OTHER COUNTRIES
IN ASIA

• Bhutan
• Borneo^§
• Cambodia
• China^§§
• India
• Indonesia^§§§
• Japan
• Laos
• Malaysia^§§§§
• Mongolia
• Philippines
• Saudi Arabia
• Sri Lanka
• Taiwan
• Thailand
• Vietnam

§ Includes Sarawak, Sabah, & Kalimantan
§§ Excludes Taiwan
§§§ Includes Wallacea but excludes Kalimantan (Borneo) and West Papua New Guinea & nearby islands
§§§§ Excludes Sarawak and Sabah on Borneo

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	2
V	Vulnerable	2
EN	Endangered	0
CR	Critically Endangered	0

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.

 

List of species in the country occurring in remote locales not typically visited by birding tours. Table indicates whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae
1	Western Capercaillie	Tetrao urogallus
2	Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus
3	(Common Quail)	Coturnix coturnix
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae
4	(European Turtle-Dove)	Streptopelia turtur
5	(Laughing Dove)	Spilopelia senegalensis
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae
6	(Gray Nightjar)	Caprimulgus jotaka
Swifts: Apodidae
7	(White-throated Needletail)	Hirundapus caudacutus
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae
8	(Corn Crake)	Crex crex
9	(Little Crake)	Zapornia parva
Cranes: Gruidae
10	(Red-crowned Crane)	Grus japonensis
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae
11	(Purple Heron)	Ardea purpurea
Shrikes: Laniidae
12	(Lesser Gray Shrike)	Lanius minor
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae
13	(Gray's Grasshopper Warbler)	Helopsaltes fasciolata
14	(Marsh Grassbird)	Helopsaltes pryeri
15	(Common Grasshopper Warbler)	Locustella naevia
Swallows: Hirundinidae
16	(Asian House-Martin)	Delichon dasypus
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae
17	(Willow Warbler)	Phylloscopus trochilus
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae
18	Reed Parrotbill	Calamornis heudei
Kinglets: Regulidae
19	(Goldcrest)	Regulus regulus
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae
20	(Mugimaki Flycatcher)	Ficedula mugimaki
21	(White-throated Rock-Thrush)	Monticola gularis
22	(Blue Rock-Thrush)	Monticola solitarius
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae
23	(Eurasian Linnet)	Linaria cannabina
24	(Fire-fronted Serin)	Serinus pusillus
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae
25	(Red-headed Bunting)	Emberiza bruniceps

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.