List of birds of Kuwait

Template:Short description Template:Use British English This is a list of the bird species recorded in Kuwait. The avifauna of Kuwait include a total of 416 species, of which 8 have been introduced by humans. One species listed is extirpated in Kuwait.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Kuwait.

The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.

• (A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Kuwait
• (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Kuwait as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
• (Ex) Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Kuwait although populations exist elsewhere
• (X) Extinct - a species or subspecies that no longer exists

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Ostriches

Order: StruthioniformesFamily: Struthionidae

The ostrich is a flightless bird native to Africa. It is the largest living species of bird. It is distinctive in its appearance, with a long neck and legs and the ability to run at high speeds.

Common name	Vernacular name	Trinomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Notes	Image
Arabian ostrich	النعامة Al-Na3ama	Struthio camelus ssp syriacus	X	Extinct	Formerly widespread in the Arabian peninsula	File:Arabian Ostrich hunt.jpg

Ducks, geese, and waterfowl

Order: AnseriformesFamily: Anatidae

Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Graylag goose	Anser anser	N	Least concern	Increase	Winter visitor	File:Greylag goose-1.jpg
Greater white-fronted goose	Anser albifrons	A	Least concern	?	Vagrant	File:Greater white-fronted goose in flight-1413.jpg
Mute swan	Cygnus olor	A	Least concern	Increase	Single vagrant record from 1997	File:Mute Swan Emsworth2.JPG
Ruddy shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	A	Least concern	?	Vagrant	File:Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) (49093129086).jpg
Common shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	N	Least concern	Increase	Scarce winter visitor	File:Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at Sylvan Heights.jpg
Garganey	Spatula querquedula	N	Least concern	Decrease	Passage migrant and winter visitor	File:Spatula querquedula.jpg
Northern shoveler	Spatula clypeata	N	Least concern	Decrease	Winter visitor	File:Male northern shoveler in flight-0995.jpg
Gadwall	Mareca strepera	N	Least concern	Increase	Scarce winter visitor	File:Anas strepera M F.JPG
Eurasian wigeon	Mareca penelope	N	Least concern	Decrease	Winter visitor	File:Mareca penelope 2.jpg
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	N	Least concern	Increase	Common winter visitor	File:Mallard drake (anas platyrhynchos).JPG
Northern pintail	Anas acuta	N	Least concern	Decrease	Winter visitor	File:Male northern pintail (Anas acuta) in flight at Llano Seco-0708.jpg
Green-winged teal	Anas crecca	N	Least concern	?	Winter visitor	File:Teal (Anas crecca) (9).jpg
Marbled teal	Marmaronetta angustirostris	A	Vulnerable	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Marbled Teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris) (1).JPG
Red-crested pochard	Netta rufina	A	Least concern	?	Vagrant	File:Red-crested.pochard.slimbridge.arp.jpg
Common pochard	Aythya ferina	R	Vulnerable	Decrease	Scarce migrant	File:Common Pochard Aythya ferina (1). Photo at U.K..JPG
Ferruginous duck	Aythya nyroca	N	Near threatened	Decrease	Formerly a vagrant, now a rare established breeder	File:AythyaNyrocaGronvold.jpg
Tufted duck	Aythya fuligula	N	Least concern	Steady	Rare winter visitor	File:Tufted duck in Sakai, Osaka, February 2016.jpg
Long-tailed duck	Clangula hyemalis	R	Vulnerable	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Clangula hyemalis Hokkaido3 (cropped).jpg
Red-breasted merganser	Mergus serrator	A	Least concern	Steady	Single vagrant record from 1997	File:Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator, Munyon Island, Florida.jpg

Pheasants, grouse, and allies

Order: GalliformesFamily: Phasianidae

The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds which consists of quails, partridges, snowcocks, francolins, spurfowls, tragopans, monals, pheasants, peafowls and jungle fowls. In general, they are plump (although they vary in size) and have broad, relatively short wings.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
See-see partridge	Ammoperdix griseogularis	I	Least concern	Steady	Introduced	File:Ammoperdix griseogularis 1849.jpg
Common quail	Coturnix coturnix	N	Least concern	Decrease	Passage migrant	File:Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) captive specimen ... (51594461807).jpg
Chukar	Alectoris chukar	I	Least concern	Steady	Introduced	File:Chukar Partridge from Ladakh.jpg
Black francolin	Francolinus francolinus	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Francolinus francolinus 1.jpg

Flamingos

Order: PhoenicopteriformesFamily: Phoenicopteridae

Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Greater flamingo	Phoenicopterus roseus	N	Least concern	Increase	Common overwintering species; scarce breeder	File:Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) (8521269342).jpg
Lesser flamingo	Phoeniconaias minor	A	Near threatened	Decrease	Vagrant occasionally recorded, often alongside its more common relative	File:Slimbridge Lesser flamingo (Phoeniconaias minor).jpg

Grebes

Order: PodicipediformesFamily: Podicipedidae

Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Little grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	N	Least concern	Decrease	Resident	File:Tachybaptus ruficollis eating Shrimp.jpg
Horned grebe	Podiceps auritus	A	Vulnerable	Decrease	Vagrant with 2 records	File:Podiceps auritus (13909575538) (cropped).jpg
Red-necked grebe	Podiceps grisegena	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Podiceps grisegena (33665871935).jpg
Great crested grebe	Podiceps cristatus	R	Least concern	?	Rare passage migrant	File:Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) (2).jpg File:Podiceps cristatus (Great crested grebe), Arnhem, the Netherlands.jpg
Eared grebe	Podiceps nigricolis	N	Least concern	?	Winter visitor	File:Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), non-breeding plumage.jpg

Pigeons and doves

Order: ColumbiformesFamily: Columbidae

Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Rock dove (and domestic variants)	Columba livia	N	Least concern	Decrease	Domestic variants common everywhere, wild rock doves may be found near the coast	File:Feral pigeon in Bowness-on-Windermere, England.jpg
Stock dove	Columba oenas	A	Least concern	Increase	Vagrant	File:'Stock Dove (Columba oenas)', from an original painting by the Hon Alice Foljambe - 1904-02.jpg
Common wood-pigeon	Columba palumbus	N	Least concern	Increase	Overwintering species	File:Columba palumbus ssp. palumbus.jpg
Turtle-dove	Streptopelia turtur	R	Vulnerable	Decrease	Rare breeder	File:Turtle Dove compressed.jpg
Oriental dove	Streptopelia orientalis	R	Least concern	Steady	Scarce disperser, very prone to vagrancy and often found outside its defined migratory range	File:Oriental Turtle Dove - Streptopelia orientalis - P1020670.jpg
Eurasian collared-dove	Streptopelia decocto	N	Least concern	Increase	Common	File:Streptopelia decaocto, Mersin 2017-07-15 01-1.jpg
African collared-dove	Streptopelia roseogrisea	I	Least concern	?	Introduced; similar to the Eurasian relative; however, the tail has a different underside pattern	File:Streptopelia decaocto, feral, Las Paguera, Puerto Rico.jpg
Laughing dove	Streptopelia senegalensis	N	Least concern	Steady	Common	File:Spilopelia senegalensis - Laughing Dove, Adana 2016-12-10 01-2.jpg
Namaqua dove	Oena capensis	N	Least concern	Increase	Resident and scarce disperser	File:Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis) male ... (46054777052).jpg

Sandgrouse

Order: PterocliformesFamily: Pteroclidae

Sandgrouse have small, pigeon like heads and necks, but sturdy compact bodies. They have long pointed wings and sometimes tails and a fast direct flight. Flocks fly to watering holes at dawn and dusk. Their legs are feathered down to the toes.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global Status	Trend	Notes	Image
Pin-tailed sandgrouse	Pterocles alchata	N	Least concern	Steady	Increasingly rare overwintering species	File:Pterocles alchata 1921.jpg
Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse	Pterocles exustus	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus),male.jpg
Spotted sandgrouse	Pterocles senegallus	N	Least concern	Steady	Scarce passage migrant	File:Pterocles senegallus 1921.jpg
Black-bellied sandgrouse	Pterocles orientalis	N	Least concern	Decrease	Rare overwintering species	File:Pterocles orientalis 1921.jpg

Bustards

Order: OtidiformesFamily: Otididae

Bustards are large terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and steppes in the Old World. They are omnivorous and nest on the ground. They walk steadily on strong legs and big toes, pecking for food as they go. They have long broad wings with "fingered" wingtips and striking patterns in flight. Many have interesting mating displays.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
MacQueen's bustard	Chlamydotis macqueenii	R	Vulnerable	Decrease	Formerly a resident breeder, now an irregular winter visitor	File:Chlamydotis macqueenii NAUMANN.jpg

Cuckoos

Order: CuculiformesFamily: Cuculidae

The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. The Old World cuckoos are brood parasites.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Great spotted cuckoo	Clamator glandarius	R	Least concern	Steady	Scarce disperser	File:Clamator glandarius - Coucou geai.jpg
Asian koel	Eudynamys scolopaceus	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant, single record	File:Eudynamys scolopacea - 20080801.jpg
Common cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	N	Least concern	Decrease	Passage migrant	File:Cuculus canorus (cropped).jpg

