Rare Birds in Slovenia
Our list for Slovenia has 13 rare birds recorded regularly there: 1 summer visitor, 10 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Slovenia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 13, most common first
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantRare24–33 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorPassage migrantRare17–19 cmRegularly May
Barn OwlTyto albaSummer visitorRare33–39 cmRegularly May–Sep
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrushMonticola saxatilisPassage migrantRare16–19 cmRegularly Apr–Aug
Bearded TitPanurus biarmicusPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaPassage migrantRare63–73 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantRare34–43 cmRegularly May
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Aug–Sep
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaPassage migrantRare33–42 cmRegularly May–Aug
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisScarceRare37–60 cm
Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactylaPassage migrantRare14–17 cmRegularly May–Jun
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixScarceRare28–32 cm
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponicaPassage migrantRare37–41 cmRegularly Sep
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Bearded Tit 13–15 cm
- Short-toed Lark 14–17 cm
- Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush 16–19 cm
- Woodchat Shrike 17–19 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Merlin 24–33 cm
- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Gull-billed Tern 33–42 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 cm
- Bar-tailed Godwit 37–41 cm
- Long-tailed Duck 37–60 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 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