Checklist for Oman

eBird Field Checklist

Oman

ebird.org/region/OM

565 species (+117 other taxa) - Year-round, All years

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Waterfowl

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Lesser Whistling-Duck

Graylag Goose

Swan Goose

Greater White-fronted Goose

Lesser White-fronted Goose

Canada Goose

Red-breasted Goose

Mute Swan

Tundra Swan

Whooper Swan

Knob-billed Duck

Egyptian Goose

Ruddy Shelduck

Common Shelduck

Cotton Pygmy-Goose

Garganey

Northern Shoveler

Gadwall

Eurasian Wigeon

Mallard

Northern Pintail

Green-winged Teal

dabbling duck sp.

Marbled Duck

Red-crested Pochard

Common Pochard

Ferruginous Duck

Tufted Duck

Aythya sp.

Red-breasted Merganser

duck sp.

Grouse, Quail, and Allies

Helmeted Guineafowl

Gray Francolin

Sand Partridge

Common Quail

Harlequin Quail

Arabian Partridge

Chukar

francolin/spurfowl sp.

Flamingos

Greater Flamingo

Lesser Flamingo

Grebes

Little Grebe

Great Crested Grebe

Eared Grebe

grebe sp.

Pigeons and Doves

Rock Pigeon

Stock Dove

Common Wood-Pigeon

European Turtle-Dove

Oriental Turtle-Dove

Eurasian Collared-Dove

African Collared-Dove

Eurasian/African Collared-Dove

Red Collared-Dove

Laughing Dove

Tambourine Dove

Namaqua Dove

Diamond Dove

Bruce's Green-Pigeon

pigeon/dove sp.

Sandgrouse

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse

Spotted Sandgrouse

Crowned Sandgrouse

Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse

sandgrouse sp.

Bustards

Macqueen's Bustard

Little Bustard

Cuckoos

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo

Great Spotted Cuckoo

Pied Cuckoo

Asian Koel

Dideric Cuckoo

Gray-bellied Cuckoo

Common Hawk-Cuckoo

Lesser Cuckoo

Common Cuckoo

cuckoo sp. (Cuculidae sp.)

Nightjars

Eurasian Nightjar

Egyptian Nightjar

Nubian Nightjar

nightjar sp.

Swifts

Alpine Swift

Common Swift

Pallid Swift

Common/Pallid Swift

Forbes-Watson's Swift

Pacific Swift

Little Swift

Apus/Tachymarptis sp.

large swift sp.

swift sp.

Rails, Gallinules, and Allies

Water Rail

Corn Crake

Spotted Crake

Lesser Moorhen

Eurasian Moorhen

Eurasian Coot

Red-knobbed Coot

Eurasian x Red-knobbed Coot (hybrid)

coot sp.

Allen's Gallinule

African Swamphen

Gray-headed Swamphen

Watercock

White-breasted Waterhen

Ruddy-breasted Crake

Little Crake

Baillon's Crake

Little/Baillon's Crake

Cranes

Demoiselle Crane

Common Crane

Shorebirds

Great Thick-knee

Spotted Thick-knee

Eurasian Thick-knee

Black-winged Stilt

Pied Avocet

Eurasian Oystercatcher

Black-bellied Plover

European Golden-Plover

American Golden-Plover

Pacific Golden-Plover

Eurasian Dotterel

Common Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plover

Common/Little Ringed Plover

Northern Lapwing

Spur-winged Lapwing

Gray-headed Lapwing

Red-wattled Lapwing

Sociable Lapwing

White-tailed Lapwing

lapwing sp.

Caspian Plover

Tibetan Sand-Plover

Greater Sand-Plover

sand-plover sp.

Kentish Plover

small plover sp.

plover sp.

Greater Painted-Snipe

Pheasant-tailed Jacana

Whimbrel

Far Eastern Curlew

Slender-billed Curlew

Eurasian Curlew

Whimbrel/Eurasian Curlew

Bar-tailed Godwit

Black-tailed Godwit

Asian Dowitcher

Long-billed Dowitcher

Jack Snipe

Eurasian Woodcock

Great Snipe

Pin-tailed Snipe

Common Snipe

Pin-tailed/Common Snipe

snipe sp.

Wilson's Phalarope

Red Phalarope

Red-necked Phalarope

Terek Sandpiper

Common Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper

Gray-tailed Tattler

Marsh Sandpiper

Wood Sandpiper

Common Redshank

Lesser Yellowlegs

Spotted Redshank

Common Greenshank

Tringa sp.

