Close to 800 avian species call Pakistan their home. The reason behind this variety can be attributed to the diverse habitats found in the country, including alpine forests, coastal wetlands, and xeric shrublands.
While the Chukar Partridge is the national bird of Pakistan, the Shaheen Falcon is used as a symbol for the country’s air force.
List of Common Birds Found in Pakistan
Native Birds
- Alexandrine Parakeet
- Altai Accentor
- Asian Green Bee-eater
- Asian Koel
- Asian Paradise Flycatcher
- Bank Myna
- Bar-headed Goose
- Barn Owl
- Barn Swallow
- Baya Weaver
- Black & Yellow Grosbeak
- Black-bellied Tern
- Black Bulbul
- Black Chinned Babbler
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Black-crowned Sparrow Lark
- Black Francolin
- Black-headed Gull
- Black-headed Jay
- Black Kite
- Black Redstart
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Blue-throated Barbet
- Brown Booby
- Brown-headed Gull
- Cattle Egret
- Chestnut-shouldered Petronia
- Chukar Partridge
- Citrine Wagtail
- Common Babbler
- Common Chaffinch
- Common Chiffchaff
- Common Coot
- Common Hoopoe
- Common Kestrel
- Common Kingfisher
- Common Moorhen
- Common Myna
- Common Rosefinch
- Common Sandpiper
- Common Stonechat
- Coppersmith Barbet
- Crested Lark
- Crested Serpent Eagle
- Dusky Warbler
- Egyptian Vulture
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Eurasian Collared Dove
- Eurasian Hoopoe
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Eurasian Magpie
- Eurasian Spoonbill
- Fire-fronted Serin
- Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
- Gray Francolin
- Gray-headed Fish Eagle
- Gray Headed Swamphen
- Gray Heron
- Graylag Goose
- Gray-necked Bunting
- Gray Wagtail
- Great Cormorant
- Greater Flamingo
- Greater Painted-snipe
- Green Bee-eater
- Hill Myna
- Himalayan Monal
- House Sparrow
- House Swift
- Hume’s Warbler
- Indian Bushlark
- Indian Cormorant
- Indian Courser
- Indian Nightjar
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher
- Indian Peafowl
- Indian Pond Heron
- Indian Robin
- Indian Roller
- Indian Silverbill
- Indian Skimmer
- Jungle Babbler
- Jungle Crow
- Jungle Myna
- Large-billed Crow
- Laughing Dove
- Little Cormorant
- Little Egret
- Little Grebe
- Little Ringed Plover
- Little Stint
- Little Swift
- Little Tern
- Long-tailed Shrike
- Mallard
- Marsh Harrier
- Northern Wheatear
- Oriental Honey Buzzard
- Oriental Turtle Dove
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Painted Sandgrouse
- Pheasant Tailed Jacana
- Pied Kingfisher
- Pink-Browed Rosefinch
- Plain Leaf Warbler
- Plum-headed Parakeet
- Purple Heron
- Purple Sunbird
- Red-billed Blue Magpie
- Red-Billed Chough
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- Red-collared Dove
- Red-rumped Swallow
- Red-tailed Wheatear
- Red-vented Bulbul
- Red-wattled Lapwing
- Rock Bunting
- Rock Pigeon
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Rosy Starling
- Rufous-backed Shrike
- Rufous-fronted Prinia
- Rufous Treepie
- Scaly Breasted Munia
- Shaheen Falcon
- Shikra
- Siberian Stonechat
- Spot-billed Duck
- Spot Winged Tit
- Steppe Eagle
- Streaked Laughingthrush
- Striated Babbler
- Striated Heron
- Tawny-bellied Babbler
- Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher
- Variable Wheatear
- White-bellied Drongo
- White-breasted Waterhen
- White-browed Fantail
- White-browed Shrike Babbler
- White-cheeked Bulbul
- White-cheeked Nuthatch
- White-eared Bulbul
- White-eyed Buzzard
- White-rumped Shama
- White-throated Kingfisher
- White-throated Laughingthrush
- White Wagtail
- White Winged Redstart
- Yellow-bellied Fantail
- Yellow-bellied Prinia
- Yellow Billed Blue Magpie
- Yellow-eyed Babbler
- Yellow-footed Green Pigeon
- Yellow-legged Buttonquail
Non-native Birds
- Baer’s Pochard
- Baikal Teal
- Corn Crake
- Hooded Crane
- Little Gull
- Namaqua Dove
- Red Knot
- Red Phalarope
- River Lapwing
- Stock Dove
Pakistan has several birding sites, including Mansehra District, Chitral Gol National Park, and Margalla Hills National Park. There are generally two times to go birding in Pakistan – during the winter (from October to March) and the summer (from April to September).
FAQs
1. What are the rarest birds in Pakistan? Several birds in Pakistan are endangered and at risk of going extinct, including the national bird itself, the Chukar Partridge. Other similarly at-risk birds include the Houbara Bustard, the Indian Skimmer, and the Kashmir Flycatcher.
2. What types of waterbirds are found in Pakistan? Several types of waterbirds can be seen in Pakistan, including ducks, geese, cranes, gulls, and storks.
3. What birds of prey can be seen in Pakistan? Among the birds of prey soaring the Pakistani skies, the notable ones include the Osprey, the Bearded Vulture, and the Cinerous Vulture.
