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List of birds of Qatar

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This is a list of the bird species recorded in Qatar. The avifauna of Qatar include a total of 352 species, of which 3 have been introduced by humans.

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 Qatar. Native species are marked with an "N". The global conservation status are displayed per the IUCN for each species alongside the population trend. The Qatar birds list, which has catalogued all verified species recorded in the country serves as the primary source for the list.

Additionally, the book Common birds of Qatar covering 215 of the total 352 species in the country has been used to depict the species' frequency in the country, as well as habitat.

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 accidentally occurs in Qatar, and is not a regular migrant nor a resident.
(R) Rare – a species that is a regular visitor or inhabitant of the country, but in very small or sparse populations. Most species marked as such are threatened.
(I) Introduced – a species introduced to Qatar as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions. Due to Qatar's harsh and generally resistant environment, none of the introduced species listed are considered invasive in the country.
(Ex) Extirpated – a species that no longer occurs in Qatar although populations exist elsewhere
(X) Extinct – a species or subspecies that no longer exists

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	Trinomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Arabian ostrich	Struthio camelus ssp. syriacus	X		N/A	Formerly widespread in the Arabian peninsula	[[Image: Arabian Ostrich hunt.jpg	175px]]
Red-necked ostrich	Struthio camelus ssp. camelus	I			Found in Ras Abrouq, west coast	[[Image: North African ostrich (Struthio camelus camelus) male.jpg	175px]]

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	Trend	Notes	Image
Graylag goose	Anser anser	N		Rare winter visitor	[[Image: Greylag goose-1.jpg	175px]]
Greater white-fronted goose	Anser albifrons	A	?	Rare winter visitor	[[Image: Greater white-fronted goose in flight-1413.jpg	175px]]
Whooper swan	Cygnus cygnus	A	?	Vagrant	[[Image: Cygnus cygnus Haukipudas 20110425.JPG	175px]]
Egyptian goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca	I		Introduced	[[Image: Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca), Lake Ziway, Ethiopia.jpg	175px]]
Ruddy shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea	A	?	Scarce winter visitor	[[Image: Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) (49093129086).jpg	175px]]
Common shelduck	Tadorna tadorna	N		Scarce winter visitor	[[Image: Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) at Sylvan Heights.jpg	175px]]
Cotton pygmy-goose	Nettapus coromandelianus	A		vagrant	[[Image: Cotton pygmy goose Prasanna Mamidala.jpg	175px]]
Garganey	Spatula querquedula	N		Passage migrant and winter visitor	[[Image: Spatula querquedula.jpg	175px]]
Northern shoveler	Spatula clypeata	N		winter visitor	[[Image: Male northern shoveler in flight-0995.jpg	175px]]
Gadwall	Mareca strepera	A		Scarce winter visitor	[[Image:Anas strepera M F.JPG	175px]]
Eurasian wigeon	Mareca penelope	N		winter visitor	[[Image: Mareca penelope 2.jpg	175px]]
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos	N		Common winter visitor	[[Image: Mallard drake (anas platyrhynchos).JPG	175px]]
Northern pintail	Anas acuta	N		Winter visitor	[[Image: Male northern pintail (Anas acuta) in flight at Llano Seco-0708.jpg	175px]]
Green-winged teal	Anas crecca	N	?	Winter visitor	[[Image: Teal (Anas crecca) (9).jpg	175px]]
Marbled teal	Marmaronetta angustirostris	R		Vagrant recorded in 1985	[[Image: Marbled Teal (Marmaronetta angustirostris) (1).JPG	175px]]
Red-crested pochard	Netta rufina	A	?	Vagrant	[[Image: Red-crested.pochard.slimbridge.arp.jpg	175px]]
Common pochard	Aythya ferina	R		Overwintering	[[Image: Common Pochard Aythya ferina (1). Photo at U.K..JPG	175px]]
Ferruginous duck	Aythya nyroca	N		Scarce resident	[[Image: AythyaNyrocaGronvold.jpg	175px]]
Tufted duck	Aythya fuligula	N		Common winter visitor in greywater and lagoons	[[Image:Tufted duck in Sakai, Osaka, February 2016.jpg	175px]]
Long-tailed duck	Clangula hyemalis	R		Vagrant.	[[Image: Clangula hyemalis Hokkaido3 (cropped).jpg	175px]]

Guineafowl

Order: GalliformesFamily: Numididae

Guineafowl are a group of African, seed-eating, ground-nesting birds which resemble partridges, but with featherless heads and spangled grey plumage.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Vulturine guineafowl	Acryllium vulturinum	A			Vagrant	[[Image: Vulturine Guineafowl (Acryllium vulturinum) RWD.jpg	175px]]

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
Gray francolin	Francolinus pondicerianus	I			Introduced and established; resident	[[Image: Grey francolin bng.png	175px]]
Common quail	Coturnix coturnix	N			Passage migrant	[[Image: Common Quail (Coturnix coturnix) captive specimen ... (51594461807).jpg	175px]]

Flamingos

Order: PhoenicopteriformesFamily: Phoenicopteridae

Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually 3 to 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			Resident breeder	[[Image: Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) (8521269342).jpg	200px]]
Lesser flamingo	Phoenicopterus minor	A			Vagrant recorded in 2013	[[Image: Lesser Flamingo (Phoenicopterus minor) juvenile in flight.jpg	200px]]

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	Trend	Notes	Image
Little grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis	N		Resident	[[Image: Tachybaptus ruficollis eating Shrimp.jpg	175px]]
Great crested grebe	Podiceps cristatus	N	?	Resident	[[Image: Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) (2).jpg	175px ]]
[[Image: Podiceps cristatus (Great crested grebe), Arnhem, the Netherlands.jpg	175px]]
Eared grebe	Podiceps nigricolis	N	?	Winter visitor	[[Image: Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), non-breeding plumage.jpg	175px]]

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	Trend	Notes	Image
Rock dove (and domestic variants)	Columba livia	N		Domestic variants common everywhere, wild rock doves may be found near the coast	[[Image: Feral pigeon in Bowness-on-Windermere, England.jpg	175px]]
Stock dove	Columba oenas	A		Vagrant recorded in 2019	[[Image:'Stock Dove (Columba oenas)', from an original painting by the Hon Alice Foljambe - 1904-02.jpg	175px]]
European turtle-dove	Streptopelia turtur	R		Passage migrant	[[Image: Turtle Dove compressed.jpg	175px]]
Oriental turtle dove	Streptopelia decocto	A		Vagrant recorded in 2022	[[Image: Eastern Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis orientalis), Kyoto, Japan.jpg	175px]]
Eurasian collared-dove	Streptopelia decocto	N		Common	[[Image: Streptopelia decaocto, Mersin 2017-07-15 01-1.jpg	175px]]
African collared-dove	Streptopelia roseogrisea	A	?	Vagrant	[[Image: Streptopelia decaocto, feral, Las Paguera, Puerto Rico.jpg	175px]]
Laughing dove	Streptopelia senegalensis	N		Common	[[Image: Spilopelia senegalensis - Laughing Dove, Adana 2016-12-10 01-2.jpg	175px]]
Namaqua dove	Oena capensis	I		Naturally established resident due to its nomadic nature	[[Image: Namaqua Dove (Oena capensis) male ... (46054777052).jpg	175px]]
Zebra dove	Geopelia striata	I		Introduced in the northeast; small breeding population	[[Image: Geopelia striata 1 crop - Chinese Garden.jpg	175px]]

