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Mongolia Conservation matters Birding places
Number of species: 427
Number of globally threatened species: 23
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Arctic Loon	*Gavia arctica*
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Great Crested Grebe	*Podiceps cristatus*
Horned Grebe	*Podiceps auritus*
Eared Grebe	*Podiceps nigricollis*
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Dalmatian Pelican	*Pelecanus crispus*	Vulnerable
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Great Cormorant	*Phalacrocorax carbo*
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
Grey Heron	*Ardea cinerea*
Great Egret	*Ardea alba*
Chinese Pond-Heron	*Ardeola bacchus*
Little Bittern	*Ixobrychus minutus*
Great Bittern	*Botaurus stellaris*
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
Black Stork	*Ciconia nigra*
Oriental Stork	*Ciconia boyciana*	Endangered
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis	*Plegadis falcinellus*
Eurasian Spoonbill	*Platalea leucorodia*
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Mute Swan	*Cygnus olor*
Whooper Swan	*Cygnus cygnus*
Tundra Swan	*Cygnus columbianus*
Swan Goose	*Anser cygnoides*	Endangered
Bean Goose	*Anser fabalis*
Greylag Goose	*Anser anser*
Bar-headed Goose	*Anser indicus*
Ruddy Shelduck	*Tadorna ferruginea*
Common Shelduck	*Tadorna tadorna*
Mandarin Duck	*Aix galericulata*	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Wigeon	*Anas penelope*
Falcated Duck	*Anas falcata*	Near-threatened
Gadwall	*Anas strepera*
Baikal Teal	*Anas formosa*	Vulnerable
Eurasian Teal	*Anas crecca*
Mallard	*Anas platyrhynchos*
Spot-billed Duck	*Anas poecilorhyncha*
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*
Greater Scaup	*Aythya marila*
Harlequin Duck	*Histrionicus histrionicus*
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
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	*Pandion haliaetus*
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
European Honey-buzzard	*Pernis apivorus*
Oriental Honey-buzzard	*Pernis ptilorhynchus*
Black Kite	*Milvus migrans*
Pallas' 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*
Eastern Marsh-Harrier	*Circus spilonotus*
Northern Harrier	*Circus cyaneus*
Pallid Harrier	*Circus macrourus*	Near-threatened
Pied Harrier	*Circus melanoleucos*
Montagu's Harrier	*Circus pygargus*
Shikra	*Accipiter badius*
Japanese Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter gularis*
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	*Accipiter nisus*
Northern Goshawk	*Accipiter gentilis*
Eurasian Buzzard	*Buteo buteo*
Long-legged Buzzard	*Buteo rufinus*
Upland Buzzard	*Buteo hemilasius*
Rough-legged Hawk	*Buteo lagopus*
Greater Spotted Eagle	*Aquila clanga*	Vulnerable
Steppe Eagle	*Aquila nipalensis*
Imperial Eagle	*Aquila heliaca*	Vulnerable
Golden Eagle	*Aquila chrysaetos*
Booted Eagle	*Aquila pennata*
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Lesser Kestrel	*Falco naumanni*	Vulnerable
Eurasian Kestrel	*Falco tinnunculus*
Red-footed Falcon	*Falco vespertinus*	Near-threatened
Amur Falcon	*Falco amurensis*
Merlin	*Falco columbarius*
Eurasian Hobby	*Falco subbuteo*
Saker Falcon	*Falco cherrug*	Endangered
Barbary Falcon	*Falco pelegrinoides*
Peregrine Falcon	*Falco peregrinus*
GALLIFORMES: Tetraonidae
Willow Ptarmigan	*Lagopus lagopus*
Rock Ptarmigan	*Lagopus muta*
Black-billed Capercaillie	*Tetrao parvirostris*
Eurasian Capercaillie	*Tetrao urogallus*
Black Grouse	*Tetrao tetrix*
Hazel Grouse	*Bonasa bonasia*
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Altai Snowcock	*Tetraogallus altaicus*
Chukar	*Alectoris chukar*
Gray Partridge	*Perdix perdix*
Daurian Partridge	*Perdix dauurica*
Japanese Quail	*Coturnix japonica*
Common Quail	*Coturnix coturnix*
Koklass Pheasant	*Pucrasia macrolopha*
Brown Eared-Pheasant	*Crossoptilon mantchuricum*	Extirpated Vulnerable
Blue Eared-Pheasant	*Crossoptilon auritum*
Reeves's Pheasant	*Syrmaticus reevesii*	Vulnerable
Ring-necked Pheasant	*Phasianus colchicus*
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Demoiselle Crane	*Anthropoides virgo*
Siberian Crane	*Grus leucogeranus*	Critically endangered
White-naped Crane	*Grus vipio*	Vulnerable
Common Crane	*Grus grus*
Hooded Crane	*Grus monacha*	Vulnerable
Red-crowned Crane	*Grus japonensis*	Endangered
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Swinhoe's Rail	*Coturnicops exquisitus*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Water Rail	*Rallus aquaticus*
Corn Crake	*Crex crex*	Near-threatened
Baillon's Crake	*Porzana pusilla*
Spotted Crake	*Porzana porzana*
