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This checklist includes all bird species found in Tajikistan , 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: Tajikistan [map]

Other names: Tadjikistan, Republic of Tajikistan

Number of species: 420
Number of globally threatened species: 20
Number of introduced species: 1
Date last reviewed: 2020-03-01
Last modified: 2022-11-03
See also: https://tajikistan.birds.watch/v2checklist.php?l=en
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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae

White-headed DuckOxyura leucocephalaRare/Accidental
Mute SwanCygnus olorRare/Accidental
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusRare/Accidental
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusRare/Accidental
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisRare/Accidental
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
Greylag GooseAnser anser
Bean GooseAnser fabalisRare/Accidental
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsRare/Accidental
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisRare/Accidental
Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
SmewMergellus albellus
GoosanderMergus merganser
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorRare/Accidental
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaRare/Accidental
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisRare/Accidental
Red-crested PochardNetta rufina
Common PochardAythya ferina
Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaRare/Accidental
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Greater ScaupAythya marilaRare/Accidental
GarganeySpatula querquedula
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
GadwallMareca strepera
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Northern PintailAnas acuta
Common TealAnas crecca

 
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae

Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
Himalayan SnowcockTetraogallus himalayensis
Tibetan SnowcockTetraogallus tibetanus
Chukar PartridgeAlectoris chukar
See-see PartridgeAmmoperdix griseogularis
Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Daurian PartridgePerdix dauurica

 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae

Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseusRare/Accidental

 
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Podicipedidae

Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegenaRare/Accidental
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Slavonian GrebePodiceps auritusRare/Accidental
Black-necked GrebePodiceps nigricollis

 
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae

Rock DoveColumba liviaIntroduced species
Hill PigeonColumba rupestris
Snow PigeonColumba leuconota
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Pale-backed PigeonColumba eversmanni
Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turtur
Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Laughing DoveStreptopelia senegalensis

 
PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae

Tibetan SandgrouseSyrrhaptes tibetanusRare/Accidental
Pallas's SandgrouseSyrrhaptes paradoxusRare/Accidental
Pin-tailed SandgrousePterocles alchataRare/Accidental
Spotted SandgrousePterocles senegallusRare/Accidental
Black-bellied SandgrousePterocles orientalisRare/Accidental

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae

European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
Egyptian NightjarCaprimulgus aegyptiusRare/Accidental

 
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae

Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
Little SwiftApus affinis
Common SwiftApus apus

 
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae

Common CuckooCuculus canorus
Oriental CuckooCuculus optatusRare/Accidental

 
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae

Western Water RailRallus aquaticus
CorncrakeCrex crex
Spotted CrakePorzana porzanaRare/Accidental
Little CrakeZapornia parva
Baillon's CrakeZapornia pusilla
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Common CootFulica atra

 
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae

Siberian CraneLeucogeranus leucogeranusRare/Accidental
Demoiselle CraneGrus virgo
Common CraneGrus grus

 
OTIDIFORMES: Otididae

Little BustardTetrax tetraxRare/Accidental
Great BustardOtis tardaRare/Accidental
Macqueen's BustardChlamydotis macqueeniiRare/Accidental

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ciconiidae

Black StorkCiconia nigraRare/Accidental
European White StorkCiconia ciconia

 
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae

Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalusRare/Accidental
Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusRare/Accidental

 
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae

Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellarisRare/Accidental
Little BitternIxobrychus minutus
Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
Squacco HeronArdeola ralloidesRare/Accidental
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayiiRare/Accidental
Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisRare/Accidental
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Purple HeronArdea purpureaRare/Accidental
Great EgretArdea alba
Little EgretEgretta garzettaRare/Accidental

 
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae

Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaRare/Accidental
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusRare/Accidental

 
PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae

Pygmy CormorantMicrocarbo pygmaeus
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae

Eurasian Thick-kneeBurhinus oedicnemus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae

Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusRare/Accidental
IbisbillIbidorhyncha struthersiiRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae

Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaRare/Accidental
Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae

Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola
Eurasian Golden PloverPluvialis apricariaRare/Accidental
Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulvaRare/Accidental
Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
Lesser Sand PloverCharadrius mongolus
Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
Caspian PloverCharadrius asiaticusRare/Accidental
Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicusRare/Accidental
Sociable LapwingVanellus gregariusRare/Accidental
White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurusRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae

WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusRare/Accidental
Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpres
RuffCalidris pugnax
Broad-billed SandpiperCalidris falcinellus
Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferruginea
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
Long-toed StintCalidris subminutaRare/Accidental
SanderlingCalidris alba
DunlinCalidris alpina
Little StintCalidris minuta
Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
Solitary SnipeGallinago solitaria
Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus
Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Common RedshankTringa totanus
Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
Grey PhalaropePhalaropus fulicariusRare/Accidental

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae

Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
Black-winged PratincoleGlareola nordmanni

