This checklist includes all bird species found in Panjshir , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .
The taxonomic order and nomenclature follows Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2). If you prefer to view the list based on a different authority, click on one of the list available below. Globally threatened species (status in red) were identified by Birdlife International in Birdlife Data Zone (species).
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Country or region: Panjshir [map]
Other names: Panjshir, پنجشیر
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White-headed Duck | Oxyura leucocephala | |
Bar-headed Goose | Anser indicus | |
Ruddy Shelduck | Tadorna ferruginea | |
Marbled Teal | Marmaronetta angustirostris | |
Common Pochard | Aythya ferina | |
Ferruginous Duck | Aythya nyroca | |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
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Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix | |
Himalayan Snowcock | Tetraogallus himalayensis | |
Chukar Partridge | Alectoris chukar | |
Himalayan Monal | Lophophorus impejanus | |
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Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
Red-necked Grebe | Podiceps grisegena | |
Black-necked Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | |
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Rock Dove | Columba livia | |
Hill Pigeon | Columba rupestris | |
Snow Pigeon | Columba leuconota | |
Wood Pigeon | Columba palumbus | |
Oriental Turtle Dove | Streptopelia orientalis | |
Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | |
Laughing Dove | Streptopelia senegalensis | |
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Sykes's Nightjar | Caprimulgus mahrattensis | |
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Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba | |
Little Swift | Apus affinis | |
Common Swift | Apus apus | |
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Common Cuckoo | Cuculus canorus | |
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Baillon's Crake | Zapornia pusilla | |
Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
Common Coot | Fulica atra | |
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Little Bustard | Tetrax tetrax | |
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European White Stork | Ciconia ciconia | |
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Dalmatian Pelican | Pelecanus crispus | |
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Eurasian Bittern | Botaurus stellaris | |
Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
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Eurasian Spoonbill | Platalea leucorodia | |
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Eurasian Thick-knee | Burhinus oedicnemus | |
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Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | |
Kentish Plover | Charadrius alexandrinus | |
Northern Lapwing | Vanellus vanellus | |
Red-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus indicus | |
Sociable Lapwing | Vanellus gregarius | |
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Greater Painted-snipe | Rostratula benghalensis | |
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Pheasant-tailed Jacana | Hydrophasianus chirurgus | |
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Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | |
Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | |
Dunlin | Calidris alpina | |
Solitary Snipe | Gallinago solitaria | |
Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | |
Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | |
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Slender-billed Gull | Chroicocephalus genei | |
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Bearded Vulture | Gypaetus barbatus | |
Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus | |
Short-toed Eagle | Circaetus gallicus | |
Himalayan Vulture | Gyps himalayensis | |
Griffon Vulture | Gyps fulvus | |
Cinereous Vulture | Aegypius monachus | |
Greater Spotted Eagle | Clanga clanga | |
Eastern Imperial Eagle | Aquila heliaca | |
Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | |
Booted Eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus | |
Western Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus | |
Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | |
Pallid Harrier | Circus macrourus | |
Shikra | Accipiter badius | |
Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | |
Pallas's Fish Eagle | Haliaeetus leucoryphus | |
Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
Long-legged Buzzard | Buteo rufinus | |
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Little Owl | Athene noctua | |
Northern Long-eared Owl | Asio otus | |
Eurasian Eagle Owl | Bubo bubo | |
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Common Hoopoe | Upupa epops | |
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Himalayan Woodpecker | Dendrocopos himalayensis | |
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European Bee-eater | Merops apiaster | |
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European Roller | Coracias garrulus | |
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Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |
White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis | |
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Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | |
Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | |
Merlin | Falco columbarius | |
Saker Falcon | Falco cherrug | |
Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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Indian Golden Oriole | Oriolus kundoo | |
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Black Drongo | Dicrurus macrocercus | |
Ashy Drongo | Dicrurus leucophaeus | |
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Bay-backed Shrike | Lanius vittatus | |
Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach | |
Great Grey Shrike | Lanius excubitor | |
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Red-billed Chough | Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | |
Alpine Chough | Pyrrhocorax graculus | |
Black-headed Jay | Garrulus lanceolatus | |
Eurasian Magpie | Pica pica | |
Eurasian Nutcracker | Nucifraga caryocatactes | |
Eurasian Jackdaw | Corvus monedula | |
Rook | Corvus frugilegus | |
Common Raven | Corvus corax | |
Carrion Crow | Corvus corone | |
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Indian Paradise-flycatcher | Terpsiphone paradisi | |
