Birds to See in Pakistan in August
60 bird species on our list for Pakistan are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Eurasian Collared Dove, Rock Dove, Barn Swallow and Little Egret. New this month: Western Marsh-harrier, Yellow Wagtail, Lesser Black-backed Gull and Temminck's Stint and 5 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
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 60 birds in August
60 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.64% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.47% in Aug
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.23% in Aug
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.08% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.88% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.87% in Aug
Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.46% in Aug
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.42% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.39% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.37% in Aug
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataSummer visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.36% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Aug
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.22% in Aug
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaPassage migrantUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.22% in Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.22% in Aug
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusWinter visitorUncommon52–64 cmRegularly Aug–Apr · 0.21% in Aug
Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Aug
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.19% in Aug
Spotted OwletAthene bramaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Aug
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.14% in Aug
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.13% in Aug
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.12% in Aug
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.12% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.12% in Aug
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorWinter visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.12% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.12% in Aug
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorUncommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.11% in Aug
CootFulica atraWinter visitorUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.11% in Aug
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusPassage migrantUncommon86–230 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.11% in Aug
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Aug
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.10% in Aug
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusWinter visitorCommon48–56 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.10% in Aug
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusResidentUncommon42–51 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.09% in Aug
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.08% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusPassage migrantUncommon34–58 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.08% in Aug
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.07% in Aug
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Aug
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.07% in Aug
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.06% in Aug
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataPassage migrantUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–Oct · 0.06% in Aug
Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaWinter visitorUncommon80–90 cmRegularly Aug–Mar · 0.05% in Aug
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.05% in Aug
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
ChukarAlectoris chukarPassage migrantRare32–38 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.03% in Aug
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.03% in Aug
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in Aug
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% 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