Bird AlbumChina · Qinghai
Genggahai Lake
159 species and 2,150 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: September, with up to 82 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
Asian Short-toed LarkAlaudala cheleensis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
GadwallMareca strepera
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnus
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Great EgretArdea alba23 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 159 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Scrubland S of Gonghe39 km102 species
- Qinghai Lake – Southside Canyon54 km126 species
- Longyangxia60 km123 species
- Qinghai Lake – Er'langjian Scenic Area61 km73 species
- Heimahe66 km159 species
- Xiaobeihu Freshwater Marsh69 km186 species
All 159 species recorded here
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Asian Short-toed Lark Alaudala cheleensis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
- Oriental Magpie Pica serica
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Giant Grey Shrike Lanius giganteus
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Daurian Partridge Perdix dauurica
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Black-rumped Magpie Pica bottanensis
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Ground Tit Pseudopodoces humilis
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Ruff Calidris pugnax
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
- Chinese Grey Shrike Lanius sphenocercus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Falcated Duck Mareca falcata
- Red-necked Stint Calidris ruficollis
- White-winged Tern Chlidonias leucopterus
- Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
- Mongolian Finch Bucanetes mongolicus
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Common Crane Grus grus
- Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus
- Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum
- Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Smew Mergellus albellus
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Long-toed Stint Calidris subminuta
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus
- Mongolian Ground Jay Podoces hendersoni
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Mongolian Gull Larus mongolicus
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Hume's Short-toed Lark Calandrella acutirostris
- Red-necked Phalarope Phalaropus lobatus
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark Calandrella dukhunensis
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides
- Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
- Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
- Tibetan Lark Melanocorypha maxima
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
- Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
- White-rumped Snowfinch Onychostruthus taczanowskii
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Przevalski's Nuthatch Sitta przewalskii
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Genggahai Lake?
September. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 82 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Genggahai Lake?
159 species, from 2,150 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Genggahai Lake in November?
The most recorded in November: Bar-headed Goose, Greylag Goose, Ruddy Shelduck, Great Crested Grebe and Eurasian Coot.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.