Bird Checklist - Russia (Asia)
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Country or region: Russia (Asia)
Number of species: 703
Number of endemics: 1
Number of breeding endemics: 7
Number of globally threatened species: 42
 

The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Clements 5th edition (updated 2005).

GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
 
Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata 
Arctic Loon Gavia arctica 
Pacific Loon Gavia pacifica 
Yellow-billed Loon Gavia adamsii 
 
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
 
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis 
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena 
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 
Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus 
Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis 
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
 
Short-tailed Albatross Phoebastria albatrus Vulnerable
Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis 
Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes Vulnerable
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
 
Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis 
Mottled Petrel Pterodroma inexpectata Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Providence Petrel Pterodroma solandri Vulnerable
Bonin Petrel Pterodroma hypoleuca 
Streaked Shearwater Calonectris leucomelas 
Flesh-footed Shearwater Puffinus carneipes 
Buller's Shearwater Puffinus bulleri Vulnerable
Sooty Shearwater Puffinus griseus 
Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris 
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus 
Levantine Shearwater Puffinus yelkouan 
 
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
 
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma castro Rare/Accidental 
Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa 
Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma monorhis Rare/Accidental 
Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma furcata 
 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
 
Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus 
Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus Conservation-dependent
 
PELECANIFORMES: Sulidae
 
Northern Gannet Morus bassanus 
Red-footed Booby Sula sula Rare/Accidental 
 
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
 
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 
Japanese Cormorant Phalacrocorax capillatus 
European Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis 
Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus 
Red-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax urile 
Pygmy Cormorant Phalacrocorax pygmaeus Near-threatened
 
PELECANIFORMES: Fregatidae
 
Great Frigatebird Fregata minor Rare/Accidental 
Lesser Frigatebird Fregata ariel 
 
CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
 
Gray Heron Ardea cinerea 
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 
Great Egret Ardea alba 
Intermediate Egret Egretta intermedia 
Little Egret Egretta garzetta 
Chinese Egret Egretta eulophotes Vulnerable
Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides 
Chinese Pond-Heron Ardeola bacchus 
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis 
Striated Heron Butorides striata 
Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax 
Japanese Night-Heron Gorsachius goisagi Rare/Accidental Endangered
Yellow Bittern Ixobrychus sinensis 
Little Bittern Ixobrychus minutus 
Schrenck's Bittern Ixobrychus eurhythmus 
Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus 
Great Bittern Botaurus stellaris 
 
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
 
Black Stork Ciconia nigra 
White Stork Ciconia ciconia 
Oriental Stork Ciconia boyciana Endangered
 
CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
 
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus Near-threatened
Crested Ibis Nipponia nippon Endangered
Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus 
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia 
Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor Endangered
 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
 
Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus 
 
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
 
Mute Swan Cygnus olor 
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus 
Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus 
Swan Goose Anser cygnoides Endangered
Bean Goose Anser fabalis 
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus 
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons 
Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus Vulnerable
Greylag Goose Anser anser 
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus 
Snow Goose Chen caerulescens 
Ross's Goose Chen rossii Rare/Accidental 
Emperor Goose Chen canagica Near-threatened
Brant Branta bernicla 
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis 
Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii 
Canada Goose Branta canadensis 
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis Vulnerable
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea 
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna 
Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata 
Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 
American Wigeon Anas americana 
Falcated Duck Anas falcata 
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
Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri Vulnerable
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula 
Greater Scaup Aythya marila 
Lesser Scaup Aythya affinis 
Common Eider Somateria mollissima 
King Eider Somateria spectabilis 
Spectacled Eider Somateria fischeri 
Steller's Eider Polysticta stelleri 
Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus 
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis 
Black Scoter Melanitta nigra 
Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata Rare/Accidental 
White-winged Scoter Melanitta fusca 
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula 
Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica 
Bufflehead Bucephala albeola 
Smew Mergellus albellus 
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator 
Common Merganser Mergus merganser 
Scaly-sided Merganser Mergus squamatus Endangered
White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala Endangered
 
FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
 
Osprey Pandion haliaetus 
 
FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
 
European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus 
Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus 
Red Kite Milvus milvus 
Black Kite Milvus migrans 
Pallas's Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus Vulnerable
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Near-threatened
Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus Rare/Accidental 
Steller's Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus Breeding endemic Vulnerable
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 Rare/Accidental 
Levant Sparrowhawk Accipiter brevipes 
Chinese Goshawk Accipiter soloensis 
Japanese Sparrowhawk Accipiter gularis 
Besra Accipiter virgatus 
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus 
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis 
Gray-faced Buzzard Butastur indicus 
Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo 
Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus 
Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius 
Rough-legged Hawk Buteo lagopus 
Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina 
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga Vulnerable
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax 
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis 
Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca Vulnerable
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos 
Booted Eagle Aquila pennatus 
Mountain Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis Rare/Accidental 
 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
 
