Checklist of the Birds of Georgia

Here are species you can observe in different parts of Georgia. Information provided by GCCW.

Each species in the table is characterized by SC (State Categories) for the whole territory of Georgia:

YR-R - Year-round resident; breeder, present throughout the year.
YR-V - Year-round visitor; non-breeder, present throughout the year.
BB - Breeding bird; breeder, absent during non-breeding period.
SV - Summer visitor; non-breeder, present in spring and summer.
WV - Winter visitor; non-breeder, present in late fall, winter and early spring
M - Migrant; bird of passage; present primarily in fall and spring.
ND - Not defined; found in Georgia, but its status not known yet.
FB - Former breeder.
Cas - Casual; recorded irregularly; less expected because normal range is distant from Georgia.

The taxonomy follows "Threatened birds of the world 2004", Birdlife International. Species names indicated in brackets are often used in other publications (e.g. “Birds of Europe”, Lars Jonsson, 1993).

#	Birds of Georgia	Scientific Name	Status
1	Red-throated Loon (Diver)	Gavia stellata	WV
2	Arctic Loon (Diver)	Gavia arctica	WV
3	Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus	YR-R
4	Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena	YR-R
5	Horned Grebe	Podiceps auritus	WV
6	Black-necked Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis	YR-R
7	Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	YR-R
8	Yelkouan Shearwater	Puffinus yelkouan	YR-V
9	Great White Pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalus	BB
10	Dalmatian Pelican	Pelecanus crispus	BB
11	Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	YR-R
12	Shag	Phalacrocorax aristotelis	Cas
13	Pygmy Cormorant	Phalacrocorax pygmeus	YR-R
14	Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea	YR-R
15	Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea	BB
16	Great (White) Egret	Casmerodius albus (Ardea alba/ Egretta alba)	YR-V
17	Little Egret	Egretta garzetta	YR-R
18	Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis	BB
19	Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides	BB
20	Black-crowned Night-heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	YR-R
21	Little Bittern	Ixobrychus minutus	BB
22	Great Bittern	Botaurus stellaris	M, WV
23	Eurasian Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	M
24	Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	M
25	White Stork	Ciconia ciconia	BB
26	Black Stork	Ciconia nigra	BB
27	Greater Flamingo	Phoenicopterus ruber	Cas
28	Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	WV
29	Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus	WV
30	Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus	Cas
31	Greylag Goose	Anser anser	BB
32	Bean Goose	Anser fabalis	M
33	Lesser White-fronted Goose	Anser erythropus	M, WV
34	Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	M, WV
35	Red-breasted Goose	Branta ruficollis	M, WV
36	Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	YR-V
37	Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	YR-R
38	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	YR-R
39	Gadwall	Anas strepera	YR-R
40	Eurasian Wigeon	Anas penelope	M,WV
41	Eurasian Teal	Anas crecca	YR-R
42	Garganey	Anas querquedula	YR-R
43	Northern Pintail	Anas acuta	M,WV
44	Northern Shoveler	Anas clypeata	YR-V
45	Marbled Teal	Marmaronetta angustirostris	ND
46	Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina	YR-R
47	Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula	YR-R
48	Greater Scaup	Aythya marila	M,WV
49	Common Pochard	Aythya ferina	YR-R
50	Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	YR-R
51	White-winged Scoter	Melanitta fusca	BB
52	Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	M, WV
53	Common Merganser	Mergus merganser	M, WV
54	Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator	M, WV
55	Smew	Mergellus albellus	M, WV
56	White-headed Duck	Oxyura leucocephala	WV, BB?
57	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus haliaetus	M, FB
58	White-tailed Eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla albicilla	YR-R
59	Red Kite	Milvus milvus	Cas
60	Black Kite	Milvus migrans migrans	YR-R
61	Short-toed Snake-eagle	Circaetus gallicus gallicus	BB
62	Levant Sparrowhawk	Accipiter brevipes	BB
63	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus nisus	YR-R
64	Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis marginatus	YR-R
65	Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo menetriesi	YR-R
66	Rough-legged Hawk	Buteo lagopus lagopus	WV
67	Long-legged Buzzard	Buteo rufinus rufinus	YR-R
68	European Honey-buzzard	Pernis apivorus	BB
69	Bonelli's Eagle	Hieraaetus fasciatus	ND
70	Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus	BB
71	Imperial Eagle	Aquila heliaca	YR-R
72	Greater Spotted Eagle	Aquila clanga	M,WV
73	Lesser Spotted Eagle	Aquila pomarina	BB
74	Steppe Eagle	Aquila nipalensis orientalis	M, BB?
75	Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos homeyeri	YR-R
76	Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus percnopterus	BB
77	Lammergeier	Gypaetus barbatus aureus	YR-R
78	Cinereous Vulture	Aegypius monachus	YR-R
79	Eurasian Griffon	Gyps fulvus fulvus	YR-R
80	Western Marsh-harrier	Circus aeroginosus aeroginosus	YR-R
81	Northern Harrier	Circus cyaneus cyaneus	M,WV
82	Pallid Harrier	Circus macrourus	M, WV,BB?
83	Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus	BB
84	Saker Falcon	Falco cherrug cherrug	YR-R
85	Lanner Falcon	Falco biarmicus feldeggii	YR-R
86	Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus brookei	YR-R
87	Eurasian Hobby	Falco subbuteo subbuteo	YR-R
88	Merlin	Falco columbarius aesalon	M,WV
89	Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus	BB
90	Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni	BB
91	Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus	YR-R
92	Caucasian Grouse	Tetrao mlokosiewiczi	YR-R
93	Caucasian Snowcock	Tetraogallus caucasicus	YR-R
94	Caspian Snowcock	Tetraogallus caspius	YR-R
95	Chukar	Alectoris chukar	YR-R
96	Grey Partridge	Perdix perdix	YR-R
97	Common Quail	Coturnix coturnix	YR-R
98	Black Francolin	Francolinus francolinus	YR-R
99	Common Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	YR-R
100	Common Crane	Grus grus	BB
101	Demoiselle Crane	Grus virgo	M
102	Great Bustard	Otis tarda	M, FB
103	Little Bustard	Tetrax tetrax	M, WV
104	Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus	YR-R
105	Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana	YR-R
106	Little Crake	Porzana parva	BB
107	Baillon's Crake	Porzana pusilla	M, BB?
108	Corncrake	Crex crex	BB
109	Common Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	YR-R
110	Common Coot	Fulica atra	YR-R
111	Purple Swamphen	Porphyrio porphyrio	FB
112	Eurasian Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	M, SV
113	Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus	BB
114	Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	YR-R
115	Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula	M
116	Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius	BB
117	Kentish Plover	Charadrius alexandrinus	BB
118	Eurasian Dotterel	Charadrius morinellus	M
119	Caspian Plover	Charadrius asiaticus	Cas
120	Greater Sand Plover	Charadrius leschenaultii	Cas
121	Eurasian Golden-plover	Pluvialis apricaria	M
122	Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	M
123	Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	M
124	Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	YR-R
125	Sociable Lapwing	Vanellus gregarius	M
126	White-tailed Lapwing	Vanellus leucurus	M
127	Broad-billed Sandpiper	Limicola falcinellus	M
128	Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	M
129	Dunlin	Calidris alpina	M
130	Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii	M
131	Little Stint	Calidris minuta	M
132	Red Knot	Calidris canutus	M
133	Sanderling	Calidris alba	M
134	Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	M
135	Terek Sandpiper	Xenus cinereus	M
136	Common Redshank	Tringa totanus	M
137	Spotted Redshank	Tringa erithropus	M
138	Common Redshank	Tringa nebularia	YR-R
139	Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	M
140	Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola	M
141	Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	YR-R
142	Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	BB
143	Ruff	Philomachus pugnax	M
144	Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	M
145	Slender-billed Curlew	Numenius tenuirostris	ND
146	Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	Cas
147	Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	YR-V
148	Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	M
149	Eurasian Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	YR-R
150	Great Snipe	Gallinago media	M, WV
151	Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago	WV

