This checklist includes all bird species found in Sughd , 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: Sughd [map]
Other names: Sogd, Viloyati Sughd, Вилояти Суғд, Viloyati Sughd, Sogdia Region, ولایت سغد
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White-headed Duck | Oxyura leucocephala | |
Red-breasted Goose | Branta ruficollis | |
Bar-headed Goose | Anser indicus | |
Greylag Goose | Anser anser | |
Lesser White-fronted Goose | Anser erythropus | |
Common Goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | |
Smew | Mergellus albellus | |
Goosander | Mergus merganser | |
Common Shelduck | Tadorna tadorna | |
Ruddy Shelduck | Tadorna ferruginea | |
Marbled Teal | Marmaronetta angustirostris | |
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 | |
Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | |
Common Teal | Anas crecca | |
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Common Quail | Coturnix coturnix | |
Himalayan Snowcock | Tetraogallus himalayensis | |
Chukar Partridge | Alectoris chukar | |
See-see Partridge | Ammoperdix griseogularis | |
Common Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | |
Daurian Partridge | Perdix dauurica | |
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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 | |
Snow Pigeon | Columba leuconota | |
Stock Dove | Columba oenas | |
Pale-backed Pigeon | Columba eversmanni | |
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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Pin-tailed Sandgrouse | Pterocles alchata | |
Black-bellied Sandgrouse | Pterocles orientalis | |
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European Nightjar | Caprimulgus europaeus | |
Egyptian Nightjar | Caprimulgus aegyptius | |
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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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Western Water Rail | Rallus aquaticus | |
Little Crake | Zapornia parva | |
Baillon's Crake | Zapornia pusilla | |
Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | |
Common Coot | Fulica atra | |
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Demoiselle Crane | Grus virgo | |
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Little Bustard | Tetrax tetrax | |
Great Bustard | Otis tarda | |
Macqueen's Bustard | Chlamydotis macqueenii | |
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Black Stork | Ciconia nigra | |
European White Stork | Ciconia ciconia | |
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Dalmatian Pelican | Pelecanus crispus | |
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Eurasian Bittern | Botaurus stellaris | |
Little Bittern | Ixobrychus minutus | |
Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | |
Grey Heron | Ardea cinerea | |
Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea | |
Great Egret | Ardea alba | |
Little Egret | Egretta garzetta | Rare/Accidental |
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Pygmy Cormorant | Microcarbo pygmaeus | |
Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | |
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Eurasian Thick-knee | Burhinus oedicnemus | |
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Eurasian Oystercatcher | Haematopus ostralegus | |
Ibisbill | Ibidorhyncha struthersii | |
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Pied Avocet | Recurvirostra avosetta | |
Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus | |
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Little Ringed Plover | Charadrius dubius | |
Kentish Plover | Charadrius alexandrinus | |
Lesser Sand Plover | Charadrius mongolus | |
Greater Sand Plover | Charadrius leschenaultii | |
Northern Lapwing | Vanellus vanellus | |
Sociable Lapwing | Vanellus gregarius | |
White-tailed Lapwing | Vanellus leucurus | |
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Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | |
Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | |
Ruff | Calidris pugnax | |
Broad-billed Sandpiper | Calidris falcinellus | |
Little Stint | Calidris minuta | |
Eurasian Woodcock | Scolopax rusticola | |
Solitary Snipe | Gallinago solitaria | |
Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | |
Common Sandpiper | Actitis hypoleucos | |
Green Sandpiper | Tringa ochropus | |
Common Greenshank | Tringa nebularia | |
Common Redshank | Tringa totanus | |
Wood Sandpiper | Tringa glareola | |
Marsh Sandpiper | Tringa stagnatilis | |
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Collared Pratincole | Glareola pratincola | |
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Slender-billed Gull | Chroicocephalus genei | Rare/Accidental |
Brown-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus | Rare/Accidental |
Black-headed Gull | Chroicocephalus ridibundus | |
Pallas's Gull | Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus | |
Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | |
Caspian Gull | Larus cachinnans | |
Gull-billed Tern | Gelochelidon nilotica | |
Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | Rare/Accidental |
White-winged Tern | Chlidonias leucopterus | |
Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | |
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 | Rare/Accidental |
Steppe Eagle | Aquila nipalensis | |
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 | |
Montagu's Harrier | Circus pygargus | |
Shikra | Accipiter badius | |
Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus | |
Pallas's Fish Eagle | Haliaeetus leucoryphus | |
White-tailed Sea Eagle | Haliaeetus albicilla | |
Black Kite | Milvus migrans | |
Rough-legged Buzzard | Buteo lagopus | Rare/Accidental |
Eurasian Buzzard | Buteo buteo | |
Japanese Buzzard | Buteo japonicus | |
Long-legged Buzzard | Buteo rufinus | |
Upland Buzzard | Buteo hemilasius | |
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Little Owl | Athene noctua | |
Eurasian Scops Owl | Otus scops | |
Pallid Scops Owl | Otus brucei | |
Northern Long-eared Owl | Asio otus | |
Tawny Owl | Strix aluco | |
Eurasian Eagle Owl | Bubo bubo | |
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Common Hoopoe | Upupa epops | |
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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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Indian Golden Oriole | Oriolus kundoo | |
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Red-backed Shrike | Lanius collurio | |
Turkestan Shrike | Lanius phoenicuroides | |
Isabelline Shrike | Lanius isabellinus | |
Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach | |
Lesser Grey Shrike | Lanius minor | |
Great Grey Shrike | Lanius excubitor | |
Northern Shrike | Lanius borealis | |
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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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Altai Accentor | Prunella himalayana | |
Alpine Accentor | Prunella collaris | |
Brown Accentor | Prunella fulvescens | |
Black-throated Accentor | Prunella atrogularis | |
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Saxaul Sparrow | Passer ammodendri | |
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 | |
Rosy Pipit | Anthus roseatus | |
Meadow Pipit | Anthus pratensis | |
Water Pipit | Anthus spinoletta | |
Richard's Pipit | Anthus richardi | |
Tawny Pipit | Anthus campestris | |
Yellow Wagtail | Motacilla flava | |
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 | |
Great Rosefinch | Carpodacus rubicilla | |
Red-fronted Rosefinch | Carpodacus puniceus | |
Red-mantled Rosefinch | Carpodacus rhodochlamys | |
Blyth's Rosefinch | Carpodacus grandis | Rare/Accidental |
Eurasian Bullfinch | Pyrrhula pyrrhula | |
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 | |
European Greenfinch | Chloris chloris | |
Twite | Linaria flavirostris | |
Common Linnet | Linaria cannabina | |
European Goldfinch | Carduelis carduelis | |
Red-fronted Serin | Serinus pusillus | |
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Red-headed Bunting | Granativora bruniceps | |
Corn Bunting | Emberiza calandra | |
Rock Bunting | Emberiza cia | |
Grey-necked Bunting | Emberiza buchanani | |
White-capped Bunting | Emberiza stewarti | |
Yellowhammer | Emberiza citrinella | |
Pine Bunting | Emberiza leucocephalos | |
Eurasian Reed Bunting | Schoeniclus schoeniclus | |
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Coal Tit | Periparus ater | |
Rufous-naped Tit | Periparus rufonuchalis | |
Azure Tit | Cyanistes cyanus | |
Great Tit | Parus major | |
Turkestan Tit | Parus bokharensis | |
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Eastern Penduline Tit | Remiz consobrinus | |
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Desert Lark | Ammomanes deserti | |
Lesser Short-toed Lark | Alaudala rufescens | |
Bimaculated Lark | Melanocorypha bimaculata | |
Calandra Lark | Melanocorypha calandra | |
Hume's Short-toed Lark | Calandrella acutirostris | |
Greater Short-toed Lark | Calandrella brachydactyla | |
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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Savi's Warbler | Locustella luscinioides | |
Grasshopper Warbler | Locustella naevia | |
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Booted Warbler | Iduna caligata | |
Sykes's Warbler | Iduna rama | |
Olivaceous Warbler | Iduna pallida | |
Upcher's Warbler | Hippolais languida | |
Blyth's Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus dumetorum | |
Common Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus scirpaceus | |
Paddyfield Warbler | Acrocephalus agricola | |
Great Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus arundinaceus | |
Clamorous Reed Warbler | Acrocephalus stentoreus | |
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Northern House Martin | Delichon urbicum | |
Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica | |
Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | |
Eurasian Crag Martin | Ptyonoprogne rupestris | |
Plain Martin | Riparia paludicola | |
Sand Martin | Riparia riparia | |
Pale Martin | Riparia diluta | |
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Yellow-browed Warbler | Abrornis inornatus | Rare/Accidental |
Hume's Leaf Warbler | Abrornis humei | |
Common Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus collybita | |
Mountain Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus lorenzii | |
Kashmir Chiffchaff | Phylloscopus sindianus | |
Plain Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus neglectus | |
Sulphur-bellied Warbler | Phylloscopus griseolus | |
Green Leaf Warbler | Seicercus nitidus | |
Greenish Leaf Warbler | Seicercus trochiloides | |
Western Crowned Leaf Warbler | Seicercus occipitalis | |
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Cetti's Warbler | Cettia cetti | |
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White-browed Tit Warbler | Leptopoecile sophiae | |
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Asian Desert Warbler | Curruca nana | |
Barred Warbler | Curruca nisoria | |
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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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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Rufous Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas galactotes | |
Spotted Flycatcher | Muscicapa striata | |
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher | Muscicapa ruficauda | |
European Robin | Erithacus rubecula | |
White-throated Irania | Irania gutturalis | |
Common Nightingale | Luscinia megarhynchos | |
Bluethroat | Luscinia svecica | |
Little Forktail | Enicurus scouleri | |
Blue Whistling Thrush | Myophonus caeruleus | |
White-tailed Rubythroat | Calliope pectoralis | |
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 | |
Güldenstädt's Redstart | Phoenicurus erythrogastrus | |
Common Rock Thrush | Monticola saxatilis | |
Blue Rock Thrush | Monticola solitarius | |
Eastern Stonechat | Saxicola maurus | |
Pied Bush Chat | Saxicola caprata | |
Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe | |
Isabelline Wheatear | Oenanthe isabellina | |
Desert Wheatear | Oenanthe deserti | |
Pied Wheatear | Oenanthe pleschanka | |
Variable Wheatear | Oenanthe picata | |
Finsch's Wheatear | Oenanthe finschii | |
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Mistle Thrush | Turdus viscivorus | |
Redwing | Turdus iliacus | |
Eurasian Blackbird | Turdus merula | |
Fieldfare | Turdus pilaris | |
Black-throated Thrush | Turdus atrogularis |
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