List of birds of Kuwait

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 and nomenclature follows the Official List of Kuwait Birds, which in turn follows the Ornithological Society of the Middle East Region List, with additional subspecies updates to the IOC World Bird List, Version 15.1. 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.

Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Kuwait
Introduced - a species introduced to Kuwait as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
Locally extinct - a species that no longer occurs in Kuwait although populations exist elsewhere
Extinct - a species or subspecies that no longer exists

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
Mute swan	Cygnus olor	A			Single vagrant record from 1997
Greylag goose	Anser anser	N			Winter visitor; subspecies A. a. rubrirostris
Greater white-fronted goose	Anser albifrons	A		?	Vagrant; subspecies A. a. albifrons
Common shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	N			Scarce winter visitor
Ruddy shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	A		?	Vagrant
Garganey	Spatula querquedula	N			Passage migrant and winter visitor
Northern shoveler	Spatula clypeata	N			Winter visitor
Gadwall	Mareca strepera	N			Scarce winter visitor
Eurasian wigeon	Mareca penelope	N			Winter visitor
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	N			Common winter visitor
Northern pintail	Anas acuta	N			Winter visitor
Eurasian teal	Anas crecca	N		?	Winter visitor
Marbled teal	Marmaronetta angustirostris	A			Vagrant
Red-crested pochard	Netta rufina	A		?	Vagrant
Common pochard	Aythya ferina	R			Scarce migrant
Ferruginous duck	Aythya nyroca	N			Formerly a vagrant, now a rare established breeder
Tufted duck	Aythya fuligula	N			Rare winter visitor
Long-tailed duck	Clangula hyemalis	R			Vagrant
Red-breasted merganser	Mergus serrator	A			Single vagrant record from 1997

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 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			Introduced
Common quail	Coturnix coturnix	N			Passage migrant
Chukar partridge	Alectoris chukar	I			Introduced
Black francolin	Francolinus francolinus	A			Vagrant

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.

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			Resident
Slavonian grebe	Podiceps auritus	A			Vagrant with 2 records
Red-necked grebe	Podiceps grisegena	A			Vagrant
Great crested grebe	Podiceps cristatus	R		?	Rare passage migrant
Black-necked grebe	Podiceps nigricolis	N		?	Winter visitor

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	Columba livia	N			Domestic variants common everywhere, wild rock doves may be found near the coast
Stock dove	Columba oenas	A			Vagrant
Common wood pigeon	Columba palumbus	N			Overwintering species
European turtle dove	Streptopelia turtur	R			Rare breeder
Oriental turtle dove	Streptopelia orientalis	R			Scarce disperser, very prone to vagrancy and often found outside its defined migratory range
Eurasian collared dove	Streptopelia decocto	N			Common
African collared dove	Streptopelia roseogrisea	I		?	Introduced; similar to the Eurasian relative; however, the tail has a different underside pattern
Laughing dove	Streptopelia senegalensis	N			Common
Namaqua dove	Oena capensis	N			Resident and scarce disperser

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			Increasingly rare overwintering species
Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse	Pterocles exustus	A			Vagrant
Spotted sandgrouse	Pterocles senegallus	N			Scarce passage migrant
Black-bellied sandgrouse	Pterocles orientalis	N			Rare overwintering species

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			Formerly a resident breeder, now an irregular winter visitor

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			Scarce disperser
Asian koel	Eudynamys scolopaceus	A			Vagrant, single record
Common cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	N			Passage migrant

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			Passage migrant
Egyptian nightjar	Caprimulgus aegyptius	R			Rare passage migrant

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			Rare passage migrant
Common swift	Apus apus	N			Uncommon winter visitor
Pallid swift	Apus pallidus	N			Winter visitor
Little swift	Apus affinis	A			Vagrant

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			Winter visitor
Corncrake	Crex crex	R			Rare passage migrant
Spotted crake	Porzana porzana	N			Uncommon passage migrant
Common moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	N			Common
Eurasian coot	Fulica atra	N			Resident and winter visitor
Grey-headed swamphen	Porphyrio poliocephalus	N		?	Resident breeder
White-breasted waterhen	Amaurornis phoenicurus	A		?	Vagrant
Little crake	Porzana parva	N			Uncommon migrant
Baillon's crake	Zapornia pusilla	N		?	Uncommon migrant

