Ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea ( tadorne casarca) (A).Egyptian goose, Alopochen aegyptiaca ( ouette d'Egypte) (I).Whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus ( cygne chanteur).Tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus ( cygne siffleur).Black swan, Cygnus atratus ( Cygne noir) (I).Mute swan, Cygnus olor ( cygne tuberculé).

Red-breasted goose, Branta ruficollis ( bernache à cou roux) (A).Canada goose, Branta canadensis ( bernache du Canada) (I).Barnacle goose, Branta leucopsis ( bernache nonnette).Brant, Branta bernicla ( bernache cravant).Pink-footed goose, Anser brachyrhynchus ( oie à bec court) (A).Tundra bean-goose, Anser serrirostris ( Oie de la toundra).Taiga bean-goose, Anser fabalis ( oie des moissons).Lesser white-fronted goose, Anser erythropus ( oie naine) (A).Greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons ( oie rieuse).Graylag goose, Anser anser ( oie cendrée).Snow goose, Anser caerulescens ( oie des neiges) (A).(I) Introduced - a species introduced to France as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions, and has become established.(A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in France.The following tags have been used to highlight some categories of occurrence the tags are from Bird Checklists of the World and the Clements taxonomy. This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (English and scientific names) are those of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition. For the birds in the French Overseas territories, see: List of birds of French Guiana, List of birds of French Polynesia, List of birds of Guadeloupe, List of birds of Martinique, List of birds of Réunion, and List of birds of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. There is also a specific list for the birds of Corsica.

Metropolitan France is the French mainland, adjacent islands, and Corsica. Of them, 235 are accidental and 12 have been introduced by humans. This list of birds of Metropolitan France includes a total of 620 species according to with supplemental additions from Avibase.

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