A CHECKLIST OF BIRDS OF MONGOLIA Compiled & photos by: Purevsuren Tsolmonjav Ulaanbaatar 2020 A checklist of Birds of Mongolia 2020 ABBREVIATION: Red list status Occurrence form CR Critically Endangered RB Resident Breeder EN Endangered BV Breeding Visitor VU Vulnerable PM Passage Migrant NT Near Threatened WV Winter Visitor LC Least Concerned SV Summer Visitor NA Not Assessed VA Vagrant DD Data Deficient Red list status Occurrence № Common name Latin name Remarks Regional Global form GALLIFORMES Phasianidae 1. Common Quail Coturnix coturnix LC LC BV Rare 2. Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica LC NT BV Common 3. Altai Snowcock Tetraogallus altaicus LC LC RB Common 4. Chukar Alectoris chukar LC LC RB Common 5. Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus NT LC RB Rare 6. Daurian Partridge Perdix dauurica LC LC RB Common 7. Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia LC LC RB Common 8. Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus LC LC RB Common 9. Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta LC LC RB Common 10. Western Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus NA LC RB Rare 11. Black-billed Capercaillie Tetrao urogalloides LC LC RB Common 12. Black Grouse Lyrurus tetrix LC LC RB Common ANSERIFORMES Anatidae 13. Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica NA LC VA Rare 14. White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala EN EN BV Rare 15. Mute Swan Cygnus olor NT LC BV Rare 16. Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus LC LC BV Common 17. Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus LC LC PM Common One record from NE 18. Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis NA LC VA Mongolia. 19. Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus LC LC BV Common 20. Greylag Goose Anser anser LC LC BV Common 21. Swan Goose Anser cygnoid NT VU BV Common 22. Bean Goose Anser fabalis LC LC PM Common 23. Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons NT LC PM Rare 24. Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus VU VU PM Rare Web: www.wildlifetoursmongolia.com 2 | P a g e Email: [email protected] A checklist of Birds of Mongolia 2020 Red list status Occurrence № Common name Latin name Remarks Regional Global form 25. Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis NA LC PM Rare One record from Gun 26. Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca NA VU VA Galuut Lake. 27. Siberian Scoter Melanitta stejnegeri LC LC BV Common 28. Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula LC LC BV Common 29. Smew Mergellus albellus LC LC PM Rare 30. Common Merganser Mergus merganser LC LC BV Common 31. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator LC LC BV Rare 32. Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus NA LC VA Rare 33. Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna LC LC BV Common 34. Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea LC LC BV Common 35. Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata NA LC BV Common 36. Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina LC LC BV Common 37. Common Pochard Aythya ferina LC VU BV Common 38. Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri NA CR PM Rare 39. Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca VU NT BV Rare 40. Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula LC LC BV Common 41. Greater Scaup Aythya marila NA LC PM Rare 42. Garganey Spatula querquedula LC LC BV Common 43. Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata LC LC BV Common 44. Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa VU LC PM Rare 45. Falcated Duck Mareca falcata NT NT BV Rare 46. Gadwall Mareca strepera LC LC BV Common 47. Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope LC LC BV Common 48. Chinese Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha LC LC BV Rare 49. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos LC LC BV Common 50. Northern Pintail Anas acuta LC LC BV Common 51. Common Teal Anas crecca LC LC BV Common PODICIPEDIFORMES Podicipedidae 52. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis LC LC BV Rare 53. Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena LC LC BV Rare 54. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus LC LC BV Common 55. Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus LC LC BV Common 56. Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis LC LC BV Common PHOENICOPTERIFORMES Phoenicopteridae 57. Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus NA LC VA Rare Web: www.wildlifetoursmongolia.com 3 | P a g e Email: [email protected] A checklist of Birds of Mongolia 2020 Red list status Occurrence № Common name Latin name Remarks Regional Global form COLUMBIFORMES Columbidae 58. Rock Pigeon Columba livia LC LC RB Common 59. Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris LC LC RB Common 60. Stock Dove Columba oenas LC LC BV Rare 61. Yellow-eyed Pigeon Columba eversmanni NA VU VA Rare 62. Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus DD LC BV Rare 63. European Turtle-dove Streptopelia turtur DD VU BV? Rare 64. Oriental Turtle-dove Streptopelia orientalis LC LC BV Common 65. Eurasian Collared-dove Streptopelia decaocto LC LC BV Common 66. Red Turtle-dove Streptopelia tranquebarica NA LC VA Rare 67. Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis NA LC VA Rare PTEROCLIFORMES Pteroclidae 68. Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus LC LC RB Common CAPRIMULGIFORMES Caprimulgidae 69. Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus LC LC BV Rare 70. European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus LC LC BV Common Apodidae 71. White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus LC LC BV Rare 72. Common Swift Apus apus LC LC BV Common 73. Pacific Swift Apus pacificus LC LC BV Common CUCULIFORMES Cuculidae 74. Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus NA LC VA Rare 75. Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus LC LC BV Common 76. Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus LC LC BV Common 77. Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus NA LC VA Rare GRUIFORMES Rallidae 78. Swinhoe's Rail Coturnicops exquisitus NA VU PM Rare 79. Western Water Rail Rallus aquaticus NA LC BV Rare 80. Eastern Water Rail Rallus indicus LC LC BV Rare 81. Corncrake Crex crex DD LC BV Rare 82. Spotted Crake Porzana porzana DD LC BV Rare Two records from S 83. Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca NA LC VA Mongolia. Web: www.wildlifetoursmongolia.com 4 | P a g e Email: [email protected] A checklist of Birds of Mongolia 2020 Red list status Occurrence № Common name Latin name Remarks Regional Global form One record from E 84. Band-bellied Crake Zapornia paykullii NA NT VA Mongolia. 85. Little Crake Zapornia parva NA LC BV Rare 86. Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla LC LC BV Common 87. White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus NA LC VA Rare 88. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus LC LC BV Rare 89. Common Coot Fulica atra LC LC BV Common Gruidae 90. Siberian Crane Leucogeranus leucogeranus CR CR PM/SV Rare One record from NE 91. Sandhill Crane Antigone canadensis NA LC VA Mongolia. 92. White-naped Crane Antigone vipio VU VU BV Common 93. Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo LC LC BV Common 94. Red-crowned Crane Grus japonensis NA EN PM Rare 95. Common Crane Grus grus NT LC BV Common 96. Hooded Crane Grus monacha VU VU PM/SV Rare One record from N 97. Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis NA VU VA Mongolia. OTIDIFORMES Otididae 98. Great Bustard Otis tarda VU VU BV Rare 99. Asian Houbara Chlamydotis macqueenii VU VU BV Rare GAVIIFORMES Gaviidae 100. Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata DD LC PM Rare 101. Arctic Loon Gavia arctica LC LC BV Common CICONIIFORMES Ciconiidae 102. Black Stork Ciconia nigra LC LC BV Common 103. Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana NA EN VA Rare PELECANIFORMES Threskiornithidae 104. Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia LC LC BV Common 105. Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus NA NT VA Rare One record from W 106. Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus NA LC VA Mongolia. Ardeidae 107. Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris LC LC BV Common 108. Common Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus LC LC BV Rare 109. Schrenck's Bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus NA LC PM Rare Web: www.wildlifetoursmongolia.com 5 | P a g e Email: [email protected] A checklist of Birds of Mongolia 2020 Red list status Occurrence № Common name Latin name Remarks Regional Global form 110. Black-crowned Night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax NA LC VA Rare 111. Green-backed Heron Butorides striata NA LC VA Rare 112. Chinese Pond-heron Ardeola bacchus NA LC VA Rare 113. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis NA LC VA Rare 114. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea LC LC BV Common 115. Purple Heron Ardea purpurea NT LC BV Rare 116. Great White Egret Ardea alba LC LC BV Common Two records from C 117. Intermediate Egret Ardea indermedia NA LC VA & E Mongolia. 118. Little Egret Egretta garzetta NA LC VA Rare Pelecanidae 119. Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus CR NT BV Rare SULIFORMES Phalacrocoracidae 120. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo LC LC BV Common CHARADRIIFORMES Burhinidae 121. Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus NA LC VA Rare Haematopodidae Two records from E 122. Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus NA NT VA Mongolia. Recurvirosridae 123. Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta LC LC BV Common 124. Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus LC LC BV Common Charadriidae 125. Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola LC LC PM Common 126. Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva LC LC PM Common 127. Eurasian Dotterel Eudromias morinellus LC LC BV Rare 128. Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula DD LC PM Rare One record from E 129. Long-billed Plover Charadrius placidus NA LC VA Mongolia. 130. Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius LC LC BV Common 131. Kentish Plover Charadrius alexandrinus LC LC BV Common 132. Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus DD LC PM Rare 133. Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii LC LC BV Common 134. Oriental Plover Charadius veredus LC LC BV Common 135. Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus LC LC BV Common 136. Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus NA LC BV Rare 137. Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius NA CR VA Rare Rostratulidae Web: www.wildlifetoursmongolia.com 6 | P a g e Email: [email protected] A checklist of Birds of Mongolia 2020 Red list status Occurrence № Common name Latin name Remarks Regional Global form 138. Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis NA LC VA Rare Scolopacidae 139.