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			Vagrant
Demoiselle crane	Grus virgo	A			Vagrant

Stone-curlews

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Burhinidae
The stone-curlews and 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 stone-curlew	Burhinus oedicnemus	N			Passage migrant and overwintering

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			Migrant and breeder
Pied avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	N		?	Common winter visitor

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			Passage migrant

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
Grey plover	Pluvialis squatarola	N			Common, found on coasts and shores
European golden plover	Pluvialis apricaria	R			Few annual records
Pacific golden plover	Pluvialis fulva	N			Winter visitor and passage migrant
Northern lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	N			Winter visitor
Spur-winged lapwing	Vanellus spinosus	?			Uncertain
Red-wattled lapwing	Vanellus indicus	N		?	Migrant and breeding resident
Sociable lapwing	Vanellus gregarius	R			Considered a vagrant, though it seems to frequent some farms and reserves
White-tailed lapwing	Vanellus leucurus	R		?	Winter visitor
Lesser sand plover	Charadrius mongolus	N		?	Common year-round
Greater sand plover	Charadrius leschenaultii	N			Common year-round
Caspian plover	Charadrius asiaticus	N			Scarce passage migrant
Kentish plover	Charadrius alexandrinus	N			Resident breeder
Common ringed plover	Charadrius hiaticula	N			Common year-round
Little ringed plover	Charadrius dubius	N		?	Breeding, leaves the country in winter
Eurasian dotterel	Charadrius morinellus	N			Scarce and elusive winter visitor

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			Winter visitor
Eurasian whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus	N			Passage migrant
Little curlew	Numenius minutus	A			Single vagrant record in 2007
Slender-billed curlew	Numenius tenuirostris	X			Few records of this species have been obtained in recent times, and it is feared extinct
Bar-tailed godwit	Limosa lapponica	N			Passage migrant and winter visitor
Black-tailed godwit	Limosa limosa	N			Passage migrant and winter visitor
Ruddy turnstone	Arenaria interpres	N			Passage migrant and winter visitor
Great knot	Calidris tenuirostris	R			Rare migrant
Red knot	Calidris canutus	A			Vagrant with 9 records
Ruff	Calidris pugnax	N			Common
Broad-billed sandpiper	Calidris falcinellus	N			Passage migrant
Curlew sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	N			Passage migrant and visitor in late winter
Temminck's stint	Calidris temminckii	N		?	Passage migrant and winter visitor; common on shores and rocky coasts
Sanderling	Calidris alba	N		?	Passage migrant and winter visitor
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	N			Winter visitor
Purple sandpiper	Calidris maritima	A			Vagrant
Little stint	Calidris minuta	N			Winter visitor
Pectoral sandpiper	Calidris melatonos	A			Single vagrant record in 2011
Jack snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	N			Scarce and elusive winter visitor
Eurasian woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	A			Rare winter visitor
Common snipe	Gallinago gallinago	N			Passage migrant and winter visitor
Great snipe	Gallinago media	R			Rare passage migrant
Pin-tailed snipe	Gallinago stenura	A		?	Vagrant
Terek sandpiper	Xenus cinereus	N			Resident
Red-necked phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	N			Scarce passage migrant
Red phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	A			Rare winter visitor
Common sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	N			Very common throughout winter and late summer
Green sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	N			Relatively common throughout winter and spring
Spotted redshank	Tringa erythropus	N			Common winter visitor and passage migrant
Common greenshank	Tringa nebularia	N			Common winter visitor and passage migrant
Marsh sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	N			Somewhat common winter visitor and passage migrant
Wood sandpiper	Tringa glareola	N			Common winter visitor and passage migrant
Common redshank	Tringa totanus	N		?	Winter visitor and passage migrant

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			Migrant and breeder

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			Scarce resident and common migrant
Collared pratincole	Glareola pratincola	N			Passage migrant
Oriental pratincole	Glareola maldivarum	A			Single vagrant record in 2008
Black-winged pratincole	Glareola nordmanni	N			Passage migrant

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			Summer visitor
Arctic skua	Stercorarius parasiticus	N			Summer visitor
Long-tailed skua	Stercorarius longicaudus	A			Vagrant with 3 records

