China · Qinghai
Lake Xiligou
77 species and 533 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: June–July, with up to 32 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
- Halihatu Forest Park28 km35 species
- Chaka Valley34 km111 species
- Przevalski’s Site42 km79 species
- Arid Country W of Chaka44 km106 species
- Chaka – Outskirt Marsh54 km86 species
- Chaka Salt Lake58 km155 species
All 77 species recorded here
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
- Tarim Babbler Rhopophilus albosuperciliaris
- Mongolian Ground Jay Podoces hendersoni
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Tibetan Lark Melanocorypha maxima
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Asian Short-toed Lark Alaudala cheleensis
- Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
- Bearded Reedling Panurus biarmicus
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Azure-winged Magpie Cyanopica cyanus
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Przevalski's Partridge Alectoris magna
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Oriental Greenfinch Chloris sinica
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata
- Hume's Short-toed Lark Calandrella acutirostris
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Daurian Partridge Perdix dauurica
- Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Mongolian Finch Bucanetes mongolicus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Giant Grey Shrike Lanius giganteus
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Eastern Marsh Harrier Circus spilonotus
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Chinese Grey Shrike Lanius sphenocercus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Lake Xiligou?
June–July. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 32 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Lake Xiligou?
77 species, from 533 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Lake Xiligou in November?
The most recorded in November: Ruddy Shelduck, Common Shelduck, Pallas's Gull, Water Pipit and Daurian Partridge.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
Daurian PartridgePerdix dauurica
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus