Birds to See in Azerbaijan in January
67 bird species on our list for Azerbaijan are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Western Marsh-harrier, Chaffinch, Kestrel, Hen Harrier and Hooded Crow. New this month: Cinereous Vulture, Chukar, Fieldfare and Eurasian Tree Sparrow and 1 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Azerbaijan’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 67 birds in January
67 birds
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 2.58% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsResidentCommon14–16 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in Jan
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusWinter visitorCommon41–52 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 2.28% in Jan
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 2.28% in Jan
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.97% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.82% in Jan
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.75% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.75% in Jan
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.67% in Jan
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Jan
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandraWinter visitorCommon16–19 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 1.44% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.44% in Jan
European RobinErithacus rubeculaWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.37% in Jan
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 1.37% in Jan
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 1.37% in Jan
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclusWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.37% in Jan
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisResidentCommon12–13 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jan
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboResidentCommon80–100 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jan
Great White EgretArdea albaWinter visitorCommon80–104 cmRegularly May–Mar · 1.29% in Jan
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 1.29% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jan
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 1.21% in Jan
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaWinter visitorCommon66–94 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 1.21% in Jan
Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensisResidentCommon16–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.99% in Jan
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesResidentCommon9–10 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.99% in Jan
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.99% in Jan
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Mar · 0.91% in Jan
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.91% in Jan
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorCommon23–29 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.91% in Jan
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisWinter visitorCommon14–15 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.91% in Jan
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.91% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jan
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jan
LinnetLinaria cannabinaWinter visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.84% in Jan
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jan
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 0.84% in Jan
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.84% in Jan
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jan
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusWinter visitorCommon120–145 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.68% in Jan
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusResidentCommon38–44 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.61% in Jan
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.61% in Jan
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantCommon22–27 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.61% in Jan
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusResidentCommon46–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.61% in Jan
GreenfinchChloris chlorisWinter visitorCommon15–16 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.61% in Jan
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.61% in Jan
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachusSummer visitorCommon98–120 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.53% in Jan
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.53% in Jan
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.53% in Jan
CootFulica atraResidentCommon36–42 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.53% in Jan
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorWinter visitorCommon22–26 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.53% in Jan
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.53% in Jan
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorCommon120–150 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.53% in Jan
Water RailRallus aquaticusWinter visitorCommon23–28 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.53% in Jan
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.46% in Jan
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollisWinter visitorCommon28–34 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.38% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jan
JackdawColoeus monedulaPassage migrantCommon34–39 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.38% in Jan
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.38% in Jan
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorCommon42–45 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.30% in Jan
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.30% in Jan
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.30% in Jan
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.30% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.30% in Jan
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.30% in Jan
ChukarAlectoris chukarSummer visitorCommon32–38 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 0.23% in Jan
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.23% in Jan
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made