MONGOLIA SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST
Accessible Species
ASIA
MONGOLIA
| # Species: | 510 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 409 |
| # Endemics: | 0 |
| # Near Endemics: | 3 |
OTHER COUNTRIES
IN ASIA
BIRDING LOCALES
§ 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
DISTRIBUTION CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 0 |
| LC | Local | 45 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 2 |
| RR | Restricted Range | 16 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 23 |
| V | Vulnerable | 21 |
| EN | Endangered | 9 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 4 |
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 all specialty birds in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Specialties include endemics and globally threatened, vulnerable or endangered. 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.*
| 1 | (Swan Goose) | Anser cygnoides | V | |
| 2 | |Lesser White-fronted Goose| | Anser erythropus | V | |
| 3 | (Mute Swan) | Cygnus olor | LC | |
| 4 | |Baikal Teal| | Sibirionetta formosa | LC | |
| 5 | (Garganey) | Spatula querquedula | LC | |
| 6 | (Falcated Duck) | Mareca falcata | LC | NT |
| 7 | (Common Pochard) | Aythya ferina | V | |
| 8 | |Ferruginous Duck| | Aythya nyroca | RR | NT |
| 9 | |Baer's Pochard| | Aythya baeri | LC | CR |
| 10 | (Common Merganser) | Mergus merganser | LC | |
| 11 | (White-headed Duck) | Oxyura leucocephala | RR | EN |
| 12 | Willow Ptarmigan | Lagopus lagopus | LC | |
| 13 | Black-billed Capercaillie | Tetrao urogalloides | LC | |
| 14 | Altai Snowcock | Tetraogallus altaicus | LC | |
| 15 | (Japanese Quail) | Coturnix japonica | NT | |
| 16 | (Little Grebe) | Tachybaptus ruficollis | RR | |
| 17 | (Horned Grebe) | Podiceps auritus | V | |
| 18 | (Great Bustard) | Otis tarda | LC | V |
| 19 | (Macqueen's Bustard) | Chlamydotis macqueenii | V | |
| 20 | (Eurasian Moorhen) | Gallinula chloropus | RR | |
| 21 | (Baillon's Crake) | Zapornia pusilla | LC | |
| 22 | |Siberian Crane| | Leucogeranus leucogeranus | LC | CR |
| 23 | (White-naped Crane) | Antigone vipio | V | |
| 24 | (Hooded Crane) | Grus monacha | LC | V |
| 25 | (Pied Avocet) | Recurvirostra avosetta | LC | |
| 26 | (Northern Lapwing) | Vanellus vanellus | NT | |
| 27 | (Oriental Plover) | Anarhynchus veredus | LC | |
| 28 | |Far Eastern Curlew| | Numenius madagascariensis | EN | |
| 29 | (Eurasian Curlew) | Numenius arquata | NT | |
| 30 | |Bar-tailed Godwit| | Limosa lapponica | NT | |
| 31 | (Black-tailed Godwit) | Limosa limosa | NT | |
| 32 | (Asian Dowitcher) | Limnodromus semipalmatus | LC | NT |
| 33 | |Gray-tailed Tattler| | Tringa brevipes | NT | |
| 34 | |Red Knot| | Calidris canutus | NT | |
| 35 | |Sharp-tailed Sandpiper| | Calidris acuminata | V | |
| 36 | |Curlew Sandpiper| | Calidris ferruginea | NT | |
| 37 | |Red-necked Stint| | Calidris ruficollis | NT | |
| 38 | (Pallas's Gull) | Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus | LC | |
| 39 | (Relict Gull) | Ichthyaetus relictus | V | |
