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# Species:308
# Excl Vagrants:308
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:0

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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Ducks: Anatidae

1/Graylag Goose/Anser anserA
2/Garganey/Spatula querquedulaUC
3/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataFC
4/Gadwall/Mareca streperaUC
5/Falcated Duck/Mareca falcata?
6/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelopeFC
7/Indian Spot-billed Duck/Anas poecilorhynchaFC
8MallardAnas platyrhynchosX
9/Northern Pintail/Anas acutaUC
10/Green-winged Teal/Anas creccaC
11/Baer's Pochard/Aythya baeri?
12Greater ScaupAythya marilaR
13Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorVR

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

14/Japanese Quail/Coturnix japonica?

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

15Rock PigeonColumba livia?
16/Oriental Turtle-Dove/Streptopelia orientalis?
17Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebaricaUC
18Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis?

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

19Indian CuckooCuculus micropterus?
20|Himalayan Cuckoo|Cuculus saturatus?
21(Lesser Cuckoo)Cuculus poliocephalus?
22Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis?
23Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis?
24Green-billed MalkohaPhaenicophaeus tristis?
25Chestnut-winged CuckooClamator coromandus?
26Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus?
27Fork-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus dicruroides?
28Large Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx sparverioides?
29Hodgson's Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx nisicolor?
30Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratii?
31Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus?

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

32/Gray Nightjar/Caprimulgus jotaka?
33Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus?

 
Swifts: Apodidae

34Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteus?
35/Himalayan Swiftlet/Aerodramus brevirostris?
36White-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus?
37Cook's SwiftApus cooki?
38Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis?

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

39/Brown-cheeked Rail/Rallus indicusUC
40Slaty-breasted RailLewinia striatusFC
41Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusUC
42/Eurasian Coot/Fulica atra?
43Black-backed SwamphenPorphyrio indicusFC
44WatercockGallicrex cinerea?
45White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurusFC
46Slaty-legged CrakeRallina eurizonoides?
47Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fuscaFC
48Brown CrakeZapornia akool?
49/Baillon's Crake/Zapornia pusilla?

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

50Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostris?

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

51Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus?
52Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaX

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

53Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusX

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

54/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaFC
55/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulva?
56Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticulaX
57Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubius?
58/Northern Lapwing/Vanellus vanellus?
59River LapwingVanellus duvaucelii?
60/Gray-headed Lapwing/Vanellus cinereus?
61Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus?
62|Oriental Plover|Anarhynchus veredus?
63/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsFC
64/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiUC
65Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinusC
66White-faced PloverAnarhynchus dealbatus?

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

67Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis?

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

68/Pheasant-tailed Jacana/Hydrophasianus chirurgus?

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

69/Eurasian Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus?
70|Far Eastern Curlew|Numenius madagascariensis?
71/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquataC
72/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponicaUC
73/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosaC
74|Asian Dowitcher|Limnodromus semipalmatus?
75/Eurasian Woodcock/Scolopax rusticola?
76/Pin-tailed Snipe/Gallinago stenura?
77/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago?
78/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatus?
79/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereusUC
80/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosUC
81/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus?
82|Gray-tailed Tattler|Tringa brevipes?
83/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisC
84/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaR
85/Common Redshank/Tringa totanusFC
86/Nordmann's Greenshank/Tringa guttiferR
87/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropusC
88/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaC
89/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpres?
90/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostris?
91|Red Knot|Calidris canutusUC
92/Ruff/Calidris pugnax?
93/Broad-billed Sandpiper/Calidris falcinellusFC
94Sharp-tailed SandpiperCalidris acuminataVR
95/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea?
96/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii?
97/Long-toed Stint/Calidris subminuta?
98/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollisFC
99/Spoon-billed Sandpiper/Calidris pygmaeaUC
100/Sanderling/Calidris albaC
101/Dunlin/Calidris alpinaC

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

102|Yellow-legged Buttonquail|Turnix tanki?

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

103Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum?

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

104/Saunders's Gull/Saundersilarus saundersiFC
105/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusC
106/Brown-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus?
107/Pallas's Gull/Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus?
108/Black-tailed Gull/Larus crassirostrisVR
109/Mongolian Gull/Larus mongolicus?
110/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscusUC
111Little TernSternula albifrons?
112/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaUC
113/Caspian Tern/Hydroprogne caspiaUC
114Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaC
115|White-winged Tern|Chlidonias leucopterus?
116/Common Tern/Sterna hirundo?
117#Great Crested Tern#Thalasseus bergii?

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

118Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisUC

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

119Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans?
120#Painted Stork#Mycteria leucocephala?