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	Notes	Image
Pin-tailed sandgrouse	Pterocles alchata	A	Localised breeder	[[Image: Pterocles alchata 1921.jpg	175px]]
Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse	Pterocles exustus	A	Rare	[[Image: Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus),male.jpg	175px]]
Crowned sandgrouse	Pterocles coronatus	A	Vagrant	[[Image: Pterocles coronatus 1921.jpg	175px]]

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	Ex			May have been extirpated from the country due to overhunting, records nowadays generally considered captive or escaped	[[Image: Chlamydotis macqueenii NAUMANN.jpg	175px]]

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	Notes	Image
Great spotted cuckoo	Clamator glandarius	A	Rare	[[Image: Clamator glandarius - Coucou geai.jpg	175px]]
Pied cuckoo	Clamator jacobinus	A	Vagrant	[[Image: Jacobin Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus) (16663503112) (cropped).jpg	175px]]
Asian koel	Eudynamys scolopaceus	A	Vagrant	[[Image: Eudynamys scolopacea - 20080801.jpg	175px]]
Common cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	N	Passage migrant	[[Image: Cuculus canorus (cropped).jpg	175px]]

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	[[Image: Şİvanxapînok Caprimulgus Europaeus (44821242).jpeg	175px]]
Egyptian nightjar	Caprimulgus aegyptius	R			Rare passage migrant	[[Image: Coloured figures of the birds of the British Islands - issued by Lord Lilford (8291305872).jpg	175px]]

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	Notes	Image
Alpine swift	Tachymarptis melba	R	vagrant with 4 records	[[Image: A history of British birds. By the Rev. F.O. Morris (1862) (14751579455).jpg	175px]]
Common swift	Apus apus	N	Uncommon winter visitor	[[Image: Apus apus -Barcelona, Spain-8 (1).jpg	175px]]
Pallid swift	Apus pallidus	N	Winter visitor	[[Image: Pallid Swift - Gambia (32496575662).jpg	175px]]
Little swift	Apus affinis	A	Vagrant	[[Image: Apus affinis Hardwicke.jpg	175px]]

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	Trend	Notes	Image
Water rail	Rallus aquaticus	R		Winter visitor.	[[Image: Rallus aquaticus-3.jpg	175px]]
Corncrake	Crex crex	R		rare passage migrant	[[Image: Crex crex, Beachy Head 1.jpg	175px]]
Spotted crake	Porzana porzana	N		uncommon passage migrant	[[Image: Porzana porzana 3 (Marek Szczepanek).jpg	175px]]
Eurasian moorhen	Gallinula chloropus	N		Common	[[Image: Common moorhen (Gallinula chloropus).jpg	175px]]
Eurasian coot	Fulica atra	N		Resident and winter visitor	[[Image: Fulica atra Georges-Valbon 01.jpg	175px]]
African swamphen	Porphyrio madagascarensis	I		Introduced.	[[Image: African (Purple) Swamphen, Porphyrio madagascariensis at Marievale Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa (24268751366).jpg	175px]]
Grey-headed swamphen	Porphyrio poliocephalus	N	?	Resident	[[Image: Grey-headed Swamphen (Porphyrio poliocephalus) (27955233889).jpg	175px]]
White-breasted waterhen	Amaurornis phoenicurus	A	?	Vagrant	[[Image: White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus).jpg	175px]]
Little crake	Porzana parva	A		Vagrant	[[Image: Porzana parva Vlaskop cropped.jpg	175px]]
Baillon's crake	Zapornia pusilla	A	?	Vagrant	[[Image: Baillon's crake.jpg	175px]]

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	[[Image: Flickr - Rainbirder - Eurasian Crane (Grus grus).jpg	175px]]

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			Passage migrant	[[Image: Burhinus oedicnemus.jpg	175px]]

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			Common	[[Image: Himantopus himantopus, Sète cf26.jpg	175px]]
Pied avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta	N		?	Common in winter	[[Image: Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta.jpg	175px]]

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	[[Image: Haematopus ostralegus He-01.jpg	175px]]

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. water.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Trend	Frequency	Image
Black-bellied plover	Pluvialis squatarola	N		Common, found on coasts and shores	[[Image: Pluvialis apricaria and Pluvialis squatarola by Naumann.jpg	175px]]
European golden-plover	Pluvialis apricaria	R		Vagrant with 5 records	[[Image: Rohkunborri Pluvialis Apricaria.jpg	175px]]
Pacific golden-plover	Pluvialis fulva	N		Scarce passage migrant	[[Image: Pluvialis fulva.JPG	175px]]
Northern lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	N		Winter visitor	[[Image: Vanellus vanellus 001.JPG	175px]]
Spur-winged lapwing	Vanellus spinosus	R		Rare passage migrant; breeding in 2023	[[Image: Spur-winged lapwing (Vanellus spinosus) in flight.jpg	175px]]
Red-wattled lapwing	Vanellus indicus	N	?	Scarce breeding resident	[[Image: Red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus) Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	175px]]
Sociable lapwing	Vanellus gregarius	R		Rare localised winter visitor	[[Image: Coloured figures of the birds of the British Islands - issued by Lord Lilford (19677947053).jpg	175px]]
White-tailed lapwing	Vanellus leucurus	R	?	Winter visitor	[[Image: White-tailed lapwing (Vanellus leucurus).jpg	175px]]
Tibetan sand plover	Eupoda atrifrons	N	?	Common year-round	[[Image: Lesser sand plover,Charadrius mongolus.jpg	175px]]
Greater sand plover	Eupoda leschenaultii	N		Common year-round	[[Image: Greater Sand Plover.jpg	175px]]
Caspian plover	Eupoda asiatica	N		scarce passage migrant	[[Image: Charadrius asiaticus 1870.jpg	175px]]
Kentish plover	Ochthodromus alexandrinus	N		Resident breeder	[[Image: Charadrius alexandrinus - Kentish Plover 03.jpg	175px]]
Kittlitz's plover	Ochthodromus pecuarius	A	?	Vagrant recorded in 2023	[[Image: Charadrius pecuarius.jpg	175px]]
Greater ringed plover	Charadrius hiaticula	N		Common winter visitor	[[Image: Charadrius hiaticula He.jpg	175px]]
Little ringed plover	Thinornis dubius	N	?	Breeding, leaves the country in winter	[[File:Flussregenpfeifer im flachen Wasser 01.jpg	175px]]
Eurasian dotterel	Eudromias morinellus	A		Vagrant	[[Image: Charadrius morinellus male.jpg	175px]]

Painted-snipes

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Rostratulidae

Painted-snipes are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly coloured.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Greater painted-snipe	Rostratula benghalensis	A			Vagrant	[[Image: Greater Painted-snipe, Rostratula benghalensis - female (12366705485).jpg	175px]]

Jacanas

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Jacanidae

The jacanas are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found throughout the tropics. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat.

