Birds in Czechia
249 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
Our list for Czechia has 249 bird species recorded regularly there: 71 residents, 80 summer visitors, 53 winter visitors, 38 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors.
The list comes from 3.2 million birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.
Birds to see in Czechia in September
193 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

Great Tit
Resident

Woodpigeon
Summer visitor

Chiffchaff
Summer visitor

Blue Tit
Resident

Great Spotted Woodpecker
Resident

Blackbird
Resident

Eurasian Jay
Resident

Buzzard
Resident
Arriving in September: Red-necked Grebe, Jack Snipe, Merlin, Whooper Swan, Bar-tailed Godwit, Long-tailed Jaeger, Black Swan, Yellow-browed Warbler.
Through the year
Species recorded regularly in Czechia each month: most in May (202), fewest in January (134). Choose a month to see its birds.
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Black Swan
Cygnus atratusLC
Regularly Sep

Yellow-browed Warbler
Phylloscopus inornatusLC
Regularly Sep–Oct

Indian Peafowl
Pavo cristatusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct

Pectoral Sandpiper
Calidris melanotosLC

Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellusLC
Regularly May

Arctic Jaeger
Stercorarius parasiticusLC

Cockatiel
Nymphicus hollandicusLC
Regularly May–Sep

Grey Phalarope
Phalaropus fulicariusLC
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Little Tern
Sternula albifronsLC
Regularly May–Jun

Moustached Warbler
Acrocephalus melanopogonLC
Regularly Apr

Budgerigar
Melopsittacus undulatusLC
Regularly Jun–Oct

Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloidesLC
Regularly May

Reeves's Pheasant
Syrmaticus reevesiiVU
Regularly Apr–Oct

Taiga Bean Goose
Anser fabalisLC
Regularly Feb–Mar

Steller's Sea-eagle
Haliaeetus pelagicusVU
Regularly Mar

Bar-headed Goose
Anser indicusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct

Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameriLC
Regularly Aug–Feb

Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachusLC
Regularly May

Woodchat Shrike
Lanius senatorNT
Regularly May
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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