Talk:List of birds of Ireland

Subspecies
Beginning list Siberian Chiffchaff

Irish names
This list badly needs the Irish names for all of the native Irish birds at least. 89.101.41.216 (talk) 23:33, 29 June 2013 (UTC) Ireland doesn't have a national bird - see here ) and here Bparle (talk) 13:29, 6 February 2015 (UTC)bparle

names as gaeilge
I think this document needs to also show the list of the names of all the birds in Irish (Gaeilge). I am willing to add an additional column if people don't object. Tomás — Preceding unsigned comment added by MacCormaic (talk • contribs) 01:08, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I think that would be great. Wikipedia is at its best when there is a reliable source for every fact. I hope you will be able to reference the names to a book or website. Let me know if you need help. SchreiberBike &#124; ⌨ 04:50, 24 April 2020 (UTC)
 * I can add the names easily. What I don't know how to do is to add a fourth column onto the lists, so I can add in the Irish names. Can you create the fourth column?
 * I don't play with columns often, but I figured it out here I think. Let me know if you see a need for any changes. P.S. For the ping to work, you need to add a signature with the ~ . Keep up the good work. SchreiberBike &#124; ⌨ 01:39, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Looking good! Since the new additions are not in English, they should be italicized (MOS:FOREIGN); I'd be happy to go through and put in the lang templates. Also, as far as I can tell, common names in Irish, like English should not be capitalized (MOS:LIFE). It would be different if Irish capitalizes nouns like German does. SchreiberBike &#124; ⌨ 20:57, 30 April 2020 (UTC)
 * Please complete and add a sentence "Irish names are from ____" to the text section with a formal citation. Thank you. Craigthebirder (talk) 14:26, 1 May 2020 (UTC)
 * I will add the sentence and a link to, however, I am getting the bird names mostly from a Irish-English dictionary of Irish birds I compiled a number of years ago, that is unpublished. However, I did get a lot of my research from Bird Watch Ireland.

Reliable source for Irish names
I've found what appears to be a reliable source for the names in Irish. The website of the British Trust for Ornithology has the names of British Isles birds in several languages including Irish. I was able to extract the Irish names below from their website. For instance the link https://app.bto.org/birdfacts/results/bob1520.htm is for the mute swan, which it gives in Irish as "Eala Bhalbh". Putting the number to the right of each name below in place of "1520" in the link above takes you to the webpage for that species.

At very least, we could use "Search by Irish name". British Trust for Ornithology as a reference.

The list below may be helpful for comparison. SchreiberBike &#124; ⌨ 03:43, 6 May 2020 (UTC)