Nightjars and allies

Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Caprimulgidae

Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global Status	Trend	Notes	Image
Eurasian nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus	N	Least concern	Decrease	Passage migrant	File:Şİvanxapînok Caprimulgus Europaeus (44821242).jpeg
Egyptian nightjar	Caprimulgus aegyptius	R	Least concern	Decrease	Rare passage migrant	File:Coloured figures of the birds of the British Islands - issued by Lord Lilford (8291305872).jpg

Swifts

Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Apodidae

Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Alpine swift	Tachymarptis melba	R	Least concern	Steady	Rare passage migrant	File:A history of British birds. By the Rev. F.O. Morris (1862) (14751579455).jpg
Common swift	Apus apus	N	Least concern	Steady	Uncommon winter visitor	File:Apus apus -Barcelona, Spain-8 (1).jpg
Pallid swift	Apus pallidus	N	Least concern	Steady	Winter visitor	File:Pallid Swift - Gambia (32496575662).jpg
Little swift	Apus affinis	A	Least concern	Increase	Vagrant	File:Apus affinis Hardwicke.jpg

Rails, gallinules, and coots

Order: GruiformesFamily: Rallidae

Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Water rail	Rallus aquaticus	R	Least concern	Decrease	Winter visitor	File:Rallus aquaticus-3.jpg
Corncrake	Crex crex	R	Least concern	Steady	Rare passage migrant	File:Crex crex, Beachy Head 1.jpg
Spotted crake	Porzana porzana	N	Least concern	Steady	Uncommon passage migrant	File:Porzana porzana 3 (Marek Szczepanek).jpg
Eurasian moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	N	Least concern	Steady	Common	File:Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus).jpg
Eurasian coot	Fulica atra	N	Least concern	Increase	Resident and winter visitor	File:Fulica atra Georges-Valbon 01.jpg
Grey-headed swamphen	Porphyrio poliocephalus	N	Not recognised by the IUCN	?	Resident breeder	File:Grey-headed Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus) (27955233889).jpg
White-breasted waterhen	Amaurornis phoenicurus	A	Least concern	?	Vagrant	File:White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus).jpg
Little crake	Porzana parva	N	Least concern	Steady	Uncommon migrant	File:Porzana parva Vlaskop cropped.jpg
Baillon's crake	Zapornia pusilla	N	Least concern	?	Uncommon migrant	File:Baillon's crake.jpg

Cranes

Order: GruiformesFamily: Gruidae

Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances".

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Common crane	Grus grus	A	Least concern	Increase	Vagrant	File:Flickr - Rainbirder - Eurasian Crane (Grus grus).jpg
Demoiselle crane	Grus virgo	A	Least concern	Increase	Vagrant	File:Demoiselle Crane (Grus virgo) (49216926913).jpg

Thick-knees

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Burhinidae

The thick-knees are a group of largely tropical waders in the family Burhinidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow-black bills, large yellow eyes and cryptic plumage. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Eurasian thick-knee	Burhinus oedicnemus	N	Least concern	Decrease	Passage migrant and overwintering	File:Burhinus oedicnemus.jpg

Stilts and avocets

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Recurvirostridae

Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Black-winged stilt	Himantopus himantopus	N	Least concern	Increase	Migrant and breeder	File:Himantopus himantopus, Sète cf26.jpg
Pied avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	N	Least concern	?	Common winter visitor	File:Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta.jpg

Oystercatchers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Haematopodidae

The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global Status	Trend	Notes	Image
Eurasian oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	N	Near threatened	Decrease	Passage migrant	File:Haematopus ostralegus He-01.jpg

Plovers and lapwings

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Charadriidae

The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Frequency	Image
Black-bellied plover	Pluvialis squatarola	N	Least concern	Decrease	Common, found on coasts and shores	File:Pluvialis apricaria and Pluvialis squatarola by Naumann.jpg
European golden-plover	Pluvialis apricaria	R	Least concern	Increase	Few annual records	File:Pluvialis apricaria -Iceland-8.jpg
Pacific golden-plover	Pluvialis fulva	N	Least concern	Decrease	Winter visitor and passage migrant	File:Pluvialis fulva.JPG
Northern lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	N	Near threatened	Decrease	Winter visitor	File:Vanellus vanellus 001.JPG
Spur-winged lapwing	Vanellus spinosus	?	Least concern	Increase	Uncertain	File:Spur-winged lapwing (Vanellus spinosus) in flight.jpg
Red-wattled lapwing	Vanellus indicus	N	Least concern	?	Migrant and breeding resident	File:Red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus) Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg
Sociable lapwing	Vanellus gregarius	R	Critically endangered	Decrease	Considered a vagrant, though it seems to frequent some farms and reserves	File:Coloured figures of the birds of the British Islands - issued by Lord Lilford (19677947053).jpg
White-tailed lapwing	Vanellus leucurus	R	Least concern	?	Winter visitor	File:White-tailed lapwing (Vanellus leucurus).jpg
Lesser sand plover	Charadrius mongolus	N	Least concern	?	Common year-round	File:Lesser sand plover,Charadrius mongolus.jpg
Greater sand plover	Charadrius leschenaultii	N	Least concern	Decrease	Common year-round	File:Greater Sand Plover.jpg
Caspian plover	Charadrius asiaticus	N	Least concern	Decrease	Scarce passage migrant	File:Charadrius asiaticus 1870.jpg
Kentish plover	Charadrius alexandrinus	N	Least concern	Decrease	Resident breeder	File:Charadrius alexandrinus - Kentish Plover 03.jpg
Common ringed plover	Charadrius hiaticula	N	Least concern	Decrease	Common year-round	File:Charadrius hiaticula - Common Ringed Plover, Adana 2016-11-05 02-2.jpg
Little ringed plover	Charadrius dubius	N	Least concern	?	Breeding, leaves the country in winter	File:Flussregenpfeifer im flachen Wasser 01.jpg
Eurasian dotterel	Charadrius morinellus	N	Least concern	Decrease	Scarce and elusive winter visitor	File:Charadrius morinellus male.jpg

Sandpipers and allies

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Scolopacidae

Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Frequency	Image
Eurasian curlew	Numenius arquata	N	Near threatened	Decrease	Winter visitor	File:Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata by Vedant Raju Kasambe DSC 3984 01.jpg
Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	N	Least concern	Decrease	Passage migrant	File:Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus.jpg
Little curlew	Numenius minutus	A	Least concern	Steady	Single vagrant record in 2007	File:Bird illustration by Elizabeth Gould for Birds of Australia, digitally enhanced from rawpixel's own facsimile book477.jpg
Slender-billed curlew	Numenius tenuirostris	X	Critically endangered	Decrease	Few records of this species have been obtained in recent times, and it is feared extinct	File:Numenius tenuirostris.jpg
Bar-tailed godwit	Limosa lapponica	N	Near threatened	Decrease	Passage migrant and winter visitor	File:Limosa lapponica 2 - Taren Point.jpg
Black-tailed godwit	Limosa limosa	N	Near threatened	Decrease	Passage migrant and winter visitor	File:Black-tailed Godwit Uferschnepfe.jpg
Ruddy turnstone	Arenaria interpres	N	Least concern	Decrease	Passage migrant and winter visitor	File:Arenaria interpres (feeding).jpg
Great knot	Calidris tenuirostris	R	Endangered	Decrease	Rare migrant	File:Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris by Raju Kasambe DSC 1109 02.jpg
Red knot	Calidris canutus	A	Near threatened	Decrease	Vagrant with 9 records	File:Red-Knot (Calidris canutus) RWD2.jpg
Ruff	Calidris pugnax	N	Least concern	Decrease	Common	File:Ruff (Calidris pugnax), non-breeding, Lake Ziway, Ethiopia.jpg
Broad-billed sandpiper	Calidris falcinellus	N	Least concern	Decrease	Passage migrant	File:Broad billed sandpiper by Sreedev Puthur cropped.jpg
Curlew sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	N	Near threatened	Decrease	Passage migrant and visitor in late winter	File:Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) (13).JPG
Temminck's stint	Calidris temminckii	N	Least concern	?	Passage migrant and winter visitor; common on shores and rocky coasts	File:Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii) (50024347847).jpg
Sanderling	Calidris alba	N	Least concern	?	Passage migrant and winter visitor	File:Calidris alba running 6.jpg
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	N	Least concern	Decrease	Winter visitor	File:Calidris alpina pibydd y mawn.jpg
Purple sandpiper	Calidris maritima	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Purple Sandpiper - Calidris maritima, Delaware Seashore State Park, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware (24937759677).jpg
Little stint	Calidris minuta	N	Least concern	Increase	Winter visitor	File:Little Stint (Calidris minuta) (1).jpg
Pectoral sandpiper	Calidris melatonos	A	Least concern	Steady	Single vagrant record in 2011	File:Pectoral Sandpiper (Calidris melanotos) (29709338526).jpg
Jack snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	N	Least concern	Steady	Scarce and elusive winter visitor	File:Lymnocryptes minimus.jpg
Eurasian woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	A	Least concern	Steady	Rare winter visitor	File:Scolopax rusticola.jpg
Common snipe	Gallinago gallinago	N	Least concern	Decrease	Passage migrant and winter visitor	File:Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago by Vedant Kasambe 01.jpg
Great snipe	Gallinago media	R	Near threatened	Decrease	Rare passage migrant	File:Gallinago media, Belarus 1.jpg
Pin-tailed snipe	Gallinago stenura	A	Least concern	?	Vagrant	File:Pin-tailed snipe or pintail snipe (Gallinago stenura).jpg
Terek sandpiper	Xenus cinereus	N	Least concern	Decrease	Resident	File:Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus by Vedant Kasambe 01.jpg
Red-necked phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	N	Least concern	Decrease	Scarce passage migrant	File:Red-necked Phalarope.jpg
Red phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	A	Least concern	Decrease	Rare winter visitor	File:Phalaropus fulicarius 98755138.jpg
Common sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	N	Least concern	Decrease	Very common throughout winter and late summer	File:Actitis hypoleucos - Laem Pak Bia.jpg
Green sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	N	Least concern	Increase	Relatively common throughout winter and spring	File:Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) (49138263006).jpg
Spotted redshank	Tringa erythropus	N	Least concern	Steady	Common winter visitor and passage migrant	File:Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus).jpg
Common greenshank	Tringa nebularia	N	Least concern	Steady	Common winter visitor and passage migrant	File:Tringa nebularia - Laem Phak Bia.jpg
Marsh sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	N	Least concern	Decrease	Somewhat common winter visitor and passage migrant	File:Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) (8079446361).jpg
Wood sandpiper	Tringa glareola	N	Least concern	Steady	Common winter visitor and passage migrant	File:Tringa glareola defecating 0s.jpg
Common redshank	Tringa totanus	N	Least concern	?	Winter visitor and passage migrant	File:Tringa totanus-pjt.jpg

