| Show birds in the Middle East with profiles available. | |
| Show all birds of concern in the Middle East. |
| Common Name | Range *** |
|---|---|
| African Skimmer | Middle East |
| Arabian Grosbeak | Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen |
| Arabian Woodpecker | Saudi Arabia, Yemen |
| Asian Dowitcher | Middle East |
| Audouin's Gull | Middle East |
| Baer's Pochard | Asia, vagrant populations in Pakistan and the Philippines |
| Balearic Shearwater | Middle East |
| Basra Reed Warbler | Egypt, Iran, Israel, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia |
| Black Crowned-crane | Middle East |
| Black-bellied Tern | Pakistan |
| Black-headed Ibis | Middle East |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Middle East |
| Black-winged Pratincole | Africa to Asia |
| Bristled Grassbird | Pakistan |
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Middle East |
| Caucasian Black Grouse | Iran, Turkey |
| Cheer Pheasant | Pakistan |
| Cinereous Bunting | Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Yemen |
| Cinereous Vulture | Middle East |
| Corncrake | Africa to Asia |
| Dalmatian Pelican | Middle East |
| Dartford Warbler | Middle East |
| Egyptian Vulture | Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
| Eurasian Curlew | Middle East |
| Eurasian Peregrine Falcon | Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
| European Roller | Middle East |
| Falcated Duck | Iraq |
| Fea's Petrel | Israel |
| Ferruginous Duck | Middle East |
| Great Bustard | Middle East |
| Great Indian Bustard | Pakistan |
| Greater Spotted Eagle | Middle East |
| Houbara Bustard | Middle East |
| Indian Skimmer | Iran, Oman, Pakistan |
| Indian Spotted Eagle | Pakistan |
| Indian Vulture | Afghanistan, Pakistan |
| Island Cisticola | Yemen |
| Jerdon's Babbler | Pakistan |
| Jouanin's Petrel | Oman, Yemen |
| Kashmir Flycatcher | Pakistan |
| Krueper's Nuthatch | Turkey |
| Laggar Falcon | Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan |
| Lappet-faced Vulture | Middle East |
| Lesser Flamingo | Middle East |
| Lesser Kestrel | Middle East |
| Lesser White-fronted Goose | Middle East |
| Little Bustard | Middle East |
| Long-billed Bush-warbler | Pakistan, Tajikistan |
| Marbled Teal | Middle East |
| Northern Bald Ibis | Middle East |
| Oriental Darter | Pakistan |
| Ostrich | Jordan, Saudi Arabia |
| Painted Stork | Pakistan |
| Pale-backed Pigeon | Afghanistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan |
| Pallas's Fish-eagle | Iran, Iraq, Israel, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan |
| Pallid Harrier | Middle East |
| Red Kite | Middle East |
| Red-breasted Goose | Middle East |
| Red-footed Falcon | Middle East |
| Red-headed Vulture | Middle East |
| Rufous-vented Prinia | Pakistan |
| Sarus Crane | Pakistan |
| Semi-collared Flycatcher | Middle East |
| Siberian White Crane | C.I.S. (Siberia) to India, including Iran and China |
| Slender-billed Curlew | Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
| Sociable Lapwing | Middle East |
| Socotra Bunting | Yemen |
| Socotra Cormorant | Bahrain, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen |
| Sooty Falcon | Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Israel, Jordan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen |
| Sooty Shearwater | Middle East |
| Syrian Serin | Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria |
| Tytler's Leaf-warbler | Afghanistan, Pakistan |
| Western Tragopan Pheasant | Pakistan |
| White-eyed Gull | Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Yemen |
| White-headed Duck | Africa to Asia |
| White-rumped Vulture | Middle East |
| Yelkouan Shearwater | Middle East |
| Yellow-rumped Honeyguide | Pakistan |
| Yemen Accentor | Yemen |
| Yemen Thrush | Saudi Arabia, Yemen |
| Yemen Warbler | Saudi Arabia, Yemen |
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