Bird names for Oman
For all practical purposes the NEW, modern names for birds, as listed below, should be used.
If known, alternative (often old) names are given for bird species on their respective pages. They are provided for the benefit of those who have grown up with the old names. Note that many old names are not unique (marked with "*"), some are misnomers and in some cases new scientific research has led to entirely new names for birds (including their scientific classifications).
Where possible, we will try to list Arabic names in the future.
Index of birds of Oman observed by us
NOTE: Only birds native to Oman seen by us are listed here.
No introduced species are listed or shown.
For a COMPLETE LIST of all bird species of Oman please
refer to a field guide or click HERE
.
Bird species of Oman are listed alphabetically by their English common names (e.g., "Hoopoe") and by their scientific names (e.g., "Upupa epops"). To search for a bird with a composite name, such as "Indian Roller", go to the letter "R" for "Roller, Indian". Alternatively, use the search engine in the header above.
| English common name [Arabic common name] Scientific name |
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B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
R
S
T
V
W
(Sorted by first letter of COMMON ENGLISH name; letters are clickable) |
C
| Chiffchaff (see also [Phylloscopus] Warbler) | ||
| Common | Phylloscopus collybita | |
| Coot, Eurasian | Fulica atra | |
| Cormorant | ||
| Great | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
| Courser, Cream-coloured | Cursorius cursor | |
| Crow (see also Raven) | ||
| House | Corvus splendens | |
| Curlew | ||
| Eurasian | Numenius arquata |
| Dove | ||
| European Collared | Streptopelia decaocto | |
| Laughing | Spilopelia senegalensis | |
| Namaqua | Oena capensis | |
| Rock | Columba livia | |
| Duck | ||
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos |
| Eagle | ||
| Bonelli's | Aquila [Hiraaetus] fasciatus | |
| Egret (see also Heron) | ||
| Cattle | "Abu qerdan" | Bubulcus ibis |
| Great White | Ardea alba | |
| Intermediate | Ardea [Mesophoyx] intermedia | |
| Little | Ardea [Egretta] garzetta |
G
H
I
| Ibis | ||
| African Sacred | Threskiornis aethiopicus | |
| Glossy | Plegadis falcinellus |
| Jaeger (see also Skua) | ||
| Arctic | Stercorarius parasiticus | |
| Parasitic | Stercorarius parasiticus |
| Kestrel (see also Falcon) | ||
| Common | Falco tinnunculus | |
| Kingfisher | ||
| Common | Alcedo atthis | |
| Pied | Ceryle rudis | |
| Kite | ||
| Black | Milvus migrans | |
| Koel, Asian | Eudynamys scolopaceus |
| Lapwing (see also Plover) | ||
| Red-wattled | Hoplopterus indicus | |
| Spur-winged | Vanellus spinosus | |
| White-tailed | Vanellus leucurus | |
| Lark | ||
| Crested | Galerida cristata |
| Mallard (see also Duck) | Anas platyrhynchos | |
| Martin (see also Swallow) | ||
| Rock | Ptyonoprogne fuligula | |
| Myna(h) | ||
| Common | Acridotheres tristis |
| Nightjar | ||
| European | Caprimulgus europaeus |
| Oriole | ||
| European Golden | Oriolus oriolus | |
| Osprey, Western | Pandion haliaetus | |
| Owl | ||
| Little | Athene noctua | |
| Pallid Scops | Otus brucei | |
| Oystercatcher | ||
| Eurasian | Haematopus ostralegus |
R
| Raven (see also Crow) | ||
| Brown-necked | Corvus ruficollis | |
| Redstart | ||
| Black | Phoenicurus ochrurus | |
| Common | Phoenicurus phoenicurus | |
| Roller | ||
| European | Coracias garrulus | |
| Indian | Coracias benghalensis |
T
V
| Vulture | ||
| Egyptian | Neophron percnopterus | |
| Lappet-faced | Torgos tracheliotus |