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni Vulnerable
Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus 
Red-footed Falcon Falco vespertinus 
Amur Falcon Falco amurensis 
Merlin Falco columbarius 
Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo 
Saker Falcon Falco cherrug 
Gyrfalcon Falco rusticolus 
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus 
 
GALLIFORMES: Tetraonidae
 
Siberian Grouse Dendragapus falcipennis Endemic Near-threatened
Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus 
Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta 
Black-billed Capercaillie Tetrao parvirostris 
Eurasian Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus 
Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix 
Caucasian Grouse Tetrao mlokosiewiczi
Hazel Grouse Bonasa bonasia 
 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
 
Caucasian Snowcock Tetraogallus caucasicus 
Altai Snowcock Tetraogallus altaicus 
Chukar Alectoris chukar 
Gray Partridge Perdix perdix 
Daurian Partridge Perdix dauurica 
Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica 
Common Quail Coturnix coturnix 
Ring-necked Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 
 
GRUIFORMES: Turnicidae
 
Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki 
 
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
 
Demoiselle Crane Anthropoides virgo 
Siberian Crane Grus leucogeranus Critically endangered
Sandhill Crane Grus canadensis 
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 Vulnerable
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus 
Corn Crake Crex crex Vulnerable
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus 
Little Crake Porzana parva 
Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla 
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana 
Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca 
Band-bellied Crake Porzana paykullii Near-threatened
Watercock Gallicrex cinerea 
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio 
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus 
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra 
 
GRUIFORMES: Otididae
 
Great Bustard Otis tarda Vulnerable
Houbara Bustard Chlamydotis undulata 
Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax Near-threatened
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
 
Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
 
Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus 
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
 
Eurasian Thick-knee Burhinus oedicnemus 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
 
Cream-colored Courser Cursorius cursor 
Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola 
Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum 
Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
 
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus 
Gray-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus Rare/Accidental 
Sociable Lapwing Vanellus gregarius Vulnerable
Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva 
American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica 
European Golden-Plover Pluvialis apricaria 
Black-bellied Plover Pluvialis squatarola 
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula 
Long-billed Plover Charadrius placidus 
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius 
Snowy Plover Charadrius alexandrinus 
Lesser Sandplover Charadrius mongolus 
Greater Sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii 
Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus 
Oriental Plover Charadrius veredus 
Eurasian Dotterel Charadrius morinellus 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
 
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola 
Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus 
Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria 
Latham's Snipe Gallinago hardwickii 
Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura 
Swinhoe's Snipe Gallinago megala 
Great Snipe Gallinago media Near-threatened
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago 
Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 
Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus Near-threatened
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa 
Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica 
Little Curlew Numenius minutus Endemic (country/region) 
Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus 
Slender-billed Curlew Numenius tenuirostris Critically endangered
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata 
Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis Near-threatened
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus 
Common Redshank Tringa totanus 
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis 
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia 
Nordmann's Greenshank Tringa guttifer Endangered
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus 
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola 
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus 
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos 
Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularia 
Gray-tailed Tattler Heterosceles brevipes 
Wandering Tattler Heterosceles incanus 
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres 
Black Turnstone Arenaria melanocephala 
Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris 
Red Knot Calidris canutus 
Sanderling Calidris alba 
Semipalmated Sandpiper Calidris pusilla 
Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri 
Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis 
Little Stint Calidris minuta 
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 
Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta 
Baird's Sandpiper Calidris bairdii 
Pectoral Sandpiper Calidris melanotos 
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Calidris acuminata Breeding endemic 
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea 
Dunlin Calidris alpina 
Purple Sandpiper Calidris maritima 
Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis 
Spoon-billed Sandpiper Eurynorhynchus pygmeus Breeding endemic Vulnerable
Broad-billed Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus 
Buff-breasted Sandpiper Tryngites subruficollis Near-threatened
Ruff Philomachus pugnax 
Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus 
Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
 
South Polar Skua Stercorarius maccormicki 
Great Skua Stercorarius skua 
Pomarine Jaeger Stercorarius pomarinus 
Parasitic Jaeger Stercorarius parasiticus 
Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
 
