OFFICIAL OMAN BIRDLIST
The official Oman Birdlist is compiled thanks to the Oman Birds Records Committee (OBRC) and the Chairman, Jens Eriksen, has agreed that it can be posted on our website. The current Oman list stands at 541 species (plus 18 subspecies). This is the current, up-to-date 8 January 2025 list and follows the AviList TAxonomy.
View here as pdf - Official Oman List January 1st 2026
If you find a rare bird could you please download the official Rarity Reporting Form and email it to Jens Eriksen at: hjoman@gmail.com
IUCN English name Scientific name Status in Oman
LC Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor Vagrant, 3 records
LC Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica Rare pm & wv
LC Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus Fairly common wv
LC Mute Swan Cygnus olor Vagrant, 2 records
LC Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus bewickii Vagrant, 3 records
LC Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Vagrant, 2 records
VU Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Vagrant, 1 record
LC Eastern Greylag Goose Anser anser rubrirostris Uncommon wv
VU Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Vagrant, 5 records
LC Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Uncommon wv
LC Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Vagrant, 6 records
LC Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Fairly common pm & wv
LC Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Uncommon pm & wv
LC Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Vagrant, 5 records
LC Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Vagrant, 2 records
VU Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris Vagrant, 3 records
LC Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Rare to uncommon pm & wv
NT Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Fairly common wv
VU Common Pochard Aythya ferina Fairly common wv
LC Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Fairly common wv
LC Garganey Spatula querquedula Abundant pm & common wv
LC Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata Abundant pm & wv
LC Gadwall Mareca strepera Fairly common wv
LC Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope Common wv
LC Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Abundant wv
LC Northern Pintail Anas acuta Abundant pm & wv
LC Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Abundant pm & wv
LC Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus Abundant br
LC Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi Fairly common br
LC Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Fairly common pm, uncommon wv
LC Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei Vagrant, 3 records
LC Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala Fairly common br
LC Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar Common br in Musandam
NT Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor Vagrant, 7 records
LC Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Abundant pm & wv
LC Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Common br
LC Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Vagrant, 8 records
LC Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Common wv, has bred twice
VU Asian Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii Declining br, rare pm & wv
NT Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax Vagrant, 2 records
LC Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus Vagrant, 1 record
LC Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Vagrant, 3 records
LC Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Uncommon and irregular pm
LC Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus Uncommon pm & vw
LC Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius Fairly common sbv to Dhofar
LC Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus Vagrant, 6 records
LC Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius Vagrant, 5 records
LC Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus Vagrant, 2 records
LC Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Fairly common pm
LC Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata Vagrant, 3 records
LC Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus Common & widespread br
LC Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus Fairly common br in C & S Oman
LC Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus Fairly common br in C & S Oman
LC Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii Fairly common & widespread br
LC Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis Abundant and widespread br
LC Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Vagrant, 5 records
LC Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis Uncommon autumn pm
VU European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Uncommon sbv and pm
LC Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Common br and abundant pm & wv
LC African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea Rare and local br in S Oman
LC Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus Uncommon and localised br
LC Rock Dove Columba livia Abundant br
LC Stock Dove Columba oenas Vagrant, 3 records
LC Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Fairly common br
LC Bruce's Green Pigeon Treron waalia Common br in S Oman
LC Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo Rare pm & wv
LC Common Crane Grus grus Rare to uncommon pm & wv
LC Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Rare pm & wv
LC Corn Crake Crex crex Rare pm & wv
LC Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Fairly common pm & wv
LC Lesser Moorhen Paragallinula angulata Vagrant, 2 records
LC Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Abundant br
LC Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Local br and common wv
LC Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata Local br in Dhofar
LC Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni Vagrant, 9 records
NE Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyria rare pm & wv, local breeder in Muscat
LC Watercock Gallicrex cinerea Rare pm & wv
LC White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurusUncommon pm & wv
LC Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca Vagrant, 2 records
LC Little Crake Zapornia parva Fairly common pm & wv
LC Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla Fairly common pm & wv
LC Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris Rare wv
LC Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis Fairly common br in C and S Oman
LC Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus Unommon pm & wv
LC Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Fairly common pm & wv
