| 1 |
Passerines |
Grey hypocolius/Hypocolius |
Hypocolius ampelinus |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon winter visitor |
| 2 |
Ostriches |
Arabian ostrich/Syrian ostrich/ Middle Eastern ostrich |
Struthio camelus syriacus |
Extinct (EX) |
Extinct |
Extinct eggshells found |
| 3 |
Storks et al. |
Abdim's Stork |
Ciconia abdimii |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon & irregular winter visitor |
| 4 |
Crests et al. |
Abyssinian White-eye |
Zosterops abyssinicus |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident in South Oman |
| 5 |
Pigeons |
African Collared Dove |
Streptopelia roseogrisea |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Local breeding resident in South Oman |
| 6 |
Drongos |
African Paradise Flycatcher |
Terpsiphone viridis |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident in South Oman |
| 7 |
Reed & Bush Warblers |
African Reed Warbler |
Acrocephalus baeticatus |
Not evaluated (NE) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 8 |
Storks et al. |
African Sacred Ibis |
Threskiornis aethiopicus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 9 |
Finches |
African Silverbill |
Euodice cantans |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident in South Oman |
| 10 |
Terns |
African Skimmer |
Rynchops flavirostris |
Near threatened (NT) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 11 |
Storks et al. |
African Spoonbill |
Platalea alba |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 12 |
Rails |
African Swamphen |
Prophyrio madagascariensis |
Not evaluated (NE) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 13 |
Parrots |
Alexandrine Parakeet |
Psittacula eupatria |
Near threatened (NT) |
Rare |
Rare resident in Muscat |
| 14 |
Rails |
Allen's Gallinule |
Porphyrio alleni |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 15 |
Swifts |
Alpine Swift |
Tachymarptis melba |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 16 |
waders |
American Golden Plover |
Pluvialis dominica |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 17 |
Raptors |
Amur Falcon |
Falco amurensis |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 18 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Amur Wagtail |
Motacilla (alba) leucopsis |
Not evaluated (NE) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 19 |
Babblers |
Arabian Babbler |
Turdoides squamiceps |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident |
| 20 |
Bustards |
Arabian Bustard |
Ardeotis arabs |
Near threatened (NT) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 21 |
Finches |
Arabian Golden-winged Grosbeak |
Rhynchostruthus percivali |
Near threatened (NT) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon breeding resident |
| 22 |
Shrikes |
Arabian Grey Shrike |
Lanius meridionalis aucheri |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident |
| 23 |
Gamebirds |
Arabian Partridge |
Alectoris melanocephala |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common breeding resident |
| 24 |
Owls |
Arabian Scops Owl |
Otus (senegalensis) pamelae |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident in Dhofar |
| 25 |
Owls |
Arabian Spotted Eagle Owl |
Bubo (africanus) melesi |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon breeding resident |
| 26 |
Sylvia Warblers |
Arabian Warbler |
Sylvia leucomelaena |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common breeding resident in South Oman |
| 27 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Arabian Wheatear |
Oenanthe (lugens) lugentoides |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident in South Oman |
| 28 |
Skuas |
Arctic Skua / Arctic Jaeger |
Stercorarius parasiticus |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant |
| 29 |
Terns |
Arctic Tern |
Sterna paradisaea |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 30 |
Leaf Warblers |
Arctic Warbler |
Phylloscopus borealis |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 31 |
Gulls |
Armenian Gull |
Larus armenicus |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 32 |
Drongos |
Ashy Drongo |
Dicrurus leucophaeus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 33 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Ashy-headed Wagtail |
Motacilla flava cinereocapilla |
Not evaluated (NE) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 34 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Asian Brown Flycatcher |
Muscicapa dauurica |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 35 |
Sylvia Warblers |
Asian Desert Warbler |
Sylvia nana |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 36 |
waders |
Asian Dowitcher |
Limnodromus semipalmatus |
Near threatened (NT) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 37 |
Cuckoos |
Asian Koel |
Eudynamys scolopaceus |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon visitor |
| 38 |
Rails |
Baillon's Crake |
Porzana pusilla |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 39 |
waders |
Baird's Sandpiper |
Calidris bairdii |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 40 |
Gulls |
Baltic Gull |
Larus fuscus fuscus |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 41 |
Starlings |
Bank Myna |
Acridotheres ginginianus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Local common breeding resident |
| 42 |
Raptors |
Barbary Falcon |
Falco (peregrinus) pelegrinoides |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 43 |
Owls |
Barn Owl |
Tyto alba |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common breeding resident |
| 44 |
Swallows |
Barn Swallow |
Hirundo rustica |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 45 |
Sylvia Warblers |
Barred Warbler |
Sylvia nisoria |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant |
| 46 |
waders |
Bar-tailed Godwit |
Limosa lapponica |
Near threatened (NT) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 47 |
Larks |
Bar-tailed Lark |
Ammomanes cinctura |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon breeding resident |
| 48 |
Sparrows & Weavers |
Baya Weaver |
Ploceus philippinus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 49 |
Shrikes |
Bay-backed Shrike |
Lanius vittatus |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & localised breeding residenteeder |
| 50 |
Wildfowl |
Bewick's Swan |
Cygnus (columbianus) bewickii |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 51 |
Larks |
Bimaculated Lark |
Melanocorypha bimaculata |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common winter visitor |
| 52 |
Drongos |
Black Drongo |
Dicrurus macrocercus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 53 |
Herons & Egrets |
Black Heron |
Egretta ardesiaca |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 54 |
Raptors |
Black Kite |
Milvus migrans |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 55 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Black Redstart |
Phoenicurus ochruros |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 56 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Black Scrub Robin |
Cercotrichas podobe |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 57 |
Storks et al. |
Black Stork |
Ciconia nigra |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 58 |
Terns |
Black Tern |
Chlidonias niger |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 59 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Black-backed Citrine Wagtail |
Motacilla citreola calcarata |
Not evaluated (NE) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 60 |
Seabirds |
Black-bellied Storm Petrel |
Fregetta tropica |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 61 |
Herons & Egrets |
Black-crowned Night Heron |
Nycticorax nycticorax |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 62 |
Larks |
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark |
Eremopterix nigriceps |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident |
| 63 |
Shrikes |
Black-crowned Tchagra |
Tchagra senegalus |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common breeding resident in South Oman |
| 64 |
Raptors |
Black-eared Kite |
Milvus (migrans) lineatus |
Not evaluated (NE) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 65 |
Buntings |
Black-headed Bunting |
Emberiza melanocephala |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant |
| 66 |
Herons & Egrets |
Black-headed Heron |
Ardea melanocephala |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 67 |
Tits |
Black-headed penduline tit |
Remiz macronyx |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 68 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Black-headed Wagtail |
Motacilla (flava) feldegg |
Not evaluated (NE) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 69 |
Gulls |
Black-legged Kittiwake |
Rissa tridactyla |
Vulnerable (VU) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 70 |
Drongos |
Black-naped Oriole |
Oriolus chinensis |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 71 |
Grebes |
Black-necked Grebe |
Podiceps nigricollis |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common winter visitor has breeding residented twice |
| 72 |
Finches |
Black-rumped waxbill |
Estrilda troglodytes |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 73 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Blackstart |
Oenanthe melanura |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident in South Oman |
| 74 |
waders |
Black-tailed Godwit |
Limosa limosa |
Near threatened (NT) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 75 |
Accentors |
Black-throated Accentor |
Prunella atrogularis |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 76 |
Thrushes |
Black-throated Thrush |
Turdus atrogularis |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon winter visitor |
| 77 |
Raptors |
Black-winged Kite |
Elanus caeruleus |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 78 |
