Norwegian Birds

Birds of Norway

Frequently I have wanted to know the Norwegian names of birds whose English names I knew, and vice versa. I've not found a book that has this information. One day, I hope to find one.

But in the meantime, I've done what I could to cross reference the Latin, Norwegian, and English names of over 200 birds found in Norway. The references I used for this were Aschehoug's Fuglebok and Princeton Field Guides Birds of Europe.

These Norwegian bird names are shown in the table below. This information can help a great deal when speaking with Norwegians about bird watching in Norway.

The table is presented in alphabetical order. Click on a column title to sort the data by that column.

Norwegian name	English name	Latin name
Ærfugl	(Common) Eider	Somateria mallissima
Åkerrikse	Corncrake	Crex crex
Alke	Razorbill	Alca torda
Alkekonge	Little Auk (Dovekie)	Alle alle
Bøksanger	Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Bergand	(Greater) Scaup	Aythya marila
Bergirisk	Twite	Carduelis flavirostris
Bjørkefink	Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla
Blåmeis	Blue Tit	Parus caeruleus
Blåstrupe	Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica
Bokfink	(Common) Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs
Boltit	(Eurasian) Dotterel	Charadrius morinellus
Brunnakke	(Eurasian) Wigeon	Anas penelope
Brunsisik	Lesser Redpoll	Carduelis cabaret / Carduelis flammea cabaret
Brushane	Ruff	Philomachus pugnax
Buskskvett	Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra
Bydue	Feral Pigeon	Columba livia domesticus
Dobbeltbekkasin	Great Snipe	Gallinago media
Dompap	(Eurasian) Bullfinch	Phyrrhula phyrrhula
Duetrost	Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus
Dvergdykker	Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis
Dvergfalk	Merlin	Falco columbarius
Dverggås	Lesser White-fronted Goose	Anser erythropus
Dverglo	Little Ringed Plover	Charadrius dubius
Dvergmåke	Little Gull	Larus minutus
Dvergsnipe	Little Stint	Calidris minuta
Dvergspett	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos minor
Dvergspurv	Little Bunting	Emberiza pusilla
Dvergsvane	Bewick's Swan	Cygnus columbianus
Enkeltbekkasin	(Common) Snipe	Gallinago gallinago
Fasan	(Common) Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus
Fiskeørn	Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
Fiskemåke	Common Gull (Mew Gull)	Larus canus
Fjæreplytt	Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima
Fjellerke	Horned Lark (Shore Lark)	Eremophila alpestris
Fjelljo	Long-tailed Skua	Stercorarius longicaudus
Fjellmyrløper	Broad-billed Sandpiper	Limicola falcinellus
Fjellrype	(Rock) Ptarmigan	Lagopus mutus
Fjellvåk	Rough-legged Buzzard	Buteo lagopus
Flaggspett	Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major
Fossekall	(White-throated) Dipper	Cinclus cinclus
Fuglekonge	Goldcrest	Regulus regulus
Furukorsnebb	Parrott Crossbill	Loxia pytyopsittacus
Gjøk	(Common) Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus
Gjerdesmett	(Winter) Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes
Gluttsnipe	(Common) Greenshank	Tringa nebularia
Gråfluesnapper	Spotted Flycatcher	Musciapa striata
Grågås	Greylag Goose	Anser anser
Gråhegre	Grey Heron	Ardea cinerea
Gråmåke	Herring Gull	Larus argentatus
Gråsisik	(Common) Redpoll	Carduelis flammea
Gråspett	Grey-headed Woodpecker	Picus canus
Gråspurv	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus
Gråstrupedykker	Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena
Gråtrost	Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris
Grølandsmåke	Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides
Grønnfink	(European) Greenfinch	Carduelis chloris
Grønnsisik	(Eurasian) Siskin	Carduelis spinus
Grønnspett	(European) Green Woodpecker	Picus viridis
Grønnstilk	Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola
Grankorsnebb	Common Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra
Granmeis	Willow Tit	Parus montanus
Gransanger	Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita
Gravand	(Common) Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna
Gresshoppesanger	(Common) Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella naevia
Gulerle	Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava
Gulnebblom	Yellow-billed Loon	Gavia adamsii
Gulsanger	Icterine Warbler	Hippolais icterina
Gulspurv	Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella
Hønsehauk	(Northern) Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis
Hagesanger	Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin
Hauksanger	Barred Warbler	Sylvia nisoria
Haukugle	(Northern) Hawk Owl	Surnia ulula
Havørn	White-tailed Eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla
Havelle	Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis
Havhest	(Northern) Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis
Havlire	Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus
Havsule	(Northern) Gannet	Morus bassanus
Havsvale	(European) Storm-petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus
Heilo	(European) Golden Plover	Pluvialis apricaria
Heipiplerke	Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis
Hettemåke	Black-headed Gull	Larus ridibundus
Horndykker	Horned Grebe (Slavonian Grebe)	Podiceps auritus
Hornugle	Long-eared Owl	Asio otus
Hortulan	Ortolan Bunting	Emberiza hortulana
Hvitkinggås	Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis
Hvitryggspett	White-backed Woodpecker	Dendrocopos leucotos
Isfugl	(Common) Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis
Islom	Great Northern Loon	Gavia immer
Jaktfalk	Gyr Falcon	Falco rusticolus
Jernspurv	Dunnock	Prunella modularis
Jerpe	Hazel Grouse	Bonasa bonasia
Jordugle	Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
Kaie	(Western) Jackdaw	Corvus monedula
Kanadagås	Canada Goose	Branta canadensis
Kattugle	Tawny Owl	Strix aluco
Kjøttmeis	Great Tit	Parus major
Kjernebiter	Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Knekkand	Garganey	Anas querquedula
Knoppsvane	Mute Swan	Cygnus olor
Kongeørn	Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos
Konglebit	Pine Grosbeak	Pinicola enucleator
Kornkråke	Rook	Corvus frugilegus
Kortnebbgås	Pink-footed Goose	Anser brachrhynchus
Kråke	Hooded Crow	Corvus corone cornix
Krikkand	(Common) Teal	Anas crecca
Krykkje	(Black-legged) Kitiwake	Rissa tridactyla
Kvartbekkasin	Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus
Kvinand	(Common) Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula
Låvesvale	Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Løvmeis	Marsh Tit	Parus palustris
Løvsanger	Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus
Laksand	Goosander	Mergus merganser
Lappfiskand	Smew	Mergellus albellus
Lappilplerke	Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus
Lappmeis	Siberian Tit	Parus cinctus
Lappsanger	Arctic Warbler	Phylloscopus borealis
Lappspove	Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica
Lappspurv	Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus
Lappugle	Great Grey Owl	Strix nebulosa
Lavskrike	Siberian Jay	Perisoreus infastus
Lerkefalk	(Eurasian) Hobby	Falco subbuteo
Linerle	White / Pied Wagtail	Motacilla alba
Lirype	Willow Grouse	Lagopus lagopus
Lomvi	(Common) Guillemot	Uria aalge
Lunde	(Atlantic) Puffin	Fratercula arctica
Måltrost	Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos
Møller	Lesser Whitethroat	Sylvia curruca
Makrellterne	Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
Munk	Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla
Musvåk	Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo
Myrhauk	Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus
Myrrikse	Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana
Myrsanger	Marsh Warbler	Acrocephalus palustris
Myrsnipe	Dunlin	Calidris alpina
Nøttekråke	(Spotted) Nutcracker	Nucifraga caryocatactes
Nøtteskrike	(Eurasian) Jay	Garrulus glandarius
Nattergal	Thrush Nightingale	Luscinia luscinia
Nattravn	(European) Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus
Orrfugl	Black Grouse	Tetrao tetrix
Perleugle	Tengmalm's Owl	Aegolius funereus
Pilfink	(Eurasian) Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus
Pirol	(Eurasian) Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus
Polarjo	Pomarine Skua	Stercorarius pomarinus
Polarlomvi	Brünich's Guillemot	Uria lomvia
Polarmåke	Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus
Polarsisik	Arctic Redpoll	Carduelis hornemanni
Polarsnipe	(Red) Knot	Calidris canutus
Polarsvømmesnipe	Red Phalarope (Grey Phalarope)	Phalaropus fulicarius
Praktærfugl	King Eider	Somateria spectabilis
Rødnebbterne	Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea
Rødstilk	(Common) Redshank	Tringa totanus
Rødstjert	(Common) Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Rødstrupe	(European) Robin	Erithacus rubecula
Rødvingetrost	Redwing	Turdus iliacus
Rørsanger	(European) Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Rapphøne	Grey Partridge	Perdix perdix
Ravn	(Common) Raven	Corvus corax
Ringdue	(Common) Wood Pigeon	Columba palumbus
Ringgås	Brent Goose	Branta bernicla
Ringtrost	Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus
Rosenfink	Common Rosefinch	Carpodacus erythrinus
Rugde	(Eurasian) Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola
Sægås	Bean Goose	Anser fabalis
Sandløper	Sanderling	Calidris alba
Sandlo	(Common) Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula
Sandsvale	Sand Martin	Riparia riparia
