China · Xinjiang
Manas River Valley
171 species and 1,706 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: May–June and November, with up to 50 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Great TitParus major
White-winged WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucopterus
Common BlackbirdTurdus merula
IbisbillIbidorhyncha struthersii
Black-throated ThrushTurdus atrogularis
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Azure TitCyanistes cyanus
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Common MerganserMergus merganser
White-throated DipperCinclus cinclusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Jiahezi Reservoir30 km118 species
- Daquangou Reservoir30 km111 species
- Qianquan Lake Reservoir32 km57 species
- Mushroom Lake Reservoir34 km156 species
All 171 species recorded here
- Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
- Azure Tit Cyanistes cyanus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Great Tit Parus major
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Common Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
- White-crowned Penduline Tit Remiz coronatus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- White-winged Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucopterus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides
- Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Common Swift Apus apus
- Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
- Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
- Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
- Common Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
- European Roller Coracias garrulus
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Eurasian Scops Owl Otus scops
- Bimaculated Lark Melanocorypha bimaculata
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
- Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
- Siberian Long-tailed Rosefinch Carpodacus sibiricus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Stock Dove Columba oenas
- Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
- Western House Martin Delichon urbicum
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar
- Black-throated Accentor Prunella atrogularis
- Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Eversmann's Redstart Phoenicurus erythronotus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- European Greenfinch Chloris chloris
- Asian Short-toed Lark Alaudala cheleensis
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
- European Robin Erithacus rubecula
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
- Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
- Red-mantled Rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochlamys
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Black Tern Chlidonias niger
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
- Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos
- Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
- Red-fronted Serin Serinus pusillus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Little Bittern Botaurus minutus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Desert Finch Rhodospiza obsoleta
- Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus
- Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Mongolian Finch Bucanetes mongolicus
- Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
- Great Reed Warbler Acrocephalus arundinaceus
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Merlin Falco columbarius
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
- Güldenstädt's Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
- Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- Rosy Starling Pastor roseus
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- European Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus
- Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Common Linnet Linaria cannabina
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Saxaul Sparrow Passer ammodendri
- Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni
- Long-eared Owl Asio otus
- Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
- Little Tern Sternula albifrons
- Western Jackdaw Coloeus monedula
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- European Bee-eater Merops apiaster
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Black-bellied Sandgrouse Pterocles orientalis
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis
- Barred Warbler Curruca nisoria
- Common Whitethroat Curruca communis
- Carrion Crow Corvus corone
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Eurasian Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Common Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
- Pallas's Reed Bunting Emberiza pallasi
- Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus
- Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis
- Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Pallas's Sandgrouse Syrrhaptes paradoxus
- Common Rock Thrush Monticola saxatilis
- Red-headed Bunting Emberiza bruniceps
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Great Grey Shrike Lanius excubitor
- Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinereus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Caspian Gull Larus cachinnans
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Grey-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani
- Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Pallid Scops Owl Otus brucei
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Manas River Valley?
May–June and November. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 50 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Manas River Valley?
171 species, from 1,706 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Manas River Valley in November?
The most recorded in November: Great Tit, White-winged Woodpecker, Common Blackbird, Ibisbill and Black-throated Thrush.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.