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Birds in United Arab Emirates

Our list for United Arab Emirates has 170 bird species recorded regularly there: 58 residents, 5 summer visitors, 63 winter visitors, 38 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors

The list comes from 920,000 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
170
In October
135
Common
59
Busiest month
Jan

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Eurasian Collared DoveEurasian Collared Dove3.43%
  2. House SparrowHouse Sparrow3.37%
  3. Rock DoveRock Dove2.54%
  4. Grey HeronGrey Heron1.79%
  5. HoopoeHoopoe1.64%
  6. Common SandpiperCommon Sandpiper1.37%

Arriving now

  1. Pied WagtailPied WagtailWinter visitorSep 0.05% → Oct 0.80%
  2. ChiffchaffChiffchaffWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.29%
  3. Black-headed GullBlack-headed GullWinter visitorSep 0.05% → Oct 0.25%
  4. BlackcapBlackcapPassage migrantSep 0.01% → Oct 0.14%
  5. BluethroatBluethroatWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.13%
  6. Eurasian Scops-owlEurasian Scops-owlWinter visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.13%

Share of all bird records in United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates

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 United Arab Emirates

Records by month
Bird records in United Arab Emirates by month, 2019–2024
January105,208
February97,617
March100,874
April76,863
May64,147
June35,945
July34,207
August43,645
September64,106
October96,979
November96,769
December103,781

January has the most records (105,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

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All 24 families in United Arab Emirates

How common

All 170 birds, A to Z

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Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for United Arab Emirates?

170 species, each recorded regularly in United Arab Emirates (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 58 residents, 5 summer visitors, 63 winter visitors, 38 passage migrants and 6 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in United Arab Emirates, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in United Arab Emirates in October?

135 species on our list for United Arab Emirates are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Collared Dove, House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Grey Heron and Hoopoe.

What are the most common birds in United Arab Emirates?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in United Arab Emirates are House Sparrow, Eurasian Collared Dove, Rock Dove, Hoopoe and Pallid Swift.

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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