Birds of Jordan
Birds of Jordan is a list of the most common birds observed in the country. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.
Location
Jordan
Asia
List of Common Birds
| 48% |
|
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 39% |
|
Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 34% |
|
Rock Pigeon
Columba livia Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 25% |
|
White-spectacled Bulbul
Pycnonotus xanthopygos Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae |
| 17% |
|
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 16% |
|
Crested Lark
Galerida cristata Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 15% |
|
Tristram's Starling
Onychognathus tristramii Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 14% |
|
White Wagtail
Motacilla alba Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 14% |
|
Rock Martin
Ptyonoprogne fuligula Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 13% |
|
Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 12% |
|
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 12% |
|
Palestine Sunbird
Cinnyris osea Order: Passeriformes Family: Nectariniidae |
| 11% |
|
House Crow
Corvus splendens Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 11% |
|
Desert Lark
Ammomanes deserti Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 10% |
|
Blackstart
Oenanthe melanura Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 9.9% |
|
Mourning Wheatear
Oenanthe lugens Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 9.8% |
|
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 9.4% |
|
Eurasian Hoopoe
Upupa epops Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Upupidae |
| 8.3% |
|
Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae |
| 8.2% |
|
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 7.8% |
|
White-crowned Wheatear
Oenanthe leucopyga Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 7.6% |
|
Graceful Prinia
Prinia gracilis Order: Passeriformes Family: Cisticolidae |
| 7.2% |
|
Brown-necked Raven
Corvus ruficollis Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 7.1% |
|
Hooded Crow
Corvus cornix Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 7.1% |
|
Sinai Rosefinch
Carpodacus synoicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 6.2% |
|
European Greenfinch
Chloris chloris Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 6.2% |
|
Arabian Green Bee-eater
Merops cyanophrys Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
| 6.1% |
|
Common Buzzard
Buteo buteo Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 6.0% |
|
Gray Heron
Ardea cinerea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 5.9% |
|
Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca curruca Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae |
| 5.9% |
|
Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 5.7% |
|
Spur-winged Lapwing
Vanellus spinosus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 5.6% |
|
Fan-tailed Raven
Corvus rhipidurus Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 5.5% |
|
Great Tit
Parus major Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 5.4% |
|
European Stonechat
Saxicola rubicola Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 5.4% |
|
White-eyed Gull
Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 5.4% |
|
Little Egret
Egretta garzetta Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 5.1% |
|
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae |
| 5.1% |
|
Scrub Warbler
Scotocerca inquieta Order: Passeriformes Family: Scotocercidae |
| 5.0% |
|
Eurasian Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae |
| 4.8% |
|
Eurasian Jay
Garrulus glandarius Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 4.7% |
|
Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 4.7% |
|
Spanish Sparrow
Passer hispaniolensis Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 4.5% |
|
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 4.5% |
|
Great Gray Shrike
Lanius excubitor Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 4.4% |
|
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 4.2% |
|
Pallid Swift
Apus pallidus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 4.1% |
|
Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Recurvirostridae |
| 4.1% |
|
White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 4.1% |
|
Eurasian Linnet
Linaria cannabina Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 4.0% |
|
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae |
| 3.8% |
|
Western Marsh Harrier
Circus aeruginosus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 3.8% |
|
Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 3.7% |
|
Masked Shrike
Lanius nubicus Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 3.7% |
|
Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.7% |
|
Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 3.7% |
|
Common Swift
Apus apus Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 3.6% |
|
Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 3.5% |
|
Western Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 3.4% |
|
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
Iduna pallida Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
| 3.4% |
|
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 3.4% |
|
Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 3.3% |
|
White-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucotis Order: Passeriformes Family: Pycnonotidae |
| 3.3% |
|
Woodchat Shrike
Lanius senator Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 3.3% |
|
European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 3.2% |
|
Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 3.2% |
|
White-cheeked Tern
Sterna repressa Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 3.2% |
|
Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio Order: Passeriformes Family: Laniidae |
| 3.0% |
|
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
Oenanthe melanoleuca Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Temminck's Lark
Eremophila bilopha Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Chukar
Alectoris chukar Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 2.9% |
|
Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.8% |
|
Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 2.8% |
|
Great Egret
Ardea alba Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.7% |
|
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri Order: Psittaciformes Family: Psittaculidae |
| 2.7% |
|
Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 2.7% |
|
European Robin
Erithacus rubecula Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Common Chaffinch
Fringilla coelebs Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 2.6% |
|
Black Kite
Milvus migrans Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.5% |
|
Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae |
| 2.5% |
|
Western House-Martin
Delichon urbicum Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 2.4% |
|
Glossy Ibis
Plegadis falcinellus Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Threskiornithidae |
| 2.3% |
|
Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 2.3% |
|
Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 2.2% |
|
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Garganey
Spatula querquedula Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Lesser Kestrel
Falco naumanni Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Common Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus scirpaceus Order: Passeriformes Family: Acrocephalidae |
| 2.1% |
|
Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
Cercotrichas galactotes Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Little Stint
Calidris minuta Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 2.0% |
|
Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Northern Wheatear
Oenanthe oenanthe Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Circaetus gallicus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.9% |
|
Sand Partridge
Ammoperdix heyi Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae |
| 1.9% |
|
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Greater Hoopoe-Lark
Alaemon alaudipes Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus Order: Passeriformes Family: Phylloscopidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Eurasian Jackdaw
Corvus monedula Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Ruff
Calidris pugnax Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.8% |
|
Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo Order: Suliformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae |
| 1.7% |
|
Indian Silverbill
Euodice malabarica Order: Passeriformes Family: Estrildidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Hooded Wheatear
Oenanthe monacha Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Slender-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus genei Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.6% |
|
Eurasian Crag-Martin
Ptyonoprogne rupestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Hirundinidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Little Owl
Athene noctua Order: Strigiformes Family: Strigidae |
| 1.6% |
|
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae |
| 1.5% |
|
European Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia turtur Order: Columbiformes Family: Columbidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Desert Finch
Rhodospiza obsoleta Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.5% |
|
Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Ardeidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
Merops persicus Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Trumpeter Finch
Bucanetes githagineus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Bar-tailed Lark
Ammomanes cinctura Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae |
| 1.4% |
|
Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandra Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.3% |
|
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Finsch's Wheatear
Oenanthe finschii Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae |
| 1.3% |
|
Common Tern
Sterna hirundo Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae |
| 1.2% |
|
Arabian Babbler
Argya squamiceps Order: Passeriformes Family: Leiothrichidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Syrian Serin
Serinus syriacus Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Rock Sparrow
Petronia petronia Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae |
| 1.2% |
|
Ortolan Bunting
Emberiza hortulana Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Black Stork
Ciconia nigra Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Common Crane
Grus grus Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Greater Whitethroat
Curruca communis Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae |
| 1.2% |
|
Song Thrush
Turdus philomelos Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 1.1% |
|
Eurasian Griffon
Gyps fulvus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.1% |
|
Pallid Harrier
Circus macrourus Order: Accipitriformes Family: Accipitridae |
| 1.1% |
|
Eurasian Blue Tit
Cyanistes caeruleus Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae |
| 1.1% |
|
European Starling
Sturnus vulgaris Order: Passeriformes Family: Sturnidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Kentish Plover
Anarhynchus alexandrinus Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Tawny Pipit
Anthus campestris Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
| 1.0% |
|
White Stork
Ciconia ciconia Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Little Swift
Apus affinis Order: Caprimulgiformes Family: Apodidae |
| 1.0% |
|
Water Pipit
Anthus spinoletta Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae |
