Birds of Libya

About 350 birds live in Libya. Once a pioneer in wildlife protection, nowadays, a lot of these avifauna are hunted either for sport or for food. Over 500,000 members of various avian species are killed annually.

Some of the notable species seen here include the Barbary Falcon, the Desert Sparrow, and the Saker Falcon.

List of Common Birds Found in Libya

Native Birds

African Collared Dove
Alpine Swift
Barbary Falcon
Barbary Partridge
Barn Swallow
Black-bellied Sandgrouse
Black-eared Wheatear
Black Kite
Black-winged Stilt
Blue Rock Thrush
Bonelli’s Eagle
Booted Eagle
Calandra Lark
Caspian Plover
Citrine Wagtail
Collared Dove
Collared Pratincole
Common Bulbul
Common Buzzard
Common Chiffchaff
Common Hoopoe
Common House Martin
Common Kestrel
Common Moorhen
Common Pochard
Common Raven
Crag Martin
Crested Lark
Cyprus Wheatear
Dartford Warbler
Desert Lark
Desert Sparrow
Desert Wheatear
Egyptian Nightjar
Egyptian Vulture
Eurasian Blackbird
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Golden Oriole
Eurasian Hoopoe
Eurasian Kestrel
Eurasian Reed Warbler
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Teal
European Bee-eater
European Honey Buzzard
European Nightjar
European Roller
European Turtle Dove
Ferruginous Duck
Garganey
Graceful Prinia
Greater Sand Plover
Greater Short-toed Lark
Gray Wagtail
Griffon Vulture
Hooded Crow
Horned Lark
Isabelline Wheatear
Kentish Plover
Lanner Falcon
Lappet-faced Vulture
Laughing Dove
Lesser Whitethroat
Little Egret
Little Owl
Little Ringed Plover
Long-legged Buzzard
Meadow Pipit
Melodious Warbler
Mistle Thrush
Montagu’s Harrier
Moussier’s Redstart
Mute Swan
Namaqua Dove
Northern Goshawk
Northern Pintail
Northern Shoveler
Northern Wheatear
Olivaceous Warbler
Pallid Swift
Peregrine Falcon
Pharaoh Eagle-owl
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
Red-legged Partridge
Red-rumped Swallow
Red-throated Pipit
Reed Warbler
Richard’s Pipit
Rufous-tailed Scrub Robin
Saker Falcon
Sand Martin
Sand Partridge
Sardinian Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Short-toed Snake Eagle
Song Thrush
Spectacled Warbler
Spotted Flycatcher
Spotted Sandgrouse
Subalpine Warbler
Tawny Pipit
Temminck’s Lark
Water Pipit
Western Marsh Harrier
White-headed Duck
White Wagtail
Yelkouan Shearwater
Yellow Wagtail

Non-native Birds

Caspian Plover
Common Wood Pigeon
Corn Crake
Egyptian Plover
Graylag Goose
Great Spotted Cuckoo
Horned Grebe
Red Knot
Stock Dove
Terek Sandpiper
Tundra Swan

Some of the best birding sites in Libya include Sabratha Wetlands, Al Khrouba Oasis, and Ain Zayanah Wetlands. The peak season for birdwatching generally aligns with the spring and fall migration periods.