Birds to See in Yemen in February
23 bird species on our list for Yemen are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Egyptian Vulture, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Common Sandpiper, Grey Heron and Greenshank. New this month: Egyptian Vulture, Rock Dove, Pied Wagtail and Grey Heron and 19 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
From Yemen’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 23 birds in February
23 birds
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusPassage migrantCommon55–65 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 6.19% in Feb
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscusPassage migrantCommon52–64 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 3.88% in Feb
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosPassage migrantCommon18–20 cmRegularly Nov–May · 2.91% in Feb
Grey HeronArdea cinereaPassage migrantCommon90–98 cmRegularly Oct–May · 2.86% in Feb
GreenshankTringa nebulariaPassage migrantCommon30–35 cmRegularly Feb · 2.44% in Feb
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantCommon40–46 cmRegularly Feb · 2.27% in Feb
Little EgretEgretta garzettaPassage migrantCommon55–65 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.73% in Feb
CurlewNumenius arquataPassage migrantCommon50–60 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 1.47% in Feb
Great White EgretArdea albaPassage migrantCommon80–104 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 1.35% in Feb
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Feb · 1.05% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusPassage migrantCommon32–39 cmRegularly Feb · 1.01% in Feb
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaPassage migrantCommon17–18 cmRegularly Oct–Feb · 0.97% in Feb
Cattle EgretArdea ibisPassage migrantCommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.84% in Feb
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantCommon48–66 cmRegularly Feb · 0.76% in Feb
Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaPassage migrantCommon17–19 cmRegularly Feb · 0.76% in Feb
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaPassage migrantCommon27–30 cmRegularly Feb · 0.72% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaPassage migrantCommon31–34 cmRegularly Feb–Mar · 0.51% in Feb
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusPassage migrantCommon21–24 cmRegularly Feb · 0.46% in Feb
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaPassage migrantCommon19–21 cmRegularly Feb · 0.46% in Feb
MoorhenGallinula chloropusPassage migrantCommon30–38 cmRegularly Feb · 0.42% in Feb
Little StintCalidris minutaPassage migrantCommon13–15 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.38% in Feb
Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusPassage migrantCommon120–145 cmRegularly Nov–Feb · 0.29% in Feb
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisPassage migrantCommon23–29 cmRegularly Feb · 0.25% in Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Little Stint 13–15 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–18 cm
- Ringed Plover 17–19 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Wood Sandpiper 19–21 cm
- Ruddy Turnstone 21–24 cm
- Green Sandpiper 21–24 cm
- Little Grebe 23–29 cm
- Grey Plover 27–30 cm
- Greenshank 30–35 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Moorhen 30–38 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Curlew 50–60 cm
- Glossy Ibis 48–66 cm
- Lesser Black-backed Gull 52–64 cm
- Egyptian Vulture 55–65 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
- Grey Heron 90–98 cm
- Greater Flamingo 120–145 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