Pakistan bird checklist
681 bird species in 100 families have been recorded in Pakistan, according to eBird; about 343 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 Pakistan right now
1House Sparrow
2Common Myna
3Rock Pigeon
4White Wagtail
5Rose-ringed Parakeet
6Green-winged Teal
7Black Kite
8Laughing Dove
9Gray Heron
10Little Egret
Pakistan bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Lesser Whistling-Duck
- Bar-headed Goose
- Graylag Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Mute Swan
- Tundra Swan
- Whooper Swan
- Knob-billed Duck
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Cotton Pygmy-Goose
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Falcated Duck
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Indian Spot-billed Duck
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Marbled Duck
- Red-crested Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Baer's Pochard
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Velvet Scoter
- Common Goldeneye
- Smew
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
- White-headed Duck
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Western Tragopan
- Himalayan Monal
- Koklass Pheasant
- Cheer Pheasant
- Kalij Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
- Gray Francolin
- Black Francolin
- Himalayan Snowcock
- See-see Partridge
- Common Quail
- Rain Quail
- Chukar
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Hill Pigeon
- Snow Pigeon
- Yellow-eyed Pigeon
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- Speckled Wood-Pigeon
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Red Collared-Dove
- Spotted Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Namaqua Dove
- Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon
- Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon
- Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon
Sandgrouse
- Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse
- Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse
- Painted Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Great Bustard
- Great Indian Bustard
- Asian Houbara
- Lesser Florican
- Little Bustard
Cuckoos
- Greater Coucal
- Sirkeer Malkoha
- Pied Cuckoo
- Asian Koel
- Gray-bellied Cuckoo
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo
- Lesser Cuckoo
- Indian Cuckoo
- Himalayan Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Gray Nightjar
- Eurasian Nightjar
- Egyptian Nightjar
- Sykes's Nightjar
- Large-tailed Nightjar
- Indian Nightjar
- Savanna Nightjar
Swifts
- White-throated Needletail
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Pallid Swift
- Blyth's Swift
- Little Swift
- Asian Palm Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Gray-headed Swamphen
- Watercock
- White-breasted Waterhen
- Ruddy-breasted Crake
- Brown Crake
- Little Crake
- Baillon's Crake
Cranes
- Demoiselle Crane
- Common Crane
- Hooded Crane
Thick-knees
- Great Thick-knee
- Eurasian Thick-knee
- Indian Thick-knee
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Ibisbill
- Ibisbill
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Pacific Golden-Plover
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- River Lapwing
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing
- Red-wattled Lapwing
- Sociable Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing
- Tibetan Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
Painted-Snipes
- Greater Painted-Snipe
Jacanas
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana
- Bronze-winged Jacana
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Solitary Snipe
- Pin-tailed Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Red Phalarope
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Great Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Red-necked Stint
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
Buttonquail
- Barred Buttonquail
- Small Buttonquail
Crab-Plover
- Crab-Plover
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Indian Courser
- Cream-colored Courser
- Small Pratincole
- Collared Pratincole
- Oriental Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Brown-headed Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Sooty Gull
- Common Gull
- Caspian Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Indian Skimmer
- Brown Noddy
- Lesser Noddy
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Saunders's Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- White-winged Tern
- River Tern
- Common Tern
- White-cheeked Tern
- Black-bellied Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
- Great Crested Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
- Lesser Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Red-necked Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Tropicbirds
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Loons
- Red-throated Loon
Southern Storm-Petrels
- Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Shearwaters and Petrels
- Jouanin's Petrel
- Flesh-footed Shearwater
- Persian Shearwater
Storks
- Asian Openbill
- Black Stork
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork
- White Stork
- Black-necked Stork
- Painted Stork
Boobies and Gannets
- Red-footed Booby
- Masked Booby
Anhingas
- Oriental Darter
Cormorants and Shags
- Little Cormorant
- Pygmy Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
- Indian Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Black-headed Ibis
- Red-naped Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Black Bittern
- Cinnamon Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Yellow Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Egret
- Western Reef-Heron
- Little Heron
- Indian Pond-Heron
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Medium Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Pelicans
- Great White Pelican
- Dalmatian Pelican
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- Bearded Vulture
- Egyptian Vulture
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Red-headed Vulture
- Cinereous Vulture
- Himalayan Griffon
- White-rumped Vulture
- Indian Vulture
- Eurasian Griffon
- Crested Serpent-Eagle
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Mountain Hawk-Eagle
