Rare Birds in United Arab Emirates
Our list for United Arab Emirates has 34 rare birds recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 12 winter visitors, 15 passage migrants and 5 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in United Arab Emirates in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 34, most common first
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentRare34–58 cmRecorded all year
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixWinter visitorRare16–18 cmRegularly Sep–May
Barn OwlTyto albaWinter visitorRare33–39 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentRare75–90 cmRecorded all year
Helmeted GuineafowlNumida meleagrisWinter visitorRare53–63 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrixScarceRare11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaWinter visitorRare26–29 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataWinter visitorRare11–12 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusWinter visitorRare86–230 cmRegularly Aug–May
Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemusWinter visitorRare40–44 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusPassage migrantRare11–13 cmRegularly Dec
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusWinter visitorRare42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatusScarceRare10–11 cm
Canada GooseBranta canadensisWinter visitorRare76–110 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Lanner FalconFalco biarmicusScarceRare43–50 cm
Wood DuckAix sponsaScarceRare47–54 cmRegularly Dec
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaPassage migrantRare12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Apr
Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogonPassage migrantRare12–13 cmRegularly Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaPassage migrantRare13–14 cmRegularly Dec
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataPassage migrantRare41–49 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantRare16–17 cmRegularly Mar
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusPassage migrantRare13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Oct
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusWinter visitorRare68–78 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
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