waders |
Black-winged Pratincole |
Glareola nordmanni |
Near threatened (NT) |
Rare |
Rare autumn passage migrant |
| 79 |
waders |
Black-winged Stilt |
Himantopus himantopus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 80 |
Larks |
Blanford's lark/Blanford's Short-toed Lark |
Calandrella blanfordi |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 81 |
Thrushes |
Blue Rock Thrush |
Monticola solitarius |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 82 |
Finches |
Blue Waxbill |
Uraeginthus angolensis |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 83 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Blue-and-white Flycatcher |
Cyanoptila cyanomelana |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 84 |
Estrildidae |
Blue-capped Cordon-bleu |
Uraeginthus cyanocephala |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 85 |
Bee-eaters et al |
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater |
Merops persicus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common summer breeding visitor and abundant passage migrant |
| 86 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Blue-headed Wagtail |
Motacilla flava flava |
Not evaluated (NE) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 87 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Bluethroat |
Luscinia svecica |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 88 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Blyth's Pipit |
Anthus godlewskii |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 89 |
Reed & Bush Warblers |
Blyth's Reed Warbler |
Acrocephalus dumetorum |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 90 |
Raptors |
Bonelli's Eagle |
Aquila fasciatus |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon breeding resident |
| 91 |
Raptors |
Booted Eagle |
Aquila pennata |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 92 |
Reed & Bush Warblers |
Booted Warbler |
Iduna caligata |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant |
| 93 |
Starlings |
Brahminy Starling |
Sturnia pagodarum |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 94 |
Finches |
Brambling |
Fringilla montifringilla |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare autumn passage migrant |
| 95 |
Terns |
Bridled Tern |
Onychoprion anaethetus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common summer breeding visitor |
| 96 |
waders |
Broad-billed Sandpiper |
Limicola falcinellus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 97 |
Finches |
Bronze Mannikin |
Lonchura cucullata |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 98 |
Seabirds |
Brown Booby |
Sula leucogaster |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon offshore visitor |
| 99 |
Terns |
Brown Noddy |
Anous stolidus |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare summer breeding visitor fairly common passage migrant |
| 100 |
Shrikes |
Brown Shrike |
Lanius cristatus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 101 |
Skuas |
Brown Skua |
Stercorarius antarctica |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 102 |
Leaf Warblers |
Brown Woodland Warbler |
Phylloscopus umbrovirens |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 103 |
Gulls |
Brown-headed Gull |
Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 104 |
Crows |
Brown-necked Raven |
Corvus ruficollis |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident |
| 105 |
Swallows |
Brown-throated Martin / African Plain Martin |
Riparia paludicola |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 106 |
Pigeons |
Bruce's Green Pigeon |
Treron waalia |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident in South Oman |
| 107 |
Parrots |
Budgerigar |
Melopsittacus undulatus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 108 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Buff-bellied Pipit |
Anthus (rubescens) japonicus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 109 |
waders |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper |
Tryngites subruficollis |
Near threatened (NT) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 110 |
Larks |
Calandra lark/European calandra-lark |
Melanocorypha calandra |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 111 |
Seabirds |
Cape Gannet |
Morus capensis |
Endangered (EN) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 112 |
Seabirds |
Cape Petrel |
Daption capensis |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 113 |
Gulls |
Caspian Gull |
Larus (cachinnans) cachinnans |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 114 |
waders |
Caspian Plover |
Charadrius asiaticus |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 115 |
Terns |
Caspian Tern |
Hydroprogne caspia |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 116 |
Reed & Bush Warblers |
Cetti's Warbler |
Cettia cetti |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 117 |
Finches |
Chestnut Munia/Black-headed Munia |
Lonchura atricapilla |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 118 |
Sandgrouse |
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse |
Pterocles exustus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common & widespread breeding resident |
| 119 |
Starlings |
Chestnut-tailed Starling |
Sturnus malabaricus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 120 |
Herons & Egrets |
Chinese Pond Heron |
Ardeola bacchus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 121 |
Gamebirds |
Chukar Partridge |
Alectoris chukar |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident in Musandam |
| 122 |
Raptors |
Cinereous Vulture |
Aegypius monachus |
Near threatened (NT) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 123 |
Herons & Egrets |
Cinnamon Bittern |
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 124 |
Buntings |
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting |
Emberiza tahapisi |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident in South Oman |
| 125 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Citrine Wagtail |
Motacilla citreola |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 126 |
Reed & Bush Warblers |
Clamorous Reed Warbler |
Acrocephalus stentoreus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident & passage migrant |
| 127 |
Bee-eaters et al |
Collared Kingfisher |
Todiramphus chloris |
Vulnerable (VU) |
Rare |
Rare and localised breeding resident |
| 128 |
waders |
Collared Pratincole |
Glareola pratincola |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Local breeding resident fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 129 |
Raptors |
Common / Steppe Buzzard |
Buteo buteo vulpinus |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 130 |
Gulls |
Common Black-headed Gull |
Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common winter visitor |
| 131 |
Leaf Warblers |
Common Chiffchaff |
Phylloscopus collybita |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 132 |
Cranes |
Common Crane |
Grus grus |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare to uncommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 133 |
Cuckoos |
Common Cuckoo |
Cuculus canorus |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant |
| 134 |
Reed & Bush Warblers |
Common Grasshopper Warbler |
Locustella naevia |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant |
| 135 |
waders |
Common Greenshank |
Tringa nebularia |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 136 |
Gulls |
Common Gull |
Larus canus |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 137 |
Cuckoos |
Common Hawk-Cuckoo |
Hierococcyx varius |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 138 |
Swallows |
Common House Martin |
Delichon urbicum |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant |
| 139 |
Raptors |
Common Kestrel |
Falco tinnunculus |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon breeding resident abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 140 |
Bee-eaters et al |
Common Kingfisher |
Alcedo atthis |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 141 |
Rails |
Common Moorhen |
Gallinula chloropus |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident |
| 142 |
Starlings |
Common Myna |
Acridotheres tristis |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident |
| 143 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Common Nightingale |
Luscinia megarhynchos |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant |
| 144 |
Ostriches |
Common Ostrich |
Struthio camelus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 145 |
Wildfowl |
Common Pochard |
Aythya ferina |
Vulnerable (VU) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common winter visitor |
| 146 |
Gamebirds |
Common Quail |
Coturnix coturnix |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant less common winter visitor |
| 147 |
waders |
Common Redshank |
Tringa totanus |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 148 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Common Redstart |
Phoenicurus phoenicurus |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant |
| 149 |
Buntings |
Common Reed Bunting |
Emberiza schoeniclus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 150 |
waders |
Common Ringed Plover |
Charadrius hiaticula |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 151 |
Finches |
Common Rosefinch |
Carpodacus erythrinus |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Local summer breeding visitor and uncommon passage migrant |
| 152 |
waders |
Common Sandpiper |
Actitis hypoleucos |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 153 |
Wildfowl |
Common Scoter |
Melanitta nigra |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 154 |
Wildfowl |
Common Shelduck |
Tadorna tadorna |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 155 |
waders |
Common Snipe |
