Uncommon Birds in Italy
Our list for Italy has 133 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 38 residents, 48 summer visitors, 39 winter visitors, 7 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Italy in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 133, most common first
Red-throated LoonGavia stellataWinter visitorUncommon53–69 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufaSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRecorded all year
Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogonWinter visitorUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jun
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorUncommon33–38 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Long-eared OwlAsio otusResidentUncommon35–40 cmRecorded all year
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaWinter visitorUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Red KnotCalidris canutusWinter visitorUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaWinter visitorUncommon40–50 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaResidentUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–May
RazorbillAlca tordaScarceUncommon38–43 cmRegularly Dec
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaResidentUncommon58–70 cmRecorded all year
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrushMonticola saxatilisSummer visitorUncommon16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep
Dartford WarblerCurruca undataSummer visitorUncommon12–13 cmRecorded all year
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiPassage migrantUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May
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