🇶🇦What animals live in Qatar?

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

110,761 animal records from Qatar cover 974 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one.

110,761 records
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Most-recorded animals in Qatar

Animal	Group	Records
Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis	Aves Columbidae	6,262
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto	Aves Columbidae	5,290
House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	4,946
White-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus leucotis	Aves Pycnonotidae	4,713
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis	Aves Sturnidae	4,473
Rock Pigeon Columba livia	Aves Columbidae	4,159
Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica	Aves Estrildidae	2,584
Crested Lark Galerida cristata	Aves Alaudidae	2,389
White Wagtail Motacilla alba	Aves Motacillidae	1,548
Great Gray Shrike Lanius excubitor	Aves Laniidae	1,331
Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus	Aves Laniidae	1,323
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus	Aves Recurvirostridae	1,282
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica	Aves Hirundinidae	1,253
Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops	Aves Upupidae	1,242
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer	Aves Pycnonotidae	1,238
Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus	Aves Phasianidae	1,207
Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus	Aves Charadriidae	1,157
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus	Aves Accipitridae	1,114
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis	Aves Podicipedidae	1,107
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina	Aves Muscicapidae	1,085
Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus	Aves Acrocephalidae	1,058
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus	Aves Falconidae	1,044
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri	Aves Psittacidae	1,024
Gray/Purple Heron Ardea cinerea	Aves Ardeidae	998
Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus	Aves Rallidae	972
Namaqua Dove Oena capensis	Aves Columbidae	931
Delicate Prinia Prinia lepida	Aves Cisticolidae	916
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos	Aves Scolopacidae	912
Great Cormorant/European Shag Phalacrocorax carbo	Aves Phalacrocoracidae	885
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus	Aves Charadriidae	810
Little Stint Calidris minuta	Aves Scolopacidae	808
Western Reef-Heron Egretta gularis	Aves Ardeidae	805
Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei	Aves Laridae	804
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra	Aves Rallidae	768
Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis	Aves Passeridae	758
Common Redshank Tringa totanus	Aves Scolopacidae	749
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Aves Anatidae	740
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka	Aves Muscicapidae	737
Pallid Swift Apus pallidus	Aves Apodidae	698
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia	Aves Scolopacidae	667
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola	Aves Scolopacidae	649
Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava	Aves Motacillidae	633
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti	Aves Muscicapidae	617
Dunlin Calidris alpina	Aves Scolopacidae	590
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula	Aves Charadriidae	590
Little Egret/Western Reef-Heron Egretta garzetta	Aves Ardeidae	588
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata	Aves Muscicapidae	572
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus	Aves Laridae	561
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus	Aves Accipitridae	555
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita	Aves Phylloscopidae	551
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris	Aves Motacillidae	549
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus	Aves Scolopacidae	543
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata	Aves Scolopacidae	542
Greater Hoopoe-Lark Alaemon alaudipes	Aves Alaudidae	535
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus	Aves Phoenicopteridae	535
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus	Aves Podicipedidae	518
Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus	Aves Laniidae	503
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix nigriceps	Aves Alaudidae	501
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus	Aves Scolopacidae	498
Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides	Aves Laniidae	495

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.