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European Country Comparisons

Information is derived from Sibley & Monroe checklists and bird distribution lists in Thayer's Birder's Diary - Version 2.05, supplemented by material found in Where to Watch Birds in Europe and Russia - by Nigel Wheatley. Endemic birds can ONLY be found in Europe. Speciality birds, while not endemic, are those that are spectacular, scarce, rare or threatened or have restricted ranges. Information on endangered birds is derived from the IUCN Red List, Birdlife International, and the supporting data bases developed by Ian Patton, of Merlin Species Watcher.  The endemic, endangered and speciality birds may be uncommon, may be extremely rare vagrants, may be extirpated in a particular country or may only be present in migration. Links for each country will take you directly to the speciality bird information for that country.
Country
Species
Families
European
Endemics
Specialities
Endangered
Albania 277 48 2 7 5
Armenia 346 44 1 29 5
Austria 408 50 4 13 3
Azerbaijan 314 48 1 12 6
Belgium 405 52 2 0 3
Bosnia-Herzegovina 233 42 0 2 3
Bulgaria 393 51 1 3 11
Croatia 252 45 1 0 4
Cyprus 323 50 2 endemic subspecies 6 5
Czech Republic 342 48 0 3 5
Denmark 418 50 0 8 2
England See United Kingdom  for Totals
Estonia 264 40 0 0 2
Finland 419 49 0 4 4
France 467 52 1 national 
3 European		 10 7
Georgia 278 45 0 5 5
Germany 465 53 2 6 5
Greece 381 52 1 10 10
Greenland 153 25 0 0 0
Hungary 323 46 0 3 7
Iceland 327 46 0 2 0
Ireland 393 51 0 15 1
Italy 438 52 3 9 7
Latvia 319 47 0 0 5
Lithuania 309 48 0 1 4
Macedonia 235 44 2 11 N/A
Mallorca Included in Spain
Malta 288 48 0 10 2
Netherlands 450 54 1 12 3
Norway 449 51 0 17 4
Poland 360 49 0 1 5
Portugal 321 51 1 16 5
Romania 343 48 1 0 11
Russia and Siberia 740 NA 2 26 43
Scotland See United Kingdom for Totals
Slovakia 225 44 0 6 4
Slovenia 225 43 1 0 3
Spain 424 51 2 9 11
Sweden 435 49 0 10 4
Switzerland 374 50 3 0 3
United Kingdom 576 56 1 Scottish 
1 European		 68 2
Wales See United Kingdom for Totals
Ukraine 319 48 0 0 17
Yugoslavia 348 49 1 15 8
Europe 910 64 5 N/A 16

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