Birds to See in Pakistan in May
73 bird species on our list for Pakistan are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Eurasian Collared Dove, Rock Dove, Barn Swallow and Little Egret. New this month: Scaly-breasted Munia, Coal Tit, Pochard and Hobby and 15 more.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
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 73 birds in May
73 birds
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.88% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 2.43% in May
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.79% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.24% in May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 1.07% in May
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxSummer visitorCommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in May
HoopoeUpupa epopsResidentCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in May
Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatusResidentCommon15–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in May
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusSummer visitorCommon13–15 cmRegularly Mar–Sep · 0.37% in May
Spotted OwletAthene bramaResidentUncommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentCommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in May
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentUncommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaResidentCommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in May
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentCommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.22% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisResidentUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in May
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.17% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaResidentCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in May
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.16% in May
CootFulica atraWinter visitorUncommon36–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in May
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentCommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in May
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.14% in May
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaSummer visitorUncommon20–23 cmRegularly May–Jul · 0.14% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorUncommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Sep · 0.13% in May
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca currucaWinter visitorCommon11–13 cmRecorded all year · 0.13% in May
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusResidentUncommon120–145 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.12% in May
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinusWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.12% in May
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorCommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.12% in May
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaWinter visitorUncommon33–42 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in May
Little StintCalidris minutaWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.11% in May
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.11% in May
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusSummer visitorUncommon48–66 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.10% in May
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in May
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.09% in May
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly May–Jan · 0.09% in May
Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusWinter visitorUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusResidentUncommon42–51 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.08% in May
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.08% in May
MagpiePica picaPassage migrantUncommon44–46 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.08% in May
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in May
Little TernSternula albifronsSummer visitorUncommon21–25 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.07% in May
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.07% in May
BluethroatLuscinia svecicaWinter visitorUncommon13–14 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.06% in May
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataSummer visitorUncommon11–12 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.06% in May
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropusWinter visitorUncommon29–31 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.06% in May
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusWinter visitorCommon48–56 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.06% in May
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeusPassage migrantUncommon24–28 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.06% in May
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.06% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterSummer visitorUncommon10–12 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.05% in May
CurlewNumenius arquataWinter visitorUncommon50–60 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in May
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon18–23 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.05% in May
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorWinter visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly May–Mar · 0.05% in May
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in May
Sulphur-bellied WarblerPhylloscopus griseolusPassage migrantUncommon11–12 cmRegularly Mar–Oct · 0.05% in May
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.04% in May
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorUncommon50–65 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.04% in May
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataPassage migrantUncommon65–72 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.04% in May
European Bee-eaterMerops apiasterPassage migrantRare27–29 cmRegularly May · 0.04% in May
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.04% in May
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusSummer visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.03% in May
Black-bellied TernSterna acuticaudaPassage migrantRare32–35 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.03% in May
BuzzardButeo buteoWinter visitorUncommon51–57 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.03% in May
ChukarAlectoris chukarPassage migrantRare32–38 cmRegularly Jan–Aug · 0.03% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentUncommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in May
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.03% in May
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly May–Oct · 0.03% in May
AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaWinter visitorUncommon42–45 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in May
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterusPassage migrantRare20–27 cmRegularly May · 0.02% in May
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRegularly May–Feb · 0.02% in May
Tree PipitAnthus trivialisWinter visitorUncommon14–16 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in May
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