| 40 | |Red-throated Loon| | Gavia stellata | RR | |
| 41 | |Oriental Stork| | Ciconia boyciana | RR | EN |
| 42 | (Dalmatian Pelican) | Pelecanus crispus | NT | |
| 43 | (Little Bittern) | Ixobrychus minutus | LC | |
| 44 | Bearded Vulture | Gypaetus barbatus | LC | NT |
| 45 | Cinereous Vulture | Aegypius monachus | NT | |
| 46 | #Himalayan Griffon# | Gyps himalayensis | NT | |
| 47 | |Greater Spotted Eagle| | Clanga clanga | V | |
| 48 | (Steppe Eagle) | Aquila nipalensis | EN | |
| 49 | |Imperial Eagle| | Aquila heliaca | V | |
| 50 | (Hen Harrier) | Circus cyaneus | LC | |
| 51 | |Pallid Harrier| | Circus macrourus | NT | |
| 52 | #Montagu's Harrier# | Circus pygargus | RR | |
| 53 | |Pallas's Fish-Eagle| | Haliaeetus leucoryphus | EN | |
| 54 | /Snowy Owl/ | Bubo scandiacus | V | |
| 55 | (Saker Falcon) | Falco cherrug | EN | |
| 56 | (Chinese Gray Shrike) | Lanius sphenocercus | LC | |
| 57 | Mongolian Ground-Jay | Podoces hendersoni | NE | |
| 58 | (White-crowned Penduline-Tit) | Remiz coronatus | LC | |
| 59 | (Asian Short-toed Lark) | Alaudala cheleensis | LC | |
| 60 | (Crested Lark) | Galerida cristata | LC | |
| 61 | Bearded Reedling | Panurus biarmicus | LC | |
| 62 | (Booted Warbler) | Iduna caligata | LC | |
| 63 | (Black-browed Reed Warbler) | Acrocephalus bistrigiceps | RR | |
| 64 | (Oriental Reed Warbler) | Acrocephalus orientalis | LC | |
| 65 | (Lanceolated Warbler) | Locustella lanceolata | RR | |
| 66 | (Savi's Warbler) | Locustella luscinioides | LC | |
| 67 | (Baikal Bush Warbler) | Locustella davidi | LC | |
| 68 | (Pale Martin) | Riparia diluta | RR | |
| 69 | (Sulphur-bellied Warbler) | Phylloscopus griseolus | LC | |
| 70 | |Eurasian Wren| | Troglodytes troglodytes | RR | |
| 71 | |Daurian Starling| | Agropsar sturnina | LC | |
| 72 | (Redwing) | Turdus iliacus | RR | NT |
| 73 | (Common Nightingale) | Luscinia megarhynchos | RR | |
| 74 | (Bluethroat) | Luscinia svecica | LC | |
| 75 | |Yellow-rumped Flycatcher| | Ficedula zanthopygia | LC | |
| 76 | (Rufous-backed Redstart) | Phoenicurus erythronotus | LC | |
| 77 | (White-winged Redstart) | Phoenicurus erythrogastrus | LC | |
| 78 | (White-throated Bushchat) | Saxicola insignis | LC | V |
| 79 | Altai Accentor | Prunella himalayana | LC | |
| 80 | (Black-throated Accentor) | Prunella atrogularis | LC | |
| 81 | Mongolian Accentor | Prunella koslowi | NE | |
| 82 | Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch | Carpodacus pulcherrimus | LC | |
| 83 | Red-mantled Rosefinch | Carpodacus rhodochlamys | LC | |
| 84 | Eurasian Bullfinch | Pyrrhula pyrrhula | LC | |
| 85 | Mongolian Finch | Bucanetes mongolicus | LC | |
| 86 | Plain Mountain Finch | Leucosticte nemoricola | LC | |
| 87 | Black-headed Mountain Finch | Leucosticte brandti | LC | |
| 88 | (European Greenfinch) | Chloris chloris | RR | |
| 89 | White-winged Crossbill | Loxia leucoptera | RR | |
| 90 | (Rock Bunting) | Emberiza cia | RR | |
| 91 | |Rustic Bunting| | Emberiza rustica | V | |
| 92 | (Yellow-breasted Bunting) | Emberiza aureola | CR |
*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.