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List of birds in present day Faynan

English Name
Scientific Name
Status in Faynan (? = status unclear)
Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Passage migrant
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Passage migrant ?
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Winter visitor
Black Stork Ciconia nigra Passage migrant
White Stork Ciconia ciconia Passage migrant
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Passage migrant
Common Teal Anas crecca Passage migrant, Winter visitor
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Passage migrant, Winter visitor
Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus Common passage migrant
Black Kite Milvus migrans Common passage migrant
Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Passage migrant, Summer visitor
Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus Resident
Short-toed Snake-eagle Circaetus gallicus Passage migrant, Summer visitor, breeds in higher areas
Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Passage migrant
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Rare passage migrant
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Passage migrant
Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus Passage migrant
Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Passage migrant, Winter visitor
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes Common passage migrant
Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus Common passage migrant
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Resident
Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina Rare passage migrant
Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga Rare passage migrant
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Common passage migrant, Rare winter visitor
Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Passage migrant
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Passage migrant
Bonelli’s Eagle Aquila fasciatus Rare resident, Breeds Nearby
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Passage migrant
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Resident
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus Passage migrant ?
Hobby Falcon Falco subbuteo Passage migrant
Sooty Falcon Falco concolor sb (breeds nearby), Passage migrant
Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus Resident ?
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Passage migrant ?
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Passage migrant ?
Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides Resident
Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar Resident
Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi Common resident
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Common passage migrant
Western Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Passage migrant, Winter visitor
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Passage migrant ?
Little Crake Porzana parva Passage migrant ?
Baillon’s Crake Porzana pusilla Passage migrant ?
Corncrake Crex crex Passage migrant
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Resident ?, Passage migrant, Winter visitor
Common Crane Grus grus Common passage migrant
Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata Recent re-introduction attempts in Wadi Araba
Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus Breeds locally in Wadi Araba
Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor Resident
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Passage migrant ?
Spur-winged Plover Vanellus spinosus Common resident
Dunlin Calidris alpina Passage migrant ?
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Passage migrant, Winter visitor ?
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Passage migrant, Winter visitor
Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii Rare resident in south of Wadi Araba
Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus Rare resident
Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus Resident in flat areas
Rock Dove Columba livia (+C.l.domest.) Common resident
Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Common resident
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Passage migrant, Summer visitor and Breeder nearby
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis Common resident
Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Passage migrant ?
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Summer breeder ?, Passage migrant
Eurasian Scops-owl Otus scops Passage migrant, Summer breeder
Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus Resident nearby
Little Owl Athene noctua Resident
Desert Tawny Owl Strix hadorami Resident
Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus Rare resident
European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Passage migrant
Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius Passage migrant ?
Common Swift Apus apus Passage migrant
Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Summer breeder, Passage migrant
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Passage migrant
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Winter visitor
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Passage migrant ?
Little Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Common resident
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops superciliosus Passage migrant
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Passage migrant (summer breeding in higher parts of Wadi Dana)
European Roller Coracias garrulus Passage migrant
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Resident, Passage migrant
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla Passage migrant
Dunn’s Lark Eremalauda dunni Nomadic, Occasional breeder
Bar-tailed Desert Lark Ammomanes cinctura Resident (in flat sandy areas)
Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti Common resident
Greater Hoopoe Lark Alaemon alaudipes Resident (in sand dunes area)
Thick-billed Lark Rhamphocoris clotbey Winter visitor (in flat areas near Risha)
Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla Passage migrant
Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens Passage migrant, Localised breeding nearby
Crested Lark Galerida cristata Common resident
Woodlark Lullula arborea Winter visitor ?
Skylark Alauda arvensis Winter visitor (at higher elevations)
Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula Winter visitor (at higher elevations)
Temminck’s Horned Lark Eremophila bilopha Common resident (in sandy plains)
Rock Martin Hirundo fuligula Common resident
Crag Martin Hirundo rupestris Rare passage migrant, Winter visitor ?
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Common passage migrant
Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica Passage migrant
House Martin Delichon urbicum Passage migrant
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Passage migrant, Winter visitor ?
Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis Winter visitor ?
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Winter visitor
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Common passage migrant
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Passage migrant
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Passage migrant, Winter visitor
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Passage migrant
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Passage migrant ?
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Passage migrant, Winter visitor
White Wagtail Motacilla alba Passage migrant, Common Winter visitor
White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos Common resident
Rufous Bush Robin Erythropygia galactotes Common passage migrant, Summer breeder
European Robin Erithacus rubecula Winter visitor
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia Passage migrant
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Passage migrant
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Passage migrant, Winter visitor
White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis Passage migrant ?
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Passage migrant, Winter visitor
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Common passage migrant
Blackstart Oenanthe melanura Common resident
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Passage migrant ?
Stonechat Saxicola torquatus Passage migrant, Winter visitor
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Passage migrant, Winter visitor ?
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Passage migrant
Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca Passage migrant ?
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica Passage migrant
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Resident in sand dunes areas nearby
Red-tailed (Kurdish) Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna Rare winter visitor
Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens Winter visitor (resident in higher areas)
Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha Resident
White-crowned Black Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga Resident
Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Passage migrant
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius Passage migrant, Winter visitor ? (resident in higher areas)
Common Blackbird Turdus merula Winter visitor
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Winter visitor
Graceful Warbler Prinia gracilis Resident
Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta Resident
River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Passage migrant
Savi’s Warbler Locustella luscinioides Passage migrant
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Passage migrant
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris Passage migrant
Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Passage migrant
Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Passage migrant
Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida Common Summer breeder, Common passage migrant
Booted Warbler Iduna caligata Passage migrant ?
Upcher’s Warbler Hippolais languida Passage migrant
Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum Passage migrant ?
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina Passage migrant ?
Subalpine Warbler Sylvia cantillans Passage migrant ?
Ménétries’s Warbler Sylvia mystacea Passage migrant
Sardinian Warbler Sylvia melanocephala Winter visitor
Cyprus Warbler Sylvia melanothorax Winter visitor
Rüppell’s Warbler Sylvia rueppelli Passage migrant
Desert Warbler Sylvia nana Passage migrant, Winter visitor (in sandy areas)
Arabian Warbler Sylvia leucomelaena Rare resident
Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris Passage migrant
Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria Passage migrant
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca Common passage migrant
Whitethroat Sylvia communis Common passage migrant
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Common passage migrant
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Common passage migrant, Rare winter visitor
Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis Passage migrant
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Passage migrant
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Passage migrant, Winter visitor
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Passage migrant
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Passage migrant
Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata Passage migrant
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis Passage migrant
Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Passage migrant
Arabian Babbler Argya squamiceps Resident
Great Tit Parus major Resident nearby, Winter visitor to Faynan
Palestine Sunbird Nectarinia osea Resident
Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Passage migrant
Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor Resident
Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Passage migrant
Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus Passage migrant, Winter visitor ?
Turkestan Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides Passage migrant ?
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio Passage migrant
Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator Passage migrant
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus Passage migrant
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis Resident in the western plains
Common Raven Corvus corax Resident (higher areas)
Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus Resident
Tristram’s Starling Onychognathus tristramii Resident
Rose-coloured Starling Sturnus roseus Passage migrant ?
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Common resident
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis Resident, Winter visitor
Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus Winter visitor ?
Pale Rock Sparrow Petronia brachydactyla Passage migrant
Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia Resident
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Common Winter visitor
European Serin Serinus serinus Winter visitor ?
Syrian Serin Serinus syriacus Winter visitor
Greenfinch Chloris chloris Winter visitor
Linnet Carduelis cannabina Winter visitor, Possibly resident around the agricultural fields
Desert Finch Rhodopechys obsoletus Resident
Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus Resident
Sinai Rosefinch Carpodacus synoicus Resident
Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata Resident
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea Passage migrant ?
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana Passage migrant
Cretzschmar’s Bunting Emberiza caesia Passage migrant
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala Passage migrant ?
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Winter visitor