This checklist includes all bird species found in Dushanbe , 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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Red-crested Pochard | Netta rufina | |
Common Pochard | Aythya ferina | |
Ferruginous Duck | Aythya nyroca | |
Tufted Duck | Aythya fuligula | |
Garganey | Spatula querquedula | |
Northern Shoveler | Spatula clypeata | |
Gadwall | Mareca strepera | |
Eurasian Wigeon | Mareca penelope | |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
Common Teal | Anas crecca | |
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Chukar Partridge | Alectoris chukar | |
See-see Partridge | Ammoperdix griseogularis | |
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Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis | |
Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus | |
Black-necked Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | |
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Rock Dove | Columba livia | |
Hill Pigeon | Columba rupestris | |
Stock Dove | Columba oenas | |
Wood Pigeon | Columba palumbus | |
European Turtle Dove | Streptopelia turtur | |
Oriental Turtle Dove | Streptopelia orientalis | |
Eurasian Collared Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | |
Laughing Dove | Streptopelia senegalensis | |
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European Nightjar | Caprimulgus europaeus | |
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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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Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
Common Coot | Fulica atra | |
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Black Stork | Ciconia nigra | |
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Dalmatian Pelican | Pelecanus crispus | Rare/Accidental |
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Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
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Eurasian Spoonbill | Platalea leucorodia | Rare/Accidental |
Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | Rare/Accidental |
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Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
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Eurasian Oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus | Rare/Accidental |
Ibisbill | Ibidorhyncha struthersii | Rare/Accidental |
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Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
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Grey Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | |
Pacific Golden Plover | Pluvialis fulva | Rare/Accidental |
Common Ringed Plover | Charadrius hiaticula | |
Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | |
Northern Lapwing | Vanellus vanellus | |
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Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | |
Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | |
Ruff | Calidris pugnax | |
Temminck's Stint | Calidris temminckii | |
Sanderling | Calidris alba | |
Dunlin | Calidris alpina | |
Little Stint | Calidris minuta | |
Solitary Snipe | Gallinago solitaria | |
Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | |
Jack Snipe | Lymnocryptes minimus | |
Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | |
Spotted Redshank | Tringa erythropus | |
Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | |
Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | |
Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | |
Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | |
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Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | |
Caspian Gull | Larus cachinnans | |
Little Tern | Sternula albifrons | |
Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | |
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Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | |
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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 | |
Steppe Eagle | Aquila nipalensis | |
Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | |
Booted Eagle | Hieraaetus pennatus | |
Western Marsh Harrier | Circus aeruginosus | |
Hen Harrier | Circus cyaneus | |
Shikra | Accipiter badius | |
Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | |
Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
Eurasian Buzzard | Buteo buteo | |
Long-legged Buzzard | Buteo rufinus | |
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Little Owl | Athene noctua | |
Eurasian Scops Owl | Otus scops | |
Tawny Owl | Strix aluco | |
Eurasian Eagle Owl | Bubo bubo | |
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Common Hoopoe | Upupa epops | |
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Northern Wryneck | Jynx torquilla | |
Black Woodpecker | Dryocopus martius | Rare/Accidental |
White-winged Woodpecker | Dendrocopos leucopterus | |
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Blue-cheeked Bee-eater | Merops persicus | |
European Bee-eater | Merops apiaster | |
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European Roller | Coracias garrulus | |
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Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis | |
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Lesser Kestrel | Falco naumanni | |
Common Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus | |
Merlin | Falco columbarius | |
Eurasian Hobby | Falco subbuteo | |
Saker Falcon | Falco cherrug | |
Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | |
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Eurasian Golden Oriole | Oriolus oriolus | |
Indian Golden Oriole | Oriolus kundoo | |
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Turkestan Shrike | Lanius phoenicuroides | |
Isabelline Shrike | Lanius isabellinus | |
Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach | |
Lesser Grey Shrike | Lanius minor | |
Great Grey Shrike | Lanius excubitor | |
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Red-billed Chough | Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax | |
Alpine Chough | Pyrrhocorax graculus | |
Eurasian Magpie | Pica pica | |
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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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 | |
Eurasian Rock Sparrow | Petronia petronia | |
White-winged Snowfinch | Montifringilla nivalis | |
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Tree Pipit | Anthus trivialis | |
Red-throated Pipit | Anthus cervinus | |
American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | Rare/Accidental |
Water Pipit | Anthus spinoletta | |
Richard's Pipit | Anthus richardi | |
Grey Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea | |
Citrine Wagtail | Motacilla citreola | |
White Wagtail | Motacilla alba | |
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Common Chaffinch | Fringilla coelebs | |
Brambling | Fringilla montifringilla | |
White-winged Grosbeak | Mycerobas carnipes | |
Hawfinch | Coccothraustes coccothraustes | |
Common Rosefinch | Erythrina erythrina | |
Red-mantled Rosefinch | Carpodacus rhodochlamys | Rare/Accidental |
Plain Mountain Finch | Leucosticte nemoricola | |
European Greenfinch | Chloris chloris | |
Twite | Linaria flavirostris | |
Common Linnet | Linaria cannabina | |
Common Redpoll | Acanthis flammea | |
Red Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | |
European Goldfinch | Carduelis carduelis | |
Red-fronted Serin | Serinus pusillus | |
Eurasian Siskin | Spinus spinus | |
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Red-headed Bunting | Granativora bruniceps | |
Corn Bunting | Emberiza calandra | |
Rock Bunting | Emberiza cia | |
White-capped Bunting | Emberiza stewarti | |
Yellowhammer | Emberiza citrinella | |
Pine Bunting | Emberiza leucocephalos | |
Eurasian Reed Bunting | Schoeniclus schoeniclus | |
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Rufous-naped Tit | Periparus rufonuchalis | |
Azure Tit | Cyanistes cyanus | |
Turkestan Tit | Parus bokharensis | |
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European Penduline Tit | Remiz pendulinus | |
Eastern Penduline Tit | Remiz consobrinus | |
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Bimaculated Lark | Melanocorypha bimaculata | |
Greater Short-toed Lark | Calandrella brachydactyla | |
Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | |
White-winged Lark | Alauda leucoptera | Rare/Accidental |
Eurasian Sky Lark | Alauda arvensis | |
Crested Lark | Galerida cristata | |
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Booted Warbler | Iduna caligata | |
Sykes's Warbler | Iduna rama | |
Blyth's Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus dumetorum | |
Paddyfield Warbler | Acrocephalus agricola | Rare/Accidental |
Clamorous Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus stentoreus | |
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Northern House Martin | Delichon urbicum | |
Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica | |
Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii | Rare/Accidental |
Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
Eurasian Crag Martin | Ptyonoprogne rupestris | |
Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | |
Pale Martin | Riparia diluta | |
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Hume's Leaf Warbler | Abrornis humei | |
Common Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus collybita | |
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 | |
Cetti's Warbler | Cettia cetti | |
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Barred Warbler | Curruca nisoria | |
Eastern Orphean Warbler | Curruca crassirostris | |
Lesser Whitethroat | Curruca curruca | |
Common Whitethroat | Curruca communis | |
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Streaked Laughing-thrush | Trochalopteron lineatum | Rare/Accidental |
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Goldcrest | Regulus regulus | |
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Bar-tailed Treecreeper | Certhia himalayana | |
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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 | |
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher | Muscicapa ruficauda | |
European Robin | Erithacus rubecula | |
Common Nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos | |
Bluethroat | Luscinia svecica | |
Little Forktail | Enicurus scouleri | |
Blue Whistling Thrush | Myophonus caeruleus | |
Red-flanked Bluetail | Tarsiger cyanurus | Rare/Accidental |
Red-breasted Flycatcher | Ficedula parva | Rare/Accidental |
Blue-capped Redstart | Adelura coeruleocephala | |
Eversmann's Redstart | Adelura erythronota | |
Plumbeous Water Redstart | Rhyacornis fuliginosa | Rare/Accidental |
White-capped Water Redstart | Chaimarrornis leucocephalus | |
Common Redstart | Phoenicurus phoenicurus | |
Black Redstart | Phoenicurus ochruros | |
Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | |
Whinchat | Saxicola rubetra | Rare/Accidental |
Eastern Stonechat | Saxicola maurus | |
Pied Bush Chat | Saxicola caprata | Rare/Accidental |
Pied Wheatear | Oenanthe pleschanka | |
Variable Wheatear | Oenanthe picata | |
Finsch's Wheatear | Oenanthe finschii | Rare/Accidental |
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Mistle Thrush | Turdus viscivorus | |
Song Thrush | Turdus philomelos | |
Redwing | Turdus iliacus | |
Eurasian Blackbird | Turdus merula | |
Black-throated Thrush | Turdus atrogularis |
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