Birds to See in Jordan in August
57 bird species on our list for Jordan are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Eurasian Collared Dove, Blackbird and Hoopoe. New this month: Pied Wagtail, Blackcap, Red-backed Shrike and Coot and 17 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Jordan’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 57 birds in August
57 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 6.01% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 4.82% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 3.46% in Aug
BlackbirdTurdus merulaResidentCommon24–25 cmRecorded all year · 1.80% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in Aug
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorResidentCommon22–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.52% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 1.49% in Aug
Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorSummer visitorCommon17–19 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 1.47% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.38% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Aug
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixResidentCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year · 1.36% in Aug
GreenfinchChloris chlorisResidentCommon15–16 cmRecorded all year · 1.33% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.27% in Aug
JackdawColoeus monedulaResidentCommon34–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.19% in Aug
LinnetLinaria cannabinaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.94% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorCommon58–65 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.89% in Aug
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesSummer visitorCommon40–49 cmRegularly Mar–Nov · 0.80% in Aug
Great TitParus majorResidentCommonRecorded all year · 0.77% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.75% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.66% in Aug
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.66% in Aug
Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephalaResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Aug
ChukarAlectoris chukarWinter visitorCommon32–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.64% in Aug
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.55% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantCommon48–66 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.53% in Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxPassage migrantUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.44% in Aug
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.42% in Aug
CootFulica atraWinter visitorCommon36–42 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.39% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Aug
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataSummer visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.39% in Aug
BlackcapSylvia atricapillaWinter visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.36% in Aug
Cattle EgretArdea ibisResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.36% in Aug
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.36% in Aug
Hooded WheatearOenanthe monachaWinter visitorCommon16–18 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.36% in Aug
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.36% in Aug
Little OwlAthene noctuaResidentCommon21–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusPassage migrantCommon14–17 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.33% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusResidentCommon28–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.33% in Aug
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantUncommon20–27 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.33% in Aug
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterSummer visitorCommon27–29 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.30% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.30% in Aug
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriWinter visitorCommon38–42 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.28% in Aug
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.25% in Aug
Pallid SwiftApus pallidusSummer visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Dec–Aug · 0.25% in Aug
Purple HeronArdea purpureaPassage migrantUncommon78–90 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.25% in Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorCommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.22% in Aug
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaPassage migrantUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.19% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.19% in Aug
Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurioPassage migrantCommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.19% in Aug
Common Reed-warblerAcrocephalus scirpaceusPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.17% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.17% in Aug
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusPassage migrantUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.17% in Aug
Desert FinchRhodospiza obsoletaPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.14% in Aug
Little TernSternula albifronsPassage migrantUncommon21–25 cmRegularly May–Aug · 0.11% in Aug
House MartinDelichon urbicumSummer visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Feb–Oct · 0.08% in Aug
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