Birds of Bahrain

Number of displayed species: 359

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Ostrichs / Struthioniformes Ostrichs
- Ostriches / Struthionidae Ostriches
  - Common Ostrich / Struthio camelus Common Ostrich
    LC
Ducks and relatives / Anseriformes Ducks and relatives
- Ducks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae Ducks, Geese, Swans
Сhickens and relatives / Galliformes Сhickens and relatives
- Pheasants & Allies / Phasianidae Pheasants & Allies
Nightjars and relatives / Caprimulgiformes Nightjars and relatives
- Nightjars / Caprimulgidae Nightjars
  - European Nightjar / Caprimulgus europaeus European Nightjar
    LC
  - Egyptian Nightjar / Caprimulgus aegyptius Egyptian Nightjar
    LC
Swifts and hummingbirds / Apodiformes Swifts and hummingbirds
- Swifts / Apodidae Swifts
Cuckoos and relatives / Cuculiformes Cuckoos and relatives
- Cuckoos / Cuculidae Cuckoos
Sandgrouses / Pterocliformes Sandgrouses
- Sandgrouse / Pteroclidae Sandgrouse
  - Pin-tailed Sandgrouse / Pterocles alchata Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
    LC
  - Black-bellied Sandgrouse / Pterocles orientalis Black-bellied Sandgrouse
    LC
Pigeons and doves / Columbiformes Pigeons and doves
- Pigeons, Doves / Columbidae Pigeons, Doves
Cranes, rails and relatives / Gruiformes Cranes, rails and relatives
- Rails, Crakes & Coots / Rallidae Rails, Crakes & Coots
- Cranes / Gruidae Cranes
  - Common Crane / Grus grus Common Crane
    LC
Grebes / Podicipediformes Grebes
- Grebes / Podicipedidae Grebes
Flamingos / Phoenicopteriformes Flamingos
- Flamingos / Phoenicopteridae Flamingos
  - Greater Flamingo / Phoenicopterus roseus Greater Flamingo
    LC
Shorebirds / Charadriiformes Shorebirds
- Stone-curlews, Thick-knees / Burhinidae Stone-curlews, Thick-knees
  - Eurasian Stone-curlew / Burhinus oedicnemus Eurasian Stone-curlew
    LC
- Oystercatchers / Haematopodidae Oystercatchers
  - Eurasian Oystercatcher / Haematopus ostralegus Eurasian Oystercatcher
    NT
- Stilts, Avocets / Recurvirostridae Stilts, Avocets
  - Black-winged Stilt / Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt
    LC
  - Pied Avocet / Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avocet
    LC
- Plovers / Charadriidae Plovers
- Sandpipers, Snipes / Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Snipes
- Crab-plover / Dromadidae Crab-plover
  - Crab-plover / Dromas ardeola Crab-plover
    LC
- Coursers, Pratincoles / Glareolidae Coursers, Pratincoles
- Gulls, Terns, Skimmers / Laridae Gulls, Terns, Skimmers
- Skuas / Stercorariidae Skuas
  - Pomarine Jaeger / Stercorarius pomarinus Pomarine Jaeger
    LC
  - Parasitic Jaeger / Stercorarius parasiticus Parasitic Jaeger
    LC
Tropicbirds / Phaethontiformes Tropicbirds
- Tropicbirds / Phaethontidae Tropicbirds
  - Red-billed Tropicbird / Phaethon aethereus Red-billed Tropicbird
    LC
Herons, storks and relatives / Ciconiiformes Herons, storks and relatives
- Storks / Ciconiidae Storks
  - Black Stork / Ciconia nigra Black Stork
    LC
  - White Stork / Ciconia ciconia White Stork
    LC
Gannets and relatives / Suliformes Gannets and relatives
- Cormorants, Shags / Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants, Shags
  - Socotra Cormorant / Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Socotra Cormorant
    VU
  - Great Cormorant / Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant
    LC
Pelicans and relatives / Pelecaniformes Pelicans and relatives
- Ibises, Spoonbills / Threskiornithidae Ibises, Spoonbills
- Herons, Bitterns / Ardeidae Herons, Bitterns
- Pelicans / Pelecanidae Pelicans
  - Great White Pelican / Pelecanus onocrotalus Great White Pelican
    LC
  - Dalmatian Pelican / Pelecanus crispus Dalmatian Pelican
    NT
Hawks and relatives / Accipitriformes Hawks and relatives
- Ospreys / Pandionidae Ospreys
  - Osprey / Pandion haliaetus Osprey
    LC
- Kites, Hawks, Eagles / Accipitridae Kites, Hawks, Eagles
Owls / Strigiformes Owls
- Barn Owls / Tytonidae Barn Owls
  - Western Barn Owl / Tyto alba Western Barn Owl
    LC
- Owls / Strigidae Owls
Hornbills and relatives / Bucerotiformes Hornbills and relatives
- Hoopoes / Upupidae Hoopoes
  - Eurasian Hoopoe / Upupa epops Eurasian Hoopoe
    LC
Kingfishers and relatives / Coraciiformes Kingfishers and relatives
- Rollers / Coraciidae Rollers
  - Indian Roller / Coracias benghalensis Indian Roller
    LC
  - European Roller / Coracias garrulus European Roller
    LC
- Kingfishers / Alcedinidae Kingfishers
- Bee-eaters / Meropidae Bee-eaters
Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives / Piciformes Woodpeckers, toucans and relatives
- Woodpeckers / Picidae Woodpeckers
  - Eurasian Wryneck / Jynx torquilla Eurasian Wryneck
    LC
Falcons / Falconiformes Falcons
- Caracaras, Falcons / Falconidae Caracaras, Falcons
Parrots / Psittaciformes Parrots
- Old World Parrots / Psittaculidae Old World Parrots
  - Alexandrine Parakeet / Psittacula eupatria Alexandrine Parakeet
    NT
  - Rose-ringed Parakeet / Psittacula krameri Rose-ringed Parakeet
    LC
Perching birds / Passeriformes Perching birds
- Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios / Oriolidae Figbirds, Old World Orioles, Piopios
  - Eurasian Golden Oriole / Oriolus oriolus Eurasian Golden Oriole
    LC
- Shrikes / Laniidae Shrikes
  - Great Grey Shrike / Lanius excubitor Great Grey Shrike
    LC
  - Masked Shrike / Lanius nubicus Masked Shrike
    LC
  - Lesser Grey Shrike / Lanius minor Lesser Grey Shrike
    LC
  - Woodchat Shrike / Lanius senator Woodchat Shrike
    NT
  - Bay-backed Shrike / Lanius vittatus Bay-backed Shrike
    LC
  - Isabelline Shrike / Lanius isabellinus Isabelline Shrike
    LC
  - Red-backed Shrike / Lanius collurio Red-backed Shrike
    LC
  - Red-tailed Shrike / Lanius phoenicuroides Red-tailed Shrike
    LC
- Crows, Jays / Corvidae Crows, Jays
  - House Crow / Corvus splendens House Crow
    LC
  - Brown-necked Raven / Corvus ruficollis Brown-necked Raven
    LC
- Hypocolius / Hypocoliidae Hypocolius
  - Grey Hypocolius / Hypocolius ampelinus Grey Hypocolius
    LC
- Penduline Tits / Remizidae Penduline Tits
  - Eurasian Penduline Tit / Remiz pendulinus Eurasian Penduline Tit
    LC
- Larks / Alaudidae Larks
  - Greater Hoopoe-Lark / Alaemon alaudipes Greater Hoopoe-Lark
    LC
  - Thick-billed Lark / Ramphocoris clotbey Thick-billed Lark
    LC
  - Desert Lark / Ammomanes deserti Desert Lark
    LC
  - Bar-tailed Lark / Ammomanes cinctura Bar-tailed Lark
    LC
  - Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark / Eremopterix nigriceps Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
    LC
  - Woodlark / Lullula arborea Woodlark
    LC
  - Oriental Skylark / Alauda gulgula Oriental Skylark
    LC
  - Eurasian Skylark / Alauda arvensis Eurasian Skylark
    LC
  - Crested Lark / Galerida cristata Crested Lark
    LC
  - Greater Short-toed Lark / Calandrella brachydactyla Greater Short-toed Lark
    LC
  - Bimaculated Lark / Melanocorypha bimaculata Bimaculated Lark
    LC
  - Calandra Lark / Melanocorypha calandra Calandra Lark
    LC
  - Mediterranean Short-toed Lark / Alaudala rufescens Mediterranean Short-toed Lark
    LC
  - Turkestan Short-toed Lark / Alaudala heinei Turkestan Short-toed Lark
    LC
- Bulbuls / Pycnonotidae Bulbuls
  - Red-vented Bulbul / Pycnonotus cafer Red-vented Bulbul
    LC
  - White-eared Bulbul / Pycnonotus leucotis White-eared Bulbul
    LC
- Swallows, Martins / Hirundinidae Swallows, Martins
  - Sand Martin / Riparia riparia Sand Martin
    LC
  - Eurasian Crag Martin / Ptyonoprogne rupestris Eurasian Crag Martin
    LC
  - Pale Crag Martin / Ptyonoprogne obsoleta Pale Crag Martin
    LC
  - Barn Swallow / Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow
    LC
  - Western House Martin / Delichon urbicum Western House Martin
    LC
  - Red-rumped Swallow / Cecropis daurica Red-rumped Swallow
    LC
- Leaf Warblers / Phylloscopidae Leaf Warblers
  - Wood Warbler / Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wood Warbler
    LC
  - Hume's Leaf Warbler / Phylloscopus humei Hume's Leaf Warbler
    LC
  - Yellow-browed Warbler / Phylloscopus inornatus Yellow-browed Warbler
    LC
  - Plain Leaf Warbler / Phylloscopus neglectus Plain Leaf Warbler
    LC
  - Willow Warbler / Phylloscopus trochilus Willow Warbler
    LC
  - Common Chiffchaff / Phylloscopus collybita Common Chiffchaff
    LC
  - Green Warbler / Phylloscopus nitidus Green Warbler
    LC
  - Greenish Warbler / Phylloscopus trochiloides Greenish Warbler
    LC
- Reed Warblers & Allies / Acrocephalidae Reed Warblers & Allies
  - Basra Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus griseldis Basra Reed Warbler
    EN
  - Great Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Clamorous Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus stentoreus Clamorous Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Moustached Warbler / Acrocephalus melanopogon Moustached Warbler
    LC
  - Sedge Warbler / Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Sedge Warbler
    LC
  - Paddyfield Warbler / Acrocephalus agricola Paddyfield Warbler
    LC
  - Blyth's Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus dumetorum Blyth's Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Common Reed Warbler / Acrocephalus scirpaceus Common Reed Warbler
    LC
  - Marsh Warbler / Acrocephalus palustris Marsh Warbler
    LC
  - Eastern Olivaceous Warbler / Iduna pallida Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
    LC
  - Upcher's Warbler / Hippolais languida Upcher's Warbler
    LC
  - Icterine Warbler / Hippolais icterina Icterine Warbler
    LC
- Grassbirds & Allies / Locustellidae Grassbirds & Allies
  - River Warbler / Locustella fluviatilis River Warbler
    LC
  - Savi's Warbler / Locustella luscinioides Savi's Warbler
    LC
  - Common Grasshopper Warbler / Locustella naevia Common Grasshopper Warbler
    LC
- Cisticolas & Allies / Cisticolidae Cisticolas & Allies
  - Graceful Prinia / Prinia gracilis Graceful Prinia
    LC
- Sylviid Babblers / Sylviidae Sylviid Babblers
  - Eurasian Blackcap / Sylvia atricapilla Eurasian Blackcap
    LC
  - Garden Warbler / Sylvia borin Garden Warbler
    LC
  - Barred Warbler / Curruca nisoria Barred Warbler
    LC
  - Lesser Whitethroat / Curruca curruca Lesser Whitethroat
    LC
  - Eastern Orphean Warbler / Curruca crassirostris Eastern Orphean Warbler
    LC
  - Asian Desert Warbler / Curruca nana Asian Desert Warbler
    LC
  - Menetries's Warbler / Curruca mystacea Menetries's Warbler
    LC
