List of birds of Svalbard

Breeding status

• Abundant breeder – breeds annually, with >10,000 breeding pairs
• Common breeder – breeds annually, with <10,000 breeding pairs
• Irregular breeder – does not breed annually, and only a few pairs
• Dispersed breeder – breeds annually, but dispersedly
• Winter visitor – spends the winter months in Svalbard
• Annual – found in small numbers every year
• Occasional – rare, occasional visitor, not every year
• Vagrant – rare, less than 20 records
• Rare vagrant – rare, less than 5 records
• Introduced – either introduced purposely or accidentally by humans, or a bird that came to Svalbard with the assistance of humans

Ducks, geese, swans, and eiders

Pheasants, grouse, and partridges

Swifts

Cuckoos

Doves and pigeons

Rails and crakes

Cranes

Grebes

Oystercatchers

Plovers and lapwings