Oman Bird List, edition 7.11 (JE, 2 Dec 2020)

IUCN English name Scientific name Status in Oman LC Fulvous Whistling Duck Dendrocygna bicolor Vagrant, 2 records LC Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica Rare pm & wv LC Eastern Greylag Goose Anser anser rubrirostris Uncommon wv LC Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Uncommon wv VU Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Vagrant, 4 records VU Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Vagrant, 1 record LC Mute Swan Cygnus olor Vagrant, 2 records LC Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus bewickii Vagrant, 3 records LC Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Vagrant, 2 records LC Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Vagrant, 1 record LC Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca Vagrant, 5 records LC Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Fairly common pm & wv LC Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Uncommon pm & wv LC Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus Fairly common wv LC Gadwall Mareca strepera Fairly common wv LC Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope Common wv LC Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Abundant wv LC Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata Abundant pm & wv LC Northern Pintail Anas acuta Abundant pm & wv LC Garganey Spatula querquedula Abundant pm & common wv LC Eurasian Teal Anas crecca Abundant pm & wv VU Marbled Duck Marmaronetta angustirostris Vagrant, 2 records LC Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Uncommon pm & wv VU Common Pochard Aythya ferina Fairly common wv NT Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Fairly common wv LC Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Fairly common wv LC Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Vagrant, 4 records LC Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar Common br in Musandam LC Arabian Partridge Alectoris melanocephala Fairly common br LC Sand Partridge Ammoperdix heyi Common br LC Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus Abundant br LC Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Fairly common pm, less common wv LC Harlequin Quail Coturnix delegorguei Vagrant, 3 records LC Wilson’s Storm Petrel Oceanites oceanicus Fairly common sv LC White-faced Storm Petrel Pelagodroma marina Vagrant, 3 records LC Black-bellied Storm Petrel Fregetta tropica Vagrant, 4 records NT Swinhoe’s Storm Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis Rare offshore visitor VU Matsudaira's Storm Petrel Oceanodroma matsudairae Vagrant, 1 record NT Tahiti Petrel Pseudobulweria rostrata Vagrant, 1 record NT Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas Vagrant, 2 records LC Scopoli’s Shearwater Calonectris diomedea Vagrant, 9 records LC Cory's Shearwater Calonectris borealis Vagrant, 2 records LC Wedge-tailed Shearwater Ardenna pacifica Rare sv NT Sooty Shearwater Ardenna grisea Vagrant, 9 records NT Flesh-footed Shearwater Ardenna carneipes Fairly common sv LC Persian Shearwater Puffinus persicus Common sbv NT Jouanin's Petrel Bulweria fallax Common sv LC Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Common br LC Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Vagrant, 7 records LC Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis Common wv, has bred twice LC Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Abundant pm & wv NT Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor Vagrant, 7 records LC Arabian Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus indicus Fairly common sbv LC Black Stork Ciconia nigra Rare pm & wv Oman Bird List, edition 7.11 (JE, 2 Dec 2020)