  - Common Whitethroat / Curruca communis Common Whitethroat
    LC
- Starlings, Rhabdornises / Sturnidae Starlings, Rhabdornises
  - Common Myna / Acridotheres tristis Common Myna
    LC
  - Rosy Starling / Pastor roseus Rosy Starling
    LC
  - Common Starling / Sturnus vulgaris Common Starling
    LC
  - Wattled Starling / Creatophora cinerea Wattled Starling
    LC
- Thrushes / Turdidae Thrushes
  - Song Thrush / Turdus philomelos Song Thrush
    LC
  - Mistle Thrush / Turdus viscivorus Mistle Thrush
    LC
  - Redwing / Turdus iliacus Redwing
    NT
  - Common Blackbird / Turdus merula Common Blackbird
    LC
  - Eyebrowed Thrush / Turdus obscurus Eyebrowed Thrush
    LC
  - Fieldfare / Turdus pilaris Fieldfare
    LC
  - Ring Ouzel / Turdus torquatus Ring Ouzel
    LC
  - Black-throated Thrush / Turdus atrogularis Black-throated Thrush
    LC
- Chats, Old World Flycatchers / Muscicapidae Chats, Old World Flycatchers
  - Black Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas podobe Black Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin / Cercotrichas galactotes Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
    LC
  - Spotted Flycatcher / Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher
    LC
  - European Robin / Erithacus rubecula European Robin
    LC
  - White-throated Robin / Irania gutturalis White-throated Robin
    LC
  - Thrush Nightingale / Luscinia luscinia Thrush Nightingale
    LC
  - Common Nightingale / Luscinia megarhynchos Common Nightingale
    LC
  - Bluethroat / Luscinia svecica Bluethroat
    LC
  - Red-breasted Flycatcher / Ficedula parva Red-breasted Flycatcher
    LC
  - Semicollared Flycatcher / Ficedula semitorquata Semicollared Flycatcher
    LC
  - Collared Flycatcher / Ficedula albicollis Collared Flycatcher
    LC
  - Eversmann's Redstart / Phoenicurus erythronotus Eversmann's Redstart
    LC
  - Black Redstart / Phoenicurus ochruros Black Redstart
    LC
  - Common Redstart / Phoenicurus phoenicurus Common Redstart
    LC
  - Common Rock Thrush / Monticola saxatilis Common Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Blue Rock Thrush / Monticola solitarius Blue Rock Thrush
    LC
  - Whinchat / Saxicola rubetra Whinchat
    LC
  - Siberian Stonechat / Saxicola maurus Siberian Stonechat
    NE
  - European Stonechat / Saxicola rubicola European Stonechat
    NE
  - Northern Wheatear / Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear
    LC
  - Isabelline Wheatear / Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline Wheatear
    LC
  - Hooded Wheatear / Oenanthe monacha Hooded Wheatear
    LC
  - Desert Wheatear / Oenanthe deserti Desert Wheatear
    LC
  - Western Black-eared Wheatear / Oenanthe hispanica Western Black-eared Wheatear
    LC
  - Pied Wheatear / Oenanthe pleschanka Pied Wheatear
    LC
  - Eastern Black-eared Wheatear / Oenanthe melanoleuca Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
    NE
  - Finsch's Wheatear / Oenanthe finschii Finsch's Wheatear
    LC
  - Mourning Wheatear / Oenanthe lugens Mourning Wheatear
    LC
  - Kurdish Wheatear / Oenanthe xanthoprymna Kurdish Wheatear
    LC
  - Red-tailed Wheatear / Oenanthe chrysopygia Red-tailed Wheatear
    LC
  - White-crowned Wheatear / Oenanthe leucopyga White-crowned Wheatear
    LC
  - Hume's Wheatear / Oenanthe albonigra Hume's Wheatear
    LC
- Sunbirds / Nectariniidae Sunbirds
  - Purple Sunbird / Cinnyris asiaticus Purple Sunbird
    LC
- Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches / Passeridae Old World Sparrows, Snowfinches