Gallinago gallinago |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 156 |
Starlings |
Common Starling |
Sturnus vulgaris |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common winter visitor |
| 157 |
Swifts |
Common Swift |
Apus apus |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant |
| 158 |
Terns |
Common Tern |
Sterna hirundo |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant and uncommon winter visitor |
| 159 |
Finches |
Common Waxbill |
Estrilda astrild |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 160 |
Sylvia Warblers |
Common Whitethroat |
Sylvia communis |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant |
| 161 |
Pigeons |
Common Woodpigeon |
Columba palumbus |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon and localised breeding resident |
| 162 |
Buntings |
Corn Bunting |
Emberiza calandra |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 163 |
Rails |
Corncrake |
Crex crex |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 164 |
Seabirds |
Cory's Shearwater |
Calonectris borealis |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 165 |
Wildfowl |
Cotton Pygmy Goose |
Nettapus coromandelianus |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common winter visitor |
| 166 |
waders |
Crab-plover |
Dromas ardeola |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Local breeding resident common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 167 |
waders |
Cream-coloured Courser |
Cursorius cursor |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon breeding resident common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 168 |
Raptors |
Crested Honey Buzzard |
Pernis ptilorhynchus |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 169 |
Larks |
Crested Lark |
Galerida cristata |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident |
| 170 |
Buntings |
Cretzschmar's Bunting |
Emberiza caesia |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 171 |
Finches |
Crimson-rumped Waxbill |
Estrilda rhodopyga |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 172 |
Sandgrouse |
Crowned Sandgrouse |
Pterocles coronatus |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common breeding resident |
| 173 |
waders |
Curlew Sandpiper |
Calidris ferruginea |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 174 |
Finches |
Cut-throat Finch |
Amadina fasciata |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 175 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Cyprus Wheatear |
Oenanthe cypriata |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 176 |
Storks et al. |
Dalmatian Pelican |
Pelecanus crispus |
Near threatened (NT) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 177 |
Shrikes |
Daurian Shrike / Isabelline Shrike |
Lanius isabellinus isabellinus |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 178 |
Cranes |
Demoiselle Crane |
Anthropoides virgo |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 179 |
Larks |
Desert Lark |
Ammomanes deserti |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident |
| 180 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Desert Wheatear |
Oenanthe deserti |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 181 |
Sylvia Warblers |
Desert Whitethroat/Desert lesser whitethroat |
Sylvia minula |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 182 |
Swifts |
Dhofar Swift |
Apus sp. |
Not evaluated (NE) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 183 |
Pigeons |
Diamond Dove |
Geopelia cuneata |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 184 |
Cuckoos |
Dideric Cuckoo |
Chrysococcyx caprius |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common summer visitor to Dhofar |
| 185 |
waders |
Dunlin |
Calidris alpina |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 186 |
Larks |
Dunn's Lark |
Eremalauda dunni |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare and nomadic breeding resident |
| 187 |
Thrushes |
Dusky Thrush |
Turdus eunomus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 188 |
Leaf Warblers |
Dusky Warbler |
Phylloscopus fuscatus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 189 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear |
Oenanthe (hispanica) melanocleuca |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant |
| 190 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Eastern Black-headed Wagtail |
Motacilla flava melanogrisea |
Not evaluated (NE) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 191 |
Leaf Warblers |
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler |
Phylloscopus orientalis |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 192 |
Herons & Egrets |
Eastern Cattle Egret |
Bubulcus (ibis) coromandus |
Not evaluated (NE) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 193 |
Wildfowl |
Eastern Greylag Goose |
Anser anser rubrirostris |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon winter visitor |
| 194 |
Raptors |
Eastern Imperial Eagle |
Aquila heliaca |
Vulnerable (VU) |
Common |
Common to abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 195 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Eastern Nightingale |
Luscinia (megarhynchos) golzii |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant |
| 196 |
Reed & Bush Warblers |
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler |
Iduna pallida |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant |
| 197 |
Sylvia Warblers |
Eastern Orphean Warbler |
Sylvia crassirostris |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 198 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Eastern yellow wagtail |
Motacilla tschutschensis |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 199 |
Wildfowl |
Egyptian Goose |
Alopochen aegyptiaca |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 200 |
Nightjars |
Egyptian Nightjar |
Caprimulgus aegyptius |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 201 |
Raptors |
Egyptian Vulture |
Neophron percnopterus |
Endangered (EN) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident & winter visitor |
| 202 |
Herons & Egrets |
Eurasian Bittern |
Botaurus stellaris |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 203 |
Sylvia Warblers |
Eurasian Blackcap |
Sylvia atricapilla |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant |
| 204 |
Pigeons |
Eurasian Collared Dove |
Streptopelia decaocto |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident and abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 205 |
Rails |
Eurasian Coot |
Fulica atra |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Local common breeding resident |
| 206 |
Swallows |
Eurasian Crag Martin |
Ptyonoprogne rupestris |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare & irregular passage migrant |
| 207 |
waders |
Eurasian Curlew |
Numenius arquata |
Near threatened (NT) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 208 |
waders |
Eurasian Dotterel |
Charadrius morinellus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 209 |
Drongos |
Eurasian Golden Oriole |
Oriolus oriolus |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant |
| 210 |
waders |
Eurasian Golden Plover |
Pluvialis apricaria |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 211 |
Raptors |
Eurasian Griffon Vulture |
Gyps fulvus |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon to common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 212 |
Raptors |
Eurasian Hobby |
Falco subbuteo |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant |
| 213 |
Bee-eaters et al |
Eurasian Hoopoe |
Upupa epops |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon breeding resident and common winter visitor |
| 214 |
Crows |
Eurasian Magpie |
Pica pica |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 215 |
waders |
Eurasian Oystercatcher |
Haematopus ostralegus |
Near threatened (NT) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 216 |
Tits |
Eurasian Penduline Tit |
Remiz pendulinus |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 217 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Eurasian Pied Flycatcher |
Ficedula hypoleuca |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 218 |
Reed & Bush Warblers |
Eurasian Reed Warbler |
Acrocephalus scirpaceus |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant |
| 219 |
Owls |
Eurasian Scops Owl |
Otus scops |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant |
| 220 |
Finches |
Eurasian Siskin |
Spinus spinus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 221 |
Larks |
Eurasian Skylark |
Alauda arvensis |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 222 |
Raptors |
Eurasian Sparrowhawk |
Accipiter nisus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 223 |
Storks et al. |
Eurasian Spoonbill |
Platalea leucorodia |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 224 |
waders |
Eurasian Stone-curlew |
Burhinus oedicnemus |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Unommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 225 |
Wildfowl |
Eurasian Teal |
Anas crecca |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 226 |
Sparrows & Weavers |
Eurasian tree sparrow |
Passer montanus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 227 |
Wildfowl |
Eurasian Wigeon |
Anas penelope |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common winter visitor |
| 228 |
waders |
Eurasian Woodcock |
Scolopax rusticola |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 229 |
Woodpeckers |
Eurasian Wryneck |
Jynx torquilla |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 230 |
Bee-eaters et al |
European Bee-eater |
Merops apiaster |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon summer breeding visitor and passage migrant |
| 231 |
Finches |
European Goldfinch |
Carduelis carduelis |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 232 |
Gulls |
European herring gull |
