Birds of Qatar

292 species recorded at 3 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis

Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto

White WagtailMotacilla alba

House SparrowPasser domesticus

White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis

Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus

Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica

Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus

Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus

Rock DoveColumba livia

Grey FrancolinOrtygornis pondicerianus

Crested LarkGalerida cristata

Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor

Common MynaAcridotheres tristis

Most recorded

Common HoopoeUpupa epops

Isabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellina

Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

Namaqua DoveOena capensis

Barn SwallowHirundo rustica

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis

Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus

Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus

Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus

Pallid HarrierCircus macrourus

Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer

Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos

Grey HeronArdea cinerea

Hotspots with the most records

Irakhiya FarmJariyan al Batnah260 species
Al Bidda ParkDoha139 species
Abu Nakla STPAl Rayyan Municipality185 species

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All species recorded · 292

Common Ostrich Struthio camelus
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
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
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
Common Pochard Aythya ferina
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius
Common Swift Apus apus
Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius
Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus
Rock Dove Columba livia
Stock Dove Columba oenas
Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis
Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
Little Crake Zapornia parva
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
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
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
Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
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
Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor
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
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa
Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
White Stork Ciconia ciconia
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
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
Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
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
Little Owl Athene noctua
Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Bubo ascalaphus
Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
European Roller Coracias garrulus
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
Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor
Merlin Falco columbarius
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
Fischer's Lovebird Agapornis fischeri
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
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti
Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
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
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
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
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
Plain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
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
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
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Long-tailed Glossy Starling Lamprotornis caudatus
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
Redwing Turdus iliacus
Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
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
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
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens
Kurdish Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna
Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia
White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga
Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla
Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar
Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
Red-headed Quelea Quelea erythrops
Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer
Black-winged Red Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus
Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix
Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
Orange-cheeked Waxbill Estrilda melpoda
Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes
Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura
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
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla