The Checklist of the Birds of Qinghai

Galliformes

Partrdges,Pheasants

1. Chinese Grouse (Tetrastes sewerzowi)
2. Snow Partridge (Lerwa lerwa)
3. Chestnut-throated Monal Partridge (Tetraophasis obscurus)
4. Tibetan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus)
5. Rusty-necklaced Partridge (Alectoris magna)
6. Tibetan Partridge (Perdix hodgsoniae)
7. Blood Pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus)
8. White Eared Pheasant (Crossoptilon crossoptilon)
9. Blue Eared Pheasant (Crossoptilon auritum)
10. Common Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus)

Anseriformes

Ducks,Geese

11. Greylag Goose (Anser anser)
12. Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
13. Tundra Swan (Cygnus columbianus)
14. Whooper Swan (Cygnus cygnus)
15. Common Shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
16. Ruddy Shelduck (Tadorna ferruginea)
17. Gadwall (Anas strepera)
18. Falcated Duck (Anas falcata)
19. Eurasian Wigeon (Anas penelope)
20. Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos)
21. Chinese Spot-billed Duck (Anas zonorhyncha)
22. Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata)
23. Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
24. Garganey (Anas querquedula)
25. Baikal Teal (Anas formosa)
26. Eurasian Teal (Anas crecca)
27. Red-crested Pochard (Netta rufina)
28. Common Pochard (Aythya ferina)
29. Ferruginous Pochard (Aythya nyroca)
30. Tufted Duck (Aythya fuligula)
31. Greater Scaup (Aythya marila)
32. Common Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
33. Smew (Mergellus albellus)
34. Common Merganser (Mergus merganser)
35. Red-breasted Merganser (Mergus serrator)

Podicipediformes

Grebes

36. Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
37. Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus)
38. Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus)
39. Black-necked Grebe (Podiceps nigricollis)

Ciconiiformes

Storks

40. Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
41. Oriental Stork (Ciconia boyciana)

Pelecaniformes

Ibises

42. Eurasian Spoonbill (Platalea leucorodia)


Egrets,Herons

43. Black-crowned Night Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
44. Chinese Pond Heron (Ardeola bacchus)
45. Eastern Cattle Egret (Bubulcus coromandus)
46. Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
47. Great Egret (Ardea alba)
48. Intermediate Egret (Egretta intermedia)
49. Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)

Suliformes

Cormorants

50. Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

Accipitriformes

Osprey

51. Western Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)


Eagles,Hawks,Vultures

52. Lammergeier (Gypaetus barbatus)
53. Himalayan Vulture (Gyps himalayensis)
54. Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus)
55. Booted Eagle (Hieraaetus pennatus)
56. Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
57. Eastern Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca)
58. Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos)
59. Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
60. Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
61. Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
62. Pallas's Fish Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)
63. Upland Buzzard (Buteo hemilasius)
64. Eastern Buzzard (Buteo japonicus)
65. Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
66. Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo)

Falconiformes

Falcons

67. Lesser Kestrel (Falco naumanni)
68. Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
69. Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis)
70. Merlin (Falco columbarius)
71. Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo)
72. Saker Falcon (Falco cherrug)
73. Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)

Gruiformes

Rails

74. Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus)
75. Brown-cheeked Rail (Rallus indicus)
76. Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
77. Eurasian Coot (Fulica atra)


Cranes

78. Common Crane (Grus grus)
79. Black-necked Crane (Grus nigricollis)

Charadriiformes

Ibisbill

80. Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii)


Stilts

81. Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus himantopus)
82. Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta)


Plovers, Lapwings

83. Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
84. Kentish Plover (Charadrius alexandrinus)
85. Lesser Sand Plover (Charadrius mongolus)
86. Greater Sand Plover (Charadrius leschenaultii)


Sandpipers,Snipes

87. Black-tailed Godwit (Limosa limosa)
88. Eurasian Curlew (Numenius arquata)
89. Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
90. Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia)
91. Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
92. Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
93. Temminck's Stint (Calidris temminckii)
94. Long-toed Stint (Calidris subminuta)


Prtincoles

95. Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum)


