Oman bird checklist

583 bird species in 81 families have been recorded in Oman, according to eBird; about 316 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 13 Oct 2026 · How these lists are made

The most common birds in Oman right now

The top 20, and how they are ranked

Oman bird checklist

583 species · loading the checklist tools…

Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Lesser Whistling-Duck
Graylag Goose
Swan Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Lesser White-fronted Goose
Canada Goose
Red-breasted Goose
Mute Swan
Tundra Swan
Whooper Swan
Knob-billed Duck
Egyptian Goose
Ruddy Shelduck
Common Shelduck
Muscovy Duck
Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Garganey
Northern Shoveler
Gadwall
Eurasian Wigeon
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Green-winged Teal
Marbled Duck
Red-crested Pochard
Common Pochard
Ferruginous Duck
Tufted Duck
Red-breasted Merganser

Guineafowl

Helmeted Guineafowl

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Red Junglefowl
Gray Francolin
Sand Partridge
Common Quail
Harlequin Quail
Arabian Partridge
Chukar

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon
Stock Dove
Common Wood-Pigeon
European Turtle-Dove
Oriental Turtle-Dove
Eurasian Collared-Dove
African Collared-Dove
Red Collared-Dove
Laughing Dove
Tambourine Dove
Namaqua Dove
Diamond Dove
Bruce's Green-Pigeon

Sandgrouse

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
Spotted Sandgrouse
Crowned Sandgrouse
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse

Bustards

Asian Houbara
Little Bustard

Cuckoos

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Pied Cuckoo
Asian Koel
Dideric Cuckoo
Gray-bellied Cuckoo
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Lesser Cuckoo
Common Cuckoo

Nightjars and Allies

Eurasian Nightjar
Egyptian Nightjar
Nubian Nightjar
Sykes's Nightjar

Swifts

Alpine Swift
Common Swift
Pallid Swift
Forbes-Watson's Swift
Pacific Swift
Little Swift

Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Water Rail
Corn Crake
Slaty-breasted Rail
Spotted Crake
Lesser Moorhen
Eurasian Moorhen
Eurasian Coot
Red-knobbed Coot
Allen's Gallinule
African Swamphen
Gray-headed Swamphen
Watercock
White-breasted Waterhen
Ruddy-breasted Crake
Little Crake
Baillon's Crake

Cranes

Demoiselle Crane
Common Crane

Thick-knees

Great Thick-knee
Spotted Thick-knee
Eurasian Thick-knee

Stilts and Avocets

Black-winged Stilt
Pied Avocet

Oystercatchers

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Plovers and Lapwings

Black-bellied Plover
European Golden-Plover
American Golden-Plover
Pacific Golden-Plover
Eurasian Dotterel
Common Ringed Plover
Little Ringed Plover
Northern Lapwing
Spur-winged Lapwing
Gray-headed Lapwing
Red-wattled Lapwing
Sociable Lapwing
White-tailed Lapwing
Caspian Plover
Tibetan Sand-Plover
Greater Sand-Plover
Kentish Plover

Painted-Snipes

Greater Painted-Snipe

Jacanas

Pheasant-tailed Jacana

Sandpipers and Allies

Hudsonian Whimbrel
Eurasian Whimbrel
Far Eastern Curlew
Slender-billed Curlew
Eurasian Curlew
Bar-tailed Godwit
Black-tailed Godwit
Asian Dowitcher
Long-billed Dowitcher
Jack Snipe
Eurasian Woodcock
Great Snipe
Pin-tailed Snipe
Common Snipe
Wilson's Phalarope
Red Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Terek Sandpiper
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
Gray-tailed Tattler
Marsh Sandpiper
Wood Sandpiper
Common Redshank
Lesser Yellowlegs
Spotted Redshank
Common Greenshank
Ruddy Turnstone
Great Knot
Red Knot
Ruff
Broad-billed Sandpiper
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper
Curlew Sandpiper
Temminck's Stint
Long-toed Stint
Red-necked Stint
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Sanderling
Dunlin
Baird's Sandpiper
Little Stint
Pectoral Sandpiper

