Gallery

“If you think ageing of a certain species is easy, you just probably don’t know the species well enough.”

The purpose of the gallery, as well as the information about using the photos, can be found here: Purpose of the gallery | Účel této galerie (CZE).

Here you can find list of birds sorted in their respective families (in taxonomical order) which are currently photographed and uploaded to the gallery. Number of available individuals for each species is given in parentheses.

Gallery is regularly updated, and recent updates can be found in the gallery changelog. Last update was on 16^th April 2026.

Taxonomy follows AviList Checklist v2025 with following exceptions which will be resolved in near future:

Common Stonechat complex (Saxicola torquatus s.l.) is treated as multiple species: European (S. rubicola), African Stonechat (S. torquatus) and other Asian species (S. stejnageri and S. maurus).
Carrion crow is treated as two species: Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) and Carrion Crow s.s. (Corvus corone).

Galliformes

Phasianidae – turkeys, grouse, pheasants & partridges

Coturnix coturnix – Common Quail (6)

Cuculiformes

Cuculidae – cuckoos

Cuculus canorus – Common Cuckoo (3)

Podicipediformes

Podicipedidae – grebes

Tachybaptus ruficollis – Little Grebe (1)

Columbiformes

Columbidae – doves & pigeons

Streptopelia turtur – European Turtle Dove (3)
Streptopelia decaocto – Eurasian Collared Dove (7)
Columba palumbus – Common Wood Pigeon (2)
Turtur afer – Blue-spotted Wood Dove (3)

Gruiformes

Rallidae – rails, gallinules & coots

Rallus aquaticus – Water Rail (3)
Crex crex – Corn Crake (2)
Porzana porzana – Spotted Crake (1)
Zapornia parva – Little Crake (1)

Charadriiformes

Charadriidae – plovers & dotterels

Thinornis dubius – Little Ringed Plover (7)

Scolopacidae – sandpipers & snipes

Lymnocryptes minimus – Jack Snipe (13)
Scolopax rusticola – Eurasian Woodcock (19)
Gallinago gallinago – Common Snipe (42)
Actitis hypoleucos – Common Sandpiper (7)
Tringa ochropus – Green Sandpiper (2)
Tringa glareola – Wood Sandpiper (15)
Tringa erythropus – Spotted Redshank (2)
Tringa nebularia – Common Greenshank (6)
Calidris pugnax – Ruff (11)
Calidris ferruginea – Curlew Sandpiper (2)
Calidris alpina – Dunlin (13)
Calidris minuta – Little Stint (1)

Laridae – gulls, terns & skimmers

Chroicocephalus ridibundus – Black-headed Gull (1)

Caprimulgiformes

Caprimulgidae – nightjars & nighthawks

Caprimulgus europaeus – European Nightjar (10)

Strigiformes

Strigidae – owls

Asio otus – Long-eared Owl (3)
Asio flammeus – Short-eared Owl (2)
Athene noctua – Little Owl (2) NEW
Aegolius funereus – Tengmalm’s Owl (known as Boreal Owl in North America; 16)
Otus scops – Eurasian Scops Owl (2)

Accipitriformes

Accipitridae – kites, hawks & eagles

Accipiter nisus – Eurasian Sparrowhawk (2)
Astur gentilis – Eurasian Goshawk (1)
Circus cyaneus – Hen Harrier (1)
Circus aeruginosus – Western Marsh Harrier (1)
Buteo buteo – Common Buzzard (11)

Coliiformes

Coliidae – mousebirds

Colius striatus – Speckled Mousebird (1)

Bucerotiformes

Upupidae – hoopoes

Upupa epops – Eurasian Hoopoe (6)

Coraciiformes

Meropidae – bee-eaters

Merops apiaster – European Bee-eater (261) Ageing & sexing article

Alcedinidae – kingfishers

Ispidina lecontei – African Dwarf Kingfisher (2)
Ispidina picta – African Pygmy Kingfisher (9)
Corythornis leucogaster – White-bellied Kingfisher (1)
Corythornis cristatus – Malachite Kingfisher (1)
Alcedo atthis – Common Kingfisher (5)
Halcyon senegalensis – Woodland Kingfisher (1)

