Qatar bird checklist
364 bird species in 64 families have been recorded in Qatar, according to eBird; about 303 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 Qatar right now
1Rock Pigeon
2Eurasian Collared-Dove
3Laughing Dove
4Kentish Plover
5Bar-tailed Godwit
6Whiskered Tern
7European Turtle-Dove
8Isabelline Wheatear
9White-eared Bulbul
10Common Greenshank
Qatar bird checklist
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Ostriches
- Common Ostrich
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Graylag Goose
- Greater White-fronted Goose
- Whooper Swan
- Egyptian Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Muscovy Duck
- Cotton Pygmy-Goose
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Red-crested Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Red-breasted Merganser
Guineafowl
- Vulturine Guineafowl
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
- Gray Francolin
- Common Quail
- Chukar
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Stock Dove
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- African Collared-Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Namaqua Dove
- Zebra Dove
Sandgrouse
- Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
- Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse
- Spotted Sandgrouse
Bustards
- Asian Houbara
Cuckoos
- Great Spotted Cuckoo
- Pied Cuckoo
- Asian Koel
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Eurasian Nightjar
- Egyptian Nightjar
Swifts
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
- Pallid Swift
- Little Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Corn Crake
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- African Swamphen
- Gray-headed Swamphen
- Little Crake
- 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
- Eurasian Dotterel
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- Spur-winged Lapwing
- Red-wattled Lapwing
- Sociable Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing
- Caspian Plover
- Tibetan Sand-Plover
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
Painted-Snipes
- Greater Painted-Snipe
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Jack Snipe
- 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
- Great Knot
- 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
- Black-winged Pratincole
Skuas and Jaegers
- Long-tailed Jaeger
- Parasitic Jaeger
- Pomarine Jaeger
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Pallas's Gull
- Sooty Gull
- Caspian Gull
- Armenian Gull
- Lesser Black-backed Gull
- Bridled Tern
- Little Tern
- Saunders's Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Common Tern
- White-cheeked Tern
- Sandwich Tern
- Lesser Crested Tern
- Great Crested Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Tropicbirds
- Red-billed Tropicbird
Storks
- Black Stork
- White Stork
- Marabou Stork
Cormorants and Shags
- Great Cormorant
- Socotra Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Scarlet Ibis
- Glossy Ibis
- African Sacred Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Eurasian Bittern
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Egret
- Western Reef-Heron
- Little Heron
- Squacco Heron
- Indian Pond-Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Black-winged Kite
- European Honey-buzzard
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Imperial Eagle
- Bonelli's 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
- Pharaoh Eagle-Owl
- Little Owl
- Short-eared Owl
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Bee-eaters
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- White-throated Kingfisher
- Gray-headed Kingfisher
- Pied Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Amur Falcon
- Sooty Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Cockatoos
- Cockatiel
Old World Parrots
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Budgerigar
- Rosy-faced Lovebird
- Fischer's Lovebird
- Yellow-collared Lovebird
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Long-tailed Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
- Masked Shrike
- Woodchat Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- House Crow
- Brown-necked Raven
Larks
- Greater Hoopoe-Lark
- Bar-tailed Lark
- Desert Lark
- Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Oriental Skylark
- Crested Lark
- Horned Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Bimaculated Lark
- Calandra Lark
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark
Cisticolas and Allies
- Delicate Prinia
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Sykes's Warbler
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Upcher's Warbler
- Moustached Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Basra Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
- Clamorous Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Savi's Warbler
- Common Grasshopper Warbler
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Pale Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
- Streak-throated Swallow
Bulbuls
- Red-whiskered Bulbul
- Red-vented Bulbul
- White-eared Bulbul
- Himalayan Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Wood Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Plain Leaf Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Cetti's Warbler
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- Barred Warbler
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Eastern Orphean Warbler
- Asian Desert Warbler
- Menetries's Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
Starlings
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Indian Pied Starling
- Brahminy Starling
- Common Myna
- Bank Myna
- Long-tailed Glossy Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Ring Ouzel
- Black-throated Thrush
- Dusky Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Black Scrub-Robin
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- European Robin
- White-throated Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Semicollared 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
- Desert Wheatear
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
- White-crowned Wheatear
- Finsch's Wheatear
- Mourning Wheatear
- Kurdish Wheatear
- Persian Wheatear
Hypocolius
- Hypocolius
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Purple Sunbird
Weavers and Allies
- Streaked Weaver
- Baya Weaver
- Black-breasted Weaver
- Red-headed Quelea
- Northern Red Bishop
- Southern Red Bishop
- Black-winged Bishop
- Yellow-crowned Bishop
Waxbills and Allies
- Zebra Finch
- Indian Silverbill
- Java Sparrow
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- Chestnut Munia
- Orange-cheeked Waxbill
- Black-rumped Waxbill
- Crimson-rumped Waxbill
- Red Avadavat
Whydahs and Indigobirds
- Pin-tailed Whydah
- Village Indigobird
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
- Long-billed Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
- Water Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Brambling
- Common Rosefinch
- Trumpeter Finch
- Eurasian Linnet
- Eurasian Siskin
Old World Buntings
- Black-headed Bunting
- Corn Bunting
- Gray-necked Bunting
- Cinereous Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Striolated Bunting
- Little Bunting
- Rustic Bunting
Most common birds in Qatar
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 Qatar’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- European Turtle-DoveStreptopelia turtur
- Isabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellina
- White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Gray HeronArdea cinerea
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Common RedshankTringa totanus
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Western Reef-HeronEgretta gularis
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
Largest bird families in Qatar
Among its regular birds.
- Old World Flycatchers30
- Sandpipers and Allies25
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers20
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl18
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites16
- Plovers and Lapwings15
- Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns12
- Larks12
Reported in the last 30 days
161 species reported to eBird in Qatar in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Rock Pigeon, European Turtle-Dove, Eurasian Collared-Dove, White-eared Bulbul, Laughing Dove, House Crow, Isabelline Wheatear, Kentish Plover, Lesser Crested Tern, Bar-tailed Godwit, Whiskered Tern, Eurasian Whimbrel, Caspian Gull, Western Reef-Heron, Common Greenshank, Common Myna, Common Redshank, European Roller, Socotra Cormorant, Ruddy Turnstone, Pied Wheatear, Gray Heron, Green Sandpiper, Tibetan Sand-Plover, House Sparrow, Eurasian Curlew, Little Tern, Crested Lark, Barn Swallow, Greater Hoopoe-Lark, Greater Sand-Plover, Great Egret, Little Egret, Slender-billed Gull, Indian Silverbill, Masked Shrike, Gray Francolin, Eastern Olivaceous Warbler, Spotted Flycatcher, Great Gray Shrike, …
Get to know some of them
House Sparrow
Gray Heron
Common Myna
Common Redshank
Barn Swallow
Ruddy Turnstone
Eurasian Curlew
Crested Lark
Great Egret
Green Sandpiper
Little Egret
House Crow
Great Cormorant
Indian Silverbill
Eurasian Coot
Western Marsh Harrier
Common Chiffchaff
Bank Swallow