BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA BIRD CHECKLIST
The number of bird species you are likely to see on the tour will vary and it ranges from 125 to 160 per tour.
Ducks, Geese and Swans - Anatidae
MUTE SWAN - Cygnus olor
BLACK SWAN - Cygnus atratus
WHOOPER SWAN - Cygnus cygnus
TAIGA BEAN GOOSE - Anser fabalis
PINK-FOOTED GOOSE - Anser brachyrhynchus
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - Anser albifrons
LESSER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE - Anser erythropus
GREYLAG GOOSE - Anser anser
RED-BREASTED GOOSE - Branta ruficollis
RUDDY SHELDUCK - Tadorna ferruginea
COMMON SHELDUCK - Tadorna tadorna
MANDARIN DUCK - Aix galericulata
GADWALL - Mareca strepera
MALLARD - Anas platyrhynchos
NORTHERN PINTAIL - Anas acuta
EURASIAN WIGEON - Anas penelope
EURASIAN TEAL - Anas crecca
NORTHERN SHOVELER - Spatula clypeata
GARGANEY - Spatula querquedula
MARBLED DUCK - Marmaronetta angustirostris
RED-CRESTED POCHARD - Netta rufina
COMMON POCHARD - Aythya ferina
FERRUGINOUS DUCK - Aythya nyroca
TUFTED DUCK - Aythya fuligula
GREATER SCAUP - Aythya marila
COMMON EIDER - Somateria mollissima
VELVET SCOTER - Melanitta fusca
COMMON SCOTER - Melanitta nigra
LONG-TAILED DUCK - Clangula hyemalis
COMMON GOLDENEYE - Bucephala clangula
SMEW - Mergellus albellus
GOOSANDER - Mergus merganser
RED-BREASTED MERGANSER - Mergus serrator
WHITE-HEADED DUCK - Oxyura leucocephala
Pheasants and allies - Phasianidae
WESTERN CAPERCAILLIE - Tetrao urogallus
BLACK GROUSE - Lyrurus tetrix
HAZEL GROUSE - Tetrastes bonasia
ROCK PARTRIDGE - Alectoris graeca
GREY PARTRIDGE - Perdix perdix
COMMON QUAIL - Coturnix coturnix
COMMON PHEASANT - Phasianus colchicus
Divers - Gaviidae
RED-THROATED DIVER - Gavia stellata
BLACK-THROATED DIVER - Gavia arctica
GREAT NORTHERN DIVER - Gavia immer
Grebes - Podicipedidae
LITTLE GREBE - Tachybaptus ruficollis
GREAT CRESTED GREBE - Podiceps cristatus
BLACK-NECKED GREBE - Podiceps nigricollis
RED-NECKED GREBE - Podiceps grisegena
SLAVONIAN GREBE - Podiceps auritus
Flamingos - Phoenicopteridae
GREATER FLAMINGO - Phoenicopterus roseus
Storks - Ciconiidae
WHITE STORK - Ciconia ciconia
BLACK STORK - Ciconia nigra
Ibises, Spoonbills - Threskiornithidae
GLOSSY IBIS - Plegadis falcinellus
AFRICAN SACRED IBIS - Threskiornis aethiopicus
NORTHERN BOLD IBIS - Geronticus eremita
EURASIAN SPOONBILL - Platalea leucorodia
Herons, Bitterns - Ardeidae
EURASIAN BITTERN - Botaurus stellaris
LITTLE BITTERN - Ixobrychus minutus
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON - Nycticorax nycticorax
SQUACCO HERON - Ardeola ralloides
WESTERN CATTLE EGRET - Bubulcus ibis
GREY HERON - Ardea cinerea
PURPLE HERON - Ardea purpurea
GREAT EGRET - Ardea alba
LITTLE EGRET - Egretta garzetta
Pelicans - Pelecanidae
DALMATIAN PELICAN - Pelecanus crispus
GREAT WHITE PELICAN - Pelecanus onocrotalus
Cormorants, Shags - Phalacrocoracidae
EUROPEAN SHAG - Gulosus aristotelis
GREAT CORMORANT - Phalacrocorax carbo
PYGMY CORMORANT - Microcarbo pygmaeus
