Birds in Italy

273 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Italy has 273 bird species recorded regularly there: 107 residents, 67 summer visitors, 67 winter visitors, 25 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 1.9 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 Italy in September

222 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 222 birds in September

Arriving in September: Golden Plover, Short-toed Lark, Jack Snipe, Savi's Warbler, Grasshopper Warbler, Boreal Owl, Cockatiel.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Italy each month: most in April (228), fewest in December (193). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
to
Mute Swan
Mute SwanLargest · 160cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Mute Swan (160 cm)63 families

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All 273 birds on the list

Showing 70–92 of 273 species

Crag Martin

Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne rupestrisLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mute Swan

Mute Swan

Cygnus olorLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Skylark

Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensisLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Pheasant

Common Pheasant

Phasianus colchicusLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Carrion Crow

Carrion Crow

Corvus coroneLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Alpine Swift

Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melbaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greenshank

Greenshank

Tringa nebulariaLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sparrowhawk

Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisusLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Cirl Bunting

Cirl Bunting

Emberiza cirlusLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Pied Flycatcher

European Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula hypoleucaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr–Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Short-toed Treecreeper

Short-toed Treecreeper

Certhia brachydactylaLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Wood Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareolaLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Linnet

Linnet

Linaria cannabinaLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Shoveler

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeataLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Aug–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Firecrest

Firecrest

Regulus ignicapillaLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-necked Grebe

Black-necked Grebe

Podiceps nigricollisLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Aug–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greater Flamingo

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseusLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Whinchat

Whinchat

Saxicola rubetraLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Shelduck

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadornaLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Water Rail

Water Rail

Rallus aquaticusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Gadwall

Gadwall

Mareca streperaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Corn Bunting

Corn Bunting

Emberiza calandraLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Willow Warbler

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Mar–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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