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Mongolia Table1-2 Birds of Khurkh-Khuiten Valley Tseveenmyadag N. Birds of valley Khurkh-Khuiten Page 1 Table 1. Birds species of Khurkh-Khuiten Valley and their visiting tips and conservation measures status Name of orders, families, genera and species Sojouring (Visiting) tips Conservation status ä/ä Latin English Transit Migrant Breeding Winter visitor Accidental visitor Accidental Breedng doubtful Settled (Resident) Settled Appendix I of CITES, 21.07.00 CITES, of I Appendix 21.07.00 CITES, of II Appendix 28.09.02 CMS, of I Appendix 28.09.02 CMS, of II Appendix Red Data Book in the Mongolia,1997 Red Data Book in the Mongolia,1987 in the MongolianVery rare Law,2000 birdsRare in the Mongolia Law,2001 Birds of Asia,2001Theatened 134567891011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 GAVIIFORMES Gaviidae Gavia 1 Gavia arctica Black -throated Loon + + PODICIPEDIFORMES Podicipididae Podiceps 2 Podiceps nigricollis Black-necked Grebe + + 3 Podiceps auritus Horned Grebe + + 4 Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe + + PELECANIFORMES Phalacrocoracidae Phalacrocorax 5 Phalacrocorax carbo Great Cormorant + + CICONIIFORMES Ardeidae Botaurus 6 Botaurus stellaris Great Eurasian Bittern + + + Ardea 7 Ardea cinerea Gray Heron + + Threskiornithidae Tseveenmyadag N. Birds of valley Khurkh-Khuiten Page 2 Platalea 8 Platalea leucorodia Eurasian Spoonbill + + + + + + + 134567891011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Ciconiidae Ciconia 9 Ciconia nigra Black Stork + + + + + + + ANSERIFORMES Anatidae Anser 10 Anser anser Greylag Goose + + 11 Anser fabalis Bean Goose + + 12 Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose + + + 13 Anser erythropus Lesser White-fronted Goose + + + + 14 Anser cygnoides Swan Goose + + + + + + + Cygnus 15 Cygnus cygnus Whooper Swan + + + + + 16 Cygnus bewickii Bewick's Swan + + + + Tadorna 17 Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck + + 18 Tadorna tadorna Common Shelduck + + Anas 19 Anas platyrhynchos Mallard + + 20 Anas poecilorhynchos Spot-billed Duck + + 21 Anas crecca Common Teal + + 22 Anas falcata Falcated Duck + + 23 Anas strepera Gadwall + + 24 Anas penelope Eurasian Wigeon + + 25 Anas acuta Northern Pintail + + 26 Anas guerguedula Garganey + + 27 Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler + + Aythya 28 Aythya ferina Common Pochard + + 29 Aythya fuligula Tufted Pochard + + Bucephala 30 Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye + + Melanitta 31 Melanitta deglandi White-winged Scoter + + Mergus 32 Mergus albellus Smew + + Tseveenmyadag N. Birds of valley Khurkh-Khuiten Page 3 33 Mergus merganser Common Merganser + + FALCONIFORMES Pandionidae Pandion 134567891011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 34 Pandion haliaetus Osprey + + + + + + Accipitridae Milvus 35 Milvus migrans Black Kite + + + + Circus 36 Circus cyaneus Northern Harrier + + + + 37 Circus aeruginosus Western Marsh Harrier + + + + Accipiter 38 Accipiter nisus Eurasian Sparrowhawk + + + + Buteo 39 Buteo lagopus Rough-legged Buzzard + + + + 40 Buteo hemilasius Upland Buzzard + + + Aquila 41 Aquila nipalensis Steppe Eagle + + + 42 Aquila heliaca Imperial Eagle + + + + +'* + 43 Aquila chrysaetos Golden Eagle + + + Haliaeetus 44 Haliaeetus albicilla White-tailed Eagle + + + + + + +'* + Aegypius 45 Aegypius monachus Cinereous Vulture + + + + + Falconidae Falco 46 Falco cherrug Saker Falcon + + + + 47 Falco subbuteo Eurasian Hobby + + + + 48 Falco amurensis Amur Falcon + + + + + 49 Falco tinnunculus Common Kestrel + + + GALLIFORMES Tetraonidae Lyrurus 50 Lyrurus tetrix Black Grouse + Phasianidae Perdix 51 Perdix dauuricae Daurian Partridge + Tseveenmyadag N. Birds of valley Khurkh-Khuiten Page 4 Coturnix 52 Coturnix japonica Japanese Quail + + GRUIFORMES Gruidae Grus 53 Grus japonensis Red-Crowned Crane + + + + +'* + 54 Grus leucogeranus Siberian Crane + + + + + + + +'* + 134567891011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 55 Grus grus Common Crane + + + + 56 Grus vipio Pall. White-naped Crane + + + + + + + + 57 Grus monacha Hooded Crane + + + + + + + + Anthropoides 58 Anthropoides virgo Demoiselle Crane + + + + Rallidae Porzana 59 Porzana pusilla Baillon's Crake + + Fulica 60 Fulica atra Common Coot + + Otididae Otis 61 Otis tarda Great Bustard + + + + + + + + CHARADRIIFORMES Charadriidae Pluvialis 62 Pluvialis squatarola Grey Plover + + 63 Pluvialis dominica Lesser Golden Plover + + Charadrius 64 Charadrius dubius little Ringed Plover + + 65 Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover + + Vanellus 66 Vanellus vanellus Northern Lapwing + + Arenaria 67 Arenaria interpres Ruddy Turnstone + + Recurvirostridae Himantopus 68 Himantopus himantopus Black-winged Stilt + + + Recurvirostra 69 Recurvirostra avosetta Pied Avoset + + Tseveenmyadag N. Birds of valley Khurkh-Khuiten Page 5 Scolopacidae Tringa 70 Tringa ochropus Green Sandpiper + + 71 Tringa glareola Wood Sandpiper + + 72 Tringa nebularia Common Greenshank + + 73 Tringa totanus Common Redshank + + 74 Tringa erythropus Spotted Redshank + + 75 Tringa stagnatilis Marsh Sandpiper + + Actitis 76 Actitis hypoleucos Common Sandpiper + + 134567891011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Xenus 77 Xenus cinereus Terek Sandpiper + + Calidris 78 Calidris ruficollis Rufous-necked Stint + + 79 Calidris subminuta Long-toed Stint + + 80 Calidris temminckii Temminck's Stint + + 81 Calidris ferruginea Curlew Sandpiper + + Gallinago 82 Gallinago gallinago Common Snipe + + 83 Gallinago stenura Pintail Snipe + + Numenius 84 Numenius minutus Little Curlew + + + 85 Numenius arquata Eurasian Curlew + + Limosa 86 Limosa limosa Black-tailed Godwit + + Limnodromus 87 Limnodromus semipalmatus Asian Dowitcher + + + + + + Laridae Larus 88 Larus ridibundus Common Black-headed Gull + + 89 Larus argentatus Herring Gull + + 90 Larus canus Mew Gull + + Chilidonias 91 Chlidonias leucopterus White-winged Tern + + Gelochelidon 92 Gelochelidon nilotica Gull-billed Tern + + Sterna 93 Sterna hirundo Common Tern + + Tseveenmyadag N. Birds of valley Khurkh-Khuiten Page 6 COLUMBIFORMES Columbidae Columba 94 Columba livia Rock Pigeon + 95 Columba rupestris Hill Pigeon + Streptopelia 96 Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared Dove + + 97 Streptopelia orientalis Oriental Turtle Dove + + CUCULIFORMES Cuculidae Cucuclus 98 Cuculus canorus Common Cuckoo + + 134567891011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 99 Cuculus saturatus Oriental Cuckoo + + STRIGIFORMES Strigidae Nyctea 100 Nyctea scandiaca Snowy Owl + + + Bubo 101 Bubo bubo Eurasian Eagle Owl + + Asio 102 Asio otus Long-eared Owl + + + 103 Asio flammeus Short-eared Owl + + + Athene 104 Athene noctua Little Owl + + APODIFORMES Apodidae Apus 105 Apus apus Common Swift + + 106 Apus pacificus Fork-tailed Swift + + UPUPIFORMES Upupidae Upupa 107 Upupa epops Eurasian Hoopoe + + PASSERIFORMES Hirundinidae Riparia Tseveenmyadag N. Birds of valley Khurkh-Khuiten