Ruddy Turnstone

Great Knot

Red Knot

Ruff

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Sharp-tailed Sandpiper

Curlew Sandpiper

Temminck's Stint

Long-toed Stint

Buff-breasted Sandpiper

Sanderling

Dunlin

Baird's Sandpiper

Little Stint

Pectoral Sandpiper

peep sp.

Small Buttonquail

Crab-Plover

Cream-colored Courser

Small Pratincole

Oriental Pratincole

Black-winged Pratincole

Collared Pratincole

Black-winged/Collared Pratincole

shorebird sp.

Skuas and Jaegers

Long-tailed Jaeger

Parasitic Jaeger

Long-tailed/Parasitic Jaeger

Pomarine Jaeger

Parasitic/Pomarine Jaeger

Brown Skua

South Polar Skua

jaeger sp.

skua sp.

jaeger/skua sp.

Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Black-legged Kittiwake

Sabine's Gull

Slender-billed Gull

Black-headed Gull

Slender-billed/Black-headed Gull

Brown-headed Gull

Pallas's Gull

Sooty Gull

White-eyed Gull

Common Gull

Caspian Gull

Caspian/Yellow-legged/Armenian Gull

Great Black-backed Gull

Lesser Black-backed Gull

Larus sp.

gull sp.

African Skimmer

Indian Skimmer

Brown Noddy

Lesser Noddy

Sooty Tern

Bridled Tern

Little Tern

Saunders's Tern

Little/Saunders's Tern

Gull-billed Tern

Gull-billed/Australian Tern

Caspian Tern

Whiskered Tern

Black Tern

White-winged Tern

Chlidonias sp.

Arctic Tern

Common Tern

White-cheeked Tern

Roseate Tern

Sterna sp.

Sandwich Tern

Lesser Crested Tern

Great Crested Tern

Thalasseus sp.

large tern sp.

tern sp.

Tropicbirds

Red-billed Tropicbird

Albatrosses

small albatross sp.

Storm-Petrels

Wilson's Storm-Petrel

White-faced Storm-Petrel

Black-bellied Storm-Petrel

Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel

Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel

storm-petrel sp. (dark-rumped)

storm-petrel sp. (white-rumped)

storm-petrel sp.

Petrels, Shearwaters, and Diving-Petrels

Jouanin's Petrel

Tahiti Petrel

Streaked Shearwater

Cory's Shearwater

Flesh-footed Shearwater

Wedge-tailed Shearwater

Sooty Shearwater

Persian Shearwater

shearwater sp.

procellariid sp.

Storks

African Openbill

Black Stork

Abdim's Stork

White Stork

Frigatebirds, Boobies, and Gannets

Lesser Frigatebird

Great Frigatebird

frigatebird sp.

Cape Gannet

Red-footed Booby

Brown Booby

Masked Booby

booby sp.

Cormorants and Anhingas

Long-tailed Cormorant

Great Cormorant

Socotra Cormorant

cormorant sp.

Pelicans

Great White Pelican

Pink-backed Pelican

Dalmatian Pelican

Herons, Ibis, and Allies

Great Bittern

Cinnamon Bittern

Dwarf Bittern

Little Bittern

Yellow Bittern

small bittern sp.

Black-crowned Night Heron

Black Heron

Little Egret

Western Reef-Heron

Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron

Striated Heron

Squacco Heron

Indian Pond-Heron

Chinese Pond-Heron

pond-heron sp.

Western Cattle Egret

Eastern Cattle Egret

Western/Eastern Cattle Egret

Great Egret

Medium Egret

Great/Medium Egret

Gray Heron

Purple Heron

Gray x Purple Heron (hybrid)

Black-headed Heron

Goliath Heron

heron sp.

white egret sp.

Glossy Ibis

African Sacred Ibis

Eurasian Spoonbill

African Spoonbill

Vultures, Hawks, and Allies

Osprey

Black-winged Kite

Egyptian Vulture

European Honey-buzzard

Oriental Honey-buzzard

European x Oriental Honey-buzzard (hybrid)

European/Oriental Honey-buzzard

Cinereous Vulture

Lappet-faced Vulture

Eurasian Griffon

old world vulture sp.

Short-toed Snake-Eagle

Lesser Spotted Eagle

Greater Spotted Eagle

Lesser x Greater Spotted Eagle (hybrid)

Booted Eagle

Tawny Eagle

Steppe Eagle

Imperial Eagle

Golden Eagle

Verreaux's Eagle

Bonelli's Eagle

Aquila sp.

