🇧🇭What animals live in Bahrain?
27,239 animal records from Bahrain cover 791 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.
- 27,239 records
- 791 species
- 0 classes
Most-recorded animals in Bahrain
| Animal | Group | Records | |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus |
Aves Passeridae |
1,132 |
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Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis |
Aves Columbidae |
1,101 |
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Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto |
Aves Columbidae |
1,025 |
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Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis |
Aves Sturnidae |
735 |
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Western Reef-Heron
Egretta gularis |
Aves Ardeidae |
716 |
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Crested Lark
Galerida cristata |
Aves Alaudidae |
716 |
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White-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucotis |
Aves Pycnonotidae |
665 |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia |
Aves Columbidae |
547 |
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Gray/Purple Heron
Ardea cinerea |
Aves Ardeidae |
538 |
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Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus |
Aves Charadriidae |
531 |
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Slender-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus genei |
Aves Laridae |
476 |
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Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
Aves Laridae |
460 |
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Grey Francolin
Ortygornis pondicerianus |
Aves Phasianidae |
396 |
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Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus |
Aves Recurvirostridae |
389 |
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Common Redshank
Tringa totanus |
Aves Scolopacidae |
373 |
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White Wagtail
Motacilla alba |
Aves Motacillidae |
362 |
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Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
Egretta garzetta |
Aves Ardeidae |
347 |
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Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis |
Aves Ardeidae |
325 |
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus |
Aves Laridae |
324 |
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Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia |
Aves Scolopacidae |
324 |
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Dunlin
Calidris alpina |
Aves Scolopacidae |
322 |
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Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus |
Aves Phoenicopteridae |
315 |
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Little Stint
Calidris minuta |
Aves Scolopacidae |
298 |
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Indian Silverbill
Euodice malabarica |
Aves Estrildidae |
285 |
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Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer |
Aves Pycnonotidae |
274 |
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House Crow
Corvus splendens |
Aves Corvidae |
272 |
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Eurasian Hoopoe
Upupa epops |
Aves Upupidae |
269 |
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Great Cormorant/European Shag
Phalacrocorax carbo |
Aves Phalacrocoracidae |
268 |
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Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola |
Aves Charadriidae |
264 |
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Isabelline Shrike
Lanius isabellinus |
Aves Laniidae |
264 |
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Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus |
Aves Rallidae |
262 |
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Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula |
Aves Charadriidae |
259 |
| Socotra Cormorant
Phalacrocorax nigrogularis |
Aves Phalacrocoracidae |
254 | |
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Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos |
Aves Scolopacidae |
250 |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica |
Aves Hirundinidae |
240 |
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Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres |
Aves Scolopacidae |
231 |
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Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides |
Aves Ardeidae |
230 |
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Graceful Prinia
Prinia gracilis |
Aves Cisticolidae |
218 |
| Gull-billed Tern
Gelochelidon nilotica |
Aves Laridae |
217 | |
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Pallid Swift
Apus pallidus |
Aves Apodidae |
216 |
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Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia |
Aves Laridae |
197 |
| Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea |
Aves Scolopacidae |
195 | |
| Greater Sand-Plover
Charadrius leschenaultii |
Aves Charadriidae |
192 | |
| Little Tern
Sternula albifrons |
Aves Laridae |
191 | |
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Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus |
Aves Scolopacidae |
187 |
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Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina |
Aves Muscicapidae |
178 |
| Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis |
Aves Laridae |
173 | |
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Great Egret
Ardea alba |
Aves Ardeidae |
166 |
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Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata |
Aves Scolopacidae |
162 |
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Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava |
Aves Motacillidae |
161 |
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Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus |
Aves Falconidae |
150 |
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Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka |
Aves Muscicapidae |
145 |
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Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri |
Aves Psittacidae |
140 |
| White-cheeked Tern
Sterna repressa |
Aves Laridae |
135 | |
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Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti |
Aves Muscicapidae |
134 |
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Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus |
Aves Phylloscopidae |
131 |
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Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica |
Aves Scolopacidae |
128 |
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Great Gray Shrike
Lanius excubitor |
Aves Laniidae |
128 |
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Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis |
Aves Podicipedidae |
127 |
| Terek Sandpiper
Xenus cinereus |
Aves Scolopacidae |
126 |
How to read this. These are records, not a census. A high count can mean a
common animal or simply a well-watched one, and rare visitors appear alongside residents. Open an animal to see
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