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Karbala'
This checklist includes all bird species found in Karbala' , 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 Clements, version 2025. 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: Karbala' [map]
Other names: Karbalā', Muḩāfaz̧at Karbalā’, Muhafazat Karbala'
Number of globally threatened species: 10
Last modified: 2026-01-06
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| Graylag Goose | Anser anser | |
| Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons | |
| Lesser White-fronted Goose | Anser erythropus | Vulnerable |
| Ruddy Shelduck | Tadorna ferruginea | |
| Common Shelduck | Tadorna tadorna | |
| Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | |
| Gadwall | Mareca strepera | |
| Eurasian Wigeon | Mareca penelope | |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | |
| Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca | |
| Marbled Duck | Marmaronetta angustirostris | Near-threatened |
| Common Pochard | Aythya ferina | Vulnerable |
| Ferruginous Duck | Aythya nyroca | Near-threatened |
| Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula | |
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| Black Francolin | Francolinus francolinus | |
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| Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | |
| Common Wood-Pigeon | Columba palumbus | |
| European Turtle-Dove | Streptopelia turtur | Vulnerable |
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | |
| Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis | |
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| Pin-tailed Sandgrouse | Pterocles alchata | |
| Spotted Sandgrouse | Pterocles senegallus | |
| Black-bellied Sandgrouse | Pterocles orientalis | |
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| Asian Houbara | Chlamydotis macqueenii | Vulnerable |
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| Egyptian Nightjar | Caprimulgus aegyptius | |
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| Common Swift | Apus apus | |
| Little Swift | Apus affinis | |
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| Water Rail | Rallus aquaticus | |
| Eurasian Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
| Eurasian Coot | Fulica atra | |
| Gray-headed Swamphen | Porphyrio poliocephalus | |
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| Common Crane | Grus grus | |
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| Eurasian Thick-knee | Burhinus oedicnemus | |
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| Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
| Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | |
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| Eurasian Dotterel | Eudromias morinellus | |
| Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | |
| Little Ringed Plover | Thinornis dubius | |
| Northern Lapwing | Vanellus vanellus | Near-threatened |
| Spur-winged Lapwing | Vanellus spinosus | |
| Red-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus indicus | |
| Sociable Lapwing | Vanellus gregarius | Critically endangered |
| White-tailed Lapwing | Vanellus leucurus | |
| Kentish Plover | Anarhynchus alexandrinus | |
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| Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | Near-threatened |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Near-threatened |
| Jack Snipe | Lymnocryptes minimus | |
| Great Snipe | Gallinago media | Near-threatened |
| Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | |
| Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | |
| Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | |
| Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | |
| Spotted Redshank | Tringa erythropus | |
| Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
| Temminck's Stint | Calidris temminckii | |
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | Near-threatened |
| Little Stint | Calidris minuta | |
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| Cream-colored Courser | Cursorius cursor | |
| Collared Pratincole | Glareola pratincola | |
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| Slender-billed Gull | Chroicocephalus genei | |
| Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | |
| Common Gull | Larus canus | |
| Caspian Gull | Larus cachinnans | |
| Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | |
| White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | |
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| Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus roseus | |
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| Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
| Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus | |
| Eared Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | |
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| Black Stork | Ciconia nigra | |
| White Stork | Ciconia ciconia | |
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| Pygmy Cormorant | Microcarbo pygmaeus | |
| Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
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| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | |
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| Eurasian Bittern | Botaurus stellaris | |
| Little Bittern | Botaurus minutus | |
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
| Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | |
| Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides | |
| Western Cattle-Egret | Ardea ibis | |
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
| Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
| Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | |
| Goliath Heron | Ardea goliath | Rare/Accidental |
