Birds of Kyrgyzstan
323 species recorded at 21 public birding hotspots.
Most recorded in November
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Rock DoveColumba livia
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
Great TitParus major
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Great EgretArdea alba
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
RookCorvus frugilegus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaMost recorded
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Common TernSterna hirundo
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculusHotspots with the most records
- [Ozornoe - Eastern Ponds]Bishkek218 species
- [Bishkek sewage ponds]Bishkek180 species
- [Issyk Kul Lake – Priozernoe Peninsula]Issyk-Kul Region131 species
- [Issyk-Kul – Ak-Bulun Ornithological reserve]Issyk-Kul Region154 species
- [Ala Archa National Park – Ala Archa Hotel area]Chü124 species
- / [Song-Kul Lake / General Area – Karatal Japyryk National Park]Naryn Region159 species
- [Issyk-Kol – Balykchy Lakeshore]Issyk-Kul Region118 species
- [Issyk-Kul – Sary-Bulun micro-reserve project]Issyk-Kul Region90 species
- [Bishkek Botanical Gardens – north of canal]Chü68 species
- [Issyk-Kul – Pristan Bay]Issyk-Kul Region140 species
- [Cholpon Ata Vulture Cliffs]Talas Region70 species
- [Issyk-Kul – Mayak Peninsula]Issyk-Kul Region93 species
All 17 hotspots
- 3850 ) [Arabelskye syrty (3850 m)]Issyk-Kul Region89 species
- [Bishkek to Ala Archa NP road]Bishkek106 species
- [Bishkek Botanical Gardens]Bishkek64 species
- [Bishkek – Kara-Jygach Park - including lakes]Chü64 species
- [Issyk Kul – Turasu River Delta]Issyk-Kul Region119 species
All species recorded · 323
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Swan Goose Anser cygnoides
- Taiga Bean Goose Anser fabalis
- Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Common Pochard Aythya ferina
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Greater Scaup Aythya marila
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
- Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
- Daurian Partridge Perdix dauurica
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis
- Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
- Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Little Bustard Tetrax tetrax
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- European Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Corn Crake Crex crex
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Horned Grebe Podiceps auritus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus
- Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
- European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Bar-tailed Godwit Limosa lapponica
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- Sanderling Calidris alba
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Black-winged Pratincole Glareola nordmanni
- Collared Pratincole Glareola pratincola
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Sandwich Tern Thalasseus sandvicensis
- Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
- Black Stork Ciconia nigra
- White Stork Ciconia ciconia
- Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus
- Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus
- Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
- European Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
- Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
- Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
- Eastern Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
- Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Boreal Owl Aegolius funereus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
- Tawny Owl Strix aluco
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- White-winged Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucopterus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Lesser Grey Shrike Lanius minor
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Northern Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Rook Corvus frugilegus
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
- Brown-necked Raven Corvus ruficollis
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Rufous-naped Tit Periparus rufonuchalis
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Willow Tit Poecile montanus
- Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus
- Great Tit Parus major
- Eurasian Penduline Tit Remiz pendulinus
- White-crowned Penduline Tit Remiz coronatus
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
- Calandra Lark Melanocorypha calandra
- Asian Short-toed Lark Alaudala cheleensis
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- White-browed Tit-warbler Leptopoecile sophiae
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Sulphur-bellied Warbler Phylloscopus griseolus
- Mountain Chiffchaff Phylloscopus sindianus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Common Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus
- Sykes's Warbler Iduna rama
- Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinioides
- Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia
- Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Eastern Orphean Warbler Curruca crassirostris
- Asian Desert Warbler Curruca nana
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Eastern Rock Nuthatch Sitta tephronota
- Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- White's Thrush Zoothera aurea
- Song Thrush Turdus philomelos
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
- Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis
- Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
- Eversmann's Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus
- Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephala
- White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
- Güldenstädt's Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
- Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Variable Wheatear Oenanthe picata
- White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
- Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
- Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana
- Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens
- Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes
- Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
- Mongolian Finch Bucanetes mongolicus
- Plain Mountain Finch Leucosticte nemoricola
- Brandt's Mountain Finch Leucosticte brandti
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys
- Siberian Long-tailed Rosefinch Carpodacus sibiricus
- Red-fronted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Redpoll Acanthis flammea
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus
- Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
- Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
- Rock Bunting Emberiza cia
- Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
- Meadow Bunting Emberiza cioides
- White-capped Bunting Emberiza stewarti
- Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani
- Ortolan Bunting Emberiza hortulana
- Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus