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Records 2019–2024 · GBIF

Birds in Qatar

Our list for Qatar has 130 bird species recorded regularly there: 14 residents, 1 summer visitor, 47 winter visitors, 60 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors

The list comes from 70,000 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.

Species on our list
130
In October
84
Common
69
Busiest month
Oct

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Eurasian Collared DoveEurasian Collared Dove5.34%
  2. House SparrowHouse Sparrow5.19%
  3. Rock DoveRock Dove4.37%
  4. HoopoeHoopoe1.56%
  5. Barn SwallowBarn Swallow1.50%
  6. Rose-ringed ParakeetRose-ringed Parakeet1.32%

Arriving now

  1. Pied WagtailPied WagtailWinter visitorSep 0.12% → Oct 1.17%
  2. BlackcapBlackcapPassage migrantSep 0.12% → Oct 0.84%
  3. ChiffchaffChiffchaffPassage migrantSep 0.09% → Oct 0.49%
  4. Pallid SwiftPallid SwiftWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.41%
  5. Lesser Black-backed GullLesser Black-backed GullWinter visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.40%
  6. Curlew SandpiperCurlew SandpiperPassage migrantSep 0.16% → Oct 0.28%

Share of all bird records in Qatar in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Qatar

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Qatar

Records by month
Bird records in Qatar by month, 2019–2024
January5,894
February7,180
March8,257
April7,406
May4,811
June1,908
July1,444
August3,942
September5,704
October8,541
November8,152
December6,499

October has the most records (8,541). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 20
All 20 families in Qatar

How common

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Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Qatar?

130 species, each recorded regularly in Qatar (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 14 residents, 1 summer visitor, 47 winter visitors, 60 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Qatar, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Qatar in October?

84 species on our list for Qatar are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Collared Dove, House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Hoopoe and Barn Swallow.

What are the most common birds in Qatar?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Qatar are Eurasian Collared Dove, House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Pied Wagtail and Kentish Plover.

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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