Birds of Tajikistan

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

Location

Tajikistan

Tajikistan

Asia

Asia

Location
Tajikistan

Tajikistan

Asia

Asia

List of Common Birds

70% Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis) - Adult Common Myna

Acridotheres tristis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

49% Rock Pigeon (Columba livia) - Adult Rock Pigeon

Columba livia

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

46% Laughing Dove (Spilopelia senegalensis) - Adult Laughing Dove

Spilopelia senegalensis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

43% Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) - Adult Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

41% Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica) - Adult Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

38% Eurasian Blackbird (Turdus merula) - Adult male Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

23% Common Wood-Pigeon (Columba palumbus) - Adult Common Wood-Pigeon

Columba palumbus

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

22% Rook (Corvus frugilegus) - Adult Rook

Corvus frugilegus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

20% Carrion Crow (Corvus corone) - Adult Carrion Crow

Corvus corone

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

19% White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) - Adult White Wagtail

Motacilla alba

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

18% Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) - Adult Eurasian Collared-Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

17% Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) - Adult male and female Common Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

15% Hume's Warbler

Phylloscopus humei

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

14% Streaked Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron lineatum

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Leiothrichidae

14% Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla) - Non-breeding male Brambling

Fringilla montifringilla

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

13% European Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis rufula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

12% Great Tit (Parus major) - Adult Great Tit

Parus major

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

11% Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica) - Adult Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

11% Lesser Whitethroat (Curruca curruca) - Adult Lesser Whitethroat

Curruca curruca

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sylviidae

8.4% Eurasian Jackdaw (Coloeus monedula) - Adult Eurasian Jackdaw

Coloeus monedula

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

8.4% European Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) - Breeding adult European Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sturnidae

8.3% Common Chiffchaff (Phylloscopus collybita) - Adult (common) Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

8.3% Common Swift (Apus apus) - Adult Common Swift

Apus apus

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

7.6% Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus) - Adult Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

7.5% Azure Tit

Cyanistes cyanus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

7.3% Crested Lark

Galerida cristata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

7.2% Black-throated Thrush

Turdus atrogularis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

6.4% Hawfinch (Coccothraustes coccothraustes) - Adult Hawfinch

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

6.2% Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix) - Adult Hooded Crow

Corvus cornix

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

6.0% European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) - Adult male and female European Greenfinch

Chloris chloris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

5.8% Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) - Nonbreeding adult Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

5.8% Common Raven (Corvus corax) - Adult Common Raven

Corvus corax

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

5.4% Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos) - Adult male Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

5.2% Citrine Wagtail

Motacilla citreola

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

4.9% Gray Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) - Adult Gray Wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

4.7% Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) - Adult male Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

4.7% Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) - Breeding adult Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

4.2% White-winged Woodpecker

Dendrocopos leucopterus

Order: Piciformes

Family: Picidae

4.2% Blue Whistling-Thrush

Myophonus caeruleus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

4.0% Eurasian Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) - Adult male Eurasian Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

3.9% White-capped Redstart

Phoenicurus leucocephalus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.9% Long-legged Buzzard

Buteo rufinus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.9% Shikra

Tachyspiza badia

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.8% Black Kite (Milvus migrans) - Adult Black Kite

Milvus migrans

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.7% Western Marsh Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) - Adult male Western Marsh Harrier

Circus aeruginosus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.7% Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) - Adult male Common Kingfisher

Alcedo atthis

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Alcedinidae

3.5% Plumbeous Redstart

Phoenicurus fuliginosus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

3.4% Egyptian Vulture

Neophron percnopterus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

3.4% House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) - Breeding male House Sparrow

Passer domesticus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Passeridae

3.3% Indian Golden Oriole

Oriolus kundoo

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Oriolidae

3.3% Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops) - Adult Common Hoopoe

Upupa epops

Order: Bucerotiformes

Family: Upupidae

3.2% Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) - Adult Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.2% Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) - Adult Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

3.2% Blyth's Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus dumetorum

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

3.1% Common Redshank (Tringa totanus) - Breeding adult Common Redshank

Tringa totanus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

3.0% Chukar (Alectoris chukar) - Adult Chukar

Alectoris chukar

Order: Galliformes

Family: Phasianidae

3.0% Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) - Adult Spotted Flycatcher

Muscicapa striata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.8% European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) - Adult European Bee-eater

Merops apiaster

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

2.8% Eurasian Griffon

Gyps fulvus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.8% Eurasian Siskin (Spinus spinus) - Adult male Eurasian Siskin

Spinus spinus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

2.8% Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) - Adult male Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochruros

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.8% Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola) - Adult Wood Sandpiper

Tringa glareola

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.7% Greenish Warbler

Phylloscopus trochiloides

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Phylloscopidae

2.7% Rock Bunting

Emberiza cia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

2.7% Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago) - Adult Common Snipe

Gallinago gallinago

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

2.6% Common Rosefinch

Carpodacus erythrinus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

2.6% Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra) - Adult Eurasian Coot

Fulica atra

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

2.5% Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo) - Adult Eurasian Hobby

Falco subbuteo

Order: Falconiformes

Family: Falconidae

2.5% Indian Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) - Adult Indian Paradise-Flycatcher