152	Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	M
153	Eurasian Thick-knee	Burhinus oedicnemus	BB
154	Black-winged Pratincole	Glareola nordmanni	M
155	Collared Pratincole	Glareola pratincola	M
156	Slender-billed Gull	Larus genei	M, SV
157	Great Black-headed Gull	Larus ichthyaetus	WV
158	Common Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundus	YR-R
159	Little Gull	Larus minutus	M, WV
160	Mediterranean Gull	Larus melanocephalus	M, WV
161	Armenian Gull	Larus armenicus	YR-R
162	Yellow-legged Gull	Larus cachinnans	YR-R
163	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus	WV
164	Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	Cas
165	Mew Gull	Larus canus	M, WV
166	Audouin's Gull	Larus audouinii	Cas
167	Pomarine Jaeger (Skua)	Stercorarius pomarinus	YR-V
168	Parasitic Jaeger (Skua)	Stercorarius parasiticus	YR-V
169	Long-tailed Jaeger (Skua)	Stercorarius longicaudus	YR-V
170	Gull-billed Tern	Sterna nilotica	YR-V
171	Sandwich Tern	Sterna sandvicensis	WV
172	Common Tern	Sterna hirundo	BB
173	Little Tern	Sterna albifrons	BB
174	Caspian Tern	Sterna caspia	M, SV
175	White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	BB
176	Black Tern	Chlidonias niger	ND
177	Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybridus	BB
178	Pin-tailed Sandgrouse	Pterocles alchata	Cas
179	Black-bellied Sandgrouse	Pterocles orientalis	Cas
180	Rock Pigeon	Columba livia	YR-R
181	Stock Pigeon	Columba oenas	YR-R
182	Common Wood-pigeon	Columba palumbus	YR-R
183	European Turtle-dove	Streptopelia turtur	BB
184	Eurasian Collared-dove	Streptopelia decaocto	YR-R
185	Laughing Dove	Streptopelia senegalensis	YR-R
186	Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	BB
187	Eurasian Eagle-owl	Bubo bubo	YR-R
188	Long-eared Owl	Asio otus	YR-R
189	Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus	YR-R
190	Common Scops-owl	Otus scops	BB
191	Boreal (Tengmalm's) Owl	Aegolius funereus	YR-R
192	Little Owl	Athene noctua	YR-R
193	Tawny Owl	Strix aluco	YR-R
194	Barn Owl	Tyto alba	YR-R
195	Eurasian Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus	BB
196	Common Swift	Apus apus	BB
197	Alpine Swift	Tachymarptis (Apus) melba	BB
198	European Bee-eater	Merops apiaster	BB
199	Blue-cheeked Bee-eater	Merops persicus	Cas
200	European Roller	Coracias garrulus	BB
201	Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	YR-R
202	Eurasian Hoopoe	Upupa epops	BB
203	Black Woodpecker	Dryocopus martius	YR-R
204	Eurasian Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis	YR-R
205	Syrian Woodpecker	Dendrocopos syriacus	YR-R
206	Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major	YR-R
207	Middle Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos medius	YR-R
208	White-backed Woodpecker	Dendrocopos leucotos	YR-R
209	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos minor	YR-R
210	Eurasian Wryneck	Jynx torquilla	BB
211	Horned (Shore) Lark	Eremophila alpestris	YR-R
212	Lesser Short-toed Lark	Calandrella rufescens	BB
213	Greater Short-toed Lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	BB
214	Bimaculated Lark	Melanocorypha bimaculata	BB
215	Calandra Lark	Melanocorypha calandra	BB
216	White-winged Lark	Melanocorypha leucoptera	WV
217	Wood Lark	Lullula arborea	BB
218	Eurasian Skylark	Alauda arvensis	YR-R
219	Crested Lark	Galerida cristata	YR-R
220	Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica	BB
221	Crag Martin	Hirundo (Ptyonoprogne) rupestris	BB
222	Sand Martin	Riparia riparia	BB
223	Northern House-martin	Delichon urbica	BB
224	Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis	BB
225	Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis	BB
226	Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus	M
227	Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta	YR-R
228	Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris	BB
229	White Wagtail	Motacilla alba	YR-R
230	Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	YR-R
231	Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava	BB
232	Citrine Wagtail	Motacilla citreola	BB
233	Bohemian Waxwing	Bombicilla garrulus	WV
234	Greater Grey (Northern) Shrike	Lanius excubitor	WV
235	Lesser Grey Shrike	Lanius minor	BB
236	Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator	BB
237	Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio	BB
238	Hedge Accentor (Dunnock)	Prunella modularis	YR-R
239	Radde's Accentor	Prunella ocularis	ND
240	Alpine Accentor	Prunella collaris	YR-R
241	Common Grasshopper-warbler	Locustella naevia	BB
242	Eurasian River Warbler	Locustella fluviatilis	M, BB?
243	Savi's Warbler	Locustella luscinioides	BB
244	Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	BB
245	Marsh Warbler	Acrocephalus palustris	BB
246	Great Reed-warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	BB
247	Moustached Warbler	Acrocephalus melanopogon	BB
248	Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	BB
249	Aquatic Warbler	Acrocephalus paludicola	BB?
250	Paddyfield Warbler	Acrocephalus agricola	BB
251	Cetti's Warbler	Cettia cetti	BB
252	Icterine Warbler	Hippolais icterina	BB
253	Olivaceous Warbler	Hippolais pallida	BB
254	Upcher's Warbler	Hippolais languida	BB
255	Booted Warbler	Hippolais caligata	M
256	Common Whitethroat	Sylvia communis	BB
257	Lesser Whitethroat	Sylvia curruca	BB
258	Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin	BB