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. Both groups 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			Vagrant
Sabine's gull	Xema sabini	A			Vagrant recorded in 2016
Slender-billed gull	Chroicocephalus genei	N		?	Abundant winter visitor	175px
Black-headed gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	N		?	Common winter visitor	175px
Brown-headed gull	Chroicocephalus brunnicephalua	A			Vagrant	175px
Little gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus	A			Vagrant
Franklin's gull	Leucophaeus pipixan	A			Vagrant
Mediterranean gull	Larus melanocephalus	A			Vagrant often recorded during passage migration seasons
White-eyed gull	Larus leucophthalmus	A			Vagrant recorded once in 2018
Pallas's gull	Larus ichthyaetus	N			Overwintering species
Common gull	Larus canus	R		?	Rare winter visitor
Caspian gull	Larus cachinnans	N			Overwintering species
Armenian gull	Larus armenicus	R			Rare visitor during winter months
Lesser black-backed gull	Larus fuscus	N			Overwintering species
Bridled tern	Onychoprion anaethetus	N		?	Breeder and passage migrant	175px
Little tern	Sternula albifrons	N			Passage migrant	175px
Saunders's tern	Sternula saundersi	N			Migrant and breeder
Gull-billed tern	Gelocheilodon nilotica	N			Overwintering species
Caspian tern	Hydroprogne caspia	N			Resident breeder
White-winged tern	Chlidonias niger	A			Passage migrant
Black tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	N			Vagrant with several records
Whiskered tern	Chlidonias hybrida	N			Common
Common tern	Sterna hirundo	N		?	Uncommon passage migrant
Arctic tern	Sterna paradisaea	A			Vagrant recorded occasionally at Al Jahra bay
White-cheeked tern	Sterna repressa	N			Common
Great crested tern	Thalasseus bergii	N			Passage migrant
Sandwich tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis	N			Winter visitor
Lesser crested tern	Thalasseus bengalensis	N			Common

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			Vagrant, last seen almost 50 years ago

Divers and loons

Order: GaviiformesFamily: Gaviidae
Divers, known as loons in North America, are a group of aquatic birds found in many parts of northern Eurasia and North America. 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
Black-throated diver	Gavia arctica	A			Vagrant

Shearwaters and petrels

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Procellariidae
The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized shearwaters and 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			Vagrant with one record
Sooty shearwater	Ardenna grisea	A			Vagrant with 4 records
Short-tailed shearwater	Ardenna tenuirostris	A			Vagrant
Tropical shearwater	Puffinus bailloni	A			Vagrant
Persian shearwater	Puffinus persicus	A			One record of about 25 birds in 1957, may be more abundant as the offshore waters of the nation are not frequented by birdwatchers

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			Uncommon passage migrant
Black stork	Ciconia nigra	A		?	Rare visitor in late spring

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			Common throughout winter
Socotra cormorant	Phalacrocorax nigrogularis	E			Endemic to the region

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 a red inflatable throat pouch. 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			Recorded once in 2008

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			Vagrant with 2 records
Brown booby	Sula leucogaster	A			Vagrant

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			Vagrant, a single record of a pair in 2009

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		?	Scarce disperser, recorded occasionally around Jahra bay
Dalmatian pelican	Pelecanus crispus	R			Vagrant to the mainland, though it breeds on Bubyan Island

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			Rare winter visitor
Little bittern	Ixobrychus minutus	N			Passage migrant
Grey heron	Ardea cinerea	N		?	Resident and migrant
Purple heron	Ardea purpurea	N			Resident and migrant
Great egret	Egretta alba	N		?	Overwintering
Little egret	Egretta garzetta	N			Winter visitor
Western reef heron	Egretta gularis	N			Uncommon resident, abundant winter visitor	175px
Cattle egret	Bubulcus ibis	N			Passage migrant and winter visitor
Squacco heron	Ardeola ralloides	N		?	Passage migrant	175px
Indian pond heron	Ardeola grayii	A		?	Vagrant
Striated heron	Butroides striata	A			Vagrant
Black-crowned night heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	N			Winter visitor

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			Overwintering species
African sacred ibis	Threskiornis aethiopicus	A			Vagrant with 2 records
Eurasian spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	R		?	Rare migrant