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Frequency	Image
Pheasant-tailed jacana	Hydrophasianus chirurgus	A			Vagrant	[[Image: Pheasant-tailed Jacana (Hydrophasianus chirurgus) in Hyderabad W IMG 8376.jpg	175px]]

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	Trend	Frequency	Image
Eurasian curlew	Numenius arquata	N		Winter visitor	[[Image: Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata by Vedant Raju Kasambe DSC 3984 01.jpg	175px]]
Whimby	Numenius phaeopus	N		Passage migrant	[[Image: Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus.jpg	175px]]
Bar-tailed godwit	Limosa lapponica	N		Winter visitor	[[Image: Limosa lapponica 2 - Taren Point.jpg	175px]]
Black-tailed godwit	Limosa limosa	N		Passage migrant	[[Image: Black-tailed Godwit Uferschnepfe.jpg	175px]]
Ruddy turnstone	Arenaria interpres	N		winter visitor	[[Image: Arenaria interpres (feeding).jpg	175px]]
Great knot	Calidris tenuirostris	R		vagrant	[[Image: Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris by Raju Kasambe DSC 1109 02.jpg	175px]]
Ruff	Calidris pugnax	N		Winter visitor	[[Image: Ruff (Calidris pugnax), non-breeding, Lake Ziway, Ethiopia.jpg	175px]]
Broad-billed sandpiper	Calidris falcinellus	N		Passage migrant	[[File:Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus DSCN8335 (2).jpg	175px]]
Curlew sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	N		Passage migrant	[[Image: Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) (13).JPG	175px]]
Temminck's stint	Calidris temminckii	N	?	winter visitor, he is common on shores and rocky coasts	[[Image: Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii) (50024347847).jpg	175px]]
Sanderling	Calidris alba	N	?	winter visitor	[[Image: Calidris alba running 6.jpg	175px]]
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	N		winter visitor	[[Image:Calidris alpina pibydd y mawn.jpg	175px]]
Little stint	Calidris minuta	N		Winter visitor	[[Image: Little Stint (Calidris minuta) (1).jpg	175px]]
Jack snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus	N		Scarce passage migrant	[[Image: Lymnocryptes minimus.jpg	175px]]
Eurasian woodcock	Scolopax rusticola	A		unverified vagrant records	[[Image: Scolopax rusticola.jpg	175px]]
Common snipe	Gallinago gallinago	N		winter visitor	[[Image: Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago by Vedant Kasambe 01.jpg	175px]]
Pin-tailed snipe	Gallinago stenura	A	?	vagrant	[[Image: Pin-tailed snipe or pintail snipe (Gallinago stenura).jpg	175px]]
Terek sandpiper	Xenus cinereus	N		Resident	[[Image: Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus by Vedant Kasambe 01.jpg	175px]]
Red-necked phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	N		Scarce passage migrant	[[Image: Red-necked Phalarope.jpg	175px]]
Common sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos	N		Very common throughout winter and late summer.	[[Image: Actitis hypoleucos - Laem Pak Bia.jpg	175px]]
Green sandpiper	Tringa ochropus	N		Relatively common throughout winter and spring	[[Image: Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) (49138263006).jpg	175px]]
Spotted redshank	Tringa erythropus	N		Common winter visitor	[[Image: Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus).jpg	175px]]
Common greenshank	Tringa nebularia	N		Common winter visitor	[[Image:Tringa nebularia - Laem Phak Bia.jpg	175px]]
Marsh sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis	N		Somewhat common winter visitor	[[Image: Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis) (8079446361).jpg	175px]]
Wood sandpiper	Tringa glareola	N		Common winter visitor	[[Image: Tringa glareola defecating 0s.jpg	175px]]
Common redshank	Tringa totanus	N	?	Winter visitor	[[Image: Tringa totanus-pjt.jpg	175px]]

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			passage migrant and winter visitor	[[Image: Dromas ardeola Kenya 1.jpg	175px]]

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	Trend	Notes	Image
Cream-coloured courser	Cursorius cursor	N		Scarce resident and common migrant	[[Image: Cursorius cursor cursor.jpg	175px]]
Collared pratincole	Glareola pratincola	N		Passage migrant	[[Image: Collared Pratincole at Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary.jpg	175px]]
Black-winged pratincole	Glareola nordmanni	R		Vagrant	[[Image: Glareola nordmanni 1868.jpg	175px]]
Small pratincole	Glareola lactea	A	?	Vagrant.	[[Image: Small Indian pratincole (Glareola lactea) Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	175px]]

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	Notes	Image
Pomarine skua	Stercorarius pomarinus	R	rare winter visitor	[[Image: Pomarine jaeger reesman odfw (15595055626).jpg	175px]]
Arctic skua	Stercorarius parasiticus	N	Rare winter visitor	[[Image: Arctic skua (Stercorarius parasiticus) on an ice floe, Svalbard.jpg	175px]]
Long-tailed jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus	A	Vagrant	[[Image: Stercorarius longicaudus (Audubon).jpg	175px]]

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	Trend	Notes	Image
Slender-billed gull	Chroicocephalus genei	N	?	Abundant winter visitor	175px
Black-headed gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus	N	?	Common winter visitor	175px
Little gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus	N		Vagrant	[[Image: Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus) (13667531913).jpg	175px]]
Sooty gull	Ichthyaetus hemprichii	N		Scarce winter visitor	[[Image: Hemprichmöwe (Oman).jpg	175px]]
Pallas's gull	Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus	N		Winter visitor. Being the largest member of its order in the entire country, it is truly the beast of nations.	[[Image: Larus ichtyaetus 6.png	175px]]
Caspian gull	Larus cachinnans	N		Very common winter visitor. Several cryptic species and can be nightmarishly difficult do distinguish from other gulls such as L. fuscus and L. armenicus. Range overlapping with other similar gulls makes identification practically impossible	[[Image: Caspian Gull (49643169741).jpg	175px]]
Armenian gull	Larus armenicus	R		Vagrant	[[Image: Larus armenicus cropped.jpg	175px]]
Lesser black-backed gull	Larus fuscus	N		Winter visitor	[[Image: Lesser black-backed gull (Larus fuscus graellsii).jpg	175px]]
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 breeder; this small tern is a frequenter of the coasts, especially in the East	[[Image: Saunders's Tern (Sternula saundersi) in flight, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.jpg	175px]]
Gull-billed tern	Gelocheilodon nilotica	N		Winter visitor. It is noted for resembling a seagull, as well as having a short black beak. It frequents the northwest	[[Image: Gelochelidon nilotica. Dresser.png	175px]]
Caspian tern	Hydroprogne caspia	N		Uncommon resident. This cosmopolitan bird possesses a black cap and very bright orange beak, a feature that can be recognised from a distance	[[Image: Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia) RWD.jpg	175px]]
White-winged tern	Chlidonias leucopterus	N		Paddage migrant; this bird is most common in the northern regions. It has distinct plumage, with a repressed grey in autumn and a jet-black body in spring, with the wings clearly divided with their bright white colour	[[Image: White-winged Tern, Mścichy, Biebrzański Park Narodowy, Polska.jpg	175px]]
Whiskered tern	Chlidonias hybrida	N		Common	[[Image: Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSC 3971 (11) 01.jpg	175px]]
Common tern	Sterna hirundo	N	?	Uncommon passage migrant	[[Image: Common tern (Sterna hirundo).jpg	175px]]
White-cheeked tern	Sterna repressa	N		Common	[[Image: HydrochelidonAlbigena.jpg	175px]]
Great crested tern	Thalasseus bergii	N		Passage migrant	[[Image: Crested Tern Tasmania.jpg	175px]]
Sandwich tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis	N		Winter visitor	[[Image: Thalasseus sandvicensis - Sandwich Tern 07.jpg	175px]]
Lesser crested-tern	Thalasseus bengalensis	N		Common	[[Image: Thalasseus bengalensis, Foundiougne, Sénégal 2.jpg	175px]]