Page 7 108 Riparia riparia Sand Martin + + Hirundo 109 Hirundo rustica Barn Swallow + + Delichon 110 Delichon urbica Northern House Martin + + Alaudidae Calandrella 111 Calandrella cinerea Greater Short-toed Lark + + 112 Calandrella cheleensis Asian Short-toed Lark + + Melanocorypha 113 Melanicorypha mongolica Mongolian Lark + Eremophila 114 Eremophila alpestris Horned Lark + Alauda 115 Alauda arvensis Eurasian Skylark + + 134567891011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Motacillidae Anthus 116 Anthus richardi Richard's Pipit + + 117 Anthus godlewskii Blyth's Pipit + + 118 Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit + + 119 Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit + + 120 Anthus hodgsoni Olive-backed Pipit + + 121 Anthus spinoletta Water Pipit + + Motacilla 122 Motacilla flava Yellow Wagtail + + 123 Motacilla citreola Yellow-headed Wagtail + + 124 Motacilla cinerea Gray Wagtail + + 125 Motacilla alba White Wagtail + + Laniidae Lanius 126 Lanius cristatus Brown Shrike + + 127 Lanius isabellinus Rufous-tailed Shrike + + 128 Lanius excubitor Northern Shrike + + Sturnidae Sturnus 129 Sturnus cineraceus Temm. White cheeked Starling + + Corvidae Pica Tseveenmyadag N. Birds of valley Khurkh-Khuiten Page 8 130 Pica pica Black-billed Magpie + Pyrrhocorax 131 Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Red-billed Chough + Corvus 132 Corvus monedula Eurasian Jackdaw + + 133 Corvus dauuricus Daurian Jackdaw + + 134 Corvus frugilegus Eurasian Rook + + 135 Corvus corone Carrion crow + 136 Corvus corax Common Raven + Prunellidae Prunella 137 Prunella fulvescens Brown Accentor + + 138 Prunella montanella Sibirian Accentor + + Sylviidae Locustella 139 Locustella certhiola Pallas' Grasshopper Warbler + + Acrocephalus 134567891011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 140 Acrocephalus agricola Paddyfield Reed Warbler + + 141 Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler + + Sylvia 142 Sylvia curruca Lesser Whitethroat + + Phylloscopus 143 Phylloscopus trochiloides Greenish Warbler + + 144 Phylloscopus inornatus Inornata Warbler + + 145 Phylloscopus proregulus Lemon-rumped Warbler + + Muscicapidae Ficedula 146 Ficedula parva Red-breasted Flycatcher + + Oenanthe 147 Oenanthe oenanthe Northern Wheatear + + 148 Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline Wheatear + + Phoenicurus 149 Phoenicurus auroreus Daurian Redstart + + Luscinia 150 Luscinia calliope Siberian Rubythroat + + Turdus 151 Turdus ruficollis Red-throated Thrush + + Tseveenmyadag N. Birds of valley Khurkh-Khuiten Page 9 Paridae Parus 152 Parus montanus Willow Tit + 153 Parus cyanus Azure Tit + 154 Parus major Great Tit + Ploceidae Passer 155 Passer domesticus House Sparrow + 156 Passer montanus Eurasian Tree Sparrow + Petronia 157 Petronia petronia Rock Sparrow + Pyrgilauda 158 Pyrgilauda davidiana Small Snowfinch + Fringillidae Fringilla 159 Fringilla montifringilla Brambling + + Carpodacus 160 Carpodacus erythrinus Common Rosefinch + Uragus 161 Uragus sibiricus Long-tailed Rosefinch + 134567891011 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Emberizidae Emberiza 162 Emberiza leucocephala Pine Bunting + 163 Emberiza schoeniclus Reed Bunting + + 164 Emberiza pallasi Pallas' Bunting + + 165 Emberiza pusilla Little Bunting + + 166 Emberiza spodocephala Black-faced Bunting + + 167 Emberiza aureola Yellow-breasted Bunting + + Total 26 141 92 35 6 3 5 11 11 4 11 11 6 24 3 25.
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