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 93–115 of 157 species

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus fuscusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Sep–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Cetti's Warbler

Cetti's Warbler

Cettia cettiLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Sep–May

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

Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melbaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Feb–Sep

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

Hobby

Falco subbuteoLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly May–Oct

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

Common Tern

Sterna hirundoLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Apr–Oct

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

Purple Heron

Ardea purpureaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Feb–Oct

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

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgarisLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Nov–Feb

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

Common Raven

Corvus coraxLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Oct–Apr

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

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Dunlin

Dunlin

Calidris alpinaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Sep–Apr

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

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellusNT

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct–Nov

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

Sedge Warbler

Acrocephalus schoenobaenusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Mar–May

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

Wryneck

Jynx torquillaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Mar–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Scops-owl

Eurasian Scops-owl

Otus scopsLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Apr–Jun

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

Garden Warbler

Sylvia borinLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly May–Oct

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

Greater Flamingo

Phoenicopterus roseusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Sep–Apr

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

Greenshank

Tringa nebulariaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Aug–Apr

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

Common Quail

Coturnix coturnixLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Mar–Apr

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

Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterusEN

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Mar–Sep

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

Woodlark

Lullula arboreaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Nov–Dec

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

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelopeLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Nov–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush

Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush

Monticola saxatilisLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Apr

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

Meadow Pipit

Anthus pratensisLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Nov–Apr

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

Barn Owl

Tyto albaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Jul–Dec

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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