List Of Birds Of Oman

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Oman. The avifauna of Oman include a total of 551 species, of which 7 have been introduced by humans.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) generally follow the conventions of '' The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World'', 2022 edition with a few changes based on the list of the Ornithological Society of the Middle East. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect the ''Clements'' taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Oman.

The following tags have been used to highlight several categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are commonly occurring native species.

*(A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Oman
*(I) Introduced - a species introduced to Oman as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions
*(Ex) Extirpated - a species that no longer occurs in Oman although populations exist elsewhere
*(X) Extinct - a species or subspecies that no longer exists

Ostriches

Order: StruthioniformesFamily: Struthionidae

The ostrich is a flightless bird native to Africa. It is the largest living species of bird. It is distinctive in its appearance, with a long neck and legs and the ability to run at high speeds.

* Common ostrich, ''Struthio camelus'' (Ex)
**Arabian ostrich, ''Struthio camelus syriacus'' (X)

Ducks, geese, and waterfowl

Order: AnseriformesFamily: Anatidae

Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.

* Fulvous whistling-duck, ''Dendrocygna bicolor'' (A)
* Lesser whistling-duck, ''Dendrocygna javanica'' (A)
* Graylag goose, ''Anser anser''
* Greater white-fronted goose, ''Anser albifrons''
* Lesser white-fronted goose, ''Anser erythropus'' (A)
*Canada goose, ''Branta canadensis'' (A)
*Red-breasted goose, ''Branta ruficollis'' (A)
*Mute swan, ''Cygnus olor'' (A)
* Tundra swan, ''Cygnus columbianus''
* Whooper swan, ''Cygnus cygnus'' (A)
* Knob-billed duck, ''Sarkidiornis melanotos'' (A)
* Egyptian goose, ''Alopochen aegyptiacus'' (A)
*Ruddy shelduck, ''Tadorna ferruginea''
*Common shelduck, ''Tadorna tadorna''
* Cotton pygmy-goose, ''Nettapus coromandelianus''
* Garganey, ''Spatula querquedula''
* Northern shoveler, ''Spatula clypeata''
*Gadwall, ''Mareca strepera''
* Eurasian wigeon, ''Mareca penelope''
*Mallard, ''Anas platyrhynchos''
* Northern pintail, ''Anas acuta''
* Green-winged teal, ''Anas crecca''
* Marbled teal, ''Marmaronetta angustirostris'' (A)
* Red-crested pochard, ''Netta rufina''
* Common pochard, ''Aythya ferina''
* Ferruginous duck, ''Aythya nyroca''
* Tufted duck, ''Aythya fuligula''
* Red-breasted merganser, ''Mergus serrator'' (A)

Pheasants, grouse, and allies

Order: GalliformesFamily: Phasianidae

The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds. In general, they are plump (although they vary in size) and have broad, relatively short wings.

* Sand partridge, ''Ammoperdix heyi''
* Common quail, ''Coturnix coturnix''
* Harlequin quail, ''Coturnix delegorguei'' (A)
* Chukar, ''Alectoris chukar''
*Arabian partridge, ''Alectoris melanocephala''
* Gray francolin, ''Ortygornis pondicerianus''

Flamingos

Order: PhoenicopteriformesFamily: Phoenicopteridae

Flamingos are gregarious wading birds, usually tall, found in both the Western and Eastern Hemispheres. Flamingos filter-feed on shellfish and algae. Their oddly shaped beaks are specially adapted to separate mud and silt from the food they consume and, uniquely, are used upside-down.

* Greater flamingo, ''Phoenicopterus roseus''
* Lesser flamingo, ''Phoenicopterus minor'' (A)

Grebes

Order: PodicipediformesFamily: Podicipedidae

Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land.

* Little grebe, ''Tachybaptus ruficollis''
* Great crested grebe, ''Podiceps cristatus'' (A)
*Eared grebe, ''Podiceps nigricollis''

Pigeons and doves

Order: ColumbiformesFamily: Columbidae

Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.

* Rock pigeon, ''Columba livia''
*Stock dove, ''Columba oenas'' (A)
*Common wood-pigeon, ''Columba palumbus''
* European turtle-dove, ''Streptopelia turtur''
*Oriental turtle-dove, ''Streptopelia orientalis''
* Eurasian collared-dove, ''Streptopelia decaocto''
*African collared-dove, ''Streptopelia roseogrisea'' (A)
*Red collared-dove, ''Streptopelia tranquebarica'' (A)
* Laughing dove, ''Spilopelia senegalensis''
* Tambourine dove, ''Turtur tympanistria'' (A)
*Namaqua dove, ''Oena capensis''
*Bruce's green-pigeon, ''Treron waalia''

Sandgrouse

Order: PterocliformesFamily: Pteroclidae

Sandgrouse have small, pigeon like heads and necks, but sturdy compact bodies. They have long pointed wings and sometimes tails and a fast direct flight. Flocks fly to watering holes at dawn and dusk. Their legs are feathered down to the toes. There are 16 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Oman.

* Pin-tailed sandgrouse, ''Pterocles alchata'' (A)
*Chestnut-bellied sandgrouse, ''Pterocles exustus''
* Spotted sandgrouse, ''Pterocles senegallus''
*Crowned sandgrouse, ''Pterocles coronatus''
*Lichtenstein's sandgrouse, ''Pterocles lichtensteinii''

Bustards

Order: OtidiformesFamily: Otididae

Bustards are large terrestrial birds mainly associated with dry open country and steppes in the Old World. They are omnivorous and nest on the ground. They walk steadily on strong legs and big toes, pecking for food as they go. They have long broad wings with "fingered" wingtips and striking patterns in flight. Many have interesting mating displays.

* Macqueen's bustard, ''Chlamydotis macqueenii''
* Little bustard, ''Tetrax tetrax'' (A)

Cuckoos

Order: CuculiformesFamily: Cuculidae

The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. The Old World cuckoos are brood parasites.

*Chestnut-winged cuckoo, ''Clamator coromandus'' (A)
*Great spotted cuckoo, ''Clamator glandarius'' (A)
*Pied cuckoo, ''Clamator jacobinus''
* Asian koel, ''Eudynamys scolopacea''
*Dideric cuckoo, ''Chrysococcyx caprius''
*Gray-bellied cuckoo, ''Cacomantis passerinus'' (A)
* Common hawk-cuckoo, ''Cuculus varius'' (A)
* Lesser cuckoo, ''Cuculus poliocephalus'' (A)
* Common cuckoo, ''Cuculus canorus''

Nightjars and allies

Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Caprimulgidae

Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves.

*Eurasian nightjar, ''Caprimulgus europaeus''
*Egyptian nightjar, ''Caprimulgus aegyptius''
*Nubian nightjar, ''Caprimulgus nubicus'' (A)
*Sykes's nightjar, ''Caprimulgus mahrattensis'' (A)

Swifts

Order: CaprimulgiformesFamily: Apodidae

Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.

*Alpine swift, ''Apus melba''
* Common swift, ''Apus apus''
* Pallid swift, ''Apus pallidus''
*Forbes-Watson's swift, ''Apus berliozi''
*Pacific swift, ''Apus pacificus'' (A)
* Little swift, ''Apus affinis''

Rails, gallinules and coots

Order: GruiformesFamily: Rallidae

Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers.

* Water rail, ''Rallus aquaticus''
* Corn crake, ''Crex crex''
* Spotted crake, ''Porzana porzana''
* Lesser moorhen, ''Paragallinula angulata'' (A)
*Eurasian moorhen, ''Gallinula chloropus''
* Eurasian coot, ''Fulica atra''
* Red-knobbed coot, ''Fulica cristata'' (A)
*Allen's gallinule, ''Porphyrio alleni'' (A)
* African swamphen, ''Porphyrio madagascariensis'' (A)
*Gray-headed swamphen, ''Porphyrio poliocephalus'' (A)
*Watercock, ''Gallicrex cinerea'' (A)
* White-breasted waterhen, ''Amaurornis phoenicurus''
* Ruddy-breasted crake, ''Zapornia fusca'' (A)
* Little crake, ''Zapornia parva''
* Baillon's crake, ''Zapornia pusilla''

Cranes

Order: GruiformesFamily: Gruidae

Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances".

*Demoiselle crane, ''Anthropoides virgo'' (A)
* Common crane, ''Grus grus''

Thick-knees

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Burhinidae

The thick-knees are a group of largely tropical waders in the family Burhinidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow-black bills, large yellow eyes and cryptic plumage. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats.

*Eurasian thick-knee, ''Burhinus oedicnemus''
*Spotted thick-knee, ''Burhinus capensis''
*Great thick-knee, ''Esacus recurvirostris''

Stilts and avocets

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Recurvirostridae

Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.

* Black-winged stilt, ''Himantopus himantopus''
* Pied avocet, ''Recurvirostra avosetta''

Oystercatchers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Haematopodidae

The oystercatchers are large and noisy plover-like birds, with strong bills used for smashing or prising open molluscs.

* Eurasian oystercatcher, ''Haematopus ostralegus''

Plovers and lapwings

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Charadriidae

The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water.

* Black-bellied plover, ''Pluvialis squatarola''
* European golden-plover, ''Pluvialis apricaria'' (A)
*American golden-plover, ''Pluvialis dominica'' (A)
* Pacific golden-plover, ''Pluvialis fulva''
*Northern lapwing, ''Vanellus vanellus''
*Spur-winged lapwing, ''Vanellus spinosus''
*Gray-headed lapwing, ''Vanellus cinereus'' (A)
* Red-wattled lapwing, ''Vanellus indicus''
* Sociable lapwing, ''Vanellus gregarius''
* White-tailed lapwing, ''Vanellus leucurus''
* Lesser sand-plover, ''Charadrius mongolus''
* Greater sand-plover, ''Charadrius leschenaultii''
*Caspian plover, ''Charadrius asiaticus''
* Kentish plover, ''Charadrius alexandrinus''
* Common ringed plover, ''Charadrius hiaticula''
* Little ringed plover, ''Charadrius dubius''
* Eurasian dotterel, ''Charadrius morinellus'' (A)

Painted-snipes

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Rostratulidae

Painted-snipes are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly coloured.

* Greater painted-snipe, ''Rostratula benghalensis'' (A)

Jacanas

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Jacanidae

The jacanas are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found throughout the tropics. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat.

* Pheasant-tailed jacana, ''Hydrophasianus chirurgus''

Sandpipers and allies

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Scolopacidae

Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.

* Whimbrel, ''Numenius phaeopus''
* Far Eastern curlew, ''Numenius madagascariensis'' (A)
* Slender-billed curlew, ''Numenius tenuirostris'' (A)
* Eurasian curlew, ''Numenius arquata''
* Bar-tailed godwit, ''Limosa lapponica''
*Black-tailed godwit, ''Limosa limosa''
* Ruddy turnstone, ''Arenaria interpres''
* Great knot, ''Calidris tenuirostris''
* Red knot, ''Calidris canutus'' (A)
* Ruff, ''Calidris pugnax''
* Broad-billed sandpiper, ''Calidris falcinellus''
* Sharp-tailed sandpiper, ''Calidris acuminata'' (A)
* Curlew sandpiper, ''Calidris ferruginea''
* Temminck's stint, ''Calidris temminckii''
* Long-toed stint, ''Calidris subminuta''
* Sanderling, ''Calidris alba''
* Dunlin, ''Calidris alpina''
* Baird's sandpiper, ''Calidris bairdii'' (A)
* Little stint, ''Calidris minuta''
* Buff-breasted sandpiper, ''Calidris subruficollis'' (A)
* Pectoral sandpiper, ''Calidris melanotos'' (A)
* Asian dowitcher, ''Limnodromus semipalmatus'' (A)
* Long-billed dowitcher, ''Limnodromus scolopaceus'' (A)
*Jack snipe, ''Lymnocryptes minimus''
* Eurasian woodcock, ''Scolopax rusticola'' (A)
*Great snipe, ''Gallinago media''
* Common snipe, ''Gallinago gallinago''
* Pin-tailed snipe, ''Gallinago stenura''
* Terek sandpiper, ''Xenus cinereus''
* Wilson's phalarope, ''Phalaropus tricolor'' (A)
* Red-necked phalarope, ''Phalaropus lobatus''
* Red phalarope, ''Phalaropus fulicarius''
*Common sandpiper, ''Actitis hypoleucos''
* Green sandpiper, ''Tringa ochropus''
*Gray-tailed tattler, ''Tringa brevipes'' (A)
* Spotted redshank, ''Tringa erythropus''
* Common greenshank, ''Tringa nebularia''
* Lesser yellowlegs, ''Tringa flavipes'' (A)
* Marsh sandpiper, ''Tringa stagnatilis''
* Wood sandpiper, ''Tringa glareola''
* Common redshank, ''Tringa totanus''

Buttonquail

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Turnicidae

The buttonquail are small, drab, running birds which resemble the true quails. The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship. The male incubates the eggs and tends the young.

*Small buttonquail, ''Turnix sylvatica'' (A)

Crab-plover

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Dromadidae

The crab-plover is related to the waders. It resembles a plover but with very long grey legs and a strong heavy black bill similar to a tern. It has black-and-white plumage, a long neck, partially webbed feet and a bill designed for eating crabs.

* Crab-plover, ''Dromas ardeola''

Pratincoles and coursers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Glareolidae

Glareolidae is a family of wading birds comprising the pratincoles, which have short legs, long pointed wings and long forked tails, and the coursers, which have long legs, short wings and long, pointed bills which curve downwards.

* Cream-colored courser, ''Cursorius cursor''
* Collared pratincole, ''Glareola pratincola''
* Black-winged pratincole, ''Glareola nordmanni'' (A)
* Small pratincole, ''Glareola lactea''

Skuas and jaegers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Stercorariidae

The family Stercorariidae are, in general, medium to large birds, typically with grey or brown plumage, often with white markings on the wings. They nest on the ground in temperate and arctic regions and are long-distance migrants.

* South polar skua, ''Stercorarius maccormicki'' (A)
* Brown skua, ''Stercorarius antarctica'' (A)
*Pomarine jaeger, ''Stercorarius pomarinus''
*Parasitic jaeger, ''Stercorarius parasiticus''
* Long-tailed jaeger, ''Stercorarius longicaudus'' (A)

Gulls, terns, and skimmers

Order: CharadriiformesFamily: Laridae

Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds, the gulls, terns, and skimmers. Gulls are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years. Skimmers are a small family of tropical tern-like birds. They have an elongated lower mandible which they use to feed by flying low over the water surface and skimming the water for small fish.

*Black-legged kittiwake, ''Rissa tridactyla'' (A)
* Sabine's gull, ''Xema sabini'' (A)
* Slender-billed gull, ''Chroicocephalus genei''
* Black-headed gull, ''Chroicocephalus ridibundus''
* Brown-headed gull, ''Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus'' (A)
* White-eyed gull, ''Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus'' (A)
* Sooty gull, ''Ichthyaetus hemprichii''
*Pallas's gull, ''Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus''
* Common gull, ''Larus canus''
* Herring gull, ''Larus argentatus''
* Caspian gull, ''Larus cachinnans''
* Lesser black-backed gull, ''Larus fuscus''
* Great black-backed gull, ''Larus marinus'' (A)
* Brown noddy, ''Anous stolidus''
* Lesser noddy, ''Anous tenuirostris''
*Sooty tern, ''Onychoprion fuscatus''
* Bridled tern, ''Onychoprion anaethetus''
* Little tern, ''Sternula albifrons''
*Saunders's tern, ''Sternula saundersi''
* Gull-billed tern, ''Gelochelidon nilotica''
* Caspian tern, ''Hydroprogne caspia''
* Black tern, ''Chlidonias niger'' (A)
* White-winged tern, ''Chlidonias leucopterus''
* Whiskered tern, ''Chlidonias hybridus''
*Roseate tern, ''Sterna dougallii''
* Common tern, ''Sterna hirundo''
*Arctic tern, ''Sterna paradisaea'' (A)
*White-cheeked tern, ''Sterna repressa''
*Great crested tern, ''Thalasseus bergii''
* Sandwich tern, ''Thalasseus sandvicensis''
* Lesser crested tern, ''Thalasseus bengalensis''
*African skimmer, ''Rynchops flavirostris'' (A)
* Indian skimmer, ''Rynchops albicollis'' (A)

Tropicbirds

Order: PhaethontiformesFamily: Phaethontidae

Tropicbirds are slender white birds of tropical oceans, with exceptionally long central tail feathers. Their heads and long wings have black markings.

* Red-billed tropicbird, ''Phaethon aethereus''

Southern storm-petrels

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Oceanitidae

The southern storm-petrels are relatives of the petrels and are the smallest seabirds. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.

* Wilson's storm-petrel, ''Oceanites oceanicus''
* White-faced storm-petrel, ''Pelagodroma marina'' (A)
*White-bellied storm-petrel, ''Fregetta grallaria'' (A)
*Black-bellied storm-petrel, ''Fregetta tropica'' (A)

Northern storm-petrels

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Hydrobatidae

The northern storm-petrels are relatives of the petrels and are the smallest seabirds. They feed on planktonic crustaceans and small fish picked from the surface, typically while hovering. The flight is fluttering and sometimes bat-like.

*Swinhoe's storm-petrel, ''Hydrobates monorhis'' (A)
*Matsudaira's storm-petrel, ''Hydrobates matsudairae'' (A)

Shearwaters and petrels

Order: ProcellariiformesFamily: Procellariidae

The procellariids are the main group of medium-sized "true petrels", characterised by united nostrils with medium septum and a long outer functional primary.

* Cape petrel, ''Daption capense'' (A)
*Trindade petrel, ''Pterodroma arminjoniana'' (A)
*Jouanin's petrel, ''Bulweria fallax''
*Tahiti petrel, ''Pseudobulweria rostrata'' (A)
* Streaked shearwater, ''Calonectris leucomelas'' (A)
* Cory's shearwater, ''Calonectris diomedea'' (A)
* Flesh-footed shearwater, ''Ardenna carneipes''
* Wedge-tailed shearwater, ''Ardenna pacificus''
* Sooty shearwater, ''Ardenna griseus'' (A)
*Persian shearwater, ''Puffinus persicus''

Storks

Order: CiconiiformesFamily: Ciconiidae

Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute, but bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years. Many species are migratory.

*African openbill, ''Anastomus lamelligerus'' (A)
* Black stork, ''Ciconia nigra'' (A)
* Abdim's stork, ''Ciconia abdimii''
* White stork, ''Ciconia ciconia''

Frigatebirds

Order: SuliformesFamily: Fregatidae

Frigatebirds are large seabirds usually found over tropical oceans. They are large, black-and-white or completely black, with long wings and deeply forked tails. The males have coloured inflatable throat pouches. They do not swim or walk and cannot take off from a flat surface. Having the largest wingspan-to-body-weight ratio of any bird, they are essentially aerial, able to stay aloft for more than a week.

* Lesser frigatebird, ''Fregata ariel'' (A)
*Great frigatebird, ''Fregata minor'' (A)

Boobies and gannets

Order: SuliformesFamily: Sulidae

The sulids comprise the gannets and boobies. Both groups are medium to large coastal seabirds that plunge-dive for fish.

* Masked booby, ''Sula dactylatra''
*Brown booby, ''Sula leucogaster''
*Red-footed booby, ''Sula sula'' (A)
* Cape gannet, ''Morus capensis'' (A)

Cormorants and shags

Order: SuliformesFamily: Phalacrocoracidae

Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large coastal, fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies, with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black-and-white and a few being colourful.

* Great cormorant, ''Phalacrocorax carbo''
* Socotra cormorant, ''Phalacrocorax nigrogularis''

Pelicans

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Pelecanidae

Pelicans are large water birds with a distinctive pouch under their beak. As with other members of the order Pelecaniformes, they have webbed feet with four toes.

*Great white pelican, ''Pelecanus onocrotalus'' (A)
*Pink-backed pelican, ''Pelecanus rufescens'' (A)
* Dalmatian pelican, ''Pelecanus crispus'' (A)

Herons, egrets, and bitterns

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Ardeidae

The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills.

* Great bittern, ''Botaurus stellaris''
* Yellow bittern, ''Ixobrychus sinensis''
* Little bittern, ''Ixobrychus minutus''
* Cinnamon bittern, ''Ixobrychus cinnamomeus'' (A)
* Dwarf bittern, ''Ixobrychus sturmii'' (A)
*Gray heron, ''Ardea cinerea''
* Black-headed heron, ''Ardea melanocephala'' (A)
* Goliath heron, ''Ardea goliath'' (A)
* Purple heron, ''Ardea purpurea''
* Great egret, ''Ardea alba''
* Intermediate egret, ''Ardea intermedia''
* Little egret, ''Egretta garzetta''
*Western reef-heron, ''Egretta gularis''
*Black heron, ''Egretta ardesiaca'' (A)
* Cattle egret, ''Bubulcus ibis''
* Squacco heron, ''Ardeola ralloides''
*Indian pond-heron, ''Ardeola grayii''
*Chinese pond-heron, ''Ardeola bacchus'' (A)
* Striated heron, ''Butorides striata''
*Black-crowned night-heron, ''Nycticorax nycticorax''

Ibises and spoonbills

Order: PelecaniformesFamily: Threskiornithidae

Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and spoonbills. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers.

* Glossy ibis, ''Plegadis falcinellus''
* African sacred ibis, ''Threskiornis aethiopicus'' (A)
* Eurasian spoonbill, ''Platalea leucorodia''
*African spoonbill

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