Gulls and Terns

96. Brown-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus)
97. Black-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
98. Little Gull (Hydrocoloeus minutus)
99. Pallas's Gull (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus)
100. Vega Gull (Larus vegae)
101. Mongolian Gull (Larus mongolicus)
102. Yellow-legged Gull (Larus cachinnans)
103. Heuglin's Gull (Larus heuglini)
104. Caspian Tern (Hydroprogne caspia)
105. Little Tern (Sternula albifrons)
106. Common Tern (Sterna hirundo)
107. Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybrida)
108. White-winged Tern (Chlidonias leucopterus)

Pterocliformes

Sandgrouses

109. Tibetan Sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus)
110. Pallas's Sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus)

Columbiformes

Pigeons and Doves

111. Rock Pigeon (Columba livia)
112. Hill Pigeon (Columba rupestris)
113. Snow Pigeon (Columba leuconota)
114. Oriental Turtle Dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
115. Red Turtle Dove (Streptopelia tranquebarica)
116. Spotted Dove (Spilopelia chinensis)

Cuculiformes

Cuckoos

117. Himalayan Cuckoo (Cuculus saturatus)
118. Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)

Strigiformes

True Owls

119. Eurasian Eagle-Owl (Bubo bubo)
120. Himalayan Owl (Strix nivicolum)
121. Little Owl (Athene noctua)

Caprimulgiformes

Nightjars

122. Grey Nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka)

Apodiformes

Swifts

123. Common Swift (Apus apus)
124. Fork-tailed Swift (Apus pacificus)
125. House Swift (Apus nipalensis)

Coraciiformes

Kingfishers

126. Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)

Bucerotiformes

Hoopoes

127. Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops)

Piciformes

Woodpeckers

128. Rufous-bellied Woodpecker (Dendrocopos hyperythrus)
129. Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Dendrocopos canicapillus)
130. Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major)
131. Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker (Picoides tridactylus)

Passeriformes

Shrikes

132. Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus)
133. Rufous-tailed Shrike (Lanius phoenicuroides)
134. Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach)
135. Grey-backed Shrike (Lanius tephronotus)
136. Chinese Grey Shrike (Lanius sphenocercus)


Drongos

137. Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)


Crows, Magpies

138. Eurasian Jay (Garrulus glandarius)
139. Azure-winged Magpie (Cyanopica cyanus)
140. Red-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythrorhyncha)
141. Eurasian Magpie (Pica pica)
142. Mongolian Ground Jay (Podoces hendersoni)
143. Spotted Nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes)
144. Red-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
145. Alpine Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus)
146. Daurian Jackdaw (Coloeus dauuricus)
147. Rook (Corvus frugilegus)
148. Carrion Crow (Corvus corone)
149. Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)


Titmouses

150. Fire-capped Tit (Cephalopyrus flammiceps)
151. Rufous-vented Tit (Periparus rubidiventris)
152. Coal Tit (Periparus ater)
153. Grey-crested Tit (Lophophanes dichrous)
154. White-browed Tit (Poecile superciliosus)
155. Black-bibbed Tit (Poecile hypermelaenus)
156. Ground Tit (Pseudopodoces humilis)
157. Japanese Tit (Parus minor)


Reedlings

158. Bearded Reedling (Panurus biarmicus)


Larks

159. Mongolian Lark (Melanocorypha mongolica)
160. Tibetan Lark (Melanocorypha maxima)
161. Hume's Short-toed Lark (Calandrella acutirostris)
162. Asian Short-toed Lark (Calandrella cheleensis)
163. Crested Lark (Galerida cristata)
164. Eurasian Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
165. Oriental Skylark (Alauda gulgula)
166. Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris)


Swallows and Martins

167. Sand Martin (Riparia riparia)
168. Pale Martin (Riparia diluta)
169. Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
170. Eurasian Crag Martin (Ptyonoprogne rupestris)
171. Asian House Martin (Delichon dasypus)


Long-tailed Tits

172. Silver-throated Bushtit (Aegithalos glaucogularis)
173. Black-throated Bushtit (Aegithalos concinnus)
174. White-browed Tit Warbler (Leptopoecile sophiae)
175. Crested Tit Warbler (Leptopoecile elegans)


Leaf Warblers

176. Dusky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuscatus)
177. Smoky Warbler (Phylloscopus fuligiventer)
178. Alpine Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus occisinensis)
179. Yellow-streaked Warbler (Phylloscopus armandii)
180. Gansu Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus kansuensis)
181. Chinese Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus yunnanensis)
182. Pallas's Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus proregulus)
183. Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus)
184. Hume's Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus humei)
185. Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)