- Indian Spotted Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Imperial Eagle
- Tawny Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Bonelli's Eagle
- Besra
- Shikra
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Pied Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Black Kite
- Brahminy Kite
- White-tailed Eagle
- Pallas's Fish-Eagle
- White-eyed Buzzard
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
- Upland Buzzard
- Himalayan Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Eastern Barn Owl
Owls
- Mountain Scops-Owl
- Indian Scops-Owl
- Collared Scops-Owl
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- Pallid Scops-Owl
- Oriental Scops-Owl
- Snowy Owl
- Rock Eagle-Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Brown Fish-Owl
- Dusky Eagle-Owl
- Asian Barred Owlet
- Collared Owlet
- Spotted Owlet
- Little Owl
- Tawny Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Hornbills
- Indian Gray Hornbill
- Oriental Pied-Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Asian Green Bee-eater
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- White-throated Kingfisher
- Black-capped Kingfisher
- Crested Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
- Indian Roller
- Dollarbird
Asian Barbets
- Coppersmith Barbet
- Great Barbet
- Brown-headed Barbet
- Blue-throated Barbet
Honeyguides
- Yellow-rumped Honeyguide
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Speckled Piculet
- Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
- Brown-fronted Woodpecker
- Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
- Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
- Himalayan Woodpecker
- Sind Woodpecker
- Black-rumped Flameback
- Lesser Yellownape
- Scaly-bellied Woodpecker
- Gray-headed Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-necked Falcon
- Amur Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Laggar Falcon
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Slaty-headed Parakeet
- Plum-headed Parakeet
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills
- Long-tailed Broadbill
Pittas
- Indian Pitta
Cuckooshrikes
- Small Minivet
- Long-tailed Minivet
- Rosy Minivet
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- White-browed Shrike-Babbler
- Green Shrike-Babbler
Old World Orioles
- Indian Golden Oriole
- Black-naped Oriole
- Black-hooded Oriole
Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies
- Common Woodshrike
Fantails
- White-throated Fantail
- White-browed Fantail
Drongos
- Black Drongo
- Ashy Drongo
- Hair-crested Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- Black-naped Monarch
- Indian 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
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Eurasian Jay
- Black-headed Jay
- Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie
- Rufous Treepie
- Gray Treepie
- Eurasian Magpie
- Kashmir Nutcracker
- Red-billed Chough
- Yellow-billed Chough
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- House Crow
- Rook
- Hooded Crow
- Large-billed Crow
- Brown-necked Raven
- Common Raven
Fairy Flycatchers
- Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail
- Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Fire-capped Tit
- Coal Tit
- Rufous-naped Tit
- Azure Tit
- Ground Tit
- Green-backed Tit
- Asian Tit
- Himalayan Black-lored Tit
Penduline-Tits
- White-crowned Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark
- Rufous-tailed Lark
- Desert Lark
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
- Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
- Indian Bushlark
- Bengal Bushlark
- Singing Bushlark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Oriental Skylark
- Crested Lark
- Horned Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Hume's Lark
- Bimaculated Lark
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark
- Sand Lark
Bearded Reedling
- Bearded Reedling
Cisticolas and Allies
- Common Tailorbird
- Himalayan Prinia
- Rufous-fronted Prinia
- Gray-breasted Prinia
- Delicate Prinia
- Yellow-bellied Prinia
- Ashy Prinia
- Plain Prinia
- Zitting Cisticola
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Booted Warbler
- Sykes's Warbler
- Upcher's Warbler
- Moustached Warbler
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Large-billed Reed Warbler
- Clamorous Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
- Bristled Grassbird
- Striated Grassbird
Swallows
- Gray-throated Martin
- Bank Swallow
- Pale Martin
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Pale Crag-Martin
- Dusky Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Wire-tailed Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- Asian House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
- Streak-throated Swallow
Bulbuls
- Black Bulbul
- Red-vented Bulbul
- White-eared Bulbul
- Himalayan Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Hume's Warbler
- Brooks's Leaf Warbler
- Lemon-rumped Warbler
- Tytler's Leaf Warbler
- Sulphur-bellied Warbler
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Plain Leaf Warbler
- Mountain Chiffchaff
- Common Chiffchaff
- Whistler's Warbler
- Green Warbler
- Greenish Warbler
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler
- Western Crowned Warbler
- Gray-hooded Warbler
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Scrub Warbler
- Gray-sided Bush Warbler
- Cetti's Warbler
- Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler
Long-tailed Tits
- White-browed Tit-Warbler
- White-cheeked Tit
- Black-throated Tit
- White-throated Tit
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Eastern Orphean Warbler
- Asian Desert Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
Parrotbills
- Yellow-eyed Babbler
- Jerdon's Babbler
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Indian White-eye
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies
- Black-chinned Babbler
- Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler
Ground Babblers and Allies
- Rufous-vented Grass Babbler
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Streaked Laughingthrush
- Variegated Laughingthrush
- Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
- Rufous Sibia
- Red-billed Leiothrix
- Large Gray Babbler
- Jungle Babbler
- Common Babbler