Larus argentatus |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 233 |
Raptors |
European Honey Buzzard |
Pernis apivorus |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor status uncertain |
| 234 |
Nightjars |
European Nightjar |
Caprimulgus europaeus |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant |
| 235 |
Chats & flycatchers |
European Robin |
Erithacus rubecula |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 236 |
Bee-eaters et al |
European Roller |
Coracias garrulus |
Near threatened (NT) |
Common |
Common passage migrant |
| 237 |
Seabirds |
European Shag |
Phalacrocorax aristotelis |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 238 |
Chats & flycatchers |
European Stonechat |
Saxicola rubicola |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant |
| 239 |
Pigeons |
European Turtle Dove |
Streptopelia turtur |
Vulnerable (VU) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon summer breeding visitor and passage migrant |
| 240 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Eversmann's Redstart |
Phoenicurus erythronotus |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare winter visitor |
| 241 |
Thrushes |
Eyebrowed Thrush |
Turdus obscurus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 242 |
Crows |
Fan-tailed Raven |
Corvus rhipidurus |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident in South Oman |
| 243 |
waders |
Far eastern Curlew |
Numenius madagascariensis |
Endangered (EN) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 244 |
Wildfowl |
Ferruginous Duck |
Aythya nyroca |
Near threatened (NT) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common winter visitor |
| 245 |
Thrushes |
Fieldfare |
Turdus pilaris |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 246 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Finsch's Wheatear |
Oenanthe finschii |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 247 |
Seabirds |
Flesh-footed Shearwater |
Puffinus carneipes |
Near threatened (NT) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common summer visitor |
| 248 |
Swifts |
Forbes-Watson's Swift |
Apus berliozi |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common summer breeding visitor to South Oman |
| 249 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Forest Wagtail |
Dendronanthus indicus |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare winter visitor |
| 250 |
Swifts |
Fork-tailed Swift |
Apus pacificus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 251 |
Gulls |
Fork-tailed/ Sabine's gull |
Xema sabini |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 252 |
Seabirds |
Frigatebird sp. |
Fregata sp. |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 253 |
Wildfowl |
Fulvous Whistling Duck |
Dendrocygna bicolor |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 254 |
Raptors |
Gabar Goshawk |
Melierax gabar |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 255 |
Wildfowl |
Gadwall |
Anas strepera |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common winter visitor |
| 256 |
Sylvia Warblers |
Garden Warbler |
Sylvia borin |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant |
| 257 |
Wildfowl |
Garganey |
Anas querquedula |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & common winter visitor |
| 258 |
Storks et al. |
Glossy Ibis |
Plegadis falcinellus |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 259 |
Raptors |
Golden Eagle |
Aquila chrysaetos |
Endangered (EN) |
Fairly Common |
Declining breeding resident |
| 260 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Golden Pipit |
Tmetothylacus tenellus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 261 |
Sparrows & Weavers |
Golden-backed Weaver |
Ploceus jacksoni |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 262 |
Herons & Egrets |
Goliath Heron |
Ardea goliath |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 263 |
Prinias et al. |
Graceful Prinia |
Prinia gracilis |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident |
| 264 |
Gulls |
Great Black-headed Gull/Pallas's Gull |
Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common winter visitor |
| 265 |
Seabirds |
Great Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax carbo |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant winter visitor |
| 266 |
Grebes |
Great Crested Grebe |
Podiceps cristatus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 267 |
Herons & Egrets |
Great Egret |
Ardea alba |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 268 |
Seabirds |
Great Frigatebird |
Fregata minor |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 269 |
waders |
Great Knot |
Calidris tenuirostris |
Endangered (EN) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon but regular winter visitor |
| 270 |
Reed & Bush Warblers |
Great Reed Warbler |
Acrocephalus arundinaceus |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 271 |
Skuas |
Great skua sp. |
Stercorarius sp. |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 272 |
waders |
Great Snipe |
Gallinago media |
Near threatened (NT) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant |
| 273 |
Cuckoos |
Great Spotted Cuckoo |
Clamator glandarius |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 274 |
waders |
Great Stone-curlew |
Esacus recurvirostris |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare winter visitor |
| 275 |
Storks et al. |
Great White Pelican |
Pelecanus onocrotalus |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant and winter visitor |
| 276 |
Storks et al. |
Greater Flamingo |
Phoenicopterus roseus |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 277 |
Larks |
Greater Hoopoe-Lark |
Alaemon alaudipes |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident |
| 278 |
waders |
Greater Painted Snipe |
Rostratula benghalensis |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 279 |
waders |
Greater Sand Plover |
Charadrius leschenaultii |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 280 |
Larks |
Greater Short-toed Lark |
Calandrella brachydactyla |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 281 |
Raptors |
Greater Spotted Eagle |
Aquila clanga |
Vulnerable (VU) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 282 |
Wildfowl |
Greater White-fronted Goose |
Anser albifrons |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon winter visitor |
| 283 |
Bee-eaters et al |
Green Bee-eater |
Merops orientalis |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident |
| 284 |
waders |
Green Sandpiper |
Tringa ochropus |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 285 |
Leaf Warblers |
Green Warbler |
Phylloscopus nitidus |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant |
| 286 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Green-headed Yellow Wagtail |
Motacilla flava taivana |
Not evaluated (NE) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 287 |
Leaf Warblers |
Greenish Warbler |
Phylloscopus viridanus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 288 |
Gamebirds |
Grey Francolin |
Francolinus pondicerianus |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident |
| 289 |
Herons & Egrets |
Grey Heron |
Ardea cinerea |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 290 |
waders |
Grey Plover |
Pluvialis squatarola |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 291 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Grey Wagtail |
Motacilla cinerea |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 292 |
Cuckoos |
Grey-bellied Cuckoo |
Cacomantis passerinus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 293 |
Bee-eaters et al |
Grey-headed Kingfisher |
Halcyon leucocephala |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common summer breeding visitor to Dhofar |
| 294 |
waders |
Grey-headed Lapwing |
Vanellus cinereus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 295 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Grey-headed Wagtail |
Motacilla flava thunbergi |
Not evaluated (NE) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 296 |
Buntings |
Grey-necked Bunting |
Emberiza buchanani |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 297 |
Terns |
Gull-billed Tern |
Gelochelidon nilotica |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 298 |
Gamebirds |
Harlequin Quail |
Coturnix delegorguei |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 299 |
Gamebirds |
Helmeted Guineafowl |
Numida meleagris |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 300 |
Raptors |
Hen Harrier |
Circus cyaneus |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 301 |
Gulls |
Heuglin's Gull |
Larus fuscus heuglini |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 302 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Hooded Wheatear |
Oenanthe monacha |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon breeding resident passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 303 |
Crows |
House Crow |
Corvus splendens |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident |
| 304 |
Sparrows & Weavers |
House Sparrow |
Passer domesticus |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident |
| 305 |
Leaf Warblers |
Hume's Leaf Warbler |
Phylloscopus humei |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 306 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Hume's Wheatear |
Oenanthe albonigra |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident in North Oman |
| 307 |
Sylvia Warblers |
Hume's Whitethroat |
Sylvia althaea |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 308 |
Owls |
Hume's/ desert Owl |
Strix hadorami |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon breeding resident in S Oman |
| 309 |
Reed & Bush Warblers |
Icterine Warbler |
Hippolais icterina |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 310 |
Herons & Egrets |
Indian Pond Heron |
Ardeola grayii |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 311 |