Ospreys - Pandionidae
WESTERN OSPREY - Pandion haliaetus
Kites, Hawks and Eagles - Accipitridae
BEARDED VULTURE - Gypaetus barbatus
EGYPTIAN VULTURE - Neophron percnopterus
CINEREOUS VULTURE - Aegypius monachus
EURASIAN GRIFFON VULTURE - Gyps fulvus
SHORT-TOED SNAKE EAGLE - Circaetus gallicus
LESSER SPOTTED EAGLE - Clanga pomarina
GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE - Clanga clanga
BOOTED EAGLE - Hieraaetus pennatus
EASTERN IMPERIAL EAGLE - Aquila heliaca
GOLDEN EAGLE - Aquila chrysaetos
BONELLI'S EAGLE - Aquila fasciata
WHITE-TAILED EAGLE - Haliaeetus albicilla
WESTERN MARSH HARRIER - Circus aeruginosus
HEN HARRIER - Circus cyaneus
PALLID HARRIER - Circus macrourus
MONTAGU'S HARRIER - Circus pygargus
LEVANT SPARROWHAWK - Accipiter brevipes
EURASIAN SPARROWHAWK - Accipiter nisus
NORTHERN GOSHAWK - Accipiter gentilis
RED KITE - Milvus milvus
BLACK KITE - Milvus migrans
EUROPEAN HONEY BUZZARD - Pernis apivorus
ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD - Buteo lagopus
COMMON BUZZARD - Buteo buteo
LONG-LEGGED BUZZARD - Buteo rufinus
Falcons - Falconidae
LESSER KESTREL - Falco naumanni
COMMON KESTREL - Falco tinnunculus
RED-FOOTED FALCON - Falco vespertinus
MERLIN - Falco columbarius
EURASIAN HOBBY - Falco subbuteo
LANNER FALCON - Falco biarmicus
SAKER FALCON - Falco cherrug
ELEONORA'S FALCON - Falco eleonorae
PEREGRINE FALCON - Falco peregrinus
Bustards - Otididae
GREAT BUSTARD - Otis tarda
LITTLE BUSTARD - Tetrax tetrax
Rails, Crakes and Coots - Rallidae
CORNCRAKE - Crex crex
WATER RAIL - Rallus aquaticus
LITTLE CRAKE - Zapornia parva
WEWSTERN BAILLON'S CRAKE - Zapornia pusilla
SPOTTED CRAKE - Porzana porzana
common MOORHEN - Gallinula chloropus
EURASIAN COOT - Fulica atra
Cranes - Gruidae
COMMON CRANE - Grus grus
Stone-curlews - Burhinidae
EURASIAN STONE-CURLEW - Burhinus oedicnemus
Oystercatchers - Haematopodidae
EURASIAN OYSTERCATCHER - Haematopus ostralegus
Stilts, Avocets - Recurvirostridae
PIED AVOCET - Recurvirostra avosetta
BLACK-WINGED STILT - Himantopus himantopus
Plovers - Charadriidae
NORTHERN LAPWING - Vanellus vanellus
GREY PLOVER - Pluvialis squatarola
EURASIAN GOLDEN PLOVER - Pluvialis apricaria
KENTISH PLOVER - Charadrius alexandrinus
COMMON RINGED PLOVER - Charadrius hiaticula
LITTLE RINGED PLOVER - Charadrius dubius
DOTTEREL - Charadrius morinellus
Sandpipers, Snipes - Scolopacidae
GREAT SNIPE - Gallinago media
SNIPE - Gallinago gallinago
EURASIAN WOODCOCK - Scolopax rusticola
JACK SNIPE - Lymnocryptes minimus
BLACK-TAILED GODWIT - Limosa limosa
BAR-TAILED GODWIT - Limosa lapponica
EURASIAN WHIMBREL - Numenius phaeopus
SLENDER-BILLED CURLEW - Numenius tenuirostris
EURASIAN CURLEW - Numenius arquata
COMMON SANDPIPER - Actitis hypoleucos
GREEN SANDPIPER - Tringa ochropus
SPOTTED REDSHANK - Tringa erythropus
COMMON GREENSHANK - Tringa nebularia
MARSH SANDPIPER - Tringa stagnatilis
WOOD SANDPIPER - Tringa glareola
COMMON REDSHANK - Tringa totanus
RUDDY TURNSTONE - Arenaria interpres
