Field checklist
Birds of Yemen
360 species with profiles on The Ornithology. Tick what you see; E = found only here.
| Species | Scientific name | Family | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abd al-Kuri Sparrow E | Passer hemileucus | Passeridae | VU | |
| Abdim’s Stork | Ciconia abdimii | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| Abyssinian Roller | Coracias abyssinicus | Coraciidae | LC | |
| Abyssinian Sunbird | Cinnyris habessinicus | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Abyssinian Wheatear | Oenanthe lugubris | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Abyssinian White-eye | Zosterops abyssinicus | Zosteropidae | NE | |
| African Collared Dove | Streptopelia roseogrisea | Columbidae | LC | |
| African Grey Hornbill | Lophoceros nasutus | Bucerotidae | LC | |
| African Olive Pigeon | Columba arquatrix | Columbidae | LC | |
| African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus | Apodidae | LC | |
| African Paradise Flycatcher | Terpsiphone viridis | Monarchidae | LC | |
| African Pipit | Anthus cinnamomeus | Motacillidae | LC | |
| African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| African Silverbill | Euodice cantans | Estrildidae | LC | |
| African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus | Muscicapidae | NE | |
| Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba | Apodidae | LC | |
| Amur Falcon | Falco amurensis | Falconidae | LC | |
| Arabian Babbler | Argya squamiceps | Leiothrichidae | LC | |
| Arabian Eagle-Owl | Bubo milesi | Strigidae | LC | |
| Arabian Golden Sparrow | Passer euchlorus | Passeridae | LC | |
| Arabian Golden-winged Grosbeak | Rhynchostruthus percivali | Fringillidae | NT | |
| Arabian Green Bee-eater | Merops cyanophrys | Meropidae | LC | |
| Arabian Lark | Eremalauda eremodites | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Arabian Partridge | Alectoris melanocephala | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Arabian Scops Owl | Otus pamelae | Strigidae | LC | |
| Arabian Serin | Crithagra rothschildi | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Arabian Warbler | Curruca leucomelaena | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Arabian Waxbill | Estrilda rufibarba | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Arabian Wheatear | Oenanthe lugentoides | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Arabian Woodpecker | Dendrocoptes dorae | Picidae | NT | |
| Armenian Gull | Larus armenicus | Laridae | LC | |
| Asian Desert Warbler | Curruca nana | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Asian Houbara | Chlamydotis macqueenii | Otididae | VU | |
| Asir Magpie | Pica asirensis | Corvidae | EN | |
| Baillon’s Crake | Zapornia pusilla | Rallidae | LC | |
| 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 | |
| Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus | Accipitridae | EN | |
| Bearded Vulture | Gypaetus barbatus | Accipitridae | NT | |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans | Accipitridae | NE | |
| Black Redstart | Phoenicurus ochruros | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Black Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas podobe | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Black Stork | Ciconia nigra | Ciconiidae | LC | |
| Black-and-white Mannikin | Spermestes bicolor | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix nigriceps | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Black-crowned Tchagra | Tchagra senegalus | Malaconotidae | LC | |
| Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | Laridae | LC | |
| Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Black-necked Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | Podicipedidae | LC | |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | Recurvirostridae | NE | |
| Blackstart | Oenanthe melanura | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Merops persicus | Meropidae | LC | |
| Bluethroat | Luscinia svecica | Muscicapidae | 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 | |
| Bronze-winged Courser | Rhinoptilus chalcopterus | Glareolidae | LC | |
| Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | Sulidae | NE | |
| Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | Laridae | LC | |
| Brown Woodland Warbler | Phylloscopus umbrovirens | Phylloscopidae | LC | |
| Brown-necked Raven | Corvus ruficollis | Corvidae | LC | |
| Bruce’s Green Pigeon | Treron waalia | Columbidae | LC | |
| Buff-breasted Wheatear | Oenanthe bottae | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Caspian Gull | Larus cachinnans | Laridae | 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 | |
| Cinnamon-breasted Bunting | Emberiza tahapisi | Emberizidae | NE | |
| 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 Buzzard | Buteo buteo | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Common Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus collybita | Phylloscopidae | NE | |
| Common Crane | Grus grus | Gruidae | LC | |
| Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | Falconidae | NE | |
| 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 Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Common Shelduck | Tadorna tadorna | Anatidae | LC | |
| Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Common Swift | Apus apus | Apodidae | LC | |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | Laridae | LC | |
| Common Whitethroat | Curruca communis | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Corn Crake | Crex crex | Rallidae | LC | |
| Crab-plover | Dromas ardeola | Dromadidae | LC | |
| Cream-colored Courser | Cursorius cursor | Glareolidae | LC | |
| Crested Lark | Galerida cristata | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Crowned Sandgrouse | Pterocles coronatus | Pteroclidae | LC | |
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | Scolopacidae | VU | |
| Dark Chanting Goshawk | Melierax metabates | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Daurian Starling | Agropsar sturninus | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Demoiselle Crane | Grus virgo | Gruidae | LC | |
| Desert Lark | Ammomanes deserti | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Desert Owl | Strix hadorami | Strigidae | LC | |
| Desert Wheatear | Oenanthe deserti | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Diederik Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx caprius | Cuculidae | LC | |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Dusky Turtle Dove | Streptopelia lugens | Columbidae | LC | |
| Eastern Black-eared Wheatear | Oenanthe melanoleuca | Muscicapidae | NE | |
| Eastern Imperial Eagle | Aquila heliaca | Accipitridae | VU | |
| Eastern Olivaceous Warbler | Iduna pallida | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Eastern Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica | Hirundinidae | NE | |
| Egyptian Nightjar | Caprimulgus aegyptius | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus | Accipitridae | EN | |
| Eurasian Bittern | Botaurus stellaris | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla | Sylviidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Coot | Fulica atra | Rallidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Crag Martin | Ptyonoprogne rupestris | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Eurasian Dotterel | Eudromias morinellus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| 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 Stone-curlew | Burhinus oedicnemus | Burhinidae | 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 Herring Gull | Larus argentatus | Laridae | LC | |
| European Honey Buzzard | Pernis apivorus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| European Roller | Coracias garrulus | Coraciidae | LC | |
| European Storm Petrel | Hydrobates pelagicus | Hydrobatidae | LC | |
| European Turtle Dove | Streptopelia turtur | Columbidae | VU | |
| Fan-tailed Raven | Corvus rhipidurus | Corvidae | LC | |
| Ferruginous Duck | Aythya nyroca | Anatidae | NT | |
| Flesh-footed Shearwater | Ardenna carneipes | Procellariidae | NT | |
| Forbes-Watson’s Swift | Apus berliozi | Apodidae | LC | |
| Gabar Goshawk | Micronisus gabar | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Gadwall | Mareca strepera | Anatidae | LC | |
| Gambaga Flycatcher | Muscicapa gambagae | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Garganey | Spatula querquedula | Anatidae | LC | |
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | Threskiornithidae | LC | |
| Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Goliath Heron | Ardea goliath | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Graceful Prinia | Prinia gracilis | Cisticolidae | NE | |
| Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | Phalacrocoracidae | LC | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Great Grey Shrike | Lanius excubitor | Laniidae | LC | |
| Great Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus arundinaceus | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Great White Pelican | Pelecanus onocrotalus | Pelecanidae | 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 Pytilia | Pytilia melba | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca | Anatidae | NE | |
| Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | Charadriidae | VU | |
| Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Grey-headed Kingfisher | Halcyon leucocephala | Alcedinidae | LC | |
| Griffon Vulture | Gyps fulvus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica | Laridae | LC | |
| Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta | Scopidae | LC | |
| Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris | Numididae | LC | |
| Hooded Wheatear | Oenanthe monacha | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| House Crow | Corvus splendens | Corvidae | LC | |
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Passeridae | LC | |
| Indian Pond Heron | Ardeola grayii | Ardeidae | 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 | |
| Jouanin’s Petrel | Bulweria fallax | Procellariidae | NT | |
| Kentish Plover | Anarhynchus alexandrinus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Klaas’s Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas | Cuculidae | 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 Flamingo | Phoeniconaias minor | Phoenicopteridae | NT | |
| 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 Crake | Zapornia parva | Rallidae | LC | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | Podicipedidae | LC | |
| Little Owl | Athene noctua | Strigidae | LC | |
| Little Ringed Plover | Thinornis dubius | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Little Rock Thrush | Monticola rufocinereus | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Little Stint | Calidris minuta | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Little Swift | Apus affinis | Apodidae | LC | |
| Long-billed Pipit | Anthus similis | Motacillidae | NE | |
| Long-legged Buzzard | Buteo rufinus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Long-toed Stint | Calidris subminuta | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | Anatidae | LC | |
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Marsh Warbler | Acrocephalus palustris | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Masked Booby | Sula dactylatra | Sulidae | 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 | |
| Montane Nightjar | Caprimulgus poliocephalus | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis | Columbidae | LC | |
| Nile Valley Sunbird | Hedydipna metallica | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | Anatidae | LC | |
| Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | Anatidae | LC | |
| Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Nubian Nightjar | Caprimulgus nubicus | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Olive Bee-eater | Merops superciliosus | Meropidae | LC | |
| Orange-breasted Waxbill | Amandava subflava | Estrildidae | LC | |
| Oriental Scops Owl | Otus sunia | Strigidae | LC | |
| Ortolan Bunting | Emberiza hortulana | Emberizidae | LC | |
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | Pandionidae | LC | |
| Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | Charadriidae | LC | |
| Pale Rockfinch | Carpospiza brachydactyla | Passeridae | LC | |
| Palestine Sunbird | Cinnyris osea | Nectariniidae | 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 | |
| Philby’s Partridge | Alectoris philbyi | Phasianidae | LC | |
| Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | Recurvirostridae | LC | |
| Pied Wheatear | Oenanthe pleschanka | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Pin-tailed Snipe | Gallinago stenura | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Pink-backed Pelican | Pelecanus rufescens | Pelecanidae | LC | |
| Plain Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus neglectus | Phylloscopidae | LC | |
| Plain Nightjar | Caprimulgus inornatus | Caprimulgidae | LC | |
| Pomarine Jaeger | Stercorarius pomarinus | Stercorariidae | LC | |
| Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | Ardeidae | LC | |
| Radde’s Accentor | Prunella ocularis | Prunellidae | LC | |
| Red-backed Shrike | Lanius collurio | Laniidae | LC | |
| Red-billed Tropicbird | Phaethon aethereus | Phaethontidae | LC | |
| Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata | Columbidae | LC | |
| Red-footed Booby | Sula sula | Sulidae | LC | |
| Red-knobbed Coot | Fulica cristata | Rallidae | LC | |
| Red-necked Nightjar | Caprimulgus ruficollis | Caprimulgidae | NT | |
| Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Red-tailed Shrike | Lanius phoenicuroides | Laniidae | LC | |
| Red-throated Pipit | Anthus cervinus | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Richard’s Pipit | Anthus richardi | Motacillidae | LC | |
| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Columbidae | LC | |
| Ruddy Shelduck | Tadorna ferruginea | Anatidae | LC | |
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | Scolopacidae | NT | |
| Ruff | Calidris pugnax | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Rufous-capped Lark | Calandrella eremica | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas galactotes | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Rüppell’s Weaver | Ploceus galbula | Ploceidae | LC | |
| Sahel Bush Sparrow | Gymnoris dentata | Passeridae | 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 | |
| Scissor-tailed Kite | Chelictinia riocourii | Accipitridae | VU | |
| Sedge Warbler | Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Shikra | Tachyspiza badia | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Short-toed Snake Eagle | Circaetus gallicus | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Siberian Stonechat | Saxicola maurus | Muscicapidae | NE | |
| Singing Bush Lark | Mirafra javanica | Alaudidae | LC | |
| Slender-billed Gull | Chroicocephalus genei | Laridae | LC | |
| Socotra Bunting E | Emberiza socotrana | Emberizidae | NT | |
| Socotra Buzzard E | Buteo socotraensis | Accipitridae | VU | |
| Socotra Cisticola E | Cisticola haesitatus | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Socotra Cormorant | Phalacrocorax nigrogularis | Phalacrocoracidae | VU | |
| Socotra Golden-winged Grosbeak E | Rhynchostruthus socotranus | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Socotra Scops Owl E | Otus socotranus | Strigidae | LC | |
| Socotra Sparrow E | Passer insularis | Passeridae | LC | |
| Socotra Starling E | Onychognathus frater | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Socotra Sunbird E | Chalcomitra balfouri | Nectariniidae | LC | |
| Socotra Warbler E | Incana incana | Cisticolidae | LC | |
| Socotra White-eye | Zosterops socotranus | Zosteropidae | NE | |
| Somali Starling | Onychognathus blythii | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Song Thrush | Turdus philomelos | Turdidae | LC | |
| Sooty Falcon | Falco concolor | Falconidae | VU | |
| Sooty Gull | Ichthyaetus hemprichii | Laridae | LC | |
| Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea | Columbidae | LC | |
| Spotted Crake | Porzana porzana | Rallidae | LC | |
| Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | Muscicapidae | LC | |
| Spotted Redshank | Tringa erythropus | Scolopacidae | LC | |
| Spotted Sandgrouse | Pterocles senegallus | Pteroclidae | LC | |
| Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinus capensis | Burhinidae | LC | |
| Spur-winged Lapwing | Vanellus spinosus | Charadriidae | 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 | |
| Swinhoe’s Storm Petrel | Hydrobates monorhis | Hydrobatidae | NT | |
| Sykes’s Warbler | Iduna rama | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Taiga Bean Goose | Anser fabalis | Anatidae | NE | |
| Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax | Accipitridae | VU | |
| 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 | |
| Tristram’s Starling | Onychognathus tristramii | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Tropical Shearwater | Puffinus bailloni | Procellariidae | LC | |
| Trumpeter Finch | Bucanetes githagineus | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula | Anatidae | LC | |
| Upcher’s Warbler | Hippolais languida | Acrocephalidae | LC | |
| Verreaux’s Eagle | Aquila verreauxii | Accipitridae | LC | |
| Violet-backed Starling | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster | Sturnidae | LC | |
| Water Rail | Rallus aquaticus | Rallidae | LC | |
| Wedge-tailed Shearwater | Ardenna pacifica | Procellariidae | LC | |
| Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba | Tytonidae | NE | |
| Western Cattle Egret | Ardea ibis | Ardeidae | NE | |
| Western House Martin | Delichon urbicum | Hirundinidae | LC | |
| 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-browed Coucal | Centropus superciliosus | Cuculidae | NE | |
| White-cheeked Tern | Sterna repressa | Laridae | LC | |
| White-eyed Gull | Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus | Laridae | LC | |
| White-spectacled Bulbul | Pycnonotus xanthopygos | Pycnonotidae | LC | |
| White-tailed Lapwing | Vanellus leucurus | Charadriidae | LC | |
| White-tailed Tropicbird | Phaethon lepturus | Phaethontidae | LC | |
| White-throated Bee-eater | Merops albicollis | Meropidae | 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 | |
| Yemen Linnet E | Linaria yemenensis | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Yemen Serin E | Crithagra menachensis | Fringillidae | LC | |
| Yemen Thrush | Turdus menachensis | Turdidae | NT | |
| Yemen Warbler | Curruca buryi | Sylviidae | NT | |
| Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | Cisticolidae | 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.