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	R			Only breeds on Halul Island, absent from the mainland	[[Image: Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus) (4089464789).jpg	175px]]

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	Trend	Notes	Image
Black stork	Ciconia nigra	A	?	Vagrant.	[[Image: Black stork (Ciconia nigra).jpg	175px]]
White stork	Ciconia ciconia	N		Winter visitor	[[Image: Ciconia ciconia (Cigogne blanche) - 464.jpg	175px]]
Yellow-billed stork	Mycteria ibis	A		Vagrant, 1999	[[Image: Yellow-billed Stork (Mycteria ibis) (52514297110).jpg	175px]]

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	[[Image: Phalacrocorax carbo hanedae.JPG	200px]]
Socotra cormorant	Phalacrocorax nigrogularis	E			Endemic to the gulf and offshore Yemen. Breeds on islands like Hawar and Socotra; globally threatened	[[Image: Phalacrocorax nigrogularis.jpg	200px]]

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	A		?	Vagrant	[[Image: Great white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) in flight Ethiopia.jpg	175px]]

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	Trend	Notes	Image
Great bittern	Botaurus stellaris	R		rare winter visitor	[[Image: Nederlandsche vogelen (KB) - Botaurus stellaris (340b).jpg	175px]]
Little bittern	Ixobrychus minutus	N		passage migrant	[[Image: Little Bittern (Ixobrychus minutus).jpg	175px ]]
[[Image:ചെറുകൊച്ച by irvin calicut.JPG	175px]]
Grey heron	Ardea cinerea	N	?	Where there is water, and where there is fish, there will be a grey heron. Indeed, it is the most common bird in the country, being found year-round in any aquatic habitat there is. Grey and tall, it is the largest heron in the country. It is easy to see this bird as it stands in the water, looking downwards for a fish or frog to pass by.	[[Image: Ardea cinerea qtl3.jpg	175px]]
Purple heron	Ardea purpurea	N		Resident and migrant	[[Image: Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea, at Waterfall Estate, Gauteng, South Africa (35295449523).jpg	175px]]
Great egret	Egretta alba	N	?	Overwintering	[[Image: Egretta alba 2 (Marek Szczepanek).jpg	175px]]
Intermediate egret	Egretta intermedia	A		Vagrant	[[Image: Egretta intermedia00.jpg	175px]]
Little egret	Egretta garzetta	N		winter visitor	[[Image: Little egret (Egretta garzetta) Cyprus.jpg	175px]]
Western reef-heron	Egretta gularis	N		Uncommon resident, abundant winter visitor	[[Image: Western Reef Egret (Egretta gularis) W IMG 6905.jpg	175px ]]
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Cattle egret	Bubulcus ibis	N		Passage migrant and winter visitor	[[Image: Bubulcus ibis - Western Cattle Egret, Mersin 2017-01-22 01-1.jpg	175px]]
Squacco heron	Ardeola ralloides	N	?	passage migrant, this bird also leaves behind a small non-breeding population in summer	[[Image: Ardeola ralloides - Squacco heron 19.jpg	175px]]
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Indian pond-heron	Ardeola grayii	A	?	Vagrant.	[[Image: Indian pond heron (Ardeola grayii) India.jpg	175px]]
Little heron	Butroides atricapilla	R		This bird is an uncommon resident	[[Image: Striated heron (Butorides striata striata).JPG	175px]]
Black-crowned night heron	Nycticorax nycticorax	N		Winter visitor	[[Image: Nycticorax nycticorax12.jpg	175px]]

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	Trend	Notes	Image
Glossy ibis	Plegadis falcinellus	N		A common bird in winter and spring, this bird frequents the grey water at several familiar locations. It is a unique bird, covered in black feathers that reflect blue, green, and purple when approached close. The bill of this bird is curved downwards.	[[Image: Plegadis falcinellus (aka).jpg	175px]]
African sacred ibis	Threskiornis aethiopicus	A		Vagrant	[[Image: Threskiornis aethiopicus -Mida Creek mud flats, Kenya-8.jpg	175px]]
Eurasian spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia	R	?	rare migrant	[[Image: Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) (20710449456).jpg	175px]]

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	[[Image: Western Osprey ( Pandion haliaetus ).jpg	175px]]

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	Trend	Notes	Image
Black-winged kite	Elanus caeruleus	R		Rare	175px
Eurasian griffon vulture	Gyps fulvus	A		Vagrant	175px
Egyptian vulture	Neophron percnopterus	R		Vagrant	[[Image: Neophron percnopterus.JPG	175px]]
European honey-buzzard	Pernis apivorus	R		Rare passage migrant	[[Image: Wespenbussard European honey buzzard Pernis apivorus, crop.jpg	175px]]
Oriental honey-buzzard	Pernis ptilorhynchus	N		Scarce winter visitor	[[Image: Oriental honey buzzard Mudumalai Mar21 DSC01405.jpg	175px]]
Short-toed snake eagle	Circaetus gallicus	N		Scarce passage migrant and winter visitor	[[Image: Circaetus gallicus 02.JPG	175px]]
Booted eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus	A		Vagrant	[[Image: Booted eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus, at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Pa (32334023348).jpg	175px]]
Steppe eagle	Aquila nipalensis	R		Winter visitor. Differs from other eagles as it has thick "trousers" and is recognisable from a distance due to its mighty wingspan, which can exceed the height of a man	[[Image: Steppe Eagle (15792351262).jpg	175px]]
Eastern imperial eagle	Aquila heliaca	R		Rare passage migrant. A migrating individual in Qatar was killed by poachers in late 2022	[[Image: Aquila heliaca, Hong Kong 1.jpg	175px]]
Bonelli's eagle	Aquila fasciata	A		Vagrant	[[Image: Bonelli's Eagle.jpg	175px]]
Greater spotted-eagle	Clanga clanga	N		Scarce localised winter visitor; heavily persecuted in the country	[[Image: Clanga clanga 120851060.jpg	175px]]
White-tailed sea eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla	A		Vagrant recorded once in March 2022	[[Image: Haliaeetus albicilla LC0194.jpg	175px]]
Western marsh-harrier	Circus aeruginosus	N		Winter visitor	[[Image: Circus aeruginosus female-crop.jpg	175px]]
Pallid harrier	Circus macrourus	N		Winter visitor	[[Image: A Pallid Harrier Male Roosting (51041721888).jpg	175px]]
[[Image: Pallid harrier in LRK 01.jpg	175px]]
Montagu's harrier	Circus pygargus	N		Scarce passage migrant and winter visitor	[[Image: Circus pygargus (Naumann).jpg	175px]]
Shikra	Accipiter badius	A		Vagrant	[[Image: Shikra - Accipiter badius - DSC04779.jpg	175px]]
Levant sparrowhawk	Accipiter brevipes	A		Vagrant	[[Image: Accipiter brevipes.jpg	175px]]
Eurasian sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus	R		Scarce winter visitor	[[Image: Accipiter nisus, яструб малий.jpg	175px]]
Northern goshawk	Accipiter gentilis	A	?	Vagrant	[[Image: Northern Goshawk ad M2.jpg	175px]]
Black kite	Milvus migrans	N		Scarce winter visitor. Uniform brown colour, may be mistaken for harriers however its soars with the wings outstretched as opposed to being held in a "v" shape	[[Image: Milvus migrans -Kathmandu, Nepal-444.jpg	175px]]
Common buzzard	Buteo buteo	A		Vagrant	[[Image: Buteo buteo - Common Buzzard, Adana 2021-03-27 05.jpg	175px]]
Long-legged buzzard	Buteo rufinus	A		frequent winter visitor	[[Image: Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus) (8079428887).jpg	175px]]

