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