LC Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Common br, pm & wv
NT Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus longipes Abundant pm & wv
LC Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Abundant pm & wv
LC European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Rare pm & wv
LC American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica Vagrant, 1 record
LC Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Common pm & wv
LC Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus Rare pm & vw
LC Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Abundant pm & wv
LC Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Uncommon br, pm & wv
NT Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Uncommon and irregular pm & wv
LC Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus Uncommon br, pm & wv in S Oman
LC Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus Vagrant, 1 record
LC Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus Common br
CR Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius Fairly common pm & wv
LC White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus Common pm & wv
LC Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus Uncommon pm & wv
LC Tibetan Sand Plover Anarhynchus atrifrons Abundant pm & wv
LC Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii Common pm & wv
LC Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus Common br, abundant pm & wv
LC Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis Rare pm & vw
LC Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus Locally common wv in S Oman
NE Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus Vagrant, 1 record
LC Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Abundant pm & wv
EN Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis Vagrant, 1 record
CR Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris Vagrant, 5 records
NT Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Abundant pm & wv
NT Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Abundant pm & wv
NT Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Common pm & wv
NT Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus Vagrant, 1 record
LC Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Rare pm & wv
LC Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Fairly common pm & wv
LC Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Vagrant, 4 records
NT Great Snipe Gallinago media Rare pm
LC Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura Fairly common pm & wv
LC Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Abundant pm & wv
LC Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Abundant pm & wv
LC Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Abundant pm & wv
LC Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Vagrant, 2 records
LC Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Rare pm & wv
LC Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Common pm & wv
LC Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Abundant pm & wv
NT Grey-tailed Tattler Tringa brevipes Vagrant, 1 record
LC Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Common pm & wv
LC Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Abundant pm & wv
LC Common Redshank Tringa totanus Abundant pm & wv
LC Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Vagrant, 1 record
LC Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Fairly common pm & wv
LC Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Abundant pm & wv
LC Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Abundant pm & wv
NT Red Knot Calidris canutus Vagrant, 7 records
EN Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Uncommon wv in C Oman
LC Ruff Calidris pugnax Abundant pm & wv
LC Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Vagrant, 1 record
LC Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Fairly common pm & wv
LC Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Abundant pm & wv
NT Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis Vagrant, 1 record
LC Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Abundant pm & wv
LC Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Uncommon pm & wv
NT Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis Vagrant, 2 records
LC Sanderling Calidris alba Abundant pm & wv
LC Dunlin Calidris alpina Abundant pm & wv
LC Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Vagrant, 1 record
LC Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Rare pm & wv
LC Little Stint Calidris minuta Abundant pm & wv
LC Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus Vagrant, 2 records
LC Crab-plover Dromas ardeola Local br, common pm & wv
LC Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor Uncommon br, fairly common wv
LC Small Pratincole Glareola lactea Uncommon wv
LC Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum Vagrant, 1 record
NT Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Rare autumn pm
LC Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Local br, fairly common pm & wv
LC Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Fairly common pm
LC Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Vagrant, 8 records
LC Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Fairly common pm
LC South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki Vagrant, 5 records
LC Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus Vagrant, 3 records
NT African Skimmer Rynchops flaviristris Vagrant, 1 record
VU Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis Vagrant, 1 record
LC Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Rare sbv, uncommon pm
LC Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris Rare sv & pm
LC Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus Rare sbv
LC Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Common sbv
LC Little Tern Sternula albifrons
LC Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi Local sbv to E coast
LC Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Common pm & wv
LC Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Common pm & wv
LC Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Abundant pm & wv
LC White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Common pm & wv
LC Black Tern Chlidonias niger Rare pm & wv
LC Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Abundant pm & wv
LC Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii Abundant br, pm & wv
LC Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis Abundant pm & wv
LC Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Vagrant, 3 records
LC Common Tern Sterna hirundo Common pm and uncommon wv
LC White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa Common sbv & pm
LC Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Uncommon and declining sbv