Piciformes

Lybiidae – African barbets

Trachylaemus goffinii – Western Yellow-billed Barbet (0)
Pogoniulus atroflavus – Red-rumped Tinkerbird (2)

Indicatoridae – honeyguides

Indicator maculatus – Spotted Honeyguide (1)

Picidae – woodpeckers, piculets & wrynecks

Jynx torquilla – Eurasian Wryneck (24)
Verreauxia africana – African Piculet (1)
Picus canus – Grey-headed Woodpecker (2)
Picus viridis – European Green Woodpecker (17)
Pardipicus nivosus – Buff-spotted Woodpecker (4)
Dryocopus martius – Black Woodpecker (3)
Dendrocoptes medius – Middle Spotted Woodpecker (0)
Dendrocopos major – Great Spotted Woodpecker (32)
Dendrocopos syriacus – Syrian Woodpecker (7)
Dryobates minor – Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (4)

Falconiformes

Falconidae – falcons & caracaras

Falco tinnunculus – Common Kestrel (7)

Passeriformes

Oscines

Corvida

Malaconotidae – bush-shrikes & puffbacks

Laniarius atroflavus – Yellow-breasted Boubou (7)
Laniarius poensis – Mountain Sooty Boubou (1)

Platysteiridae – wattle-eyes & batises

Dyaphorophyia castanea – Chestnut Wattle-eye (1)
Platysteira cyanea – Brown-throated Wattle-eye (1)
Platysteira concreta – Yellow-bellied Wattle-eye (0)

Oriolidae – orioles & figbirds

Oriolus oriolus – Eurasian Golden Oriole (5)

Monarchidae – monarch flycatchers

Terpsiphone rufiventer – Red-bellied Paradise-flycatcher (10)
Terpsiphone rufocinerea – Rufous-vented Paradise-flycatcher (2)
Trochocercus nitens – Blue-headed Crested Flycatcher (3)

Laniidae – shrikes

Lanius collurio – Red-backed Shrike (40)

Corvidae – crows & jays

Corvus cornix – Hooded Crow (1)
Garrulus glandarius – Eurasian Jay (6)

Passerida

Paroidea

Stenostiridae – crested-flycatchers

Elminia albiventris – White-bellied Crested-flycatcher (1)

Remizidae – penduline-tits

Remiz pendulinus – Eurasian Penduline-tit (10)

Paridae – tits & chickadees

Cyanistes caeruleus – Eurasian Blue Tit (40)
Lophophanes cristatus – European Crested Tit (6)
Parus major – Great Tit (75)
Periparus ater – Coal Tit (28)
Poecile montanus – Willow Tit (10)
Poecile palustris – Marsh Tit (15)

Sylvioidea

Panuridae – Bearded Reedling

Panurus biarmicus – Bearded Reedling (16)

Alaudidae – larks

Alauda arvensis – Eurasian Skylark (9)
Lullula arborea – Woodlark (20)

Macrosphenidae – African warblers

Macrosphenus flavicans – Yellow Longbill (3)

Cisticolidae – cisticolas

Apalis rufogularis – Buff-throated Apalis (1)
Camaroptera brachyura – Green-backed Camaroptera (2)
Camaroptera chloronota – Olive-green Camaroptera (6)
Cisticola chubbi – Chubb's Cisticola (11)
Urolais epichlorus – Green Longtail (1)

Acrocephalidae – reed-warblers

Acrocephalus arundinaceus – Great Reed-warbler (21)
Acrocephalus palustris – Marsh Warbler (39)
Acrocephalus scirpaceus – Eurasian Reed Warbler (52)
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus – Sedge Warbler (64)
Acrocephalus melanopogon – Moustached Warbler (2)
Hippolais icterina – Icterine Warbler (28)
Iduna pallida – Eastern Olivaceous Warbler (2)

Locustellidae – grasshopper-warblers

Bradypterus lopezi – Evergreen-forest Warbler (2)
Locustella fluviatilis – River Warbler (17)
Locustella luscinioides – Savi's Warbler (24)
Locustella naevia – Common Grasshopper-warbler (20)