- Striated Babbler
- Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush
- White-throated Laughingthrush
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
Wallcreeper
- Wallcreeper
Nuthatches
- White-cheeked Nuthatch
- Eastern Rock Nuthatch
- Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
- Kashmir Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Hodgson's Treecreeper
- Bar-tailed Treecreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Dippers
- White-throated Dipper
- Brown Dipper
Starlings
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Indian Pied Starling
- Brahminy Starling
- Chestnut-tailed Starling
- Common Myna
- Bank Myna
- Jungle Myna
Thrushes and Allies
- Alpine Thrush
- Scaly Thrush
- Orange-headed Thrush
- Mistle Thrush
- Gray-winged Blackbird
- Redwing
- Tickell's Thrush
- Tibetan Blackbird
- Chestnut Thrush
- Black-throated Thrush
- Red-throated Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Dark-sided Flycatcher
- Asian Brown Flycatcher
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- Indian Robin
- Oriental Magpie-Robin
- Rufous-bellied Niltava
- Blue-and-white Flycatcher
- Verditer Flycatcher
- Blue-throated Flycatcher
- European Robin
- Indian Blue Robin
- White-throated Robin
- White-bellied Redstart
- Bluethroat
- Blue Whistling-Thrush
- Little Forktail
- Spotted Forktail
- Himalayan Rubythroat
- Himalayan Bluetail
- Golden Bush-Robin
- Slaty-blue Flycatcher
- Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
- Ultramarine Flycatcher
- Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Kashmir Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Blue-fronted Redstart
- Plumbeous Redstart
- Rufous-backed Redstart
- White-capped Redstart
- Blue-capped Redstart
- White-winged Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush
- Blue-capped Rock-Thrush
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- White-browed Bushchat
- Siberian Stonechat
- White-tailed Stonechat
- Pied Bushchat
- Gray Bushchat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Hooded Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
- Brown Rock Chat
- Variable Wheatear
- Hume's Wheatear
- Finsch's Wheatear
- Persian Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
Hypocolius
- Hypocolius
Flowerpeckers
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Purple Sunbird
- Crimson Sunbird
Weavers and Allies
- Streaked Weaver
- Baya Weaver
- Black-breasted Weaver
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
Waxbills and Allies
- Indian Silverbill
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- Tricolored Munia
- Red Avadavat
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Altai Accentor
- Robin Accentor
- Rufous-breasted Accentor
- Radde's Accentor
- Brown Accentor
- Black-throated Accentor
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow
- Sind Sparrow
- Russet Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Yellow-throated Sparrow
- Rock Sparrow
- Pale Rockfinch
- White-winged Snowfinch
- Black-winged Snowfinch
Wagtails and Pipits
- Forest Wagtail
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White-browed Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Paddyfield Pipit
- Long-billed Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Upland Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Rosy Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
- Siberian Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Brambling
- Black-and-yellow Grosbeak
- White-winged Grosbeak
- Hawfinch
- Common Rosefinch
- Blyth's Rosefinch
- Pink-browed Rosefinch
- Great Rosefinch
- Red-fronted Rosefinch
- Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch
- Orange Bullfinch
- Crimson-winged Finch
- Trumpeter Finch
- Mongolian Finch
- Spectacled Finch
- Plain Mountain Finch
- Black-headed Mountain Finch
- Desert Finch
- European Greenfinch
- Yellow-breasted Greenfinch
- Twite
- Eurasian Linnet
- Red Crossbill
- Gray-crowned Goldfinch
- Fire-fronted Serin
- Eurasian Siskin
Old World Buntings
- Crested Bunting
- Black-headed Bunting
- Red-headed Bunting
- Corn Bunting
- Chestnut-eared Bunting
- Rock Bunting
- White-capped Bunting
- Pine Bunting
- Gray-necked Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Striolated Bunting
- Reed Bunting
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Chestnut Bunting
Most common birds in Pakistan
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 Pakistan’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Green-winged TealAnas crecca
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Gray HeronArdea cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Gray-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
Largest bird families in Pakistan
Among its regular birds.
- Sandpipers and Allies21
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl20
- Old World Flycatchers19
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites18
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers18
- Crows, Jays, and Magpies12
- Wagtails and Pipits11
- Plovers and Lapwings11
Reported in the last 30 days
210 species reported to eBird in Pakistan in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Common Tailorbird, Laughing Dove, Rufous Treepie, Rose-ringed Parakeet, Common Myna, Indian Gray Hornbill, White Wagtail, House Sparrow, Gray Wagtail, Oriental Magpie-Robin, Asian Green Bee-eater, Asian Koel, Black Drongo, Black Kite, Spotted Dove, Red-vented Bulbul, Rock Pigeon, Gray Heron, Eastern Cattle-Egret, Green-winged Teal, Gray-headed Swamphen, Spotted Redshank, Eurasian Moorhen, Common Greenshank, Indian Spot-billed Duck, River Tern, Little Cormorant, Indian Robin, Little Egret, Medium Egret, Pheasant-tailed Jacana, House Crow, Indian Pond-Heron, Jungle Babbler, White-throated Kingfisher, White-throated Fantail, Black-crowned Night Heron, Black-winged Kite, Western Marsh Harrier, Spotted Owlet, …
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Eurasian Moorhen
Gray Wagtail
Red-vented Bulbul
Black-crowned Night Heron
Common Greenshank
House Crow
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Gray-headed Swamphen
Asian Green Bee-eater
Indian Pond-Heron
Red-wattled Lapwing
Whiskered Tern
Eastern Cattle-Egret
Ruff