Birds in Syria
Our list for Syria has 12 bird species recorded regularly there: 4 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors
The list comes from 833 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
- 12
- In October
- 5
- Common
- 12
- Busiest month
- Oct
This month: October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Syria 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 Syria
Month by monthWhen 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.
| Bird | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| House Sparrow | ||||||||||||
| Hooded Crow | ||||||||||||
| Rock Dove | ||||||||||||
| Eurasian Collared Dove | ||||||||||||
| Blackbird | ||||||||||||
| Magpie | ||||||||||||
| Kestrel | ||||||||||||
| Buzzard | ||||||||||||
| Little Egret | ||||||||||||
| Barn Swallow | ||||||||||||
| Great Tit | ||||||||||||
| Grey Heron |
The year in Syria
Records by month| January | 0 |
|---|---|
| February | 43 |
| March | 6 |
| April | 8 |
| May | 219 |
| June | 7 |
| July | 108 |
| August | 0 |
| September | 4 |
| October | 332 |
| November | 99 |
| December | 7 |
October has the most records (332). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.
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All 12 birds, A to Z
Questions
3How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Syria?
12 species, each recorded regularly in Syria (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 4 passage migrants and 8 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Syria, and rarer vagrants are not listed.
What birds can I see in Syria in October?
5 species on our list for Syria are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Buzzard, Kestrel, Great Tit, House Sparrow and Magpie.
What are the most common birds in Syria?
Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Syria are Hooded Crow, House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Barn Swallow and Blackbird.
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