Birds in Jordan

157 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Jordan has 157 bird species recorded regularly there: 20 residents, 8 summer visitors, 32 winter visitors, 88 passage migrants and 9 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 94,000 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 Jordan in September

91 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 91 birds in September

Arriving in September: Buzzard, Great White Egret, Yellow Wagtail, Willow Warbler, Common Redstart, Little Grebe, Eurasian Teal, Wheatear and 31 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Jordan each month: most in April (122), fewest in July (38). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Eurasian Wren
Eurasian WrenSmallest · 9cm
to
Greater Flamingo
Greater FlamingoLargest · 145cm
From the Eurasian Wren (9 cm) to the Greater Flamingo (145 cm)47 families

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All 157 birds on the list

Showing 24–46 of 157 species

European Bee-eater

European Bee-eater

Merops apiasterLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Linnet

Linnet

Linaria cannabinaLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Pallid Swift

Pallid Swift

Apus pallidusLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Dec–Aug

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sardinian Warbler

Sardinian Warbler

Curruca melanocephalaLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great Tit

Great Tit

Parus majorLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Jackdaw

Jackdaw

Coloeus monedulaLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Spotted Flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striataLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-backed Shrike

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurioLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Apr–Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Chaffinch

Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebsLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Nov–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great White Egret

Great White Egret

Ardea albaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Sep–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-crowned Night-heron

Black-crowned Night-heron

Nycticorax nycticoraxLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Yellow Wagtail

Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flavaLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Mar–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Willow Warbler

Willow Warbler

Phylloscopus trochilusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Coot

Coot

Fulica atraLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Aug–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mallard

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchosLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Aug–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Squacco Heron

Squacco Heron

Ardeola ralloidesLC

Summer visitorCommon

Regularly Mar–Nov

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Owl

Little Owl

Athene noctuaLC

ResidentCommon

Recorded all year

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Redstart

Common Redstart

Phoenicurus phoenicurusLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Grebe

Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollisLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Sep–Jun

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Teal

Eurasian Teal

Anas creccaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Oct–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bluethroat

Bluethroat

Luscinia svecicaLC

Winter visitorCommon

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Wheatear

Wheatear

Oenanthe oenantheLC

Passage migrantCommon

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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

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