List of species in systematic classification order

Recently the systematic classification has undergone important and revolutionary changes due to genetic research.
We have therefore updated this order by referring to the IOC World Bird List 2015 and in line with the decisions of the Italian Ornithological Commission (COI).
Further information can be found at www.ciso-coi.it

ANSERIFORMES

Anatidae

Anser anser

(Goose, greylag) 1

Anser albifrons

(Goose, greater white-fronted ) 2

Anser erythropus

(Goose, lesser white-fronted ) 3

Anser caerulescens

(Goose, Snow ) 4

Branta canadensis

(Goose, canada) 1

Branta leucopsis

(Goose, barnacle) 2

Branta ruficollis

(Goose, red-breasted) 3

Cygnus olor

(Swan, mute) 4

Cygnus cygnus

(Swan, whooper) 1

Tadorna tadorna

(Shelduck (common)) 2

Tadorna ferruginea

(Shelduck, ruddy) 3

Aix galericulata

(Duck, mandarin ) 4

Anas strepera

(Gadwall) 1

Anas penelope

(Wigeon) 2

Anas plathyrhyncos

(Mallard) 3

Anas clypeata

(Shoveler (northern)) 4

Anas acuta

(Pintail (northern)) 1

Anas querquedula

(Garganey) 2

Anas crecca

(Teal (common)) 3

Marmaronetta angustirostris

(Marbled Teal) 4

Netta rufina

(Pochard, red-crested) 1

Aythya ferina

(Pochard (common)) 2

Aythya nyroca

(Duck, ferruginous) 3

Aythya fuligula

(Duck, tufted) 4

Melanitta fusca

(Scoter, velvet) 1

Clangula hyemalis

(Duck, long-tailed) 2

Bucephala islandica

(Barrow's Goldeneye) 3

Bucephala clangula

(Goldeneye (common)) 4

Mergus merganser

(Goosander) 1

Mergus serrator

(Merganser, red-breasted ) 2

Alopochen aegyptiaca

(Egyptian Goose) 3

GALLIFORMES

Phasianidae

Tetrastes bonasia

(Grouse, hazel) 1

Tetrao urogallus

(Capercaillie) 2

Lyrurus tetrix

(Grouse, black ) 3

Lagopus muta

(Ptarmigan) 4

Alectoris graeca

(Partridge, rock) 1

Alectoris chukar

(Chukar) 2

Alectoris rufa

(Partridge, red-legged) 3

Perdix perdix

(Partridge, grey) 4

Coturnix coturnix

(Quail) 1

Phasianus colchicus

(Pheasant (common)) 2

GAVIIFORMES

Gaviidae

Gavia stellata

(Red-throated diver) 1

Gavia arctica

(Black-throated Diver) 2

Gavia adamsii

(Loon, yellow-billed) 3

PROCELLARIIFORMES

Procellariidae

Puffinus yelkouan

(Levantine shearwater) 1

Puffinus yelkouan

(Levantine shearwater) 2

PODICIPEDIFORMES

Podicipedidae

Tachybaptus ruficollis

(Grebe, little) 1

Podiceps grisegena

(Red-necked Grebe) 2

Podiceps cristatus

(Grebe, great crested) 3

Podiceps auritus

(Grebe, horned ) 4

Podiceps nigricollis

(Grebe, black-necked ) 1

PHOENICOPTERIFORMES

Phoenicopteridae

Phoenicopterus roseus

(Flamingo) 1

CICONIIFORMES

Ciconiidae

Ciconia nigra

(Stork, black) 1

Ciconia ciconia

(Stork, white) 2

PELECANIFORMES

Threskiornithidae

Threskiornis aethiopicus

(Ibis, sacred) 1

Geronticus eremita

(Ibis, (northern) bald) 2