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Altai Accentor | Prunella himalayana | |
Alpine Accentor | Prunella collaris | |
Rufous-breasted Accentor | Prunella strophiata | |
Brown Accentor | Prunella fulvescens | |
Black-throated Accentor | Prunella atrogularis | |
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House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | |
Spanish Sparrow | Passer hispaniolensis | |
Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus | |
Chestnut-shouldered Bush Sparrow | Gymnoris xanthocollis | |
White-winged Snowfinch | Montifringilla nivalis | |
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Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis | |
Paddyfield Pipit | Anthus rufulus | |
Tawny Pipit | Anthus campestris | |
Long-billed Pipit | Anthus similis | |
Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava | |
Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | |
Citrine Wagtail | Motacilla citreola | |
White Wagtail | Motacilla alba | |
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White-winged Grosbeak | Mycerobas carnipes | |
Hawfinch | Coccothraustes coccothraustes | |
Common Rosefinch | Erythrina erythrina | |
Pale Rosefinch | Carpodacus stoliczkae | |
Great Rosefinch | Carpodacus rubicilla | |
Blyth's Rosefinch | Carpodacus grandis | |
Crimson-winged Finch | Rhodopechys sanguineus | |
Trumpeter Finch | Bucanetes githagineus | |
Mongolian Finch | Eremopsaltria mongolica | |
Plain Mountain Finch | Leucosticte nemoricola | |
Brandt's Mountain Finch | Leucosticte brandti | |
Desert Finch | Rhodospiza obsoleta | |
Twite | Linaria flavirostris | |
European Goldfinch | Carduelis carduelis | |
Red-fronted Serin | Serinus pusillus | |
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Grey-necked Bunting | Emberiza buchanani | |
White-capped Bunting | Emberiza stewarti | |
Pine Bunting | Emberiza leucocephalos | |
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Coal Tit | Periparus ater | |
Rufous-naped Tit | Periparus rufonuchalis | |
Cinereous Tit | Parus cinereus | |
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Bimaculated Lark | Melanocorypha bimaculata | |
Hume's Short-toed Lark | Calandrella acutirostris | |
Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | |
Eurasian Sky Lark | Alauda arvensis | |
Oriental Sky Lark | Alauda gulgula | |
Crested Lark | Galerida cristata | |
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Bearded Reedling | Panurus biarmicus | |
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Graceful Prinia | Prinia gracilis | |
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Booted Warbler | Iduna caligata | |
Blyth's Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus dumetorum | |
Paddyfield Warbler | Acrocephalus agricola | |
Blunt-winged Warbler | Acrocephalus concinens | |
Clamorous Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus stentoreus | |
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Northern House Martin | Delichon urbicum | |
Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica | |
Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii | |
Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
Eurasian Crag Martin | Ptyonoprogne rupestris | |
Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | |
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Black Bulbul | Hypsipetes leucocephalus | |
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Brooks's Leaf Warbler | Abrornis subviridis | |
Willow Warbler | Phylloscopus trochilus | |
Mountain Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus lorenzii | |
Tytler's Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus tytleri | |
Sulphur-bellied Warbler | Phylloscopus griseolus | |
Greenish Leaf Warbler | Seicercus trochiloides | |
Western Crowned Leaf Warbler | Seicercus occipitalis | |
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Streaked Scrub Warbler | Scotocerca inquieta | |
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White-cheeked Tit | Aegithalos leucogenys | |
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Eastern Orphean Warbler | Curruca crassirostris | |
Lesser Whitethroat | Curruca curruca | |
Ménétries's Warbler | Curruca mystacea | |
Common Whitethroat | Curruca communis | |
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Streaked Laughing-thrush | Trochalopteron lineatum | |
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Goldcrest | Regulus regulus | |
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Bar-tailed Treecreeper | Certhia himalayana | |
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Kashmir Nuthatch | Sitta cashmirensis | |
Eastern Rock Nuthatch | Sitta tephronota | |
Wallcreeper | Tichodroma muraria | |
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Eurasian Wren | Troglodytes troglodytes | |
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Common Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | |
Rosy Starling | Pastor roseus | |
Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis | |
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White-throated Dipper | Cinclus cinclus | |
Brown Dipper | Cinclus pallasii | |
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Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | |
Dark-sided Flycatcher | Muscicapa sibirica | |
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher | Muscicapa ruficauda | |
Indian Blue Robin | Larvivora brunnea | |
White-throated Irania | Irania gutturalis | |
Bluethroat | Luscinia svecica | |
Little Forktail | Enicurus scouleri | |
Blue Whistling Thrush | Myophonus caeruleus | |
White-tailed Rubythroat | Calliope pectoralis | |
Himalayan Bluetail | Tarsiger rufilatus | |
Red-breasted Flycatcher | Ficedula parva | |
Blue-capped Redstart | Adelura coeruleocephala | |
Eversmann's Redstart | Adelura erythronota | |
White-capped Water Redstart | Chaimarrornis leucocephalus | |
Black Redstart | Phoenicurus ochruros | |
Güldenstädt's Redstart | Phoenicurus erythrogastrus | |
Blue-capped Rock Thrush | Monticola cinclorhyncha | |
Common Rock Thrush | Monticola saxatilis | |
Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | |
Eastern Stonechat | Saxicola maurus | |
Pied Bush Chat | Saxicola caprata | |
Isabelline Wheatear | Oenanthe isabellina | |
Desert Wheatear | Oenanthe deserti | |
Pied Wheatear | Oenanthe pleschanka | |
Variable Wheatear | Oenanthe picata | |
Red-tailed Wheatear | Oenanthe chrysopygia | |
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Mistle Thrush | Turdus viscivorus | |
Eurasian Blackbird | Turdus merula | |
Black-throated Thrush | Turdus atrogularis |
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