Birds in Iran
225 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
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.
Birds to see in Iran in September
182 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.
Magpie
Resident
Hooded Crow
Resident
Rock Dove
Resident
Great Tit
Resident
House Sparrow
Resident
Barn Swallow
Summer visitor
Spotted Flycatcher
Summer visitor
Kestrel
Resident
Arriving in September: Common Crane, White-tailed Sea-eagle, Oriental Honey-buzzard, Hen Harrier, Common Shelduck, Pallid Swift, Gadwall, Eurasian Siskin and 13 more.
Through the year
Species recorded regularly in Iran each month: most in April (190), fewest in July (144). Choose a month to see its birds.
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Nightjar
Caprimulgus europaeusLC
Regularly Apr–Oct
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialisLC
Regularly Mar–Nov
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Short-toed Lark
Calandrella brachydactylaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
European Turtle-dove
Streptopelia turturVU
Regularly Mar–Oct
Ring Ouzel
Turdus torquatusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianusLC
Regularly Dec–Jan
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifronsLC
Regularly Nov–Feb
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Bonelli's Eagle
Aquila fasciataLC
Regularly Jul–Apr
Smew
Mergellus albellusLC
Regularly Jan–Feb
Tawny Owl
Strix alucoLC
Regularly Mar–Dec
Yellow-browed Warbler
Phylloscopus inornatusLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Savi's Warbler
Locustella luscinioidesLC
Regularly Mar–Sep
Barn Owl
Tyto albaLC
Recorded all year
Spotted Crake
Porzana porzanaLC
Regularly Apr–Dec
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellarisLC
Regularly Oct–May
Pacific Golden-Plover
Pluvialis fulvaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Little Gull
Hydrocoloeus minutusLC
Regularly Oct–Feb
Eurasian Stone-curlew
Burhinus oedicnemusLC
Regularly Feb–Oct
Hooded Wheatear
Oenanthe monachaLC
Regularly Oct–May
Treecreeper
Certhia familiarisLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Bearded Tit
Panurus biarmicusLC
Regularly Jun–Jan
Bohemian Waxwing
Bombycilla garrulusLC
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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