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Birds in Turkey

Our list for Turkey has 259 bird species recorded regularly there: 92 residents, 66 summer visitors, 66 winter visitors, 29 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors

The list comes from 2.1 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.

Species on our list
259
In October
218
Common
102
Busiest month
May

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Hooded CrowHooded Crow2.97%
  2. House SparrowHouse Sparrow2.43%
  3. MagpieMagpie2.25%
  4. ChaffinchChaffinch2.22%
  5. Great TitGreat Tit2.17%
  6. Pied WagtailPied Wagtail2.17%

Arriving now

  1. Eurasian SiskinEurasian SiskinWinter visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.49%
  2. Meadow PipitMeadow PipitWinter visitorSep 0.04% → Oct 0.31%
  3. BramblingBramblingWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.25%
  4. DunnockDunnockWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.16%
  5. Hen HarrierHen HarrierWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.15%
  6. YellowhammerYellowhammerWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.13%

Share of all bird records in Turkey in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Turkey

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Turkey

Records by month
Bird records in Turkey by month, 2019–2024
January144,938
February112,098
March194,187
April315,344
May324,795
June142,588
July117,536
August137,127
September179,933
October190,526
November119,063
December107,870

May has the most records (325,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

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All 35 families in Turkey

How common

All 259 birds, A to Z

Show all 259 birds

Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Turkey?

259 species, each recorded regularly in Turkey (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 92 residents, 66 summer visitors, 66 winter visitors, 29 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Turkey, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Turkey in October?

218 species on our list for Turkey are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, House Sparrow, Magpie, Chaffinch and Great Tit.

What are the most common birds in Turkey?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Turkey are Hooded Crow, Chaffinch, House Sparrow, European Robin and Barn Swallow.

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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