This checklist includes all bird species found in Al Daayen , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Country or region: Al Daayen [map]
Other names: الضعاين, Baladīyat az̧ Z̧a‘āyin, Baladiyat az Za'ayin
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Common Shelduck | Tadorna tadorna | |
Common Pochard | Aythya ferina | |
Ferruginous Duck | Aythya nyroca | |
Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | |
Eurasian Wigeon | Mareca penelope | |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
Common Teal | Anas crecca | |
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Grey Francolin | Francolinus pondicerianus | |
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Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus roseus | |
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Rock Dove | Columba livia | |
Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | |
Laughing Dove | Streptopelia senegalensis | |
Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis | |
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Red-billed Tropicbird | Phaethon aethereus | |
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Pallid Swift | Apus pallidus | |
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Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
Common Coot | Fulica atra | |
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Macqueen's Bustard | Chlamydotis macqueenii | |
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European White Stork | Ciconia ciconia | |
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Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus | |
Striated Heron | Butorides striata | Rare/Accidental |
Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | |
Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | |
Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
Western Reef Egret | Egretta gularis | |
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Eurasian Spoonbill | Platalea leucorodia | Rare/Accidental |
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Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
Socotra Cormorant | Phalacrocorax nigrogularis | |
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Eurasian Oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus | |
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Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | |
Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
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Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | |
Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | |
Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | |
Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | |
Kentish Plover | Charadrius alexandrinus | |
Lesser Sand Plover | Charadrius mongolus | |
Greater Sand Plover | Charadrius leschenaultii | |
Red-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus indicus | |
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Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | |
Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | |
Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | |
Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | |
Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | |
Ruff | Calidris pugnax | |
Broad-billed Sandpiper | Calidris falcinellus | |
Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | |
Temminck's Stint | Calidris temminckii | |
Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
Dunlin | Calidris alpina | |
Little Stint | Calidris minuta | |
Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | |
Terek Sandpiper | Xenus cinereus | |
Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | |
Spotted Redshank | Tringa erythropus | |
Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | |
Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | |
Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | |
Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | |
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Crab-plover | Dromas ardeola | |
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Cream-coloured Courser | Cursorius cursor | |
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Arctic Skua | Stercorarius parasiticus | Rare/Accidental |
Pomarine Skua | Stercorarius pomarinus | |
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Slender-billed Gull | Chroicocephalus genei | |
Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | |
Sooty Gull | Ichthyaetus hemprichii | |
Pallas's Gull | Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus | |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | |
Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | |
Saunders's Tern | Sternula saundersi | |
Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica | |
Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | |
Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida | |
White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | |
Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | |
White-cheeked Tern | Sterna repressa | |
Lesser Crested Tern | Thalasseus bengalensis | |
Sandwich Tern | Thalasseus sandvicensis | |
Greater Crested Tern | Thalasseus bergii | |
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Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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Greater Spotted Eagle | Clanga clanga | |
Western Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus | |
Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | |
Montagu's Harrier | Circus pygargus | |
Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | |
Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
Long-legged Buzzard | Buteo rufinus | |
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Common Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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Little Owl | Athene noctua | |
Pallid Scops Owl | Otus brucei | Rare/Accidental |
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Common Hoopoe | Upupa epops | |
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European Roller | Coracias garrulus | |
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Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |
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Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | |
Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | |
Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo | |
Saker Falcon | Falco cherrug | Introduced species |
Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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Alexandrine Parakeet | Psittacula eupatria | |
Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri | |
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Red-backed Shrike | Lanius collurio | |
Turkestan Shrike | Lanius phoenicuroides | |
Isabelline Shrike | Lanius isabellinus | |
Lesser Grey Shrike | Lanius minor | |
Great Grey Shrike | Lanius excubitor | |
Woodchat Shrike | Lanius senator | |
Masked Shrike | Lanius nubicus | |
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Indian Silverbill | Euodice malabarica | |
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House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
Spanish Sparrow | Passer hispaniolensis | |
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Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis | |
Water Pipit | Anthus spinoletta | |
Tawny Pipit | Anthus campestris | |
Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | |
Citrine Wagtail | Motacilla citreola | |
White Wagtail | Motacilla alba | |
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Corn Bunting | Emberiza calandra | |
Ortolan Bunting | Emberiza hortulana | |
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Greater Hoopoe Lark | Alaemon alaudipes | |
Bar-tailed Lark | Ammomanes cinctura | |
Desert Lark | Ammomanes deserti | |
Black-crowned Sparrow Lark | Eremopterix nigriceps | |
Greater Short-toed Lark | Calandrella brachydactyla | |
Eurasian Sky Lark | Alauda arvensis | |
Crested Lark | Galerida cristata | |
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Graceful Prinia | Prinia gracilis | |
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Upcher's Warbler | Hippolais languida | |
Clamorous Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus stentoreus | |
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Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica | |
Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
Pale Crag Martin | Ptyonoprogne obsoleta | |
Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | |
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White-eared Bulbul | Pycnonotus leucotis | |
Red-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer | |
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Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | |
Common Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus collybita | |
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Eurasian Blackcap | Sylvia atricapilla | |
Asian Desert Warbler | Curruca nana | |
Lesser Whitethroat | Curruca curruca | |
Ménétries's Warbler | Curruca mystacea | |
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Grey Hypocolius | Hypocolius ampelinus | |
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Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | |
Rosy Starling | Pastor roseus | |
Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | |
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Rufous Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas galactotes | |
Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | |
Bluethroat | Luscinia svecica | |
Red-breasted Flycatcher | Ficedula parva | |
Black Redstart | Phoenicurus ochruros | |
Common Rock Thrush | Monticola saxatilis | |
Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | |
Whinchat | Saxicola rubetra | |
European Stonechat | Saxicola rubicola | |
Eastern Stonechat | Saxicola maurus | |
Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe | |
Isabelline Wheatear | Oenanthe isabellina | |
Desert Wheatear | Oenanthe deserti | |
Pied Wheatear | Oenanthe pleschanka | |
Mourning Wheatear | Oenanthe lugens | |
Red-tailed Wheatear | Oenanthe chrysopygia | |
Kurdish Wheatear | Oenanthe xanthoprymna | Rare/Accidental |
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Song Thrush | Turdus philomelos |
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