Reed & Bush Warblers |
Indian Reed Warbler |
Acrocephalus (stentoreus) brunnescens |
Not evaluated (NE) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 312 |
Bee-eaters et al |
Indian Roller |
Coracias benghalensis |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident in North Oman |
| 313 |
Finches |
Indian Silverbill |
Euodice malabarica |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident in North Oman |
| 314 |
Terns |
Indian Skimmer |
Rynchops albicollis |
Vulnerable (VU) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 315 |
Wildfowl |
Indian Spot-billed Duck |
Anas poecilorhynca |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 316 |
Herons & Egrets |
Intermediate Egret |
Egretta intermedia |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common winter visitor |
| 317 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Iranian Wheatear / Mourning Wheatear |
Oenanthe (lugens) persica/Oenanthe lugens |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 318 |
Shrikes |
Isabelline / Daurian Shrike |
Lanius isabellinus |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 319 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Isabelline Wheatear |
Oenanthe isabellina |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 320 |
waders |
Jack Snipe |
Lymnocryptes minimus |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 321 |
Sparrows & Weavers |
Java Sparrow |
Padda oryzivora |
Vulnerable (VU) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 322 |
Seabirds |
Jouanin's Petrel |
Bulweria fallax |
Near threatened (NT) |
Common |
Common summer visitor |
| 323 |
waders |
Kentish Plover |
Charadrius alexandrinus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 324 |
Wildfowl |
Knob-billed Duck |
Sarkidiornis melanotos |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 325 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Kurdish Wheatear |
Oenanthe xanthoprymna |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 326 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Kurdistan Wheatear |
Oenanthe xanthoprymna |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 327 |
Raptors |
Lanner Falcon |
Falco biarmicus |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 328 |
Raptors |
Lappet-faced Vulture |
Torgos tracheliotus |
Endangered (EN) |
Common |
Common breeding resident & winter visitor |
| 329 |
Gulls |
Large white-headed gull |
Larus sp, |
Not evaluated (NE) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 330 |
Pigeons |
Laughing Dove |
Spilopelia senegalensis |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant and widespread breeding resident |
| 331 |
Seabirds |
Leach's Storm Petrel |
Oceanodroma leucorhoa |
Vulnerable (VU) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 332 |
Gulls |
Lesser black-backed gull |
Larus fuscus |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 333 |
Terns |
Lesser Crested Tern |
Thalasseus bengalensis |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 334 |
Storks et al. |
Lesser Flamingo |
Phoeniconaias minor |
Near threatened (NT) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 335 |
Seabirds |
Lesser Frigatebird |
Fregata ariel |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 336 |
Shrikes |
Lesser Grey Shrike |
Lanius minor |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare to uncommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 337 |
Raptors |
Lesser Kestrel |
Falco naumanni |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant |
| 338 |
Rails |
Lesser Moorhen |
Gallinula angulata |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 339 |
Terns |
Lesser Noddy |
Anous tenuirostris |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare summer visitor & passage migrant |
| 340 |
waders |
Lesser Sand Plover |
Charadrius mongolus |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 341 |
Larks |
Lesser Short-toed Lark |
Calandrella rufescens/Alaudala rufescens |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 342 |
Raptors |
Lesser Spotted Eagle |
Aquila pomarina |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 343 |
Swallows |
Lesser Striped Swallow |
Cecropis abyssinica |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 344 |
Wildfowl |
Lesser Whistling-Duck |
Dendrocygna javanica |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 345 |
Wildfowl |
Lesser White-fronted Goose |
Anser erythropus |
Vulnerable (VU) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 346 |
Sylvia Warblers |
Lesser Whitethroat |
Sylvia curruca |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 347 |
waders |
Lesser Yellowlegs |
Tringa flavipes |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 348 |
Raptors |
Levant Sparrowhawk |
Accipiter brevipes |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 349 |
Sandgrouse |
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse |
Pterocles lichtensteinii |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common breeding resident |
| 350 |
Bee-eaters et al |
Lilac-breasted Roller |
Coracias caudatus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 351 |
Owls |
Lilith Owlet (owl) |
Athene (noctua) lilith |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common breeding resident |
| 352 |
Herons & Egrets |
Little Bittern |
Ixobrychus minutus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common summer visitor |
| 353 |
Buntings |
Little Bunting |
Emberiza pusilla |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 354 |
Bustards |
Little Bustard |
Tetrax tetrax |
Near threatened (NT) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 355 |
Rails |
Little Crake |
Porzana parva |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 356 |
Herons & Egrets |
Little Egret |
Egretta garzetta |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 357 |
Grebes |
Little Grebe |
Tachybaptus ruficollis |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident |
| 358 |
Gulls |
Little Gull |
Hydrocoloeus minutus |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 359 |
waders |
Little Ringed Plover |
Charadrius dubius |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon breeding resident passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 360 |
Thrushes |
Little Rock Thrush |
Monticola rufocinerea |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 361 |
waders |
Little Stint |
Calidris minuta |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 362 |
Swifts |
Little Swift |
Apus affinis |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare autumn passage migrant |
| 363 |
Terns |
Little Tern |
Sternula albifrons |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant & summer visitor |
| 364 |
waders |
Long-billed Dowitcher |
Limnodromus scolopaceus |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 365 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Long-billed Pipit |
Anthus similis |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common breeding resident |
| 366 |
Owls |
Long-eared Owl |
Asio otus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 367 |
Raptors |
Long-legged Buzzard |
Buteo rufinus |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon breeding resident |
| 368 |
Shrikes |
Long-tailed Shrike |
Lanius schach |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare winter visitor |
| 369 |
Skuas |
Long-tailed Skua |
Stercorarius longicaudus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 370 |
waders |
Long-toed Stint |
Calidris subminuta |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 371 |
Bustards |
Macqueen's Bustard |
Chlamydotis macqueenii |
Vulnerable (VU) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon breeding resident rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 372 |
Bee-eaters et al |
Malachite Kingfisher |
Corythornis cristatus |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage passage migrant and winter visitor |
| 373 |
Wildfowl |
Mallard |
Anas platyrhynchos |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant winter visitor |
| 374 |
Wildfowl |
Marbled Duck |
Marmaronetta angustirostris |
Vulnerable (VU) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 375 |
waders |
Marsh Sandpiper |
Tringa stagnatilis |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 376 |
Reed & Bush Warblers |
Marsh Warbler |
Acrocephalus palustris |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common spring passage migrant |
| 377 |
Seabirds |
Masked Booby |
Sula dactylatra |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common offshore visitor & breeding resident |
| 378 |
Shrikes |
Masked Shrike |
Lanius nubicus |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 379 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Masked Wagtail |
Motacilla (alba) personata |
Not evaluated (NE) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 380 |
Seabirds |
Matsudaira's Storm Petrel |
Oceanodroma matsudairae |
Vulnerable (VU) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 381 |
Shrikes |
Mauryan/Steppe Grey Shrike |
Lanius pallidirostris |
Not evaluated (NE) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 382 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Meadow Pipit |
Anthus pratensis |
Near threatened (NT) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 383 |
Gulls |
Mediterranean Gull |
Ichthyaetus melanocephalus |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 384 |
Sylvia Warblers |
Menetries's Warbler |
Sylvia mystacea |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 385 |
Raptors |
Merlin |
Falco columbarius |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 386 |
Thrushes |
Mistle Thrush |
Turdus viscivorus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 387 |
Raptors |
Montagu's Harrier |
Circus pygargus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 388 |
Reed & Bush Warblers |
