Iran · Tehran Province
Qanbarabad Reservoir
217 species and 11,642 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April–May, with up to 122 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Crested LarkGalerida cristata
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-bellied SandgrousePterocles orientalis
Eurasian TealAnas crecca
Common RedshankTringa totanus
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Tehran – City Park42 km98 species
- Tehran – Police Park (North)51 km140 species
All 217 species recorded here
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark Alaudala heinei
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Western Cattle Egret Ardea ibis
- Menetries's Warbler Curruca mystacea
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Grey Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
- Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- Armenian Gull Larus armenicus
- Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
- Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti
- Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla
- Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola
- Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus
- Eversmann's Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta
- Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
- Namaqua Dove Oena capensis
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Streaked Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani
- Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
- Woodlark Lullula arborea
- Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina
- Syrian Woodpecker Dendrocopos syriacus
- Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia
- Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
- Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
- Great Snipe Gallinago media
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Qanbarabad Reservoir?
April–May. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 122 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Qanbarabad Reservoir?
217 species, from 11,642 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Qanbarabad Reservoir in November?
The most recorded in November: Northern Lapwing, Western Marsh Harrier, Crested Lark, Mallard and Black-bellied Sandgrouse.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.