🇴🇲What animals live in Oman?

Name: Animal occurrence records for Oman
Creator: What Animal Lives Where

612,583 animal records from Oman cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

612,583 records
1,200+ species
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Most-recorded animals in Oman

Animal	Group	Records
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis	Aves Columbidae	12,518
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos	Aves Scolopacidae	9,380
Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Aves Ardeidae	8,951
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti	Aves Muscicapidae	8,062
Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii	Aves Laridae	7,815
House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	7,735
White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos	Aves Pycnonotidae	7,689
Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis	Aves Ardeidae	7,644
House Crow Corvus splendens	Aves Corvidae	6,805
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	Aves Scolopacidae	6,547
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Aves Columbidae	6,406
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis	Aves Sturnidae	6,402
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus	Aves Laridae	6,163
Crested Lark Galerida cristata	Aves Alaudidae	6,146
Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii	Aves Sturnidae	6,080
Pale Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne obsoleta	Aves Hirundinidae	5,873
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	Aves Phoenicopteridae	5,854
Great Crested Tern Thalasseus bergii	Aves Laridae	5,367
Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei	Aves Laridae	5,268
Osprey Pandion haliaetus	Aves Pandionidae	5,251
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	Aves Recurvirostridae	5,125
White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	4,955
Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Aves Columbidae	4,772
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	Aves Scolopacidae	4,651
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi	Aves Emberizidae	4,638
Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus	Aves Nectariniidae	4,602
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus	Aves Accipitridae	4,577
Little Stint Calidris minuta	Aves Scolopacidae	4,454
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	Aves Charadriidae	4,386
Rüppell's Weaver Ploceus galbula	Aves Ploceidae	4,370
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Aves Falconidae	4,248
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola	Aves Motacillidae	4,243
Blackstart Oenanthe melanura	Aves Muscicapidae	4,243
Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Aves Rallidae	4,158
Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis	Aves Coraciidae	4,085
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus	Aves Charadriidae	4,006
greater spotted eagle Aquila clanga	Aves Accipitridae	3,996
Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron Egretta garzetta	Aves Ardeidae	3,814
Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca	Aves Accipitridae	3,809
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis	Aves Pycnonotidae	3,669
Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	3,592
Arabian Green Bee-eater Merops cyanophrys	Aves Meropidae	3,560
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina	Aves Muscicapidae	3,532
African Silverbill Euodice cantans	Aves Estrildidae	3,525
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides	Aves Ardeidae	3,458
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii	Aves Scolopacidae	3,433
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia	Aves Laridae	3,429
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida	Aves Laridae	3,408
Great Egret Ardea alba	Aves Ardeidae	3,405
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	Aves Scolopacidae	3,323
White-breasted White-eye Zosterops abyssinicus	Aves Zosteropidae	3,265
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus	Aves Threskiornithidae	3,233
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava	Aves Motacillidae	3,222
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	Aves Podicipedidae	3,112
Dunlin Calidris alpina	Aves Scolopacidae	3,059
Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis	Aves Corvidae	3,050
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	Aves Scolopacidae	3,049
Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus	Aves Laniidae	3,042
Arabian Sunbird Cinnyris hellmayri	Aves Nectariniidae	2,986
Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii	Aves Ardeidae	2,949

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 whether its records suggest it is resident, seasonal or just passing through.