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			Resident

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			Scarce disperser	175px
Egyptian vulture	Neophron percnopterus	R			Rare passage migrant
European honey buzzard	Pernis apivorus	R			Rare passage migrant
Crested honey buzzard	Pernis ptilorhynchus	N			Winter visitor
Griffon vulture	Gyps fulvus	N			Scarce winter migrant	175px
Eurasian black vulture	Aegypius monachus	R			Scarce winter visitor
Lappet-faced vulture	Torgos tracheliotos	A			Single vagrant recorded in 2008
Short-toed snake eagle	Circaetus gallicus	N			Scarce passage migrant and winter visitor
Great spotted eagle	Clanga clanga	N			Overwintering species. White spots are more prominent in juveniles, though they tend to fade into adulthood.
Lesser spotted eagle	Clanga pomarina	R			Rare passage migrant
Booted eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus	N			Scarce passage migrant
Golden eagle	Aquila chrysaetos	A			Vagrant
Steppe eagle	Aquila nipalensis	N			Passage migrant
Eastern imperial eagle	Aquila heliaca	R			Rare overwintering species
Bonelli's eagle	Aquila fasciata	A			Rare autumn disperser
Western marsh harrier	Circus aeruginosus	N			Winter visitor
Hen harrier	Circus cyaneus	R			Scarce winter visitor
Pallid harrier	Circus macrourus	N			Winter visitor
Montagu's harrier	Circus pygargus	N			Scarce passage migrant and winter visitor
Shikra	Accipiter badius	N			Uncommon winter visitor
Levant sparrowhawk	Accipiter brevipes	A			Vagrant
Eurasian sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	R			Scarce winter visitor
Northern goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	A		?	Vagrant
Black kite	Milvus migrans	N			Very common overwintering species
White-tailed eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla	A			Rare winter visitor
Common buzzard	Buteo buteo	N			Common passage migrant
Long-legged buzzard	Buteo rufinus	A			Frequent winter visitor

Barn owls

Order: StrigiformesFamily: Tytonidae
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
Western barn owl	Tyto alba	N			Scarce disperser

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			Uncommon passage migrant. Recognised by its large ear tufts, it is rarely seen at day. The plumage may vary.
Pallid scops owl	Otus brucei	A			Vagrant
Pharaoh eagle owl	Bubo ascalaphus	N			Uncommon resident
Little owl	Athene noctua	N			Resident
Long-eared owl	Asio otus	A			Vagrant
Short-eared owl	Asio flammeus	R			Rare winter visitor

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			Autumn and spring migrant

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		?	Uncommon wintering species
White-breasted kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis	N			Uncommon resident
Pied kingfisher	Ceryle rudis	N		?	Uncommon winter visitor

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			Common passage migrant
Blue-cheeked bee-eater	Merops persicus	N			Common passage migrant

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			Passage migrant
Indian roller	Coracias benghalensis	N			Scarce disperser

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			Passage migrant

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			Passage migrant
Common kestrel	Falco tinnuculus	N			Common winter visitor
Red-footed falcon	Falco vespertinus	A			Vagrant
Amur falcon	Falco amurensis	A			Vagrant
Eleonora's falcon	Falco eleonorae	A			Vagrant recorded once in 2018
Sooty falcon	Falco concolor	R			Rare summer visitor
Merlin	Falco columbarius	R			Rare winter visitor
Eurasian hobby	Falco subbuteo	N			Winter visitor	175px 175px
Lanner falcon	Falco biarmicus	R			Scarce disperser in autumn and spring	175px
Saker falcon	Falco cherrug	R			Rare winter migrant
Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	R			Scarce disperser	175px

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 coloured, and some are multi-coloured. 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			Introduced

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			Late spring visitor

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		?	Vagrant recorded once
Ashy drongo	Dicurus leucophaeus	A		?	Vagrant recorded thrice