Hirundinidae – martins, swallows

Delichon urbicum – Common House Martin (23)
Hirundo rustica – Barn Swallow (33)
Psalidoprocne fuliginosa – Mountain Saw-wing (1)
Riparia riparia – Sand Martin (2)

Hyliidae – hylias

Hylia prasina – Green Hylia (3)

Aegithalidae – long-tailed tits, Bushtit

Aegithalos caudatus – Long-tailed Tit (16)

Cettiidae – Cettiid Warblers

Cettia cetti – Cetti's Warbler (2)

Phylloscopidae – leaf-warblers

Phylloscopus collybita – Common Chiffchaff (72)
Phylloscopus sibilatrix – Wood Warbler (7)
Phylloscopus trochilus – Willow Warbler (36)
Phylloscopus schwarzi – Radde’s Warbler (1)
Phylloscopus inornatus – Yellow-browed Warbler (1)
Phylloscopus sp. – possible hybrid P. collybita × P. ibericus (1)

Pycnonotidae – bulbuls

Arizelocichla tephrolaema – Western Greenbul (34)
Bleda notatus – Yellow-lored Bristlebill (4)
Bleda syndactylus – Red-tailed Bristlebill (4)
Criniger calurus – Red-tailed Greenbul (3)
Criniger chloronotus – Eastern Bearded Greenbul (3)
Eurillas gracilis – Little Grey Greenbul (2)
Eurillas latirostris – Yellow-whiskered Greenbul (14)
Eurillas virens – Little Greenbul (6)
Phyllastrephus icterinus – Icterine Greenbul (6)
Phyllastrephus xavieri – Xavier's Greenbul (3)
Pycnonotus barbatus – Common Bulbul (3)

Sylviidae – Sylvia warblers

Sylvia abyssinica – African Hill Babbler (10)
Sylvia atricapilla – Eurasian Blackcap (260)
Sylvia borin – Garden Warbler (46)
Curruca cantillans – Subalpine Warbler (3)
Curruca melanocephala – Sardinian Warbler (1)
Curruca communis – Common Whitethroat (59)
Curruca curruca – Lesser Whitethroat (82)
Curruca nisoria – Barred Warbler (24)

Zosteropidae – White-eyes

Zosterops melanocephalus – Mount Cameroon Speirops (7)
Zosterops senegalensis – Northern Yellow White-eye (1)

Pellorneidae – ground babblers

Illadopsis cleaveri – Blackcap Illadopsis (1)
Illadopsis rufipennis – Pale-breasted Illadopsis (8)

Reguloidea

Regulidae – kinglets

Regulus ignicapilla – Common Firecrest (13)
Regulus regulus – Goldcrest (20)

Certhioidea

Sittidae – nuthatches

Sitta europaea – Eurasian Nuthatch (47)

Certhiidae – treecreepers

Certhia familiaris – Eurasian Treecreeper (26)

Troglodytidae – wrens

Troglodytes troglodytes – Eurasian Wren (11)

Muscicapoidea

Sturnidae – starlings & mynas

Sturnus vulgaris – Common Starling (78)

Cinclidae – dippers

Cinclus cinclus – White-throated Dipper (44)

Turdidae – thrushes

Neocossyphus poensis – White-tailed Ant-thrush (3)
Turdus iliacus – Redwing (4)
Turdus merula – Common Blackbird (62)
Turdus pelios – African Thrush (40)
Turdus philomelos – Song Thrush (31)
Turdus pilaris – Fieldfare (3)

Muscicapidae – Old World flycatchers & chats

Muscicapinae

Alethe castanea – Fire-crested Alethe (20)
Muscicapa adusta – African Dusky Flycatcher (2)
Muscicapa striata – Spotted Flycatcher (11)

Cossyphinae

Erithacus rubecula – European Robin (137)
Chamaetylas poliocephala – Brown-chested Alethe (23)
Cossypha isabellae – Mountain Robin-Chat (10)
Stiphrornis erythrothorax – Forest-robin (11)

