List of target birds found in the country broken down by locations. Target birds are those that are endemic, near-endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Only countries for which we have data are used to determine if the species is best seen in this country. Hence, species listed as best seen in this country may also be seen in other countries for which we don't have any data. If no locale code is given, the species is only present in remote areas not included in our list of locales but is only in remote locales of other countries as well. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	(Bar-headed Goose)	Anser indicus	Many	BC
2	(Stejneger's Scoter)	Melanitta stejnegeri	AM,TNP,UL	BC
3	Black-billed Capercaillie	Tetrao urogalloides	BU,TNP	BC
4	Daurian Partridge	Perdix dauurica	Many	BC
5	Altai Snowcock	Tetraogallus altaicus	AM,IB	BC
6	(Brown-cheeked Rail)	Rallus indicus	BYL	BC
7	(White-naped Crane)	Antigone vipio	Many	BC
8	(Hooded Crane)	Grus monacha	BYL	BC
9	Red-crowned Crane	Grus japonensis		BC
10	|Eastern Buzzard|	Buteo japonicus	AM,BU,HNP,TNP	BC
11	Upland Buzzard	Buteo hemilasius	Many	BC
12	(Chinese Gray Shrike)	Lanius sphenocercus	HNP,KE,OL	BC
13	Mongolian Ground-Jay	Podoces hendersoni	Many	NE
14	|Daurian Jackdaw|	Coloeus dauuricus	Many	BC
15	(White-crowned Penduline-Tit)	Remiz coronatus	GG,HNP,TNP,YA	BC
16	Mongolian Lark	Melanocorypha mongolica	Many	BC
17	(Asian Short-toed Lark)	Alaudala cheleensis	Many	BC
18	Marsh Grassbird	Helopsaltes pryeri		BC
19	(Chinese Bush Warbler)	Locustella tacsanowskia	TNP	BC
20	(Siberian House-Martin)	Delichon lagopodum	Many	BC
21	(Pale-legged Leaf Warbler)	Phylloscopus tenellipes	TNP	BC
22	Reed Parrotbill	Paradoxornis heudei		BC
23	(White-cheeked Starling)	Spodiopsar cineraceus	AV,HNP,TNP,UL	BC
24	(Red-throated Thrush)	Turdus ruficollis	Many	BC
25	(White-winged Redstart)	Phoenicurus erythrogastrus	Many	BC
26	(Daurian Redstart)	Phoenicurus auroreus	Many	BC
27	White-throated Rock-Thrush	Monticola gularis		BC
28	(White-throated Bushchat)	Saxicola insignis	IB,OL	BC
29	Altai Accentor	Prunella himalayana	AM,IB,OL	BC
30	Brown Accentor	Prunella fulvescens	Many	BC
31	Mongolian Accentor	Prunella koslowi	IB,KE,OL,YA	NE
32	Saxaul Sparrow	Passer ammodendri	AV,KE	BC
33	Pere David's Snowfinch	Pyrgilauda davidiana	Many	BC
34	(Blyth's Pipit)	Anthus godlewskii	Many	BC
35	Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch	Carpodacus davidianus	KE,YA	BC
36	Red-mantled Rosefinch	Carpodacus rhodochlamys	AM	BC
37	Long-tailed Rosefinch	Carpodacus sibiricus	AM,TNP	BC
38	Black-headed Mountain Finch	Leucosticte brandti	AM	BC
39	Asian Rosy-Finch	Leucosticte arctoa	AM,HNP,IB	BC
40	Gray-crowned Goldfinch	Carduelis caniceps		BC
41	(Godlewski's Bunting)	Emberiza godlewskii	Many	BC
42	Meadow Bunting	Emberiza cioides	AM,GG,HNP,TNP	BC

 

 *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 COUNTRIES IN ASIA

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

BIRDING LOCALES

• Arvaikheer Vicinity (AV)
• Bat-Ulzii (BU)
• Bayan Lake (BYL)
• Buuntsagaan Lake (BL)
• Gun Galuut (GG)
• Hustai National Park (HNP)
• Ikh Bogd mountain in the Altai Range (IB)
• Khongoryn Els (KE)
• Mongol Altai Mountains (AM)
• Orog Lake (OL)
• Terelj National Park (TNP)
• Ugii Nuur/Lake (UL)
• Yolyn Am (YA)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	0
NE	Near Endemic	3
CR	Critically Endangered	0
EN	Endangered	0
BC	Best Seen in This Country	38
AT	Always a Target	1

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.

§ 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