Animals of Bahrain

29 animals on World Animal Map have open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records from Bahrain on GBIF: 28 birds, 1 insects & other invertebrates. Species marked “introduced” are listed as non-native there by GRIIS checklists. Show on the world map

All 29 animals by group

Waders, gulls, terns & auks 11

• Black-headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
• Black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus
• Common greenshank Tringa nebularia
• Common redshank Tringa totanus
• Common ringed plover Charadrius hiaticula
• Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Dunlin Calidris alpina
• Grey plover Pluvialis squatarola
• Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
• Little stint Calidris minuta
• Ruddy turnstone Arenaria interpres

Seabirds, divers & grebes 1

• Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

Herons, storks, cranes & flamingos 5

• Common moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Greater flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
• Grey heron Ardea cinerea
• Little egret Egretta garzetta
• Western cattle egret Ardea ibis

Pheasants, grouse & game birds 1

• Grey francolin Francolinus pondicerianus

Pigeons & doves 3

• Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto (introduced)
• Laughing dove Spilopelia senegalensis
• Rock dove Columba livia

Woodpeckers, kingfishers, hornbills & toucans 1

• Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epops

Crows, jays & magpies 1

• House crow Corvus splendens (introduced)

Songbirds & perching birds 5

• Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
• Common myna Acridotheres tristis (introduced)
• House sparrow Passer domesticus
• Red-vented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer (introduced)
• White wagtail Motacilla alba

Bees, wasps & ants 1

• Apis florea Apis florea

Presence means at least a few wild records with coordinates (and a minimum share of the species’ records, to exclude vagrants and escapes) in GBIF data licensed CC0 or CC BY 4.0. Some species may be missing where open data is scarce.