Birds to See in Pakistan in July
64 bird species on our list for Pakistan are recorded regularly in July
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Eurasian Collared Dove, Rock Dove, Barn Swallow and Little Egret. New this month: Green Sandpiper, Common Sandpiper, Black-headed Gull and Great Cormorant and 15 more.
On the move in July
GBIF · JulArriving
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 64 birds in July
64 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.99% in Jul
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.16% in Jul
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.70% in Jul
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.32% in Jul
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.06% in Jul
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.84% in Jul
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.66% in Jul
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Jul
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.39% in Jul
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataSummer visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.39% in Jul
Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.36% in Jul
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jul
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.31% in Jul
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jul
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Jul
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorUncommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.24% in Jul
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.24% in Jul
Spotted OwletAthene bramaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jul
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jul
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.21% in Jul
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in Jul
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in Jul
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jul
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Jul
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantUncommon16–17 cmRegularly Feb–Sep · 0.14% in Jul
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisPassage migrantUncommon12–13 cmRegularly Jun–Dec · 0.14% in Jul
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.13% in Jul
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in Jul
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.13% in Jul
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.11% in Jul
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaPassage migrantUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Jun–Sep · 0.10% in Jul
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
CootFulica atraWinter visitorUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jul
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.10% in Jul
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in Jul
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.08% in Jul
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.08% in Jul
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorUncommon32–39 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.08% in Jul
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.07% in Jul
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaWinter visitorUncommon40–44 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.07% in Jul
Common TernSterna hirundoPassage migrantUncommon31–35 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.07% in Jul
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorWinter visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.07% in Jul
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusPassage migrantUncommon86–230 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.07% in Jul
RedshankTringa totanusWinter visitorUncommon27–29 cmRegularly Jun–Apr · 0.07% in Jul
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.06% in Jul
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaSummer visitorUncommon20–23 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.06% in Jul
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Jul–Mar · 0.06% in Jul
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Jul
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.06% in Jul
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.06% in Jul
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusSummer visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.05% in Jul
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.05% in Jul
RuffCalidris pugnaxWinter visitorUncommon20–32 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.05% in Jul
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Jul
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Jul
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.04% in Jul
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.04% in Jul
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusResidentUncommon42–51 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.03% in Jul
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Jul
GoldcrestRegulus regulusPassage migrantUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Jun–Jul · 0.03% in Jul
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.03% in Jul
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.02% in Jul
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