Bird AlbumBirds of United Arab Emirates
457 species recorded at 10 public birding hotspots.
Most recorded in November
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
Indian RollerCoracias benghalensis
Grey HeronArdea cinereaMost recorded
Grey FrancolinOrtygornis pondicerianus
Common HoopoeUpupa epops
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Graceful PriniaPrinia gracilis
Arabian Green Bee-eaterMerops cyanophrys
Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
Crested LarkGalerida cristata
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Rock DoveColumba livia
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor
Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreusHotspots with the most records
- Private estate near Green MubazzarahEmirate of Abu Dhabi287 species
- Wamm FarmsEmirate of Fujairah293 species
- Mushrif Palace GardensEmirate of Abu Dhabi215 species
- Dubai Pivot FieldsEmirate of Dubai265 species
- Abu Dhabi Golf and Equestrian ClubEmirate of Abu Dhabi237 species
- Al Wathba Wetland ReserveEmirate of Abu Dhabi239 species
- Green MubazzarahEmirate of Abu Dhabi216 species
- Ra's al-Khor Wildlife Sanctuary – Mangrove HideEmirate of Dubai167 species
- Zakher LakeEmirate of Abu Dhabi211 species
- Al Marmoom DCR – Al Qudra PivotsEmirate of Dubai218 species
All species recorded · 457
- Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis
- Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
- Canada Goose Branta canadensis
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus
- Black Swan Cygnus atratus
- Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
- Radjah Shelduck Radjah radjah
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Wood Duck Aix sponsa
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Silver Teal Spatula versicolor
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Chiloe Wigeon Mareca sibilatrix
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Common Pochard Aythya ferina
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris
- Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis
- Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Barbary Partridge Alectoris barbara
- Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala
- Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar
- Yellow-necked Spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius
- Sykes's Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs
- Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii
- Nubian Bustard Neotis nuba
- Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
- Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
- Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
- Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Corn Crake Crex crex
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla
- Little Crake Zapornia parva
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum
- Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus
- White-naped Crane Antigone vipio
- Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
- Caspian Plover Anarhynchus asiaticus
- Kittlitz's Plover Anarhynchus pecuarius
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Little Curlew Numenius minutus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Great Snipe Gallinago media
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor
- Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus
- Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
- Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
- Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
- Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer
- Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis
- Black Stork Ciconia nigra
- White Stork Ciconia ciconia
- Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash
- Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber
- Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Goliath Heron Ardea goliath
- Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
- Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens
- Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos
- Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina
- Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
- Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
- Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Pallas's Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei
- Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Bubo ascalaphus
- Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Arabian Green Bee-eater Merops cyanophrys
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus
- Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
- Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
- Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita
- Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus
- Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus
- Superb Parrot Polytelis swainsonii
- Australian King Parrot Alisterus scapularis
- Blossom-headed Parakeet Psittacula roseata
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- Blue-faced Honeyeater Entomyzon cyanotis
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- Grey Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes
- Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Temminck's Lark Eremophila bilopha
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark Alaudala heinei
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
- White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Pale Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
- Streaked Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta
- Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Plain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
- Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
- Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida
- River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris
- Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana
- Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Arabian Babbler Argya squamiceps
- Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis
- Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
- Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Indian Pied Myna Gracupica contra
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Greater Blue-eared Starling Lamprotornis chalybaeus
- Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Redwing Turdus iliacus
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus
- Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
- Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
- Black Scrub Robin Cercotrichas podobe
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
- European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca
- Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
- Eversmann's Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca
- Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata
- Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
- Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia
- Hume's Wheatear Oenanthe albonigra
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla
- Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops
- Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
- Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
- Zanzibar Red Bishop Euplectes nigroventris
- Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus
- Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
- White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus
- Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens
- Sunda Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- White-headed Munia Lonchura maja
- Lavender Waxbill Glaucestrilda caerulescens
- Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild
- Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes
- Orange-breasted Waxbill Amandava subflava
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Blue-capped Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus
- Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
- Straw-tailed Whydah Vidua fischeri
- Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Siberian Pipit Anthus japonicus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti
- Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
- Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus