Avibirds European birdguide online Your source to the birds of Europe
Avibirds welcomes you to the online birdguide of Europe, providing extensive information over 700 species.
You will find species information on physical description, habitat, range, breeding, feeding and conservation concerns. Also the song, European database links, migration details and distribution maps are available for almost every species. For over 450 species scientific articles are available for download in the literature section.
Listen to the song and calls of almost 5000 species in the bird sounds section!
Containing only one species. The term is used to describe a genus.
Interspecific
Between two or more species.
Intraspecific
Within a single species.
Host-specific
Living only on a particular type of host. The term is used for a parasite bird like some cuckoo's or cowbirds
DOPPS – BirdLife Slovenia praised for Corncrake project
The LIFE Nature project for the long–term conservation of Corncrake Crex crex in Slovenia has been evaluated by the European Commission as one of the 26 Best LIFE Nature projects in 2007-2008. This project is of particular importance as DOPPS' data showed that the species has been declining since 2002. The project activities were conducted in three main Corncrake Natura 2000 areas in Slovenia including Ljubljansko barje, the main breeding area for Corncrakes, Cerknica lake and Nanošcica river basin, as in these areas its declining was particularly evident.
"Our LIFE project has finally opened some concrete discussions on the future of the agriculture policy in Natura 2000 sites in Slovenia", said Andrej Medved, Project manager and Director of DOPPS- BirdLife Slovenia. Natura 2000 is an ecological network of protected areas in the territory of the European Union.
Read more on the Birdlife site
Bird identification Common and arctic Tern
Click the picture below and learn about the subtle differences between the Common and arctic Tern.
Atlantic Puffins are one of the most common seabirds in the northern hemisphere. The latest estimate of the world population is about 12 million breeding birds, or about 24 million puffins in total including younger birds that haven't yet reached breeding age.
Europese vogelgids online, Nederlandse versie. European birds, Dutch version
Climate change impact on European birds
Climate change is having a major impact on birds across Europe. Scientists have created the world's first indicator of the climate change impacts on wildlife at a continental scale. In the picture below graphs representing species predicted to gain or loose range in response to climatic change. Read more about climate change
Avibirds European birdguide online
Listen to the song and calls of almost 5000 species in the bird 
Added 10 new species in the 
