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
- Taiga 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, Mareca penelope
- Gadwall, Mareca strepera
- Green-winged teal, Anas crecca
- Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos
- Northern pintail, Anas acuta
- Garganey, Spatula querquedula
- Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata
- Red-crested pochard, Netta rufina
- Common pochard, Aythya ferina
- Ferruginous pochard, Aythya nyroca Near-threatened
- Tufted duck, Aythya fuligula
- Velvet 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
- 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
- Little grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Great crested grebe, Podiceps cristatus
- Red-necked grebe, Podiceps grisegena
- Slavonian grebe, Podiceps auritus
- Black-necked grebe, Podiceps nigricollis
Suliformes
- Great cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo
- Pygmy cormorant, Microcarbo pygmeus Near-threatened
Pelecaniformes
- Great white pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus
- Dalmatian pelican, Pelecanus crispus Vulnerable
- 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
- 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
- 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 crex 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
- 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
- Eurasian 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, Calidris falcinellus
- Ruff, Calidris pugnax
- Red-necked phalarope, Phalaropus lobatus
Suborder Lari: gulls, terns, and skimmers
- Common gull, Larus canus
- Pallas's gull, Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Black-headed gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Slender-billed gull, Chroicocephalus genei
- Little gull, Hydrocoloeus minutus
- 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
- 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
- Common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus
Strigiformes
- 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
- European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus
Apodiformes
- Common swift, Apus apus
- Alpine swift, Apus melba
Coraciiformes
- Alcedinidae: kingfishers
- Common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis
- Blue-cheeked bee-eater, Merops persicus
- European bee-eater, Merops apiaster
- European roller, Coracias garrulus
Bucerotiformes
Upupidae: hoopoes
- Eurasian hoopoe, Upupa epops
Piciformes
- Eurasian wryneck, Jynx torquilla
- Great spotted woodpecker, Dendrocopos major
- White-winged woodpecker, Dendrocopos leucopterus
- Eurasian three-toed woodpecker, Picoides tridactylus
Passeriformes
- 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
- Bohemian waxwing, Bombycilla garrulus
- White-throated dipper, Cinclus cinclus
- Brown dipper, Cinclus pallasii
- Eurasian wren, Troglodytes troglodytes
- Alpine accentor, Prunella collaris
- Himalayan accentor, Prunella himalayana
- Brown accentor, Prunella fulvescens
- Black-throated accentor, Prunella atrogularis
- White's thrush, Zoothera aurea
- Eurasian blackbird, Turdus merula
- Black-throated thrush, Turdus atrogularis
- Red-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
- Streaked scrub warbler, Scotocerca inquieta
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Bluethroat, Luscinia svecica
- Himalayan rubythroat, Calliope pectoralis
- 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
- Indian paradise flycatcher, Terpsiphone paradisi
- Bearded reedling, Panurus biarmicus
- 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
- 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
- Wallcreeper, Tichodroma muraria
- Persian nuthatch, Sitta tephronota
- Common treecreeper, Certhia familiaris
- Bar-tailed treecreeper, Certhia himalayana
- Isabelline shrike, Lanius isabellinus
- Red-tailed shrike, Lanius phoenicuroides
- Long-tailed shrike, Lanius schach
- Great grey shrike, Lanius excubitor
- Steppe grey shrike, Lanius excubitor pallidirostris
- Lesser grey shrike, Lanius minor
- 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
- 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
- House sparrow, Passer domesticus
- Spanish sparrow, Passer hispaniolensis
- Eurasian tree sparrow, Passer montanus
- Rock sparrow, Petronia petronia
- White-winged snowfinch, Montifringilla nivalis
- Common myna, Acridotheres tristis
- Rosy starling, Pastor roseus
- Common starling, Sturnus vulgaris
- Indian golden oriole, Oriolus kundoo
References
External links
- Birds of Kyrgyzstan (in Russian)
