🇰🇼What animals live in Kuwait?
338,483 animal records from Kuwait cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.
- 338,483 records
- 1,200+ species
- 0 classes
Most-recorded animals in Kuwait
| Animal | Group | Records | |
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House Sparrow
Passer domesticus |
Aves Passeridae |
9,187 |
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Laughing Dove
Spilopelia senegalensis |
Aves Columbidae |
7,972 |
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Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto |
Aves Columbidae |
7,684 |
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White-eared Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucotis |
Aves Pycnonotidae |
6,170 |
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Rock Pigeon
Columba livia |
Aves Columbidae |
6,107 |
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Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica |
Aves Hirundinidae |
5,973 |
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Crested Lark
Galerida cristata |
Aves Alaudidae |
5,375 |
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Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita |
Aves Phylloscopidae |
4,514 |
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Isabelline Wheatear
Oenanthe isabellina |
Aves Muscicapidae |
4,513 |
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Gray/Purple Heron
Ardea cinerea |
Aves Ardeidae |
4,438 |
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Isabelline Shrike
Lanius isabellinus |
Aves Laniidae |
4,370 |
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White Wagtail
Motacilla alba |
Aves Motacillidae |
4,307 |
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Slender-billed Gull
Chroicocephalus genei |
Aves Laridae |
3,828 |
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White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis |
Aves Alcedinidae |
3,736 |
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Pallid Swift
Apus pallidus |
Aves Apodidae |
3,589 |
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Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron
Egretta garzetta |
Aves Ardeidae |
3,581 |
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Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava |
Aves Motacillidae |
3,561 |
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Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus |
Aves Falconidae |
3,323 |
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Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis |
Aves Sturnidae |
3,318 |
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Eurasian Hoopoe
Upupa epops |
Aves Upupidae |
3,227 |
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Common Redstart
Phoenicurus phoenicurus |
Aves Muscicapidae |
3,182 |
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Squacco Heron
Ardeola ralloides |
Aves Ardeidae |
3,144 |
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Black-headed Gull
Chroicocephalus ridibundus |
Aves Laridae |
3,104 |
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Kentish Plover
Charadrius alexandrinus |
Aves Charadriidae |
3,026 |
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Eurasian Marsh-Harrier
Circus aeruginosus |
Aves Accipitridae |
2,911 |
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Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus |
Aves Rallidae |
2,880 |
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Pied Wheatear
Oenanthe pleschanka |
Aves Muscicapidae |
2,833 |
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Great Cormorant/European Shag
Phalacrocorax carbo |
Aves Phalacrocoracidae |
2,767 |
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Black-winged Stilt
Himantopus himantopus |
Aves Recurvirostridae |
2,747 |
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Great Gray Shrike
Lanius excubitor |
Aves Laniidae |
2,718 |
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Desert Wheatear
Oenanthe deserti |
Aves Muscicapidae |
2,714 |
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Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata |
Aves Scolopacidae |
2,644 |
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Greater Flamingo
Phoenicopterus roseus |
Aves Phoenicopteridae |
2,605 |
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Spotted Flycatcher
Muscicapa striata |
Aves Muscicapidae |
2,527 |
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Red-backed Shrike
Lanius collurio |
Aves Laniidae |
2,445 |
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Bank Swallow
Riparia riparia |
Aves Hirundinidae |
2,426 |
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Little Stint
Calidris minuta |
Aves Scolopacidae |
2,405 |
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greater spotted eagle
Aquila clanga |
Aves Accipitridae |
2,362 |
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Delicate Prinia
Prinia lepida |
Aves Cisticolidae |
2,361 |
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Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus |
Aves Accipitridae |
2,338 |
| Blue-cheeked/Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Merops persicus |
Aves Meropidae |
2,320 | |
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Water Pipit
Anthus spinoletta |
Aves Motacillidae |
2,245 |
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Namaqua Dove
Oena capensis |
Aves Columbidae |
2,228 |
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Western Reef-Heron
Egretta gularis |
Aves Ardeidae |
2,165 |
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Willow Warbler
Phylloscopus trochilus |
Aves Phylloscopidae |
2,143 |
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Eurasian Coot
Fulica atra |
Aves Rallidae |
2,142 |
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Caspian Tern
Hydroprogne caspia |
Aves Laridae |
2,141 |
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Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis |
Aves Podicipedidae |
2,099 |
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Lesser Black-backed Gull
Larus fuscus |
Aves Laridae |
2,095 |
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Spanish Sparrow
Passer hispaniolensis |
Aves Passeridae |
2,039 |
| Red-tailed Shrike
Lanius phoenicuroides |
Aves Laniidae |
2,007 | |
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Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis |
Aves Ardeidae |
1,946 |
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Western Swamphen
Porphyrio porphyrio |
Aves Rallidae |
1,931 |
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Common Redshank
Tringa totanus |
Aves Scolopacidae |
1,918 |
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European Bee-eater
Merops apiaster |
Aves Meropidae |
1,906 |
| Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia galactotes |
Aves Muscicapidae |
1,876 | |
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Lesser Whitethroat
Sylvia curruca |
Aves Sylviidae |
1,860 |
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Woodchat Shrike
Lanius senator |
Aves Laniidae |
1,853 |
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Steppe Eagle
Aquila nipalensis |
Aves Accipitridae |
1,809 |
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Great Egret
Ardea alba |
Aves Ardeidae |
1,808 |
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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