List of birds of Kyrgyzstan

376 bird species^[1] have occurred in the Kyrgyz Republic.

Anseriformes

Anatidae: swans, geese and ducks

• Mute swan, Cygnus olor
• Whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus
• Tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus
• Bean goose, Anser fabalis
• Greater white-fronted goose, Anser albifrons
• Greylag goose, Anser anser
• Bar-headed goose, Anser indicus
• Ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea
• Common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
• Eurasian wigeon, Anas penelope
• Gadwall, Anas strepera
• Eurasian teal, Anas crecca
• Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
• Northern pintail, Anas acuta
• Garganey, Anas querquedula
• Northern shoveler, Anas clypeata
• Red-crested pochard, Netta rufina
• Common pochard, Aythya ferina
• Ferruginous pochard, Aythya nyroca Near-threatened
• Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula
• White-winged scoter, Melanitta fusca
• Common goldeneye, Bucephala clangula
• Smew, Mergellus albellus
• Red-breasted merganser, Mergus serrator
• Common merganser, Mergus merganser
• White-headed duck, Oxyura leucocephala Endangered

Galliformes

Tetraonidae: grouse

• Willow ptarmigan, Lagopus lagopus
• Black grouse, Tetrao tetrix

Phasianidae: partridges, pheasants and quails

• Tibetan snowcock, Tetraogallus tibetanus
• Himalayan snowcock, Tetraogallus himalayensis
• Rock partridge, Alectoris graeca Introduced species
• Chukar, Alectoris chukar
• Grey partridge, Perdix perdix
• Daurian partridge, Perdix dauurica
• Common quail, Coturnix coturnix
• Ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus

Gaviiformes

Gaviidae: divers

• Black-throated diver, Gavia arctica

Podicipediformes

Podicepidae: grebes

• Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
• Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus
• Red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena
• Slavonian grebe, Podiceps auritus
• Black-necked grebe, Podiceps nigricollis

Suliformes

Phalacrocoracidae: cormorants

• Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
• Pygmy cormorant, Microcarbo pygmeus Near-threatened

Pelecaniformes

Pelecanidae, pelicans

• Great white pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus
• Dalmatian pelican, Pelecanus crispus Vulnerable

Ardeidae: herons and bitterns

• Grey heron, Ardea cinerea
• Purple heron, Ardea purpurea
• Great egret, Ardea alba
• Black-crowned night-heron, Nycticorax nycticorax
• Little bittern, Ixobrychus minutus
• Great bittern, Botaurus stellaris

Threskiornithidae: ibises and spoonbills

• Glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus
• Common spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia

Ciconiiformes

Ciconiidae: storks

• Black stork, Ciconia nigra
• White stork, Ciconia ciconia

Phoenicopteriformes

Phoenicopteridae Flamingos

• Greater flamingo, Phoenicopterus roseus

Accipitriformes

Pandionidae: osprey

• Osprey, Pandion haliaetus

Accipitridae: hawks, eagles, buzzards, harriers, kites and allies

• Black kite, Milvus migrans
• Pallas's fish-eagle, Haliaeetus leucoryphus Vulnerable
• White-tailed eagle, Haliaeetus albicilla
• Lammergeier Gypaetus barbatus
• Egyptian vulture, Neophron percnopterus
• Himalayan griffon, Gyps himalayensis
• Eurasian griffon, Gyps fulvus
• Cinereous vulture, Aegypius monachus Near-threatened
• Short-toed eagle, Circaetus gallicus
• Western marsh-harrier, Circus aeruginosus
• Hen harrier, Circus cyaneus
• Pallid harrier, Circus macrourus Near-threatened
• Montagu's harrier, Circus pygargus
• Shikra, Accipiter badius
• Eurasian sparrowhawk, Accipiter nisus
• Northern goshawk, Accipiter gentilis
• Common buzzard, Buteo buteo
• Long-legged buzzard, Buteo rufinus
• Upland buzzard, Buteo hemilasius
• Rough-legged buzzard, Buteo lagopus
• Greater spotted eagle, Clanga clanga Vulnerable
• Steppe eagle, Aquila nipalensis
• Eastern imperial eagle, Aquila heliaca Endangered
• Golden eagle, Aquila chrysaetos
• Bonelli's eagle, Aquila fasciata
• Booted eagle, Hieraaetus pennatus

