Bird AlbumIraq · Erbil Governorate
Erbil International Airport
144 species and 1,215 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March–April, with up to 37 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Crested LarkGalerida cristata
Rock DoveColumba livia
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Sami Abdulrahman Park6 km70 species
All 144 species recorded here
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Iraq Babbler Argya altirostris
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis
- Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca
- Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Basra Reed Warbler Acrocephalus griseldis
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
- Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark Alaudala heinei
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota
- Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Armenian Gull Larus armenicus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Levant Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza brevipes
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Western Rock Nuthatch Sitta neumayer
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata
- Little Swift Apus affinis
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Erbil International Airport?
March–April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 37 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Erbil International Airport?
144 species, from 1,215 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Erbil International Airport in November?
The most recorded in November: House Sparrow, Crested Lark, Rock Dove, White Wagtail and Spur-winged Lapwing.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.