MONGOL ALTAI MOUNTAINS
MONGOLIA
LOCALE
| Altitude (m): | 1500-3200 |
| # Species: | 224 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 224 |
| # Endemics: | 0 |
| # Near Endemics: | 1 |
| Habitat: Arid mountains, montane forest, scrub | |
BIRD CHECKLIST
The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate 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. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*
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| 1 | (Bar-headed Goose) | Anser indicus | |
| 2 | (Graylag Goose) | Anser anser | |
| 3 | (Swan Goose) | Anser cygnoides | |
| 4 | (Whooper Swan) | Cygnus cygnus | |
| 5 | (Ruddy Shelduck) | Tadorna ferruginea | |
| 6 | (Common Shelduck) | Tadorna tadorna | |
| 7 | (Eurasian Wigeon) | Mareca penelope | |
| 8 | (Mallard) | Anas platyrhynchos | |
| 9 | (Northern Pintail) | Anas acuta | |
| 10 | (Green-winged Teal) | Anas crecca | |
| 11 | (Red-crested Pochard) | Netta rufina | |
| 12 | (Common Pochard) | Aythya ferina | |
| 13 | (Tufted Duck) | Aythya fuligula | |
| 14 | (Stejneger's Scoter) | Melanitta stejnegeri | |
| 15 | (Common Goldeneye) | Bucephala clangula | |
| 16 | (Common Merganser) | Mergus merganser | |
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| 17 | Willow Ptarmigan | Lagopus lagopus | |
| 18 | Rock Ptarmigan | Lagopus muta | |
| 19 | Black Grouse | Lyrurus tetrix | |
| 20 | Daurian Partridge | Perdix dauurica | |
| 21 | Altai Snowcock | Tetraogallus altaicus | |
| 22 | Chukar | Alectoris chukar | |
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| 23 | (Horned Grebe) | Podiceps auritus | |
| 24 | (Great Crested Grebe) | Podiceps cristatus | |
| 25 | |Eared Grebe| | Podiceps nigricollis | |
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| 26 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | |
| 27 | Hill Pigeon | Columba rupestris | |
| 28 | (Oriental Turtle-Dove) | Streptopelia orientalis | |
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| 29 | Pallas's Sandgrouse | Syrrhaptes paradoxus | |
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| 30 | (Great Bustard) | Otis tarda | |
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| 31 | (Common Cuckoo) | Cuculus canorus | |
| 32 | |Oriental Cuckoo| | Cuculus optatus | |
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| 33 | (Eurasian Nightjar) | Caprimulgus europaeus | |
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| 34 | (Common Swift) | Apus apus | |
| 35 | (Pacific Swift) | Apus pacificus | |
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| 36 | (Demoiselle Crane) | Anthropoides virgo | |
| 37 | (Common Crane) | Grus grus | |
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| 38 | (Black-winged Stilt) | Himantopus himantopus | |
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| 39 | |Black-bellied Plover| | Pluvialis squatarola | |
| 40 | |Pacific Golden-Plover| | Pluvialis fulva | |
| 41 | (Eurasian Dotterel) | Eudromias morinellus | |
| 42 | (Little Ringed Plover) | Charadrius dubius | |
| 43 | (Northern Lapwing) | Vanellus vanellus | |
| 44 | (Greater Sand-Plover) | Anarhynchus leschenaultii | |
| 45 | (Kentish Plover) | Anarhynchus alexandrinus | |
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| 46 | (Black-tailed Godwit) | Limosa limosa | |
| 47 | (Solitary Snipe) | Gallinago solitaria | |
| 48 | |Pin-tailed Snipe| | Gallinago stenura | |
| 49 | (Common Snipe) | Gallinago gallinago | |
| 50 | |Red-necked Phalarope| | Phalaropus lobatus | |
| 51 | |Terek Sandpiper| | Xenus cinereus | |
| 52 | (Common Sandpiper) | Actitis hypoleucos | |
| 53 | |Marsh Sandpiper| | Tringa stagnatilis | |
| 54 | (Common Redshank) | Tringa totanus | |
| 55 | |Spotted Redshank| | Tringa erythropus | |
| 56 | (Common Greenshank) | Tringa nebularia | |
| 57 | (Ruff) | Calidris pugnax | |
| 58 | |Temminck's Stint| | Calidris temminckii | |
| 59 | |Little Stint| | Calidris minuta | |
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| 60 | (Black-headed Gull) | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | |
| 61 | (Pallas's Gull) | Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus | |
| 62 | (Relict Gull) | Ichthyaetus relictus | |
| 63 | (Mongolian Gull**) | Larus mongolicus | |
| 64 | (Gull-billed Tern) | Gelochelidon nilotica | |
| 65 | (Whiskered Tern) | Chlidonias hybrida | |
| 66 | (Black Tern) | Chlidonias niger | |
| 67 | (White-winged Tern) | Chlidonias leucopterus | |
| 68 | (Common Tern) | Sterna hirundo | |
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| 69 | (Arctic Loon) | Gavia arctica | |
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| 70 | (Black Stork) | Ciconia nigra | |
| 71 | |Oriental Stork| | Ciconia boyciana | |
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| 72 | (Gray Heron) | Ardea cinerea | |
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| 73 | |Eurasian Spoonbill| | Platalea leucorodia | |
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| 74 | (Osprey) | Pandion haliaetus | |
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| 75 | Bearded Vulture | Gypaetus barbatus | |
| 76 | Cinereous Vulture | Aegypius monachus | |
| 77 | #Himalayan Griffon# | Gyps himalayensis | |
| 78 | #Eurasian Griffon# | Gyps fulvus | |
| 79 | (Booted Eagle) | Hieraaetus pennatus | |
| 80 | (Steppe Eagle) | Aquila nipalensis | |
| 81 | |Imperial Eagle| | Aquila heliaca | |
| 82 | (Western Marsh Harrier) | Circus aeruginosus | |
| 83 | (Hen Harrier) | Circus cyaneus | |
| 84 | |Pallid Harrier| | Circus macrourus | |
| 85 | (Eurasian Sparrowhawk) | Accipiter nisus | |
| 86 | |Eurasian Goshawk| | Accipiter gentilis | |
| 87 | (Black Kite) | Milvus migrans | |
| 88 | (White-tailed Eagle) | Haliaeetus albicilla | |
| 89 | Common Buzzard | Buteo buteo | |
| 90 | |Eastern Buzzard| | Buteo japonicus | |
| 91 | Upland Buzzard | Buteo hemilasius | |
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| 92 | |Eurasian Scops-Owl| | Otus scops | |
| 93 | Eurasian Eagle-Owl | Bubo bubo | |
| 94 | Eurasian Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium passerinum | |
| 95 | Ural Owl | Strix uralensis | |
| 96 | (Long-eared Owl) | Asio otus | |
| 97 | |Short-eared Owl| | Asio flammeus | |
| 98 | Boreal Owl | Aegolius funereus | |
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| 99 | (Eurasian Hoopoe) | Upupa epops | |
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| 100 | (Eurasian Wryneck) | Jynx torquilla | |
| 101 | Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker | Picoides tridactylus | |
| 102 | White-backed Woodpecker | Dendrocopos leucotos | |
| 103 | Great Spotted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos major | |
| 104 | Black Woodpecker | Dryocopus martius | |
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| 105 | (Lesser Kestrel) | Falco naumanni | |
| 106 | (Eurasian Kestrel) | Falco tinnunculus | |
| 107 | (Merlin) | Falco columbarius | |
| 108 | (Eurasian Hobby) | Falco subbuteo | |
| 109 | (Saker Falcon) | Falco cherrug | |
| 110 | /Gyrfalcon/ | Falco rusticolus | |
| 111 | |Peregrine Falcon| | Falco peregrinus | |
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| 112 | (Eurasian Golden Oriole) | Oriolus oriolus | |
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| 113 | (Isabelline Shrike) | Lanius isabellinus | |
| 114 | (Brown Shrike) | Lanius cristatus | |
| 115 | (Great Gray Shrike) | Lanius excubitor | |