Saxicolinae

Ficedula albicollis – Collared Flycatcher (33)
Ficedula hypoleuca – European Pied Flycatcher (14)
Ficedula parva – Red-breasted Flycatcher (2)
Luscinia megarhynchos – Common Nightingale (45)
Luscinia luscinia – Thrush Nightingale (7)
Luscinia hybrid – hybrid of L. megarhynchos × L. luscinia (1)
Luscinia svecica – Bluethroat (15)
Oenanthe oenanthe – Northern Wheatear (2)
Phoenicurus ochruros – Black Redstart (89)
Phoenicurus phoenicurus – Common Redstart (57)
Phoenicurus hybrid – hybrid of P. ochruros × P. phoenicurus (1)
Saxicola rubetra – Whinchat (9)
Saxicola rubicola – European Stonechat (25)
Saxicola torquatus – African Stonechat (7)

Passeroidea

Modulatricidae – Dapplethroat and allies

Kakamega poliothorax – Grey-chested Babbler (1)

Nectariniidae – sunbirds

Anthreptes gabonicus – Mangrove Sunbird (1)
Anthreptes seimundi – Little Green Sunbird (4)
Cinnyris reichenowi – Northern Double-collared Sunbird (43)
Cyanomitra olivacea – Olive Sunbird (37)
Cyanomitra oritis – Cameroon Sunbird (12)
Cyanomitra verticalis – Green-headed Sunbird (2)
Deleornis fraseri – Fraser's Sunbird (2)

Ploceidae – weavers

Ploceus nigricollis – Black-necked Weaver (2)
Ploceus melanogaster – Black-billed Weaver (4)
Ploceus cucullatus – Village Weaver (1)
Ploceus insignis – Brown-capped Weaver (1)
Euplectes capensis – Yellow Bishop (75)

Estrildidae – waxbills & estrildid finches

Lonchurinae

Spermestes bicolor – Black-and-white Mannikin (5)
Spermestes cucullata – Bronze Mannikin (1)

Estrildinae

Cryptospiza reichenovii – Red-faced Crimsonwing (5)
Estrilda nonnula – Black-crowned Waxbill (5)
Mandingoa nitidula – Green Twinspot (1)
Spermophaga haematina – Western Bluebill (8)

Prunellidae – accentors & dunnocks

Prunella modularis – Dunnock (79)

Passeridae – Old World sparrows

Passer domesticus – House Sparrow (16)
Passer griseus – Northern Grey-headed Sparrow (14)
Passer montanus – Eurasian Tree Sparrow (48)

Motacillidae – pipits & wagtails

Anthus pratensis – Meadow Pipit (13)
Anthus trivialis – Tree Pipit (28)
Anthus campestris – Tawny Pipit (1) NEW
Anthus cervinus – Red-throated Pipit (1)
Motacilla alba – White Wagtail (257) Ageing & sexing article
Motacilla cinerea – Grey Wagtail (26)
Motacilla flava – Western Yellow Wagtail (78)

Fringillidae – finches & euphonias

Fringillinae

Fringilla coelebs – Common Chaffinch (48)
Fringilla montifringilla – Brambling (28)

Carduelinae

Acanthis flammea – Common Redpoll (3)
Carduelis carduelis – European Goldfinch (60)
Carpodacus erythrinus – Common Rosefinch (12)
Chloris chloris – European Greenfinch (128)
Coccothraustes coccothraustes – Hawfinch (57)
Crithagra burtoni – Thick-billed Seedeater (5)
Linaria cannabina – Common Linnet (11)
Linurgus olivaceus – Oriole Finch (53)
Loxia curvirostra – Red Crossbill (4)
Pyrrhula pyrrhula – Eurasian Bullfinch (6)
Serinus serinus – European Serin (49)
Spinus spinus – Eurasian Siskin (101)

Emberizidae – Old World buntings

Emberiza calandra – Corn Bunting (5)
Emberiza citrinella – Yellowhammer (91)
Emberiza cirlus – Cirl Bunting (3)
Emberiza goslingi – Gosling's Bunting (2)
Emberiza schoeniclus – Common Reed Bunting (97)