Field checklist
Birds of United Arab Emirates
272 species with profiles on The Ornithology. Tick what you see; E = found only here.
| Species | Scientific name | Family | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabian Babbler | Argya squamiceps | Leiothrichidae | LC | |
| Arabian Green Bee-eater | Merops cyanophrys | Meropidae | LC | |
| Asian Desert Warbler | Curruca nana | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Asian Houbara | Chlamydotis macqueenii | Otididae | VU | |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Bar-tailed Lark | Ammomanes cinctura | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Barred Warbler | Curruca nisoria | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Bay-backed Shrike | Lanius vittatus | Laniidae | LC | |
| Bimaculated Lark | Melanocorypha bimaculata | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans | Accipitridae | NE | |
| Black Redstart | Phoenicurus ochruros | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix nigriceps | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Black-headed Bunting | Emberiza melanocephala | Emberizidae | LC | |
| Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | Laridae | LC | |
| Black-necked Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | Podicipedidae | LC | |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Black-throated Thrush | Turdus atrogularis | Turdidae | LC | |
| Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | Recurvirostridae | NE | |
| Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Merops persicus | Meropidae | LC | |
| Bluethroat | Luscinia svecica | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Blyth’s Pipit | Anthus godlewskii | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Blyth’s Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus dumetorum | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Bonelli’s Eagle | Aquila fasciata | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Booted Eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Bridled Tern | Onychoprion anaethetus | Laridae | LC | |
| Broad-billed Sandpiper | Calidris falcinellus | Scolopacidae | VU | |
| Brown-necked Raven | Corvus ruficollis | Corvidae | LC | |
| Caspian Gull | Larus cachinnans | Laridae | LC | |
| Caspian Plover | Anarhynchus asiaticus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | Laridae | LC | |
| Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse | Pterocles exustus | Pteroclidae | LC | |
| Chukar Partridge | Alectoris chukar | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Cinereous Bunting | Emberiza cineracea | Emberizidae | NT | |
| Citrine Wagtail | Motacilla citreola | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Clamorous Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus stentoreus | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Collared Kingfisher | Todiramphus chloris | Alcedinidae | NE | |
| Collared Pratincole | Glareola pratincola | Glareolidae | LC | |
| Common Blackbird | Turdus merula | Turdidae | LC | |
| Common Buzzard | Buteo buteo | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Common Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus collybita | Phylloscopidae | NE | |
| Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Common Grasshopper Warbler | Locustella naevia | Locustellidae | LC | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | Falconidae | NE | |
| Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | Rallidae | LC | |
| Common Nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Common Pochard | Aythya ferina | Anatidae | VU | |
| Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Common Redstart | Phoenicurus phoenicurus | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Common Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus scirpaceus | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Common Rock Thrush | Monticola saxatilis | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Common Rosefinch | Carpodacus erythrinus | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Common Shelduck | Tadorna tadorna | Anatidae | LC | |
| Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Common Swift | Apus apus | Apodidae | LC | |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | Laridae | LC | |
| Common Whitethroat | Curruca communis | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Common Wood Pigeon | Columba palumbus | Columbidae | LC | |
| Crab-plover | Dromas ardeola | Dromadidae | LC | |
| Cream-colored Courser | Cursorius cursor | Glareolidae | LC | |
| Crested Honey Buzzard | Pernis ptilorhynchus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Crested Lark | Galerida cristata | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | Scolopacidae | VU | |
| Delicate Prinia | Prinia lepida | Cisticolidae | NE | |
| Desert Lark | Ammomanes deserti | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Desert Wheatear | Oenanthe deserti | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Eastern Black-eared Wheatear | Oenanthe melanoleuca | Muscicapidae | NE | |
| Eastern Imperial Eagle | Aquila heliaca | Accipitridae | VU | |
| Eastern Olivaceous Warbler | Iduna pallida | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Eastern Orphean Warbler | Curruca crassirostris | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Eastern Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica | Hirundinidae | NE | |
| Egyptian Nightjar | Caprimulgus aegyptius | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus | Accipitridae | EN | |
| Eurasian Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | Columbidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Coot | Fulica atra | Rallidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Crag Martin | Ptyonoprogne rupestris | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Eurasian Golden Oriole | Oriolus oriolus | Oriolidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo | Falconidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Hoopoe | Upupa epops | Upupidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus | Haematopodidae | NT | |