  - Pale Rockfinch / Carpospiza brachydactyla Pale Rockfinch
    LC
  - Yellow-throated Sparrow / Gymnoris xanthocollis Yellow-throated Sparrow
    LC
  - Spanish Sparrow / Passer hispaniolensis Spanish Sparrow
    LC
  - House Sparrow / Passer domesticus House Sparrow
    LC
  - Dead Sea Sparrow / Passer moabiticus Dead Sea Sparrow
    LC
- Weavers, Widowbirds / Ploceidae Weavers, Widowbirds
  - Rüppell's Weaver / Ploceus galbula Rüppell's Weaver
    LC
  - Streaked Weaver / Ploceus manyar Streaked Weaver
    LC
  - Red Fody / Foudia madagascariensis Red Fody
    LC
  - Yellow-crowned Bishop / Euplectes afer Yellow-crowned Bishop
    LC
  - Southern Red Bishop / Euplectes orix Southern Red Bishop
    LC
- Waxbills, Munias & Allies / Estrildidae Waxbills, Munias & Allies
  - African Silverbill / Euodice cantans African Silverbill
    LC
  - Indian Silverbill / Euodice malabarica Indian Silverbill
    LC
  - Crimson-rumped Waxbill / Estrilda rhodopyga Crimson-rumped Waxbill
    LC
  - Red Avadavat / Amandava amandava Red Avadavat
    LC
- Wagtails, Pipits / Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits
  - Western Yellow Wagtail / Motacilla flava Western Yellow Wagtail
    LC
  - Citrine Wagtail / Motacilla citreola Citrine Wagtail
    LC
  - Grey Wagtail / Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail
    LC
  - White Wagtail / Motacilla alba White Wagtail
    LC
  - Richard's Pipit / Anthus richardi Richard's Pipit
    LC
  - Blyth's Pipit / Anthus godlewskii Blyth's Pipit
    LC
  - Tawny Pipit / Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit
    LC
  - Meadow Pipit / Anthus pratensis Meadow Pipit
    LC
  - Tree Pipit / Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit
    LC
  - Olive-backed Pipit / Anthus hodgsoni Olive-backed Pipit
    LC
  - Red-throated Pipit / Anthus cervinus Red-throated Pipit
    LC
  - Buff-bellied Pipit / Anthus rubescens Buff-bellied Pipit
    LC
  - Water Pipit / Anthus spinoletta Water Pipit
    LC
- Finches, Euphonias / Fringillidae Finches, Euphonias
  - Eurasian Chaffinch / Fringilla coelebs Eurasian Chaffinch
    LC
  - Brambling / Fringilla montifringilla Brambling
    LC
  - Trumpeter Finch / Bucanetes githagineus Trumpeter Finch
    LC
  - Mongolian Finch / Bucanetes mongolicus Mongolian Finch
    LC
  - Common Rosefinch / Carpodacus erythrinus Common Rosefinch
    LC
  - Common Linnet / Linaria cannabina Common Linnet
    LC
  - European Goldfinch / Carduelis carduelis European Goldfinch
    LC
  - Eurasian Siskin / Spinus spinus Eurasian Siskin
    LC
- Buntings / Emberizidae Buntings
  - Corn Bunting / Emberiza calandra Corn Bunting
    LC
  - Yellowhammer / Emberiza citrinella Yellowhammer
    LC
  - Cinereous Bunting / Emberiza cineracea Cinereous Bunting
    NT
  - Ortolan Bunting / Emberiza hortulana Ortolan Bunting
    LC
  - Yellow-breasted Bunting / Emberiza aureola Yellow-breasted Bunting
    CR
  - Black-headed Bunting / Emberiza melanocephala Black-headed Bunting
    LC
  - Common Reed Bunting / Emberiza schoeniclus Common Reed Bunting
    LC

Species names

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Bahrain types of birds

24 orders

61 families

176 genera

359 species

Bahrain

Bahrain, which means “two seas,” is an archipelago in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Saudi Arabia. The islands for the most part are level expanses of sand and rock. A causeway connects Bahrain to Saudi Arabia.

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