Sanglerke	(Common) Skylark	Alauda arvensis
Sangsvane	Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus
Sidensvans	(Bohemian) Waxwing	Bombycilla garrulus
Siland	Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator
Sildemåke	Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus
Sivhøne	(Common) Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
Sivhauk	Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus
Sivsanger	Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Sivspurv	(Common) Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus
Sjøorre	Velvet Scoter	Melanitta fusca
Skjære	(Common) Magpie	Pica pica
Skjærpiplerke	Rock Pipit	Anthus petrosus
Skjeand	(Northern) Shoveler	Anas clypeata
Skjeggmeis	Bearded Reedling	Panurus biarmicus
Skogdue	Stock Dove	Columba oenas
Skogsnipe	Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus
Smålom	Red-throated Loon	Gavia stellata
Småspove	Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Snøspurv	Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis
Snøugle	Snowy Owl	Bubo scandiacus (Nyctea Scandiaca)
Snadderand	Gadwall	Anas strepera
Sothøne	(Eurasian) Coot	Fulica atra
Sotsnipe	Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus
Spettemeis	(Eurasian) Nuthatch	Sitta europaea
Splitterne	Sandwich Tern	Sterna sandvicensis
Spurvehauk	(Eurasian) Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus
Spurveugle	(Eurasian) Pygmy Owl	Glaucidium passerinum
Stær	(Common) Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
Startbak	Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus
Steinskvett	(Northern) Wheateater	Oenanthe oenanthe
Steinvender	(Ruddy) Turnstone	Arenaria interpres
Stellerand	Steller's Eider	Polystica stelleri
Stillits	(European) Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis
Stjertand	(Northern) Pintail	Anas acuta
Stjertmeis	Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus
Stokkand	Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
Storfugl	Capercaillie	Tetrao urogallus
Storjo	Great Skua	Stercorarius skua
Storlom	Black-throated Loon	Gavia arctica
Stormsvale	Leach's Storm-petrel	Oceanodrama leucorhoa
Storskarv	(Great) Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
Storspove	(Eurasian) Curlew	Numenius arquata
Strandsnipe	Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
Svømmesnipe	Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus
Svartand	Common Scoter	Melanitta nigra
Svarthalespove	Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa
Svarthvit fluesnapper	(European) Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca
Svartkråke	Carrion Crow	Corvus corone corone
Svartmeis	Coal Tit	Parus ater
Svartrødstjert	Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros
Svartspett	Black Woodpecker	Dyrocopus martius
Svartstrupe	(Common) Stonechat	Saxicola torquata
Svarttrost	(Common) Blackbird	Turdus merula
Tånfalk	(Common) Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus
Tånseiler	(Common) Swift	Apus apus
Taffeland	(Common) Pochard	Aythya ferina
Taksvale	(Common) House Martin	Delichon urbica
Teist	Black Guillemot	Cepphus grylle
Temmincksnipe	Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii
Tjeld	(Eurasian) Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus
Toppand	Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula
Toppdykker	Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus
Toppmeis	Crested Tit	Parus cristatus
Toppskarv	(European) Shag	Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Tornirisk	(Common) Linet	Carduelis cannabina
Tornsanger	(Common) Whitethroat	Sylvia communis
Tornskate	Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio
Trane	(Common) Crane	Grus grus
Trekryper	(Eurasian) Treecreeper	Certhia familiaris
Trelerke	Woodlark	Lullula arborea
Trepiplerke	Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis
Tretåspett	Three-toed Woodpecker	Picoides tridactylus
Tundragås	(Greater) White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons
Tundralo	Grey Plover	Pluvialis squatarola
Tundrasnipe	Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea
Turteldue	(European) Turtle Dove	Streptopelia turtur
Tyrkedue	(Eurasian) Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto
Tyvjo	Arctic Skua	Stercorarius parasiticus
Vaktel	(Common) Quail	Coturnix coturnix
Vandrefalk	Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
Vannrikse	Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus
Varsler	Great Grey Shrike	Lanius excubitor
Vendehals	(Eurasian) Wryneck	Jynx torquilla
Vepsevåk	(European) Honey Buzzard	Pernis apivorus
Vierspurv	Rustic Bunting	Emberiza rustica
Vintererle	Grey Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea
Vipe	(Northern) Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus