Birds in Saudi Arabia

153 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

Our list for Saudi Arabia has 153 bird species recorded regularly there: 34 residents, 5 summer visitors, 49 winter visitors, 56 passage migrants and 9 scarce visitors.

The list comes from 187,000 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 Saudi Arabia in October

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

All 128 birds in October

Arriving in October: Pied Wagtail, Water Pipit, Black Redstart, Rufous-tailed Rock-thrush, Northern Pintail, Egyptian Vulture, Griffon Vulture, Corn Bunting and 10 more.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Saudi Arabia each month: most in October (128), fewest in July (48). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Chiffchaff
ChiffchaffSmallest · 10cm
to
Greater Flamingo
Greater FlamingoLargest · 145cm
From the Chiffchaff (10 cm) to the Greater Flamingo (145 cm)45 families

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All 153 birds on the list

Showing 139–153 of 153 species

Swan Goose

Swan Goose

Anser cygnoidesEN

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Apr–Aug

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

Gadwall

Mareca streperaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

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

Hobby

Falco subbuteoLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr–Nov

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

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Savi's Warbler

Savi's Warbler

Locustella luscinioidesLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Mar–Sep

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

Chukar

Alectoris chukarLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Stone-curlew

Eurasian Stone-curlew

Burhinus oedicnemusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct

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

Wood Warbler

Phylloscopus sibilatrixLC

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

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Spotted Crake

Spotted Crake

Porzana porzanaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly May

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

Short-eared Owl

Asio flammeusLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Yellow-legged Gull

Yellow-legged Gull

Larus michahellisLC

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

Ruddy Shelduck

Tadorna ferrugineaLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Crane

Common Crane

Grus grusLC

ScarceRare

Regularly Oct

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Eurasian Scops-owl

Eurasian Scops-owl

Otus scopsLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr

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

Merlin

Falco columbariusLC

ScarceRare
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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