The birds accounted for here belong to very different species of which there are not many in Iceland, only around 10 bird species. Of falcons, hawks and eagles there is only one species of each. There are two owl species, of gallinaceous birds there is only the Ptarmigan and of pigeons there is also only the Rock Dove.

	Bjargdúfa – Rock Dove – Columba livia	ORNOSK blogs
	Brandugla  – Short-eared Owl – Asio flammeus	ORNOSK blogs
	Eyrugla – Long-eared Owl  – Asio otus	ORNOSK blogs
	Fálki – Gyrfalcon – Falco rusticolus	ORNOSK blogs
	Haförn – White-tailed eagle – Haliaeetus albicilla	ORNOSK blogs
	Rjúpa – Ptarmigan  – Lagopus mutus	ORNOSK blogs
	Smyrill – Merlin – Falco columbarius	ORNOSK blogs