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			This bird is a scarce resident in the country	[[Image: Tyto alba -Kakegawa Kacho-en, Kakegawa, Shizuoka, Japan-8b.jpg	175px]]

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	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 mayvary	[[Image: Otus scops 1 (Bohuš Číčel).jpg	175px]]
Pallid scops-owl	Otus brucei	A	Vagrant	[[Image: Pallid Scops-owl (Otus brucei) (49327166742).jpg	175px]]
Pharaoh eagle owl	Bubo ascalaphus	N	An uncommon resident, this is the nation's largest. It may be found in the south, roosting in thick bushes or on arid ground	[[Image: Bubo ascalaphus 1838.jpg	175px]]
Lilith owlet	Athene noctua	N	Resident.	[[Image: Athene noctua - the little owl.jpg	175px]]
Long-eared owl	Asio otus	A	Vagrant.	[[Image: Long-eared owl.jpg	175px]]
Short-eared owl	Asio flammeus	R	rare winter visitor	[[Image: Sumpfohreule (asio flammeus) - Spiekeroog, Nationalpark niedersächsisches Wattenmeer.jpg	175px]]

Hoopoes

Order: BucerotiformesFamily: Upupidae

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

Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Global status	Trend	Notes	Image
Eurasian hoopoe	Upupa epops	N			Some migration in winter, most abundant in spring, especially April. This bird is unique and unmatched in appearance, and has an almost "legendary" status in the Middle East, often being seen as a symbol of birds in the region	[[Image: Common hoopoe - Upupa epops 03.jpg	175px]]

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	Trend	Notes	Image
Common kingfisher	Alcedo atthis	N	?	Uncommon migrant	[[Image: 21. Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	175px]]
[[Image: Alcedo atthis - Common Kingfisher - Yalıçapkını 04.jpg	175px]]
White-throated kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis	A		Vagrant	[[Image: Halcyon smyrnensis - Singapore Botanic Gardens.jpg	175px]]
Grey-headed kingfisher	Halcyon leucocephala	A		Vagrant 2025	[[File:Alción cabeciblanco (Halcyon leucocephala), parque nacional de Amboseli, Kenia, 2024-05-23, DD 18.jpg	175px]]
Pied kingfisher	Ceryle rudis	N	?	uncommon winter visitor	[[Image: Pied kingfisher (Ceryle rudis rudis) female 2.jpg	175px]]

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	Notes	Image
Arabian green bee-eater	Merops cyanophrys	A	Vagrant	[[Image: Bee-eater Dubai (cropped).jpg	175px]]
Blue-cheeked bee-eater	Merops persicus	N	Much like its European friend, it is observed mostly in spring and to a lesser extent autumn.	[[Image: Blue-cheeked bee-eater (Merops persicus persicus) Namibia.jpg	175px]]
European bee-eater	Merops apiaster	N	The most common and beautiful bee-eater, it is observed in Qatar during spring and to a lesser extent autumn	[[Image: Guêpier d'Europe Merops apiaster - European Bee-eater (parc national de l'Ichkeul) 02.jpg	175px]]

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	[[Image: Coracias garrulus - European roller 05.jpg	175px]]
Indian roller	Coracias benghalensis	A			Vagrant	[[Image: Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis) (20848083015).jpg	175px]]

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			Vagrant	[[Image: Wryneck by Pepe Reigada.jpg	175px]]

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	Notes	Image
Lesser kestrel	Falco naumanni	N	Found in autumn and more plentifully in spring, the lesser kestrel is a fascinating bird. The females are reddish brown with dark blotches decorating its upper side. Males have slate-blue heads and wingtips, with a rusty mantle and pale, spotted underside	[[Image: Falco naumanni, Israel 11.jpg	175px ]]
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Eurasian kestrel	Falco tinnuculus	N	Common winter visitor	[[Image: Common kestrel falco tinnunculus.jpg	175px ]]
[[Image: Common kestrel on a branch 01.jpg	175px]]
Amur falcon	Falco amurensis	A	Vagrant	[[Image: FalcoAmurensisGould.jpg	175px]]
Sooty falcon	Falco concolor	R	rare summer visitor	[[Image: FalcoConcolorHartlaub.jpg	175px]]
Merlin	Falco columbarius	R	rare winter visitor	[[Image: Falco columbarius Male.jpg	175px]]
Eurasian hobby	Falco subbuteo	N	Winter visitor	175px
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Peregrine falcon	Falco peregrinus	R	Vagrant	175px

Old World parrots

Order: PsittaciformesFamily: Psittaculidae

Characteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly colored, and some are multi-colored. In size they range from 8 cm to 1 m 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
Alexandrine parakeet	Psittacula eupatoria	I			An introduced species, this bird can be found on the eastern side of the country. It is the largest member of its family, and its pink-black "collar" is a key feature of males. Can be distinguished from the rose-ring by its larger size and red "epaulette" mark	[[Image: Papagaio Parrot (280167155).jpg	175px]]
Rose-ringed parakeet	Psittacula krameri	I			This introduced species is found in most urban environments, the capital Doha and Dukhan. Only males possess the characteristic "rose ring". Sightings of this bird are often preceded by a very loud screaming – in flight they are recognised by their cries and tail, which may be as long as the bird itself.	[[Image: Rose ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri) (5654125176).jpg	175px]]

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	[[Image: Oriolus oriolus 1873.jpg	175px]]