VU Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Vagrant, 4 records
LC Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Vagrant, 2 records
LC Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei Abundant pm & wv
LC Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common wv
LC Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus Vagrant, 2 records
LC Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus Common wv
NT White-eyed Gull Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus Rare autumn pm
LC Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii Abundant br
LC Common Gull Larus canus Rare pm & wv
LC Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Fairly common pm & wv
LC Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus Vagrant, 3 records
LC Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Abundant pm & wv
Baltic Gull Larus fuscus fuscus Rare pm & WV
Heuglin’s Gull Larus fuscus heuglini Abundant pm & wv
Steppe Gull Larus fuscus barabensis Abundant pm & wv
LC Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus indicus Fairly common sbv
LC Wilson’s Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Fairly common sv
LC White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina Vagrant, 3 records
LC Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica Vagrant, 4 records
NT Swinhoe’s Storm Petrel Hydrobates monorhis Rare offshore visitor
VU Matsudaira's Storm Petrel Hydrobates matsudairae Rare offshore visitor
NT Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax Common sv
NT Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata Vagrant, 2 records
NT Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas Vagrant, 3 records
LC Scopoli’s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Vagrant, 9 records
LC Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis Vagrant, 2 records
LC Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica Rare sv
NT Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea Rare sv early-Apr to mid-Nov
NT Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes Fairly common sv
LC Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus Common sbv
LC African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus Vagrant, 1 record
LC Black Stork Ciconia nigra Rare pm & wv
LC White Stork Ciconia ciconia Common pm & wv
LC Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii Irregular, sometimes common wv
LC Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel Vagrant, 8 records
LC Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Vagrant, 1 record
EN Cape Gannet Morus capensis Vagrant, 1 record
LC Red-footed Booby Sula sula Vagrant, 5 records
LC Brown Booby Sula leucogaster plotus Uncommon offshore visitor to s Oman
LC Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Common offshore visitor & br
LC Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus Vagrant, 1 record
LC Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis Abundant wv
VU Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Common offshore visitor & local br
LC Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Abundant pm & wv
LC African Spoonbill Platalea alba Vagrant, 7 records
LC Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Abundant pm & wv
LC African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Rare pm & wv
LC Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Rare pm and wv
LC Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens Vagrant, 1 record
NT Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Vagrant, 5 records
LC Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris Rare pm & wv
LC Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Vagrant, 1 record
LC Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii Vagrant, 1 record
LC Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Common sv
LC Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Fairly common br or sv to S Oman
LC Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca Vagrant, 3 records
LC Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis schistacea Br and abundant wv
LC Little Egret Egretta garzetta Abundant pm & wv
LC Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Common pm & wv
LC Little Heron Butorides attricapilla Common br & pm
LC Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii Fairly common pm & wv
LC Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus Vagrant, 2 records
LC Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Abundant pm & wv
LC Great Egret Ardea alba Abundant pm & wv
LC Medium Egret Ardea intermedia Fairly common wv
LC Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Common wv and uncommon sv
NE Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus Vagrant, 6 records
LC Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Abundant pm & wv
LC Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Vagrant, 5 records
LC Goliath Heron Ardea goliath Vagrant, 5 records
LC Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Abundant pm & wv
LC European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Fairly common pm
LC Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius Uncommon pm & wv
LC Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus Vagrant, 7 records
LC Sykes's Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis Vagrant, 2 records
LC Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Uncommon pm & wv
LC Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus Vagrant, 3 records
LC Little Swift Apus affinis Rare autumn pm
LC Forbes-Watson’s Swift Apus berliozi Common sbv to S Oman
LC Common Swift Apus apus Fairly common pm
LC Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Local sbv and abundant pm
LC Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Uncommon br
LC Little Owl Athene noctua Fairly common br
LC Arabian Scops Owl Otus pamelae Common br in Dhofar
LC Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops Uncommon pm
LC Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei Fairly common br in N Oman
LC Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Rare to uncommon pm & wv
LC Long-eared Owl Asio otus Vagrant, 6 records
LC Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Bubo ascalaphus Rare br
LC Arabian Eagle-Owl Bubo milesi Uncommon br
LC Desert Owl Strix hadorami Uncommon br in S Oman
DD Omani Owl Strix butleri Rare br in N Oman
LC Osprey Pandion haliaetus Local br, abundant pm & wv
LC Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Rare pm & wv
EN Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Abundant br & wv
LC European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus Rare pm, status uncertain
LC Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus Uncommon pm & wv
NT Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus Vagrant, 9 records