LC Abdim's Stork Ciconia abdimii Uncommon & irregular wv LC White Stork Ciconia ciconia Common pm & wv LC African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus Rare pm & wv LC Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus Abundant pm & wv LC Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia Abundant pm & wv LC African Spoonbill Platalea alba Vagrant, 6 records LC Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris Rare pm & wv LC Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus Common sv LC Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis Fairly common br or sv to S Oman LC Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus Vagrant, 1 record LC Dwarf Bittern Ixobrychus sturmii Vagrant, 1 record LC Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax Common pm & wv LC Striated Heron Butorides striata Common br & pm LC Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides Abundant pm & wv LC Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii Fairly common pm & wv LC Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus Vagrant, 2 records LC Western Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Common wv and uncommon sv NE Eastern Cattle Egret Bubulcus coromandus Vagrant, 6 records LC Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Abundant pm & wv LC Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala Vagrant, 5 records LC Goliath Heron Ardea goliath Vagrant, 5 records LC Purple Heron Ardea purpurea Abundant pm & wv LC Great Egret Ardea alba Abundant pm & wv LC Intermediate Egret Ardea intermedia Fairly common wv LC Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca Vagrant, 2 records LC Little Egret Egretta garzetta Abundant pm & wv LC Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis schistacea Br and abundant wv LC Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus Rare pm and wv LC Pink-backed Pelican Pelecanus rufescens Vagrant, 1 record NT Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Vagrant, 3 records LC Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Vagrant, 1 record LC Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel Vagrant, 7 records EN Cape Gannet Morus capensis Vagrant, 1 record LC Masked Booby Sula dactylatra Common offshore visitor & br LC Red-footed Booby Sula sula Vagrant, 3 records LC Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Uncommon offshore visitor LC Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis Abundant wv VU Socotra Cormorant Phalacrocorax nigrogularis Common offshore visitor & br LC Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus Local br, abundant pm & wv LC Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Rare pm & wv EN Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus Abundant br & wv LC European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus Rare pm & wv, status uncertain LC Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus Rare pm & wv LC Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus Uncommon to common pm & wv NT Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus Vagrant, 8 records EN Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos Common br & wv LC Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus Common pm & wv LC Lesser Spotted Eagle Clanga pomarina Rare pm & wv VU Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga Abundant pm & wv LC Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Common pm & wv LC Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax Vagrant, 6 records EN Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis Abundant pm & wv VU Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Common to abundant pm & wv EN Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos Declining br LC Verreaux's Eagle Aquila verreauxii Uncommon br in Dhofar Oman Bird List, edition 7.11 (JE, 2 Dec 2020)

LC Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata Uncommon br LC Shikra Accipiter badius Rare visitor LC Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Common pm & wv LC Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis Vagrant, 2 records LC Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus Abundant pm & wv LC Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus Uncommon pm & wv NT Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus Common pm & wv LC Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus Common pm & wv LC Black Kite Milvus migrans Uncommon pm & wv NE Yellow-billed Kite Milvus aegyptius Uncommon br in Dhofar LC Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus Vagrant, 1 record EN Pallas's Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus Vagrant, 5 records LC White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa Vagrant, 1 record LC Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus Uncommon br LC Steppe Buzzard Buteo buteo vulpinus Uncommon pm & wv VU Macqueen’s Bustard Chlamydotis macqueenii Uncommon br, rare pm & wv NT Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax Vagrant, 2 records LC Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Rare pm & wv LC Corn Crake Crex crex Rare pm & wv LC White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Uncommon pm & wv LC Little Crake Porzana parva Fairly common pm & wv LC Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla Fairly common pm & wv LC Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Fairly common pm & wv LC Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca Vagrant, 2 records LC Watercock Gallicrex cinerea Vagrant, 9 records LC Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus Vagrant, 5 records NE African Swamphen Porphyrio madagascariensis Vagrant, 2 record LC Allen's Gallinule Porphyrio alleni Vagrant, 9 records LC Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Abundant br LC Lesser Moorhen Gallinula angulata Vagrant, 2 records LC Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata Local br in Dhofar LC Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Locally common br LC Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo Rare pm & wv LC Common Crane Grus grus Rare to uncommon pm & wv LC Common Buttonquail Turnix sylvaticus Vagrant, 2 records LC Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus Unommon pm & wv LC Spotted Thick-knee Burhinus capensis Fairly common br LC Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris Rare wv NT Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus Abundant pm & wv LC Crab-plover Dromas ardeola Local br, common pm & wv LC Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus Common br, pm & wv LC Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta Fairly common pm & wv NT Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Uncommon pm & wv LC Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus Rare pm & wv LC Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus Vagrant, 1 record LC Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus Common br CR Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius Uncommon pm & wv LC White-tailed Lapwing Vanellus leucurus Common pm & wv LC European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Rare pm & wv LC Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva Common pm & wv LC American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica Vagrant, 1 record LC Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola Abundant pm & wv LC Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula Abundant pm & wv LC Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Uncommon br, pm & wv Oman Bird List, edition 7.11 (JE, 2 Dec 2020)

