Birds of Tunisia
Tunisia hosts 272 regularly occurring species in this directory. Ordered by how often each bird is reported in the country.
- Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Spotless StarlingSturnus unicolor
- Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Crested LarkGalerida cristata
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- European SerinSerinus serinus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- African Blue TitCyanistes teneriffae
- Common HoopoeUpupa epops
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Moussier's RedstartPhoenicurus moussieri
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Common BulbulPycnonotus barbatus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Eurasian CootFulica atra
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Western House MartinDelichon urbicum
- European Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Black WheatearOenanthe leucura
- Thekla's LarkGalerida theklae
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- House BuntingEmberiza sahari
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common SwiftApus apus
- African ChaffinchFringilla spodiogenys
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Barbary PartridgeAlectoris barbara
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Common RedshankTringa totanus
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Brown-necked RavenCorvus ruficollis
- Desert WheatearOenanthe deserti
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Desert LarkAmmomanes deserti
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Mourning WheatearOenanthe lugens
- Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- White-crowned WheatearOenanthe leucopyga
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Greater Hoopoe-LarkAlaemon alaudipes
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Red-rumped WheatearOenanthe moesta
- Trumpeter FinchBucanetes githagineus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Green-winged TealAnas crecca
- Short-toed Snake EagleCircaetus gallicus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Marbled DuckMarmaronetta angustirostris
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Scopoli's ShearwaterCalonectris diomedea
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Lesser KestrelFalco naumanni
- Bar-tailed LarkAmmomanes cinctura
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Common PochardAythya ferina
- Purple SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Western Olivaceous WarblerIduna opaca
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Temminck's LarkEremophila bilopha
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Great TitParus major
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyroca
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- Cream-colored CourserCursorius cursor
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- White-headed DuckOxyura leucocephala
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Northern GannetMorus bassanus
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- Streaked Scrub WarblerScotocerca inquieta
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Calandra LarkMelanocorypha calandra
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Audouin's GullIchthyaetus audouinii
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Melodious WarblerHippolais polyglotta
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- European Honey BuzzardPernis apivorus
- Desert SparrowPasser simplex
- Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
- Short-toed TreecreeperCerthia brachydactyla
- Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Western Subalpine WarblerCurruca iberiae
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Mediterranean ShearwaterPuffinus yelkouan
- Purple HeronArdea purpurea
- Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Common FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- Levaillant's WoodpeckerPicus vaillantii
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Eurasian WryneckJynx torquilla
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Black-bellied SandgrousePterocles orientalis
- Thick-billed LarkRamphocoris clotbey
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Western Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus bonelli
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Cirl BuntingEmberiza cirlus
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Black StorkCiconia nigra
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Black-crowned TchagraTchagra senegalus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Eleonora's FalconFalco eleonorae
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Isabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinus
- Atlas Pied FlycatcherFicedula speculigera
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagris
- Maghreb MagpiePica mauritanica
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Egyptian NightjarCaprimulgus aegyptius
- Red KnotCalidris canutus
- Red-necked NightjarCaprimulgus ruficollis
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Spotted SandgrousePterocles senegallus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Red KiteMilvus milvus
- Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
- Common OstrichStruthio camelus
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Pin-tailed SandgrousePterocles alchata
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Iberian ChiffchaffPhylloscopus ibericus
- Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Icterine WarblerHippolais icterina
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Great SkuaStercorarius skua
- Steppe EagleAquila nipalensis
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Moltoni's WarblerCurruca subalpina
- Pharaoh Eagle-OwlBubo ascalaphus
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinus
- Eastern Subalpine WarblerCurruca cantillans
- Dupont's LarkChersophilus duponti
- European Storm PetrelHydrobates pelagicus
- Crowned SandgrousePterocles coronatus
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Aquatic WarblerAcrocephalus paludicola
Rare visitors
Recorded here, though only as vagrants or rarities.
- European Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
- Ortolan BuntingEmberiza hortulana
- Lanner FalconFalco biarmicus
- Common GullLarus canus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
- Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Great SnipeGallinago media
- Tristram's StarlingOnychognathus tristramii