BROAD-BILLED SANDPIPER - Calidris falcinellus
SANDERLING - Calidris alba
LITTLE STINT - Calidris minuta
TEMMINCK'S STINT - Calidris temminckii
DUNLIN - Calidris alpina
CURLEW SANDPIPER - Calidris ferruginea
RED KNOT - Calidris canutus
RUFF - Philomachus pugnax
GREY PHALAROPE - Phalaropus fulicarius
Pratincoles - Glareolidae
COLLARED PRATINCOLE - Glareola pratincola
Gulls, Terns - Laridae
KITTIWAKE - Rissa tridactyla
BLACK-HEADED GULL - Chroicocephalus ridibundus
LITTLE GULL - Hydrocoloeus minutus
MEDITERRANEAN GULL - Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
AUDOUIN'S GULL - Ichthyaetus audouinii
COMMON GULL - Larus canus
EUROPEAN HERRING GULL - Larus argentatus
YELLOW-LEGGED GULL - Larus michahellis
CASPIAN GULL - Larus cachinnans
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL - Larus fuscus
GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL - Larus marinus
LITTLE TERN - Sternula albifrons
COMMON GULL-BILLED TERN - Gelochelidon nilotica
CASPIAN TERN - Hydroprogne caspia
BLACK TERN - Chlidonias niger
WHITE-WINGED TERN - Chlidonias leucopterus
WHISKERED TERN - Chlidonias hybrida
COMMON TERN - Sterna hirundo
SANDWICH TERN - Thalasseus sandvicensis
Skuas - Stercorariidae
POMARINE SKUA - Stercorarius pomarinus
ARCTIC SKUA - Stercorarius parasiticus
LONG-TAILED SKUA - Stercorarius longicaudus
Sandgrouse - Pteroclidae
PALLAS'S SANDGROUSE - Syrrhaptes paradoxus
Pigeons, Doves - Columbidae
ROCK DOVE - Columba livia
STOCK DOVE - Columba oenas
COMMON WOOD PIGEON - Columba palumbus
EUROPEAN TURTLE DOVE - Streptopelia turtur
EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE - Streptopelia decaocto
Cuckoos - Cuculidae
GREAT SPOTTED CUCKOO - Clamator glandarius
COMMON CUCKOO - Cuculus canorus
Barn Owls - Tytonidae
WESTERN BARN OWL - Tyto alba
Owls - Strigidae
EURASIAN SCOPS OWL - Otus scops
EURASIAN EAGLE OWL - Bubo bubo
EURASIAN PYGMY OWL - Glaucidium passerinum
LITTLE OWL - Athene noctua
TAWNY OWL - Strix aluco
URAL OWL - Strix uralensis
LONG-EARED OWL - Asio otus
SHORT-EARED OWL - Asio flammeus
TENGMALM'S OWL - Aegolius funereus
Nightjars - Caprimulgidae
EUROPEAN NIGHTJAR - Caprimulgus europaeus
Swifts - Apodidae
ALPINE SWIFT - Tachymarptis melba
COMMON SWIFT - Apus apus
PALLID SWIFT - Apus pallidus
Rollers - Coraciidae
EUROPEAN ROLLER - Coracias garrulus
Kingfishers - Alcedinidae
COMMON KINGFISHER - Alcedo atthis
Bee-eaters - Meropidae
EUROPEAN BEE-EATER - Merops apiaster
Hoopoes - Upupidae
EURASIAN HOOPOE - Upupa epops
Woodpeckers - Picidae
EURASIAN WRYNECK - Jynx torquilla
LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER - Dryobates minor
MIDDLE SPOTTED WOODPECKER - Dendrocoptes medius
WHITE-BACKED WOODPECKER - Dendrocopos leucotos
GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER - Dendrocopos major
SYRIAN WOODPECKER - Dendrocopos syriacus
EURASIAN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER - Picoides tridactylus
BLACK WOODPECKER - Dryocopus martius
EUROPEAN GREEN WOODPECKER - Picus viridis
GREY-HEADED WOODPECKER - Picus canus
