Oman Most Wanted Bird List

Cotton Pygmy Goose – Nettapus coromandelianus

Garganey – Spatula querquedula

Northern Shoveler – Spatula clypeata

Eurasian Wigeon – Mareca penelope

Northern Pintail – Anas acuta

Eurasian Teal – Anas crecca

Grey Francolin – Ortygornis pondicerianus

Sand Partridge – Ammoperdix heyi

Arabian Partridge – Alectoris melanocephala

Asian Koel – Eudynamys scolopaceus

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse – Pterocles exustus

Spotted Sandgrouse – Pterocles senegallus

Crowned Sandgrouse – Pterocles coronatus

Rock Dove – Columba livia

Eurasian Collared Dove – Streptopelia decaocto

African Collared Dove – Streptopelia roseogrisea

Laughing Dove – Spilopelia senegalensis

Namaqua Dove – Oena capensis

Bruce's Green Pigeon – Treron waalia

Common Moorhen – Gallinula chloropus

Red-knobbed Coot – Fulica cristata

Little Grebe – Tachybaptus ruficollis

Greater Flamingo – Phoenicopterus roseus

Eurasian Oystercatcher – Haematopus ostralegus

Black-winged Stilt – Himantopus himantopus

Grey Plover – Pluvialis squatarola

Common Ringed Plover – Charadrius hiaticula

Red-wattled Lapwing – Vanellus indicus

Sociable Lapwing – Vanellus gregarius

Tibetan Sand Plover – Anarhynchus atrifrons

Greater Sand Plover – Anarhynchus leschenaultii

Kentish Plover – Anarhynchus alexandrinus

Eurasian Whimbrel – Numenius phaeopus

Eurasian Curlew – Numenius arquata

Bar-tailed Godwit – Limosa lapponica

Black-tailed Godwit – Limosa limosa

Pin-tailed Snipe – Gallinago stenura

Common Snipe – Gallinago gallinago

Red-necked Phalarope – Phalaropus lobatus

Common Sandpiper – Actitis hypoleucos

Green Sandpiper – Tringa ochropus

Marsh Sandpiper – Tringa stagnatilis

Wood Sandpiper – Tringa glareola

Common Redshank – Tringa totanus

Common Greenshank – Tringa nebularia

Ruddy Turnstone – Arenaria interpres

Ruff – Calidris pugnax

Curlew Sandpiper – Calidris ferruginea

Sanderling – Calidris alba

Dunlin – Calidris alpina

Little Stint – Calidris minuta

Cream-colored Courser – Cursorius cursor

Little Tern – Sternula albifrons

Caspian Tern – Hydroprogne caspia

Whiskered Tern – Chlidonias hybrida

Common Tern – Sterna hirundo

Lesser Crested Tern – Thalasseus bengalensis

Greater Crested Tern – Thalasseus bergii

Slender-billed Gull – Chroicocephalus genei

Black-headed Gull – Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Sooty Gull – Ichthyaetus hemprichii

Caspian Gull – Larus cachinnans

Lesser Black-backed Gull – Larus fuscus

Persian Shearwater – Puffinus persicus

Abdim's Stork – Ciconia abdimii

White Stork – Ciconia ciconia

Brown Booby – Sula leucogaster

Masked Booby – Sula dactylatra

Socotra Cormorant – Phalacrocorax nigrogularis

Great Cormorant – Phalacrocorax carbo

Glossy Ibis – Plegadis falcinellus

Eurasian Spoonbill – Platalea leucorodia

Little Bittern – Ixobrychus minutus

Black-crowned Night Heron – Nycticorax nycticorax

Little Egret – Egretta garzetta

Western Reef Heron – Egretta gularis

Striated Heron – Butorides striata

Indian Pond Heron – Ardeola grayii

Medium Egret – Ardea intermedia

Grey Heron – Ardea cinerea

Purple Heron – Ardea purpurea

Osprey – Pandion haliaetus

Booted Eagle – Hieraaetus pennatus

Steppe Eagle – Aquila nipalensis

Eastern Imperial Eagle – Aquila heliaca

Bonelli's Eagle – Aquila fasciata

Eurasian Sparrowhawk – Accipiter nisus

Western Marsh Harrier – Circus aeruginosus

Pallid Harrier – Circus macrourus

Pallid Scops Owl – Otus brucei

Arabian Scops Owl – Otus pamelae

Pharaoh Eagle-Owl – Bubo ascalaphus

Arabian Eagle-Owl – Bubo milesi

Omani Owl – Strix butleri

Eurasian Hoopoe – Upupa epops

Indian Roller – Coracias benghalensis

Common Kingfisher – Alcedo atthis

Arabian Green Bee-eater – Merops cyanophrys

Common Kestrel – Falco tinnunculus

Black-crowned Tchagra – Tchagra senegalus

African Paradise Flycatcher – Terpsiphone viridis

Great Grey Shrike – Lanius excubitor

Red-tailed Shrike – Lanius phoenicuroides

Brown-necked Raven – Corvus ruficollis

Fan-tailed Raven – Corvus rhipidurus

Grey Hypocolius – Hypocolius ampelinus

Greater Hoopoe-Lark – Alaemon alaudipes

Desert Lark – Ammomanes deserti

Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark – Eremopterix nigriceps

Crested Lark – Galerida cristata

White-eared Bulbul – Pycnonotus leucotis

White-spectacled Bulbul – Pycnonotus xanthopygos

Pale Crag Martin – Ptyonoprogne obsoleta

Streaked Scrub Warbler – Scotocerca inquieta

Plain Leaf Warbler – Phylloscopus neglectus

Common Chiffchaff – Phylloscopus collybita

Clamorous Reed Warbler – Acrocephalus stentoreus

Graceful Prinia – Prinia gracilis

Eurasian Blackcap – Sylvia atricapilla

Lesser Whitethroat – Curruca curruca

Arabian Warbler – Curruca leucomelaena

Asian Desert Warbler – Curruca nana

Abyssinian White-eye – Zosterops abyssinicus

Arabian Babbler – Argya squamiceps

Tristram's Starling – Onychognathus tristramii

Bluethroat – Luscinia svecica

Red-breasted Flycatcher – Ficedula parva

Semicollared Flycatcher – Ficedula semitorquata

Black Redstart – Phoenicurus ochruros

Common Redstart – Phoenicurus phoenicurus

Isabelline Wheatear – Oenanthe isabellina

Desert Wheatear – Oenanthe deserti

Blackstart – Oenanthe melanura

Red-tailed Wheatear – Oenanthe chrysopygia

Hume's Wheatear – Oenanthe albonigra

Arabian Wheatear – Oenanthe lugentoides

Nile Valley Sunbird – Hedydipna metallica

Palestine Sunbird – Cinnyris osea

Arabian Sunbird – Cinnyris hellmayri

Purple Sunbird – Cinnyris asiaticus

House Sparrow – Passer domesticus

Rüppell's Weaver – Ploceus galbula

African Silverbill – Euodice cantans

Indian Silverbill – Euodice malabarica

Western Yellow Wagtail – Motacilla flava

Citrine Wagtail – Motacilla citreola

Grey Wagtail – Motacilla cinerea

White Wagtail – Motacilla alba

Tawny Pipit – Anthus campestris

Long-billed Pipit – Anthus similis

Meadow Pipit – Anthus pratensis

Tree Pipit – Anthus trivialis

Red-throated Pipit – Anthus cervinus

Buff-bellied Pipit – Anthus rubescens

Arabian Golden-winged Grosbeak – Rhynchostruthus percivali

Yemen Serin – Crithagra menachensis

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting – Emberiza tahapisi