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	Trend	Notes	Image
Red-backed shrike	Lanius collurio	N		Uncommon passage migrant and winter visitor. Recognised for its rusty upper wings. Females lack the "mask"	[[Image: Lanius collurio соропуд сірий.jpg	175px]]
Red-tailed shrike	Lanius phoenicuroides	N		Passage migrant and winter visitor. Very similar to the formerly conspecific isabelline shrike, albeit darker in colour	[[Image: Turkestan Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides) (8079448079).jpg	175px]]
Isabelline shrike	Lanius isabellinus	N		Passage migrant and winter visitor, recognised for its soft ruddy shade	[[Image: Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSCN1543 (7).jpg	175px]]
Bay-backed shrike	Lanius vitattus	A		Vagrant; possibly from the nearby UAE	[[Image: Bay-backed Shrike (Lanius vittatus) in Kolkata W IMG 4551.jpg	175px]]
Long-tailed shrike	Lanius schach	A	?	Vagrant	[[Image: Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach- erythronotus race) in Delhi W2 Pix 051.jpg	175px]]
Great gray shrike	Lanius excubitor
• Lanius excubitor ssp. aucheri (Arabian grey shrike)
• Lanius excubitor ssp. pallidirostris (Steppe grey shrike)	N		The largest and most powerful shrike, the great grey shrike has 2 common subspecies in Qatar. The Arabian grey shrike may be observed year-round, while the steppe grey shrike is less common, being a passage migrant from Asia. The nominate subspecies has been recorded as a vagrant in the country.	[[Image: Lanius excubitor, Chilham, Kent 2.jpg	175px]]
[[Image: Southern grey shrike.jpg	150px]]
[[Image: Lanius pallidirostris, Gojal, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.jpg	150px]]
Lesser gray shrike	Lanius minor	N		Uncommon passage migrant and autumn visitor. Has a larger "mask" than the similarly coloured great grey shrike.	[[Image:Lanîûs mînor.jpg	Lanîûs mînor	175px]]
Masked shrike	Lanius nubicus	N		Passage migrant and winter visitor	[[Image: Lanius nubicus.jpg	175px]]
Woodchat shrike	Lanius senator	N		Passage migrant and winter visitor	[[Image: Woodchat Shrike. Lanius senator - Flickr - gailhampshire (3).jpg	175px]]

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			Coloniser	[[Image: House Crow (Corvus splendens).jpg	175px]]
Brown-necked raven	Corvus rufficolis	A			Vagrant	[[Image: Brown-necked Raven - Merzouga - Morocco 07 3411 (22160964904).jpg	175px]]

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	A			Vagrant	[[Image: Remiz pendulinus Dresser.png	175px]]

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	Trend	Notes	Image
Greater hoopoe-lark	Alaemon alaudipes	N		Resident	175px
Bar-tailed lark	Ammomanes cincturus	N		resident breeder	[[Image: Ammomanes cinctura Gould.jpg	175px]]
Desert lark	Ammomanes deserti	N		Resident	[[Image: Desert Lark (25464436638).jpg	175px]]
Black-crowned sparrow lark	Eremopterix nigriceps	N		Resident	[[Image: The birds of Africa (Shelley) - Plate 20, 1902 (10575353925).jpg	175px]]
Horned lark	Eremophila alpestris	A		Vagrant.	[[Image: Eremophila alpestris2.jpg	175px]]
Greater short-toed lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	N	?	Winter visitor	175px
Lesser short-toed lark	Alaudala rufescens	N		A defunct taxon, historically included in recent lists. It has been divided into two taxa, the Mediterranean and Turkestan larks. It is believed the latter inhabits Qatar.	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
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	[[Image: Prinia gracile - Graceful prinia 12.jpg	175px]]
Delicate prinia	Prinia lepida	A		?	Taxonomy disputed; it is considered part of the graceful prinia species complex by several authorities	[[Image: BirdsAsiaJohnGoIVGoul 0024.jpg	175px]]

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	Notes	Image
Syke's warbler	Iduna rama	A	Vagrant	175px
Eastern olivaceous warbler	Iduna pallida	N	scarce passage migrant	[[Image: Hippolais pallida (Ján Svetlík).jpg	175px]]
Upcher's warbler	Hippolais languida	N	Winter visitor	[[Image: Upcher's Warbler (Hippolais languida) (8079442053).jpg	175px]]
Icterine warbler	Hippolais icterina	N	Vagrant	[[Image: Gulsanger (Hippolais icterina) (cropped).JPG	175px]]
Moustached warbler	Acrocephalus melanopogon	A	Vagrant.	[[Image: Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon by Dr. Raju Kasambe (2).jpg	Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon by Dr. Raju Kasambe (2)	175px]]
Sedge warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	N	Rare passage migrant	175px
Paddyfield warbler	Acrocephalus agricola	A	Vagrant.	175px
Marsh warbler	Acrocephalus palustris	R	rare passage migrant	175px
Eurasian reed warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus	N	Uncommon	175px
Basra reed warbler	Eremalauda eremodites	R	Vagrant recorded in the country in 2017.	175px
Great reed warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus	N	Uncommon winter visitor	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
Savi's warbler	Locustella luscinioides	A			Vagrant.	[[Image: Savi's Warbler Grönvold.jpg	175px]]
Common grasshopper-warbler	Locustella naevia	A			Rare passage migrant.	[[Image: Locustelle tachetée - Locustella naevia.JPG	175px]]

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	Notes	Image
Bank swallow	R. riparia	N	Common in both late summer and winter	175px
Eurasian crag-martin	Ptyonoprogne rupestris	R	Rare winter visitor	[[Image: Eurasian crag martin David Raju (transparent background).png	175px]]
Pale crag-martin	Ptyonoprogne fuligula	R	Rare winter visitor	[[Image: Ptyonoprogne fuligula 1894.jpg	175px]]
Barn swallow	Hirundo rustica	N	A frequent and abundant passage migrant	[[Image: Landsvale.jpg	175px]]
Wire-tailed swallow	Hirundo smithii	A	Vagrant recorded in 2023	[[Image: Wire-tailed swallow adult (Hirundo smithii).jpg	175px]]
Red-rumped swallow	Cecropis daurica	N	Passage migrant	[[Image: Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica) Photograph by Shantanu Kuveskar.jpg	175px]]
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			Resident in parks and specific urban areas.	[[Image: Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer.JPG	175px]]
White-eared bulbul	Pycnonotus leucotis	I			Found nationwide	[[Image: Pycnonotus leucotis by Ajay Goyal (cropped).jpg	175px]]

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	Notes	Image
Wood warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix	A	Vagrant	175px
Yellow-browed warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus	A	Vagrant	[[Image: Phylloscopus inornatus. Dresser.jpg	175px]]
Hume's warbler	Phylloscopus humei	A	Vagrant	[[Image: Hume's Warbler (Phylloscopus humei) (49500877307).jpg	175px]]
Plain leaf warbler	Phylloscopus neglectus	A	Vagrant	[[Image: A history of the birds of Europe (Pl. 650) (7135312245).jpg	175px]]
Williw warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	N	Common in spring and autumn	[[Image: Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus.jpg	175px]]
Common chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita	N	Alike the willow warbler, but more common in the winter.	175px

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	Notes	Image
Eurasian blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla	N	Passage migrant	175px
Garden warbler	Sylvia borin	A	rare passage migrant	[[Image: Sylvia borin (Örebro County).jpg	175px]]
Asian desert warbler	Curruca nana	N	A common winter visitor, this small round bird is recognised by its grey body, ruddy tail and yellow eyes. This bird has a special relationship with the desert wheatear, and follows it if alerted by a predator.	[[Image: Asian Desert Wrabler.jpg	175px]]
Barred warbler	Curruca nisoria	N	Uncommon passage migrant	[[Image: Barred Warbler Grönvold.jpg	175px]]
Lesser whitethroat	C. curruca	N	Common during spring migration and winter	[[Image: Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) (2).jpg	175px]]
Eastern Orphean warbler	Curruca crassirostris	N	rare passage migrant	175px
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Menetries's warbler	Curruca mystacea	N	passage migrant	[[Image: Menetries's (Curruca mystacea).jpg	175px]]
Greater whitethroat	Curruca communis	N	common migrant	[[Image: Tallareta vulgar 01 (Sylvia communis).jpg	175px]]