Terpsiphone paradisi

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Monarchidae

2.5% Bar-tailed Treecreeper

Certhia himalayana

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Certhiidae

2.5% Green-winged Teal (Anas crecca) - Adult male Green-winged Teal

Anas crecca

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

2.5% Gray Heron (Ardea cinerea) - Adult Gray Heron

Ardea cinerea

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

2.5% Yellow-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) - Adult Yellow-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax graculus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Corvidae

2.5% Rufous-backed Redstart

Phoenicurus erythronotus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.4% Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) - Adult Oriental Turtle-Dove

Streptopelia orientalis

Order: Columbiformes

Family: Columbidae

2.4% Bearded Vulture

Gypaetus barbatus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

2.3% European Roller

Coracias garrulus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Coraciidae

2.3% Siberian Stonechat

Saxicola maurus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.3% Brown Dipper

Cinclus pallasii

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cinclidae

2.3% Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach) - Adult Long-tailed Shrike

Lanius schach

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

2.2% Common Tern (Sterna hirundo) - Immature Common Tern

Sterna hirundo

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

2.2% Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus) - Adult Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Recurvirostridae

2.2% Pied Bushchat

Saxicola caprata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

2.1% Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - Adult Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Order: Suliformes

Family: Phalacrocoracidae

2.0% Blue-cheeked Bee-eater

Merops persicus

Order: Coraciiformes

Family: Meropidae

2.0% Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) - Breeding adult Little Grebe

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

2.0% Mistle Thrush (Turdus viscivorus) - Adult Mistle Thrush

Turdus viscivorus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Turdidae

2.0% Eurasian Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) - Adult Eurasian Moorhen

Gallinula chloropus

Order: Gruiformes

Family: Rallidae

2.0% Gray-crowned Goldfinch

Carduelis caniceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

2.0% Little Ringed Plover (Thinornis dubius) - Breeding adult Little Ringed Plover

Thinornis dubius

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Charadriidae

2.0% Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) - Adult male Horned Lark

Eremophila alpestris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

2.0% Wallcreeper

Tichodroma muraria

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Tichodromidae

1.9% Common Pochard (Aythya ferina) - Breeding male Common Pochard

Aythya ferina

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.9% Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava) - Adult Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.8% Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta) - Adult Water Pipit

Anthus spinoletta

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.7% Eastern Rock Nuthatch

Sitta tephronota

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Sittidae

1.6% Goldcrest (Regulus regulus) - Adult Goldcrest

Regulus regulus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Regulidae

1.6% Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) - Adult Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.5% Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica) - Adult male Bluethroat

Luscinia svecica

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.5% Cinereous Vulture

Aegypius monachus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.5% Western House-Martin (Delichon urbicum) - Adult Western House-Martin

Delichon urbicum

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.5% Eurasian Crag-Martin

Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.5% White-capped Bunting

Emberiza stewarti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

1.4% Isabelline Shrike

Lanius isabellinus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

1.4% Red-headed Bunting

Emberiza bruniceps

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

1.4% Pied Wheatear

Oenanthe pleschanka

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.4% Variable Wheatear

Oenanthe picata

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.4% Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis) - Adult Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Alaudidae

1.3% Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis) - Adult Tree Pipit

Anthus trivialis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Motacillidae

1.3% Ruff (Calidris pugnax) - Nonbreeding adult Ruff

Calidris pugnax

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Scolopacidae

1.3% Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) - Adult male Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.3% Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) - Breeding male Yellowhammer

Emberiza citrinella

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

1.3% Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) - Adult Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.3% Eurasian Linnet (Linaria cannabina) - Adult male Eurasian Linnet

Linaria cannabina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Fringillidae

1.3% Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) - Breeding adult Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Order: Podicipediformes

Family: Podicipedidae

1.3% Common Nightingale (Luscinia megarhynchos) - Adult Common Nightingale

Luscinia megarhynchos

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.2% Bank Swallow (Riparia riparia) - Adult Bank Swallow

Riparia riparia

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Hirundinidae

1.2% Rufous-naped Tit

Periparus rufonuchalis

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Paridae

1.2% Gadwall (Mareca strepera) - Adult male Gadwall

Mareca strepera

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.2% Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) - Adult Common Buzzard

Buteo buteo

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.1% Himalayan Griffon

Gyps himalayensis

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.1% Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea) - Adults Ruddy Shelduck

Tadorna ferruginea

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

1.1% Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Muscicapidae

1.1% Clamorous Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus stentoreus

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Acrocephalidae

1.1% Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) - Adult Cetti's Warbler

Cettia cetti

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Cettiidae

1.0% Great Egret (Ardea alba) - Adult Great Egret

Ardea alba

Order: Pelecaniformes

Family: Ardeidae

1.0% Hen Harrier

Circus cyaneus

Order: Accipitriformes

Family: Accipitridae

1.0% Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melba

Order: Apodiformes

Family: Apodidae

1.0% Pine Bunting

Emberiza leucocephalos

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Emberizidae

1.0% Red-tailed Shrike

Lanius phoenicuroides

Order: Passeriformes

Family: Laniidae

1.0% Caspian Gull (Larus cachinnans) - Adult Caspian Gull

Larus cachinnans

Order: Charadriiformes

Family: Laridae

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