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			Uncommon passage migrant and winter visitor
Turkestan shrike	Lanius phoenicuroides	N			Common winter migrant
Isabelline shrike	Lanius isabellinus	N			Common winter migrant
Brown shrike	Lanius cristatus	A			Vagrant with one record
Bay-backed shrike	Lanius vitattus	A			Vagrant
Long-tailed shrike	Lanius schach	A		?	Vagrant
Great grey shrike	Lanius excubitor • Lanius excubitor ssp. aucheri • Lanius excubitor ssp. pallidirostris	N			Overwintering species
Lesser grey shrike	Lanius minor	N			Uncommon passage migrant
Masked shrike	Lanius nubicus	N			Passage migrant and winter visitor
Woodchat shrike	Lanius senator	N			Passage migrant

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			Introduced
Rook	Corvus frugilegus	A			Vagrant with 3 records
Brown-necked raven	Corvus rufficolis	R			Scarce disperser
Hooded crow	Corvus cornix	A			Vagrant with one record in 2012

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			Vagrant with a single record in 2009
Great tit	Parus major	A			Vagrant with a single record in 2006

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			Uncommon winter visitor

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			Resident	175px
Bar-tailed lark	Ammomanes cincturus	N			Resident breeder
Desert lark	Ammomanes deserti	N			Resident
Black-crowned sparrow lark	Eremopterix nigriceps	N			Resident
Temminck's lark	Eremophila bilopha	N			Uncommon disperser
Greater short-toed lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	N		?	Winter visitor	175px
Bimaculated lark	Melanocorypha bimaculata	R			Rare winter visitor	175px
Calandra lark	Melanocorypha calandra	A			Vagrant	175px
Arabian lark	Eremalauda eremodites	A			Vagrant	175px
Turkestan short-toed lark	Eremalauda eremodites	N			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.	175px
Woodlark	Lullula arborea	A			Vagrant	175px
Eurasian skylark	Alauda arvensis	R			scarce winter visitor	175px
Oriental skylark	Alauda gulgula	R			Scarce winter visitor	175px
Crested lark	Galerdia cristata	N			Breeding resident	175px

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			Winter visitor
Delicate prinia	Prinia lepida	A		?	Taxonomy disputed; it is considered part of the graceful prinia species complex by several authorities
Zitting cisticola	Cisticola juncidis	A			Vagrant with 5 records

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		?	Scarce resident
Arabian babbler	Argya squamiceps	A			Vagrant

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			Vagrant	175px
Syke's warbler	Iduna rama	A			Vagrant	175px
Eastern olivaceous warbler	Iduna pallida	N			Scarce passage migrant
Upcher's warbler	Hippolais languida	N			Winter visitor
Olive-tree warbler	Hippolais olivetorun	A			Vagrant recorded once in 1972
Icterine warbler	Hippolais icterina	N			Vagrant
Moustached warbler	Acrocephalus melanopogon	A			Vagrant
Sedge warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	N			Rare passage migrant	175px
Paddyfield warbler	Acrocephalus agricola	A			Vagrant	175px
Blyth's reed warbler	Acrocephalus dumetorum	A			Vagrant with 3 records	175px
Marsh warbler	Acrocephalus palustris	R			Rare passage migrant	175px
Eurasian reed warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	N			Uncommon	175px
Basra reed warbler	Eremalauda eremodites	E			Endemic breeding species	175px
Great reed warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	N			Uncommon winter visitor	175px
Oriental reed warbler	Acrocephalus orientalis	A			Vagrant	175px
Clamorous reed warbler	Acrocephalus stentoreus	N			Winter visitor	175px

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			Vagrant
Savi's warbler	Locustella luscinioides	N			Winter visitor
Common grasshopper warbler	Locustella naevia	N			Winter visitor

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
Sand martin	Riparia riparia	N			Common in both late summer and winter	175px
Brown-throated martin	Riparia paludicola	A			Vagrant	175px
Grey-throated martin	Riparia chinensis	A			Vagrant	175px
Pale sand martin	Riparia diluta	A		?	Vagrant	175px
Eurasian crag martin	Ptyonoprogne rupestris	R			Rare winter visitor
Pale crag martin	Ptyonoprogne fuligula	A			Vagrant, 8 records
Barn swallow	Hirundo rustica	N			Frequent and abundant passage migrant
Eastern red-rumped swallow	Cecropis daurica	N			Vagrant
European red-rumped swallow	Cecropis rufula	N			Passage migrant
Streak-throated swallow	Pterocheliodon fluvicola	A			Vagrant
Common house martin	Delichon urbicum	N			Uncommon	175px