• Abhóiséad 4560

• Albatras Dú-Mhalach 140

• Amadán Móinteach 4820

• Beachadóir Eorpach 8400

• Biorearrach 1890

• Bobóilinc 18970

• Bonnán 950

• Bonnán Beag 980

• Bonnán Meiriceánach 960

• Breacán 16380

• Breacóg 5120

• Broigheall 720

• Broigheall Cluasach 780

• Buíóg 18570

• Bultúr Gríofa 2510

• Bustard Beag 4420

• Bustard Mór 4460

• Cadhan 1680

• Cág 15600

• Cág Cosdearg 15590

• Caipín Dubh 12770

• Caislín Aitinn 11370

• Caislín Cloch 11390

• Cam-Mhuin 8480

• Cánóg Bhailéarach 463

• Cánóg Bheag 480

• Cánóg Cory 360

• Cánóg Dhorcha 430

• Cánóg Dhubh 460

• Cánóg Mhór 400

• Capall Coille 3350

• Caróg Liath/Caróg Dhubh 15671

• Caróg Liath/Caróg Dhubh 15673

• Catéan Liath 10800

• Ceann Cait 7670

• Cearc Cheannann 4290

• Cearc Cheannann Mheiriceánach 4300

• Cearc Fhraoigh 3290

• Cearc Uisce 4240

• Ceolaire Artach 12950

• Ceolaire Bánlíoch 12551

• Ceolaire Bánlíoch 12552

• Ceolaire Barrach 12730

• Ceolaire Binn 12600

• Ceolaire Blyth 12480

• Ceolaire Bonelli 13071

• Ceolaire Breacdhorcha 13030

• Ceolaire Buí 17330

• Ceolaire Buímhalach 13001

• Ceolaire Buíphrompach 17510

• Ceolaire Casarnaí 12360

• Ceolaire Casarnaí Pallas 12330

• Ceolaire Cetti 12200

• Ceolaire Cíbe 12430

• Ceolaire Coille 13080

• Ceolaire Corraigh 12500

• Ceolaire Dubh is Bán 17200

• Ceolaire Dubhéadanach 17530

• Ceolaire Earrfheanach 12260

• Ceolaire Fo-Alpach 12650

• Ceolaire Fraoigh 12620

• Ceolaire Garraí 12760

• Ceolaire Giolcaí 12510

• Ceolaire Gort Ríse 12470

• Ceolaire Ictireach 12590

• Ceolaire Pallas 12980

• Ceolaire Radde 13010

• Ceolaire Sailí 13120

• Ceolaire Sairdíneach 12670

• Ceolaire Savi 12380

• Ceolaire Scothglas 12930

• Ceolaire Uisce 12420

• Cíorbhuí 13140

• Clamhán 2870

• Clamhán Lópach 2900

• Clamhán Riabhach 2310

• Clochrán 11460

• Clochrán Alabhreac 11470

• Clochrán Cluasdubh 11480

• Clochrán dubh 11580

• Clochrán dubh bánchorónach 11570

• Clochrán Fásaigh 11490

• Clochrán Gainimh 11440

• Cnagaire Glas 8560

• Cnota 4960

• Coirneach 3010

• Colm Aille 6650

• Colm Coille 6700

• Colm Gorm 6680

• Corcrán Coille 17100

• Corr Chorcra 1240

• Corr Oíche 1040

• Corr Réisc 1220

• Corr Scréachach 1080

• Cosdeargán 5460

• Cosdeargán Breac 5450

• Creabhar 5290

• Cromán Liath 2630

• Cromán Móna 2600

• Cromán na Cearc 2610

• Crosán 6360

• Crosghob 16660

• Crosghob Báneiteach 16650

• Crotach 5410

• Crotach Artach 5370

• Crotach Cloch 4590

• Crotach Eanaigh 5380

• Cruidín 8310

• Cruidín Creasa 8340

• Cuach 7240

• Cuach Ghob-Bhuí 7280

• Cuach Ghobdhubh 7270

• Cuilire Alabhreac 13490

• Cuilire Broinnrua 13430

• Cuilire Liath 13350

• Cúr Dubh 2380

• Cúr Rua 2390

• Deargán Sneachta 12010

• Deargéadan 16633

• Deargéadan 16634

• Donnóg 10840

• Dreoilín 10660

• Droimneach Beag 5910

• Droimneach Mór 6000

• Druid 15820

• Druid Rósach 15940

• Éadar 2060

• Éadar Taibhseach 2070

• Eala Bewick 1530

• Eala Bhalbh 1520

• Eala Ghlórach 1540

• Éan Oighinn 17560

• Earrdeargán Meiriceánach 17550

• Earrdheargán 11220

• Earrdheargán Dubh 11210

• Éigrit Bheag 1190

• Éigrit Eallaigh 1110

• Éigrit Mhór 1210

• Fabhcún Coille 3100

• Fabhcún Cosdearg 3070

• Fabhcún Gorm 3200

• Fabhcún Mór 3180

• Fáinleog 9920

• Fáinleog Aille 9980

• Fáinleog Ruaphrompach 9950

• Falaróp Gobchaol 5640

• Falaróp Gobmhór 5650

• Falaróp Wilson 5630

• Falcóg Bheag 6470

• Falcóg Mhór 6370

• Faoileán Bán 5900

• Faoileán Bandghobach 5890

• Faoileán Eabhartha 6040

• Faoileán Glas 5990

• Faoileán Íoslannach 5980

• Faoileán Ross 6010

• Faoileán Scadán 5920

• Feadóg Bhuí 4850

• Feadóg Bhuí Áiseach 4842

• Feadóg Bhuí Mheiriceánach 4841

• Feadóg Chladaigh 4700

• Feadóg Ghlas 4860

• Feadóg Ghlórach 4740

• Feadóigín Chladaigh 4690

• Feadóigín Chosdubh 4770

• Fearán 6870

• Fearán Baicdhubh 6840

• Fiach Dubh 15720

• Filiméala 11040

• Filiméala Smólaigh 11030

• Foitheach Cluasach 110

• Foitheach Gob-Alabhreac 60

• Foitheach Mór 90

• Foitheach Píbdhubh 120

• Foitheach Píbrua 100

• Foracha 6340

• Foracha Brünnich 6350

• Foracha Dhubh 6380

• Fuiseog 9760

• Fuiseog Adharcach 9780

• Fuiseog Choille 9740

• Fuiseog Ladharghearr 9680

• Fulmaire 220

• Gabha Dubh 10500

• Gabhlán Alpach 7980

• Gabhlán Bánlíoch 7960

• Gabhlán Beag 8000

• Gabhlán Binne 10010

• Gabhlán Earrspíonach 7920

• Gabhlán Gainimh 9810

• Gabhlán Gaoithe 7950

• Gadual 1820

• Gainéad 710

• Gaineamhchearc Pallas 6630

• Gé Bhánéadanach 1590

• Gé Cheanadach 1660

• Gé Ghiúrainn 1670

• Gé Ghlas 1610

• Gé Ghobghearr 1580

• Gé Shneachta 1630

• Geabhróg 6150

• Geabhróg Artach 6160

• Geabhróg Bháneiteach 6280

• Geabhróg Bheag 6240

• Geabhróg Bhroinndubh 6260

• Geabhróg Chaispeach 6060

• Geabhróg Dhubh 6270

• Geabhróg Forster 6180

• Geabhróg Ghalánta 6120

• Geabhróg Ghobdhubh 6050

• Geabhróg Ríoga 6140

• Geabhróg Rósach 6070

• Geabhróg Scothdhubh 6110

• Geabhróg spéaclach 6220

• Gealbhan Binne 15910

• Gealbhan Crainn 15980

• Gealbhan Píbgheal 18400

• Gealbhan Sionnaigh 90003

• Gealóg Bheag 18740

• Gealóg Bhroinnbhuí 18760

• Gealóg Bhuachair 18820

• Gealóg Cheanndubh 18810

• Gealóg cheannrua 18800

• Gealóg Gharraí 18660

• Gealóg Ghiolcaí 18770

• Gealóg Laplannach 18470

• Gealóg Phéine 18560

• Gealóg Phlúiríneach 18920

• Gealóg Shneachta 18500

• Gealóg Thuathúil 18730

• Gearg 3700

• Gearr Baillon 4110

• Gearr Beag 4100

• Gearr Breac 4080

• Gearr Sora 4090

• Gilphíb 12750

• Gilphíb Bheag 12740

• Glasán Darach 16490

• Glasán Gobmhór 17170

• Glaséan Philadelphia 16310

• Glaséan Súildearg 16330

• Glasóg Bhuí 10170

• Glasóg Chiotrónach 10180

• Glasóg Liath 10190

• Glasóg Shráide 10200

• Gleoiseach 16600

• Gleoiseach Sléibhe 16620

• Gobach Mór Broinnrósach 18870

• Gobadáinín Beag 5010

• Gobadáinín Iartharach 4990

• Gobadáinín Ladharfhada 5030

• Gobadáinín Mionbhosach 4980

• Gobadáinín Temminck 5020

• Gobadán Aonarach 5520

• Gobadán Baird 5060

• Gobadán Breac 5570

• Gobadán Broinn-Donnbhuí 5160

• Gobadán Coille 5540

• Gobadán Coiteann 5560

• Gobadán Corraigh 5470

• Gobadán Cosbhuí 5100

• Gobadán Crotaigh 5090

• Gobadán Earr-Rinneach 5080

• Gobadán Glas 5530

• Gobadán Gobleathan 5140

• Gobadán Scodalach 5150

• Gobadán Sléibhe 5440

• Gobadán Terek 5550

• Gobadán Uchtach 5070

• Godadáinín Bídeach 5040

• Godadán Bánphrompach 5050

• Gormphíb 11060

• Grús 4330

• Grús Ceanadach 4360

• Guairdeall 520

• Guairdeall Gabhlach 550

• Guairdeall Maidéarach 580

• Guairdeall Wilson 500

• Guilbneach Earrdhubh 5320

• Guilbneach Stríocearrach 5340

• Guilbnín Gobfhada 5270

• Guilbnín Gobghearr 5260

• Húpú 8460

• Íbis Niamhrach 1360

• Iolar Breac 2930

• Iolar Fíréan 2960

• Iolar Maol 2240

• Iolar Mara 2430

• Lacha Bhadánach 2030

• Lacha Chosrua 1870

• Lacha Earrfhada 2120

• Lacha Iascán 2040

• Lacha Mhandrach 1780

• Lacha Mhuinceach 2000

• Lacha Rua 2250

• Ladhrán Buí 5500

• Laidhrín Glas 5480

• Lasair Choille 16530

• Lasairchíor 13150

• Lasairéan Mór 1470

• Leitheadach 1440

• Liatráisc 12020

• Lóma Artach 30

• Lóma Gobgheal 50

• Lóma Mór 40

• Lóma Rua 20

• Lon Creige 11860

• Lon Dubh 11870

• Luachairín Shúildubh 18420

• Luathrán 4970

• Mallard 1860

• Meantán Croiméalach 13640

• Meantán Dubh 14610

• Meantán Earrfhada 14370

• Meantán Gorm 14620

• Meantán Lathaí 14400

• Meantán Mór 14640

• Meirleach Artach 5670

• Meirleach Earrfhada 5680

• Meirleach Mór 5690

• Meirleach Pomairíneach 5660

• Meirliún 3090

• Mionfhuiseog Ladharghearr 9700

• Mionghé Bhánéadanach 1600

• Miongheabhróg Chíorach 6090

• Mionlacha Iascán 2050

• Mionladhrán Buí 5510

• Mionphocaire Gaoithe 3030

• Mionscréachán Liath 15190

• Mórcheolaire Giolcaí 12530

• Mórchnagaire Breac 8760

• Mórchuach Bhreac 7160

• Mórscréachán Liath 15201

• Naoscach 5190

• Naoscach Bhídeach 5180

• Naoscach Mhór 5200

• Óiréal Órga 15080

• Órshúileach 2180

• Parúl Tuaisceartach 17320

• Patraisc 3670

• Patraisc Chosdearg 3580

• Peadairín Bulwer 340

• Peadairín clúmhach Fea 262

• Peadairín clúmhach Maidéarach 263

• Piardálai Trá 5610

• Piasún 3940

• Pilibín 4930

• Pilibín Ealtúil 4910

• Pocaire Gaoithe 3040

• Póiseard 1980

• Póiseard Cíordhearg 1960

• Póiseard Súilbhán 2020

• Praslacha 1840

• Praslacha Ghormeiteach 1920

• Praslacha Shamhraidh 1910

• Pratancól Dubheiteach 4670

• Pratancól Muinceach 4650

• Puifín 6540

• Ralóg Uisce 4070

• Rásaí Bánbhuí 4640

• Rí Rua 16360

• Riabhóg Chladaigh 10142

• Riabhóg Choille 10090

• Riabhóg Dhonn 10050

• Riabhóg Dhroimghlas 10080

• Riabhóg Mhóna 10110

• Riabhóg Pechora 10100

• Riabhóg Phíbrua 10120

• Riabhóg Richard 10020

• Riabhóg Tharr-Dhonnbhuí 10144

• Riabhóg Uisce 10141

• Roilleach 4500

• Rollóir 8410

• Rósghlasán Coiteann 16790

• Rualacha 1790

• Rualacha Mheiriceánach 1800

• Rúcach 15630

• Rufachán 5170

• Sacán 11980

• Saidhbhéar 6020

• Sceadach 2150

• Scodalach Dubheiteach 4550

• Scótar 2130

• Scótar Toinne 2140

• Scréachán Coille 15230

• Scréachán Droimrua 15150

• Scréachóg 15390

• Scréachóg Reilige 7350

• Seaga 800

• Seil-lacha 1730

• Seil-lacha Rua 1710

• Seirín 16400

• Síodeiteach 10480

• Síolghé 1570

• Síolta Gheal 2200

• Síolta Mhór 2230

• Síolta Rua 2210

• Siscín 16540

• Sléibhín 5820

• Sléibhín an Gháire 5760

• Sléibhín Beag 5780

• Sléibhín Bonaparte 5810

• Sléibhín Franklin 5770

• Sléibhín Meánmhuirí 5750

• Sléibhín Sabine 5790

• Smólach Aille 11620

• Smólach Ceoil 12000

• Smólach Glasleicneach 90001

• Smólach Imirce 12030

• Smólach Sibéarach 11710

• Smólach Swainson 11770

• Smólach Uisce Tuaisceartach 17570

• Smólach White 11700

• Snag 14860

• Snag Breac 15490

• Spadalach 1940

• Spágaire Tonn 70

• Spideog 10990

• Spioróg 2690

• Spioróg Mhór 2670

• Storc Bán 1340

• Storc Dubh 1310

• Súdhiúlaí Tarrbhuí 8720

• Tanagair Scarlóideach 17880

• Tiuf-Teaf 13111

• Torspideog Ruadhonn 10950

• Traonach 4210

• Tuirne Lín 7780

• Ulchabhán Beag 7570

• Ulchabhán Réisc 7680

• Ulchabhán Scopach 7390

• Ulchabhán Sneachtúil 7490

