List of birds of North Korea

This is a list of the bird species recorded in North Korea. The avifauna of North Korea include a total of 386 species, one of which is introduced.

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.

The following tag has been used to highlight extirpated species. The commonly occurring native species are untagged.

• (A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in North Korea
• (I) Introduced - a species introduced to North Korea as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
• (Ex) Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in North Korea although populations exist elsewhere