Crab plover

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Dromadidae

The crab plover is related to the waders. It resembles a plover but with very long grey legs and a strong heavy black bill similar to a tern. It has black-and-white plumage, a long neck, partially webbed feet and a bill designed for eating crabs.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global Status	Trend	Notes	Image
Crab-plover	Dromas ardeola	N	Least concern	Steady	Migrant and breeder	File:Dromas ardeola Kenya 1.jpg

Pratincoles and coursers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Glareolidae

Glareolidae is a family of wading birds comprising the pratincoles, which have short legs, long pointed wings and long forked tails, and the coursers, which have long legs, short wings and long, pointed bills which curve downwards.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Cream-coloured courser	Cursorius cursor	N	Least concern	Decrease	Scarce resident and common migrant	File:Cursorius cursor cursor.jpg
Collared pratincole	Glareola pratincola	N	Least concern	Decrease	Passage migrant	File:Collared Pratincole at Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary.jpg
Oriental pratincole	Glareola maldivarum	A	Least concern	Decrease	Single vagrant record in 2008	File:Glareola maldivarum - Beung Borapet.jpg
Black-winged pratincole	Glareola nordmanni	N	Near threatened	Decrease	Passage migrant	File:Glareola nordmanni 1868.jpg

Skuas and jaegers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Stercorariidae

The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Pomarine skua	Stercorarius pomarinus	N	Least concern	Steady	Summer visitor	File:Pomarine jaeger reesman odfw (15595055626).jpg
Arctic skua	Stercorarius parasiticus	N	Least concern	Steady	Summer visitor	File:Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) on an ice floe, Svalbard.jpg
Long-tailed jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant with 3 records	File:Stercorarius longicaudus (Audubon).jpg

Gulls, terns, and skimmers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Laridae

Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds, the gulls, terns and kittiwakes. Gulls are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Black-legged kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	A	Vulnerable	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in flight.jpg
Sabine's gull	Xema sabini	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant recorded in 2016	File:XemaSabini.jpg
Slender-billed gull	Chroicocephalus genei	N	Least concern	?	Abundant winter visitor	File:Chroicocephalus genei - Slender-billed Gull, Adana 2021-03-27 02.jpg
Black-headed gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	N	Least concern	?	Common winter visitor	File:Chroicocephalus genei - Slender-billed Gull, Adana 2016-12-17 04-3.jpg
Brown-headed gull	Chroicocephalus brunnicephalua	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Brown-headed Gull. in breeding plumage.jpg
Little gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus	A	Least concern	Increase	Vagrant	File:Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) (13667531913).jpg
Franklin's gull	Leucophaeus pipixan	A	Least concern	Increase	Vagrant	File:Leucophaeus pipixcan, Cold Lake, Alberta, Canada 2.jpg
Mediterranean gull	Larus melanocephalus	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant often recorded during passage migration seasons	File:Larus melanocephalus -Zwin (Belgium).jpg
White-eyed gull	Larus leucophthalmus	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant recorded once in 2018	File:White-eyed Gull Nabq protected area by Hatem Moushir 60.JPG
Pallas's gull	Larus ichthyaetus	N	Least concern	Increase	Overwintering species	File:Larus ichtyaetus 6.png
Mew gull	Larus canus	R	Least concern	?	Rare winter visitor	File:Larus canus Oulu 20150712 03.JPG
Caspian gull	Larus cachinnans	N	Least concern	Increase	Overwintering species	File:Caspian Gull (49643169741).jpg
Armenian gull	Larus armenicus	R	Least concern	Increase	Rare visitor during winter months	File:Larus armenicus cropped.jpg
Lesser black-backed gull	Larus fuscus	N	Least concern	Increase	Overwintering species	File:Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus graellsii).jpg
Bridled tern	Onychoprion anaethetus	N	Least concern	?	Breeder and passage migrant	File:Onychoprion anaethetus New Caledonia 02.JPG
Little tern	Sternula albifrons	N	Least concern	Decrease	Passage migrant	File:Sternula albifrons - Boat Harbour.jpg
Saunders's tern	Sternula saundersi	N	Least concern	Decrease	Migrant and breeder	File:Saunders's Tern (Sternula saundersi) in flight, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.jpg
Gull-billed tern	Gelocheilodon nilotica	N	Least concern	Decrease	Overwintering species	File:Gelochelidon nilotica. Dresser.png
Tschegrava	Hydroprogne caspia	N	Least concern	Increase	Resident breeder	File:Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) RWD.jpg
White-winged tern	Chlidonias niger	A	Least concern	Steady	Passage migrant	File:White-winged Tern, Mścichy, Biebrzański Park Narodowy, Polska.jpg
Black tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	N	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant with several records	File:Čorík čierny (Chlidonias niger) a (4644831482).jpg
Whiskered tern	Chlidonias hybrida	N	Least concern	Steady	Common	File:Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSC 3971 (11) 01.jpg
Common tern	Sterna hirundo	N	Least concern	?	Uncommon passage migrant	File:Common tern (Sterna hirundo).jpg
Arctic tern	Sterna paradisaea	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant recorded occasionally at Al Jahra bay	File:Arctic Tern (Sterna paradisaea), Farne Islands.jpg
White-cheeked tern	Sterna repressa	N	Least concern	Decrease	Common	File:HydrochelidonAlbigena.jpg
Great crested tern	Thalasseus bergii	N	Least concern	Steady	Passage migrant	File:Crested Tern Tasmania.jpg
Sandwich tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis	N	Least concern	Steady	Winter visitor	File:Thalasseus sandvicensis - Sandwich Tern 07.jpg
Lesser crested-tern	Thalasseus bengalensis	N	Least concern	Steady	Common	File:Thalasseus bengalensis, Foundiougne, Sénégal 2.jpg

Tropicbirds

Order: PhaethontiformesFamily: Phaethontidae

Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Red-billed tropicbird	Phaethon aethereus	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant, last seen almost 50 years ago	File:Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) (4089464789).jpg

Loons

Order: GaviiformesFamily: Gaviidae

Loons, known as divers in Europe, are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of North America and northern Europe. They are the size of a large duck or small goose, which they somewhat resemble when swimming, but to which they are completely unrelated.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Arctic loon	Gavia arctica	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Black-throated Diver (Gavia arctica) (summer).jpg

Shearwaters and petrels

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Procellariidae

The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterised by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Jouanin's petrel	Bulweria fallax	A	Near threatened	Decrease	Vagrant with one record	File:Jouanin's Petrel (cropped).jpg
Sooty shearwater	Ardenna grisea	A	Near threatened	Decrease	Vagrant with 4 records	File:Sooty shearwater kaikoura.jpg
Short-tailed shearwater	Ardenna tenuirostris	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Puffinus tenuirostris 2.jpg
Tropical shearwater	Puffinus bailloni	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Pétrel de Barau .jpg
Persian shearwater	Puffinus persicus	A	Least concern	Steady	One record of about 25 birds in 1957, may be more abundant as the offshore waters of the nation are not frequented by birdwatchers	File:PuffinusPersicusSmith.png

Storks

Order: CiconiiformesFamily: Ciconiidae

Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute, but bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
White stork	Ciconia ciconia	N	Least concern	Increase	Uncommon passage migrant	File:Ciconia ciconia (Cigogne blanche) - 464.jpg
Black stork	Ciconia nigra	A	Least concern	?	Rare visitor in late spring	File:Black stork (Ciconia nigra).jpg

Cormorants and shags

Order: SuliformesFamily: Phalacrocoracidae

Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large coastal, fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies, with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black-and-white and a few being colourful.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Great cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo	N	Least concern	Increase	Common throughout winter	File:Phalacrocorax carbo hanedae.JPG
Socotra cormorant	Phalacrocorax nigrogularis	E	Vulnerable	Decrease	Endemic to the region	File:Phalacrocorax nigrogularis.jpg

