Birds of Kuwait
Kuwait hosts 365 regularly occurring species in this directory. Ordered by how often each bird is reported in the country.
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Crested LarkGalerida cristata
- Isabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Common HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Pied WheatearOenanthe pleschanka
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor
- Desert WheatearOenanthe deserti
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Delicate PriniaPrinia lepida
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Namaqua DoveOena capensis
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Eurasian CootFulica atra
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Red-tailed ShrikeLanius phoenicuroides
- Common RedshankTringa totanus
- Purple SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator
- European Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Steppe EagleAquila nipalensis
- Great EgretArdea alba
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Masked ShrikeLanius nubicus
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyroca
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Greater Hoopoe-LarkAlaemon alaudipes
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Siberian StonechatSaxicola maurus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
- Ortolan BuntingEmberiza hortulana
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliaca
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Purple HeronArdea purpurea
- Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
- White-throated RobinIrania gutturalis
- Grey HypocoliusHypocolius ampelinus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Upcher's WarblerHippolais languida
- Crab-ploverDromas ardeola
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Black-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix nigriceps
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Sandwich TernThalasseus sandvicensis
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Common PochardAythya ferina
- Eurasian SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SanderlingCalidris alba
- Lesser KestrelFalco naumanni
- Short-toed Snake EagleCircaetus gallicus
- Eurasian WryneckJynx torquilla
- Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Greater Crested TernThalasseus bergii
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellus
- Western House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Cream-colored CourserCursorius cursor
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Mourning WheatearOenanthe lugens
- Green-winged TealAnas crecca
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Red-breasted FlycatcherFicedula parva
- Pharaoh Eagle-OwlBubo ascalaphus
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Bar-tailed LarkAmmomanes cinctura
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- White-cheeked TernSterna repressa
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
- Finsch's WheatearOenanthe finschii
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Egyptian NightjarCaprimulgus aegyptius
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Common SwiftApus apus
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Semicollared FlycatcherFicedula semitorquata
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
- Red-tailed WheatearOenanthe chrysopygia
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Armenian GullLarus armenicus
- European Honey BuzzardPernis apivorus
- Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Socotra CormorantPhalacrocorax nigrogularis
- Pale RockfinchCarpospiza brachydactyla
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- White-crowned WheatearOenanthe leucopyga
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Basra Reed WarblerAcrocephalus griseldis
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Yellow-throated SparrowGymnoris xanthocollis
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Black-headed BuntingEmberiza melanocephala
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensis
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Sociable LapwingVanellus gregarius
- Hume's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus humei
- Pallid Scops OwlOtus brucei
- Rüppell's WeaverPloceus galbula
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Lesser FlamingoPhoeniconaias minor
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanni
- Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus
- Corn CrakeCrex crex
- Mountain ChiffchaffPhylloscopus sindianus
- Cinereous BuntingEmberiza cineracea
- Black-throated ThrushTurdus atrogularis
- Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
- Trumpeter FinchBucanetes githagineus
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- Desert FinchRhodospiza obsoleta
- Javan MynaAcridotheres javanicus
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Black StorkCiconia nigra
- Desert LarkAmmomanes deserti
- Icterine WarblerHippolais icterina
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Yellow-crowned BishopEuplectes afer
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Cinereous VultureAegypius monachus
- Brown-necked RavenCorvus ruficollis
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Dead Sea SparrowPasser moabiticus
- European Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Bimaculated LarkMelanocorypha bimaculata
- Temminck's LarkEremophila bilopha
- Eversmann's RedstartPhoenicurus erythronotus
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Pale Crag MartinPtyonoprogne obsoleta
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Red PhalaropePhalaropus fulicarius
- Sykes's WarblerIduna rama
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
- Pin-tailed SandgrousePterocles alchata
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Kurdish WheatearOenanthe xanthoprymna
- Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalis
- Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Sooty FalconFalco concolor
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra
- Golden-backed WeaverPloceus jacksoni
- Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
- Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinus
- Thick-billed LarkRamphocoris clotbey
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Red KnotCalidris canutus
- Southern Red BishopEuplectes orix
- Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
- Black Scrub RobinCercotrichas podobe
- Asian HoubaraChlamydotis macqueenii
- Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
- Green WarblerPhylloscopus nitidus
- Eastern Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus orientalis
- Arctic TernSterna paradisaea
- Great Spotted CuckooClamator glandarius
- Hooded WheatearOenanthe monacha
- Dunn's LarkEremalauda dunni
- Red-breasted MerganserMergus serrator
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- River WarblerLocustella fluviatilis
- Pale MartinRiparia diluta
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Pin-tailed WhydahVidua macroura
- Grey-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Northern Red BishopEuplectes franciscanus
- Streaked WeaverPloceus manyar
- Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Booted WarblerIduna caligata
- Radde's AccentorPrunella ocularis
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeus
- Pectoral SandpiperCalidris melanotos
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispus
- Great SnipeGallinago media
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
- Hume's WheatearOenanthe albonigra
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola
- Grey-necked BuntingEmberiza buchanani
- Plain Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus neglectus
- Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
- Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
- Calandra LarkMelanocorypha calandra
- BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus
- Forest WagtailDendronanthus indicus
- Striolated BuntingEmberiza striolata
- White-eyed GullIchthyaetus leucophthalmus
- Horned GrebePodiceps auritus
- Cape StarlingLamprotornis nitens
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Purple StarlingLamprotornis purpureus
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata
- Long-tailed JaegerStercorarius longicaudus
- Sabine's GullXema sabini
- Little BuntingEmberiza pusilla
- Senegal ParrotPoicephalus senegalus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Black-throated LoonGavia arctica
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- Superb StarlingLamprotornis superbus
- Amur FalconFalco amurensis
- Marbled DuckMarmaronetta angustirostris
- Sand PartridgeAmmoperdix heyi
- Blyth's PipitAnthus godlewskii
- Little CurlewNumenius minutus
Rare visitors
Recorded here, though only as vagrants or rarities.
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Black-legged KittiwakeRissa tridactyla
- Village WeaverPloceus cucullatus
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- Red-winged ParrotAprosmictus erythropterus
- CockatielNymphicus hollandicus
- Variable WheatearOenanthe picata
- Red-headed BuntingEmberiza bruniceps
- Fischer's LovebirdAgapornis fischeri
- European GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Blyth's Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Eastern Yellow WagtailMotacilla tschutschensis
- Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
- Diamond DoveGeopelia cuneata
- Red-billed TropicbirdPhaethon aethereus
- Lappet-faced VultureTorgos tracheliotos
- Masked BoobySula dactylatra
- Lesser FrigatebirdFregata ariel
- Black-winged Red BishopEuplectes hordeaceus
- Mongolian FinchBucanetes mongolicus