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Photos of UAE birds

Please note that not all of the submitted photos have been checked and verified as to correct species. If you find any mistakes, please send an email to Tommy Pedersen, email address found above under 'Contact'.

 

Category A and C species

Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar

Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi intermedius

Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus

Common Quail Coturnix coturnix

Eastern Greylag Goose Anser anser rubirostris

Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons albifrons

Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus

Mute Swan Cygnus olor

Bewick’s Swan Cygnus columbianus bewickii

Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus

Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus

Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna

Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea

Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus coromandelianus

Gadwall Anas strepera strepera

Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos

Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata

Northern Pintail Anas acuta

Garganey Anas querquedula

Eurasian Teal Anas crecca crecca

Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris

Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina

Common Pochard Aythya ferina

Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca

Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula

Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator

Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus

Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus

Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes

Jouanin’s Petrel Bulweria fallax

Wilson’s Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus

Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis

Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus cristatus

Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis nigricollis

Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus

Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor

Black Stork Ciconia nigra

White Stork Ciconia ciconia

Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus

Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia leucorodia

Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris stellaris

Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus minutus

Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax nycticorax

Striated Heron Butorides striatus

Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides

Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii

Squacco-/ Indian Pond Heron A. ralloides/grayii

Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis ibis

Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis coromandus

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea cinerea

Purple Heron Ardea purpurea purpurea

Great Egret Ardea alba

Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia intermedia

Little Egret Egretta garzetta garzetta

Western Reef Egret Egretta gularis schistacea

Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus indicus

Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus

Masked Booby Sula dactylatra melanops

Brown Booby Sula leucogaster plotus

Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis

Socotra Cormorant Leucocarbo nigrogularis

Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni

Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus

Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus

Amur Falcon Falco amurensis

Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae

Sooty Falcon Falco concolor

Merlin Falco columbarius

Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo subbuteo

Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus

Saker Falcon Falco cherrug

Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Barbary Falcon Falco pelegrinoides

Un-identified Falcon Falco sp.

Osprey Pandion haliaetus haliaetus

European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus

Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus orientalis

Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus

Black-eared Kite Milvus migrans lineatus

Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus percnopterus

Eurasian Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus fulvus

Lappet-faced Vulture Aegypius tracheliotos negevensis

Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus

Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus aeruginosus

Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus cyaneus

Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus

Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus

- Un-identified Harrier Circus sp.

Shikra Accipiter badius

Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus

Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis

Common (Western Steppe) Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus

Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus

Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina

Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga

- Greater Spotted Eagle Aqulia clanga 'fulvescens'

Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis orientalis

Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca

Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos

Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus

Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetus fasciatus fasciatus

Macqueen’s Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii

Water Rail Rallus aquaticus

Corncrake Crex crex

White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus phoenicurus

Little Crake Porzana parva

Baillon’s Crake Porzana pusilla

Spotted Crake Porzana porzana

Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus-group

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus chloropus

Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata

Eurasian Coot Fulica atra atra

Eurasian-/ Red-knobbed Coot hybrids Fulica atra/cristata

Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo

Common Crane Grus grus

Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus

Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus longipes

Crab-plover Dromas ardeola

Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta

Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus

Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus

Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus aigneri

Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius

White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus

Eurasian Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria altifrons

Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva

Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola

Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula tundrae

Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius curonicus

Kittlitz’s Plover Charadrius pecuarius

Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus alexandrinus

Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus

Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii

Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus

Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus

Greater Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis benghalensis

Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola

Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus

Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura

Great Snipe Gallinago media

Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago gallinago

Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa limosa

Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica lapponica

Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus

Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata

Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus

Common Redshank Tringa totanus

Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis

Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia

Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes

Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus

Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola

Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos

Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres interpres

Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris

Red Knot Calidris canutus canutus

Sanderling Calidris alba

Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis

Little Stint Calidris minuta

Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii

Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta

Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos

Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea

Dunlin Calidris alpina

Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus falcinellus

Ruff Philomachus pugnax

Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor

Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus

Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicaria

Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor

Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola pratincola

Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum

Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni

Small Pratincole Glareola lactea

Un-identified Pratincole

White-eyed Gull Larus leucopthalmus

Sooty Gull Larus hemprichii

Common Gull Larus canus heinei

Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans

Lesser Black-backed (Baltic) Gull Larus fuscus fuscus

Steppe Gull Larus barabensis

Heuglin’s Gull Larus heuglini

Large white-headed gulls Larus barabensis/cachinnans/heuglini

Great Black-headed Gull Larus ichthyaetus

Brown-headed Gull Larus brunnicephalus

Common Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus

Slender-billed Gull Larus genei

Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus

Little Gull Larus minutus

Sabine’s Gull Xema sabini

Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla tridactyla

Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica nilotica

Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia

Lesser Crested Tern Sterna bengalensis

Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis sandvicensis

Swift Tern Sterna bergii velox

Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii

Common Tern Sterna hirundo ssp

- Common Tern, Sterna hirundo hirundo

- Common Tern, Sterna hirundo minussensis

Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea

White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa

Un-identified terns Sterna sp.

Little Tern Sternula albifrons

Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi

Little or Saunders's Tern Sternula albifrons/saundersi

Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus fuligula

Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscata nubilosa

Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida hybrida

White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus

Black Tern Chlidonias niger niger

Brown Noddy Anous stolidus pileatus

Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris tenuirostris

Brown-/ South Polar Skua Stercorarius antarcticus/maccormicki

Pomarine Skua Stercorarius pomarinus

Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus

Long-tailed Skua Stercorarius longicaudus

Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus erlangeri

Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus

Lichtenstein’s Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii arabicus

Feral Pigeon Columba livia ‘feral’

Stock Dove Columba oenas

Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus

European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur

Rufous Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis meena

Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto decaocto

Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis cambayensis

Namaqua Dove Oena capensis capensis

Red Turtle Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica

Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria

Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri

Pied Cuckoo Oxylophus jacobinus pica

Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius

Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus scolopaceus

Barn Owl Tyto alba erlangeri

Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei exiguus

Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops

Un-identified Scops Owl Otus sp.

Pharaoh Eagle-owl Bubo ascalaphus desertorum

Little Owl Athene noctua saharae

Long-eared Owl Asio otus otus

Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus flammeus

European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus

Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius aegyptius

Sykes’s Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis

Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba

Common Swift Apus apus

Pallid Swift Apus pallidus

Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus pacificus

Little Swift Apus affinis

Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis benghalensis

European Roller Coracias garrulus

White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis smyrnensis

Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala semicaerulea

Collared Kingfisher Halcyon chloris kalbaensis

Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis

Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis rudis

White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis

Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis muscatensis

Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus persicus

European Bee-eater Merops apiaster

Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops epops

Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla

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Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus ssp.

- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus cristatus

- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus lucionensis

Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio

Red-backed- /Isabelline Shrike Lanius collurio/isabellinus

Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus ssp.

- Turkestan Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus phoenicuroides

- Daurian Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus isabellinus

Isabelline- /Brown Shrike Lanius isabellinus/cristatus

Shrike hybrids Lanius sp.

Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus nargianus

Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach erythronotus

Southern Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis aucheri

- Steppe Grey Shrike Lanius meridionalis pallidirostris

Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor

Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus

Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator niloticus

Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus oriolus

Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus albirictus

Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus longicaudatus

Un-identified Drongo Dicrurus sp.