Black-tailed Gull Larus crassirostris 
Mew Gull Larus canus 
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus 
Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens 
Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus 
Herring Gull Larus argentatus 
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus 
Heuglin's Gull Larus heuglini 
East Siberian Gull Larus vegae 
Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans 
Great Black-headed Gull Larus ichthyaetus 
Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus 
Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus 
Slender-billed Gull Larus genei 
Saunders's Gull Larus saundersi Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Mediterranean Gull Larus melanocephalus 
Relict Gull Larus relictus Vulnerable
Little Gull Larus minutus 
Ivory Gull Pagophila eburnea 
Ross's Gull Rhodostethia rosea 
Sabine's Gull Xema sabini 
Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris Vulnerable
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
 
Gull-billed Tern Sterna nilotica 
Caspian Tern Sterna caspia 
Sandwich Tern Sterna sandvicensis 
Common Tern Sterna hirundo 
Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea 
Little Tern Sterna albifrons 
Aleutian Tern Sterna aleutica 
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus 
White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus 
Black Tern Chlidonias niger 
 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae
 
Dovekie Alle alle 
Common Murre Uria aalge 
Thick-billed Murre Uria lomvia 
Razorbill Alca torda 
Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle 
Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba 
Spectacled Guillemot Cepphus carbo 
Marbled Murrelet Brachyramphus marmoratus 
Long-billed Murrelet Brachyramphus perdix 
Kittlitz's Murrelet Brachyramphus brevirostris 
Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus 
Japanese Murrelet Synthliboramphus wumizusume Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Parakeet Auklet Aethia psittacula 
Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella 
Whiskered Auklet Aethia pygmaea 
Least Auklet Aethia pusilla 
Rhinoceros Auklet Cerorhinca monocerata 
Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica 
Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata 
Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata 
 
PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae
 
Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus 
Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis 
 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
 
Rock Pigeon Columba livia 
Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris 
Stock Pigeon Columba oenas 
Pale-backed Pigeon Columba eversmanni Vulnerable
Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus 
Eurasian Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur 
Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis 
Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto 
Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica 
White-bellied Pigeon Treron sieboldii 
 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
 
Northern Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus hyperythrus 
Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus 
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus 
Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus 
Sunda Cuckoo Cuculus lepidus 
Horsfield's Cuckoo Cuculus horsfieldi 
Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus 
 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
 
Collared Scops-Owl Otus lettia 
Japanese Scops-Owl Otus semitorques 
European Scops-Owl Otus scops 
Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia 
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo 
Snowy Owl Bubo scandiacus 
Blakiston's Fish-Owl Ketupa blakistoni Endangered
Tawny Owl Strix aluco 
Ural Owl Strix uralensis 
Great Gray Owl Strix nebulosa 
Northern Hawk Owl Surnia ulula 
Eurasian Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium passerinum 
Little Owl Athene noctua 
Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus 
Brown Hawk-Owl Ninox scutulata 
Long-eared Owl Asio otus 
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus 
 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
 
Gray Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus 
Eurasian Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus 
 
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
 
White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus 
Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba 
Common Swift Apus apus 
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus 
 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
 
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis 
Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda Rare/Accidental 
Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata 
Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris 
 
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
 
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus 
European Bee-eater Merops apiaster 
 
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
 
European Roller Coracias garrulus 
Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis 
 
CORACIIFORMES: Upupidae
 
Hoopoe Upupa epops 
 
PICIFORMES: Picidae
 
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla 
Gray-capped Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus 
Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos kizuki 
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor 
Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus 
Middle Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos medius 
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos 
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 
Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus 
Black Woodpecker Dryocopus martius 
Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 
Gray-faced Woodpecker Picus canus 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
 
Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra 
Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata 
Mongolian Lark Melanocorypha mongolica 
White-winged Lark Melanocorypha leucoptera Breeding endemic 
Black Lark Melanocorypha yeltoniensis Breeding endemic 
Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla 
Lesser Short-toed Lark Calandrella rufescens 
Crested Lark Galerida cristata 
Wood Lark Lullula arborea 
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis 
Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
 
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia 
Pale Sand Martin Riparia diluta 
Eurasian Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris 
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica 
Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica 
Common House-Martin Delichon urbica 
Asian Martin Delichon dasypus 
 
