Birds of Bahrain
219 species recorded at 3 public birding hotspots.
Most recorded in November
Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Crested LarkGalerida cristata
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Rock DoveColumba livia
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
Western Cattle EgretArdea ibis
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropusMost recorded
Grey FrancolinOrtygornis pondicerianus
White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus
Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
Common HoopoeUpupa epops
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Graceful PriniaPrinia gracilis
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Little StintCalidris minutaHotspots with the most records
- Dumistan Poultry FarmAsh Shamaliyah190 species
- Askar MarshAl Janubiyah129 species
- Dohat Arad LagoonMuharraq Governorate97 species
All species recorded · 219
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Pochard Aythya ferina
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Zebra Dove Geopelia striata
- 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 Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
- Caspian Plover Anarhynchus asiaticus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- 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
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
- 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
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
- Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- 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
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga
- Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
- 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
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Western Barn Owl Tyto alba
- Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark Alaudala heinei
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
- Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida
- Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
- Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla
- 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
- Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- 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
- Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca
- Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
- Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula
- Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus
- Black-headed Weaver Ploceus melanocephalus
- Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
- Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea
- Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
- Northern Red Bishop Euplectes franciscanus
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana