Species

Bird Species in Vatican City

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Bird species and observation frequencies
SpeciesAnnual frequencyJanuaryFebruaryMarchAprilMayJuneJulyAugustSeptemberOctoberNovemberDecember
Yellow-legged Gull
Larus michahellis
85.8%93.8%90.0%90.8%91.1%79.6%90.1%76.4%79.4%75.8%89.5%82.0%91.3%
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia
82.0%79.3%77.5%80.2%86.2%84.7%80.6%78.3%84.1%76.7%81.0%81.4%93.9%
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix
63.5%63.1%72.5%57.1%61.4%62.8%51.9%62.7%58.3%52.2%76.6%77.0%66.2%
Italian Sparrow
Passer italiae
51.0%51.4%55.0%61.3%52.0%52.0%49.9%51.9%39.0%44.1%43.7%44.3%67.7%
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri
35.7%40.6%42.5%46.3%38.4%24.3%17.3%20.4%27.1%37.3%29.4%51.0%53.5%
Common Swift
Apus apus
24.9%0.0%0.0%3.0%49.9%62.5%72.4%52.5%32.5%17.9%8.5%0.0%0.0%
Monk Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus
18.2%18.5%20.0%31.4%9.5%12.9%7.4%12.6%14.9%21.2%18.1%19.8%31.9%
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris
17.3%7.7%15.0%23.5%18.6%26.7%12.5%12.2%4.8%12.5%22.3%27.3%24.5%
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
15.1%16.8%22.5%21.6%7.6%8.4%7.1%10.1%2.7%8.9%15.9%26.4%33.7%
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
14.7%7.7%20.0%30.5%22.4%26.4%11.8%13.6%7.7%7.1%5.7%9.1%14.8%
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
8.2%14.5%22.5%13.0%0.8%1.0%1.4%1.4%0.0%0.0%2.5%18.5%23.2%
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus
8.2%9.9%30.0%4.9%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%3.5%3.5%21.5%23.9%
European Serin
Serinus serinus
7.3%3.1%10.0%25.5%12.4%18.3%2.7%5.8%1.7%2.4%1.1%3.3%1.2%
Pallid Swift
Apus pallidus
6.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%11.6%11.9%8.5%9.3%13.3%18.4%6.3%0.0%0.0%
Eurasian Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus
6.2%14.0%12.6%13.6%4.9%3.5%5.5%0.0%4.7%2.4%4.1%3.2%6.2%
Western House-Martin
Delichon urbicum
5.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%11.8%20.9%13.8%13.5%4.3%1.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Common Wood-Pigeon
Columba palumbus
5.4%8.5%7.5%8.3%5.3%2.7%5.9%5.6%6.2%1.2%2.3%0.0%11.0%
Great Tit
Parus major
4.8%5.4%12.5%9.9%5.1%4.6%3.8%0.0%6.5%3.6%1.3%3.2%2.3%
Eurasian Jackdaw
Coloeus monedula
4.5%9.4%5.0%4.4%3.8%6.4%0.7%3.9%0.0%0.0%3.1%11.4%6.2%
Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus
4.5%0.1%5.0%3.8%6.8%11.1%4.7%8.9%4.8%4.9%2.8%0.0%1.2%
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula
4.3%8.5%2.5%8.5%1.1%2.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.4%11.0%14.4%
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto
4.3%8.5%10.0%3.5%4.0%2.8%6.5%2.2%4.7%1.2%1.3%3.9%2.6%
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus
3.5%3.1%0.0%2.5%2.5%0.9%4.8%5.5%2.7%1.1%3.9%9.7%4.9%
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
2.9%0.0%5.0%0.0%8.9%6.6%0.7%0.0%1.7%4.6%3.0%1.7%2.5%
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
2.6%0.0%0.0%2.0%6.9%4.5%5.9%4.9%5.0%2.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita
2.3%6.3%2.5%7.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.5%4.8%2.5%
European Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
2.1%0.0%2.5%3.4%2.7%4.6%3.6%1.9%3.1%0.0%1.3%1.7%0.0%
Peregrine Falcon
Falco peregrinus
2.0%0.0%2.5%3.9%3.2%3.8%1.0%1.0%3.1%0.0%5.4%0.0%0.1%
Common Firecrest
Regulus ignicapilla
1.9%0.0%2.5%3.0%3.2%1.0%1.0%0.0%2.7%3.6%1.8%1.7%2.5%
Gray Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea
1.9%2.3%2.5%2.8%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.1%1.7%10.0%
Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs
1.8%3.1%5.0%7.6%1.1%0.0%1.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.2%0.0%
Eurasian Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
1.8%0.0%5.0%3.5%4.4%0.9%2.1%0.1%0.0%1.2%0.0%1.6%2.5%
Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
1.4%0.0%2.5%1.5%1.9%1.9%4.8%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.2%0.0%
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris
1.3%0.0%0.0%3.4%0.0%3.7%5.7%0.0%0.0%1.2%0.0%1.6%0.0%
Short-toed Treecreeper
Certhia brachydactyla
1.3%3.1%0.0%4.2%1.9%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.7%1.2%0.0%3.1%0.0%
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala
1.1%0.0%0.0%2.9%1.1%0.0%1.0%4.3%3.2%1.2%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Gray Heron
Ardea cinerea
0.6%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.3%1.0%1.4%0.0%0.0%1.2%1.8%0.0%0.0%
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus
0.5%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.8%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%3.7%
Coal Tit
Periparus ater
0.3%0.0%2.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.6%0.0%
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia
0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%2.6%0.1%1.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba
0.3%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.8%0.0%1.0%1.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.7%0.0%
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos major
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.7%0.0%
Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia
0.1%0.0%0.0%1.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops
0.1%0.0%0.0%1.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Rosy-faced Lovebird
Agapornis roseicollis
0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%1.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni
0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%