Frigatebirds

Order: SuliformesFamily: Fregatidae

Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black-and-white or completely black, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have colored inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Lesser frigatebird	Fregata ariel	A	Least concern	Decrease	Recorded once in 2008	File:Lesser frigatebird lei.jpg

Boobies and gannets

Order: SuliformesFamily: Sulidae

The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium to large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Masked booby	Sula dactylatra	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant with 2 records	File:Masked booby with chick.JPG
Brown booby	Sula leucogaster	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Brown booby (Sula leucogaster leucogaster) Principe 2.jpg

Anhingas

Order: SuliformesFamily: Anhingidae

Anhingas or darters are often called "snake-birds" because of their long thin neck, which gives a snake-like appearance when they swim with their bodies submerged. The males have black and dark-brown plumage, an erectile crest on the nape and a larger bill than the female. The females have much paler plumage especially on the neck and underparts. The darters have completely webbed feet and their legs are short and set far back on the body. Their plumage is somewhat permeable, like that of cormorants, and they spread their wings to dry after diving.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
African darter	Anhinga rufa	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant, a single record of a pair in 2009	File:African darter (Anhinga rufa) immature.jpg

Pelicans

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Pelecanidae

Pelicans are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Great white pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalus	R	Least concern	?	Scarce disperser, recorded occasionally around Jahra bay	File:Pelecanus onocrotalus - Great White Pelican 04.jpg
Dalmatian pelican	Pelecanus crispus	R	Near threatened	Decrease	Vagrant to the mainland, though it breeds on Bubyan Island	File:Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSCN6899 (5).jpg

Herons, egrets, and bitterns

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ardeidae

The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Great bittern	Botaurus stellaris	R	Least concern	Decrease	Rare winter visitor	File:Nederlandsche vogelen (KB) - Botaurus stellaris (340b).jpg
Little bittern	Ixobrychus minutus	N	Least concern	Decrease	Passage migrant	File:Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus).jpg File:ചെറുകൊച്ച by irvin calicut.JPG
Grey heron	Ardea cinerea	N	Least concern	?	Resident and migrant	File:Ardea cinerea qtl3.jpg
Purple heron	Ardea purpurea	N	Least concern	Decrease	Resident and migrant	File:Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea, at Waterfall Estate, Gauteng, South Africa (35295449523).jpg
Great egret	Egretta alba	N	Least concern	?	Overwintering	File:Egretta alba 2 (Marek Szczepanek).jpg
Little egret	Egretta garzetta	N	Least concern	Increase	Winter visitor	File:Little egret (Egretta garzetta) Cyprus.jpg
Western reef-heron	Egretta gularis	N	Least concern	Steady	Uncommon resident, abundant winter visitor	File:Western Reef Egret (Egretta gularis) W IMG 6905.jpg File:Western reef heron white morph.jpg
Cattle egret	Bubulcus ibis	N	Least concern	Increase	Passage migrant and winter visitor	File:Bubulcus ibis - Western Cattle Egret, Mersin 2017-01-22 01-1.jpg
Squacco heron	Ardeola ralloides	N	Least concern	?	Passage migrant	File:Ardeola ralloides - Squacco heron 19.jpg File:Common squacco heron (Ardeola ralloides) Ethiopia.jpg
Indian pond-heron	Ardeola grayii	A	Least concern	?	Vagrant	File:Indian pond heron (Ardeola grayii) India.jpg
Striated heron	Butroides striata	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Striated heron (Butorides striata striata).JPG
Black-crowned night heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	N	Least concern	Decrease	Winter visitor	File:Nycticorax nycticorax12.jpg

Ibises and spoonbills

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Threskiornithidae

Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and spoonbills. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and, despite their size and weight, very capable soarers.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Glossy ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	N	Least concern	Decrease	Overwintering species	File:Plegadis falcinellus (aka).jpg
African sacred ibis	Threskiornis aethiopicus	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant with 2 records	File:Threskiornis aethiopicus -Mida Creek mud flats, Kenya-8.jpg
Eurasian spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	R	Least concern	?	Rare migrant	File:Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) (20710449456).jpg

Osprey

Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Pandionidae

The family Pandionidae contains only one species, the osprey. The osprey is a medium-large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Frequency	Image
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus	N	Least concern	Increase	Resident	File:Western Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus ).jpg

Hawks, eagles, and kites

Order: AccipitriformesFamily: Accipitridae

Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Black-winged kite	Elanus caeruleus	R	Least concern	Steady	Scarce disperser	File:Black-winged kite (Elanus caeruleus) Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg
Egyptian vulture	Neophron percnopterus	R	Endangered	Decrease	Rare passage migrant	File:Neophron percnopterus.JPG
European honey-buzzard	Pernis apivorus	R	Least concern	Steady	Rare passage migrant	File:Wespenbussard European honey buzzard Pernis apivorus, crop.jpg
Crested honey-buzzard	Pernis ptilorhynchus	N	Least concern	Decrease	Winter visitor	File:Oriental honey buzzard Mudumalai Mar21 DSC01405.jpg
Eurasian griffon	Gyps fulvus	N	Least concern	Increase	Scarce winter migrant	File:Gyps fulvus - 01.jpg
Cinereous vulture	Aegypius monachus	R	Near threatened	Decrease	Scarce winter visitor	File:Aegypius monachus, Catalan Pyrenees, Spain S4E7659 (25191007486).jpg
Lappet-faced vulture	Torgos tracheliotos	A	Endangered	Decrease	Single vagrant recorded in 2008	File:Lappet-faced Vulture (Torgos tracheliotos) (46561681481).jpg
Short-toed snake eagle	Circaetus gallicus	N	Least concern	Steady	Scarce passage migrant and winter visitor	File:Circaetus gallicus 02.JPG
Great spotted eagle	Clanga clanga	N	Vulnerable	Decrease	Overwintering species. White spots are more prominent in juveniles, though they tend to fade into adulthood.	File:Clanga clanga 120851060.jpg
Lesser spotted eagle	Clanga pomarina	R	Least concern	Steady	Rare passage migrant	File:Lesser spotted eagle 2016.jpg
Booted eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus	N	Least concern	Steady	Scarce passage migrant	File:Booted eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus, at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Pa (32334023348).jpg
Golden eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) (2265246186).jpg
Steppe eagle	Aquila nipalensis	N	Endangered	Decrease	Passage migrant	File:Steppe Eagle (15792351262).jpg
Eastern imperial eagle	Aquila heliaca	R	Vulnerable	Decrease	Rare overwintering species	File:Aquila heliaca, Hong Kong 1.jpg
Bonelli's eagle	Aquila fasciata	A	Least concern	Decrease	Rare autumn disperser	File:Bonelli's Eagle.jpg
Western marsh-harrier	Circus aeruginosus	N	Least concern	Steady	Winter visitor	File:Circus aeruginosus female-crop.jpg
Hen harrier	Circus cyaneus	R	Least concern	Decrease	Scarce winter visitor	File:Circus cyaneus, Ballaugh Curragh, Isle of Man 1.jpg
Pallid harrier	Circus macrourus	N	Near threatened	Decrease	Winter visitor	File:A Pallid Harrier Male Roosting (51041721888).jpg File:Pallid harrier in LRK 01.jpg
Montagu's harrier	Circus pygargus	N	Least concern	Decrease	Scarce passage migrant and winter visitor	File:Circus pygargus (Naumann).jpg
Shikra	Accipiter badius	N	Least concern	Steady	Uncommon winter visitor	File:Shikra - Accipiter badius - DSC04779.jpg
Levant sparrowhawk	Accipiter brevipes	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Accipiter brevipes.jpg
Eurasian sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	R	Least concern	Steady	Scarce winter visitor	File:Accipiter nisus, яструб малий.jpg
Northern goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	A	Least concern	?	Vagrant	File:Northern Goshawk ad M2.jpg
Black kite	Milvus migrans	N	Least concern	Steady	Very common overwintering species	File:Milvus migrans -Kathmandu, Nepal-444.jpg
White-tailed sea eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla	A	Least concern	Increase	Rare winter visitor	File:Haliaeetus albicilla LC0194.jpg
Common buzzard	Buteo buteo	N	Least concern	Increase	Common passage migrant	File:Buteo buteo - Common Buzzard, Adana 2021-03-27 05.jpg
Long-legged buzzard	Buteo rufinus	A	Least concern	Steady	Frequent winter visitor	File:Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) (8079428887).jpg

Barn-owls

Order: StrigiformesFamily: Tytonidae

Western barn owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Barn owl	Tyto alba	N	Least concern	Steady	Scarce disperser	File:Tyto alba -Kakegawa Kacho-en, Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan-8b.jpg

Owls

Order: StrigiformesFamily: Strigidae

The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Eurasian scops-owl	Otus scops	N	Least concern	Decrease	Uncommon passage migrant. Recognised by its large ear tufts, it is rarely seen at day. The plumage may vary.	File:Otus scops 1 (Bohuš Číčel).jpg
Pallid scops-owl	Otus brucei	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Pallid Scops-owl (Otus brucei) (49327166742).jpg
Pharaoh eagle owl	Bubo ascalaphus	N	Least concern	Steady	Uncommon resident	File:Bubo ascalaphus 1838.jpg
Lilith owlet	Athene noctua	N	Least concern	Steady	Resident	File:Athene noctua - the little owl.jpg
Long-eared owl	Asio otus	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Long-eared owl.jpg
Short-eared owl	Asio flammeus	R	Least concern	Decrease	Rare winter visitor	File:Sumpfohreule (asio flammeus) - Spiekeroog, Nationalpark niedersächsisches Wattenmeer.jpg