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	Trend	Notes	Image
European starling	Sturnus vulgaris	N		Migratory; winter visitor	[[Image: Sturnus Vulgaris.jpg	175px]]
Rosy starling	Pastor roseus	A	?	Vagrant	[[Image: Pastor roseus by Koshy Koshy.jpg	175px]]
Common myna	Acridotheres tristis	I		Introduced and established; extremely common throughout the country	[[Image: Common Myna Acridotheres tristis by Dr. Raju Kasambe IMG 2829 (1).JPG	175px]]

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	Trend	Notes	Image
Song thrush	Turdus philomelos	N		Overwintering	175px
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	A		First record in late 2023	[[Image: Turdus iliacus, Portland, Maine, USA 111516129.jpg	175px]]
Eurasian blackbird	Turdus merula	A		Vagrant	[[Image: Common Blackbird.jpg	175px]]
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris	A		Vagrant.	[[Image: Turdus pilaris2.jpg	175px]]
Ring ouzel	Turdus torquatus	A		Vagrant	[[Image: Turdus torquatus, Spain 1.jpg	175px]]
Black-throated thrush	Turdus atrogularis	A	?	Vagrant	[[Image: Black-throated Thrush (Turdus atrogularis) (50789061847).jpg	175px]]
Red-throated thrush	Turdus ruficollis	A	?	Vagrant	175px
Dusky thrush	Turdus eunomus	A	?	Vagrant	[[Image: Dusky Thrush (Turdus naumanni eunomus).jpg	175px]]
White's thrush	Zoothera aurea	A		Vagrant recorded in 2022	[[Image: Zoothera aurea toratugumi, Taipei 3043.jpg	175px]]

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	Notes	Image
Black scrub-robin	Cercotrichas podobe	R	Rare winter visitor	[[Image: Thamnobia podobe - 1700-1880 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ18700219.tif	175px]]
Spotted flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	N	Common passage migrant in spring and winter.	[[Image: Spotted Flycatcher on a branch.jpg	175px]]
Rufous-tailed scrub-robin	Cercotrichas galactotes	N	Overwintering	[[Image: 2015-07-10 08.03.53 Cercotrichas galactotes.jpg	175px]]
European robin	Erithacus rubecula	A	Vagrant	[[Image: Erithacus rubecula profile.jpg	175px]]
White-throated robin	Irania gutturalis	N	Spring visitor	[[Image: Irania gutturalis 1. H. E. Dresser. A history of the birds of Europe. Volume II. 1871-1881.jpg	175px]]
Thrush nightingale	Luscinia luscinia	R	Rare passage migrant	[[Image: Thrush Nightingale (Luscinia luscinia), Gugny, Biebrzański Park Narodowy, Polska cropped.jpg	175px]]
Common nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos	N	Winter visitor	[[Image: Luscinia megarhynchos megarhynchos - Marcel Burkhardt.jpg	175px]]
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica	N	Common in winter	[[Image: Luscinia svecica 20140516.JPG	175px]]
Red-breasted flycatcher	Ficedula parva	N	This uncommon bird is mostly seen in autumn	[[Image: Ficedula parva мухоловка мала.jpg	175px ]]
[[Image: Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva).jpg	175px]]
Semi-collared flycatcher	Ficedula semitorquata	R	Rare passage migrant	[[Image: Ficedula semitorquata 2.jpg	175px]]
Rufous-backed redstart	Phoenicurus erythronotus	R	rare passage migrant	[[Image: Eversmann's Redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus) (8079435657).jpg	175px ]]
[[Image: Rufous-backed Redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus) (49662837138).jpg	175px]]
Common redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus	N	Spring visitor	[[Image: Phoenicurus phoenicurus 07(js), Lodz (Poland).jpg	175px ]]
[[Image: Phoenicurus phoenicurus 06(js), Lodz (Poland).jpg	175px]]
Black redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros	N	passage migrant	[[Image: Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) (23012087279).jpg	175px ]]
[[Image: PhoenicurusOchrurosGuntherHasler01.jpg	175px]]
[[Image: Phoenicurus ochruros female.jpg	175px]]
Blue rock thrush	Monticola solitarus	N	Common passage migrant and uncommon winter visitor	[[Image: Blue rock thrush (male) at Gamla Nature Reserve.jpg	175px]]
Common rock thrush	Monticola saxtalis	N	Common passage migrant	[[Image: Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush (Monticola saxatilis) (48920637857).jpg	175px ]]
[[Image: Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush (Monticola saxitilis) - 48728362778.jpg	175px]]
Whinchat	Saxicola ruberta	N	occasional passage migrant.	[[Image: Saxicola rubetra -Belgium -male-8.jpg	175px ]]
[[Image: Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) (3).jpg	175px]]
European stonechat	Saxicola rubicola	N	This bird visits in winter and is a passage migrant. Sexual dimorphism is present as the male has a bright red breast. The bird's habit of perching high on posts make it easily spotted	[[Image: Saxicola rubicola.006 - A Coruña.jpg	175px ]]
[[Image: Saxicola rubicola - European Stonechat, Adana 2016-12-17 01-3.jpg	175px]]
Siberian stonechat	Saxicola maurus	N	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 to an observer is its white colouration which is more prevalent as well as the colour of its underparts being reduced	[[Image: Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) (8077182440).jpg	175px ]]
[[Image: Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus) - 48729003557.jpg	175px]]
Pied bushchat	Saxicola caprata	A	Vagrant	[[Image: Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata caprata male (16335983358).jpg	175px ]]
[[Image: Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)female (22673712588).jpg	175px]]
Northern wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe	N	Common passage migrant	[[Image: Oenanthe oenanthe - Northern Wheatear - Kuyrukkakan 04.jpg	175px ]]
[[Image: Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe.jpg	175px]]
Isabelline wheatear	Oenanthe isabellina	N	Very Common throughout winter and spring	[[Image: Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) (6786498564).jpg	175px]]
Hooded wheatear	Oenanthe monacha	R	Rare winter visitor	[[Image: Hooded Wheatear.jpg	175px]]
Desert wheatear	Oenanthe deserti	N	winter visitor	[[Image: Oenanthe deserti Dresser.jpg	175px]]
Pied wheatear	Oenanthe pleschanka	N	Common winter visitor	[[Image: Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) (49680348016).jpg	175px ]]
[[Image: Pied Wheatear, Eilat, Israel (15792569479).jpg	175px]]
Pied wheatear	Oenanthe pleschanka	N	Common visitor	[[Image: Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) (49680348016).jpg	175px ]]
[[Image: Pied Wheatear, Eilat, Israel (15792569479).jpg	175px]]
Variable wheatear	Oenanthe picata	A	Vagrant	[[Image: Variable wheatear (Oenanthe picata capistrata) male.jpg	175px ]]
[[Image: Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata picata by Raju Kasambe DSCN9897 08.jpg	175px]]
[[Image: Variable Wheatear (Oenanthe picata) (39778857162).jpg	175px]]
Hume's wheatear	Oenanthe albonigra	A	Vagrant	[[Image: A history of the birds of Europe (Pl. 638) (6989221896) (cropped).jpg	175px]]
White-crowned wheatear	Oenanthe albonigra	A	Vagrant	[[Image: Witkruintapuit2 (28363784750).jpg	175px]]
Finsch's wheatear	Oenanthe finschii	R	Rare winter visitor.	[[Image: Çilferşik (cropped).jpg	175px]]
Mourning wheatear	Oenanthe lugens	N	Winter visitor	[[Image: Oenanthe lugens Petra, Jordan 1.jpg	175px ]]
[[Image: Israel. White-crowned wheatear (juvenile) (15625553749).jpg	175px]]
Kurdish wheatear	Oenanthe xanthoprymna	A	Vagrant.	[[Image: Oenanthe xanthoprymna - Kurdish Wheatear, Osmaniye, Turkey 01.jpg	175px]]
Persian wheatear	Oenanthe chrysopygia	N	common winter visitor	[[Image: Red Tailed Wheatear.jpg	175px]]