EN Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos Common br & wv
LC Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus Uncommon pm & wv
LC Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus Common pm & wv
VU Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga Abundant pm & wv
LC Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina Rare pm & wv
LC Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Fairly common pm & wv
EN Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Abundant pm & wv
LC Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Vagrant, 6 records
VU Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Common to abundant pm & wv
EN Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Declining br
LC Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii Uncommon br in Dhofar
LC Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata Uncommon br
LC Shikra Tachyspiza badius Rare visitor
LC Levant Sparrowhawk Tachyspiza brevipes Vagrant, 1 record
LC Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Common pm & wv
LC Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis Vagrant, 2 records
NT Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Common pm & wv
LC Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Uncommon pm & wv
LC Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Common pm & wv
LC Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Abundant pm & wv
LC Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus Vagrant, 2 records
LC Black Kite Milvus migrans Uncommon pm & wv
NE Yellow-billed Kite Milvus migrant aegyptius Uncommon br in Dhofar
EN Pallas's Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus Vagrant, 7 records
LC White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa Vagrant, 1 record
LC Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus Uncommon pm & wv
LC Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Uncommon br
LC Common Hoopoe Upupa epops Uncommon br and common wv
LC Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis Common br in N Oman
LC Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus Vagrant, 1 record
NT European Roller Coracias garrulus Common pm
LC White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis Vagrant, 2 records
LC Arabian Green Bee-eater Merops cyanophrys Abundant br
LC European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Uncommon sbv and pm
LC Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus Common sbv and abundant pm
LC Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus Rare passage pm and wv
LC Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Common pm & wv
LC Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Rare pm & wv
LC Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala Common sbv to S Oman
LC White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Vagrant, 1 record
VU Collared Kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris Rare and localised br
LC Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla Fairly common pm & wv
LC Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Fairly common pm
LC Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Uncommon br, abundant pm & wv
LC Amur Falcon Falco amurensis Uncommon pm & wv
LC Merlin Falco columbarius Vagrant, 5 records
LC Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae Vagrant, 1 record
NT Sooty Falcon Falco concolor Fairly common but localised sbv
LC Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Fairly common pm
LC Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Fairly common pm & wv
Barbary Falcon Falco peregrinus pelegrinoides Fairly common pm & wv
LC Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus Rare pm & wv
EN Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Rare pm & wv
NT Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria Rare resident in Muscat
LC Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Common br
LC Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus Fairly common br in S Oman
LC Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Fairly common autumn pm
LC Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis Vagrant, 1 record
LC Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus Vagrant, 2 records
LC Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Vagrant, 7 records
LC African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis Common br in S Oman
LC Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor Abundant br, fairly common pm & wv
Arabian Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor aucheri Abundant br
Steppe Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor pallidirostris Fairly common pm & wv
LC Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus Uncommon pm & wv
LC Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Rare to uncommon pm & wv
LC Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator Uncommon spring pm
LC Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus Rare pm, has bred once in Musandam
LC Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus Abundant pm & wv
LC Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio Fairly common pm
LC Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides Abundant pm
LC Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach Rare wv
LC Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Vagrant, 5 records
LC Eurasian Magpie Pica pica Vagrant, 1 record
LC Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis Abundant br
LC Pied Crow Corvus albus Vagrant, 3 records
LC Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus Abundant br in S Oman
LC House Crow Corvus splendens Abundant br
LC Black-headed Penduline Tit Remiz macronyx Vagrant, 1 record
LC Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes Abundant br
LC Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey Vagrant, 1 record
LC Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura Uncommon br
LC Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti Common br
LC Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps Abundant br
LC Singing Bush Lark Mirafra javanica simplex Common sbv and uncommon wv
LC Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula Rare pm & wv
LC Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis Fairly common pm & wv
LC Crested Lark Galerida cristata Abundant br
LC Rufous-capped Lark Calandrella eremica Vagrant, 1 record
LC Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla Common pm & wv
LC Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata Fairly common wv
LC Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra Vagrant, 1 record
LC Arabian Lark Eremalauda eremodites Rare and nomadic br
LC Turkestan Short-toed Lark Alaudala heinei Rare pm & wv
LC Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis Abundant br in S Oman