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| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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| Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus | |
| Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus | Endangered |
| Eurasian Griffon | Gyps fulvus | |
| Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Circaetus gallicus | |
| Greater Spotted Eagle | Clanga clanga | Vulnerable |
| Booted Eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus | |
| Steppe Eagle | Aquila nipalensis | Endangered |
| Imperial Eagle | Aquila heliaca | Vulnerable |
| Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | |
| Western Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus | |
| Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | |
| Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | Near-threatened |
| Montagu's Harrier | Circus pygargus | |
| Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
| White-tailed Eagle | Haliaeetus albicilla | |
| Long-legged Buzzard | Buteo rufinus | |
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| Western Barn Owl | Tyto alba | |
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| Pallid Scops-Owl | Otus brucei | |
| Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Bubo bubo | |
| Little Owl | Athene noctua | |
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| Common Hoopoe | Upupa epops | |
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| Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Merops persicus | |
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| Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |
| White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis | |
| Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis | |
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| European Roller | Coracias garrulus | |
| Indian Roller | Coracias benghalensis | Near-threatened |
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| Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | |
| Eurasian Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | |
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | |
| Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo | |
| Saker Falcon | Falco cherrug | Endangered |
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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| Red-tailed Shrike | Lanius phoenicuroides | |
| Isabelline Shrike | Lanius isabellinus | |
| Great Gray Shrike | Lanius excubitor | |
| Lesser Gray Shrike | Lanius minor | |
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| Eurasian Magpie | Pica pica | |
| Eurasian Jackdaw | Coloeus monedula | |
| Rook | Corvus frugilegus | |
| Hooded Crow | Corvus cornix | |
| Common Raven | Corvus corax | |
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| Greater Hoopoe-Lark | Alaemon alaudipes | |
| Desert Lark | Ammomanes deserti | |
| Eurasian Skylark | Alauda arvensis | |
| Crested Lark | Galerida cristata | |
| Calandra Lark | Melanocorypha calandra | |
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| Delicate Prinia | Prinia lepida | |
| Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis | |
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| Eastern Olivaceous Warbler | Iduna pallida | |
| Upcher's Warbler | Hippolais languida | |
| Moustached Warbler | Acrocephalus melanopogon | |
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| River Warbler | Locustella fluviatilis | Rare/Accidental |
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| Bank Swallow | Riparia riparia | |
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
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| White-eared Bulbul | Pycnonotus leucotis | |
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| Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | |
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| Garden Warbler | Sylvia borin | |
| Lesser Whitethroat | Curruca curruca | |
| Asian Desert Warbler | Curruca nana | |
| Menetries's Warbler | Curruca mystacea | |
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| Iraq Babbler | Argya altirostris | |
| Afghan Babbler | Argya huttoni | |
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| European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Rare/Accidental |
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| Song Thrush | Turdus philomelos | |
| Eurasian Blackbird | Turdus merula | |
| Fieldfare | Turdus pilaris | |
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| Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin | Cercotrichas galactotes | |
| European Robin | Erithacus rubecula | |
| Bluethroat | Luscinia svecica | |
| Red-breasted Flycatcher | Ficedula parva | Rare/Accidental |
| Rufous-backed Redstart | Phoenicurus erythronotus | Rare/Accidental |
| Siberian Stonechat | Saxicola maurus | |
| Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe | |
| Isabelline Wheatear | Oenanthe isabellina | |
| Finsch's Wheatear | Oenanthe finschii | |
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| Hypocolius | Hypocolius ampelinus | Rare/Accidental |
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| Dunnock | Prunella modularis | |
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| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
| Spanish Sparrow | Passer hispaniolensis | |
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| White Wagtail | Motacilla alba | |
| Red-throated Pipit | Anthus cervinus | |
| Water Pipit | Anthus spinoletta | |
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| Common Chaffinch | Fringilla coelebs | |
| Desert Finch | Rhodospiza obsoleta | |
| European Goldfinch | Carduelis carduelis | |
| Eurasian Siskin | Spinus spinus | |
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| Corn Bunting | Emberiza calandra | |
| Reed Bunting | Emberiza schoeniclus | |
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