Uncommon Birds in Iran
Our list for Iran has 106 uncommon birds recorded regularly there: 22 residents, 25 summer visitors, 41 winter visitors, 17 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Iran in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 106, most common first
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleusResidentUncommon11–12 cmRecorded all year
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
Desert FinchRhodospiza obsoletaResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentUncommon38–42 cmRecorded all year
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorResidentUncommon22–26 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Oct–Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoSummer visitorUncommon31–35 cmRecorded all year
European Green WoodpeckerPicus viridisSummer visitorUncommon30–36 cmRecorded all year
Coal TitPeriparus aterResidentUncommon10–12 cmRecorded all year
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicusResidentUncommon50–90 cmRecorded all year
DunnockPrunella modularisWinter visitorUncommon14–15 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaResidentUncommon42–45 cmRecorded all year
DipperCinclus cinclusSummer visitorUncommon17–20 cmRecorded all year
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusWinter visitorUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixSummer visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Stock DoveColumba oenasPassage migrantUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Jun–Feb
SanderlingCalidris albaWinter visitorUncommon18–20 cmRegularly Aug–May
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisPassage migrantUncommon46–61 cmRegularly Sep–Feb
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
WoodlarkLullula arboreaSummer visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusResidentUncommon21–23 cmRecorded all year
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