Falconiformes

Sometimes included in the Accipitriformes

Falconidae: falcons

• Lesser kestrel, Falco naumanni Vulnerable
• Common kestrel, Falco tinnunculus
• Red-footed falcon, Falco vespertinus
• Merlin, Falco columbarius
• Eurasian hobby, Falco subbuteo
• Saker falcon, Falco cherrug
• Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus
• Barbary falcon, Falco pelegrinoides
• Peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus

Gruiformes

Rallidae: rails and crakes

• Water rail, Rallus aquaticus
• Corn crake, Crex cre Vulnerable
• Little crake, Porzana parva
• Baillon's crake, Porzana pusilla
• Spotted crake, Porzana porzana
• Common moorhen, Gallinula chloropus
• Eurasian coot, Fulica atra

Gruidae: cranes

• Demoiselle crane, Anthropoides virgo
• Common crane, Grus grus

Otidiformes

Otidae: bustards

• Great bustard, Otis tarda Vulnerable
• Macqueen's bustard, Chlamydotis macqueenii
• Little bustard, Tetrax tetra Near-threatened

Charadriiformes

Suborder Charadrii: waders

Haematopodidae: oystercatchers

• Common pied oystercatcher, Haematopus ostralegus

Ibidorhynchidae: ibisbill

• Ibisbill, Ibidorhyncha struthersii

Recurvirostridae: avocets and stilts

• Black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus
• Avocet, Recurvirostra avosetta

Burhinidae: thick-knees

• Stone curlew, Burhinus oedicnemus

Glareolidae: coursers and pratincoles

• Collared pratincole, Glareola pratincola
• Black-winged pratincole, Glareola nordmanni Near threatened

Charadriidae: plovers and lapwings

• Northern lapwing, Vanellus vanellus
• Sociable lapwing, Vanellus gregarius Critical
• American golden plover, Pluvialis dominica Rare/Accidental
• Grey plover, Pluvialis squatarola
• Ringed plover, Charadrius hiaticula
• Little ringed plover, Charadrius dubius
• Kentish plover, Charadrius alexandrinus
• Lesser sandplover, Charadrius mongolus
• Greater sandplover, Charadrius leschenaultii
• Caspian plover, Charadrius asiaticus
• Eurasian dotterel, Charadrius morinellus

Scolopacidae: typical waders or shorebirds

• Eurasian woodcock, Scolopax rusticola
• Jack snipe, Lymnocryptes minimus
• Solitary snipe, Gallinago solitaria
• Common snipe, Gallinago gallinago
• Black-tailed godwit, Limosa limosa
• Bar-tailed godwit, Limosa lapponica
• Whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus
• Eurasian curlew, Numenius arquata
• Spotted redshank, Tringa erythropus
• Common redshank, Tringa totanus
• Marsh sandpiper, Tringa stagnatilis
• Common greenshank, Tringa nebularia
• Green sandpiper, Tringa ochropus
• Wood sandpiper, Tringa glareola
• Terek sandpiper, Xenus cinereus
• Common sandpiper, Actitis hypoleucos
• Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres
• Sanderling, Calidris alba
• Little stint, Calidris minuta
• Temminck's stint, Calidris temminckii
• Long-toed stint, Calidris subminuta
• Curlew sandpiper, Calidris ferruginea
• Dunlin, Calidris alpina
• Broad-billed sandpiper, Limicola falcinellus
• Ruff, Philomachus pugnax
• Red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus

Suborder Lari: skuas, gulls & terns

Laridae: gulls

• Common gull, Larus canus
• Pallas's gull, Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
• Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
• Slender-billed gull, Chroicocephalus genei
• Little gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus

Sternidae: terns

• Gull-billed tern, Gelochelidon nilotica
• Caspian tern, Hydroprogne caspia
• Common tern, Sterna hirundo
• Little tern, Sternula albifrons
• Whiskered tern, Chlidonias hybrida
• White-winged tern, Chlidonias leucopterus
• Black tern, Chlidonias niger

Pterocliformes

Pteroclidae: sandgrouse

• Pallas's sandgrouse, Syrrhaptes paradoxus
• Pin-tailed sandgrouse, Pterocles alchata
• Black-bellied sandgrouse, Pterocles orientalis

Columbiformes

Columbidae: pigeons and doves

• Rock pigeon or feral pigeon, Columba livia
• Hill pigeon, Columba rupestris
• Snow pigeon, Columba leuconota
• Stock pigeon, Columba oenas
• Pale-backed pigeon, Columba eversmanni Vulnerable
• Wood pigeon, Columba palumbus
• European turtle dove, Streptopelia turtur
• Oriental turtle-dove, Streptopelia orientalis
• Eurasian collared-dove, Streptopelia decaocto
• Laughing dove, Spilopelia senegalensis

Cuculiformes

Cuculidae: cuckoos

• Common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus

Strigiformes

Strigidae: owls

• Pallid scops owl, Otus brucei
• Scops owl, Otus scops
• Eurasian eagle owl, Bubo bubo
• Snowy owl, Bubo scandiacus
• Tawny owl, Strix aluco
• Northern hawk owl, Surnia ulula
• Little owl, Athene noctua
• Tengmalm's owl, Aegolius funereus
• Long-eared owl, Asio otus
• Short-eared owl, Asio flammeus

Caprimulgiformes

Caprimulgidae: nightjars

• European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus

Apodiformes

Apodidae: swifts

• Common swift, Apus apus
• Alpine swift, Apus melba

Coraciiformes

• Alcedinidae: kingfishers
• Common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis

Meropidae: bee-eaters

• Blue-cheeked bee-eater, Merops persicus
• European bee-eater, Merops apiaster

Coraciidae: rollers

• European roller, Coracias garrulus

Upupidae: hoopoes

• Hoopoe, Upupa epops

Piciformes

Picidae: woodpeckers

• Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla
• Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
• White-winged woodpecker, Dendrocopos leucopterus
• Eurasian three-toed woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus

Passeriformes

Alaudidae, larks

• Calandra lark, Melanocorypha calandra
• Bimaculated lark, Melanocorypha bimaculata
• Black lark, Melanocorypha yeltoniensis
• Greater short-toed lark, Calandrella brachydactyla
• Hume's short-toed lark, Calandrella acutirostris
• Lesser short-toed lark, Alaudala rufescens
• Asian short-toed lark, Alaudala cheleensis
• Crested lark, Galerida cristata
• Eurasian skylark, Alauda arvensis
• Oriental skylark, Alauda gulgula
• White-winged lark, Alauda leucoptera
• Shore lark, Eremophila alpestris

Hirundinidae, swallows and martins

• Sand martin, Riparia riparia
• Pale martin, Riparia diluta
• Crag martin, Ptyonoprogne rupestris
• Barn swallow, Hirundo rustica
• Red-rumped swallow, Hirundo daurica
• Common house martin, Delichon urbicum

Motacillidae, wagtails and pipits

• Citrine wagtail, Motacilla citreola
• White wagtail, Motacilla alba
• Grey wagtail, Motacilla cinerea
• Blue-headed wagtail, Motacilla flava
• Richard's pipit, Anthus richardi
• Tawny pipit, Anthus campestris
• Tree pipit, Anthus trivialis
• Meadow pipit, Anthus pratensis
• Red-throated pipit, Anthus cervinus
• Water pipit, Anthus spinoletta
• Rock pipit, Anthus petrosus