Shrikes - Laniidae
RED-BACKED SHRIKE - Lanius collurio
GREAT GREY SHRIKE - Lanius excubitor
LESSER GREY SHRIKE - Lanius minor
WOODCHAT SHRIKE - Lanius senator
Orioles - Oriolidae
EURASIAN GOLDEN ORIOLE - Oriolus oriolus
Crows, Jays - Corvidae
EURASIAN JAY - Garrulus glandarius
EURASIAN MAGPIE - Pica pica
SPOTTED NUTCRACKER - Nucifraga caryocatactes
ALPINE CHOUGH - Pyrrhocorax graculus
WESTERN JACKDAW - Corvus monedula
ROOK - Corvus frugilegus
HOODED CROW - Corvus cornix
NORTHERN RAVEN - Corvus corax
Waxwings - Bombycillidae
BOHEMIAN WAXWING - Bombycilla garrulus
Tits - Paridae
COAL TIT - Periparus ater
EUROPEAN CRESTED TIT - Lophophanes cristatus
SOMBRE TIT - Poecile lugubris
MARSH TIT - Poecile palustris
WILLOW TIT - Poecile montanus
EURASIAN BLUE TIT - Cyanistes caeruleus
GREAT TIT - Parus major
Penduline Tits - Remizidae
EURASIAN PENDULINE TIT - Remiz pendulinus
Bearded Tits - Panuridae
BEARDED TIT - Panurus biarmicus
Larks - Alaudidae
CALANDRA LARK - Melanocorypha calandra
GREATER SHORT-TOED LARK - Calandrella brachydactyla
CRESTED LARK - Galerida cristata
EURASIAN SKYLARK - Alauda arvensis
WOODLARK - Lullula arborea
HORNED LARK - Eremophila alpestris
Swallows, Martins - Hirundinidae
SAND MARTIN - Riparia riparia
EURASIAN CRAG MARTIN - Ptyonoprogne rupestris
BARN SWALLOW - Hirundo rustica
RED-RUMPED SWALLOW - Cecropis daurica
COMMON HOUSE MARTIN - Delichon urbicum
Cettia Warblers - Cettiidae
CETTI'S WARBLER - Cettia cetti
Long-tailed Tits - Aegithalidae
LONG-TAILED TIT - Aegithalos caudatus
Leaf Warblers - Phylloscopidae
WILLOW WARBLER - Phylloscopus trochilus
COMMON CHIFFCHAFF - Phylloscopus collybita
EASTERN BONELLI'S WARBLER - Phylloscopus orientalis
WOOD WARBLER - Phylloscopus sibilatrix
YELLOW-BROWED WARBLER - Phylloscopus inornatus
Reed Warblers and allies - Acrocephalidae
MOUSTACHED WARBLER - Acrocephalus melanopogon
PADDYFIELD WARBLER - Acrocephalus agricola
AQUATIC WARBLER - Acrocephalus paludicola
SEDGE WARBLER - Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
EURASIAN REED WARBLER - Acrocephalus scirpaceus
MARSH WARBLER - Acrocephalus palustris
GREAT REED WARBLER - Acrocephalus arundinaceus
EASTERN OLIVACEOUS WARBLER - Iduna pallida
OLIVE-TREE WARBLER - Hippolais olivetorum
MELODIOUS WARBLER - Hippolais polyglotta
ICTERINE WARBLER - Hippolais icterina
Grass Warblers - Locustellidae
COMMON GRASSHOPPER WARBLER - Locustella naevia
RIVER WARBLER - Locustella fluviatilis
SAVI'S WARBLER - Locustella luscinioides
Cisticolas - Cisticolidae
ZITTING CISTICOLA - Cisticola juncidis
Sylvia Warblers - Sylviidae
EURASIAN BLACKCAP - Sylvia atricapilla
GARDEN WARBLER - Sylvia borin
BARRED WARBLER - Sylvia nisoria
EASTERN ORPHEAN WARBLER - Sylvia crassirostris
COMMON WHITETHROAT - Sylvia communis
LESSER WHITETHROAT - Sylvia curruca
EASTERN SUBALPINE WARBLER - Sylvia cantillans
SARDINIAN WARBLER - Sylvia melanocephala
Goldcrests - Regulidae
GOLDCREST - Regulus regulus
COMMON FIRECREST - Regulus ignicapilla
Wrens - Troglodytidae