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

121Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus?
122Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaVR
123/Black-faced Spoonbill/Platalea minorFC

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

124/Eurasian Bittern/Botaurus stellaris?
125Cinnamon BitternBotaurus cinnamomeus?
126Yellow BitternBotaurus sinensis?
127Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax?
128Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacra?
129/Chinese Egret/Egretta eulophotes?
130Little EgretEgretta garzettaC
131Little HeronButorides atricapillaUC
132Chinese Pond-HeronArdeola bacchusFC
133Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandus?
134Great EgretArdea albaC
135Medium EgretArdea intermediaFC
136Gray HeronArdea cinereaC
137Purple HeronArdea purpureaUC

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

138/Spot-billed Pelican/Pelecanus philippensis?

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

139/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus?

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

140Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus?
141Black BazaAviceda leuphotes?
142Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchus?
143/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga?
144BesraTachyspiza virgatus?
145|Japanese Sparrowhawk|Tachyspiza gularis?
146ShikraTachyspiza badius?
147|Chinese Sparrowhawk|Tachyspiza soloensis?
148/Eurasian Sparrowhawk/Accipiter nisus?
149/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus?
150/Eastern Marsh Harrier/Circus spilonotusC
151Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusUC
152/Pied Harrier/Circus melanoleucosUC
153/Black Kite/Milvus migrans?
154White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogaster?
155/Gray-faced Buzzard/Butastur indicus?
156/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo?

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

157American Barn OwlTyto furcata?

 
Owls: Strigidae

158Mountain Scops-OwlOtus spilocephalus?
159Oriental Scops-OwlOtus sunia?
160Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoides?

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

161Common HoopoeUpupa epops?

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

162Blue-throated Bee-eaterMerops viridis?
163Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus?

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

164Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisA
165White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensisUC
166/Black-capped Kingfisher/Halcyon pileataUC
167Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris?
168Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisUC

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

169Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis?

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

170/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla?
171Gray-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus canicapillus?

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

172/Eurasian Kestrel/Falco tinnunculusUC
173MerlinFalco columbariusR
174|Eurasian Hobby|Falco subbuteo?
175Oriental HobbyFalco severus?
176/Peregrine Falcon/Falco peregrinusUC

 
Pittas: Pittidae

177|Fairy Pitta|Pitta nympha?

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

178/Ashy Minivet/Pericrocotus divaricatus?
179/Brown-rumped Minivet/Pericrocotus cantonensis?
180Black-winged CuckooshrikeLalage melaschistos?

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

181/Black-naped Oriole/Oriolus chinensis?

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

182Ashy WoodswallowArtamus fuscus?

 
Ioras: Aegithinidae

183Common IoraAegithina tiphia?
184Great IoraAegithina lafresnayei?

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

185White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis?

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

186Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus?
187Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeus?
188Crow-billed DrongoDicrurus annectens?
189Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus?

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

190Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea?
191|Japanese Paradise Flycatcher|Terpsiphone atrocaudata?

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

192|Tiger Shrike|Lanius tigrinus?
193/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatus?
194Burmese ShrikeLanius collurioidesC
195|Long-tailed Shrike|Lanius schach?
196/Gray-backed Shrike/Lanius tephronotus?

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

197White-winged MagpieUrocissa whiteheadi?

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

198Gray-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis?

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

199Asian TitParus cinereus?
200Sultan TitMelanochlora sultanea?

 
Larks: Alaudidae

201Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgulaUC

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

202Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius?
203Hill PriniaPrinia superciliaris?
204Rufescent PriniaPrinia rufescens?
205Gray-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsoniiFC
206Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris?
207Plain PriniaPrinia inornata?
208Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis?
209Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis?

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

210/Thick-billed Warbler/Arundinax aedon?
211/Black-browed Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus bistrigiceps?
212/Oriental Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus orientalis?

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

213/Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes certhiola?
214/Pleske's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes pleskeiR
215/Lanceolated Warbler/Locustella lanceolata?

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

216/Bank Swallow/Riparia riparia?
217/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaUC
218/Asian House-Martin/Delichon dasypus?
219/Eastern Red-rumped Swallow/Cecropis daurica?

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

220Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus?
221Black-crested BulbulRubigula flaviventris?
222/Light-vented Bulbul/Pycnonotus sinensisUC
223Sooty-headed BulbulPycnonotus aurigaster?