Bombycillidae, waxwings

• Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus

Cinclidae, dippers

• White-throated dipper, Cinclus cinclus
• Brown dipper, Cinclus pallasii

Troglodytidae, wrens

• Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes

Prunellidae, accentors

• Alpine accentor, Prunella collaris
• Himalayan accentor, Prunella himalayana
• Brown accentor, Prunella fulvescens
• Black-throated accentor, Prunella atrogularis

Turdidae thrushes and chats

• Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula
• Dark-throated thrush, Turdus ruficollis
• Fieldfare, Turdus pilaris
• Redwing, Turdus iliacus
• Song thrush, Turdus philomelos
• Mistle thrush, Turdus viscivorus

Corvidae crows, ravens, and allies

• Eurasian magpie, Pica pica
• Grey ground jay, Podoces panderi
• Eurasian nutcracker, Nucifraga caryocatactes
• Red-billed chough, Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
• Yellow-billed chough, Pyrrhocorax graculus
• Eurasian jackdaw, Corvus monedula
• Rook, Corvus frugilegus
• Carrion crow, Corvus corone
• Common raven, Corvus corax
• Hooded crow, Corvus cornix

Scotocercidae

• Streaked scrub warbler, Scotocerca inquieta

Cettiidae Cettid warblers

• Cetti's warbler, Cettia cetti

Locustellidae Locustellid warblers

• Common grasshopper warbler, Locustella naevia
• Savi's warbler, Locustella luscinioides

Acrocephalidae Acrocephalid warblers

• Moustached warbler, Acrocephalus melanopogon
• Sedge warbler, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
• Paddyfield warbler, Acrocephalus agricola
• Eurasian reed warbler, Acrocephalus scirpaceus
• Blyth's reed warbler, Acrocephalus dumetorum
• Great reed warbler, Acrocephalus arundinaceus
• Booted warbler, Iduna caligata
• Sykes's warbler, Iduna rama
• Eastern olivaceous warbler, Iduna pallida
• Upcher's warbler, Hippolais languida

Phylloscopidae Phylloscopid warblers

• Willow warbler, Phylloscopus trochilus
• Common chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita
• Mountain chiffchaff, Phylloscopus sindianus
• Wood warbler, Phylloscopus sibilatrix
• Sulphur-bellied warbler, Phylloscopus griseolus
• Pallas's leaf warbler, Phylloscopus proregulus
• Yellow-browed warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus
• Hume's warbler, Phylloscopus humei
• Arctic warbler, Phylloscopus borealis
• Greenish warbler, Phylloscopus trochiloides

Sylviidae Old World warblers

• Garden warbler, Sylvia borin
• Greater whitethroat, Sylvia communis
• Lesser whitethroat, Sylvia curruca
• Asian desert warbler, Sylvia nana
• Barred warbler, Sylvia nisoria
• Eastern Orphean warbler, Sylvia crassirostris
• Menetries's warbler, Sylvia mystacea

Regulidae kinglets

• Goldcrest, Regulus regulus

Muscicapidae Old World flycatchers

• Rufous-tailed rock-thrush, Monticola saxatilis
• Blue rock-thrush, Monticola solitarius
• Blue whistling thrush, Myophonus caeruleus
• Spotted flycatcher, Muscicapa striata
• European robin, Erithacus rubecula
• Common nightingale, Luscinia megarhynchos
• White-tailed rubythroat, Luscinia pectoralis
• Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica
• White-throated robin, Irania gutturalis
• Rufous-tailed scrub-robin, Cercotrichas galactotes
• Rufous-backed redstart, Phoenicurus erythronota
• Blue-capped redstart, Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus
• Black redstart, Phoenicurus ochruros
• Common redstart, Phoenicurus phoenicurus
• White-winged redstart, Phoenicurus erythrogaster
• White-capped redstart, Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
• Siberian stonechat, Saxicola maurus
• Little forktail, Enicurus scouleri
• White-throated bushchat, Saxicola insignis Vulnerable
• Pied bushchat, Saxicola caprata
• Northern wheatear, Oenanthe oenanthe
• Variable wheatear, Oenanthe picata
• Pied wheatear, Oenanthe pleschanka
• Black-eared wheatear, Oenanthe hispanica
• Red-tailed wheatear, Oenanthe xanthoprymna
• Desert wheatear, Oenanthe deserti
• Isabelline wheatear, Oenanthe isabellina

