List of birds of Islamabad

This is a list of birds found in the Pakistani city of Islamabad. The Margalla Hills and Rawal Lake are notable bird watching locations.

Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis Little cormorant, Microcarbo 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, Spilopelia senegalensis Spotted dove, Spilopelia 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 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 Alexandrine parakeet, Psittacula eupatria Green bee-eater, Merops orientalis Rufous treepie, Dendrocitta vagabunda Indian robin, Saxicoloides fulicatus Common greenshank, Tringa nebularia Marsh sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis Grey treepie, Dendrocitta formosae Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus Verditer flycatcher, Eumyias thalassinus Paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone paradisi Blue rock thrush, Monticola solitarius Blue whistling thrush, Myophonus caeruleus Orange headed thrush, Geokichla citrina Chestnut thrush, Turdus rubrocanus Crested kingfisher, Megaceryle lugubris Black headed jay, Garrulus lanceolatus Brown crake, Zapornia akool

References Islamabad Bird Report