Common Moorhen	*Gallinula chloropus*
Eurasian Coot	*Fulica atra*
GRUIFORMES: Otididae
Great Bustard	*Otis tarda*	Vulnerable
Houbara Bustard	*Chlamydotis undulata*
Macqueen's Bustard	*Chlamydotis macqueenii*
Little Bustard	*Tetrax tetrax*	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Ibidorhynchidae
Ibisbill	*Ibidorhyncha struthersii*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt	*Himantopus himantopus*
Pied Avocet	*Recurvirostra avosetta*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Oriental Pratincole	*Glareola maldivarum*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Northern Lapwing	*Vanellus vanellus*
Grey-headed Lapwing	*Vanellus cinereus*
Pacific Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis fulva*
American Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis dominica*	Rare/Accidental
European Golden-Plover	*Pluvialis apricaria*
Black-bellied Plover	*Pluvialis squatarola*
Common Ringed Plover	*Charadrius hiaticula*
Little Ringed Plover	*Charadrius dubius*
Snowy Plover	*Charadrius alexandrinus*
Lesser Sandplover	*Charadrius mongolus*
Greater SandPlover	*Charadrius leschenaultii*
Oriental Plover	*Charadrius veredus*
Eurasian Dotterel	*Charadrius morinellus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Eurasian Woodcock	*Scolopax rusticola*
Jack Snipe	*Lymnocryptes minimus*
Solitary Snipe	*Gallinago solitaria*
Pintail Snipe	*Gallinago stenura*
Swinhoe's Snipe	*Gallinago megala*
Common Snipe	*Gallinago gallinago*
Asian Dowitcher	*Limnodromus semipalmatus*	Near-threatened
Black-tailed Godwit	*Limosa limosa*	Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit	*Limosa lapponica*
Little Curlew	*Numenius minutus*
Eurasian Curlew	*Numenius arquata*
Far Eastern Curlew	*Numenius madagascariensis*
Terek Sandpiper	*Xenus cinereus*
Common Sandpiper	*Actitis hypoleucos*
Green Sandpiper	*Tringa ochropus*
Gray-tailed Tattler	*Tringa brevipes*
Spotted Redshank	*Tringa erythropus*
Common Greenshank	*Tringa nebularia*
Marsh Sandpiper	*Tringa stagnatilis*
Wood Sandpiper	*Tringa glareola*
Common Redshank	*Tringa totanus*
Ruddy Turnstone	*Arenaria interpres*
Red Knot	*Calidris canutus*
Sanderling	*Calidris alba*
Red-necked stint	*Calidris ruficollis*
Little Stint	*Calidris minuta*
Temminck's Stint	*Calidris temminckii*
Long-toed Stint	*Calidris subminuta*
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper	*Calidris acuminata*
Curlew Sandpiper	*Calidris ferruginea*
Dunlin	*Calidris alpina*
Broad-billed Sandpiper	*Limicola falcinellus*
Ruff	*Philomachus pugnax*
Red-necked Phalarope	*Phalaropus lobatus*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Mew Gull	*Larus canus*
Glaucous Gull	*Larus hyperboreus*
European Herring Gull	*Larus argentatus*
East Siberian Gull	*Larus vegae*
Caspian Gull	*Larus cachinnans*
Great Black-backed Gull	*Larus ichthyaetus*
Brown-headed Gull	*Larus brunnicephalus*
Black-headed Gull	*Larus ridibundus*
Saunders's Gull	*Larus saundersi*	Vulnerable
Relict Gull	*Larus relictus*	Vulnerable
Little Gull	*Larus minutus*
Black-legged Kittiwake	*Rissa tridactyla*
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
Little Tern	*Sternula albifrons*
Gull-billed Tern	*Gelochelidon nilotica*
Caspian Tern	*Hydroprogne caspia*
Black Tern	*Chlidonias niger*
White-winged Tern	*Chlidonias leucopterus*
Whiskered Tern	*Chlidonias hybrida*
Common Tern	*Sterna hirundo*
PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae
Pallas's Sandgrouse	*Syrrhaptes paradoxus*
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon	*Columba livia*
Hill Pigeon	*Columba rupestris*
Pale-backed Pigeon	*Columba eversmanni*	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Common Wood-Pigeon	*Columba palumbus*
European Turtle-Dove	*Streptopelia turtur*
Oriental Turtle-Dove	*Streptopelia orientalis*
Eurasian Collared-Dove	*Streptopelia decaocto*
Red Collared-Dove	*Streptopelia tranquebarica*
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Common Cuckoo	*Cuculus canorus*
Oriental Cuckoo	*Cuculus optatus*
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
European Scops-Owl	*Otus scops*
Oriental Scops-Owl	*Otus sunia*
Eurasian Eagle-Owl	*Bubo bubo*
Snowy Owl	*Bubo scandiacus*
Ural Owl	*Strix uralensis*
Great Grey Owl	*Strix nebulosa*
Northern Hawk Owl	*Surnia ulula*
Eurasian Pygmy-Owl	*Glaucidium passerinum*
Little Owl	*Athene noctua*
Boreal Owl	*Aegolius funereus*
Northern Long-eared Owl	*Asio otus*
Short-eared Owl	*Asio flammeus*
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Grey Nightjar	*Caprimulgus indicus*
Eurasian Nightjar	*Caprimulgus europaeus*
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
White-throated Needletail