EURASIAN WREN - Troglodytes troglodytes
Nuthatches - Sittidae
EURASIAN NUTHATCH - Sitta europaea
WESTERN ROCK NUTHATCH - Sitta neumayer
Wallcreper - Tichodromidae
WALLCREEPER - Tichodroma muraria
Treecreepers - Certhiidae
EURASIAN TREECREEPER - Certhia familiaris
SHORT-TOED TREECREEPER - Certhia brachydactyla
Starlings - Sturnidae
ROSY STARLING - Pastor roseus
COMMON STARLING - Sturnus vulgaris
Thrushes - Turdidae
RING OUZEL - Turdus torquatus
COMMON BLACKBIRD - Turdus merula
FIELDFARE - Turdus pilaris
REDWING - Turdus iliacus
SONG THRUSH - Turdus philomelos
MISTLE THRUSH - Turdus viscivorus
Old World Flycatchers - Muscicapidae
RUFOUS-TAILED SCRUB ROBIN - Cercotrichas galactotes
SPOTTED FLYCATCHER - Muscicapa striata
EUROPEAN ROBIN - Erithacus rubecula
COMMON NIGHTINGALE - Luscinia megarhynchos
BLUETHROAT - Luscinia svecica
EUROPEAN PIED FLYCATCHER - Ficedula hypoleuca
COLLARED FLYCATCHER - Ficedula albicollis
SEMI-COLLARED FLYCATCHER - Ficedula semitorquata
RED-BREASTED FLYCATCHER - Ficedula parva
BLACK REDSTART - Phoenicurus ochruros
COMMON REDSTART - Phoenicurus phoenicurus
COMMON ROCK THRUSH - Monticola saxatilis
BLUE ROCK THRUSH - Monticola solitarius
WHINCHAT - Saxicola rubetra
EUROPEAN STONECHAT - Saxicola rubicola
NORTHERN WHEATEAR - Oenanthe oenanthe
BLACK-EARED WHEATEAR - Oenanthe hispanica
Dippers - Cinclidae
WHITE-THROATED DIPPER - Cinclus cinclus
Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches - Passeridae
HOUSE SPARROW - Passer domesticus
SPANISH SPARROW - Passer hispaniolensis
EURASIAN TREE SPARROW - Passer montanus
WHITE-WINGED SNOWFINCH - Montifrigilla nivalis
Accentors - Prunellidae
ALPINE ACCENTOR - Prunella collaris
DUNNOCK - Prunella modularis
Wagtails, Pipits - Motacillidae
WESTERN YELLOW WAGTAIL - Motacilla flava
GREY WAGTAIL - Motacilla cinerea
WHITE WAGTAIL - Motacilla alba
CITRINE WAGTAIL - Motacilla citreola
TAWNY PIPIT - Anthus campestris
MEADOW PIPIT - Anthus pratensis
RED-THROATED PIPIT - Anthus cervinus
TREE PIPIT - Anthus trivialis
WATER PIPIT - Anthus spinoletta
Finches - Fringillidae
COMMON CHAFFINCH - Fringilla coelebs
BRAMBLING - Fringilla montifringilla
HAWFINCH - Coccothraustes coccothraustes
EURASIAN BULLFINCH - Pyrrhula pyrrhula
COMMON ROSEFINCH - Carpodacus erythrinus
EUROPEAN GREENFINCH - Chloris chloris
EUROPEAN GOLDFINCH - Carduelis carduelis
TWITE - Linaria flavirostris
COMMON LINNET - Linaria cannabina
COMMON REDPOLL - Acanthis flammea
ARCTIC REDPOLL - Acanthis hornemanni
EUROPEAN SERIN - Serinus serinus
EURASIAN SISKIN - Spinus spinus
RED CROSSBILL - Loxia curvirostra
Buntings - Emberizidae
COMMON REED BUNTING - Emberiza schoeniclus
YELLOWHAMMER - Emberiza citrinella
CIRL BUNTING - Emberiza cirlus
ROCK BUNTING - Emberiza cia
ORTOLAN BUNTING - Emberiza hortulana
BLACK-HEADED BUNTING - Emberiza melanocephala
CORN BUNTING - Emberiza calandra
PINE BUNTING - Emberiza leucocephalos
LITTLE BUNTING - Emberiza pusilla
Snow Buntings - Calcariidae
LAPLAND BUNTING - Calcarius lapponicus
SNOW BUNTING - Plectrophenax nivalis