259	Barred Warbler	Sylvia nisoria	BB
260	Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	BB
261	Orphean Warbler	Sylvia hortensis	BB
262	Menetries's Warbler	Sylvia mystacea	BB
263	Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	BB
264	Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	BB
265	Caucasian Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus lorenzii	BB
266	Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	BB
267	Greenish Warbler	Phylloscopus trochiloides	BB
268	Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	YR-R
269	Firecrest	Regulus ignicapilla	YR-R
270	Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	BB
271	European Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca	M
272	Collared Flycatcher	Ficedula albicollis	M
273	Red-breasted Flycatcher	Ficedula parva	BB
274	Semicollared Flycatcher	Ficedula semitorquata	BB
275	Common Stonechat	Saxicola torquata	BB
276	Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra	BB
277	Blue Rock-thrush	Monticola solitarius	BB
278	Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush	Monticola saxatilis	BB
279	Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	BB
280	Desert Wheatear	Oenanthe deserti	ND
281	Isabelline Wheatear	Oenanthe isabellina	BB
282	Rufous-tailed (Persian) Wheatear	Oenanthe xanthoprymna	BB
283	Black-eared Wheatear	Oenanthe hispanica	BB
284	Pied Wheatear	Oenanthe pleschanka	BB
285	Finsch's Wheatear	Oenanthe finschii	YR-R
286	Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	YR-R
287	Common Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	BB
288	White-winged (Güldenstädt's) Redstart	Phoenicurus erythrogastrus	YR-R
289	European Robin	Erithacus rubecula	YR-R
290	Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	BB
291	Thrush Nightingale	Luscinia luscinia	BB
292	Common Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	BB
293	White-throated Robin	Irania gutturalis	ND
294	Rufous-tailed Scrub-robin	Erythropygia (Cercotrichas) galactotes	BB
295	Eurasian Blackbird	Turdus merula	YR-R
296	Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus	YR-R
297	Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	WV
298	Redwing	Turdus iliacus	WV
299	Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	YR-R
300	Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	YR-R
301	Dark-throated Thrush	Turdus ruficollis atrogularis	M
302	Bearded Parrotbill (Reedling)	Panurus biarmicus	YR-R
303	Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	YR-R
304	Eurasian Penduline-tit	Remiz pendulinus	YR-R
305	Coal Tit	Parus ater	YR-R
306	Great Tit	Parus major	YR-R
307	Blue Tit	Parus caeruleus	YR-R
308	Marsh Tit	Parus palustris	YR-R
309	Sombre Tit	Parus lugubris	YR-R
310	Crested Tit	Parus cristatus	Cas
311	Wood Nuthatch	Sitta europaea	YR-R
312	Eastern Rock-nuthatch	Sitta tephronota	ND
313	Western Rock-nuthatch	Sitta neumayer	YR-R
314	Krueper's Nuthatch	Sitta krueperi	YR-R
315	Wallcreeper	Tichodroma muraria	YR-R
316	Eurasian Tree-creeper	Certhia familiaris	YR-R
317	Short-toed Tree-creeper	Certhia brachydactyla	ND
318	Winter Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	YR-R
319	White-throated Dipper	Cinclus cinclus	YR-R
320	Corn Bunting	Miliaria calandra	YR-R
321	Rock Bunting	Emberiza cia	YR-R
322	Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella	WV
323	Cirl Bunting	Emberiza cirlus	Cas
324	Black-headed Bunting	Emberiza melanocephala	BB
325	Ortolan Bunting	Emberiza hortulana	BB
326	Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus	YR-R
327	Grey-necked Bunting	Emberiza buchanani	ND
328	Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	WV
329	Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	YR-R
330	European Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis	YR-R
331	Eurasian Siskin	Carduelis spinus	YR-R
332	European Greenfinch	Carduelis chloris	YR-R
333	Twite	Carduelis flavirostris	YR-R
334	Eurasian Linnet	Carduelis cannabina	YR-R
335	Eurasian Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	YR-R
336	Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes	YR-R
337	Crimson-winged Finch	Rhodopechys sanguinea	BB
338	Red Crossbill (Red-fronted Serin)	Serinus pusillus	YR-R
339	European Serin	Serinus serinus	WV
340	Common Rosefinch	Carpodacus erythrinus	BB
341	Great Rosefinch	Carpodacus rubicilla	YR-R
342	Red (Common) Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra	YR-R
343	Spanish Sparrow	Passer hispaniolensis	YR-R
344	Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	YR-R
345	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	YR-R
346	White-winged Snowfinch	Montifringilla nivalis	YR-R
347	Rock Sparrow	Petronia petronia	YR-R
348	Pale Rock-finch (Pale Rock Sparrow)	Petronia (Carpospiza) brachydactyla	ND
349	Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	YR-R
350	Rosy (Rose-coloured) Starling	Sturnus roseus	BB
351	Eurasian Golden-oriole	Oriolus oriolus	BB
352	Eurasian Jay	Garrulus glandarius krynicki	YR-R
353	Black-billed (Common) Magpie	Pica pica	YR-R
354	Red-billed Chough	Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax	YR-R
355	Yellow-billed (Alpine) Chough	Pyrrhocorax graculus	YR-R
356	Common Raven	Corvus corax	YR-R
357	Rook	Corvus frugilegus	YR-R
358	Carrion (Hooded) Crow	Corvus corone	YR-R
359	Eurasian (Western) Jackdaw	Corvus monedula	YR-R