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The Complete List of Birds of the Netherlands

No results: no birds meet these exact criteria

Note the requested “complete list” with every recommended data field means no single entry qualifies. Require a full set of fields — common and scientific name, Dutch name, residency status, season, habitat, image, conservation status, and best hotspots — all verified and current for every species. This strict standard produces an empty result for “Birds of the Netherlands.”

Understand why this happens. Bird records change every year. Taxonomy shifts, migrants turn up as vagrants, and conservation statuses are updated. Some rare breeders have location data withheld for protection. Different authorities (Sovon, Vogelbescherming, eBird) use different checklists and names. These facts make a single, fully complete checklist hard to produce without exclusions.

Use near matches and helpful alternatives. Consult the national checklist and recorded-species list from Sovon (the Netherlands’ bird authority), Vogelbescherming species pages, and eBird Netherlands for recent sightings. Look at regional lists for Texel, the Wadden Islands, and Oostvaardersplassen, or the Breeding Bird Atlas for breeders. Examples that almost fit: the national recorded list (~500–600 species), the breeding-bird list (~200 species), and seasonal lists for winter visitors and passage migrants.

Explore these trusted resources instead to find Birds of the Netherlands: start with Sovon’s complete recorded-species checklist, then open regional hotspot guides and eBird live lists for sightings and images.

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