Buttonquail

Small Buttonquail

Crab-Plover

Crab-Plover

Pratincoles and Coursers

Cream-colored Courser
Small Pratincole
Collared Pratincole
Black-winged Pratincole
Oriental Pratincole

Skuas and Jaegers

Long-tailed Jaeger
Parasitic Jaeger
Pomarine Jaeger
Brown Skua
South Polar Skua

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Black-legged Kittiwake
Sabine's Gull
Slender-billed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Brown-headed Gull
Pallas's Gull
Sooty Gull
White-eyed Gull
Common Gull
Caspian Gull
Great Black-backed Gull
Lesser Black-backed Gull
African Skimmer
Indian Skimmer
Brown Noddy
Lesser Noddy
Sooty Tern
Bridled Tern
Little Tern
Saunders's Tern
Gull-billed Tern
Caspian Tern
Whiskered Tern
Black Tern
White-winged Tern
Arctic Tern
Common Tern
White-cheeked Tern
Roseate Tern
Sandwich Tern
Lesser Crested Tern
Great Crested Tern

Flamingos

Greater Flamingo
Lesser Flamingo

Grebes

Little Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Eared Grebe

Tropicbirds

Red-billed Tropicbird

Southern Storm-Petrels

Wilson's Storm-Petrel
White-faced Storm-Petrel
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel

Northern Storm-Petrels

Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel
Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel

Shearwaters and Petrels

Jouanin's Petrel
Tahiti Petrel
Streaked Shearwater
Cory's Shearwater
Scopoli's Shearwater
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Sooty Shearwater
Short-tailed Shearwater
Persian Shearwater

Storks

African Openbill
Black Stork
Abdim's Stork
White Stork

Frigatebirds

Lesser Frigatebird
Great Frigatebird

Boobies and Gannets

Cape Gannet
Red-footed Booby
Brown Booby
Masked Booby

Cormorants and Shags

Reed Cormorant
Great Cormorant
Socotra Cormorant

Ibises and Spoonbills

Glossy Ibis
African Sacred Ibis
Eurasian Spoonbill
African Spoonbill

Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Eurasian Bittern
Cinnamon Bittern
Dwarf Bittern
Little Bittern
Yellow Bittern
Black-crowned Night Heron
Black Heron
Little Egret
Western Reef-Heron
Little Heron
Squacco Heron
Indian Pond-Heron
Chinese Pond-Heron
Western Cattle-Egret
Eastern Cattle-Egret
Great Egret
Medium Egret
Gray Heron
Purple Heron
Black-headed Heron
Goliath Heron

Pelicans

Great White Pelican
Pink-backed Pelican
Dalmatian Pelican

Osprey

Osprey

Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Black-winged Kite
Egyptian Vulture
European Honey-buzzard
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Cinereous Vulture
Lappet-faced Vulture
Eurasian Griffon
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle
Booted Eagle
Steppe Eagle
Imperial Eagle
Tawny Eagle
Golden Eagle
Verreaux's Eagle
Bonelli's Eagle
Shikra
Levant Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Goshawk
Western Marsh Harrier
Hen Harrier
Pallid Harrier
Montagu's Harrier
Black Kite
Brahminy Kite
Pallas's Fish-Eagle
White-eyed Buzzard
Common Buzzard
Long-legged Buzzard

Barn-Owls

Western Barn Owl

Owls

Arabian Scops-Owl
Eurasian Scops-Owl
African Scops-Owl
Pallid Scops-Owl
Arabian Eagle-Owl
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl
Little Owl
Desert Owl
Omani Owl
Long-eared Owl
Short-eared Owl

Hoopoes

Common Hoopoe

Hornbills

Northern Red-billed Hornbill

Bee-eaters

White-throated Bee-eater
Arabian Green Bee-eater
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
European Bee-eater

Kingfishers

Common Kingfisher
Malachite Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Gray-headed Kingfisher
Collared Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher

Rollers

European Roller
Lilac-breasted Roller
Indian Roller

Woodpeckers

Eurasian Wryneck

Falcons and Caracaras

Lesser Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
Amur Falcon
Eleonora's Falcon
Sooty Falcon
Merlin
Eurasian Hobby
Lanner Falcon
Saker Falcon
Peregrine Falcon

Cockatoos

Cockatiel
Galah
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

Old World Parrots

Alexandrine Parakeet
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Plum-headed Parakeet
Budgerigar
Rosy-faced Lovebird
Yellow-collared Lovebird

New World and African Parrots

Senegal Parrot
Sun Parakeet

Old World Orioles

Eurasian Golden Oriole
Black-naped Oriole

Bushshrikes and Allies

Black-crowned Tchagra

Drongos

Black Drongo
Ashy Drongo

Monarch Flycatchers

African Paradise-Flycatcher

Shrikes

Red-backed Shrike
Red-tailed Shrike
Isabelline Shrike
Brown Shrike
Bay-backed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike
Great Gray Shrike
Lesser Gray Shrike
Masked Shrike
Woodchat Shrike

Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Eurasian Magpie
House Crow
Pied Crow
Brown-necked Raven
Fan-tailed Raven

Penduline-Tits

Black-headed Penduline-Tit

Larks

Greater Hoopoe-Lark
Thick-billed Lark
Bar-tailed Lark
Desert Lark
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Singing Bushlark
Eurasian Skylark
Oriental Skylark
Crested Lark
Rufous-capped Lark
Greater Short-toed Lark
Bimaculated Lark
Calandra Lark
Arabian Lark
Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
Turkestan Short-toed Lark

Cisticolas and Allies

Graceful Prinia
Delicate Prinia
Zitting Cisticola

Reed Warblers and Allies

Thick-billed Warbler
Booted Warbler
Sykes's Warbler
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Upcher's Warbler
Olive-tree Warbler
Icterine Warbler
Moustached Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Paddyfield Warbler
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Marsh Warbler
Common Reed Warbler
Great Reed Warbler
Clamorous Reed Warbler

Grassbirds and Allies

River Warbler
Savi's Warbler
Common Grasshopper Warbler

Swallows

Banded Martin
Plain Martin
Gray-throated Martin
Bank Swallow
Pale Martin
Eurasian Crag-Martin
Pale Crag-Martin
Barn Swallow
Wire-tailed Swallow
Western House-Martin
European Red-rumped Swallow
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Lesser Striped Swallow
Streak-throated Swallow

Bulbuls

Red-vented Bulbul
White-eared Bulbul
White-spectacled Bulbul

Leaf Warblers

Wood Warbler
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler
Yellow-browed Warbler
Hume's Warbler
Dusky Warbler
Plain Leaf Warbler
Willow Warbler
Mountain Chiffchaff
Common Chiffchaff
Green Warbler
Greenish Warbler
Arctic Warbler

Bush Warblers and Allies

Scrub Warbler
Cetti's Warbler

Sylviid Warblers and Allies

Eurasian Blackcap
Garden Warbler
Barred Warbler
Lesser Whitethroat
Arabian Warbler
Eastern Orphean Warbler
Asian Desert Warbler
Menetries's Warbler
Sardinian Warbler
Greater Whitethroat

White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies

Indian White-eye
Abyssinian White-eye

Laughingthrushes and Allies

Arabian Babbler

Starlings

European Starling
Wattled Starling
Rosy Starling
Brahminy Starling
Chestnut-tailed Starling
Common Myna
Bank Myna
Violet-backed Starling
Tristram's Starling
Superb Starling

Thrushes and Allies

White's Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Song Thrush
Eyebrowed Thrush
Ring Ouzel
Black-throated Thrush
Red-throated Thrush
Dusky Thrush

