Birds of Mongolia

Birds of Mongolia is a list of the most common birds observed in the country. Showing the yearly average percentage observation frequency for each species.

Location

Mongolia

Mongolia

Asia

Asia

Location
Mongolia

Mongolia

Asia

Asia

List of Common Birds

20% Common Raven (Corvus corax) - Adult Common Raven

Corvus corax

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

18% Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) - Adult Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

15% Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica) - Adult Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

14% Black Kite (Milvus migrans) - Adult Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

14% Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) - Adults Ruddy Shelduck

Tadorna ferruginea

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

13% Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) - Adult Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

12% Cinereous Vulture

Aegypius monachus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

12% Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) - Adult male Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

11% Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) - Adult Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

10% Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - Adult Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

9.0% Upland Buzzard

Buteo hemilasius

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

8.6% Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) - Adult male Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

7.6% White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) - Adult White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

7.4% Great Tit (Parus major) - Adult Great Tit

Parus major

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

7.0% Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus) - Adult Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

6.7% Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) - Adult Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

6.6% Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

6.1% Mongolian Lark

Melanocorypha mongolica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

6.1% Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) - Adult male Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

6.1% Mongolian Gull

Larus mongolicus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

5.9% Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) - Adult Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

5.9% Demoiselle Crane

Grus virgo

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Gruidae

5.9% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

5.8% Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) - Adult Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

5.4% Daurian Jackdaw

Coloeus dauuricus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

5.4% Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - Adult Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

5.4% House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Breeding male House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

5.2% Gadwall (Mareca strepera) - Adult male Gadwall

Mareca strepera

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

5.1% Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) - Adult Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

4.7% Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) - Breeding male Common Pochard

Aythya ferina

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

4.5% Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) - Adult male Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

4.5% Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops) - Adult Common Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Upupidae

4.5% Saker Falcon

Falco cherrug

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

4.5% Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) - Immature Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

4.5% Steppe Eagle

Aquila nipalensis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.3% Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) - Adult Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

4.3% Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula) - Male Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

4.3% Little Ringed Plover (Thinornis dubius) - Breeding adult Little Ringed Plover

Thinornis dubius

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

4.2% Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula) - Adult male Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

4.1% Red-throated Thrush

Turdus ruficollis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

4.1% Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea) - Adult Eurasian Nuthatch

Sitta europaea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sittidae

4.1% Citrine Wagtail

Motacilla citreola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

4.0% Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) - Adult Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

4.0% Azure Tit

Cyanistes cyanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

4.0% Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) - Nonbreeding adult Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

4.0% Asian Short-toed Lark

Alaudala cheleensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

4.0% Willow Tit (Poecile montanus) - Adult Willow Tit

Poecile montanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

3.9% Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) - Adult male Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

3.8% Gray Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) - Adult Gray Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

3.8% Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus) - Adult male Daurian Redstart

Phoenicurus auroreus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.7% Rock Sparrow

Petronia petronia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

3.7% Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) - Adult Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.7% Long-tailed Rosefinch

Carpodacus sibiricus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

3.6% Dusky Warbler

Phylloscopus fuscatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

3.5% Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) - Breeding adult Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

3.5% Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) - Adult Swan Goose

Anser cygnoides

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

3.4% Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) - Breeding adult Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.4% Taiga Flycatcher

Ficedula albicilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.4% Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia) - Breeding adult Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Threskiornithidae

3.4% Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) - Adult Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Recurvirostridae

3.3% Isabelline Shrike

Lanius isabellinus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

3.3% Eurasian Wigeon (Mareca penelope) - Adult male Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

3.3% Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) - Breeding adult Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.3% Little Bunting

Emberiza pusilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

3.2% Rook (Corvus frugilegus) - Adult Rook

Corvus frugilegus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

3.2% Pallas's Sandgrouse

Syrrhaptes paradoxus

Order: Pterocliformes

Family: Pteroclidae

3.2% Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) - Adult Hawfinch

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

3.1% Common Rosefinch

Carpodacus erythrinus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

3.1% Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) - Adult male Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

3.0% Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) - Adult Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.0% Common Swift (Apus apus) - Adult Common Swift

Apus apus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

3.0% Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) - Adult male Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.9% Bar-headed Goose

Anser indicus

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.9% Bearded Vulture

Gypaetus barbatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.8% White-winged Tern

Chlidonias leucopterus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.8% Pied Wheatear

Oenanthe pleschanka

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.7% Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) - Adult Pied Avocet

Recurvirostra avosetta

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Recurvirostridae

2.7% Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) - Non-breeding male Brambling

Fringilla montifringilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

2.7% White-naped Crane

Antigone vipio

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Gruidae

2.6% Pine Bunting

Emberiza leucocephalos

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

2.6% Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) - Adult male Common Cuckoo

Cuculus canorus

Order: Cuculiformes

Family: Cuculidae

2.6% Lesser Whitethroat (Curruca curruca) - Adult Lesser Whitethroat

Curruca curruca

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sylviidae

2.6% Brown Accentor

Prunella fulvescens

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Prunellidae

2.6% Meadow Bunting

Emberiza cioides

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

2.6% Pacific Swift

Apus pacificus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

2.5% Graylag Goose (Anser anser) - Adult Graylag Goose

Anser anser

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.5% Desert Wheatear

Oenanthe deserti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.5% Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) - Adult Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.4% Common Merganser (Mergus merganser) - Adult female Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.4% Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) - Adult male and female Common Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

2.4% Yellow-browed Warbler

Phylloscopus inornatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

2.4% Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni) - Adult Olive-backed Pipit

