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Birds in Saudi Arabia

Our list for Saudi Arabia has 153 bird species recorded regularly there: 34 residents, 5 summer visitors, 49 winter visitors, 56 passage migrants and 9 scarce visitors

The list comes from 187,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
153
In October
128
Common
63
Busiest month
Mar

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. House SparrowHouse Sparrow2.46%
  2. Barn SwallowBarn Swallow1.98%
  3. Rock DoveRock Dove1.81%
  4. KestrelKestrel1.53%
  5. Grey HeronGrey Heron1.43%
  6. Yellow WagtailYellow Wagtail1.14%

Arriving now

  1. Pied WagtailPied WagtailWinter visitorSep 0.08% → Oct 0.52%
  2. Northern PintailNorthern PintailWinter visitorSep 0.01% → Oct 0.08%
  3. Pacific Golden-PloverPacific Golden-PloverWinter visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.07%
  4. Bonelli's EagleBonelli's EaglePassage migrantSep 0.02% → Oct 0.05%
  5. Black RedstartBlack RedstartWinter visitorSep 0.02% → Oct 0.05%
  6. Rufous-tailed Rock-thrushRufous-tailed Rock-thrushPassage migrantSep 0.02% → Oct 0.04%

Share of all bird records in Saudi Arabia in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Saudi Arabia

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Saudi Arabia

Records by month
Bird records in Saudi Arabia by month, 2019–2024
January11,217
February21,325
March28,754
April20,714
May14,373
June7,555
July5,699
August13,724
September13,320
October28,065
November11,869
December10,380

March has the most records (29,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 22
All 22 families in Saudi Arabia

How common

All 153 birds, A to Z

Show all 153 birds

Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Saudi Arabia?

153 species, each recorded regularly in Saudi Arabia (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 34 residents, 5 summer visitors, 49 winter visitors, 56 passage migrants and 9 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Saudi Arabia, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Saudi Arabia in October?

128 species on our list for Saudi Arabia are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are House Sparrow, Barn Swallow, Rock Dove, Kestrel and Grey Heron.

What are the most common birds in Saudi Arabia?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Saudi Arabia are House Sparrow, Rock Dove, Pied Wagtail, Eurasian Collared Dove and Barn Swallow.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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