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| 116 | Eurasian Magpie | Pica pica | |
| 117 | Mongolian Ground-Jay | Podoces hendersoni | |
| 118 | Eurasian Nutcracker | Nucifraga caryocatactes | |
| 119 | Red-billed Chough | Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | |
| 120 | (Eurasian Jackdaw) | Corvus monedula | |
| 121 | |Daurian Jackdaw| | Corvus dauuricus | |
| 122 | (Rook) | Corvus frugilegus | |
| 123 | Common Raven | Corvus corax | |
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| 124 | Willow Tit | Poecile montanus | |
| 125 | Coal Tit | Periparus ater | |
| 126 | Great Tit | Parus major | |
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| 127 | Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | |
| 128 | |Mongolian Short-toed Lark| | Calandrella dukhunensis | |
| 129 | Mongolian Lark | Melanocorypha mongolica | |
| 130 | (Asian Short-toed Lark) | Alaudala cheleensis | |
| 131 | (Eurasian Skylark) | Alauda arvensis | |
| 132 | (Crested Lark) | Galerida cristata | |
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| 133 | (Booted Warbler) | Iduna caligata | |
| 134 | (Paddyfield Warbler) | Acrocephalus agricola | |
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| 135 | (Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler) | Helopsaltes certhiola | |
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| 136 | (Bank Swallow) | Riparia riparia | |
| 137 | (Eurasian Crag-Martin) | Ptyonoprogne rupestris | |
| 138 | (Barn Swallow) | Hirundo rustica | |
| 139 | (Siberian House-Martin) | Delichon lagopodum | |
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| 140 | (Yellow-browed Warbler) | Phylloscopus inornatus | |
| 141 | (Hume's Warbler) | Phylloscopus humei | |
| 142 | (Sulphur-bellied Warbler) | Phylloscopus griseolus | |
| 143 | (Dusky Warbler) | Phylloscopus fuscatus | |
| 144 | (Pallas's Leaf Warbler) | Phylloscopus proregulus | |
| 145 | (Common Chiffchaff) | Phylloscopus collybita | |
| 146 | |Greenish Warbler| | Phylloscopus trochiloides | |
| 147 | (Arctic Warbler) | Phylloscopus borealis | |
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| 148 | (Barred Warbler) | Curruca nisoria | |
| 149 | (Lesser Whitethroat) | Curruca curruca | |
| 150 | (Asian Desert Warbler) | Curruca nana | |
| 151 | (Greater Whitethroat) | Curruca communis | |
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| 152 | Wallcreeper | Tichodroma muraria | |
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| 153 | Eurasian Nuthatch | Sitta europaea | |
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| 154 | White-throated Dipper | Cinclus cinclus | |
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| 155 | (European Starling) | Sturnus vulgaris | |
| 156 | <Rosy Starling> | Pastor roseus | |
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| 157 | (Mistle Thrush) | Turdus viscivorus | |
| 158 | (Black-throated Thrush) | Turdus atrogularis | |
| 159 | (Red-throated Thrush) | Turdus ruficollis | |
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| 160 | (Dark-sided Flycatcher) | Muscicapa sibirica | |
| 161 | (Spotted Flycatcher) | Muscicapa striata | |
| 162 | (Bluethroat) | Luscinia svecica | |
| 163 | |Red-flanked Bluetail| | Tarsiger cyanurus | |
| 164 | (Taiga Flycatcher) | Ficedula albicilla | |
| 165 | (Rufous-backed Redstart) | Phoenicurus erythronotus | |
| 166 | (Common Redstart) | Phoenicurus phoenicurus | |
| 167 | (White-winged Redstart) | Phoenicurus erythrogastrus | |
| 168 | (Daurian Redstart) | Phoenicurus auroreus | |
| 169 | (Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush) | Monticola saxatilis | |
| 170 | (White-throated Bushchat) | Saxicola insignis | |
| 171 | (Siberian Stonechat) | Saxicola maurus | |
