List of Bird Species of Mongolia

in English, Russian, Mongolian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Kazakh

What's so great about a list of bird names? After all, the names that men give are just a pale reflection of the birds themselves.

Well, bird-lovers may rejoice in biodiversity, but in matters linguistic they tend to use common or garden English as a lowest common denominator. So, in the interest of 'lingua-diversity', here it is: a list of bird species of Mongolia, with names in Mongolian, Russian, English, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Kazakh. Entries include pronunciation (in the case of non-Latin scripts) and meaning. (Currently Kazakh names are given only in Kazakh scipt, but this will be rectified in future).

Explanation of languages used on this site.

(List is based on Howard and Moore 2003)

NON-PASSERINES

  Families Subfamilies Description in English
family Phasianidae subfamilyPerdicinae
subfamilyPhasianinae		 Turkeys, grouse, pheasants, partridges
family Anatidae subfamilyDendrocygninae
subfamilyAnserinae
subfamilyTadorninae
subfamilyAnatinae		 Ducks, geese, swans
family Gaviidae   Grebes
family Podicipedidae   Divers/Loons
family Phoenicopteridae   Flamingos
family Ciconiidae   Storks
family Threskiornithidae subfamilyPlataleinae Ibises and Spoonbills
family Ardeidae subfamilyBotaurinae
subfamilyArdeinae		 Herons, bitterns, and egrets
family Pelecanidae   Pelicans
family Phalacrocoracidae   Cormorants
family Falconidae subfamilyFalconinae Falcons
family Accipitridae 1 2 subfamilyPandioninae
subfamilyAccipitrinae 1 2		 Osprey, kites, hawks, and eagles
family Otidae   Bustards
family Rallidae   Rails, waterhens, coots
family Gruidae   Cranes
family Turnicidae   Buttonquails
family Recurvirostridae
   Stilts, avocets
family Charadriidae subfamilyVanellinae
subfamilyPluvialinae
subfamilyCharadriinae		 Plovers
family Rostratulidae   Painted-snipe
family Scolopacidae 1 2 subfamilyScolopacinae
subfamilyGallinagininae
subfamilyTringinae
subfamilyArenariinae
subfamilyCalidridinae
subfamilyPhalaropodinae		 Sandpipers, snipe
family Glareolidae subfamilyGlareolinae Pratincoles
family Laridae subfamilyLarinae
subfamilySterninae		 Gulls, sterns
family Stercorariidae   Skuas/Jaegars
family Pteroclididae   Sandgrouse
family Columbidae subfamilyColumbinae
 Doves, pigeons
family Cuculidae subfamilyCuculinae Cuckoos
family Strigidae subfamilyStriginae
subfamilySurniinae
subfamilyAsioninae		 Owls
family Caprimulgidae subfamilyCaprimulginae Nightjars
family Apodidae subfamilyApodinae Swifts
family Alcedinidae subfamilyHalcyoninae
subfamilyAlcedininae		 Kingfishers
family Meropidae   Bee-eaters
family Upupidae   Hoopoes
family Picidae subfamilyJynginae
subfamilyPicinae
 Woodpeckers

PASSERINES

family Laniidae   Shrikes
family Oriolidae   Orioles and figbirds
family Dicruridae   Drongos
family Corvidae   Crows, jays
family Bombycillidae subfamilyBombycillinae Waxwings
family Paridae   Tits, chickadees
family Remizidae   Penduline tits
family Hirundinidae subfamilyHirundininae Swallows, martins
family Aegithalidae   Long-tailed tits
family Alaudidae   Larks
family Cisticolidae   Cisticolas and allies
family Pycnonotidae   Bulbuls
family Sylviidae 1 2 subfamilyMegalurinae
subfamilyAcrocephalinae
subfamilyPhylloscopinae		 Old World warblers
family Timaliidae (Paradoxornithidae)   Parrotbills
family Regulidae   Kinglets
family Troglodytidae   Wrens
family Sittidae subfamilySittinae
subfamilyTichodrominae		 Nuthatches and wallcreeper
family Certhiidae subfamilyCerthiinae Treecreepers
family Sturnidae subfamilySturninae Starlings
family Turdidae   Thrushes
family Muscicapidae 1 2 subfamilySaxicolinae
subfamilyMuscicapinae		 Chats and Old World flycatchers
family Cinclidae   Dippers
family Passeridae   Sparrows, snowfinches, and allies
family Prunellidae   Accentors
family Motacillidae   Wagtails, pipots
family Fringillidae subfamilyFringillinae
subfamilyCarduelinae		 Finches
family Emberizidae subfamilyEmberizinae
 Buntings, American sparrows, and allies
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