List of birds of Germany

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Germany. The avifauna of Germany include a total of 555 confirmed species as of May 2023, according to Club 300, a German birdwatching association, with supplemental additions from Avibase.[1] One species, greater rhea, has been added from another source. Of the 548 species, 15 have been introduced by humans. Two species have been extirpated and none are endemic.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (English and scientific names) are those of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition.[2] The German names in parentheses are from Club 300.

The following tags have been used to highlight some categories of occurrence; the tags are from Bird Checklists of the World.[3]

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


  1. ^ "Club 300 bird list". Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  2. ^ Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, S. M. Billerman, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2022. The eBird/Clements Checklist of Birds of the World: v2022. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/ Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  3. ^ Lepage, Denis (July 5, 2019). "Checklist of Birds of Germany". Bird Checklists of the World. Avibase. Retrieved August 19, 2019.