| 172 | (Northern Wheatear) | Oenanthe oenanthe | |
| 173 | (Isabelline Wheatear) | Oenanthe isabellina | |
| 174 | (Desert Wheatear) | Oenanthe deserti | |
| 175 | (Pied Wheatear) | Oenanthe pleschanka | |
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| 176 | Alpine Accentor | Prunella collaris | |
| 177 | Altai Accentor | Prunella himalayana | |
| 178 | |Siberian Accentor| | Prunella montanella | |
| 179 | Brown Accentor | Prunella fulvescens | |
| 180 | (Black-throated Accentor) | Prunella atrogularis | |
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| 181 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
| 182 | Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | |
| 183 | Rock Sparrow | Gymnornis petronia | |
| 184 | White-winged Snowfinch | Montifringilla nivalis | |
| 185 | Pere David's Snowfinch | Pyrgilauda davidiana | |
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| 186 | (Gray Wagtail) | Motacilla cinerea | |
| 187 | (Eastern Yellow Wagtail) | Motacilla tschutschensis | |
| 188 | (Citrine Wagtail) | Motacilla citreola | |
| 189 | (White Wagtail) | Motacilla alba | |
| 190 | |Richard's Pipit| | Anthus richardi | |
| 191 | (Blyth's Pipit) | Anthus godlewskii | |
| 192 | (Tawny Pipit) | Anthus campestris | |
| 193 | (Tree Pipit) | Anthus trivialis | |
| 194 | (Olive-backed Pipit) | Anthus hodgsoni | |
| 195 | (Red-throated Pipit) | Anthus cervinus | |
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| 196 | |Common Chaffinch| | Fringilla coelebs | |
| 197 | (Brambling) | Fringilla montifringilla | |
| 198 | (Common Rosefinch) | Carpodacus erythrinus | |
| 199 | Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch | Carpodacus pulcherrimus | |
| 200 | Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch | Carpodacus davidianus | |
| 201 | (Pallas's Rosefinch) | Carpodacus roseus | |
| 202 | Red-mantled Rosefinch | Carpodacus rhodochlamys | |
| 203 | Great Rosefinch | Carpodacus rubicilla | |
| 204 | Long-tailed Rosefinch | Carpodacus sibiricus | |
| 205 | Pine Grosbeak | Pinicola enucleator | |
| 206 | Mongolian Finch | Bucanetes mongolicus | |
| 207 | Plain Mountain Finch | Leucosticte nemoricola | |
| 208 | Black-headed Mountain Finch | Leucosticte brandti | |
| 209 | Asian Rosy-Finch | Leucosticte arctoa | |
| 210 | Twite | Linaria flavirostris | |
| 211 | (Eurasian Linnet) | Linaria cannabina | |
| 212 | Red Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | |
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| 213 | /Lapland Longspur/ | Calcarius lapponicus | |
| 214 | /Snow Bunting/ | Plectrophenax nivalis | |
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| 215 | (Pine Bunting) | Emberiza leucocephalos | |
| 216 | (Rock Bunting) | Emberiza cia | |
| 217 | (Godlewski's Bunting) | Emberiza godlewskii | |
| 218 | Meadow Bunting | Emberiza cioides | |
| 219 | (Gray-necked Bunting) | Emberiza buchanani | |
| 220 | (Ortolan Bunting) | Emberiza hortulana | |
| 221 | |Little Bunting| | Emberiza pusilla | |
| 222 | (Yellow-breasted Bunting) | Emberiza aureola | |
| 223 | (Black-faced Bunting) | Emberiza spodocephala | |
| 224 | (Reed Bunting) | Emberiza schoeniclus | |
*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.
OTHER LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 3 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 17 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 2 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 1 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 146 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 6 |
| V | Vulnerable | 7 |
| EN | Endangered | 3 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 1 |
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.