List of birds of Estonia

The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is the national bird of Estonia.

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Estonia. The avifauna of Estonia include a total of 400 species.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Accidental species are included in the total species count for Estonia.

The following tags highlight several categories of occurrence other than regular migrants and residents.

  • (A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Estonia
  • (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Estonia as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions