🇰🇼Animals recorded in Kuwait

Which animals have been recorded in Kuwait? 2,631 occurrence records cover 467 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 212 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include House Sparrow, Laughing Dove, Spotted Flycatcher.

• 2,631 records
• 467 species
• 18 classes

Country evidence passport

The most-recorded species in this dataset include House Sparrow, Laughing Dove, Spotted Flycatcher. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in Kuwait

	Animal	Group	Records
	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	146
	Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis	Aves Columbidae	81
	Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata	Aves Muscicapidae	75
	Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio	Aves Laniidae	67
	European Bee-eater Merops apiaster	Aves Meropidae	63
	Crested Lark Galerida cristata	Aves Alaudidae	60
	Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Aves Columbidae	53
	Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus	Aves Phylloscopidae	47
	Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus	Aves Muscicapidae	41
	Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava	Aves Motacillidae	41
	Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis	Aves Sylviidae	33
	Namaqua Dove Oena capensis	Aves Columbidae	31
	Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides	Aves Laniidae	31
	White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	30
	Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus	Aves Acrocephalidae	28
	Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Aves Hirundinidae	28
	Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops	Aves Upupidae	27
	Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus	Aves Ardeidae	26
	Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos	Aves Scolopacidae	26
	Blue-cheeked Merops persicus	Aves Meropidae	24
	Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis	Aves Passeridae	24
	Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	Aves Ardeidae	22
	Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla	Aves Sylviidae	21
	Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus	Aves Motacillidae	21
	Madagascar Bee-eater Merops superciliosus	Aves Meropidae	20
	Bank Swallow Riparia riparia	Aves Hirundinidae	20
	Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus	Aves Laniidae	18
	Nerocila kisra	Malacostraca Cymothoidae	17
	Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria	Aves Sylviidae	17
	Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus	Aves Acrocephalidae	17
	Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris	Aves Acrocephalidae	17
	Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin Erythropygia galactotes	Aves Muscicapidae	17
	Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush Monticola saxatilis	Aves Muscicapidae	16
	Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps	Aves Alaudidae	16
	Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis	Aves Ardeidae	15
	White-throated Robin Irania gutturalis	Aves Muscicapidae	15
	Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe	Aves Muscicapidae	15
	Common Buzzard Buteo buteo	Aves Accipitridae	14
	Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Aves Phylloscopidae	14
	Lesser Gray Shrike Lanius minor	Aves Laniidae	14
	Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys	Aves Pycnonotidae	13
	Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka	Aves Muscicapidae	13
	Pseudopolydora kuwaiti	Polychaeta Spionidae	13
	Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	Aves Scolopacidae	12
	Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	Aves Recurvirostridae	12
	Woodchat Shrike Lanius senator	Aves Laniidae	12
	Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei	Aves Laridae	12
	Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola	Aves Glareolidae	11
	Upcher's Warbler Hippolais languida	Aves Acrocephalidae	11
	Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina	Aves Muscicapidae	11
	barred halfbeak Hemiramphus marginatus	— Hemiramphidae	11
	Little Stint Calidris minuta	Aves Scolopacidae	10
	Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Aves Columbidae	10
	Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana	Aves Emberizidae	10
	Alpheus inopinatus	Malacostraca Alpheidae	10
	Whinchat Saxicola rubetra	Aves Muscicapidae	10
	Southern Gray Shrike Lanius meridionalis	Aves Laniidae	10
	Bluethroat Luscinia svecica	Aves Muscicapidae	10
	Catoessa gruneri	Malacostraca Cymothoidae	9
	Clypeomorus bifasciata	Gastropoda Cerithiidae	9