Birds in Pakistan

150 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Pakistan has 150 bird species recorded regularly there: 22 residents, 10 summer visitors, 56 winter visitors, 48 passage migrants and 14 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 227,000 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 Pakistan in September

93 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 93 birds in September

Arriving in September: Chiffchaff, Great Cormorant, Eurasian Teal, Bluethroat, Black Redstart, Common Snipe, Northern Shoveler, Mallard and 28 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Pakistan each month: most in January (108), fewest in June (56). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
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Indian Peafowl
Indian PeafowlLargest · 230cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Indian Peafowl (230 cm)47 families

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All 150 birds on the list

Showing 116–138 of 150 species

Red-backed Shrike

Red-backed Shrike

Lanius collurioLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Sep–Dec

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

Nightjar

Caprimulgus europaeusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Mar–Oct

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

Buzzard

Buteo buteoLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Nov–May

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

Greylag Goose

Anser anserLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Short-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Dec–Jan

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

Ruddy Shelduck

Tadorna ferrugineaLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly May–Feb

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

Jack Snipe

Lymnocryptes minimusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Jan–Mar

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

Eurasian Wren

Troglodytes troglodytesLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jun–Nov

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

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Black-necked Grebe

Black-necked Grebe

Podiceps nigricollisLC

ScarceRare

Regularly Mar

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

Little Bittern

Ixobrychus minutusLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Red-necked Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May–Oct

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

Ruddy Turnstone

Arenaria interpresLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
European Bee-eater

European Bee-eater

Merops apiasterLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May

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

Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticulaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jan

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

Sanderling

Calidris albaLC

ScarceRare

Regularly Sep

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

Chukar

Alectoris chukarLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jan–Aug

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

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadornaLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Bittern

Eurasian Bittern

Botaurus stellarisLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jan–Feb

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Montagu's Harrier

Montagu's Harrier

Circus pygargusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct–Jan

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

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetosLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Sep–Nov

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

Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jan

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

Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush

Monticola saxatilisLC

ScarceRare

Regularly Sep

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-bellied Tern

Black-bellied Tern

Sterna acuticaudaEN

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Dec–May

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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