LC Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus Common br, abundant pm & wv LC Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus Abundant pm & wv LC Greater Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii Common pm & wv LC Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus Uncommon pm & wv LC Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus Vagrant, 9 records LC Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis Vagrant, 9 records LC Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus Locally common wv LC Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Vagrant, 3 records LC Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus Fairly common pm & wv LC Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura Fairly common pm & wv NT Great Snipe Gallinago media Rare pm LC Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago Abundant pm & wv LC Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus Rare pm & wv NT Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus Vagrant, 1 record NT Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa Common pm & wv NT Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica Abundant pm & wv LC Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Abundant pm & wv CR Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris Vagrant, 5 records NT Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata Abundant pm & wv EN Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis Vagrant, 1 record LC Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus Common pm & wv LC Common Redshank Tringa totanus Abundant pm & wv LC Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis Common pm & wv LC Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Abundant pm & wv LC Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes Vagrant, 1 record LC Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus Abundant pm & wv LC Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola Abundant pm & wv LC Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus Abundant pm & wv LC Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Abundant pm & wv LC Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres Abundant pm & wv EN Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris Uncommon but regular wv NT Red Knot Calidris canutus Vagrant, 7 records LC Sanderling Calidris alba Abundant pm & wv LC Little Stint Calidris minuta Abundant pm & wv LC Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii Abundant pm & wv LC Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta Uncommon pm & wv LC Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii Vagrant, 1 record LC Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos Rare pm & wv LC Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Vagrant, 1 record LC Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea Abundant pm & wv LC Dunlin Calidris alpina Abundant pm & wv LC Broad-billed Sandpiper Calidris falcinellus Common pm & wv NT Buff-breasted Sandpiper Calidris subruficollis Vagrant, 1 record LC Ruff Calidris pugnax Abundant pm & wv LC Wilson's Phalarope Phalaropus tricolor Vagrant, 2 records LC Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus Common pm & wv LC Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Rare pm & wv LC Cream-coloured Courser Cursorius cursor Uncommon br, common pm & wv LC Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola Local br, fairly common pm & wv NT Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni Rare autumn pm LC Small Pratincole Glareola lactea Uncommon pm & wv LC Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Rare sbv, fairly common pm LC Lesser Noddy Anous tenuirostris Rare sv & pm NT African Skimmer Rynchops flaviristris Vagrant, 1 record Oman Bird List, edition 7.11 (JE, 2 Dec 2020)

VU Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis Vagrant, 1 record VU Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla Vagrant, 4 records LC Sabine's Gull Xema sabini Vagrant, 1 record LC Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei Abundant pm & wv LC Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus Vagrant, 2 records LC Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Common wv LC Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus Common wv NT White-eyed Gull Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus Rare autumn pm LC Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii Abundant br LC Mew Gull Larus canus Rare pm & wv LC Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans Fairly common pm & wv LC Baltic Gull Larus fuscus fuscus Rare pm & wv LC Steppe Gull Larus fuscus barabensis Abundant pm & wv LC Heuglin’s Gull Larus fuscus heuglini Abundant pm & wv LC Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica Common pm & wv LC Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia Common pm & wv LC Greater Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii Abundant br, pm & wv LC Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis Abundant pm & wv LC Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis Abundant pm & wv LC Little Tern Sternula albifrons Uncommon pm & sv LC Saunders's Tern Sternula saundersi Local br and common wv LC Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus Common sbv LC Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscata Rare sbv LC Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii Uncommon sbv LC Common Tern Sterna hirundo Common pm and uncommon wv LC White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa Common sbv & pm LC Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea Vagrant, 3 records LC Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida Abundant pm & wv LC White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus Common pm & wv LC Black Tern Chlidonias niger Rare pm & wv LC South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki Vagrant, 5 records LC Brown Skua Stercorarius antarcticus Vagrant, 3 records LC Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus Fairly common pm LC Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus Fairly common pm LC Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus Vagrant, 8 records LC Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata Vagrant, 3 records LC Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles exustus Common & widespread br LC Spotted Sandgrouse Pterocles senegallus Fairly common br LC Crowned Sandgrouse Pterocles coronatus Fairly common br LC Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse Pterocles lichtensteinii Fairly common br LC Rock Dove Columba livia Abundant br LC Stock Dove Columba oenas Vagrant, 3 records LC Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus Uncommon and localised br VU European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur Uncommon sbv and pm LC Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis Uncommon autumn pm LC Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Common br and abundant pm & wv LC African Collared Dove Streptopelia roseogrisea Local brin S Oman LC Red Turtle Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Vagrant, 4 records LC Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis Abundant and widespread br LC Namaqua Dove Oena capensis Fairly common br LC Bruce's Green Pigeon Treron waalia Common br in S Oman LC Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus Vagrant, 1 record LC Great Spotted Cuckoo Clamator glandarius Vagrant, 3 records LC Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Uncommon pm LC Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus Uncommon visitor Oman Bird List, edition 7.11 (JE, 2 Dec 2020)

LC Diederik Cuckoo Chrysococcyx caprius Fairly common sv to Dhofar LC Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus Vagrant, 4 records LC Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius Vagrant, 4 records LC Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Fairly common pm LC Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus Vagrant, 1 record LC Western Barn Owl Tyto alba Fairly common br LC Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei Fairly common br in N Oman LC Arabian Scops Owl Otus pamelae Common br in Dhofar LC Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops Uncommon pm LC Pharaoh Eagle-Owl Bubo ascalaphus Rare br LC Arabian Spotted Eagle-Owl Bubo africanus milesi Uncommon br LC Desert Owl Strix hadorami Uncommon br in S Oman DD Omani Owl Strix butleri Rare br in N Oman LC Little Owl Athene noctua Fairly common br LC Long-eared Owl Asio otus Vagrant, 6 records LC Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Rare to uncommon pm & wv LC European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus Fairly common pm LC Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius Uncommon pm & wv LC Nubian Nightjar Caprimulgus nubicus Vagrant, 7 records LC Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba Uncommon pm & wv LC Common Swift Apus apus Fairly common pm LC Pallid Swift Apus pallidus Local sbv and abundant pm LC Forbes-Watson’s Swift Apus berliozi Common sbv to S Oman LC Pacific Swift Apus pacificus Vagrant, 2 records LC Little Swift Apus affinis Rare autumn pm LC Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis Common br in N Oman LC Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus Vagrant, 1 record NT European Roller Coracias garrulus Common pm LC White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Vagrant, 1 record LC Grey-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala Common sbv to Dhofar VU Collared Kingfisher Todirhamphus chloris kalbaensis Rare and localised br LC Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus Rare passage pm and wv LC Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Common pm & wv LC Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Vagrant, 9 records LC White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis Vagrant, 2 records LC Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Abundant br LC Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus Common sbv and abundant pm LC European Bee-eater Merops apiaster Uncommon sbv and pm LC Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops Uncommon br and common wv LC Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla Fairly common pm & wv LC Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Fairly common pm LC Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Uncommon br, abundant pm & wv LC Amur Falcon Falco amurensis Uncommon pm & wv LC Eleonora's Falcon Falco eleonorae Vagrant, 1 record NT Sooty Falcon Falco concolor Fairly common but localised sbv LC Merlin Falco columbarius Vagrant, 5 records LC Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo Fairly common pm LC Lanner Falcon Falco biarmicus Uncommon pm & wv EN Saker Falcon Falco cherrug Rare pm & wv LC Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus Fairly common pm & wv LC Barbary Falcon Falco peregrinus pelegrinoides Fairly common pm & wv NT Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria Rare resident in Muscat LC Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Common br LC Black-crowned Tchagra Tchagra senegalus Fairly common br in S Oman LC Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus Vagrant, 2 records Oman Bird List, edition 7.11 (JE, 2 Dec 2020)

LC Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio Uncommon pm LC Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus Abundant pm & wv LC Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides Abundant pm LC Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus Rare pm & localised breeder LC Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach Rare wv LC Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor Rare to uncommon pm & wv LC Arabian Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor aucheri Abundant br NE Steppe Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor pallidirostris Fairly common pm & wv LC Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator Uncommon pm LC Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus Uncommon pm & wv LC Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Uncommon pm LC Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis Vagrant, 1 record LC Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Vagrant, 7 records LC Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus Vagrant, 1 record LC African Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis Common br in S Oman LC Eurasian Magpie Pica pica Vagrant, 1 record LC House Crow Corvus splendens Abundant br LC Pied Crow Corvus albus Vagrant, 2 records LC Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis Abundant br LC Fan-tailed Raven Corvus rhipidurus Abundant br in S Oman LC Grey Hypocolius Hypocolius ampelinus Uncommon wv LC Black-headed Penduline Tit Remiz macronyx Vagrant, 1 record LC Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes Abundant br LC Thick-billed Lark Ramphocoris clotbey Vagrant, 1 record LC Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti Common br LC Bar-tailed Lark Ammomanes cinctura Uncommon br LC Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps Abundant br LC Singing Bush Lark Mirafra cantillans Common sbv and uncommon wv LC Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula Rare pm & wv LC Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis Fairly common pm & wv LC Crested Lark Galerida cristata Abundant br LC Blanford's Lark Calandrella blanfordi Vagrant, 1 record LC Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla Common pm & wv LC Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata Fairly common wv LC Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra Vagrant, 1 record LC Dunn's Lark Eremalauda dunni Rare and nomadic br LC Lesser Short-toed Lark Alaudala rufescens Rare pm & wv LC White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis Common br in N Oman LC Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Common br in N Oman LC White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos Abundant br LC Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis Vagrant, 8 records LC Sand Martin Riparia riparia Abundant pm & wv LC Pale Martin Riparia diluta Vagrant, 5 records LC Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Abundant pm & wv LC Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii Rare pm & wv LC Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris Rare & irregular pm LC Pale Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta Abundant br LC Common House Martin Delichon urbicum Fairly common pm LC Lesser Striped Swallow Cecropis abyssinica Vagrant, 1 record LC Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica Uncommon pm LC Streak-throated Swallow Petrochelidon fluvicola Vagrant, 8 records LC Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Vagrant, 2 records LC Streaked Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta Fairly common but local br LC Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Fairly common pm LC Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Common pm & wv Oman Bird List, edition 7.11 (JE, 2 Dec 2020)

LC Plain Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus neglectus Fairly common pm & wv LC Eastern Bonelli’s Warbler Phylloscopus orientalis Vagrant, 6 records LC Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Fairly common pm LC Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Vagrant, 3 record LC Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Rare pm & wv LC Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei Rare pm & wv LC Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis Vagrant, 1 record LC Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus Rare pm LC Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Vagrant, 2 records LC Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus Uncommon pm & wv LC Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus Common br & pm LC Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon Vagrant, 8 records LC Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Uncommon pm LC Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola Rare pm & wv LC Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Vagrant, 6 records LC Eurasian Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Fairly common pm LC Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris Common spring pm LC Thick-billed Warbler Iduna aedon Vagrant, 2 records LC Booted Warbler Iduna caligata Rare pm LC Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama Uncommon sbv to N Oman LC Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Iduna pallida Common pm LC Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida Fairly common pm LC Olive-tree Warbler Hippolais olivetorum Vagrant, 2 records LC Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina Vagrant, 9 records LC Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia Rare pm LC River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis Vagrant, 1 record LC Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides Rare visitor LC Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis Vagrant, 1 record LC Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis Abundant br LC Arabian Babbler Turdoides squamiceps Common br LC Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Uncommon pm LC Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Rare pm LC Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria Uncommon pm LC Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Abundant pm & wv LC Hume’s Whitethroat Curruca althaea Vagrant, 3 records LC Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris Fairly common pm & wv LC Arabian Warbler Curruca leucomelaena Fairly common br in S Oman LC Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana Common pm & wv LC Common Whitethroat Curruca communis Common pm LC Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala Vagrant, 1 record LC Menetries’s Warbler Curruca mystacea Fairly common pm & wv LC Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus Extremely local br LC Abyssinian White-eye Zosterops abyssinicus Abundant br in S Oman LC Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus Locally common br LC Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Abundant br LC Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica Vagrant, 1 record LC Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum Rare passage pm & wv LC Rosy Starling Pastor roseus Fairly common pm & wv LC Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris Fairly common wv LC Wattled Starling Creatophora cinerea Uncommon wv LC Violet-backed Starling Cinnyricinclus leucogaster Vagrant, 1 record LC Tristram’s Starling Onychognathus tristramii Abundant br in S Oman LC White's Thrush Zoothera aurea Vagrant, 1 record LC Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Rare wv LC Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus Vagrant, 4 records Oman Bird List, edition 7.11 (JE, 2 Dec 2020)

LC Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis Uncommon wv LC Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis Vagrant, 1 record LC Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus Vagrant, 5 records LC Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Fairly common pm & wv LC Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Vagrant, 7 records LC Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Erythropygia galactotes Abundant pm & casual breeder LC Black Scrub Robin Cercotrichas podobe Vagrant, 4 records LC Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Abundant pm LC Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa latirostris Vagrant, 4 records LC Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana Vagrant, 2 records LC European Robin Erithacus rubecula Vagrant, 8 records LC Bluethroat Luscinia svecica Common pm & wv LC Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia Rare pm LC Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos Common pm LC White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis Uncommon pm LC European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Vagrant, 1 record LC Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata Rare pm LC Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva Fairly common pm & wv LC Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Vagrant, 9 records LC Eversmann's Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus Rare wv LC Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Common pm & wv LC Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Fairly common pm LC Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis Fairly common pm LC Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius Common pm & wv LC Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Fairly common pm & wv LC European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Uncommon pm LC Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus Common pm & wv LC Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata Vagrant, 9 records LC Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Fairly common pm LC Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina Abundant pm & wv LC Hooded Wheatear Oenanthe monacha Uncommon br, pm & wv LC Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti Abundant pm & wv LC Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica Rare pm LC Cyprus Wheatear Oenanthe cypriaca Vagrant, 1 record LC Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka Fairly common pm & wv LC Blackstart Oenanthe melanura Common br in S Oman LC Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata Uncommon pm & wv LC White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga Vagrant, 9 records LC Hume's Wheatear Oenanthe albonigra Common br in N Oman LC Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii Vagrant, 4 records LC Mourning Wheatear Oenanthe lugens Rare pm & wv LC Arabian Wheatear Oenanthe lugentoides Common br in S Oman LC Kurdish Wheatear Oenanthe xanthoprymna Vagrant, 2 records LC Red-tailed Wheatear Oenanthe chrysopygia Common pm & wv LC Nile Valley Sunbird Hedydipna metallica Local br S Oman LC Palestine Sunbird Cinnyris osea Common br in S Oman LC Shining Sunbird Cinnyris habessinicus Common br in S Oman LC Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus Abundant br in N Oman LC House Sparrow Passer domesticus Abundant br LC Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis Rare pm & wv LC Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Vagrant, 1 record LC Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla Fairly common pm & wv LC Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis Fairly commons sbv & pm LC Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula Abundant br in S Oman LC Streaked Weaver Ploceus manyar Local br in N Oman LC African Silverbill Euodice cantans Common br in S Oman Oman Bird List, edition 7.11 (JE, 2 Dec 2020)

LC Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica Common br in N Oman LC Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata Local br LC Radde's Accentor Prunella ocularis Vagrant, 1 record LC Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis Vagrant, 1 record LC Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus Rare wv LC Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava Abundant pm & wv LC Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Vagrant, 5 records LC Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola Abundant pm & wv LC Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Common pm & wv LC White Wagtail Motacilla alba Abundant pm & wv LC Golden Pipit Tmetothylacus tenellus Vagrant, 1 record LC Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi Fairly common pm & wv LC Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii Vagrant, 8 records LC Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris Abundant pm & wv LC Long-billed Pipit Anthus similis Fairly common br NT Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rare pm & wv LC Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Fairly common pm & wv LC Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Rare pm LC Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus Common pm & wv LC Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens Vagrant, 8 records LC Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta Fairly common wv LC Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Rare autumn pm LC Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus Uncommon br LC Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus Local sbv and uncommon pm NT Arabian Golden-winged Grosbeak Rhynchostruthus percivali Uncommon br LC Yemen Serin Crithagra menachensis Localised br in S Oman LC European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Vagrant, 1 record LC Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus Vagrant, 9 records LC Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Uncommon pm & wv LC Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephala Vagrant, 1 record LC Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani Vagrant, 4 records NT Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea Rare spring pm LC Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana Fairly common pm LC Cretzschmar's Bunting Emberiza caesia Vagrant, 5 records LC Striolated Bunting Emberiza striolata Common br LC Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi Abundant br in S Oman LC Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla Rare pm & wv VU Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica Vagrant, 6 records CR Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola Rare pm LC Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala Fairly common pm LC Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps Vagrant, 6 records LC Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Vagrant, 2 records

Extinct and escape species:

EX Syrian Ostrich Struthio camelus syriacus Extinct, eggshells found LC Canada Goose Branta canadensis Escape, 1 record LC Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha Escape, 1 record LC Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris Escape, 3 records LC Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis Escape, 2 records NT Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala Escape, 1 record LC Tambourine Dove Turtur tympanistria Escape, 1 record LC Diamond Dove Geopelia cuneata Escape, 1 record LC Cockatiel Nymphicus hollandicus Escape, 1 record LC Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Cacatua galerita Escape, 1 record Oman Bird List, edition 7.11 (JE, 2 Dec 2020)

LC Rainbow Lorikeet Trichoglossus moluccanus Escape, 1 record LC Budgerigar Melopsittacus undulatus Escape, 6 records LC Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala Escape, 5 records LC Rosy-faced Lovebird Agapornis roseicollis Escape, 2 records LC Northern red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus Escape, 1 record LC Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Escape, 1 record LC Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus Escape, 3 records LC Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus Escape, 2 records LC Golden-backed Weaver Ploceus jacksoni Escape, 1 record LC Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus Escape, 3 records LC Red-billed Quelea Quelea quelea Escape, 3 records LC Yellow-crowned Bishop Euplectes afer Escape, 7 records LC Southern Red Bishop Euplectes orix Escape, 6 records LC White-winged Widowbird Euplectes albonotatus Escape, 1 record LC Red-collared Widowbird Euplectes ardens Escape, 1 record LC Cut-throat Finch Amadina fasciata Escape, 1 record LC Zebra Finch Taeniopygia guttata Escape, 1 record LC Blue Waxbill Uraeginthus angolensis Escape, 1 record LC Blue-capped Cordon-bleu Uraeginthus cyanocephala Escape, 1 record LC Black-rumped Waxbill Estrilda troglodytes Escape, 1 record LC Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild Escape, 3 records LC Red Avadavat Amandava amandava Escape, 9 records LC Bronze Mannikin Lonchura cucullata Escape, 1 record LC Tricoloured Munia Lonchura malacca Escape, 5 records LC Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla Escape, 4 records VU Java Sparrow Lonchura oryzivora Escape, 1 record LC Pin-tailed Whyah Vidua macroura Escape, 1 record