Jordan Ramsar wetland
Azraq Wetland Reserve
249 bird species recorded; the most in April.
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This month here
117 species in January.99 species in February.180 species in March.219 species in April.142 species in May.64 species in June.50 species in July.78 species in August.156 species in September.145 species in October.83 species in November.118 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
249 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 249Speciesrecorded more than once
- 153Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 7ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 12,695Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 506 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 24Raptors
- 7Owls
- 28Waders
- 11Gulls & seabirds
- 13Ducks & geese
- 17Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 113Songbirds
- 32Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 249 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors24 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Steppe eagleAquila nipalensis
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Short-toed eagleCircaetus gallicus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliacaVU
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
- Egyptian vultureNeophron percnopterus
- Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusVU
Owls7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pharaoh Eagle-OwlBubo ascalaphus
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
- Western Barn OwlTyto alba
- Pallid Scops-OwlOtus brucei
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Waders28 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Spur-winged LapwingVanellus spinosus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Eurasian Stone-curlewBurhinus oedicnemus
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
- Cream-coloured CourserCursorius cursor
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellusVU
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
Gulls & seabirds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Black TernChlidonias niger
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Common GullLarus canus
Ducks & geese13 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
Herons, ibises & grebes17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Western Reef HeronEgretta gularis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black storkCiconia nigra
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds113 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Graceful WarblerPrinia gracilis
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinErythropygia galactotes
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Masked ShrikeLanius nubicus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- European StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Woodchat ShrikeLanius senatorNT
- Western Black-eared WheatearOenanthe hispanica
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Desert wheatearOenanthe deserti
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Desert FinchRhodospiza obsoleta
- Temminck's LarkEremophila bilopha
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus xanthopygos
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Hoopoe LarkAlaemon alaudipes
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Desert LarkAmmomanes deserti
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Lesser Short-toed LarkCalandrella rufescens
- Collared FlycatcherFicedula albicollis
- Sardinian WarblerCurruca melanocephala
- Thrush NightingaleLuscinia luscinia
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Eastern Bonelli's WarblerPhylloscopus orientalis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Eastern Orphean WarblerSylvia crassirostris
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Finsch's WheatearOenanthe finschii
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
- Rüppell's WarblerSylvia ruppeli
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Streaked Scrub WarblerScotocerca inquieta
- Bar-tailed Desert LarkAmmomanes cinctura
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- Mourning WheatearOenanthe lugens
- Calandra larkMelanocorypha calandra
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Spectacled WarblerSylvia conspicillata
- Trumpeter FinchBucanetes githagineus
- White-crowned Black WheatearOenanthe leucopyga
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibillatrix
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Cretzschmar's BuntingEmberiza caesia
- Upcher's WarblerHippolais languida
- Pale Crag MartinPtyonoprogne obsoleta
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Dunn's LarkEremalauda dunni
- European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Half-collared FlycatcherFicedula semitorquata
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Brown-necked RavenCorvus ruficollis
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Cyprus WheatearOenanthe cypriaca
- Hooded WheatearOenanthe monacha
- Booted WarblerIduna caligata
- Palestine SunbirdCinnyris osea
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- White-throated robinIrania gutturalis
- Menetries's WarblerSylvia mystacea
- Red Sea WarblerSylvia leucomelaena
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Desert WarblerSylvia nana
- Red-rumped WheatearOenanthe moesta
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- BlackstartOenanthe melanura
- Fan-tailed RavenCorvus rhipidurus
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Basra Reed-warblerAcrocephalus griseldis
- Marsh warblerAcrocephalus palustris
- Rufous-tailed ShrikeLanius phoenicuroides
- Tristram's StarlingOnychognathus tristramii
Other birds32 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- CootFulica atra
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Namaqua DoveOena capensis
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Porzana parvaPorzana parva
- WryneckJynx torquilla
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- European SwiftApus apus
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
- Egyptian NightjarCaprimulgus aegyptius
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Spotted CrakePorzana porzana
- Baillon's CrakePorzana pusilla
- Corncrake, corn crakeCrex crex
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Great spotted cuckooClamator glandarius
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Little SwiftApus affinis
- Pallid SwiftApus pallidus
- Macqueen's BustardChlamydotis macqueeniiVU
- Arabian Green Bee-eaterMerops cyanophrys
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in April.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan14°/2°15 mm
- Feb16°/3°16 mm
- Mar22°/6°10 mm
- Apr26°/10°7 mm
- May32°/15°2 mm
- Jun36°/18°1 mm
- Jul38°/20°2 mm
- Aug38°/20°1 mm
- Sep35°/19°0 mm
- Oct30°/15°3 mm
- Nov21°/8°8 mm
- Dec16°/3°12 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Azraq Wetland Reserve.
Wetland reserve in Jordan
Azraq Wetland Reserve is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Jordan, 506 m above the sea.
249 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 12,695 open records.
The most recorded are the Common Moorhen, the White-eared Bulbul and the Eurasian Collared Dove.
67 species come for the summer, 71 for the winter and 15 only pass through.
7 are threatened worldwide, including European Turtle Dove, Common Pochard and Eastern Imperial Eagle.
The most species are recorded in April.
Get there and watch
- RSCN Azraq Lodgeplace to stay · 3.0 km · 5 within 10 km
- Muthallath al Azraqnearest town · 2.3 km in a straight line
- Gurayat Domestic Airport (URY)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 62 km in a straight lineCar hire at AMM airport (Amman)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1bird hides within 6 km
- 1observation towers within 6 km
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmAzraq Wetland - Natural Reserve entrance
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 2restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 5places to stay within 10 kmRSCN Azraq Lodge, إستراحة قصر الأزرق, Jad Al Younis house and 2 more
- marked trails within 4 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- campsites within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Azraq Wetland Reserve.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas9 mountains within 25 kmḨamrat ar Rattāmī · 11 kmTall Ḩassān · 16 kmḨamrat al ‘Uwaynid · 18 kmTulūl al Quraynah · 21 kmJibāl al Mukhayzināt · 23 kmJibāl al Manāsif ash Sharqīyah · 24 kmḨamrat Ghadīr al Mallāḩ · 25 kmJibāl Fulūq Z̧ulmah · 25 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Azraq Wetland Reserve
Jordan
- 81Birdyas Score
- 249Species
- 153Migrants
- 7Threatened
Jerusalem Bird Observatory
Israel · 154 km
- 76Birdyas Score
- 234Species
- 143Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q11202572) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 12,695 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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