 1	Anatidae		Anseriformes
Duck, Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula x 2 x 2	Anatidae		Anseriformes
Duck, White-headed Duck	Oxyura leucocephala	Anatidae		Anseriformes
Dunlin	Calidris alpina x 2 x 4	Scolopacidae	Scolopaci	Charadriiformes
Dunnock, Hedge Sparrow, Hedge Accentor	Prunella modularis x 1 x 3	Prunellidae		Passeriformes
Eagle, Bonelli's Eagle	Hieraaetus fasciatus	Accipitridae		Falconiformes
Eagle, Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus	Accipitridae		Falconiformes
Eagle, Eastern Imperial Eagle	Aquila heliaca	Accipitridae		Falconiformes
Eagle, Lesser Spotted Eagle	Aquila pomarina	Accipitridae		Falconiformes
Eagle, Short-Toed Eagle, Short-toed Snake Eagle	Circaetus gallicus	Accipitridae		Falconiformes
Eagle, Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax	Accipitridae		Falconiformes
Eagle, White-tailed Eagle, White Tailed Sea Eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla x 1	Accipitridae		Falconiformes
Eagle-Owl. Eurasian,	Bubo bubo x 1	Strigidae		Strigiformes

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