Plegadis falcinellus

(Ibis, glossy) 3

Platalea leucorodia

(Spoonbill (eurasian) ) 4

Ardeidae

Botaurus stellaris

(Bittern, great) 1

Ixobrychus minutus

(Bittern, little) 2

Nycticorax nycticorax

(Heron, night) 3

Ardeola ralloides

(Heron, squacco) 4

Bubulcus ibis

(Egret, cattle) 1

Ardea cinerea

(Heron, grey) 2

Ardea purpurea

(Heron, purple) 3

Ardea alba

(Egret, great white) 4

Egretta garzetta

(Egret, little) 1

Egretta gularis

(Egret, (western) reef) 2

SULIFORMES

Phalacrocoracidae

Microcarbo pygmeus

(Cormorant, pygmy) 1

Phalacrocorax aristotelis

(Shag (european)) 2

Phalacrocorax carbo

(Cormorant, great) 3

ACCIPITRIFORMES

Pandionidae

Pandion haliaetus

(Osprey) 1

Accipitridae

Elanus caeruleus

(Kite, Black-shouldered ) 1

Neophron percnopterus

(Vulture, Egyptian ) 2

Pernis apivorus

(Buzzard, honey) 3

Gyps fulvus

(Vulture, (eurasian) griffin) 4

Aegypius monachus

(vulture, black (eurasian)) 1

Circaetus gallicus

(Eagle, short-toed) 2

Clanga pomarina

(Eagle, lesser spotted) 3

Hieraaetus pennatus

(Eagle, booted) 4

Aquila chrysaetos

(Eagle, golden) 1

Aquila fasciata

(Eagle, bonelli's) 2

Accipiter nisus

(Sparrowhawk) 3

Accipiter gentilis

(Goshawk) 4

Circus aeruginosus

(Harrier, marsh) 1

Circus cyaneus

(Harrier, hen) 2

Circus pygargus

(Harrier, montagu's) 3

Milvus milvus

(Kite, red) 4

Milvus migrans

(kite, black) 1

Buteo buteo

(Buzzard (common)) 2

OTIDIFORMES

Otididae

Otis tarda

(Bustard, great) 1

Tetrax tetrax

(Bustard, little) 2

GRUIFORMES

Rallidae

Rallus aquaticus

(Rail, water) 1

Crex crex

(Crake, corn) 2

Porzana parva

(Crake, little) 3

Porzana porzana

(Crake, spotted) 4

Porphyrio porphyrio

(Swamphen, purple) 1

Gallinula chloropus

(Moorhen (common)) 2

Fulica atra

(Coot (common)) 3

Gruidae

Grus grus

(Crane (common)) 1

CHARADRIIFORMES

Burhinidae

Burhinus oedicnemus

(Stone-curlew) 1

Haematopodidae

Haematopus ostralegus

(Oystercatcher) 1

Recurvirostridae

Himantopus himantopus

(Stilt, black-winged) 1

Recurvirostra avosetta

(Avocet) 2

Charadriidae

Vanellus vanellus

(Lapwing (northern)) 1

Pluvialis squatarola

(Plover, grey) 2

Charadrius hiaticula

(Plover, (common) ringed) 3

Charadrius dubius

(Plover, little ringed) 4

Charadrius alexandrinus

(Plover, kentish) 1

Charadrius morinellus

(Dotterel (eurasian)) 2

Scolopacidae

Scolopax rusticola

(Woodcock) 1

Gallinago gallinago

(Snipe (common)) 2

Limosa limosa

(Godwit, black-tailed ) 3

Limosa lapponica

(Godwit, Bar-tailed ) 4

Numenius phaeopus

(Whimbrel) 1

Numenius arquata

(Curlew (eurasian)) 2

Tringa erythropus

(Redshank, spotted) 3

Tringa totanus

(Redshank (common)) 4

Tringa stagnatilis

(Sandpiper, marsh) 1

Tringa nebularia

(Greenshank) 2

Tringa ochropus

(Sandpiper, green) 3

Tringa glareola

(Sandpiper, wood) 4

Tringa hypoleucos

(Sandpiper (common)) 1

Arenaria interpres

(Ruddy Turnstone) 2

Calidris canutus

(Knot, Red) 3

Calidris alba

(Sanderling) 4

Calidris minuta

(Stint, little) 1

Calidris temminckii

(Temminck's Stint) 2

Calidris ferruginea

(Sandpiper, curlew) 3

Calidris alpina

(Dunlin) 4

Philomachus pugnax

(Ruff) 1

Phalaropus fulicarius

(Red Phalarope) 2

Glareolidae

Glareola pratincola

(Collared pratincole) 1

Stercorariidae

Stercorarius parasiticus

(Parasitic Jaeger) 1

Laridae

Chroicocephalus genei

(Gull, slender-billed) 1

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

(Gull, black-headed) 2

Hydrocoloeus minutus

(Gull, Little) 3

Larus audouinii

(Gull, audouin's) 4

Larus melanocephalus

(Gull, mediterranean ) 1

Larus canus

(Gull, common (mew gull)) 2

Larus michahellis

(Gull, herring) 3

Larus fuscus

(Gull, Lesser Black-backed) 4

Gelochelidon nilotica

(Tern, gull-billed) 1

Hydroprogne caspia

(Tern, caspian) 2

Thalasseus sandvicensis

(Tern, Sandwich ) 3

Sternula albifrons

(Little tern) 4

Sterna hirundo

(Tern (common)) 1

Chlidonias hybrida

(Tern, whiskered ) 2

Chlidonias leucopterus

(Tern, white-winged ) 3

Chlidonias niger

(Tern, black) 4

PTEROCLIFORMES

Pteroclidae

Pterocles orientalis

(Sandgrouse, black-bellied ) 1

COLUMBIFORMES

Columbidae

Columba livia

(Rock Pigeon) 1

Columba oenas

(Dove, stock) 2

Columba palumbus

(Pigeon, (common) wood) 3

Streptopelia turtur

(Dove, turtle) 4

Steptopelia decaocto

(Dove, collared) 1

CUCULIFORMES

Cuculidae

Clamator glandarius

(Cuckoo, great spotted) 1

Cuculus canorus

(Cuckoo (common)) 2

STRIGIFORMES

Tytonidae

Tyto alba

(Owl, barn) 1

Strigidae

Otus scops

(Owl, (eurasian) scops) 1

Bubo bubo

(Owl, (eurasian) eagle) 2

Strix aluco

(Owl, tawny) 3

Strix uralensis

(Owl, ural ) 4

Bubo scandiacus

(Owl, snowy) 1

Glaucidium passerinum

(Owl, pigmy) 2

Athene noctua

(Owl, little) 3

Aegolius funereus

(Owl, tengmalm's) 4

Asio otus

(Owl, long-eared) 1

CAPRIMULGIFORMES

Caprimulgide

Caprimulgus europaeus

(Nightjar) 1

APODIFORMES

Apodidae

Apus apus

(Swift ) 1

Apus melba

(Swift, alpine) 2

CORACIIFORMES

Coraciidae

Coracias garrulus

(Roller) 1

Alcedinidae

Alcedo atthis

(Kingfisher (common)) 1

Meropidae

Merops apiaster

(Bee-eater) 1

BUCEROTIFORMES

Upupidae

Upupa epops

(Hoopoe) 1

PICIFORMES

Picidae

Jynx torquilla

(Wryneck) 1

Dendrocopos minor

(Woodpecker, lesser spotted) 2

Dendrocopos major

(Woodpecker, great spotted) 3

Dendrocopos syriacus

(Woodpecker, syrian) 4

Dryocopus martius

(Woodpecker, black) 1

Picus viridis

(Woodpecker, green) 2

Picus canus

(Woodpecker, grey faced ) 3

FALCONIFORMES

Falconidi

Falco naumanni

(Kestrel, lesser) 1

Falco tinnunculus

(Kestrel (common)) 2

Falco vespertinus

(Falcon, red-footed) 3

Falco eleonorae

(Falcon, eleonora's) 4

Falco subbuteo

(Hobby) 1

Falco cherrug

(Saker falcon) 2

Falco peregrinus

(Peregrine) 3

PASSERIFORMES

Laniidae

Lanius collurio

(Shrike, red-backed) 1

Lanius excubitor

(Shrike, great grey) 2

Lanius meridionalis

(Shrike, grey (southern)) 3

Lanius senator

(Shrike, woodchat) 4

Oriolidae

Oriolus oriolus

(Oriole, golden) 1

Corvidae

Garrulus glandarius

(Jay) 1

Cyanopica cyana

(Magpie, azure-winged) 2

Pica pica

(Magpie) 3

Nucifraga caryocatactes

(Nutcracker, spotted) 4

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

(Chough, Red-billed) 1

Pyrrhocorax graculus

(Chough, alpine) 2

Coloeus monedula

(Jackdaw) 3

Corvus corone

(Crow, carrion) 4

Corvus corone cornix

(Crow, hooded) 1

Corvus corax

(Raven (common)) 2

Bombycillidae

Bombycilla garrulus

(Waxwing (bohemian)) 1

Paridae

Periparus ater

(Tit, coal) 1

Lophophanes cristatus

(Tit, crested) 2

Poecile palustris

(Tit, marsh) 3

Poecile montanus

(Tit, willow) 4

Cyanistes caeruleus

(Tit, blue) 1

Parus major

(Tit, great) 2

Remizidae

Remiz pendulinus

(Tit, (eurasian) penduline) 1

Panuridae

Panurus biarmicus

(Reedling, bearded) 1

Alaudidae

Lullula arborea

(Lark, wood) 1

Alauda arvensis

(Skylark (eurasian)) 2

Galerida cristata

(Lark, crested) 3

Galerida theklae

(Lark, thekla) 4

Calandrella cinerea

(Lark, red-capped) 1

Melanocorypha calandra

(Lark, calandra) 2

Hirundinidae

Riparia riparia

(Martin, sand) 1

Hirundo rustica

(Swallow, barn) 2

Ptyonoprogne rupestris

(Martin, crag) 3

Delichon urbica

(Martin, house) 4

Cecropis daurica

(Swallow, red-rumped) 1

Cettiidae

Cettia cetti

(Warbler, cetti's) 1

Aegithalidae

Aegithalos caudatus

(Tit, long-tailed) 1

Phylloscopidae

Phylloscopus trochilus

(Warbler, willow) 1

Phylloscopus collybita

(Chiffchaff (common)) 2

Phylloscopus bonelli

(Warbler, bonelli's) 3

Phylloscopus sibilatrix

(Warbler, wood) 4

Acrocephalidae

Acrocephalus arundinaceus

(Warbler, great reed) 1

Acrocephalus melanopogon

(Warbler, Moustached ) 2

Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

(Warbler, sedge) 3

Acrocephalus scirpaceus

(Warbler, (european) reed) 4

Acrocephalus palustris

(Warbler, marsh) 1

Hippolais polyglotta

(Warbler, melodious) 2

Hippolais icterina

(Warbler Icterine ) 3

Cisticolidae

Cisticola juncidis

(Zitting cisticola) 1

Sylviidae

Sylvia atricapilla

(Blackcap) 1

Sylvia borin

(Warbler, garden) 2

Sylvia nisoria

(Warbler, barred) 3

Sylvia curruca

(Whitethroat, lesser) 4

Sylvia hortensis

(Warbler, western orphean) 1

Sylvia communis

(Whitethroat (common)) 2

Sylvia sarda

(Warbler, marmora's) 3

Sylvia cantillans

(Warbler, subalpine) 4

