Birds to See in Pakistan in April
67 bird species on our list for Pakistan are recorded regularly in April
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Eurasian Collared Dove, Rock Dove, Common Rosefinch and Rose-ringed Parakeet. New this month: Blue Rock-thrush, Cuckoo, Dunlin and Curlew Sandpiper.
On the move in April
GBIF · AprArriving
At their peak
From Pakistan’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 67 birds in April
67 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.90% in Apr
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.83% in Apr
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.07% in Apr
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 1.49% in Apr
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Apr
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.17% in Apr
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.80% in Apr
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.76% in Apr
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Apr
Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Apr
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Apr
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Apr
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Apr
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.37% in Apr
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.36% in Apr
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.32% in Apr
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Apr
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.27% in Apr
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.24% in Apr
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Apr
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Apr
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.20% in Apr
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Apr
Spotted OwletAthene bramaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Apr
Sulphur-bellied WarblerPhylloscopus griseolusPassage migrantUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.19% in Apr
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Apr
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in Apr
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Apr
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.16% in Apr
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.16% in Apr
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.15% in Apr
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Apr
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusWinter visitorCommon48–56 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.14% in Apr
CootFulica atraWinter visitorUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Apr
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.12% in Apr
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.12% in Apr
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.12% in Apr
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.12% in Apr
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.11% in Apr
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.11% in Apr
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.10% in Apr
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in Apr
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Apr
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Apr
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Apr
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.08% in Apr
Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Apr
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.07% in Apr
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.07% in Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.07% in Apr
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in Apr
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.06% in Apr
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Apr
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusSummer visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.05% in Apr
DunlinCalidris alpinaPassage migrantUncommon16–22 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.05% in Apr
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.05% in Apr
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.05% in Apr
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in Apr
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.04% in Apr
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Apr
Sand MartinRiparia ripariaWinter visitorUncommon12–14 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.04% in Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorUncommon50–65 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.04% in Apr
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.04% in Apr
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.04% in Apr
WryneckJynx torquillaWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.03% in Apr
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.02% in Apr
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