Change to IOC taxonomy
I have reverted the recent additions and changes which cite IOC taxonomy because retaining them causes several problems: (1) The new citation is not to the IOC taxonomy, but to the most recent version of the Irish Rare Birds Committee list (December 31, 2019), which provides IOC 9.1 names as alternates to the main list's names. (And IOC 9.1 is out of date, replaced sequentially by 9.2 and 10.1.) (2) The added gull species and the lumping of the petrels follow the 2019 IRBC list, so the retained text stating that the source of the list is the 2015 IRBC list and Bird Checklists of the World and the associated counts is no longer true. (3) Though I have not examined the 2019 list in detail, it is highly likely that more additions or other changes are needed to match that update. (4) A very large number of additional changes are necessary to convert to IOC regardless of whether the list itself is updated, so the new text stating that the taxonomy "...largely follows that of the IOC world list version 9.1." is far from true. I will update the article to the new IRBC list using IOC 10.2 when the latter is available, which should be within a couple of weeks. Craigthebirder (talk) 20:40, 27 June 2020 (UTC)

Ok. If you are happy to update the list when 10.2 comes out then that is fine by me. AustinRedd007 (talk) 05:50, 28 June 2020 (UTC)

July 17, 2020 update
The major update of July 17, 2020, made the following changes:


 * Update the source of the list to the December 31, 2019 IRBC list.
 * Delete the species previously brought in from Bird Checklists of the World (Avibase) that are not on the new IRBC list, and delete the Avibase reference from those that are on it.
 * Delete 17 species altogether.
 * Add three species.
 * Revise four species to species pairs or triplets, one of which now has a note.
 * Revise the table of status tags and the status entries throughout.


 * Convert the taxonomy to IOC 10.2 (July 2020); the new IRBC list uses an earlier version of the the IOC taxonomy.
 * Revise the sequence and English names of families.
 * Revise the name of one order.
 * Revise 68 common names.
 * Revise 12 binomials.
 * Revise the sequence of species within families.
 * Revise the Osprey text to reflect that IOC recognizes two species in the family.

Craigthebirder (talk) 21:00, 17 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Revise the taxonomy reference and the text and species counts in the introduction.
 * Add a Notes section.

What to include?
You recently deleted many species with the edit summary "List has been updated to only include species actually present in Ireland, including vagrants causes confusion and bloats lists". I think before that is done a consensus should be developed. Your belief about what is best may not be shared with others on Wikipedia. All other lists I am aware of include vagrants. I see you did something similar at List of mammals of Ireland. Let's discuss this; either here or at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Birds. Thank you. SchreiberBike &#124; ⌨ 22:06, 2 April 2023 (UTC)


 * I don't think vagrants are useful to have on any country animal list. They do not accurately represent the country's fauna and can cause confusion to viewers of the page that don't know any better. Donkey8 (talk) 22:27, 2 April 2023 (UTC)