PASSERIFORMES:
Motacillidae
 
Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus 
White Wagtail Motacilla alba 
Black-backed Wagtail Motacilla lugens 
Japanese Wagtail Motacilla grandis Rare/Accidental 
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 
Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 
Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi 
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris 
Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii 
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis 
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 
Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi 
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis 
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus 
Rock Pipit Anthus petrosus 
Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta 
American Pipit Anthus rubescens 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
 
Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
 
Brown-eared Bulbul Ixos amaurotis 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae
 
Goldcrest Regulus regulus 
Firecrest Regulus ignicapillus 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Bombycillidae
 
Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus 
Japanese Waxwing Bombycilla japonica Near-threatened
 
PASSERIFORMES: Cinclidae
 
White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus 
Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae
 
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Prunellidae
 
Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris 
Himalayan Accentor Prunella himalayana 
Siberian Accentor Prunella montanella Breeding endemic 
Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens 
Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis 
Dunnock Prunella modularis 
Japanese Accentor Prunella rubida 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
 
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush Monticola saxatilis 
White-throated Rock-Thrush Monticola gularis 
Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius 
Siberian Thrush Zoothera sibirica 
Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma 
Gray-cheeked Thrush Catharus minimus 
Gray-backed Thrush Turdus hortulorum 
Japanese Thrush Turdus cardis 
Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus 
Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula 
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus 
Pale Thrush Turdus pallidus 
Brown-headed Thrush Turdus chrysolaus 
Dark-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis 
Dusky Thrush Turdus naumanni 
Fieldfare Turdus pilaris 
Redwing Turdus iliacus 
Song Thrush Turdus philomelos 
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
 
Asian Stubtail Urosphena squameiceps 
Manchurian Bush-Warbler Cettia canturians 
Japanese Bush-Warbler Cettia diphone 
Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti 
Spotted Bush-Warbler Bradypterus thoracicus 
Chinese Bush-Warbler Bradypterus tacsanowskius 
Lanceolated Warbler Locustella lanceolata 
Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia 
Pallas's Warbler Locustella certhiola 
Middendorff's Grasshopper-Warbler Locustella ochotensis 
Pleske's Warbler Locustella pleskei Vulnerable
Eurasian River Warbler Locustella fluviatilis 
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides 
Gray's Warbler Locustella fasciolata 
Sakhalin Warbler Locustella amnicola 
Moustached Warbler Acrocephalus melanopogon 
Aquatic Warbler Acrocephalus paludicola Vulnerable
Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus 
Black-browed Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus bistrigiceps 
Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola 
Eurasian Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus 
Blyth's Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum 
Marsh Warbler Acrocephalus palustris 
Great Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus 
Oriental Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus orientalis 
Thick-billed Warbler Acrocephalus aedon 
Booted Warbler Hippolais caligata 
Sykes's Warbler Hippolais rama 
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler Hippolais pallida 
Icterine Warbler Hippolais icterina 
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus 
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita 
Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus 
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix 
Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 
Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus 
Radde's Warbler Phylloscopus schwarzi 
Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus 
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus 
Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei 
Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis 
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 
Pale-legged Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus tenellipes 
Sakhalin Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus borealoides 
Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis 
Eastern Crowned Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus coronatus 
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla 
Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 
Greater Whitethroat Sylvia communis 
Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia curruca 
Asian Desert Warbler Sylvia nana 
Barred Warbler Sylvia nisoria 
Rueppell's Warbler Sylvia rueppelli 
Menetries's Warbler Sylvia mystacea 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
 
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata 
Gray-spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa griseisticta 
Siberian Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica 
Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica 
European Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca 
Collared Flycatcher Ficedula albicollis 
Semicollared Flycatcher Ficedula semitorquata 
Korean Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia 
Narcissus Flycatcher Ficedula narcissina 
Mugimaki Flycatcher Ficedula mugimaki 
Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva Rare/Accidental 
Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla 
Blue-and-white Flycatcher Cyanoptila cyanomelana 
European Robin Erithacus rubecula 
Japanese Robin Erithacus akahige 
Rufous-tailed Robin Luscinia sibilans Breeding endemic 
Thrush Nightingale Luscinia luscinia 
Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos 
Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope 
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica 
Siberian Blue Robin Luscinia cyane 
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus 
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas galactotes 
Rufous-backed Redstart Phoenicurus erythronota 
Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus 
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros 
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus 
Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus 
White-winged Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogaster 
Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maura 
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra 
White-throated Bushchat Saxicola insignis Vulnerable
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe 
Finsch's Wheatear Oenanthe finschii 
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka 
Black-eared Wheatear Oenanthe hispanica 
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti 
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
 