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

224/Yellow-browed Warbler/Phylloscopus inornatus?
225/Hume's Warbler/Phylloscopus humei?
226/Radde's Warbler/Phylloscopus schwarzi?
227/Dusky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuscatusFC
228/Pallas's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus proregulus?
229|Eastern Crowned Warbler|Phylloscopus coronatus?
230/Gray-crowned Warbler/Phylloscopus tephrocephalus?
231Bianchi's WarblerPhylloscopus valentini?
232/Greenish Warbler/Phylloscopus trochiloides?
233/Pale-legged Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus tenellipes?
234/Arctic Warbler/Phylloscopus borealis?
235|Sulphur-breasted Warbler|Phylloscopus ricketti?

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Cettiidae

236Pale-footed Bush WarblerHemitesia pallidipes?
237/Asian Stubtail/Urosphena squameiceps?
238/Manchurian Bush Warbler/Horornis canturians?

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

239/Swinhoe's White-eye/Zosterops simplex?
240Hume's White-eyeZosterops auriventer?

 
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies: Timaliidae

241Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis gularis?
242Gray-throated BabblerStachyris nigriceps?
243Spot-necked BabblerStachyris strialata?

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

244European StarlingSturnus vulgarisVR
245|Daurian Starling|Agropsar sturnina?
246Black-collared StarlingGracupica nigricollis?
247White-shouldered StarlingSturnia sinensis?
248/Red-billed Starling/Spodiopsar sericeusUC
249/White-cheeked Starling/Spodiopsar cineraceus?
250Common MynaAcridotheres tristis?
251Vinous-breasted MynaAcridotheres leucocephalus?
252Great MynaAcridotheres grandis?
253Crested MynaAcridotheres cristatellus?

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

254/Siberian Thrush/Geokichla sibirica?
255/White's Thrush/Zoothera aurea?
256Scaly ThrushZoothera dauma?
257/Chinese Blackbird/Turdus mandarinus?
258/Black-breasted Thrush/Turdus dissimilis?
259/Gray-backed Thrush/Turdus hortulorum?
260/Japanese Thrush/Turdus cardis?
261/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurus?

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

262/Dark-sided Flycatcher/Muscicapa sibirica?
263/Ferruginous Flycatcher/Muscicapa ferruginea?
264/Asian Brown Flycatcher/Muscicapa dauurica?
265Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis?
266/Fujian Niltava/Niltava davidi?
267|Blue-and-white Flycatcher|Cyanoptila cyanomelana?
268Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus?
269Hainan Blue FlycatcherCyornis hainanus?
270Pale Blue FlycatcherCyornis unicolor?
271|Chinese Blue Flycatcher|Cyornis glaucicomans?
272Hill Blue FlycatcherCyornis whitei?
273/Rufous-tailed Robin/Larvivora sibilans?
274/Siberian Blue Robin/Larvivora cyane?
275/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecica?
276Blue Whistling-ThrushMyophonus caeruleus?
277/Siberian Rubythroat/Calliope calliope?
278White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucurum?
279/Red-flanked Bluetail/Tarsiger cyanurus?
280|Yellow-rumped Flycatcher|Ficedula zanthopygia?
281/Narcissus Flycatcher/Ficedula narcissina?
282/Mugimaki Flycatcher/Ficedula mugimaki?
283/Taiga Flycatcher/Ficedula albicilla?
284/Daurian Redstart/Phoenicurus auroreus?
285/White-throated Rock-Thrush/Monticola gularis?
286Blue Rock-ThrushMonticola solitarius?
287Amur StonechatSaxicola stejnegeri?
288Jerdon's BushchatSaxicola jerdoni?
289Gray BushchatSaxicola ferreus?

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

290Garden SunbirdCinnyris jugularis?
291Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparaja?
292Fork-tailed SunbirdAethopyga christinae?

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

293White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata?

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

294Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus?

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

295/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea?
296/Eastern Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla tschutschensisUC
297/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba?
298/Richard's Pipit/Anthus richardi?
299Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus?
300/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoni?
301/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinus?

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

302/Common Rosefinch/Carpodacus erythrinus?

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

303/Chestnut-eared Bunting/Emberiza fucata?
304/Little Bunting/Emberiza pusillaUC
305/Yellow-breasted Bunting/Emberiza aureola?
306/Chestnut Bunting/Emberiza rutila?
307Black-headed BuntingEmberiza melanocephalaX
308/Black-faced Bunting/Emberiza spodocephala?

 

 *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

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor142
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient21
##Non-breeding Dispersal2
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only1
{}Casual/Vagrant7
[]Accidental5

OCCURRENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
AAbundant/Very Common2
CCommon16
FCFairly/Locally Common18
UCUncommon/Scarce31
RRare/Very Scarce5
VRVery Rare1
XAccidental/Vagrant0
?Uncertain234

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened18
VVulnerable7
ENEndangered5
CRCritically Endangered3

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.