White-eyed Buzzard

Western Marsh Harrier

Hen Harrier

Pallid Harrier

Montagu's Harrier

Pallid/Montagu's Harrier

harrier sp.

Shikra

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Eurasian Goshawk

Accipiter sp.

Black Kite

Brahminy Kite

Pallas's Fish-Eagle

Common Buzzard

Long-legged Buzzard

Buteo sp.

Buteo/eagle sp.

hawk sp.

eagle sp.

Owls

Barn Owl

Arabian Scops-Owl

Eurasian Scops-Owl

African Scops-Owl

Pallid Scops-Owl

Spotted Eagle-Owl

Arabian Eagle-Owl

Pharaoh Eagle-Owl

Little Owl

Desert Owl

Omani Owl

Long-eared Owl

Short-eared Owl

owl sp.

Hoopoes

Eurasian Hoopoe

Hornbills

Northern Red-billed Hornbill

Kingfishers

Common Kingfisher

Malachite Kingfisher

White-throated Kingfisher

Gray-headed Kingfisher

Collared Kingfisher

Pied Kingfisher

Bee-eaters, Rollers, and Allies

White-throated Bee-eater

Arabian Green Bee-eater

Asian Green Bee-eater

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

European Bee-eater

bee-eater sp.

European Roller

Lilac-breasted Roller

Indian Roller

roller sp.

Woodpeckers

Eurasian Wryneck

Falcons and Caracaras

Lesser Kestrel

Eurasian Kestrel

Lesser/Eurasian Kestrel

Amur Falcon

Eleonora's Falcon

Sooty Falcon

Merlin

Eurasian Hobby

Lanner Falcon

Saker Falcon

Peregrine Falcon

falcon sp.

diurnal raptor sp.

Cockatoos

Cockatiel

Galah

Parrots, Parakeets, and Allies

Alexandrine Parakeet

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Plum-headed Parakeet

Psittacula sp.

Budgerigar

Senegal Parrot

Sun Parakeet

Old World Orioles

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Eurasian/Indian Golden Oriole

Black-naped Oriole

Bushshrikes and Allies

Black-crowned Tchagra

Drongos

Black Drongo

Ashy Drongo

Black/Ashy Drongo

Monarch Flycatchers

African Paradise-Flycatcher

Shrikes

Red-backed Shrike

Red-tailed Shrike

Red-backed x Red-tailed Shrike (hybrid)

Isabelline Shrike

Red-tailed/Isabelline Shrike

Brown Shrike

Bay-backed Shrike

Long-tailed Shrike

Great Gray Shrike

Iberian Gray/Great Gray Shrike

Lesser Gray Shrike

Masked Shrike

Woodchat Shrike

shrike sp.

Jays, Magpies, Crows, and Ravens

Eurasian Magpie

House Crow

Pied Crow

Brown-necked Raven

Fan-tailed Raven

Penduline-Tits and Verdin

Black-headed Penduline-Tit

Larks

Greater Hoopoe-Lark

Thick-billed Lark

Bar-tailed Lark

Desert Lark

Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark

Singing Bushlark

Rufous-capped Lark

Greater Short-toed Lark

Bimaculated Lark

Calandra Lark

Arabian Lark

Mediterranean Short-toed Lark

Turkestan Short-toed Lark

Eurasian Skylark

Oriental Skylark

Crested Lark

lark sp.

Cisticolas and Allies

Graceful Prinia

Delicate Prinia

Graceful/Delicate Prinia

Zitting Cisticola

Reed Warblers and Allies

Thick-billed Warbler

Booted Warbler

Sykes's Warbler

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler

Iduna sp.

Upcher's Warbler

Olive-tree Warbler

Icterine Warbler

Hippolais sp.

Moustached Warbler

Sedge Warbler

Paddyfield Warbler

Blyth's Reed Warbler

Marsh Warbler

Common Reed Warbler

Great Reed Warbler

Common/Great Reed Warbler

Clamorous Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus sp.

Grassbirds and Allies

River Warbler

Savi's Warbler

Common Grasshopper Warbler

Martins and Swallows

Banded Martin

Gray-throated Martin

Bank Swallow

Pale Martin

Bank Swallow/Pale Martin

Eurasian Crag-Martin

Rock Martin

Eurasian Crag-Martin/Rock Martin

Barn Swallow

Wire-tailed Swallow

Western House-Martin

Barn Swallow x Western House-Martin (hybrid)

Siberian House-Martin

Red-rumped Swallow

Lesser Striped Swallow

Streak-throated Swallow

swallow sp.