LC Delicate Prinia Prinia lepida Abundant br in N Oman
LC Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Vagrant, 1 record
LC Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina Vagrant, 9 records
LC Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida Fairly common pm
LC Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum Vagrant, 2 records
LC Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon Vagrant, 2 records
LC Booted Warbler Iduna caligata Rare pm & vw
LC Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama Rare migrant or br to N Oman
LC Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida Common pm
LC Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Uncommon pm
LC Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon Vagrant, 8 records
LC Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola Rare pm & wv
LC Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Vagrant, 8 records
LC Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris Common spring pm
LC Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Fairly common pm & wv
LC Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Uncommon pm & wv
LC Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus Common br & vw
LC River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Vagrant, 1 record
LC Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Rare pm & vw
LC Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Rare pm
LC Banded Martin Neophedina cincta Vagrant, 1 record
LC Sand Martin Riparia riparia Abundant pm & wv
LC Pale Martin Riparia diluta Vagrant, 5 records
LC Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis Vagrant, 8 records
LC Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris Rare & irregular pm & vw
LC Pale Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta Abundant br
LC Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii Rare pm & wv
LC Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Abundant pm & wv
LC Western House Martin Delichon urbicum Fairly common pm
LC Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica Vagrant, 1 record
LC European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Uncommon pm
LC Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola Rare pm & wv
LC Streaked Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta Fairly common but local br
LC Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Vagrant, 2 records
LC Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Fairly common pm
LC Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis Vagrant, 6 records
LC Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Rare pm & wv
LC Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei Rare pm & wv
LC Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Vagrant, 4 records
LC Plain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus Fairly common pm & wv
LC Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Fairly common pm
LC Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus lorenzii Vagrant, 1 record
LC Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Common pm & wv
LC Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus Rare pm & vw
LC Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Vagrant, 2 records
LC Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Vagrant, 1 record
LC Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Common br in N Oman
LC White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis Common br in N Oman
LC White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos Abundant br
LC Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Rare pm
LC Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Uncommon pm
LC Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria Uncommon pm
LC Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Abundant pm & wv
LC Hume’s Whitethroat Curruca curruca althaea Vagrant, 3 records
LC Arabian Warbler Curruca leucomelaena Common br in S Oman
LC Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris Fairly common pm & wv, has bred
LC Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana Common pm & wv
LC Menetries’s Warbler Curruca mystacea Fairly common pm & wv
LC Common Whitethroat Curruca communis Common pm
LC Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala Vagrant, 1 record
LC Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus Local br on Mahawt Island
LC Abyssinian White-eye Zosterops abyssinicus Abundant br in S Oman
LC Arabian Babbler Argya squamiceps Common br
LC Grey Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus Fairly common but localised wv
LC Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris Fairly common wv
LC Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea Uncommon visitor
LC Rosy Starling Pastor roseus Fairly common pm & wv
LC Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum Rare passage pm & wv
LC Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica Vagrant, 1 record
LC Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus Locally common br in N Oman
LC Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Abundant br
LC Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Vagrant, 1 record
LC Tristram’s Starling Onychognathus tristramii Abundant br in S Oman
LC White's Thrush Zoothera aurea Vagrant, 1 record
LC Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Vagrant, 8 records
LC Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Fairly common pm & wv
LC Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Rare wv
LC Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis Vagrant, 1 record
LC Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Uncommon wv
LC Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus Vagrant, 5 records
LC Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus Vagrant, 4 records
LC Black Scrub Robin Cercotrichas podobe Vagrant, 4 records
LC Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Erythropygia galactotes Abundant pm & casual breeder
LC Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Vagrant, 5 records
LC Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Abundant pm
LC Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana Vagrant, 2 records
LC European Robin Erithacus rubecula Vagrant, 9 records
LC White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis Uncommon spring pm
LC Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia Rare pm
LC Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Common pm
LC Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Common pm & wv
LC Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope Vagrant, 1 record
LC Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva Fairly common pm & wv
LC Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Vagrant, 9 records
