OMAN BIRDS PHOTO GALLERY PAGE 2
Please see below for photos of birds seen in Oman. At the moment we are concentrating on some of the more 'interesting' species that visiting birders target, rather that common & widespread species.
In time, we will endeavour to make this a more comprehensive gallery.
STRIGIDAE (OWLS)
Lillith's Little Owl, Mahout, Nov 2024 © Brian Short
Little Owl from Al Hajar Mountains
Pallid Scops Owl
Pallid Scops Owl
Desert Owl
Desert Owl
Arabian Scops Owl
Arabian Scops Owl
Arabian Scops Owl
Arabian Eagle Owl
Arabian Eagle Owl
Upupidae (Hoopoes)
Eurasian Hoopoe
Coraciidae (Rollers)
European Roller
European Roller
Indian Roller
Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
Malachite Kingfisher
Collared Kingfisher © Dave Astins
Meropidae (Bee-eaters)
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Arabian Green Bee-eater
Falconidae (Falcons)
Sooty Falcon
Sooty Falcon
Sooty Falcon
Amur Falcon © Eduard Opperman
Laniidae (Shrikes)
Red-backed Shrike
Daurian Shrike
Daurian Shrike
Turkestan Shrike
Turkestan Shrike
Turkestan Shrike
Masked Shrike
Masked Shrike
Steppe Grey Shrike (Pallidostris) © Dave Astins
Great Grey Shrike (Aucheri) - Shisr Fields
Corvidae (Crows, Jays)
Brown-necked Raven
Fan-tailed Raven
Hypocoliidae (Hypocolius)
Hypocolius
Hypocolius
Hypocolius
Hypocolius
Hypocolius
Hypocolius
Alaudidae (Larks)
Desert Lark
Desert Lark
Greater Hoopoe Lark
Greater Hoopoe Lark
Greater Hoopoe Lark
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
Red-vented Bulbul © Dave Astins
White-spectacled Bulbul © Eduard Opperman
White-eared Bulbul © Eduard Opperman
Hirundinidae (Swallows, Martins)
Banded Martin - Sahnawt Farm, Salalah, Nov 21 © Eduard Sangster
Banded Martin - Sahnawt Farm, Nov 2021. 1st record for Oman.
Banded Martin - Sahnawt Farm, Nov 2021. 1st record for Oman.
Pale Crag Martin
Cettiidae (Cettia Bush Warblers & Allies)
Streaked Scrub Warbler
Streaked Scrub Warbler
Streaked Scrub Warbler
Phylloscopidae (Leaf Warblers & Allies)
Wood Warbler
Plain Leaf Warbler
Plain Leaf Warbler
Common Chiffchaff (tristis)
Common Chiffchaff (tristis)
Common Chiffchaff (tristis)
Acrocephalidae (Reed Warblers & Allies)
Blyth's Reed Warbler - 7th for Oman
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Blyth's Reed Warbler
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Clamorous Reed Warbler © Eduard Opperman
Cisticolidae (Cisticolas & Allies)
Delicate Prinia
Sylviidae (Sylviid Babblers)
Hume's Whitethroat
Menetries's Warbler © John Bruce
Lesser Whitethroat © Eduard Opperman
Leiothrichidae (Laughingthrushes & Allies)
Arabian Babbler
Arabian Babbler
Arabian Babbler
Sturnidae (Starlings, Rhabdornis)
Rosy Starling
Rosy Starling
Rosy Starling
Wattled Starling - Shisr Fields, Nov 2021 © Eduard Sangster
Tristram's Starling
Tristram's Starling
Wattled Starling © Dave Astins
Wattled Starlings, Salalah, Jan 2025 © Nick Bray
Brahminy Starling, Mirbat Public Park, Jan 2025 © Nick Bray
Muscicapidae (Chats & Old World Flycatchers)
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Bluethroat
European Pied Flycatcher © Stephen Holloway
Eastern Black Redstart
Common Rock Thrush
Isabelline Wheatear
Isabelline Wheatear
Desert Wheatear
Desert Wheatear
Pied Wheatear
Pied Wheatear
Blackstart
Blackstart - female
Red-tailed (Persian) Wheatear
Red-tailed (Persian) Wheatear
Red-tailed (Persian) Wheatear
Hume's Wheatear
Arabian Wheatear
Arabian Wheatear (female)
Nectariniidae (Sunbirds)
Arabian Sunbird
Arabian Sunbird
Palestine Sunbird
Palestine Sunbird
Nile Valley Sunbird
Nile Valley Sunbird © Dave Astins
Purple Sunbird © Eduard Opperman
Purple Sunbird © Dave Astins
Ploceidae (Weavers)
Ruppell's Weaver
Ruppell's Weaver
Ruppell's Weaver © Dave Astins
Estrildidae (Waxbills, Munias & Allies)
African Silverbill
Indian Silverbill © Dave Astins
African Silverbill
Motacillidae (Wagtails, Pipits)
Forest Wagtail © Dave Astins
Western Yellow Wagtail (feldegg)
Western Yellow Wagtail (beema)
Western Yellow Wagtail (lutea)
Masked Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail
Long-billed Pipit
Long-billed Pipit
Long-billed Pipit & Striolated Bunting
Red-throated Pipit
Fringillidae (Finches, Euphonias)
Arabian Grosbeak
Arabian Grosbeak
Arabian Grosbeak
Yemen Serin
Yemen Serin
Yemen Serin
EMBERIZIDAE (BUNTINGS)
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
Striolated Bunting
Ortolan Bunting