Rare Birds in Saudi Arabia
Our list for Saudi Arabia has 14 rare birds recorded regularly there: 7 passage migrants and 7 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Saudi Arabia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 14, most common first
GadwallMareca streperaPassage migrantRare46–56 cmRegularly Oct
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantRare28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Nov
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatusPassage migrantRare18–19 cmRegularly Oct
Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioidesPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
ChukarAlectoris chukarScarceRare32–38 cm
Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemusPassage migrantRare40–44 cmRegularly Oct
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixScarceRare11–13 cm
Spotted CrakePorzana porzanaPassage migrantRare19–23 cmRegularly May
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusScarceRare34–43 cm
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellisScarceRare52–68 cm
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaScarceRare58–70 cm
Common CraneGrus grusScarceRare100–130 cmRegularly Oct
Eurasian Scops-owlOtus scopsPassage migrantRare19–21 cmRegularly Apr
MerlinFalco columbariusScarceRare24–33 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Wood Warbler 11–13 cm
- Savi's Warbler 13–14 cm
- Red-necked Phalarope 18–19 cm
- Eurasian Scops-owl 19–21 cm
- Spotted Crake 19–23 cm
- Merlin 24–33 cm
- Hobby 28–35 cm
- Chukar 32–38 cm
- Short-eared Owl 34–43 cm
- Eurasian Stone-curlew 40–44 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Yellow-legged Gull 52–68 cm
- Ruddy Shelduck 58–70 cm
- Common Crane 100–130 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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