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 &