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			Introduced resident
White-eared bulbul	Pycnonotus leucotis	N			Common

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			Vagrant	175px
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler	Phylloscopus orientalis	A			Vagrant
Yellow-browed warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus	A			Vagrant
Hume's warbler	Phylloscopus humei	A			Vagrant
Radde's Warbler	Phylloscopus schwarzi	A			Vagrant
Plain leaf warbler	Phylloscopus neglectus	A			Vagrant
Mountain chiffchaff	Phylloscopus sindianus	A			Vagrant	175px
Willow warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	N			Common in spring and autumn
Common chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	N			Like the willow warbler, but more common in the winter	175px
Green warbler	Phylloscopus nitidus	A			Vagrant	175px
Greenish warbler	Phylloscopus trochiloides	A			Vagrant	175px

Sylviid warblers 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			Passage migrant	175px
Garden warbler	Sylvia borin	A			Vagrant
Asian desert warbler	Curruca nana	N			Common winter visitor
Barred warbler	Curruca nisoria	N			Uncommon passage migrant
Lesser whitethroat	C. curruca	N			Common during spring migration and winter
Eastern Orphean warbler	Curruca crassirostris	N			Rare passage migrant	175px 175px
Menetries's warbler	Curruca mystacea	N			Passage migrant
Common whitethroat	Curruca communis	N			Common migrant

Crests

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Regulidae
The crests, also called kinglets in North America, are a small group of birds formerly included in the Old World warblers, but now family status because they are genetically well-separated from them.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus	A			Single vagrant recorded in 2013

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			Vagrant recorded twice

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			Migratory; winter visitor
Rosy starling	Pastor roseus	N		?	Scarce migrant
Common myna	Acridotheres tristis	I			Introduced and established; extremely common throughout the country
Bank myna	Acridotheres ginginianus	I			Scarce resident

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 and 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			Overwintering	175px
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	N			Rare winter visitor
Common blackbird	Turdus merula	N			Scarce winter visitor
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	N			Rare winter visitor
Ring ouzel	Turdus torquatus	A			Vagrant
Black-throated thrush	Turdus atrogularis	A		?	Vagrant
Red-throated thrush	Turdus ruficollis	A		?	Vagrant	175px
Dusky thrush	Turdus eunomus	A		?	Vagrant
Naumann's thrush	Turdus naumanii	N		?	Vagrant

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			Rare winter visitor
Rufous-tailed scrub robin	Cercotrichas galactotes	N			Overwintering
Spotted flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	N			Common passage migrant in spring and winter
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	N			Winter migrant
White-throated robin	Irania gutturalis	N			Spring visitor
Thrush nightingale	Luscinia luscinia	R			Rare passage migrant
Common nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	N			Winter visitor
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	N			Common in winter
Taiga flycatcher	Ficedula albicilla	A			Vagrant
Red-breasted flycatcher	Ficedula parva	N			Uncommon; mostly seen in autumn
Semi-collared flycatcher	Ficedula semitorquata	R			Rare passage migrant
Collared flycatcher	Ficedula albicollis	A			Vagrant
Rufous-backed redstart	Phoenicurus erythronotus	R			Rare passage migrant
Common redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	N			Spring visitor
Black redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	N			Passage migrant
Blue rock thrush	Monticola solitarus	N			Common passage migrant and uncommon winter visitor
Common rock thrush	Monticola saxtalis	N			Common passage migrant
Whinchat	Saxicola ruberta	N			Occasional passage migrant
European stonechat	Saxicola rubicola	N			Passage migrant
Siberian stonechat	Saxicola maurus	N			The Siberian stonechat is similar to the European stonechat; the most noticeable differences are its extent of white, which is more prevalent, as well as the colour of its underparts being reduced, and the rump and underwing colour and patterns.
Pied bushchat	Saxicola caprata	A			Vagrant
Northern wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	N			Common passage migrant
Isabelline wheatear	Oenanthe isabellina	N			Very common throughout winter and spring
Hooded wheatear	Oenanthe monacha	R			Rare winter visitor
Desert wheatear	Oenanthe deserti	N			Winter visitor
Pied wheatear	Oenanthe pleschanka	N			Common winter visitor
Pied wheatear	Oenanthe pleschanka	N			Common visitor
Variable wheatear	Oenanthe picata	A			Vagrant
Hume's wheatear	Oenanthe albonigra	A			Vagrant
White-crowned wheatear	Oenanthe albonigra	A			Vagrant
Finsch's wheatear	Oenanthe finschii	R			Rare winter visitor
Mourning wheatear	Oenanthe lugens	N			Winter visitor
Kurdish wheatear	Oenanthe xanthoprymna	N			Scarce passage migrant
Persian wheatear	Oenanthe chrysopygia	N			Common winter visitor