House Crow Corvus splendens

Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis

Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus

Northern Raven Corvus corax

Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus

Brown-throated Martin Riparia paludicola chinensis

Sand Martin Riparia riparia riparia

Pale Martin Riparia diluta

Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica rustica

Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii filifera

Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Pale Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta

Common House Martin Delichon urbicum urbicum

Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus

Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica rufula

Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola

Greater Hoopoe-lark Alaemon alaudipes doriae

Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra

Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata

Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura arenicolor

Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti taimuri

- Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti insularis

Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla

Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens

Dunn’s Lark Eremalauda dunni eremodites

Crested Lark Galerida cristata

Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis

Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula inconspicua

Black-crowned Sparrow-lark Eremopterix nigriceps melanauchen

Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta

Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis

Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus

White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis

Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer

White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos

Cetti’s Warbler Cettia cett

Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia

River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis

Savi’s Warbler Locustella luscinioides

Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon

Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus

Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola

Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus fuscus

Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum

Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris

Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus

Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus

Possible Basra Reed Warbler

Un-identified Booted-/Sykes's Warbler Iduna caligata/rama

Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama

Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida elaeica

Upcher’s Warbler Hippolais languida

Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina

Un-identified Iduna/Hippolais

Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus

Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita abietinus

- Siberian Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita tristis

Plain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus

Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix

Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus

Radde’s Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi

Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus

Hume’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei humei

Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus

Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla

Garden Warbler Sylvia borin

Common Whitethroat Sylvia communis

Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca

Desert Whitethroat Sylvia minula

Desert- /Lesser Whitethroat complex

Hume's Whitethroat Sylvia althaea

Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana

Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria

Eastern Orphean Warbler Sylvia crassirostris

Menetries's Warbler Sylvia mystacea

Arabian Babbler Turdoides squamiceps muscatensis

Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis

Pied Myna Sturnus contra

Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum

Rose-coloured Starling Sturnus roseus

Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris

Wattled Starling Creatophora cineracea

Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster arabicus

Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus amicorum

Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula

Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus

Dark-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis

Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus

Fieldfare Turdus pilaris

Redwing Turdus iliacus iliacus

Song Thrush Turdus philomelos

Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus

European Robin Erithacus rubecula

Red-spotted Bluethroat Luscinia svecica ssp.

White-spotted Bluethroat Luscinia svecica ssp.

Caucasian Bluethroat Luscinia svecica magna

Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia

Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos

Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus cyanurus

White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis

Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Cercotrichas galactotes

Black Scrub Robin Cercotrichas podobe melanoptera

Eversmann’s Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus

Eastern Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros phoenicuroides

Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus phoenicurus

- Ehrenberg’s Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus samamiscus

Whinchat Saxicola rubetra

Common Stonechat Saxicola torquatus ssp.

- European Stonechat Saxicola torquatus rubicola

- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola torquatus maura

- Caspian Stonechat Saxicola torquatus variegatus

Pied Stonechat Saxicola caprata

Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina

Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe

Rufous-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna

Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia

Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka

- Pied Wheatear O. p. vittata

Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica melanoleuca

Pied or Black-eared Wheatear O. pleschanka/hispanica

Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti

Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens persica

Finsch’s Wheatear Oenanthe finschii

Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata

Hume's Wheatear Oenanthe albonigra

White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga ernesti

Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha

Blackstart Cercomela melanura

Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis

Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius

Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata

Eurasian Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca tomensis

Semi-collared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata

Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva

Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla

Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelaena

Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus brevirostris

House Sparrow Passer domesticus

Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis

Dead Sea Sparrow Passer moabiticus moabiticus

Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis transfuga

Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla

Golden-backed Weaver Ploceus jacksoni

Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar

Indian Silverbill Lonchura malabarica

Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata

Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus

Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava (incl. putative hybrids)

