Birds to See in Liechtenstein in April
30 bird species on our list for Liechtenstein are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Great Tit, Chaffinch and Woodpigeon. New this month: Grey Heron, European Robin, Kestrel and Coal Tit and 13 more.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Liechtenstein’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 30 birds in April
30 birds
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 7.46% in Apr
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Jan–Nov · 6.97% in Apr
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 4.48% in Apr
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 4.23% in Apr
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 3.73% in Apr
House SparrowPasser domesticusSummer visitorCommon14–17 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 3.48% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaSummer visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 3.23% in Apr
European RobinErithacus rubeculaPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 2.99% in Apr
MagpiePica picaSummer visitorCommon44–46 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 2.99% in Apr
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusPassage migrantCommon11–12 cmRegularly Aug–May · 2.74% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 2.74% in Apr
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 2.49% in Apr
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Apr–Aug · 2.49% in Apr
SerinSerinus serinusPassage migrantCommon11–12 cmRegularly Apr–Jun · 2.49% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 2.24% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaSummer visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.99% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 1.74% in Apr
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesPassage migrantCommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 1.74% in Apr
Red KiteMilvus milvusResidentCommon60–66 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Apr
BuzzardButeo buteoSummer visitorCommon51–57 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 1.49% in Apr
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisPassage migrantCommon12–13 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 1.49% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaSummer visitorCommon90–98 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 1.49% in Apr
Common StarlingSturnus vulgarisPassage migrantCommon21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.24% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaSummer visitorCommon31–34 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 1.24% in Apr
Coal TitPeriparus aterPassage migrantCommon10–12 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 1.00% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxSummer visitorCommon54–67 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.00% in Apr
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisPassage migrantCommon30–36 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 1.00% in Apr
FirecrestRegulus ignicapillaPassage migrantCommon9–10 cmRegularly Apr · 1.00% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusPassage migrantCommon30–38 cmRegularly Apr–May · 1.00% in Apr
GreenfinchChloris chlorisPassage migrantCommon15–16 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.75% in Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Wren 9–10 cm
- Firecrest 9–10 cm
- Chiffchaff 10–12 cm
- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Blue Tit 11–12 cm
- Serin 11–12 cm
- European Goldfinch 12–13 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Black Redstart 13–15 cm
- Blackcap 13–15 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Greenfinch 15–16 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Common Starling 21–23 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- European Green Woodpecker 30–36 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Carrion Crow 45–47 cm
- Buzzard 51–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Raven 54–67 cm
- Red Kite 60–66 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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