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Records 2019–2024 · GBIF

Birds in Iran

Our list for Iran has 225 bird species recorded regularly there: 61 residents, 52 summer visitors, 74 winter visitors, 33 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors

The list comes from 498,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
225
In October
188
Common
102
Busiest month
May

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Hooded CrowHooded Crow3.31%
  2. MagpieMagpie3.10%
  3. Rock DoveRock Dove2.67%
  4. House SparrowHouse Sparrow2.63%
  5. Pied WagtailPied Wagtail2.30%
  6. Great TitGreat Tit2.29%

Arriving now

  1. Water PipitWater PipitWinter visitorSep 0.03% → Oct 0.14%
  2. Song ThrushSong ThrushWinter visitorSep 0.03% → Oct 0.09%
  3. HawfinchHawfinchWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.07%
  4. Meadow PipitMeadow PipitWinter visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.05%
  5. Greylag GooseGreylag GooseWinter visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.04%
  6. Little GullLittle GullWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.04%

Share of all bird records in Iran in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Iran

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Iran

Records by month
Bird records in Iran by month, 2019–2024
January47,839
February49,426
March45,561
April55,374
May70,357
June34,458
July18,737
August20,313
September39,930
October42,825
November32,412
December40,534

May has the most records (70,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 30
All 30 families in Iran

How common

All 225 birds, A to Z

Show all 225 birds

Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Iran?

225 species, each recorded regularly in Iran (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 61 residents, 52 summer visitors, 74 winter visitors, 33 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Iran, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Iran in October?

188 species on our list for Iran are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Hooded Crow, Magpie, Rock Dove, House Sparrow and Pied Wagtail.

What are the most common birds in Iran?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Iran are House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Magpie, Hooded Crow and Pied Wagtail.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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