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		?	Uncommon Winter visitor	[[Image: Hypocolius ampelinus 1868.jpg	175px]]

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
Purple sunbird	Cinnyris asiaticus	A			Vagrant recorded in 2020	175px
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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	Notes	Image
Streaked weaver	Ploceus manyar	I	Introduced	175px
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Black-breasted weaver	Ploceus benghalensis	I	Introduced	175px
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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	A		?	Vagrant	[[Image: Amandava amandava (VijayCavale).jpg	175px]]
Indian silverbill	Eudoice malabarica	I			Introduced	[[Image: Euodice malabarica 1876.jpg	175px]]

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	Notes	Image
House sparrow	Passer domesticus	N	Common	[[Image: House Sparrow(Passer domesticus).jpg	175px ]]
[[Image: Passer domesticus House Sparrow, Mersin 2016-12-01 04-1.jpg	175px]]
Spanish sparrow	Passer hispaniolensis	N	Resident breeder	[[Image: Passer Hispaniolensis Male.JPG	175px ]]
[[Image: Spanish Sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) (51365558543).jpg	175px]]
Yellow-throated sparrow	Gymnoris xanthocollis	A	Vagrant	[[Image: Petronia xanthocollis -Haryana, India -male-8.jpg	175px]]
Pale rockfinch	Carpispiza brachydactyla	N	Passage migrant	[[Image:Pale rockfinch (ഇളം പാറക്കുരുവി ) - 16.jpg	175px]]

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	Notes	Image
Gray wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	N	Winter visitor	[[Image: Grey wagtail at Tennōji Park in Osaka, November 2016 - 890.jpg	175px]]
Yellow wagtail	Motacilla flava	N	Common passage migrant	[[Image: Motacilla flava - Western Yellow Wagtail.jpg	175px]]
Citrine wagtail	Motacilla citreola	A	Uncommon	[[Image: Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSCN5340 (43).jpg	175px]]
White wagtail	Motacilla alba	N	Very common migrant	[[Image: White wagtail (Motacilla alba).jpg	175px]]
Richard's pipit	Anthus richardi	A	Vagrant	[[Image: Anthus richardi 1876.jpg	175px]]
Long-billed pipit	Anthus similis	A	Vagrant	[[Image: Long-billed Pipit (Anthus similis) (45662577725).jpg	175px]]
Tawny pipit	Anthus campestris	N	Common winter visitor	[[Image: AnthusCampestris cropped.jpg	175px]]
Meadow pipit	Anthus pratensis	N	Uncommon winter visitor	[[Image: Wiesenpieper Meadow pipit.jpg	175px]]
Tree pipit	Anthus trivialis	N	Scarce	[[Image: Anthus trivialis-Tree pipit.jpg	175px]]
Red-throated pipit	Anthus cervinus	N	Winter visitor	[[Image: Red-throated Pipit.jpg	175px]]
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.	[[Image: Anthus spinoletta Puy de Cacadogne 20190912 t173448.jpg	175px]]
American pipit	Anthus rubescens	A	Vagrant.	[[Image: Anthus rubescens japonicus.JPG	175px]]

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	Notes	Image
Common chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs	A	Vagrant	175px
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla	A	Vagrant	[[Image: Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla).jpg	175px]]
Hawfinch	C. coccothraustes	A	Vagrant.	[[Image: Coccothraustes coccothraustes костогриз.jpg	175px]]
Common rosefinch	Carpodacus erythrinus	R	rare passage migrant	[[Image: Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) male.jpg	175px ]]
[[Image: Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) (35459188010).jpg	175px]]
Trumpeter finch	Bucanetes githagineus	A	Vagrant	[[Image: Bucanetes githagineus -Salinas de Janubio, Lanzarote, Spain-8.jpg	175px]]
Desert finch	Rhodospiza obsoleta	A	Vagrant	175px
Eurasian linnet	Linaria cannabina	A	Vagrant	[[Image: Eurasian Linnet - Aosta Valley - Italy.jpg	175px]]
Eurasian siskin	S. spinus	A	Vagrant	[[Image: Carduelis spinus male.jpg	175px]]

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	Trend	Notes	Image
Black-headed bunting	Emberiza melanocephala	R	?	rare passage migrant	[[Image: Emberiza calandra and Emberiza melanocephala by Naumann.jpg	175px]]
Corn bunting	Emberiza calandra	N		Winter visitor and uncommon breeder	[[Image: Emberiza calandra 1873.jpg	175px]]
Cinereous bunting	Emberiza cineracea	R		Rare passage migrant	[[Image: 090508-cinereous-bunting-at-Petrified-Forest.jpg	175px]]
Ortolan bunting	Emberiza hortulana	N		Pulling up to the table at early winter and early spring, this cheerful bird can be found among other birds in meadows. Its brown patterns may make it look indistinct but the yellow markings on this bird's face will confirm its identification	[[Image: ORTOLAN BUNTING Emberiza hortulana (8468674634).jpg	175px]]
Cretzschmar's bunting	Emberiza caesia	R		Vagrant	[[Image: Emberiza caesia.jpg	175px]]
Rustic bunting	Emberiza rustica	A		Vagrant	[[Image: Kashiradaka-01.jpg	175px]]

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Common name	Binomial name	Status in the country	Trend	Notes	Image
Greater hoopoe-lark	Alaemon alaudipes	N		Resident	175px
Bar-tailed lark	Ammomanes cincturus	N		resident breeder	[[Image: Ammomanes cinctura Gould.jpg	175px]]
Desert lark	Ammomanes deserti	N		Resident	[[Image: Desert Lark (25464436638).jpg	175px]]
Black-crowned sparrow lark	Eremopterix nigriceps	N		Resident	[[Image: The birds of Africa (Shelley) - Plate 20, 1902 (10575353925).jpg	175px]]
Horned lark	Eremophila alpestris	A		Vagrant.	[[Image: Eremophila alpestris2.jpg	175px]]
Greater short-toed lark	Calandrella brachydactyla	N	?	Winter visitor	175px
Lesser short-toed lark	Alaudala rufescens	N		A defunct taxon, historically included in recent lists. It has been divided into two taxa, the Mediterranean and Turkestan larks. It is believed the latter inhabits Qatar.	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
Crested lark	Galerdia cristata	N		Breeding resident	175px