Old World Flycatchers

Asian Brown Flycatcher
Spotted Flycatcher
Black Scrub-Robin
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
Blue-and-white Flycatcher
European Robin
White-throated Robin
Thrush Nightingale
Common Nightingale
Bluethroat
Siberian Rubythroat
Taiga Flycatcher
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Semicollared Flycatcher
European Pied Flycatcher
Rufous-backed Redstart
Common Redstart
Black Redstart
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
Blue Rock-Thrush
Whinchat
European Stonechat
Siberian Stonechat
Pied Bushchat
Northern Wheatear
Isabelline Wheatear
Hooded Wheatear
Desert Wheatear
Cyprus Wheatear
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
Pied Wheatear
Blackstart
Variable Wheatear
Hume's Wheatear
White-crowned Wheatear
Arabian Wheatear
Finsch's Wheatear
Mourning Wheatear
Kurdish Wheatear
Persian Wheatear

Hypocolius

Hypocolius

Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Nile Valley Sunbird
Palestine Sunbird
Abyssinian Sunbird
Arabian Sunbird
Purple Sunbird

Weavers and Allies

Southern Brown-throated Weaver
Rüppell's Weaver
Village Weaver
Golden-backed Weaver
Streaked Weaver
Baya Weaver
Northern Red Bishop
Southern Red Bishop
Yellow-crowned Bishop

Waxbills and Allies

Zebra Finch
African Silverbill
Indian Silverbill
Scaly-breasted Munia
Tricolored Munia
Chestnut Munia
Common Waxbill
Black-rumped Waxbill
Cut-throat
Red Avadavat

Whydahs and Indigobirds

Pin-tailed Whydah

Accentors

Radde's Accentor
Black-throated Accentor

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow
Spanish Sparrow
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Yellow-throated Sparrow
Pale Rockfinch

Wagtails and Pipits

Forest Wagtail
Gray Wagtail
Western Yellow Wagtail
Eastern Yellow Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail
White Wagtail
Richard's Pipit
Paddyfield Pipit
Long-billed Pipit
Blyth's Pipit
Tawny Pipit
Meadow Pipit
Tree Pipit
Olive-backed Pipit
Red-throated Pipit
Water Pipit
Siberian Pipit
Golden Pipit

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Brambling
Common Rosefinch
Trumpeter Finch
Arabian Grosbeak
Yemen Serin
European Goldfinch
Eurasian Siskin

Old World Buntings

Black-headed Bunting
Red-headed Bunting
Corn Bunting
Pine Bunting
Gray-necked Bunting
Cinereous Bunting
Ortolan Bunting
Cretzschmar's Bunting
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
Striolated Bunting
Reed Bunting
Yellow-breasted Bunting
Little Bunting
Rustic Bunting

Most common birds in Oman

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 Oman’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.

Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little TernSternula albifrons
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubius
Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
Sooty GullIchthyaetus hemprichii
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus
Crested LarkGalerida cristata
Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii
European Bee-eaterMerops apiaster

Largest bird families in Oman

Among its regular birds.

Sandpipers and Allies27
Old World Flycatchers22
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers21
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl20
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites16
Plovers and Lapwings13
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns12
Larks11

Reported in the last 30 days

210 species reported to eBird in Oman in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:

Brown Noddy, Brown Booby, Bridled Tern, Sooty Gull, White-winged Tern, Squacco Heron, Eurasian Coot, Little Tern, Little Egret, Little Ringed Plover, Scaly-breasted Munia, African Silverbill, Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse, House Sparrow, Laughing Dove, Indian Silverbill, Isabelline Wheatear, Crested Lark, Namaqua Dove, Arabian Green Bee-eater, Gray Francolin, Indian Roller, European Bee-eater, Booted Eagle, Tristram's Starling, Spotted Flycatcher, Fan-tailed Raven, Desert Wheatear, Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark, Eurasian Oystercatcher, Bar-tailed Godwit, Curlew Sandpiper, Great Crested Tern, House Crow, Slender-billed Gull, Eurasian Curlew, Socotra Cormorant, Sooty Falcon, Greater Hoopoe-Lark, Turkestan Short-toed Lark, …