Moustached Warbler |
Acrocephalus melanopogon |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 389 |
Wildfowl |
Mute Swan |
Cygnus olor |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 390 |
Pigeons |
namaqua Dove |
Oena capensis |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common breeding resident |
| 391 |
Sunbirds |
Nile Valley Sunbird |
Hedydipna metallicus |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Local breeding resident in South Oman |
| 392 |
Raptors |
Northern Goshawk |
Accipiter gentilis |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 393 |
waders |
Northern Lapwing |
Vanellus vanellus |
Near threatened (NT) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 394 |
Wildfowl |
Northern Pintail |
Anas acuta |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 395 |
Wildfowl |
Northern Shoveler |
Anas clypeata |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 396 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Northern Wheatear |
Oenanthe oenanthe |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant |
| 397 |
Nightjars |
Nubian Nightjar |
Caprimulgus nubicus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 398 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Olive-backed Pipit |
Anthus hodgsoni |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant |
| 399 |
Reed & Bush Warblers |
Olive-tree Warbler |
Hippolais olivetorum |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 400 |
Owls |
Omani Owl |
Strix butleri |
Data Deficient (DD) |
Rare |
Rare breeding resident in North Oman |
| 401 |
waders |
Oriental Pratincole |
Glareola maldivarum |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 402 |
Larks |
Oriental Skylark |
Alauda gulgula |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 403 |
Crests et al. |
Oriental White-eye |
Zosterops palpebrosus |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Extremely local breeding resident |
| 404 |
Buntings |
Ortolan Bunting |
Emberiza hortulana |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly Common |
Fairly common passage migrant |
| 405 |
waders |
Pacific Golden Plover |
Pluvialis fulva |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 406 |
Reed & Bush Warblers |
Paddyfield Warbler |
Acrocephalus agricola |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 407 |
Storks et al. |
Painted Stork |
Mycteria leucocephala |
Near threatened (NT) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 408 |
Raptors |
Pale Chanting Goshawk |
Melierax canorus |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 409 |
Swallows |
Pale Crag Martin |
Ptyonoprogne (fuligula) obsoleta |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident |
| 410 |
Swallows |
Pale Martin |
Riparia (riparia) diluta |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 411 |
Sparrows & Weavers |
Pale Rockfinch |
Carpospiza brachydactyla |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 412 |
Sunbirds |
Palestine Sunbird |
Cinnyris osea |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident in South Oman |
| 413 |
Raptors |
Pallas's Fish Eagle |
Haliaeetus leucoryphus |
Endangered (EN) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 414 |
Raptors |
Pallid Harrier |
Circus macrourus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 415 |
Owls |
Pallid Scops Owl |
Otus brucei |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common breeding resident in North Oman |
| 416 |
Swifts |
Pallid Swift |
Apus pallidus |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Local summer breeding visitor and abundant passage migrant |
| 417 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Pechora Pipit |
Anthus gustavi |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 418 |
waders |
Pectoral Sandpiper |
Calidris melanotos |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 419 |
Raptors |
Peregrine Falcon |
Falco peregrinus |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 420 |
Seabirds |
Persian Shearwater |
Puffinus persicus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common summer breeding visitor |
| 421 |
Owls |
Pharaoh Eagle Owl |
Bubo ascalaphus |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare breeding resident |
| 422 |
Rails |
Pheasant-tailed Jacana |
Hydrophasianus chirurgus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Local common winter visitor |
| 423 |
waders |
Pied Avocet |
Recurvirostra avosetta |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 424 |
Crows |
Pied Crow |
Corvus albus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 425 |
Cuckoos |
Pied Cuckoo |
Oxylophus jacobinus |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant |
| 426 |
Bee-eaters et al |
Pied Kingfisher |
Ceryle rudis |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 427 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Pied stonechat / Pied Bush Chat |
Saxicola caprata |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 428 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Pied Wheatear |
Oenanthe pleschanka |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 429 |
Buntings |
Pine Bunting |
Emberiza leucocephala |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 430 |
Storks et al. |
Pink-backed Pelican |
Pelecanus rufescens |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 431 |
Sandgrouse |
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse |
Pterocles alchata |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 432 |
waders |
Pin-tailed Snipe |
Gallinago stenura |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 433 |
Leaf Warblers |
Plain Leaf Warbler |
Phylloscopus neglectus |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 434 |
Nightjars |
Plain Nightjar |
Caprimulgus inornatus |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 435 |
Parrots |
Plum-headed Parakeet |
Psittacula cyanocephala |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 436 |
Skuas |
Pomarine Skua / Pomarine Jaeger |
Stercorarius pomarinus |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant |
| 437 |
Herons & Egrets |
Purple Heron |
Ardea purpurea |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 438 |
Sunbirds |
Purple Sunbird |
Cinnyris asiaticus |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident in North Oman |
| 439 |
Rails |
Purple Swamphen |
Porphyrio porphyrio |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 440 |
Accentors |
Radde's Accentor |
Prunella ocularis |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 441 |
Parrots |
Rainbow Lorikeet |
Trichoglossus haematodus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 442 |
waders |
Red / Grey Phalarope |
Phalaropus fulicarius |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 443 |
Finches |
Red Avadavat |
Amandava amandava |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 444 |
Raptors |
Red Kite |
Milvus milvus |
Near threatened (NT) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 445 |
waders |
Red Knot |
Calidris canutus |
Near threatened (NT) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 446 |
Pigeons |
Red Turtle Dove |
Streptopelia tranquebarica |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 447 |
Shrikes |
Red-backed Shrike |
Lanius collurio |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant |
| 448 |
Ploceidae |
Red-billed Quelea |
Quelea quelea |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 449 |
Seabirds |
Red-billed Tropicbird |
Phaethon aethereus |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common summer visitor |
| 450 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Red-breasted Flycatcher |
Ficedula parva |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 451 |
Wildfowl |
Red-breasted Goose |
Branta ruficollis |
Vulnerable (VU) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 452 |
Wildfowl |
Red-breasted Merganser |
Mergus serrator |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 453 |
Ploceidae |
Red-collared widowbird |
Euplectes ardens |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 454 |
Wildfowl |
Red-crested Pochard |
Netta rufina |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 455 |
Seabirds |
Red-footed Booby |
Sula sula |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 456 |
Buntings |
Red-headed Bunting |
Emberiza bruniceps |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 457 |
Rails |
Red-knobbed Coot |
Fulica cristata |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Local breeding resident in Dhofar |
| 458 |
Grebes |
Red-necked Grebe |
Podiceps grisegena |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 459 |
waders |
Red-necked Phalarope |
Phalaropus lobatus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 460 |
waders |
Red-necked Stint |
Calidris ruficollis |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 461 |
Swallows |
Red-rumped Swallow |
Cecropis daurica |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant |
| 462 |
Shrikes |
Red-tailed shrike/Turkestan shrike |
Lanius (isabellinus) phoenicuroides |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant |
| 463 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Red-tailed Wheatear |
Oenanthe chrysopygia |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 464 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Red-throated Pipit |
Anthus cervinus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 465 |
Thrushes |
Red-throated Thrush |
Turdus ruficollis |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 466 |
Bulbuls |
Red-vented Bulbul |
Pycnonotus cafer |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident in North Oman |
| 467 |
waders |
Red-wattled Lapwing |
Vanellusindicus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident |
| 468 |
Bulbuls |
Red-whiskered Bulbul |
Pycnonotus jocosus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 469 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Richard's Pipit |