Anthus hodgsoni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

2.3% Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) - Adult Brown Shrike

Lanius cristatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

2.3% Amur Falcon

Falco amurensis

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

2.3% Black-throated Thrush

Turdus atrogularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

2.3% Hill Pigeon

Columba rupestris

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.3% Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) - Adult Water Pipit

Anthus spinoletta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

2.2% Pallas's Bunting

Emberiza pallasi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

2.2% Common Crane (Grus grus) - Adult Common Crane

Grus grus

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Gruidae

2.2% Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) - Adult Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

2.2% Garganey (Spatula querquedula) - Breeding male Garganey

Spatula querquedula

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.2% Eastern Marsh Harrier

Circus spilonotus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.2% Lesser Spotted Woodpecker (Dryobates minor) - Adult male Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Dryobates minor

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

2.1% Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) - Adult Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.1% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.1% Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus) - Adult Azure-winged Magpie

Cyanopica cyanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

2.1% Coal Tit (Periparus ater) - Adult Coal Tit

Periparus ater

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

2.0% Spotted Redshank (Tringa erythropus) - Non-breeding adult Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.0% Black-faced Bunting

Emberiza spodocephala

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

2.0% Pallas's Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus proregulus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

2.0% Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa) - Breeding adult Black-tailed Godwit

Limosa limosa

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.0% Bohemian Waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) - Adult Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Bombycillidae

1.9% Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) - Adult male Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.9% Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius) - Adult Eurasian Jay

Garrulus glandarius

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

1.9% Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.9% Hume's Warbler

Phylloscopus humei

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

1.9% Blyth's Pipit

Anthus godlewskii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.9% Hen Harrier

Circus cyaneus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.9% Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina) - Adult male Red-crested Pochard

Netta rufina

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.9% Kentish Plover (Anarhynchus alexandrinus) - Breeding male Kentish Plover

Anarhynchus alexandrinus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.8% Richard's Pipit

Anthus richardi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.8% Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) - Adult male Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.8% Twite

Linaria flavirostris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.8% Black Stork

Ciconia nigra

Order: Ciconiiformes

Family: Ciconiidae

1.8% Long-tailed Tit (Aegithalos caudatus) - Adult Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Aegithalidae

1.8% Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) - Adult Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.7% Redpoll (Acanthis flammea) - Female/immature (common) Redpoll

Acanthis flammea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.7% Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) - Adult male Red-flanked Bluetail

Tarsiger cyanurus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.7% Siberian Accentor

Prunella montanella

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Prunellidae

1.7% Pere David's Snowfinch

Pyrgilauda davidiana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

1.6% Mongolian Finch

Bucanetes mongolicus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.6% Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla tschutschensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.6% Chukar (Alectoris chukar) - Adult Chukar

Alectoris chukar

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

1.6% Gray-headed Woodpecker (Picus canus) - Adult male Gray-headed Woodpecker

Picus canus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

1.5% Siberian Rubythroat (Calliope calliope) - Adult male Siberian Rubythroat

Calliope calliope

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.5% White-cheeked Starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus) - Adult White-cheeked Starling

Spodiopsar cineraceus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

1.5% Eared Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) - Breeding adult Eared Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

1.5% Eurasian Crag-Martin

Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.5% Siberian Stonechat

Saxicola maurus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.5% Daurian Partridge

Perdix dauurica

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

1.5% European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) - Breeding adult European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

1.5% Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.5% White-winged Redstart

Phoenicurus erythrogastrus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.5% Lesser Kestrel

Falco naumanni

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.5% Naumann's Thrush

Turdus naumanni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

1.5% White-winged Snowfinch

Montifringilla nivalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

1.4% Crested Lark

Galerida cristata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

1.4% Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus) - Adult male Eurasian Siskin

Spinus spinus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.3% Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) - Adult Oriental Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia orientalis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

1.3% Northern Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) - Adult (Northern) Northern Nutcracker

Nucifraga caryocatactes

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

1.3% Arctic Warbler

Phylloscopus borealis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

1.3% Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.3% Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) - Adult Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.3% Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) - Breeding adult Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

1.3% Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) - Breeding male Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

1.3% Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) - Adult (common) Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

1.2% Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) - Nonbreeding adult/immature Pacific Golden-Plover

Pluvialis fulva

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

1.2% Pallas's Gull

Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

1.2% Taiga Bean-Goose

Anser fabalis

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.2% White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) - Adult White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.2% Marsh Tit (Poecile palustris) - Adult Marsh Tit

Poecile palustris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

1.2% White-crowned Penduline-Tit

Remiz coronatus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Remizidae

1.2% Falcated Duck (Mareca falcata) - Breeding male Falcated Duck

Mareca falcata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.2% Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush

Monticola saxatilis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.2% Godlewski's Bunting

Emberiza godlewskii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

1.1% Pale Martin

Riparia diluta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.1% Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) - Adult Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

1.1% Little Owl

Athene noctua

Order: Strigiformes

Family: Strigidae

1.0% Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) - Adult Tree Pipit

Anthus trivialis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.0% Eurasian Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) - Adult Eurasian Treecreeper

Certhia familiaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Certhiidae

1.0% Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler

Helopsaltes certhiola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Locustellidae

1.0% Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) - Adult Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.0% Eastern Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha) - Adult Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Anas zonorhyncha

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.0% Mongolian Ground-Jay

Podoces hendersoni

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

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