Birds of Kuwait

395 species recorded at 4 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Water PipitAnthus spinoletta

Greater Spotted EagleClanga clanga

White WagtailMotacilla alba

Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis

Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus

Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus

Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus

Little EgretEgretta garzetta

Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis

Eurasian CootFulica atra

Grey HeronArdea cinerea

European StonechatSaxicola rubicola

European RobinErithacus rubecula

Most recorded

Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

Graceful PriniaPrinia gracilis

Grey-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus

Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

House SparrowPasser domesticus

Sand MartinRiparia riparia

Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava

Ferruginous DuckAythya nyroca

Common SnipeGallinago gallinago

Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei

Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus

Hotspots with the most records

Al Jahra Reserve (Restricted access)Al Jahra Governorate316 species
Abraq Al-HabariAl Jahra Governorate257 species
Sulaibiya Pivot Fields - Southern SectionAl Jahra Governorate234 species
Jahra East Outfall ( al Jodailyat)Al Jahra Governorate269 species

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All species recorded · 395

Greylag Goose Anser anser
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
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
Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
Common Pochard Aythya ferina
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
Common Swift Apus apus
Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
Little Swift Apus affinis
Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata
Rock Dove Columba livia
Stock Dove Columba oenas
Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
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
Striped Crake Aenigmatolimnas marginalis
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
Common Crane Grus grus
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
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
Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
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
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
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
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris
Red Knot Calidris canutus
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
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos
Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
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
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
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini
Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Franklin's Gull Leucophaeus pipixcan
Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
White-eyed Gull Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus
Common Gull Larus canus
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
Armenian Gull Larus armenicus
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus
Black-throated Loon Gavia arctica
Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea
Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax
Black Stork Ciconia nigra
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
African Darter Anhinga rufa
Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus
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
Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
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
Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
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
Levant Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza brevipes
Shikra Tachyspiza badia
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Black Kite Milvus migrans
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
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
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
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
Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
Merlin Falco columbarius
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
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
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
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
Grey Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus
Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes
Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps
Woodlark Lullula arborea
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-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
Pale Martin Riparia diluta
Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Pale Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis
Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus
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
Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
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
Afghan Babbler Argya huttoni
Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
Redwing Turdus iliacus
Common Blackbird Turdus merula
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
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis
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
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
Kurdish Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna
Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga
Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla
Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Arabian Golden Sparrow Passer euchlorus
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus
Golden-backed Weaver Ploceus jacksoni
Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis
Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis
Dunnock Prunella modularis
Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
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
Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta
Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus