Bird AlbumChina · Qinghai
Ganzihe Estuary Wetlands
137 species and 1,084 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April, June and August, with up to 36 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Qinghai Lake – Er'langjian Scenic Area46 km73 species
- Xiaobohu Protection Station49 km82 species
- Qinghai Lake – Bird Island51 km122 species
- Qinghai Lake – Eastern End53 km108 species
- Xiaobeihu Freshwater Marsh61 km186 species
- Qinghai Lake – Southside Canyon65 km126 species
All 137 species recorded here
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Tibetan Lark Melanocorypha maxima
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Ground Tit Pseudopodoces humilis
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Hume's Short-toed Lark Calandrella acutirostris
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Rufous-necked Snowfinch Pyrgilauda ruficollis
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Pere David's Snowfinch Pyrgilauda davidiana
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- White-rumped Snowfinch Onychostruthus taczanowskii
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Asian Short-toed Lark Alaudala cheleensis
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla adamsi
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Blanford's Snowfinch Pyrgilauda blanfordi
- Black-rumped Magpie Pica bottanensis
- Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides
- Daurian Jackdaw Coloeus dauuricus
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark Calandrella dukhunensis
- Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Common Gull Larus canus
- Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Przevalski's Partridge Alectoris magna
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus
- Chinese Nuthatch Sitta villosa
- Przevalski's Finch Urocynchramus pylzowi
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
- Brandt's Mountain Finch Leucosticte brandti
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Tibetan Snowfinch Montifringilla henrici
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- White-backed Thrush Turdus kessleri
- Yellow-streaked Warbler Phylloscopus armandii
- Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus
- Tibetan Partridge Perdix hodgsoniae
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Ganzihe Estuary Wetlands?
April, June and August. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 36 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Ganzihe Estuary Wetlands?
137 species, from 1,084 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.