 
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae

Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus geneiRare/Accidental
Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalusRare/Accidental
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Little GullHydrocoloeus minutus
Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
Mew GullLarus canus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Caspian GullLarus cachinnans
Little TernSternula albifrons
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaRare/Accidental
White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Black TernChlidonias niger
Common TernSterna hirundo

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae

OspreyPandion haliaetus

 
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae

Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusRare/Accidental
European Honey BuzzardPernis apivorus
Oriental Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
Short-toed EagleCircaetus gallicus
Himalayan VultureGyps himalayensis
Griffon VultureGyps fulvus
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachus
Greater Spotted EagleClanga clanga
Steppe EagleAquila nipalensis
Eastern Imperial EagleAquila heliaca
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetos
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataRare/Accidental
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatus
Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
Pallid HarrierCircus macrourus
Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
ShikraAccipiter badius
Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
Northern GoshawkAccipiter gentilisRare/Accidental
Pallas's Fish EagleHaliaeetus leucoryphusRare/Accidental
White-tailed Sea EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
Black KiteMilvus migrans
Rough-legged BuzzardButeo lagopusRare/Accidental
Eurasian BuzzardButeo buteo
Japanese BuzzardButeo japonicusRare/Accidental
Himalayan BuzzardButeo refectusRare/Accidental
Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
Upland BuzzardButeo hemilasius

 
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae

Little OwlAthene noctua
Tengmalm's OwlAegolius funereusRare/Accidental
Eurasian Scops OwlOtus scops
Pallid Scops OwlOtus bruceiRare/Accidental
Northern Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Eurasian Eagle OwlBubo bubo

 
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae

Common HoopoeUpupa epops

 
PICIFORMES: Picidae

Northern WryneckJynx torquilla
White-winged WoodpeckerDendrocopos leucopterus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major

 
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae

Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
European Bee-eaterMerops apiaster

 
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae

European RollerCoracias garrulus

 
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae

Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis

 
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae

Lesser KestrelFalco naumanni
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Red-footed FalconFalco vespertinusRare/Accidental
MerlinFalco columbarius
Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
Laggar FalconFalco juggerRare/Accidental
Saker FalconFalco cherrug
GyrfalconFalco rusticolusRare/Accidental
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae

Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
Indian Golden OrioleOriolus kundoo

 
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae

Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
Turkestan ShrikeLanius phoenicuroides
Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitor
Northern ShrikeLanius borealisRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae

Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus
Eurasian MagpiePica pica
Eurasian JackdawCorvus monedula
RookCorvus frugilegus
Common RavenCorvus corax
Brown-necked RavenCorvus ruficollis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae

Indian Paradise-flycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi

 
PASSERIFORMES: Prunellidae

Altai AccentorPrunella himalayana
Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
Brown AccentorPrunella fulvescens
Black-throated AccentorPrunella atrogularis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae

Saxaul SparrowPasser ammodendri
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Spanish SparrowPasser hispaniolensis
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Eurasian Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
White-winged SnowfinchMontifringilla nivalis
Afghan SnowfinchPyrgilauda theresaeRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae

Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
Rosy PipitAnthus roseatus
American PipitAnthus rubescensRare/Accidental
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensisRare/Accidental
Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
Richard's PipitAnthus richardi
Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
White WagtailMotacilla alba

 
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae

Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
White-winged GrosbeakMycerobas carnipes
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesRare/Accidental
Common RosefinchErythrina erythrina
Great RosefinchCarpodacus rubicilla
Long-tailed RosefinchCarpodacus sibiricus
Red-fronted RosefinchCarpodacus puniceus
Red-mantled RosefinchCarpodacus rhodochlamys
Blyth's RosefinchCarpodacus grandisRare/Accidental
Eurasian BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Crimson-winged FinchRhodopechys sanguineus
Trumpeter FinchBucanetes githagineus
Mongolian FinchEremopsaltria mongolica
Plain Mountain FinchLeucosticte nemoricola
Brandt's Mountain FinchLeucosticte brandti
Desert FinchRhodospiza obsoletaRare/Accidental
European GreenfinchChloris chloris
TwiteLinaria flavirostris
Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
Common RedpollAcanthis flammea
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Red-fronted SerinSerinus pusillus
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae

Red-headed BuntingGranativora bruniceps
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
Godlewski's BuntingEmberiza godlewskii
Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
Grey-necked BuntingEmberiza buchanani
Ortolan BuntingEmberiza hortulanaRare/Accidental
White-capped BuntingEmberiza stewarti
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Pine BuntingEmberiza leucocephalos
Eurasian Reed BuntingSchoeniclus schoeniclus
Rustic BuntingSchoeniclus rusticusRare/Accidental
Chestnut BuntingSchoeniclus rutilusRare/Accidental
Little BuntingSchoeniclus pusillusRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae

Rufous-naped TitPeriparus rufonuchalis
Azure TitCyanistes cyanus
GroundpeckerPseudopodoces humilis
Turkestan TitParus bokharensis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae

European Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
Black-headed Penduline TitRemiz macronyxRare/Accidental
Eastern Penduline TitRemiz consobrinus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae

Desert LarkAmmomanes desertiRare/Accidental
Asian Short-toed LarkAlaudala cheleensis
Lesser Short-toed LarkAlaudala rufescensRare/Accidental
Bimaculated LarkMelanocorypha bimaculata
Calandra LarkMelanocorypha calandra
Black LarkMelanocorypha yeltoniensis
Hume's Short-toed LarkCalandrella acutirostrisRare/Accidental
Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
Horned LarkEremophila alpestris
White-winged LarkAlauda leucoptera
Eurasian Sky LarkAlauda arvensis
Oriental Sky LarkAlauda gulgula
Crested LarkGalerida cristata

 
PASSERIFORMES: Panuridae

Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae

Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
Long-billed Bush WarblerLocustella majorRare/Accidental
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia

 
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae

Booted WarblerIduna caligata
Sykes's WarblerIduna rama
Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallidaRare/Accidental
Upcher's WarblerHippolais languidaRare/Accidental
Icterine WarblerHippolais icterinaRare/Accidental
Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogonRare/Accidental
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenusRare/Accidental
Large-billed Reed WarblerAcrocephalus orinusRare/Accidental
Blyth's Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
Marsh WarblerAcrocephalus palustris
Common Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricolaRare/Accidental
Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae

Northern House MartinDelichon urbicum
Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiRare/Accidental
Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
Plain MartinRiparia paludicola
Sand MartinRiparia riparia
Pale MartinRiparia diluta

 
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae

White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotisRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae

Wood WarblerRhadina sibilatrixRare/Accidental
Hume's Leaf WarblerAbrornis humei
Pallas's Leaf WarblerAbrornis proregulus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilusRare/Accidental
Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Mountain ChiffchaffPhylloscopus lorenzii
Kashmir ChiffchaffPhylloscopus sindianus
Plain Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus neglectusRare/Accidental
Sulphur-bellied WarblerPhylloscopus griseolus
Green Leaf WarblerSeicercus nitidusRare/Accidental
Greenish Leaf WarblerSeicercus trochiloides
Western Crowned Leaf WarblerSeicercus occipitalis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Scotocercidae

Streaked Scrub WarblerScotocerca inquieta
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti

 
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithalidae

White-browed Tit WarblerLeptopoecile sophiae

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae

Eurasian BlackcapSylvia atricapillaRare/Accidental
Garden WarblerSylvia borinRare/Accidental
Asian Desert WarblerCurruca nana
Barred WarblerCurruca nisoria
Eastern Orphean WarblerCurruca crassirostris
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Ménétries's WarblerCurruca mystaceaRare/Accidental
Common WhitethroatCurruca communis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae

Streaked Laughing-thrushTrochalopteron lineatumRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae

GoldcrestRegulus regulus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Bombycillidae

Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus

 
PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae

Bar-tailed TreecreeperCerthia himalayana

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae

Eastern Rock NuthatchSitta tephronota
WallcreeperTichodroma muraria

 
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae

Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes

 
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae

Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarumRare/Accidental
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis

 
PASSERIFORMES: Cinclidae

White-throated DipperCinclus cinclus
Brown DipperCinclus pallasii

 
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae

Rufous Scrub RobinCercotrichas galactotes
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauuricaRare/Accidental
Rusty-tailed FlycatcherMuscicapa ruficauda
European RobinErithacus rubecula
White-throated IraniaIrania gutturalis
Thrush NightingaleLuscinia lusciniaRare/Accidental
Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
BluethroatLuscinia svecica
Little ForktailEnicurus scouleri
Blue Whistling ThrushMyophonus caeruleus
White-tailed RubythroatCalliope pectoralis
Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurusRare/Accidental
Red-breasted FlycatcherFicedula parvaRare/Accidental
Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicillaRare/Accidental
European Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleucaRare/Accidental
Blue-capped RedstartAdelura coeruleocephala
Eversmann's RedstartAdelura erythronota
Plumbeous Water RedstartRhyacornis fuliginosaRare/Accidental
White-capped Water RedstartChaimarrornis leucocephalus
Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Güldenstädt's RedstartPhoenicurus erythrogastrus
Common Rock ThrushMonticola saxatilis
Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
WhinchatSaxicola rubetraRare/Accidental
Eastern StonechatSaxicola maurus
Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprataRare/Accidental
Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
Isabelline WheatearOenanthe isabellina
Desert WheatearOenanthe deserti
Pied WheatearOenanthe pleschanka
Variable WheatearOenanthe picata
Finsch's WheatearOenanthe finschiiRare/Accidental
Red-tailed WheatearOenanthe chrysopygiaRare/Accidental

 
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae

Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
Tickell's ThrushTurdus unicolorRare/Accidental
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatusRare/Accidental
Black-throated ThrushTurdus atrogularis

 

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