Anthus (novaeseelandiae) richardi |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 470 |
Thrushes |
Ring Ouzel |
Turdus torquatus |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare winter visitor |
| 471 |
Raptors |
Ringtail' Harrier |
Circus spp. |
Not evaluated (NE) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 472 |
Reed & Bush Warblers |
River Warbler |
Locustella fluviatilis |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 473 |
Pigeons |
Rock Dove |
Columba livia |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident |
| 474 |
Terns |
Roseate Tern |
Sterna dougallii |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon summer breeding visitor |
| 475 |
Starlings |
Rose-coloured Starling |
Pastor roseus |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 476 |
Parrots |
Rose-ringed Parakeet |
Psittacula krameri |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident |
| 477 |
Parrots |
Rosy-faced Lovebird |
Agapornis roseicollis |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 478 |
Wildfowl |
Ruddy Shelduck |
Tadorna ferruginea |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 479 |
waders |
Ruddy Turnstone |
Arenaria interpres |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 480 |
Rails |
Ruddy-breasted Crake |
Porzana fusca |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 481 |
waders |
Ruff |
Philomachus pugnax |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 482 |
Pigeons |
Rufous Turtle Dove |
Streptopelia (orientalis) meena |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon autumn passage migrant |
| 483 |
Thrushes |
Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush / Common Rock Thrush |
Monticola saxatilis |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant |
| 484 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin |
Cercotrichas galactotes |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & casual breeder |
| 485 |
Sylvia Warblers |
Rüppell’s Warbler |
Sylvia ruppelli |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 486 |
Raptors |
Ruppell's Vulture |
Gyps rueppellii |
Critically endengered (CR) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 487 |
Sparrows & Weavers |
Ruppell's Weaver |
Ploceus galbula |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident in South Oman |
| 488 |
Buntings |
Rustic Bunting |
Emberiza rustica |
Vulnerable (VU) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 489 |
Raptors |
Saker Falcon |
Falco cherrug |
Endangered (EN) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 490 |
Swallows |
Sand Martin |
Riparia riparia |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 491 |
Gamebirds |
Sand Partridge |
Ammoperdix heyi |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident |
| 492 |
waders |
Sanderling |
Calidris alba |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 493 |
Terns |
Sandwich Tern |
Thalasseus sandvicensis |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 494 |
Sylvia Warblers |
Sardinian Warbler |
Sylvia melanocephala |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 495 |
Terns |
Saunders's Tern |
Sternula (albifrons) saundersi |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Local breeding resident and common winter visitor |
| 496 |
Reed & Bush Warblers |
Savi's Warbler |
Locustella luscinioides |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare visitor |
| 497 |
Finches |
Scaly-breasted Munia |
Lonchura punctulata |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Local breeding resident |
| 498 |
Seabirds |
Scopoli's Shearwater |
Calonectris (diomedea) diomedea |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 499 |
Reed & Bush Warblers |
Sedge Warbler |
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant |
| 500 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Semi-collared Flycatcher |
Ficedula semitorquata |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant |
| 501 |
waders |
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper |
Calidris acuminata |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 502 |
Raptors |
Shikra |
Accipiter badius |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare visitor |
| 503 |
Sunbirds |
Shining Sunbird |
Cinnyris habessinicus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident in South Oman |
| 504 |
Owls |
Short-eared Owl |
Asio flammeus |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare to uncommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 505 |
Raptors |
Short-toed Snake Eagle |
Circaetus gallicus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 506 |
Seabirds |
Shy Albatross |
Diomedea cauta |
Near threatened (NT) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 507 |
Leaf Warblers |
Siberian Chiffchaff |
Phylloscopus (collybita) tristis |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 508 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Siberian Stonechat |
Saxicola maurus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 509 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Siberian/Caspian Stonechat |
Saxicola maurus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 510 |
Larks |
Singing Bush Lark |
Mirafra cantillans |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common summer breeding visitor and uncommon winter visitor |
| 511 |
waders |
Slender-billed Curlew |
Numenius tenuirostris |
Critically endengered (CR) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 512 |
Gulls |
Slender-billed Gull |
Chroicocephalus genei |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 513 |
Gamebirds |
Small Buttonquail |
Turnix sylvaticus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 514 |
waders |
Small Pratincole |
Glareola lactea |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 515 |
waders |
Sociable Lapwing |
Vanellus gregarius |
Critically endengered (CR) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 516 |
Seabirds |
Socotra Cormorant |
Phalacrocorax nigrogularis |
Vulnerable (VU) |
Common |
Common offshore visitor & breeding resident |
| 517 |
Thrushes |
Song Thrush |
Turdus philomelos |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 518 |
Raptors |
Sooty Falcon |
Falco concolor |
Near threatened (NT) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common but localised summer breeding visitor |
| 519 |
Gulls |
Sooty Gull |
Ichthyaetus hemprichii |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident |
| 520 |
Seabirds |
Sooty Shearwater |
Puffinus griseus |
Near threatened (NT) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 521 |
Terns |
Sooty Tern |
Onychoprion fuscata |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare summer breeding visitor |
| 522 |
Skuas |
South Polar Skua |
Stercorarius maccormicki |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 523 |
Shrikes |
Southern Grey Shrike / Iberian Grey Shrike |
Lanius meridionalis |
Vulnerable (VU) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 524 |
Sparrows & Weavers |
Southern Red Bishop |
Euplectes orix |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 525 |
Sparrows & Weavers |
Spanish Sparrow |
Passer hispaniolensis |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 526 |
Sylvia Warblers |
Spectacled Warbler |
Sylvia conspicillata |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 527 |
Rails |
Spotted Crake |
Porzana porzana |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 528 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Spotted Flycatcher |
Muscicapa striata |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant |
| 529 |
waders |
Spotted Redshank |
Tringa erythropus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 530 |
Sandgrouse |
Spotted Sandgrouse |
Pterocles senegallus |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common breeding resident |
| 531 |
waders |
Spotted Thick-knee |
Burhinus capensis |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common breeding resident |
| 532 |
waders |
Spur-winged Lapwing |
Vanellus spinosus |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 533 |
Herons & Egrets |
Squacco Heron |
Ardeola ralloides |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 534 |
Seabirds |
Stejneger's Petrel |
Pterodroma longirostris |
Vulnerable (VU) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 535 |
Raptors |
Steppe Eagle |
Aquila nipalensis |
Endangered (EN) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 536 |
Gulls |
Steppe Gull |
Larus barabensis |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 537 |
waders |
Stilt Sandpiper |
Micropalama himantopus/Calidris himantopus |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 538 |
Pigeons |
Stock Dove |
Columba oenas |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 539 |
Prinias et al. |
Streaked scrub Warbler |
Scotocerca inquieta |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common but local breeding resident |
| 540 |
Seabirds |
Streaked Shearwater |
Calonectris leucomelas |
Near threatened (NT) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 541 |
Sparrows & Weavers |
Streaked Weaver |
Ploceus manyar |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Local breeding resident in North Oman |
| 542 |
Swallows |
Streak-throated Swallow |
Petrochelidon fluvicola |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 543 |
Herons & Egrets |
Striated Heron |
Butorides striata |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident & passage migrant |
| 544 |
Buntings |
Striolated Bunting |
Emberiza striolata |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident |
| 545 |
Parrots |
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo |
Cacatua galerita |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 546 |
Starlings |
Superb Starling |
Lamprotornis superbus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 547 |
Terns |
Swift Tern/Greater Crested Tern |
Thalasseus bergii |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 548 |
Seabirds |
Swinhoe's Storm Petrel |
Oceanodroma monorhis |
Near threatened (NT) |
Rare |
Rare offshore visitor |
| 549 |
Nightjars |
Sykes's Nightjar |
Caprimulgus mahrattensis |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 550 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Sykes's Wagtail |
Motacilla flava beema |
Not evaluated (NE) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 551 |
Reed & Bush Warblers |
Sykes's Warbler |
Iduna rama |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon summer breeding visitor to North Oman |
| 552 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Taiga Flycatcher |
Ficedula albicollis |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 553 |
Pigeons |
Tambourine Dove |
Turtur tympanistria |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 554 |
Raptors |
Tawny Eagle |
Aquila rapax |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 555 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Tawny Pipit |
Anthus campestris |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 556 |
waders |
Temminck's Stint |
Calidris temminckii |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 557 |
waders |
Terek Sandpiper |
Xenus cinereus |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 558 |
Larks |
Thick-billed Lark |
Ramphocoris clotbey |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 559 |
waders |
Thick-billed Warbler |
Iduna aedon |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 560 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Thrush Nightingale |
Luscinia luscinia |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant |
| 561 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Tree Pipit |
Anthus trivialis |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 562 |
Finches |
Tricoloured Munia |
Lonchura malacca |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 563 |
Starlings |
Tristram's Starling |
Onychognathus tristramii |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident in South Oman |
| 564 |
Finches |
Trumpeter Finch |
Bucanetes githagineus |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon breeding resident |
| 565 |
Wildfowl |
Tufted Duck |
Aythya fuligula |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common winter visitor |
| 566 |
Reed & Bush Warblers |
Upcher's Warbler |
Hippolais languida |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant |
| 567 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Variable Wheatear |
Oenanthe picata |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 568 |
Raptors |
Verreaux's Eagle |
Aquila verreauxii |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon breeding resident in Dhofar |
| 569 |
Sparrows & Weavers |
Village Weaver |
Ploceus cucullatus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 570 |
Starlings |
Violet-backed Starling |
Cinnyricinclus leucogaster |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 571 |
Sparrows & Weavers |
Vitelline Masked Weaver |
Ploceus vitellinus |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 572 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Water Pipit |
Anthus spinoletta |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common winter visitor |
| 573 |
Rails |
Water Rail |
Rallus aquaticus |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 574 |
Rails |
Watercock |
Gallicrex cinerea |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 575 |
Starlings |
Wattled Starling |
Creatophora cinerea |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon winter visitor |
| 576 |
Seabirds |
Wedge-tailed Shearwater |
Puffinus pacificus |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare summer visitor |
| 577 |
Herons & Egrets |
Western / Indian Reef Heron |
Egretta (gularis) schistacea |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
breeding resident and abundant winter visitor |
| 578 |
Herons & Egrets |
Western Cattle Egret |
Bubulcus ibis |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common winter visitor and uncommon summer visitor |
| 579 |
Buntings |
Western Cinereous Bunting |
Emberiza cineracea |
Near threatened (NT) |
Rare |
Rare spring passage migrant |
| 580 |
Raptors |
Western Marsh Harrier |
Circus aeruginosus |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 581 |
Raptors |
Western Osprey |
Pandion haliaetus |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Local breeding resident abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 582 |
Storks et al. |
Western White Stork |
Ciconia ciconia |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 583 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Western Yellow Wagtail |
Motacilla flava |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 584 |
waders |
Whimbrel |
Numenius phaeopus |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 585 |
Chats & flycatchers |
Whinchat |
Saxicola rubetra |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 586 |
Terns |
Whiskered Tern |
Chlidonias hybrida |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 587 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
White Wagtail |
Motacilla alba |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 588 |
Rails |
White-breasted Waterhen |
Amaurornis phoenicurus |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 589 |
Terns |
White-cheeked Tern |
Sterna repressa |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common summer breeding visitor & passage migrant |
| 590 |
Chats & flycatchers |
White-crowned Wheatear |
Oenanthe leucopyga |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 591 |
Bulbuls |
White-eared Bulbul |
Pycnonotus (leucogenys) leucotis |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common breeding resident in North Oman |
| 592 |
Raptors |
White-eyed Buzzard |
Butastur teesa |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 593 |
Gulls |
White-eyed Gull |
Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus |
Near threatened (NT) |
Rare |
Rare autumn passage migrant |
| 594 |
Seabirds |
White-faced Storm Petrel |
Pelagodroma marina |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 595 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
White-headed Wagtail |
Motacilla flava leucocephala |
Not evaluated (NE) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 596 |
Thrushes |
White's Thrush |
Zoothera aurea |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 597 |
Bulbuls |
White-spectacled Bulbul |
Pycnonotus xanthopygos |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant breeding resident |
| 598 |
waders |
White-tailed Lapwing |
Vanellus leucurus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 599 |
Bee-eaters et al |
White-throated Bee-eater |
Merops albicollis |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 600 |
Chats & flycatchers |
White-throated Robin |
Irania gutturalis |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant |
| 601 |
Terns |
White-winged Tern |
Chlidonias leucopterus |
Least concern (LC) |
Common |
Common passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 602 |
Ploceidae |
White-winged Widowbird |
Euplectes albonotatus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 603 |
Wildfowl |
Whooper Swan |
Cygnus cygnus |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 604 |
Leaf Warblers |
Willow Warbler |
Phylloscopus trochilus |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant |
| 605 |
waders |
Wilson's Phalarope |
Steganopus tricolor |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |
| 606 |
Seabirds |
Wilson's Storm Petrel |
Oceanites oceanicus |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common summer visitor |
| 607 |
Swallows |
Wire-tailed Swallow |
Hirundo smithii |
Least concern (LC) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 608 |
waders |
Wood Sandpiper |
Tringa glareola |
Least concern (LC) |
Abundant |
Abundant passage migrant & winter visitor |
| 609 |
Leaf Warblers |
Wood Warbler |
Phylloscopus sibilatrix |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common passage migrant |
| 610 |
Shrikes |
Woodchat Shrike |
Lanius senator |
Least concern (LC) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon passage migrant |
| 611 |
Herons & Egrets |
Yellow Bittern |
Ixobrychus sinensis |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly common breeding resident or summer visitor to South Oman |
| 612 |
Raptors |
Yellow-billed Kite |
Milvus aegyptius |
Not evaluated (NE) |
Uncommon |
Uncommon breeding resident in Dhofar |
| 613 |
Storks et al. |
Yellow-billed Stork |
Mycteria ibis |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 614 |
Buntings |
Yellow-breasted Bunting |
Emberiza aureola |
Critically endengered (CR) |
Rare |
Rare passage migrant |
| 615 |
Sparrows & Weavers |
Yellow-crowned Bishop |
Euplectes afer |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 616 |
Pipits & Wagtails |
Yellow-headed Wagtail |
Motacilla flava lutea |
Not evaluated (NE) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 617 |
Sparrows & Weavers |
Yellow-throated Sparrow |
Gymnoris xanthocollis |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Fairly commons summer breeding visitor & passage migrant |
| 618 |
Finches |
Yemen Linnet |
Carduelis yemenensis |
Least concern (LC) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 619 |
Finches |
Yemen Serin |
Crithagra menachensis |
Least concern (LC) |
Fairly common |
Localised breeding resident in South Oman |
| 620 |
Thrushes |
Yemen Thrush |
Turdus menachensis |
Near threatened (NT) |
Not evaluated |
Not evaluated |
| 621 |
Finches |
Zebra Finch |
Taeniopygia guttata |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Escape |
| 622 |
Prinias et al. |
Zitting Cisticola |
Cisticola juncidis |
Least concern (LC) |
Vagrant |
Vagrant |