| Eurasian Scops Owl | Otus scops | Strigidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Eurasian Spoonbill | Platalea leucorodia | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | Scolopacidae | NE | |
| Eurasian Wigeon | Mareca penelope | Anatidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Wryneck | Jynx torquilla | Picidae | LC | |
| European Bee-eater | Merops apiaster | Meropidae | LC | |
| European Honey Buzzard | Pernis apivorus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| European Nightjar | Caprimulgus europaeus | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| European Roller | Coracias garrulus | Coraciidae | LC | |
| European Stonechat | Saxicola rubicola | Muscicapidae | NE | |
| European Turtle Dove | Streptopelia turtur | Columbidae | VU | |
| Ferruginous Duck | Aythya nyroca | Anatidae | NT | |
| Gadwall | Mareca strepera | Anatidae | LC | |
| Garden Warbler | Sylvia borin | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Garganey | Spatula querquedula | Anatidae | LC | |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | Phalacrocoracidae | LC | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Great Grey Shrike | Lanius excubitor | Laniidae | LC | |
| Great Knot | Calidris tenuirostris | Scolopacidae | EN | |
| Great Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus arundinaceus | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Greater Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii | Laridae | LC | |
| Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus roseus | Phoenicopteridae | LC | |
| Greater Hoopoe-Lark | Alaemon alaudipes | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Greater Sand Plover | Anarhynchus leschenaultii | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Greater Short-toed Lark | Calandrella brachydactyla | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Greater Spotted Eagle | Clanga clanga | Accipitridae | VU | |
| Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca | Anatidae | NE | |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Grey Hypocolius | Hypocolius ampelinus | Hypocoliidae | LC | |
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | Charadriidae | VU | |
| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Greylag Goose | Anser anser | Anatidae | LC | |
| Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica | Laridae | LC | |
| Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Hooded Wheatear | Oenanthe monacha | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| House Crow | Corvus splendens | Corvidae | LC | |
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Passeridae | LC | |
| Hume’s Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus humei | Phylloscopidae | LC | |
| Hume’s Wheatear | Oenanthe albonigra | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Indian Pond Heron | Ardeola grayii | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Indian Roller | Coracias benghalensis | Coraciidae | LC | |
| Indian Silverbill | Euodice malabarica | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Isabelline Shrike | Lanius isabellinus | Laniidae | LC | |
| Isabelline Wheatear | Oenanthe isabellina | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Jack Snipe | Lymnocryptes minimus | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Jacobin Cuckoo | Clamator jacobinus | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Kentish Plover | Anarhynchus alexandrinus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Kurdish Wheatear | Oenanthe xanthoprymna | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus | Falconidae | LC | |
| Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos | Accipitridae | EN | |
| Large Rock Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis | Columbidae | LC | |
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | Laridae | LC | |
| Lesser Crested Tern | Thalasseus bengalensis | Laridae | LC | |
| Lesser Grey Shrike | Lanius minor | Laniidae | LC | |
| Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | Falconidae | LC | |
| Lesser Whitethroat | Curruca curruca | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse | Pterocles lichtensteinii | Pteroclidae | LC | |
| Little Bittern | Botaurus minutus | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | Podicipedidae | LC | |
| Little Heron | Butorides atricapilla | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Little Owl | Athene noctua | Strigidae | LC | |
| Little Ringed Plover | Thinornis dubius | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Little Stint | Calidris minuta | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | Laridae | LC | |
| Long-billed Pipit | Anthus similis | Motacillidae | NE | |
| Long-legged Buzzard | Buteo rufinus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | Anatidae | LC | |
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Marsh Warbler | Acrocephalus palustris | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Masked Shrike | Lanius nubicus | Laniidae | LC | |
| Meadow Pipit | Anthus pratensis | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Menetries’s Warbler | Curruca mystacea | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | Falconidae | LC | |
| Montagu’s Harrier | Circus pygargus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Mourning Wheatear | Oenanthe lugens | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Northern Lapwing | Vanellus vanellus | Charadriidae | NT | |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | Anatidae | LC | |
| Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | Anatidae | LC | |
| Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Oriental Skylark | Alauda gulgula | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Ortolan Bunting | Emberiza hortulana | Emberizidae | LC | |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | Pandionidae | LC | |
| Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Pale Martin | Riparia diluta | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Pale Rockfinch | Carpospiza brachydactyla | Passeridae | LC | |
| Pallas’s Gull | Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus | Laridae | LC | |
| Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | Accipitridae | NT | |
| Pallid Scops Owl | Otus brucei | Strigidae | LC | |
| Pallid Swift | Apus pallidus | Apodidae | LC | |
| Parasitic Jaeger | Stercorarius parasiticus | Stercorariidae | LC | |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | Falconidae | LC | |
| Persian Shearwater | Puffinus persicus | Procellariidae | LC | |
| Pharaoh Eagle-Owl | Bubo ascalaphus | Strigidae | LC | |
| Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | Recurvirostridae | LC | |
| Pied Wheatear | Oenanthe pleschanka | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Pin-tailed Snipe | Gallinago stenura | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Plain Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus neglectus | Phylloscopidae | LC | |
| Pomarine Jaeger | Stercorarius pomarinus | Stercorariidae | LC | |
| Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Purple Sunbird | Cinnyris asiaticus | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Red Collared Dove | Streptopelia tranquebarica | Columbidae | LC | |
| Red-backed Shrike | Lanius collurio | Laniidae | LC | |
| Red-billed Tropicbird | Phaethon aethereus | Phaethontidae | LC | |
| Red-breasted Flycatcher | Ficedula parva | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Red-tailed Shrike | Lanius phoenicuroides | Laniidae | LC | |
| Red-tailed Wheatear | Oenanthe chrysopygia | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Red-throated Pipit | Anthus cervinus | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Red-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus indicus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Richard’s Pipit | Anthus richardi | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Columbidae | LC | |
| Rosy Starling | Pastor roseus | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Ruddy Shelduck | Tadorna ferruginea | Anatidae | LC | |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Ruff | Calidris pugnax | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas galactotes | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Saker Falcon | Falco cherrug | Falconidae | EN | |
| Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Sand Partridge | Ammoperdix heyi | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis | Laridae | LC | |
| Saunders’s Tern | Sternula saundersi | Laridae | LC | |
| Savi’s Warbler | Locustella luscinioides | Locustellidae | LC | |
| Sedge Warbler | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Semicollared Flycatcher | Ficedula semitorquata | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Shikra | Tachyspiza badia | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Short-toed Snake Eagle | Circaetus gallicus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Siberian Stonechat | Saxicola maurus | Muscicapidae | NE | |
| Slender-billed Gull | Chroicocephalus genei | Laridae | LC | |
| Socotra Cormorant | Phalacrocorax nigrogularis | Phalacrocoracidae | VU | |
| Song Thrush | Turdus philomelos | Turdidae | LC | |
| Sooty Falcon | Falco concolor | Falconidae | VU | |
| Sooty Gull | Ichthyaetus hemprichii | Laridae | LC | |
| Spanish Sparrow | Passer hispaniolensis | Passeridae | LC | |
| Spotted Crake | Porzana porzana | Rallidae | LC | |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Spotted Redshank | Tringa erythropus | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Steppe Eagle | Aquila nipalensis | Accipitridae | EN | |
| Streaked Scrub Warbler | Scotocerca inquieta | Cettiidae | LC | |
| Striated Heron | Butorides striata | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Striolated Bunting | Emberiza striolata | Emberizidae | LC | |
| Sykes’s Warbler | Iduna rama | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Tawny Pipit | Anthus campestris | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Temminck’s Stint | Calidris temminckii | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Thrush Nightingale | Luscinia luscinia | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Tropical Shearwater | Puffinus bailloni | Procellariidae | LC | |
| Trumpeter Finch | Bucanetes githagineus | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula | Anatidae | LC | |
| Turkestan Short-toed Lark | Alaudala heinei | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Upcher’s Warbler | Hippolais languida | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Variable Wheatear | Oenanthe picata | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Water Pipit | Anthus spinoletta | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba | Tytonidae | NE | |
| Western Cattle Egret | Ardea ibis | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Western Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Western Reef Heron | Egretta gularis | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Western Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Whinchat | Saxicola rubetra | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | Laridae | LC | |
| White Stork | Ciconia ciconia | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| White Wagtail | Motacilla alba | Motacillidae | LC | |
| White-cheeked Tern | Sterna repressa | Laridae | LC | |
| White-spectacled Bulbul | Pycnonotus xanthopygos | Pycnonotidae | LC | |
| White-tailed Lapwing | Vanellus leucurus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| White-throated Robin | Irania gutturalis | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | Laridae | LC | |
| Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | Phylloscopidae | LC | |
| Wilson’s Storm Petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | Oceanitidae | LC | |
| Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Wood Warbler | Phylloscopus sibilatrix | Phylloscopidae | LC | |
| Woodchat Shrike | Lanius senator | Laniidae | NT | |
| Yellow-throated Sparrow | Gymnoris xanthocollis | Passeridae | LC |
This checklist lists the species that have profiles on this site, not every species ever recorded in the country. Taxonomy: AviList. Status: IUCN Red List category.