Hypocolius

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Hypocoliidae
The grey hypocolius is a small Middle Eastern bird with the shape and soft plumage of a waxwing, but longer-tailed. 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
Grey hypocolius	Hypocolius ampelinus	N		?	Uncommon winter visitor

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			Vagrant	175px 175px
Purple sunbird	Cinnyris asiaticus	A			Vagrant	175px 175px

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			Introduced	175px 175px
Black-breasted weaver	Ploceus benghalensis	I			Introduced	175px 175px

Waxbills and allies

Order: PasseriformesFamily: Estrildidae
The waxbills 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		?	Introduced
Indian silverbill	Eudoice malabarica	I			Introduced

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			Vagrant with three records in 2012
Black-throated accentor	Prunella atrogularis	A			Single vagrant ringed in 1995
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	A			Vagrant with 4 records

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			Common
Spanish sparrow	Passer hispaniolensis	N			Resident breeder
Dead Sea sparrow	Passer moabiticus	A			Vagrant recorded occasionally
Yellow-throated sparrow	Gymnoris xanthocollis	A			Vagrant
Pale rockfinch	Carpispiza brachydactyla	N			Passage migrant

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			Winter visitor
Grey wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	N			Winter visitor
Western yellow wagtail	Motacilla flava	N			Common passage migrant
Citrine wagtail	Motacilla citreola	A			Uncommon
White wagtail	Motacilla alba	N			Very common migrant
Richard's pipit	Anthus richardi	A			Vagrant
Blyth's pipit	Anthus godlewskii	A			Vagrant
Long-billed pipit	Anthus similis	N			Winter visitor
Tawny pipit	Anthus campestris	N			Common winter visitor
Meadow pipit	Anthus pratensis	N			Uncommon winter visitor
Tree pipit	Anthus trivialis	N			Scarce
Red-throated pipit	Anthus cervinus	N			Winter visitor
Olive-backed pipit	Anthus hodgsonii	A			Vagrant
Water pipit	Anthus spinoletta	N			Common in winter, this large pipit is easy to identify as it has black legs. It frequents wetlands, as suggested by its name.
American pipit	Anthus rubescens	A			Vagrant

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			Vagrant	175px
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	A			Vagrant
Hawfinch	C. coccothraustes	A			Vagrant
Common rosefinch	Carpodacus erythrinus	R			Rare passage migrant
Trumpeter finch	Bucanetes githagineus	N			Scarce resident
Mongolian finch	Bucanetes mongolicus	A			Vagrant
Desert finch	Rhodospiza obsoleta	A			Vagrant	175px
European greenfinch	Chloris chloris	A			Vagrant	175px
Common linnet	Linaria cannabina	A			Vagrant
Eurasian siskin	Spinus spinus	A			Vagrant

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
Corn bunting	Emberiza calandra	N			Winter visitor and uncommon breeder
Black-headed bunting	Emberiza melanocephala	R		?	Rare passage migrant
Red-headed bunting	Emberiza brunniceps	A			Vagrant
Cinereous bunting	Emberiza cineracea	R			Rare passage migrant
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella	A			Vagrant with 2 records
Grey-necked bunting	Emberiza buchanani	A			Vagrant
Ortolan bunting	Emberiza hortulana	N			Overwintering species
Rock bunting	Emberiza cia	A			Vagrant with 3 records
Striolated bunting	Emberiza striolata	R			2 vagrant records in 2013
Reed bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus	A			Vagrant
Little bunting	Emberiza pusilla	A			Vagrant with 15 records
Rustic bunting	Emberiza rustica	A			Vagrant