Birds of Islamabad

This list discusses all wildlife, including flora and fauna, found in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Birds

Here is a list of birds found in Islamabad, Pakistan. 72 species of birds have been found in this area. The best places to watch are Margalla Hills and Rawal Lake.

• Little Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
• Little Cormorant, Phalacrocorax niger
• Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
• Black-crowned Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
• Indian Pond Heron (Paddybird), Ardeola grayii
• Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis
• Little Egret, Egretta garzetta
• Intermediate Egret, Egretta intermedia
• Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea
• Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea
• Common Teal, Anas crecca
• Black Kite, Milvus migrans
• Shikra, Accipiter badius
• Long-legged Buzzard, Buteo rufinus
• Eurasian Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
• Grey Francolin, Francolinus pondicerianus
• Common Quail, Coturnix coturnix
• Brown Waterhen, Amaurornis akool
• White-breasted Waterhen, Amaurornis phoenicurus
• Moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
• Eurasian Coot, Fulica atra
• Red-wattled Lapwing, Hoplopterus indicus
• Common Sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos
• Black-headed Gull, Larus ridibundus
• Feral Pigeon, Columba livia
• Wood Pigeon, Columba palumbus
• Collared Dove, Streptopelia decaocto
• Palm Dove, Streptopelia senegalensis
• Spotted Dove, Streptopelia chinensis
• Rose-ringed Parakeet, Psittacula krameri
• Common Koel, Eudynamys scolopacea
• Greater Coucal, Centropus sinensis
• House Swift, Apus affinis
• White-throated Kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis
• Pied Kingfisher, Ceryle rudis
• Hoopoe, Upupa epops
• Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker, Dinopium benghalense
• Brown-fronted Woodpecker, Dendrocopos auriceps
• Crested Lark, Galerida cristata
• Small Skylark, Alauda gulgula
• Brown-throated Sand Martin, Riparia paludicola
• Pale Sand Martin, Riparia diluta
• Barn Swallow, Hirundo rustica
• Red-rumped Swallow, Hirundo daurica
• Paddyfield Pipit, Anthus rufulus
• Grey Wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
• White Wagtail, Motacilla alba
• Large Pied Wagtail, Motacilla maderaspatensis
• Himalayan Bulbul, Pycnonotus leucogenys
• Red-vented Bulbul, Pycnonotus cafer
• Dark-grey Bushchat, Saxicola ferrea
• Blue Rock Thrush, Monticola solitarius
• Blue Whistling Thrush, Myophonus caeruleus
• Fan-tailed Warbler, Cisticola juncidis
• Tawny Prinia, Prinia inornata
• Yellow-bellied Prinia, Prinia flaviventris
• Hume's Leaf Warbler, Phylloscopus humei
• Majid Shutter (Majidio Camelus), ostrich
• White-throated Fantail, Rhipidura albicollis
• Black-chinned Babbler, Stachyris pyrrhops
• Common Babbler, Turdoides caudatus
• Jungle Babbler, Turdoides striatus
• Great Tit, Parus major
• Bar-tailed Treecreeper, Certhia himalayana
• Oriental White-eye, Zosterops palpebrosus
• Rufous-backed Shrike, Lanius schach
• Black Drongo, Dicrurus macrocercus
• House Crow, Corvus splendens
• Brahminy Starling, Sturnus pagodarum
• Common Myna, Acridotheres tristis
• Bank Myna, Acridotheres ginginianus
• House Sparrow, Passer domesticus

References

• Islamabad Bird Report