Bahrain bird checklist
310 bird species in 60 families have been recorded in Bahrain, according to eBird; about 253 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Bahrain right now
1Lesser Black-backed Gull
2Common Redshank
3Eurasian Collared-Dove
4Common Sandpiper
5Common Ringed Plover
6Common Tern
7Slender-billed Gull
8Eurasian Curlew
9Little Stint
10House Sparrow
Bahrain bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Graylag Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Black Swan
- Common Shelduck
- Cotton Pygmy-Goose
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Marbled Duck
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
Guineafowl
- Helmeted Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Indian Peafowl
- Gray Francolin
- Common Quail
- Red-legged Partridge
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- Red Collared-Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Namaqua Dove
- Zebra Dove
Bustards
- Asian Houbara
Cuckoos
- Asian Koel
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Eurasian Nightjar
- Egyptian Nightjar
Swifts
- Common Swift
- Pallid Swift
- Little Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Corn Crake
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Gray-headed Swamphen
- Baillon's Crake
Thick-knees
- Eurasian Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- European Golden-Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- Red-wattled Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing
- Caspian Plover
- Tibetan Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Pin-tailed Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
Crab-Plover
- Crab-Plover
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Cream-colored Courser
- Small Pratincole
- Collared Pratincole
- Oriental Pratincole
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Caspian Gull
- Armenian Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Saunders's Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Common Tern
- White-cheeked Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
- Great Crested Tern
Flamingos
- Chilean Flamingo
- Greater Flamingo
- Lesser Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Storks
- Black Stork
- White Stork
Cormorants and Shags
- Great Cormorant
- Socotra Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- African Sacred Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Black Heron
- Little Egret
- Western Reef-Heron
- Little Heron
- Squacco Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Dalmatian Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- European Honey-buzzard
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Shikra
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Black Kite
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Western Barn Owl
Owls
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- Pallid Scops-Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Hornbills
- African Gray Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- White-throated Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Sooty Falcon
- Eurasian Hobby
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
- Sulphur-crested Cockatoo
Old World Parrots
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Budgerigar
New World and African Parrots
- Senegal Parrot
- Orange-winged Amazon
- Nanday Parakeet
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Masked Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- House Crow
Larks
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark
- Bar-tailed Lark
- Desert Lark
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Oriental Skylark
- Crested Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Bimaculated Lark
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark
Cisticolas and Allies
- Graceful Prinia
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Upcher's Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
- Clamorous Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Pale Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
Bulbuls
- Red-vented Bulbul
- White-eared Bulbul
- White-spectacled Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Plain Leaf Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- Barred Warbler
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Eastern Orphean Warbler
- Asian Desert Warbler
- Menetries's Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
Starlings
- Common Hill Myna
- European Starling
- Wattled Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Indian Pied Starling
- Brahminy Starling
- Common Myna
- Bank Myna
Thrushes and Allies
- Song Thrush
- Ring Ouzel
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- European Robin
- White-throated Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Semicollared Flycatcher
- Common Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- European Stonechat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Hooded Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
- Hume's Wheatear
- White-crowned Wheatear
- Finsch's Wheatear
- Mourning Wheatear
- Persian Wheatear
Hypocolius
- Hypocolius
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Purple Sunbird
Weavers and Allies
- Rüppell's Weaver
- Village Weaver
- Black-headed Weaver
- Golden-backed Weaver
- Streaked Weaver
- Black-breasted Weaver
- Red-billed Quelea
- Red Fody
- Mauritius Fody
- Northern Red Bishop
- Southern Red Bishop
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
Waxbills and Allies
- Indian Silverbill
- Java Sparrow
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- Common Waxbill
- Black-rumped Waxbill
- Crimson-rumped Waxbill
- Red Avadavat
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow
- Yellow-throated Sparrow
- Pale Rockfinch
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Common Rosefinch
- Trumpeter Finch
- Yellow-fronted Canary
- Yellow Canary
Old World Buntings
- Corn Bunting
- Cinereous Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Reed Bunting
Most common birds in Bahrain
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Bahrain’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common RedshankTringa totanus
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Gray HeronArdea cinerea
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Black-bellied PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Socotra CormorantPhalacrocorax nigrogularis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Greater Sand-PloverAnarhynchus leschenaultii
- Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
Largest bird families in Bahrain
Among its regular birds.
- Old World Flycatchers26
- Sandpipers and Allies25
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers18
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites15
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl14
- Plovers and Lapwings13
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns11
- Wagtails and Pipits10
Reported in the last 30 days
77 species reported to eBird in Bahrain in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Lesser Black-backed Gull, Common Redshank, Common Sandpiper, Socotra Cormorant, Common Tern, Common Ringed Plover, Eurasian Collared-Dove, Eurasian Curlew, Slender-billed Gull, Marsh Sandpiper, Little Stint, Gray Heron, Black-bellied Plover, Lesser Crested Tern, Greater Sand-Plover, House Sparrow, Laughing Dove, Kentish Plover, Black-headed Gull, Black-winged Stilt, Eurasian Whimbrel, Western Reef-Heron, Terek Sandpiper, House Crow, Crested Lark, Tawny Pipit, Gray Francolin, Garganey, Eurasian Moorhen, Dunlin, Whiskered Tern, Little Ringed Plover, Eurasian Coot, Black-crowned Night Heron, Gull-billed Tern, Ruddy Turnstone, Little Grebe, Wood Sandpiper, Barn Swallow, Western Cattle-Egret, …
Get to know some of them
Gray Heron
Marsh Sandpiper
Black-bellied Plover
Black-headed Gull
Laughing Dove
Black-winged Stilt
Dunlin
Crested Lark
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Coot
Garganey
Black-crowned Night Heron
Whiskered Tern
Little Ringed Plover
Ruddy Turnstone