Bulbuls

Red-vented Bulbul

White-eared Bulbul

White-spectacled Bulbul

Leaf Warblers

Wood Warbler

Eastern Bonelli's Warbler

Yellow-browed Warbler

Hume's Warbler

Dusky Warbler

Plain Leaf Warbler

Willow Warbler

Mountain Chiffchaff

Common Chiffchaff

Green Warbler

Greenish Warbler

Arctic Warbler

Phylloscopus sp.

Bush Warblers and Allies

Scrub Warbler

Cetti's Warbler

Sylviid Warblers

Eurasian Blackcap

Garden Warbler

Barred Warbler

Lesser Whitethroat

Arabian Warbler

Eastern Orphean Warbler

Asian Desert Warbler

Menetries's Warbler

Sardinian Warbler

Greater Whitethroat

Sylvia/Curruca sp.

old world warbler sp.

White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies

Indian White-eye

Abyssinian White-eye

Laughingthrushes and Allies

Arabian Babbler

Starlings and Mynas

European Starling

Wattled Starling

Rosy Starling

Brahminy Starling

Chestnut-tailed Starling

Common Myna

Bank Myna

Common/Jungle Myna

Violet-backed Starling

Tristram's Starling

Superb Starling

Thrushes

White's Thrush

Mistle Thrush

Song Thrush

Eyebrowed Thrush

Ring Ouzel

Black-throated Thrush

Red-throated Thrush

Dusky Thrush

Old World Flycatchers

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Spotted Flycatcher

Black Scrub-Robin

Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin

Blue-and-white Flycatcher

European Robin

White-throated Robin

Thrush Nightingale

Common Nightingale

Bluethroat

Taiga Flycatcher

Red-breasted Flycatcher

Semicollared Flycatcher

European Pied Flycatcher

Rufous-backed Redstart

Common Redstart

Black Redstart

Common/Black Redstart

Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush

Blue Rock-Thrush

Whinchat

European Stonechat

Siberian Stonechat

European/Siberian Stonechat

Pied Bushchat

Northern Wheatear

Isabelline Wheatear

Hooded Wheatear

Desert Wheatear

Cyprus Wheatear

Eastern Black-eared Wheatear

Pied Wheatear

Eastern Black-eared/Pied Wheatear

Blackstart

Variable Wheatear

Hume's Wheatear

White-crowned Wheatear

Arabian Wheatear

Finsch's Wheatear

Mourning Wheatear

Kurdish Wheatear

Persian Wheatear

Kurdish/Persian Wheatear (Red-tailed Wheatear)

wheatear sp.

Hypocolius

Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Nile Valley Sunbird

Palestine Sunbird

Shining Sunbird

Purple Sunbird

Weavers and Allies

Southern Brown-throated Weaver

Rüppell's Weaver

Village Weaver

Streaked Weaver

Baya Weaver

Southern Red Bishop

Yellow-crowned Bishop

Estrildids

Zebra Finch

African Silverbill

Indian Silverbill

Scaly-breasted Munia

Tricolored Munia

Chestnut Munia

Common Waxbill

Red Avadavat

Indigobirds and Whydahs

Pin-tailed Whydah

Accentors

Radde's Accentor

Black-throated Accentor

Old World Sparrows

House Sparrow

Spanish Sparrow

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer sp.

Yellow-throated Sparrow

Pale Rockfinch

Wagtails and Pipits

Forest Wagtail

Gray Wagtail

Western Yellow Wagtail

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Western/Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Citrine Wagtail

Western Yellow x Citrine Wagtail (hybrid)

White Wagtail

wagtail sp.

Richard's Pipit

Long-billed Pipit

Blyth's Pipit

Tawny Pipit

Meadow Pipit

Tree Pipit

Olive-backed Pipit

Tree/Olive-backed Pipit

Red-throated Pipit

Water Pipit

American Pipit

pipit sp.

Golden Pipit

Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Brambling

Common Rosefinch

Trumpeter Finch

Arabian Grosbeak

Yemen Serin

European Goldfinch

Eurasian Siskin

Old World Buntings

Black-headed Bunting

Red-headed Bunting

Black-headed/Red-headed Bunting

Corn Bunting

Pine Bunting

Gray-necked Bunting

Cinereous Bunting

Ortolan Bunting

Cretzschmar's Bunting

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting

Striolated Bunting

Reed Bunting

Yellow-breasted Bunting

Little Bunting

Rustic Bunting

Emberiza sp.

Wood-Warblers

new world warbler sp.

Others

passerine sp.

bird sp.