Rare Birds in Iran
Our list for Iran has 17 rare birds recorded regularly there: 2 winter visitors, 11 passage migrants and 4 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Iran in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 17, most common first
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaWinter visitorRare33–38 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Grey PartridgePerdix perdixPassage migrantRare28–32 cmRegularly Apr–Jul
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalusScarceRare37–40 cm
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorRare52–58 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaPassage migrantRare14–16 cmRegularly May–Sep
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantRare22–27 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusPassage migrantRare34–43 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Arctic JaegerStercorarius parasiticusPassage migrantRare41–46 cmRegularly May
CockatielNymphicus hollandicusScarceRare30–33 cm
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly Dec
Black TernChlidonias nigerPassage migrantRare22–26 cmRegularly May
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaScarceRare40–51 cm
BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatusPassage migrantRare18–20 cmRegularly Nov
Common MerganserMergus merganserScarceRare58–68 cm
CorncrakeCrex crexPassage migrantRare22–30 cmRegularly May
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataPassage migrantRare41–49 cmRegularly Dec
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantRare12–13 cmRegularly Apr
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Grasshopper Warbler 12–13 cm
- Twite 13–14 cm
- Bullfinch 14–16 cm
- Budgerigar 18–20 cm
- Black Tern 22–26 cm
- Fieldfare 22–27 cm
- Corncrake 22–30 cm
- Grey Partridge 28–32 cm
- Cockatiel 30–33 cm
- Eurasian Woodcock 33–38 cm
- Mediterranean Gull 37–40 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 cm
- Arctic Jaeger 41–46 cm
- Mandarin Duck 41–49 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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