Hoopoes

Order: BucerotiformesFamily: Upupidae

Hoopoes have black, white and orangey-pink colouring with a large erectile crest on their heads.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Eurasian hoopoe	Upupa epops	N	Least concern	Decrease	Autumn and spring migrant	File:Common hoopoe - Upupa epops 03.jpg

Kingfishers

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Alcedinidae

Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs and stubby tails.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	N	Least concern	?	Uncommon wintering species	File:21. Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg File:Alcedo atthis - Common Kingfisher - Yalıçapkını 04.jpg
White-breasted kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis	N	Least concern	Increase	Uncommon resident	File:Halcyon smyrnensis - Singapore Botanic Gardens.jpg
Pied kingfisher	Ceryle rudis	N	Least concern	?	Uncommon winter visitor	File:Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis rudis) female 2.jpg

Bee-eaters

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Meropidae

The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa but others occur in southern Europe, Madagascar, Australia and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers. All are colourful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
European bee-eater	Merops apiaster	N	Least concern	Steady	Common passage migrant	File:Guêpier d'Europe Merops apiaster - European Bee-eater (parc national de l'Ichkeul) 02.jpg
Arabian bee-eater	Merops cyanophrys	A	Least concern	Increase	Vagrant	File:Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis by Vedant Kasambe 01.jpg
Blue-cheeked bee-eater	Merops persicus	N	Least concern	Steady	Common passage migrant	File:Blue-cheeked bee-eater (Merops persicus persicus) Namibia.jpg

Rollers

Order: CoraciiformesFamily: Coraciidae

Rollers resemble crows in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters. They share the colourful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but the outer toe is not.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
European roller	Coracias garrulus	N	Least concern	Decrease	Passage migrant	File:Coracias garrulus - European roller 05.jpg
Indian roller	Coracias benghalensis	N	Least concern	Increase	Scarce disperser	File:Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis) (20848083015).jpg

Woodpeckers

Order: PiciformesFamily: Picidae

Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Eurasian wryneck	Jynx torquilla	N	Least concern	Steady	Passage migrant	File:Wryneck by Pepe Reigada.jpg

Falcons and caracaras

Order: FalconiformesFamily: Falconidae

Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Lesser kestrel	Falco naumanni	N	Least concern	Steady	Passage migrant	File:Falco naumanni, Israel 11.jpg File:Falco naumanni 154137489.jpg
Common kestrel	Falco tinnuculus	N	Least concern	Decrease	Common winter visitor	File:Common kestrel falco tinnunculus.jpg File:Common kestrel on a branch 01.jpg
Red-footed falcon	Falco vespertinus	A	Vulnerable	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Rotfußfalke Falco vespertinus.jpg
Amur falcon	Falco amurensis	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:FalcoAmurensisGould.jpg
Eleonora's falcon	Falco eleonorae	A	Least concern	Increase	Vagrant recorded once in 2018	File:Falco eleonorae NAUMANN.jpg
Sooty falcon	Falco concolor	R	Vulnerable	Decrease	Rare summer visitor	File:FalcoConcolorHartlaub.jpg
Merlin	Falco columbarius	R	Least concern	Decrease	Rare winter visitor	File:Falco columbarius Male.jpg
Eurasian hobby	Falco subbuteo	N	Least concern	Decrease	Winter visitor	File:Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) (50653480263).jpg File:Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) (20065964465).jpg
Lanner falcon	Falco biarmicus	R	Least concern	Decrease	Scarce disperser in autumn and spring	File:Lanner falcon, Falco biarmicus, at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, Northern Cape, South Africa (34447024871).jpg
Saker falcon	Falco cherrug	R	Endangered	Decrease	Rare winter migrant	File:Falco cherrug aka Sakervalk.jpg
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	R	Least concern	Increase	Scarce disperser	File:Falco peregrinus - 01.jpg

Old World parrots

Order: PsittaciformesFamily: Psittaculidae

Characteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill, upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly colored, and some are multi-colored. In size they range from to in length. Old World parrots are found from Africa east across south and southeast Asia and Oceania to Australia and New Zealand.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Rose-ringed parakeet	Alexandrinus krameri	I	Least concern	Increase	Introduced	File:Rose ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri) (5654125176).jpg

Old World orioles

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Oriolidae

The Old World orioles are colourful passerine birds. They are not related to the New World orioles.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Eurasian golden oriole	Oriolus oriolus	N	Least concern	Steady	Late spring visitor	File:Oriolus oriolus 1873.jpg

Drongos

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Dicruridae

The drongos are mostly black or dark grey in colour, sometimes with metallic tints. They have long forked tails, and some Asian species have elaborate tail decorations. They have short legs and sit very upright when perched, like a shrike. They flycatch or take prey from the ground.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Black drongo	Dicurus macrocercus	A	Least concern	?	Vagrant recorded once	File:Black drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus minor) juvenile.jpg
Ashy drongo	Dicurus leucophaeus	A	Least concern	?	Vagrant recorded thrice	File:Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus) (20185740488).jpg

Shrikes

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Laniidae

Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A typical shrike's beak is hooked, like a bird of prey.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Red-backed shrike	Lanius collurio	N	Least concern	Decrease	Uncommon passage migrant and winter visitor	File:Lanius collurio соропуд сірий.jpg
Turkestan shrike	Lanius phoenicuroides	N	Least concern	Steady	Common winter migrant	File:Turkestan Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides) (8079448079).jpg
Isabelline shrike	Lanius isabellinus	N	Least concern	Steady	Common winter migrant	File:Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSCN1543 (7).jpg
Brown shrike	Lanius cristatus	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant with one record	File:Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus (Linnaeus, 1758) (15734894193).jpg
Bay-backed shrike	Lanius vitattus	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Bay-backed Shrike (Lanius vittatus) in Kolkata W IMG 4551.jpg
Long-tailed shrike	Lanius schach	A	Least concern	?	Vagrant	File:Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach- erythronotus race) in Delhi W2 Pix 051.jpg
Great grey shrike	Lanius excubitor • Lanius excubitor ssp. aucheri (Arabian grey shrike) • Lanius excubitor ssp. pallidirostris (Steppe grey shrike)	N	Least concern	Decrease	Overwintering species	File:Lanius excubitor, Chilham, Kent 2.jpg File:Lanius pallidirostris, Gojal, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.jpg
Lesser grey shrike	Lanius minor	N	Least concern	Decrease	Uncommon passage migrant	Lanîûs mînor
Masked shrike	Lanius nubicus	N	Least concern	Decrease	Passage migrant and winter visitor	File:Lanius nubicus.jpg
Woodchat shrike	Lanius senator	N	Near threatened	Decrease	Passage migrant	File:Woodchat Shrike. Lanius senator - Flickr - gailhampshire (3).jpg

Crows, jays, and magpies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Corvidae

The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
House crow	Corvus splendens	I	Least concern	Steady	Introduced	File:House Crow (Corvus splendens).jpg
Rook	Corvus frugilegus	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant with 3 records	File:Rook - Corvus frugilegus (476445950).jpg
Brown-necked raven	Corvus rufficolis	R	Least concern	Increase	Scarce disperser	File:Brown-necked Raven - Merzouga - Morocco 07 3411 (22160964904).jpg
Hooded crow	Corvus cornix	A	Not recognised by the IUCN	Steady	Vagrant with one record in 2012	File:Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) (10).jpg
Western jackdaw	Coloeus monedula	A	Least concern	Steady	Recorded in 2023	File:Corvus monedula(Germany,Norderney).jpg

Tits, chickadees, and titmice

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Paridae

The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. Some have crests. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Sombre tit	Poecile lugubris	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant with a single record in 2009	File:Poecile lugubris, Bulgaria 1.jpg
Great tit	Parus major	A	Least concern	Increase	Vagrant with a single record in 2006	File:Parus major m.jpg

Penduline-tits

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Remizidae

The penduline-tits are a group of small passerine birds related to the true tits. They are insectivores.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Eurasian penduline-tit	Remiz pendulinus	N	Least concern	Increase	Uncommon winter visitor	File:Remiz pendulinus Dresser.png