LC Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata Rare pm
LC European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Vagrant, 3 records
LC Eversmann's Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus Rare wv
LC Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Common pm & wv
LC Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Fairly common pm
LC Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Fairly common pm
LC Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius Common pm & wv
LC Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Fairly common pm & wv
LC Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata Vagrant, Rare pm & wv
LC Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Fairly common pm & wv
LC European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Uncommon pm & wv
LC Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha Uncommon br, pm & wv
LC Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Abundant pm & wv
LC Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka Fairly common pm
LC Eastern Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe melanoleuca Rare pm
LC Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca Vagrant, 1 record
LC Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Fairly common pm
LC Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Abundant pm & wv
LC Blackstart Oenanthe melanura Common br in S Oman
LC Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata Fairly common pm & wv
LC Hume's Wheatear Oenanthe albonigra Common br in N Oman
LC Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii Vagrant, 4 records
LC Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens Rare pm & wv
LC Kurdish Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna Vagrant, 2 records
LC Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia Common pm & wv
LC White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga Vagrant, 9 records
LC Arabian Wheatear Oenanthe lugentoides Common br in S Oman
LC Nile Valley Sunbird Hedydipna metallica Local br S Oman
LC Palestine Sunbird Cinnyris osea Common br in S Oman
LC Arabian Sunbird Cinnyris osea Common br in S Oman
LC Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus Abundant br in N Oman
LC Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula Abundant br in S Oman
LC Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar Local br in N Oman
LC Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica Common br in N Oman
LC African Silverbill Euodice cantans Common br in S Oman
LC Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata Local br in N & S Oman
LC Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis Vagrant, 1 record
LC Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis Vagrant, 2 records
LC Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla Fairly common pm & wv
LC Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis Fairly commons sbv & pm
LC Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Vagrant, 1 record
LC Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis Uncommon pm & wv
LC House Sparrow Passer domesticus Abundant br
LC Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus Rare pm & wv
LC Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Common pm & wv
LC Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Abundant pm & wv
- Yellow-headed Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava lutea Fairly common pm
- Blue-headed Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava flava Fairly common pm & wv
- Sykes's Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava beema Common pm & wv
- Ashy-headed Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava cinereocapilla Rare and irregular pm & wv
- White-headed Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava leucocephala Vagrant, 2 records
- Black-headed Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava feldegg Common pm & wv
- Grey-headed Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava thunbergi Fairly common pm & wv
LC Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Abundant pm & wv
- Black-backed Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola calcarata Vagrant, 5 records
LC Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Vagrant, 6 records
LC White Wagtail Motacilla alba Abundant pm & wv
- Masked Wagtail Motacilla alba personata Fairly common pm & wv
- Amur Wagtail Motacilla alba leucopsis Vagrant, 4 records
LC Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tenellus Vagrant, 1 record
LC Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii Vagrant, 8 records
LC Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Abundant pm & wv
LC Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis Fairly common br
LC Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi Fairly common pm & wv
LC Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Common pm & wv
LC Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Rare pm & vw
LC Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Common pm & wv
LC Siberian Pipit Anthus rubescens Vagrant, 8 records
NT Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rare pm & wv
LC Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Fairly common wv
LC Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Rare autumn pm
LC Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus Local sbv and uncommon pm
LC Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus Uncommon br
NT Arabian Golden-winged Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus percivali Uncommon br
LC Yemen Serin Crithagra menachensis Localised br in S Oman
LC European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Vagrant, 1 record
LC Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus Rare wv
LC Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata Common br
LC Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi Abundant br in S Oman
LC Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Vagrant, 2 records
CR Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola Rare pm
LC Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla Rare pm & wv
VU Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Vagrant, 6 records
LC Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps Vagrant, 7 records
LC Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala Fairly common pm
LC Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Uncommon pm & wv
LC Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani Vagrant, 4 records
NT Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea Rare spring pm
LC Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana Fairly common pm
LC Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia Vagrant, 5 records
LC Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos Vagrant, 1 record