Sylvia melanocephala

(Warbler, sardinian) 1

Regulidae

Regulus ignicapillus

(Firecrest) 1

Regulus regulus

(Goldcrest) 2

Troglodytidae

Troglodytes troglodytes

(Wren (winter)) 1

Sittidae

Sitta europaea

(Nuthatch (european)) 1

Tichodromadidae

Tichodroma muraria

(Wallcreeper) 1

Certhiidae

Certhia familiaris

(Treecreeper (eurasian)) 1

Certhia brachydactyla

(Treecreeper, short-toed) 2

Sturnidae

Sturnus vulgaris

(Starling) 1

Sturnus unicolor

(Starling, spotless) 2

Turdidae

Turdus torquatus

(Ouzel, ring) 1

Turdus merula

(Blackbird) 2

Turdus pilaris

(Fieldfare) 3

Turdus iliacus

(Redwing) 4

Turdus philomelos

(Thrush, song) 1

Turdus viscivorus

(Thrush, mistle) 2

Muscicapidae

Muscicapa striata

(Flycatcher, spotted) 1

Erithacus rubecula

(Robin) 2

Luscinia svecica

(Bluethroat) 3

Luscinia megarhynchos

(Nightingale (common)) 4

Ficedula hypoleuca

(Flycatcher, pied) 1

Ficedula parva

(Flycatcher, red-breasted ) 2

Phoenicurus ochruros

(Redstart, black) 3

Phoenicurus phoenicurus

(Redstart (common)) 4

Monticola saxatilis

(Thrush, rock) 1

Monticola solitarius

(Thrush, blue rock) 2

Saxicola rubetra

(Whinchat) 3

Saxicola torquata

(Stonechat (common)) 4

Oenanthe oenanthe

(Wheatear (northern)) 1

Cinclidae

Cinclus cinclus

(Dipper, white-throated) 1

Passeridae

Passer domesticus

(Sparrow, House ) 1

Passer italiae

(Sparrow, italian) 2

Passer hispaniolensis

(Sparrow, spanish) 3

Passer montanus

(Sparrow, tree) 4

Montifringilla nivalis

(Snowfinch) 1

Prunellidae

Prunella collaris

(Accentor, alpine) 1

Prunella modularis

(Dunnock) 2

Motacillidae

Motacilla flava cinereocapilla

(Wagtail, ashy-headed) 1

Motacilla flava flava

(Wagtail, blue-headed ) 2

Motacilla cinerea

(Wagtail, grey) 3

Motacilla alba alba

(Wagtail, white) 4

Anthus campestris

(Pipit, tawny) 1

Anthus pratensis

(Pipit, meadow) 2

Anthus trivialis

(Pipit, tree) 3

Anthus spinoletta spinoletta

(Pipit, water) 4

Fringillidae

Fringilla coelebs

(Chaffinch) 1

Fringilla montifringilla

(Brambling) 2

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

(Hawfinch) 3

Pyrrhula pyrrhula

(Bullfinch) 4

Chloris chloris

(Greenfinch) 1

Linaria cannabina

(Linnet (eurasian)) 2

Carduelis flammea

(Redpoll) 3

Loxia curvirostra

(Crossbill (common)) 4

Carduelis carduelis

(Goldfinch) 1

Carduelis citrinella

(Citril finch) 2

Serinus serinus

(Serin (european)) 3

Carduelis spinus

(Siskin) 4

Emberizidae

Emberiza calandra

(Bunting, corn) 1

Emberiza citrinella

(Yellowhammer) 2

Emberiza cia

(Bunting, rock) 3

Emberiza hortulana

(Bunting, ortolan) 4

Emberiza cirlus

(Bunting, cirl) 1

Emberiza melanocephala

(Bunting, black-headed) 2

Emberiza schoeniclus

(Bunting, reed) 3

Calcaridae

Plectrophenax nivalis

(Bunting, snow) 1