Larks

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Alaudidae

Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Greater hoopoe-lark	Alaemon alaudipes	N	Least concern	Decrease	Resident	File:Greater Hoopoe Lark, crop.jpg
Bar-tailed lark	Ammomanes cincturus	N	Least concern	Decrease	Resident breeder	File:Ammomanes cinctura Gould.jpg
Desert lark	Ammomanes deserti	N	Least concern	Increase	Resident	File:Desert Lark (25464436638).jpg
Black-crowned sparrow lark	Eremopterix nigriceps	N	Least concern	Increase	Resident	File:The birds of Africa (10575353925).jpg
Temminck's lark	Eremophila bilopha	N	Least concern	Decrease	Uncommon disperser	File:Temminck's Lark - Boumelne Marocco 07 2990 (16327387013).jpg
Greater short-toed lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	N	Least concern	?	Winter visitor	File:Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla by Vedant Kasambe 01.jpg
Bimaculated lark	Melanocorypha bimaculata	R	Least concern	Steady	Rare winter visitor	File:Melanocorypha bimaculata 2.jpg
Calandra lark	Melanocorypha calandra	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Melanocorypha calandra - Calandra Lark 01.jpg
Arabian lark	Eremalauda eremodites	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Eremalauda dunni or eremodites map.png
Turkestan short-toed lark	Eremalauda eremodites	N	Not recognised by the IUCN	Decrease	Uncommon in the country, this species is more likely to be encountered in open deserts. A new derivative, this species was considered conspecific with the lesser short-toed lark until 2020.	File:Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.121818 - Calandrella rufescens heinei (Homeyer, 1873) - Alaudidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
Woodlark	Lullula arborea	A	Least concern	Increase	Vagrant	File:Lullula arborea (Rodrigo de Almeida).jpg
Eurasian skylark	Alauda arvensis	R	Least concern	Decrease	scarce winter visitor	File:Alauda arvensis 2.jpg
Oriental skylark	Alauda gulgula	R	Least concern	Decrease	Scarce winter visitor	File:Oriental Lark (49172375968).jpg
Crested lark	Galerdia cristata	N	Least concern	Decrease	Breeding resident	File:Galerida cristata - Crested lark 12-1.jpg

Cisticolas and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Cisticolidae

The Cisticolidae are warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They are generally very small birds of drab brown or grey appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Frequency	Image
Graceful prinia	Prinia gracilis	N	Least concern	Steady	Winter visitor	File:Prinia gracile - Graceful prinia 12.jpg
Delicate prinia	Prinia lepida	A	Not recognised by the IUCN	?	Taxonomy disputed; it is considered part of the graceful prinia species complex by several authorities	File:BirdsAsiaJohnGoIVGoul 0024.jpg
Zitting cisticola	Cisticola juncidis	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant with 5 records	File:Zitting Cisticola - Cisticola juncidis.JPG

Laughingthrushes and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Leiothrichidae

The members of this family are diverse in size and colouration, though those of genus Turdoides tend to be brown or greyish. The family is found in Africa, India, and southeast Asia.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Frequency	Image
Afghan babbler	Argya huttoni	N	Not recognised by the IUCN	?	Scarce resident	File:Afghan Babbler.jpg
Arabian babbler	Argya squamiceps	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:ARABIAN BABBLER Turdoides squamiceps squamiceps edited (8467495777).jpg

Reed warblers and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Acrocephalidae

The members of this family are usually rather large for "warblers". Most are rather plain olivaceous brown above with much yellow to beige below. They are usually found in open woodland, reedbeds, or tall grass. The family occurs mostly in southern to western Eurasia and surroundings, but it also ranges far into the Pacific, with some species in Africa.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Booted warbler	Iduna caligata	A	Least concern	Increase	Vagrant	File:Booted Warbler, Iduna caligata.jpg
Syke's warbler	Iduna rama	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Syke's Warbler (Hippolais rama) on Vilaiti Siris (Samanea saman) in Kolkata W IMG 4659.jpg
Eastern olivaceous warbler	Iduna pallida	N	Least concern	Steady	Scarce passage migrant	File:Hippolais pallida (Ján Svetlík).jpg
Upcher's warbler	Hippolais languida	N	Least concern	Steady	Winter visitor	File:Upcher's Warbler (Hippolais languida) (8079442053).jpg
Olive-tree warbler	Hippolais olivetorun	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant recorded once in 1972	File:Olive-tree warbler, Hippolais olivetorum, at Mkuze Game Reserve, (39230388474).jpg
Icterine warbler	Hippolais icterina	N	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Gulsanger (Hippolais icterina) (cropped).JPG
Moustached warbler	Acrocephalus melanopogon	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon by Dr. Raju Kasambe (2)
Sedge warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	N	Least concern	Steady	Rare passage migrant	File:Acrocephalus schoenobaenus IMG 6520.jpg
Paddyfield warbler	Acrocephalus agricola	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Paddyfield warbler (Acrocephalus agricola).jpg
Blyth's reed warbler	Acrocephalus dumetorum	A	Least concern	Increase	Vagrant with 3 records	File:Blyth's reed warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum).jpg
Marsh warbler	Acrocephalus palustris	R	Least concern	Steady	Rare passage migrant	File:Acrocephalus palustris Irpin6.JPG
Eurasian reed warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	N	Least concern	Steady	Uncommon	File:Acrocephalus scirpaceus IMG 7464.jpg
Basra reed warbler	Eremalauda eremodites	E	Endangered	Steady	Endemic breeding species	File:Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.AVES.36654 1-fomat-large - Acrocephalus arundinaceus griseldis (Hartlaub, 1891) - Sylviidae - bird skin specimen.jpeg
Great reed warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	N	Least concern	Decrease	Uncommon winter visitor	File:Acrocephalus arundinaceus adult NRM.jpg
Oriental reed warbler	Acrocephalus orientalis	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Paddyfield warbler (Acrocephalus agricola).jpg
Clamorous reed warbler	Acrocephalus stentoreus	N	Least concern	Steady	Winter visitor	File:Oriental Reed Warbler in the Philippines.jpg

Grassbirds and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Locustellidae

Locustellidae are a family of small insectivorous songbirds found mainly in Eurasia, Africa, and the Australian region. They are smallish birds with tails that are usually long and pointed, and tend to be drab brownish or buffy all over.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global Status	Trend	Notes	Image
River warbler	Locustella fluviatilis	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Locustella fluviatilis 123791068.jpg
Savi's warbler	Locustella luscinioides	N	Least concern	Steady	Winter visitor	File:Savi's Warbler Grönvold.jpg
Common grasshopper-warbler	Locustella naevia	N	Least concern	Steady	Winter visitor	File:Locustelle tachetée - Locustella naevia.JPG

Swallows

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Hirundinidae

The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Bank swallow	Riparia riparia	N	Least concern	Steady	Common in both late summer and winter	File:Riparia riparia -Markinch, Fife, Scotland -flying-8-4c.jpg
Brown-throated martin	Riparia paludicola	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Brown-throated martin, Riparia paludicola, at Marievale Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa. (22683876005).jpg
Grey-throated martin	Riparia chinensis	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Grey-throated Sand-martin Riparia chinensis by Dr. Raju Kasambe (5).jpg
Pale sand martin	Riparia diluta	A	Least concern	?	Vagrant	File:Pale-Sand Martin from Kole Wetlands, Thrissur DSCN8814.jpg
Eurasian crag-martin	Ptyonoprogne rupestris	R	Least concern	Steady	Rare winter visitor	File:Eurasian crag martin David Raju (transparent background).png
Pale crag-martin	Ptyonoprogne fuligula	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant, 8 records	File:Ptyonoprogne fuligula 1894.jpg
Barn swallow	Hirundo rustica	N	Least concern	Decrease	Frequent and abundant passage migrant	File:Landsvale.jpg
Red-rumped swallow	Cecropis daurica	N	Least concern	Steady	Passage migrant	File:Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg
Streak-throated swallow	Pterocheliodon fluvicola	A	Least concern	Increase	Vagrant	File:Streak-throated Swallow.jpg
Common house-martin	Delichon urbicum	N	Least concern	Decrease	Uncommon	File:Mehlschwalbe Delichon urbicum.jpg

Bulbuls

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Pycnonotidae

Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Some are colourful with yellow, red or orange vents, cheeks, throats or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive-brown to black plumage. Some species have distinct crests.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Red-vented bulbul	Pycnonotus cafer	I	Least concern	Increase	Introduced resident	File:Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer.JPG
White-eared bulbul	Pycnonotus leucotis	N	Least concern	Decrease	Common	File:Pycnonotus leucotis by Ajay Goyal (cropped).jpg

Leaf warblers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Phylloscopidae

Leaf warblers are a family of small insectivorous birds found mostly in Eurasia and ranging into Wallacea and Africa. The species are of various sizes, often green-plumaged above and yellow below, or more subdued with greyish-green to greyish-brown colours.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Wood warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Flickr - Rainbirder - Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix).jpg
Yellow-browed warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Phylloscopus inornatus. Dresser.jpg
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler	Phylloscopus orientalis	A	Least concern	Increase	Vagrant	File:Eastern Bonelli's Warbler.jpg
Hume's warbler	Phylloscopus humei	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Hume's Warbler (Phylloscopus humei) (49500877307).jpg
Radde's Warbler	Phylloscopus schwarzi	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Radde's Warbler (Phylloscopus schwarzi).jpg
Plain leaf warbler	Phylloscopus neglectus	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:A history of the birds of Europe (Pl. 650) (7135312245).jpg
Mountain chiffchaff	Phylloscopus sindianus	A	Least concern	Increase	Vagrant	File:Mountain Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus) (15881358679).jpg
Willow warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	N	Least concern	Decrease	Common in spring and autumn	File:Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus.jpg
Common chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	N	Least concern	Increase	Like the willow warbler, but more common in the winter	File:Phylloscopus collybita (taxobox).jpg
Green warbler	Phylloscopus nitidus	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Phylloscopus nitidus (Phylloscopidae) (Green Warbler), Chorokhi Delta, Georgia.jpg
Greenish warbler	Phylloscopus trochiloides	A	Least concern	Increase	Vagrant	File:Greenish Warbler Sikkim India 11.05.2014.jpg

