Birds of Algeria
Birds of Algeria is a list of the most common birds observed in the country. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Algeria
Africa
List of Common Birds
| 43% |
|
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 28% |
|
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 24% |
|
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 21% |
|
Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 21% |
|
Common Raven
Corvus corax Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 20% |
|
African Blue Tit
Cyanistes teneriffae Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 17% |
|
Western Cattle-Egret
Ardea ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 15% |
|
Spanish Sparrow
Passer hispaniolensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 14% |
|
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 13% |
|
Common Wood-Pigeon
Columba palumbus Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 13% |
|
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 13% |
|
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 12% |
|
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
| 12% |
|
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae |
| 12% |
|
Great Tit
Parus major Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 12% |
|
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 11% |
|
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 11% |
|
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 11% |
|
European Serin
Serinus serinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 11% |
|
African Chaffinch
Fringilla spodiogenys Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 8.8% |
|
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae |
| 8.3% |
|
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 8.3% |
|
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 8.2% |
|
Levaillant's Woodpecker
Picus vaillantii Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 8.2% |
|
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 8.1% |
|
Eurasian Jackdaw
Coloeus monedula Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 7.9% |
|
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae |
| 7.7% |
|
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 7.6% |
|
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 7.5% |
|
Gray Heron
Ardea cinerea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 7.5% |
|
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandra Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae |
| 7.4% |
|
European Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia turtur Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 7.3% |
|
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 7.0% |
|
Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 6.9% |
|
Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 6.7% |
|
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 6.5% |
|
Eurasian Linnet
Linaria cannabina Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 6.5% |
|
Eurasian Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae |
| 6.4% |
|
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos major Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 6.3% |
|
Short-toed Treecreeper
Certhia brachydactyla Order: Passeriformes Family: Certhiidae |
| 6.2% |
|
Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 6.1% |
|
Great Gray Shrike
Lanius excubitor Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 6.0% |
|
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 5.7% |
|
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 5.7% |
|
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 5.6% |
|
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes Order: Passeriformes Family: Troglodytidae |
| 5.6% |
|
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 5.6% |
|
Western Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 5.5% |
|
Common Swift
Apus apus Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 5.5% |
|
Brown-necked Raven
Corvus ruficollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 5.4% |
|
Crested Lark
Galerida cristata Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 5.2% |
|
Woodchat Shrike
Lanius senator Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 5.0% |
|
White-crowned Wheatear
Oenanthe leucopyga Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 4.8% |
|
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
| 4.7% |
|
Coal Tit
Periparus ater Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 4.6% |
|
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Upupidae |
| 4.5% |
|
Black Kite
Milvus migrans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 4.2% |
|
Pallid Swift
Apus pallidus Order: Apodiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 4.2% |
|
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 4.1% |
|
Barbary Partridge
Alectoris barbara Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 4.1% |
|
Cirl Bunting
Emberiza cirlus Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae |
| 4.0% |
|
Moussier's Redstart
Phoenicurus moussieri Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 4.0% |
|
Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 4.0% |
|
Thekla's Lark
Galerida theklae Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 3.9% |
|
Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
| 3.8% |
|
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 3.8% |
|
Mistle Thrush
Turdus viscivorus Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 3.6% |
|
Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubius Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 3.6% |
|
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 3.5% |
|
Little Owl
Athene noctua Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 3.4% |
|
Algerian Nuthatch
Sitta ledanti Order: Passeriformes Family: Sittidae |
| 3.3% |
|
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Western House-Martin
Delichon urbicum Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.3% |
|
House Bunting
Emberiza sahari Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.1% |
|
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 3.0% |
|
Western Bonelli's Warbler
Phylloscopus bonelli Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Black Wheatear
Oenanthe leucura Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Cetti's Warbler
Cettia cetti Order: Passeriformes Family: Cettiidae |
| 2.7% |
|
Fulvous Chatterer
Argya fulva Order: Passeriformes Family: Leiothrichidae |
| 2.7% |
|
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Circaetus gallicus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.6% |
|
Egyptian Vulture
Neophron percnopterus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.6% |
|
Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Spotless Starling
Sturnus unicolor Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Eurasian Griffon
Gyps fulvus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.5% |
|
Atlas Flycatcher
Ficedula speculigera Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Eurasian Crag-Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 2.3% |
|
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridae |
| 2.2% |
|
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 2.2% |
|
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Rock Sparrow
Petronia petronia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 2.1% |
|
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Melodious Warbler
Hippolais polyglotta Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Greater Whitethroat
Curruca communis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 1.9% |
|
White-headed Duck
Oxyura leucocephala Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Desert Lark
Ammomanes deserti Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Western Black-eared Wheatear
Oenanthe hispanica Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Eared Grebe
Podiceps nigricollis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Mediterranean Gull
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.7% |
|
Common Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Dryobates minor Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Pale Crag-Martin
Ptyonoprogne obsoleta Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Gray Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Wood Lark
Lullula arborea Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Kentish Plover
Anarhynchus alexandrinus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 1.5% |
|
African Silverbill
Euodice cantans Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Iduna pallida Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
Cercotrichas galactotes Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Sandwich Tern
Thalasseus sandvicensis Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.4% |
|
Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Audouin's Gull
Ichthyaetus audouinii Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.4% |
|
Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.3% |
|
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Oriolus oriolus Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriolidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Desert Sparrow
Passer simplex Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 1.2% |
|
Trumpeter Finch
Bucanetes githagineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Common Quail
Coturnix coturnix Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Red-billed Firefinch
Lagonosticta senegala Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Common Firecrest
Regulus ignicapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Regulidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.1% |
|
European Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula hypoleuca Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Ruff
Calidris pugnax Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Northern Gannet
Morus bassanus Order: Suliformes Family: Sulidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Sanderling
Calidris alba Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Tawny Owl
Strix aluco Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