Japanese Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone atrocaudata Near-threatened
Asian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Paradoxornithidae
 
Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus 
Vinous-throated Parrotbill Paradoxornis webbianus 
Reed Parrotbill Paradoxornis heudei Near-threatened
 
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithalidae
 
Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
 
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris 
Willow Tit Poecile montana 
Gray-headed Chickadee Poecile cincta 
Coal Tit Periparus ater 
Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus 
Great Tit Parus major 
Turkestan Tit Parus bokharensis 
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus 
Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus 
Yellow-breasted Tit Cyanistes flavipectus 
Varied Tit Sittiparus varius 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
 
Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea 
Krueper's Nuthatch Sitta krueperi 
Snowy-browed Nuthatch Sitta villosa 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Tichodromidae
 
Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae
 
Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris 
Short-toed Treecreeper Certhia brachydactyla 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae
 
Eurasian Penduline-Tit Remiz pendulinus 
Black-headed Penduline-Tit Remiz macronyx 
White-crowned Penduline-Tit Remiz coronatus 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
 
Chestnut-flanked White-eye Zosterops erythropleurus 
Japanese White-eye Zosterops japonicus Rare/Accidental 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
 
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus 
Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
 
Tiger Shrike Lanius tigrinus 
Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus 
Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio 
Rufous-tailed Shrike Lanius isabellinus 
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus 
Northern Shrike Lanius excubitor 
Lesser Gray Shrike Lanius minor 
Chinese Gray Shrike Lanius sphenocercus 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
 
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Rare/Accidental 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
 
Siberian Jay Perisoreus infaustus 
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius 
Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyana 
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica 
Mongolian Ground-Jay Podoces hendersoni 
Eurasian Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes 
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus 
Eurasian Jackdaw Corvus monedula 
Daurian Jackdaw Corvus dauuricus 
Rook Corvus frugilegus 
Carrion Crow Corvus corone 
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos 
Common Raven Corvus corax 
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
 
Daurian Starling Sturnia sturnina 
Chestnut-cheeked Starling Sturnia philippensis 
Rosy Starling Pastor roseus 
White-cheeked Starling Sturnus cineraceus 
European Starling Sturnus vulgaris 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Parulidae
 
Yellow-rumped Warbler Dendroica coronata 
Northern Waterthrush Seiurus noveboracensis 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
 
Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella 
Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos 
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia 
Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii 
Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides 
Rufous-backed Bunting Emberiza jankowskii Vulnerable
Gray-hooded Bunting Emberiza buchanani 
Cinereous Bunting Emberiza cineracea Near-threatened
Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana 
Ochre-rumped Bunting Emberiza yessoensis Near-threatened
Tristram's Bunting Emberiza tristrami 
Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata 
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla 
Yellow-browed Bunting Emberiza chrysophrys 
Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica 
Yellow-throated Bunting Emberiza elegans 
Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola 
Chestnut Bunting Emberiza rutila 
Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala 
Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps 
Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala 
Gray Bunting Emberiza variabilis 
Pallas's Bunting Emberiza pallasi 
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus 
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra 
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea 
Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis 
Fox Sparrow Passerella iliaca 
Golden-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia atricapilla 
Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 
Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus 
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Icteridae
 
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
 
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs 
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla 
Plain Mountain-Finch Leucosticte nemoricola 
Black-headed Mountain-Finch Leucosticte brandti 
Asian Rosy-Finch Leucosticte arctoa 
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch Leucosticte tephrocotis 
Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator 
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 
Pallas's Rosefinch Carpodacus roseus 
Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys 
Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla 
Parrot Crossbill Loxia pytyopsittacus 
Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra 
White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera 
European Greenfinch Carduelis chloris 
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea 
Hoary Redpoll Carduelis hornemanni 
Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus 
European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis 
Oriental Greenfinch Carduelis sinica 
Twite Carduelis flavirostris 
Eurasian Linnet Carduelis cannabina 
Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula 
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes 
Yellow-billed Grosbeak Eophona migratoria 
Japanese Grosbeak Eophona personata 
Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguinea 
Mongolian Finch Rhodopechys mongolica 
Long-tailed Rosefinch Uragus sibiricus 
 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
 
Saxaul Sparrow Passer ammodendri 
House Sparrow Passer domesticus 
Russet Sparrow Passer rutilans 
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus 
Rock Petronia Petronia petronia 
Pale Rockfinch Carpospiza brachydactyla 
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis 
Pere David's Snowfinch Montifringilla davidiana


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