Sylviid warblers, parrotbills, and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Sylviidae

The family Sylviidae is a group of small insectivorous passerine birds. They mainly occur as breeding species, as the common name implies, in Europe, Asia and, to a lesser extent, Africa. Most are of generally undistinguished appearance, but many have distinctive songs.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Eurasian blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	N	Least concern	Increase	Passage migrant	File:Sylvia atricapilla. Dresser.jpg
Garden warbler	Sylvia borin	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Sylvia borin (Örebro County).jpg
Asian desert warbler	Curruca nana	N	Least concern	Steady	Common winter visitor	File:Asian Desert Wrabler.jpg
Barred warbler	Curruca nisoria	N	Least concern	Steady	Uncommon passage migrant	File:Barred Warbler Grönvold.jpg
Lesser whitethroat	C. curruca	N	Least concern	Steady	Common during spring migration and winter	File:Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) (2).jpg
Eastern Orphean warbler	Curruca crassirostris	N	Least concern	Increase	Rare passage migrant	File:Eastern Orphean Warbler - Uzbekistan S4E8419 (18675147404)-cropped.jpg File:A Rare Eastern Orphean warbler (51086173792).jpg
Menetries's warbler	Curruca mystacea	N	Least concern	Steady	Passage migrant	File:Menetries's (Curruca mystacea).jpg
Greater whitethroat	Curruca communis	N	Least concern	Increase	Common migrant	File:Tallareta vulgar 01 (Sylvia communis).jpg

Kinglets

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Regulidae

The kinglets, also called crests, are a small group of birds often included in the Old World warblers, but frequently given family status because they also resemble the titmice.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	A	Least concern	Decrease	Single vagrant recorded in 2013	File:Goldcrest 1.jpg

Wrens

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Troglodytidae

The wrens are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs. These birds have short wings and thin down-turned bills. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Eurasian wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	A	Least concern	Increase	Vagrant recorded twice	File:Eurasian wren (Troglodytes troglodytes).jpg

Starlings

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Sturnidae

Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Common starling	Sturnus vulgaris	N	Least concern	Decrease	Migratory; winter visitor	File:Sturnus Vulgaris.jpg
Rosy starling	Pastor roseus	N	Least concern	?	Scarce migrant	File:Pastor roseus by Koshy Koshy.jpg
Common myna	Acridotheres tristis	I	Least concern	Increase	Introduced and established; extremely common throughout the country	File:Common Myna Acridotheres tristis by Dr. Raju Kasambe IMG 2829 (1).JPG
Bank myna	Acridotheres ginginianus	I	Least concern	Increase	Scarce resident	File:Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus by Dr. Raju Kasambe IMG 1614 (1).JPG

Thrushes and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Turdidae

The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Song thrush	Turdus philomelos	N	Least concern	Increase	Overwintering	File:Song Thrush Turdus philomelos.jpg
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	N	Near threatened	Decrease	Rare winter visitor	File:Turdus iliacus, Portland, Maine, USA 111516129.jpg
Eurasian blackbird	Turdus merula	N	Least concern	Increase	Scarce winter visitor	File:Common Blackbird.jpg
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	N	Least concern	Decrease	Rare winter visitor	File:Turdus pilaris2.jpg
Ring ouzel	Turdus torquatus	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Turdus torquatus, Spain 1.jpg
Black-throated thrush	Turdus atrogularis	A	Least concern	?	Vagrant	File:Black-throated Thrush (Turdus atrogularis) (50789061847).jpg
Red-throated thrush	Turdus ruficollis	A	Least concern	?	Vagrant	File:Red-throated thrush in Nepal (1) (cropped).jpg
Dusky thrush	Turdus eunomus	A	Least concern	?	Vagrant	File:Dusky Thrush (Turdus naumanni eunomus).jpg
Naumann's thrush	Turdus naumanii	N	Least concern	?	Vagrant	File:Menetries's (Curruca mystacea).jpg

Old World flycatchers

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Muscicapidae

Old World flycatchers are a large group of small passerine birds native to the Old World. They are mainly small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is highly varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global Status	Trend	Notes	Image
Black scrub-robin	Cercotrichas podobe	R	Least concern	Steady	Rare winter visitor	File:Thamnobia podobe - 1700-1880 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ18700219.tif
Spotted flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	N	Least concern	Decrease	Common passage migrant in spring and winter	File:Spotted Flycatcher on a branch.jpg
Rufous-tailed scrub-robin	Cercotrichas galactotes	N	Least concern	Steady	Overwintering	File:2015-07-10 08.03.53 Cercotrichas galactotes.jpg
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	N	Least concern	Increase	Winter migrant	File:Erithacus rubecula profile.jpg
White-throated robin	Irania gutturalis	N	Least concern	Steady	Spring visitor	File:Irania gutturalis 1. H. E. Dresser. A history of the birds of Europe. Volume II. 1871-1881.jpg
Thrush nightingale	Luscinia luscinia	R	Least concern	Steady	Rare passage migrant	File:Thrush Nightingale (Luscinia luscinia), Gugny, Biebrzański Park Narodowy, Polska cropped.jpg
Common nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	N	Least concern	Steady	Winter visitor	File:Luscinia megarhynchos megarhynchos - Marcel Burkhardt.jpg
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	N	Least concern	Steady	Common in winter	File:Luscinia svecica 20140516.JPG
Taiga flycatcher	Ficedula albicilla	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Taiga flycatcher 03.jpg
Red-breasted flycatcher	Ficedula parva	N	Least concern	Increase	Uncommon; mostly seen in autumn	File:Ficedula parva мухоловка мала.jpg File:Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva).jpg
Semi-collared flycatcher	Ficedula semitorquata	R	Least concern	Decrease	Rare passage migrant	File:Ficedula semitorquata 2.jpg
Collared flycatcher	Ficedula albicollis	A	Least concern	Increase	Vagrant	File:Papamoscas de pescozo branco.jpg
Rufous-backed redstart	Phoenicurus erythronotus	R	Least concern	Steady	Rare passage migrant	File:Eversmann's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus) (8079435657).jpg File:Rufous-backed Redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus) (49662837138).jpg
Common redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	N	Least concern	Increase	Spring visitor	File:Phoenicurus phoenicurus 07(js), Lodz (Poland).jpg File:Phoenicurus phoenicurus 06(js), Lodz (Poland).jpg
Black redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	N	Least concern	Increase	Passage migrant	File:Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) (23012087279).jpg File:PhoenicurusOchrurosGuntherHasler01.jpg File:Phoenicurus ochruros female.jpg
Blue rock thrush	Monticola solitarus	N	Least concern	Steady	Common passage migrant and uncommon winter visitor	File:Blue rock thrush (male) at Gamla Nature Reserve.jpg
Common rock thrush	Monticola saxtalis	N	Least concern	Decrease	Common passage migrant	File:Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush (Monticola saxatilis) (48920637857).jpg File:Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush (Monticola saxitilis) - 48728362778.jpg
Whinchat	Saxicola ruberta	N	Least concern	Decrease	Occasional passage migrant	File:Saxicola rubetra -Belgium -male-8.jpg File:Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) (3).jpg
European stonechat	Saxicola rubicola	N	Recognised as a subspecies of the common stonechat by the IUCN. Thus, no status exists for this species.	Steady	Passage migrant	File:Saxicola rubicola.006 - A Coruña.jpg File:Saxicola rubicola - European Stonechat, Adana 2016-12-17 01-3.jpg
Siberian stonechat	Saxicola maurus	N	Recognised as a subspecies of the common stonechat by the IUCN. Thus, no status exists for this species.	Steady	The Siberian stonechat is practically identical to the European stonechat, and is in fact still considered conspecific by several taxonomic authorities. The only noticeable differences are its white colouration, which is more prevalent, as well as the colour of its underparts being reduced.	File:Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) (8077182440).jpg File:Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) - 48729003557.jpg
Pied bushchat	Saxicola caprata	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata caprata male (16335983358).jpg File:Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)female (22673712588).jpg
Northern wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	N	Least concern	Decrease	Common passage migrant	File:Oenanthe oenanthe - Northern Wheatear - Kuyrukkakan 04.jpg File:Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe.jpg
Isabelline wheatear	Oenanthe isabellina	N	Least concern	Steady	Very common throughout winter and spring	File:Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) (6786498564).jpg
Hooded wheatear	Oenanthe monacha	R	Least concern	Steady	Rare winter visitor	File:Hooded Wheatear.jpg
Desert wheatear	Oenanthe deserti	N	Least concern	Steady	Winter visitor	File:Oenanthe deserti Dresser.jpg
Pied wheatear	Oenanthe pleschanka	N	Least concern	Steady	Common winter visitor	File:Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) (49680348016).jpg File:Pied Wheatear, Eilat, Israel (15792569479).jpg
Pied wheatear	Oenanthe pleschanka	N	Least concern	Steady	Common visitor	File:Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) (49680348016).jpg File:Pied Wheatear, Eilat, Israel (15792569479).jpg
Variable wheatear	Oenanthe picata	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Variable wheatear (Oenanthe picata capistrata) male.jpg File:Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata picata by Raju Kasambe DSCN9897 08.jpg File:Variable Wheatear (Oenanthe picata) (39778857162).jpg
Hume's wheatear	Oenanthe albonigra	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:A history of the birds of Europe (Pl. 638) (6989221896) (cropped).jpg
White-crowned wheatear	Oenanthe albonigra	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Witkruintapuit2 (28363784750).jpg
Finsch's wheatear	Oenanthe finschii	R	Least concern	Steady	Rare winter visitor	File:Çilferşik (cropped).jpg
Mourning wheatear	Oenanthe lugens	N	Least concern	Steady	Winter visitor	File:Oenanthe lugens Petra, Jordan 1.jpg File:Israel. White-crowned wheatear (juvenile) (15625553749).jpg
Kurdish wheatear	Oenanthe xanthoprymna	N	Least concern	Steady	Scarce passage migrant	File:Oenanthe xanthoprymna - Kurdish Wheatear, Osmaniye, Turkey 01.jpg
Persian wheatear	Oenanthe chrysopygia	N	Least concern	Steady	Common winter visitor	File:Red Tailed Wheatear.jpg

