Top 10 Common European Birds in India – And Eurasian

European birds migrate to Asia and India during the winter season. Here is the list of most common European Birds in India with name and picture.
Some of the European Bird found in India also include European turtle dove, European honey buzzard, European golden plover and European goldfinch.

European Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)

European goldfinch is a small passerine bird that fly from Europe to central Asia and found in wide array of wooded and open habitats of Himalaya in India.

European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris)

Common starling is also known as the European starling and one of the species of starling found in the Indian subcontinent. The bird is native to Eurasia and migrate to North India in winter season.

European Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

The common cuckoo is known as European cuckoo, A common migrant bird to Europe and India.
Cuckoo birds are famous for its parasitic behaviour and they are largely found in parts of Indian subcontinent.

European Roller (Coracias garrulus)

European Roller is the only roller bird that breeding in Europe and migrate to India during the current season of monsoon or before.
Some populations of Roller migrate to Africa through India as well, Very much similar in appearance and behavior to Indian roller – A Common Blue Bird in India.

European Bee-Eater (Merops apiaster)

European bee-eater is beautiful and most colorful bird of India, This species of birds spend winter in South India.
This species is a richly coloured bird, like other bee-eaters – feeds on bees, wasps and dragonflies.

European Nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus)

European nightjar is one of the 10 species of nightjar found in India, All populations are migratory, wintering in North India. Raan of Kutch and Thar Desert are best place to spot this nocturnal bird in India.

European Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

Common kestrel is known as European kestrel or Eurasian kestrel, A medium sized bird of prey of India, found from north India to northeastern states. This species of predatory bird is belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family.

European Wagtail (Motacilla alba)

White wagtail is the species of small passerine bird that breeds in much of Europe and migrate to India in winter.
The white wagtail also known as the pied wagtail and there are subspecies present in the wintering ground in India.

Small European bird Species like bluethroat, European robin, Stonechat, Rubythroat and Lesser whitethroat along with Red-breasted flycatcher,Three-banded rosefinch, Common rosefinch,Spotted flycatcher, Western yellow wagtail birds are few more European birds migrate to India in winter season.

European and Eurasian Birds in India

This article is all about European birds name list, also adding Eurasian birds in India by name such as Eurasian tree sparrow, Eurasian magpie and Eurasian jay.

Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)

Eurasian golden oriole is the only member of the Old World oriole and found in Hemisphere temperate regions.
The common oriole and Indian golden oriole are treated as two separate species, A migrant bird in India from Europe.

Eurasian Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Eurasian hoopoe is a distinctive cinnamon coloured bird and a subspecies vary in size and the depth of colour in the plumage found in India.
This cinnamon crest bird is migratory in the northern part of its range from Europe, Asia to half of Africa.

Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)

The common spoonbill is a white wading bird with spoon like beak and a partially migratory bird for the winter.
Eurasian spoonbill found widely in Europe, one of the common bird of Europe and breeds from Denmark to India.

Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)

Eurasian wryneck bird mainly breed in the regions of Europe and Asia, spend winter in the Indian subcontinent.
This species of wryneck bird is a migratory bird coming to India and a bird of open countryside, woodland and orchards.

Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)

Eurasian collared dove is a large species of dove bird found in India along with few more species like collared dove,spotted dove and turtle dove.
The collared dove is not a migratory bird but always travelling far beyond its native range.

Eurasian Crane (Grus grus)

The common crane known as Eurasian crane, Is a large migratory bird coming to India in winter season and far in the eastern part of the continent.
Eurasian crane is the most commonly found bird in Europe and along with Siberian crane and demoiselle crane, one of the 5 crane species fund in India.

Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)

Eurasian jay is lesser know bird from the crow family found in India. A woodland bird of the Indian subcontinent and found mostly in Himalayan states of India from Uttarakhand to other Himalayan region.

Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)

Eurasian sparrowhawk is known as simply the sparrowhawk,One of the most common birds of prey in Europe along with common kestrel and common buzzard.
The sparrowhawk specialises in catching woodland birds like sparrows, finches and munia also capable of killing big birds.

Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)

The Eurasian magpie or common magpie is a black and white bird found in India, one of several birds from the crow family. Pica pica bird is one of the most intelligent birds and only bird known to pass the mirror test.

Eurasian Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus)

Western marsh harrier is a large harrier bird of prey, migrate to India in winter and one of the 5 species of harrier in India.
The Eurasian marsh harrier and eastern marsh harrier both are now generally considered to be separate species.

More species of Eurasian bird coming to India in winter are listed as Eurasian eagle-owl in Ladakh, Eurasian teal, Eurasian coot and Smew species of duck.