Monarchidae:

• Indian paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone paradisi

Panuridae:

• Bearded reedling, Panurus biarmicus

Aegithalidae long-tailed tits

• Long-tailed tit, Aegithalos longicaudus
• White-browed tit-warbler, Leptopoecile sophiae

Remizidae: penduline tits

• Black-headed penduline tit, Remiz macronyx
• White-crowned penduline tit, Remiz coronatus

Paridae tits

• Willow tit, Poecile montana
• Songar tit, Poecile songara
• Coal tit, Periparus ater
• Black-breasted tit, Periparus rufonuchalis
• Great tit, Parus major
• Azure tit, Cyanistes cyanus
• Yellow-breasted tit, Cyanistes flavipectus

Tichodromadidae Wallcreeper

• Wallcreeper, Tichodroma muraria

Sittidae nuthatches

• Persian nuthatch, Sitta tephronota

Certhiidae treecreepers

• Common treecreeper, Certhia familiaris
• Bar-tailed treecreeper, Certhia himalayana

Laniidae shrikes

• Isabelline shrike, Lanius isabellinus
• Red-tailed shrike, Lanius phoenicuroides
• Long-tailed shrike, Lanius schach
• Great grey shrike, Lanius excubitor
• Southern grey shrike, Lanius meridionalis
• Lesser grey shrike, Lanius minor

Emberizidae buntings

• Yellowhammer, Emberiza citrinella
• Pine bunting, Emberiza leucocephalos
• Rock bunting, Emberiza cia
• Meadow bunting, Emberiza cioides
• Gray-hooded bunting, Emberiza buchanani
• Ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana
• Chestnut-breasted bunting, Emberiza stewarti
• Rustic bunting, Emberiza rustica
• Yellow-breasted bunting, Emberiza aureola
• Black-headed bunting, Emberiza melanocephala
• Red-headed bunting, Emberiza bruniceps
• Reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus
• Corn bunting, Emberiza calandra

Calcariidae longspurs and arctic buntings

• Lapland longspur, Calcarius lapponicus

Fringillidae finches

• Common chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs
• Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla
• Plain mountain finch, Leucosticte nemoricola
• Black-headed mountain finch, Leucosticte brandti
• Common rosefinch, Carpodacus erythrinus
• Red-mantled rosefinch, Carpodacus rhodochlamys
• Caucasian great rosefinch, Carpodacus rubicilla
• Red-fronted rosefinch, Carpodacus puniceus
• Common crossbill, Loxia curvirostra
• European greenfinch, Chloris chloris
• Common redpoll, Acanthis flammea
• Eurasian siskin, Spinus spinus
• European goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis
• Twite, Linaria flavirostris
• Common linnet, Linaria cannabina
• Red-fronted serin, Serinus pusillus
• Eurasian bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula
• Hawfinch, Coccothraustes coccothraustes
• White-winged grosbeak, Mycerobas carnipes
• Crimson-winged finch, Rhodopechys sanguinea
• Mongolian finch, Rhodopechys mongolica
• Trumpeter finch, Bucanetes githaginea
• Desert finch, Rhodospiza obsoleta
• Long-tailed rosefinch, Uragus sibiricus

Ploceidae sparrows

• House sparrow, Passer domesticus
• Spanish sparrow, Passer hispaniolensis
• Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus
• Rock petronia, Petronia petronia
• White-winged snowfinch, Montifringilla nivalis

Sturnidae starlings

• Common myna, Acridotheres tristis
• Rosy starling, Pastor roseus
• Common starling, Sturnus vulgaris

Oriolidae orioles

• Indian golden oriole, Oriolus kundoo

References

External links

• Birds of Kyrgyzstan (in Russian)