Hypocolius

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Hypocoliidae

The hypocolius is a small Middle Eastern bird with the shape and soft plumage of a waxwing. They are mainly a uniform grey colour, except the males have a black triangular mask around their eyes.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Hypocolius	Hypocolius ampelinus	N	Least concern	?	Uncommon winter visitor	File:Hypocolius ampelinus 1868.jpg

Sunbirds and spiderhunters

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Nectariniidae

The sunbirds and spiderhunters are very small passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Palestine sunbird	Cinnyris osea	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Palestine sunbird (Cinnyris osea osea) male.jpg File:Palestine sunbird (Cinnyris osea osea) female.jpg
Purple sunbird	Cinnyris asiaticus	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus Female by Vedant Kasambe DSC 6600 (1).jpg File:Purple Sunbird - Male (Cinnyris asiaticus).jpg

Weavers and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Ploceidae

The weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches. They are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills. The males of many species are brightly coloured, usually in red or yellow and black; some species show variation in colour only in the breeding season.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Streaked weaver	Ploceus manyar	I	Least concern	Steady	Introduced	File:Streaked Weaver (Ploceus manyar) W IMG 6847.jpg File:Streaked Weaver (Ploceus manyar) (37514260752).jpg
Black-breasted weaver	Ploceus benghalensis	I	Least concern	Steady	Introduced	File:Black-breasted weaver (Ploceus benghalensis) non-breeding.jpg File:Blackbreastedweaver DSC 6530 040813 dadri.jpg

Waxbills and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Estrildidae

The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short thick but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but have wide variation in plumage colours and patterns.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Red avadavat	Amandava amandava	I	Least concern	?	Introduced	File:Amandava amandava (VijayCavale).jpg
Indian silverbill	Eudoice malabarica	I	Least concern	Steady	Introduced	File:Euodice malabarica 1876.jpg

Accentors

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Prunellidae

The accentors are in the only bird family, Prunellidae, which is completely endemic to the Palearctic. They are small, fairly drab species superficially similar to sparrows.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Radde's accentor	Prunella ocularis	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant with three records in 2012	File:Prunella ocularis 1a.jpg
Black-throated accentor	Prunella atrogularis	A	Least concern	Steady	Single vagrant ringed in 1995	File:Black-throated Accentor (Prunella atrogularis) (8079420223).jpg
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant with 4 records	File:The dunnock (Prunella modularis).jpg

• Radde's accentor, Prunella ocularis (A)
• Black-throated accentor, Prunella atrogularis (A)
• Dunnock, Prunella modularis (A)

Old World sparrows

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Passeridae

Old World sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
House sparrow	Passer domesticus	N	Least concern	Decrease	Common	File:House Sparrow(Passer domesticus).jpg File:Passer domesticus House Sparrow, Mersin 2016-12-01 04-1.jpg
Spanish sparrow	Passer hispaniolensis	N	Least concern	Decrease	Resident breeder	File:Passer Hispaniolensis Male.JPG File:Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) (51365558543).jpg
Dead Sea sparrow	Passer moabiticus	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant recorded occasionally	File:PasserMoabiticusWolf (cropped).jpg
Yellow-throated sparrow	Gymnoris xanthocollis	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Petronia xanthocollis -Haryana, India -male-8.jpg
Pale rockfinch	Carpispiza brachydactyla	N	Least concern	Steady	Passage migrant	File:Pale rockfinch (ഇളം പാറക്കുരുവി ) - 16.jpg

Wagtails and pipits

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Motacillidae

Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Forest wagtail	Dendronanthus indicus	A	Least concern	Steady	Winter visitor	File:Forest Wagtail (cropped).jpg
Gray wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	N	Least concern	Steady	Winter visitor	File:Grey wagtail at Tennōji Park in Osaka, November 2016 - 890.jpg
Yellow wagtail	Motacilla flava	N	Least concern	Decrease	Common passage migrant	File:Motacilla flava - Western Yellow Wagtail.jpg
Citrine wagtail	Motacilla citreola	A	Least concern	Increase	Uncommon	File:Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSCN5340 (43).jpg
White wagtail	Motacilla alba	N	Least concern	Steady	Very common migrant	File:White wagtail (Motacilla alba).jpg
Richard's pipit	Anthus richardi	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Anthus richardi 1876.jpg
Blyth's pipit	Anthus godlewskii	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Anthus godlewskii cropped.jpg
Long-billed pipit	Anthus similis	N	Least concern	Steady	Winter visitor	File:Long-billed Pipit (Anthus similis) (45662577725).jpg
Tawny pipit	Anthus campestris	N	Least concern	Steady	Common winter visitor	File:AnthusCampestris cropped.jpg
Meadow pipit	Anthus pratensis	N	Near threatened	Decrease	Uncommon winter visitor	File:Wiesenpieper Meadow pipit.jpg
Tree pipit	Anthus trivialis	N	Least concern	Decrease	Scarce	File:Anthus trivialis-Tree pipit.jpg
Red-throated pipit	Anthus cervinus	N	Least concern	Steady	Winter visitor	File:Red-throated Pipit.jpg
Olive-backed pipit	Anthus hodgsonii	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Anthus hodgsoni (singing s2).jpg
Water pipit	Anthus spinoletta	N	Least concern	Steady	Common in winter, this large pipit is easy to identify as it has black legs. It frequents wetlands, as suggested by its name.	File:Anthus spinoletta Puy de Cacadogne 20190912 t173448.jpg
American pipit	Anthus rubescens	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Anthus rubescens japonicus.JPG

Finches, euphonias, and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Fringillidae

Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Common chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	A	Least concern	Increase	Vagrant	File:African Chaffinch (Fringilla spodiogenys) male Morocco.jpg
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla).jpg
Hawfinch	C. coccothraustes	A	Least concern	Increase	Vagrant	File:Coccothraustes coccothraustes костогриз.jpg
Common rosefinch	Carpodacus erythrinus	R	Least concern	Decrease	Rare passage migrant	File:Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) male.jpg File:Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) (35459188010).jpg
Trumpeter finch	Bucanetes githagineus	N	Least concern	Steady	Scarce resident	File:Bucanetes githagineus -Salinas de Janubio, Lanzarote, Spain-8.jpg
Mongolian finch	Bucanetes mongolicus	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Mongolian Finch (Bucanetes mongolicus) (8079448775).jpg
Desert finch	Rhodospiza obsoleta	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:RhodopechysObsoleta.jpg
European greenfinch	Chloris chloris	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Chloris chloris (profile).jpg
Eurasian linnet	Linaria cannabina	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Eurasian Linnet - Aosta Valley - Italy.jpg
Eurasian siskin	Spinus spinus	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Carduelis spinus male.jpg

Old World buntings

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Emberizidae

The emberizids are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with distinctively shaped bills. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Black-headed bunting	Emberiza melanocephala	R	Least concern	?	Rare passage migrant	File:Emberiza calandra and Emberiza melanocephala by Naumann.jpg
Corn bunting	Emberiza calandra	N	Least concern	Decrease	Winter visitor and uncommon breeder	File:Emberiza calandra 1873.jpg
Red-headed bunting	Emberiza brunniceps	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:Red-headed bunting (Emberiza bruniceps) male non-breeding plumage.jpg
Cinereous bunting	Emberiza cineracea	R	Near threatened	Decrease	Rare passage migrant	File:090508-cinereous-bunting-at-Petrified-Forest.jpg
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant with 2 records	File:Emberiza citrinella -Midtjylland, Denmark -male-8.jpg
Grey-necked bunting	Emberiza buchanani	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant	File:GreyNeckedBunting PrasadBR.jpg
Ortolan bunting	Emberiza hortulana	N	Least concern	Decrease	Overwintering species	File:ORTOLAN BUNTING Emberiza hortulana (8468674634).jpg
Striolated bunting	Emberiza caesia	R	Least concern	Increase	2 vagrant records in 2013	File:Israel. Striolated bunting (15356301994).jpg
Reed bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus	A	Least concern	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Common reed bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) male breeding plumage 3.jpg
Little bunting	Emberiza pusilla	A	Least concern	Steady	Vagrant with 15 records	File:Little Bunting (Emberiza pusilla) (50801056001).jpg
Rustic bunting	Emberiza rustica	A	Vulnerable	Decrease	Vagrant	File:Kashiradaka-01.jpg

See also

• List of birds
• Lists of birds by region