Iran · Hormozgan Province
Bandar Abbas – Velayat Park
145 species and 9,628 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: January–February, with up to 82 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Little StintCalidris minuta
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
DunlinCalidris alpina
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
House CrowCorvus splendens
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula42 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 145 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
All 145 species recorded here
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Sand Lark Alaudala raytal
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Crab-plover Dromas ardeola
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Pallid Swift Apus pallidus
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Pale Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
- Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta
- White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
- White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi
- Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
- Hume's Wheatear Oenanthe albonigra
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Red Knot Calidris canutus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Armenian Gull Larus armenicus
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
- Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark Alaudala heinei
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Bandar Abbas – Velayat Park?
January–February. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 82 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Bandar Abbas – Velayat Park?
145 species, from 9,628 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Bandar Abbas – Velayat Park in November?
The most recorded in November: Little Stint, Eurasian Curlew, Greater Flamingo, Common Redshank and Black-winged Stilt.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.