Birds to See in Jordan in December
76 species listed for December · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024
76 bird species on our list for Jordan are recorded regularly in December. Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Pied Wagtail, Black Redstart and Eurasian Collared Dove. New this month: Pallid Swift, Hen Harrier, Common Raven and Barn Owl and 2 more.
Residents
(20)Recorded all year
House Sparrow
Passer domesticusLC
Recorded all year
Rock Dove
Columba liviaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Collared Dove
Streptopelia decaoctoLC
Recorded all year
Blackbird
Turdus merulaLC
Recorded all year
Kestrel
Falco tinnunculusLC
Recorded all year
Greenfinch
Chloris chlorisLC
Recorded all year
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephalaLC
Recorded all year
Great Grey Shrike
Lanius excubitorLC
Recorded all year
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornixLC
Recorded all year
Little Egret
Egretta garzettaLC
Recorded all year
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandariusLC
Recorded all year
Great Tit
Parus majorLC
Recorded all year
Linnet
Linaria cannabinaLC
Recorded all year
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rusticaLC
Recorded all year
Jackdaw
Coloeus monedulaLC
Recorded all year
Hoopoe
Upupa epopsLC
Recorded all year
Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisusLC
Recorded all year
Moorhen
Gallinula chloropusLC
Recorded all year
Little Owl
Athene noctuaLC
Recorded all year
Cattle Egret
Ardea ibisLC
Recorded all year
Summer visitors
(2)Arrives to breed; scarce or absent in winter
Winter visitors
(32)Present outside the breeding season
Pied Wagtail
Motacilla albaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochrurosLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybitaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Stonechat
Saxicola rubicolaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
European Robin
Erithacus rubeculaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebsLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Grey Heron
Ardea cinereaLC
Recorded all year
Great White Egret
Ardea albaLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC
Regularly Oct–May
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecicaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Coot
Fulica atraLC
Regularly Aug–May
Hooded Wheatear
Oenanthe monachaLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollisLC
Regularly Sep–Jun
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carboLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Western Marsh-harrier
Circus aeruginosusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthisLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucosLC
Regularly Jul–May
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameriLC
Regularly Jul–May
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapillaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneusLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchosLC
Regularly Aug–May
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandraLC
Regularly Oct–May
Blue Rock-thrush
Monticola solitariusLC
Regularly Sep–May
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinagoLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Eurasian Teal
Anas creccaLC
Regularly Sep–May
Buzzard
Buteo buteoLC
Regularly Sep–May
Common Raven
Corvus coraxLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeataLC
Regularly Sep–May
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropusLC
Regularly Jul–May
Chukar
Alectoris chukarLC
Regularly Aug–Jun
Eurasian Skylark
Alauda arvensisLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Common Starling
Sturnus vulgarisLC
Regularly Nov–Feb
Passage migrants
(22)Seen mainly in spring and autumn migration
Little Stint
Calidris minutaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Water Pipit
Anthus spinolettaLC
Regularly Oct–Mar
Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticulaLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Desert Finch
Rhodospiza obsoletaLC
Regularly Aug–May
Redshank
Tringa totanusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelosLC
Regularly Nov–Mar
Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinusLC
Regularly Aug–May
Woodlark
Lullula arboreaLC
Regularly Nov–Dec
Meadow Pipit
Anthus pratensisLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Crag Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestrisLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellusLC
Regularly Feb–Dec
Common Crane
Grus grusLC
Regularly Oct–Dec
Osprey
Pandion haliaetusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Eurasian Bittern
Botaurus stellarisLC
Regularly Dec–Mar
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelopeLC
Regularly Nov–Apr
Ruff
Calidris pugnaxLC
Regularly Aug–May
Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseusLC
Regularly Sep–Apr
Gadwall
Mareca streperaLC
Regularly Nov–Feb
Greenshank
Tringa nebulariaLC
Regularly Aug–Apr
Northern Pintail
Anas acutaLC
Regularly Oct–Apr
Barn Owl
Tyto albaLC
Regularly Jul–Dec
Grey Wagtail
Motacilla cinereaLC
Regularly Sep–Mar
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