Bird AlbumYemen · Hadhramaut Governorate
Qalansiyah
85 species and 590 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: February, October and December, with up to 16 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Sooty GullIchthyaetus hemprichii
Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Socotra SparrowPasser insularis
Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Wadi Sirhan60 km105 species
- Socotra75 km104 species
All 85 species recorded here
- Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii
- Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Somali Starling Onychognathus blythii
- Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis
- Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii
- Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Socotra Sparrow Passer insularis
- Brown Booby Sula leucogaster
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Masked Booby Sula dactylatra
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Socotra Cisticola Cisticola haesitatus
- Socotra Buzzard Buteo socotraensis
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Brown Noddy Anous stolidus
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Socotra Warbler Incana incana
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Forbes-Watson's Swift Apus berliozi
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Abyssinian White-eye Zosterops abyssinicus
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- Socotra Starling Onychognathus frater
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Pale Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Qalansiyah?
February, October and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 16 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Qalansiyah?
85 species, from 590 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Qalansiyah in November?
The most recorded in November: Sooty Gull, Western Reef Heron, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Lesser Crested Tern and Eurasian Whimbrel.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.