Oman birdwatching tours on the Sultanate‘s most diverse landscapes—coastlines, wetlands, and deserts—make it a birdwatching paradise, with over 540 recorded species, including rare migrants and endemic birds. Muscat offers fantastic birding opportunities, whether you’re a beginner or an avid birder.
Why Oman is a unique birding destination?
- A Critical Migration Crossroads. Oman lies at the crossroads of four distinct regions for migrant birds: Asia, Arabia, Africa, and Europe. Nearly +540 species have been recorded in total since the first record in the 13th century by the famous Arabian explorer Ibn Battuta.
- Unique Habitats. Oman actively protects its magnificent ecology through the establishment of nature reserves protecting essential coastal and desert habitats, totaling almost 30,000 km2. The sheer diversity of our landscapes will astonish and inspire you.
- Rich Biodiversity. The land is home to mammals such as the leopard, the oryx, gazelles, the tahr, the ibex, desert foxes, and wild cats. The waters are home to 22 species of whales, five species of Sea turtles, and dolphins. More than 4,000 species oƒf plants were found, the most famous being Oman’s frankincense tree.
- High Number of Endemic & Regional Specialties. Dhofar the southern province has 67 species of wild mammal, 49 terrestrial and 18 marine, including the world’s smallest species, the White-toothed Pygmy Shrew weighing less than 3 grams and the worlds’ largest species, the Blue Whale weighing up to 150 tons.
- Combine Birding with Adventure. The country diversity and uniqueness leads to a high probability of making new discoveries, which has made Oman a focus of interest for many wildlife enthusiasts from all over the world.
- Rare Bird Habitats. +35 is the minimum number of (lifers) we recorded for professional birdwatchers in any of our +7 days birding trips.
- Easy Access & Safe Travel.
Where Rare Wings Meet Desert Skies!
Our clients praise about unforgettable sightings, expert guidance, and personalized birding experiences that turn every trip into a thrilling adventure.
Why choose Panorama Travel for your Oman birding adventure?
Small Groups & Private Birding Adventures. For more than two decades of birdwatching experience our experts have gained enormous knowledge of the sites, species, wildlife, best timing, logistics, equipment, techniques, and tricks required for each birding site throughout the year.
Signature Tours You Won’t Find Elsewhere with All-Inclusive Comfort. We continuously update our itineraries based on our experts’ observations and regular site visits.
Exclusive Access to Prime Birding Spots. Our experts have mapped a list of more than 143 of the best birding sites throughout the Sultanate, most of which are secret to our experts.
Exceptional wildlife experiences. We based in the sultanate and we monitor these sites continuously throughout the year and include the best for each of our adventures. These sites are located nationwide, including Muscat, the Al Batinah coast, Musandam, the Ash Sharqiyah region, the Al Hajar Mountains, Masirah and Barr Al Hikman, the Central Desert, and Dhofar.
Unmatched Local Expertise. Our local experts led continuously annual trips in the sultanate documenting trips in the neighboring countries for individuals and well known organizations.
Eco-Tourism. Travel responsibly and sustainably and support our efforts and commitments to Oman’s environment.
Oman Birdwatching Tour Packages 2025/26
Adventures designed and led by our experts cover over 115 best birding sites throughout the sultanate
Below information based on Center for Environmental Studies and Research at the Sultan Qaboos University
Status of Oman Birds
The numbers of orders, families, and species of birds in Oman compared to the world totals are summarised in the table below.
| No. of orders | No. of families | No. of Species | |
| World | 40 | 231 | 10,488 |
| Oman | 20 | 76 | 536 |
| % | 62.5 | 32.9 | 5.1 |
Species names and taxonomy
The status is given for each species according to the number of accepted records as shown in the table below.
| No. of records | Status | No. of species in Oman |
| 1-9 | Vagrant | 139 |
| 10-99 | Rare | 67 |
| 100-199 | Uncommon | 45 |
| 200-999 | Fairly common | 109 |
| 1000-1999 | Common | 67 |
| +2000 | Abundant | 86 |
Population trends in Oman
Except for species considered as vagrants (less than 10 accepted records), the population trend in Oman over the last couple of decades is given for each species using one of the four symbols below.
| Population trend | Symbol | No. of species in Oman |
| Increasing | ↑ | 133 |
| Decreasing | ↓ | 73 |
| Stable | ← → | 163 |
| Unknown | ? | 5 |
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