- Syke’s Wagtail M. f. beema

- Black-headed Wagtail M. f. feldegg

- Grey-headed Wagtail M. f. thunbergi

- Yellow-headed Wagtail M. f. lutea

- White-chinned Wagtail M. f. melanogrisea

- White-headed Wagtail M. f. leucocephala

* Yellow Wagtail, form M. flavasuperciliaris

* Yellow Wagtail, form M. flavadombrowskii

* Yellow Wagtail, form M. flavaxanthophrys

Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola citreola

Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea cinerea

White Wagtail Motacilla alba alba

- Masked Wagtail Motacilla alba personata

Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi richardi

Blyth’s Pipit Anthus godlewskii

Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris

Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis

Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis

Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis

Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni yunnanensis

- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni hodgsoni

Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus

Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens japonicus

Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta

Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs

Brambling Fringilla montifringilla

Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus

European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis

Common Linnet Carduelis cannabina

Trumpeter Finch Rhodopechys githaginea crassirostris

Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus

Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra

Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella erythrogenys

Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos leucocephalos

Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea semenowi

Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana

White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti

Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata striolata

Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla

Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica rustica

Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola aureola

Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala

Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps

Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus

 

Category D - escape not ruled out

Cinereous (Black) Vulture Aegypius monachus

Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus

White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa

Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax

Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis

Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis

 

Category E - escaped

Chukar (feral) Alectoris chukar

Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala

See-see Partridge Ammoperdix griseogularis

Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus

Yellow-necked Spurfowl Francolinus leucoscepus

Common Pheasant Phasanius colchicus

Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus

Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris

Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum

Goliath Heron Ardea goliath

Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis

Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumeniferus

Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala

Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus

Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash

Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber

Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor

Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica

Black-bellied Whistling Duck Dendrocygna autumnalis

Black Swan Cygnus atratus

Black-necked Swan Cygnus melanocorypha

Mute Swan (escape) Cygnus olor

Hawaiian Goose Branta sandvicensis

Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis

Ruddy Shelduck (escape)

Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata

Wood Duck Aix sponsa

Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata

Eurasian Griffon Vulture (escape) Gyps fulvus

Dark Chanting Goshawk Melierax metabates

Common Crane (escape) Grus grus

Grey Crowned Crane Balearica regulorum

African Jacana Actophilornis africanus

White-bellied Bustard Eupodotis senegalensis canicollis

Arabian Bustard Ardeotis arabs

Grey-headed Swamphen (escape) Porphyrio porphyrio poliocephalus-group

African Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio madagascariensis

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata

Ringed Turtle Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea 'risoria'

Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata

Zebra Dove Geopelia striata

Speckled Pigeon Columba guinea

Galah Eolophus roseicapilla

Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita

Red Lory Eos bornea

Budgeriar Melop sittacus undulatus

Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala

Blossom-headed Parakeet Psittacula roseata

Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis

Fischer’s Lovebird Agapornis fischeri

Grey Parrot Psittacus erithacus

Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus

Nanday Parakeet Nandayus nenday

Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus

Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus

Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri

Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus

Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea

Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda

Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchus

Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa

Crested Myna Acridotheres cristatellus

Javan Myna Acridotheres javanicus

Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus

Golden-breasted Starling Lamprotornis regius

Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus

Bali Starling Leucopsar rothschildi

Sudan Golden Sparrow Passer luteus

Lesser Masked Weaver Ploceus intermedius

Vitelline Masked Weaver Ploceus vitellinus

Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus

Rueppell’s Weaver Ploceus galbula

Chestnut Weaver Ploceus rubiginosus

Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus

Bengal Weaver Ploceus benghalensis

Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea

Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer

Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix

Black-winged Bishop Euplectes hordeaceus

Zanzibar Bishop Euplectes nigroventris

Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens

White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus

Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca

Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla

Java Sparrow Padda oryzivora

Cut-throat Amadina fasciata

Jameson’s Firefinch Lagnosticta rhodopareia

Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild

Arabian Waxbill Estrilda rufibarba

Blue-capped Cordonbleu Uraeginthus cyanocephalus

Green Avadavat Amandava formosa

Red Avadavat Amandava amandava

Zebra Waxbill Sporaeginthus subflavus

Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura

Paradise Whydah sp. Vidua sp.

Red-crested Cardinal Paroaria coronata

Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis