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The 100 most popular bird species searched by CootDB visitors. Statistics have been collected since 14 April 2026.

# Common name Scientific name Lookups
1 Greylag Goose Anser anser 11
2 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 11
3 Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 11
4 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 11
5 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 11
6 Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 11
7 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 10
8 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus 10
9 European Herring Gull Larus argentatus 10
10 Gadwall Mareca strepera 10
11 Northern Pintail Anas acuta 9
12 Great Egret Ardea alba 9
13 Canada Goose Branta canadensis 9
14 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 9
15 Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus 9
16 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 9
17 Mute Swan Cygnus olor 9
18 Little Egret Egretta garzetta 9
19 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 9
20 White Wagtail Motacilla alba 9
21 Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata 9
22 Eurasian Teal Anas crecca 8
23 Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 8
24 Common Swift Apus apus 8
25 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea 8
26 Common Pochard Aythya ferina 8
27 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 8
28 Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 8
29 Carrion Crow Corvus corone 8
30 Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 8
31 Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 8
32 Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 8
33 Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 8
34 Common Gull Larus canus 8
35 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 8
36 Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 8
37 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 8
38 Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope 8
39 Smew Mergellus albellus 8
40 Osprey Pandion haliaetus 8
41 Great Tit Parus major 8
42 Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 8
43 Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 8
44 Common Redshank Tringa totanus 8
45 Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 8
46 Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 7
47 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 7
48 Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 7
49 Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 7
50 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 7
51 Eurasian Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 7
52 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 7
53 Red Kite Milvus milvus 7
54 Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 7
55 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 7
56 Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 7
57 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 7
58 Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 7
59 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 6
60 Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 6
61 Rook Corvus frugilegus 6
62 Common Whitethroat Curruca communis 6
63 Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 6
64 Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 6
65 Sand Martin Riparia riparia 6
66 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 6
67 European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 5
68 Ornate Sunbird Cinnyris ornatus 5
69 Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 5
70 Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 5
71 Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 5
72 Great Eared Nightjar Lyncornis macrotis 5
73 Coal Tit Periparus ater 5
74 Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 5
75 European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola 5
76 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 5
77 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 5
78 Malaysian Plover Anarhynchus peronii 4
79 Javan Pond Heron Ardeola speciosa 4
80 White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus 4
81 European Robin Erithacus rubecula 4
82 Common Blackbird Turdus merula 4
83 Indochinese Roller Coracias affinis 3
84 Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica 3
85 Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides 3
86 Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 3
87 Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea 3
88 Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala 3
89 Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus 3
90 Malaysian Pied Fantail Rhipidura javanica 3
91 Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa 3
92 Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela 3
93 Common Tern Sterna hirundo 3
94 Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris 3
95 Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 2
96 Razorbill Alca torda 2
97 Tibetan Sand Plover Anarhynchus atrifrons 2
98 Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus 2
99 Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 2
100 Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus 2