Reed Warblers

186. Oriental Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus orientalis)
187. Clamorous Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus)
188. Black-browed Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus bistrigiceps)


Grosshopper Warblers

189. Russet Bush Warbler (Locustella mandelli)
190. Spotted Bush Warbler (Locustella thoracica)
191. Chinese Bush Warbler (Locustella tacsanowskia)
192. Brown Bush Warbler (Locustella luteoventris)


Scimitar Babblers

193. Black-streaked Scimitar Babbler (Pomatorhinus gravivox)


Laughingthrushes

194. Chinese Babax (Babax lanceolatus)
195. Tibetan Babax (Babax koslowi)
196. Snowy-cheeked Laughingthrush (Garrulax sukatschewi)
197. Barred Laughingthrush (Garrulax lunulatus)
198. Giant Laughingthrush (Garrulax maximus)
199. Plain Laughingthrush (Garrulax davidi)


Sylvid Warblers

200. Lesser Whitethroat (Sylvia curruca)
201. Desert Whitethroat (Sylvia minula)
202. Chinese Hill Babbler (Rhopophilus pekinensis)
203. Spectacled Parrotbill (Sinosuthora conspicillata)


Yuhinias and White-eyes

204. White-collared Yuhina (Yuhina diademata)
205. Chestnut-flanked White-eye (Zosterops erythropleurus)


Goldcrests

206. Goldcrest (Regulus regulus)


Wrens

207. Eurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)


Nuthatches

208. Eurasian Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
209. Chestnut-vented Nuthatch (Sitta nagaensis)
210. Chinese Nuthatch (Sitta villosa)
211. Przevalski's Nuthatch (Sitta przewalskii)


Wallcreeper

212. Wallcreeper (Tichodroma muraria)


Treecreepers

213. Eurasian Treecreeper (Certhia familiaris)


Starlings

214. Crested Myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
215. White-cheeked Starling (Spodiopsar cineraceus)


Thrushes

216. Plain-backed Thrush (Zoothera mollissima)
217. Long-tailed Thrush (Zoothera dixoni)
218. White-collared Blackbird (Turdus albocinctus)
219. Grey-winged Blackbird (Turdus boulboul)
220. Common Blackbird (Turdus merula)
221. Chestnut Thrush (Turdus rubrocanus)
222. Kessler's Thrush (Turdus kessleri)
223. Red-throated Thrush (Turdus ruficollis)


Flycatchers, Chats, Redstarts

224. Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica)
225. Siberian Rubythroat (Luscinia calliope)
226. White-tailed Rubythroat (Luscinia pectoralis)
227. Indian Blue Robin (Luscinia brunnea)
228. Siberian Blue Robin (Luscinia cyane)
229. White-browed Bush Robin (Tarsiger indicus)
230. Orange-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus)
231. Himalayan Bluetail (Tarsiger rufilatus)
232. Golden Bush Robin (Tarsiger chrysaeus)
233. Oriental Magpie Robin (Copsychus saularis)
234. Ala Shan Redstart (Phoenicurus alaschanicus)
235. Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
236. Common Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
237. Hodgson's Redstart (Phoenicurus hodgsoni)
238. White-throated Redstart (Phoenicurus schisticeps)
239. Daurian Redstart (Phoenicurus auroreus)
240. White-winged Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogastrus)
241. Blue-fronted Redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis)
242. White-bellied Redstart (Hodgsonius phoenicuroides)
243. Plumbeous Water Redstart (Rhyacornis fuliginosa)
244. White-capped Water Redstart (Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
245. White-tailed Robin (Myiomela leucura)
246. Blue Whistling Thrush (Myophonus caeruleus)
247. Grandala (Grandala coelicolor)
248. Siberian Stonechat (Saxicola maurus)
249. Stejneger's Stonechat (Saxicola stejnegeri)
250. Grey Bushchat (Saxicola ferreus)
251. Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)
252. Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
253. Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka)
254. Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti)
255. Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (Monticola saxatilis)
256. Blue Rock Thrush (Monticola solitarius)
257. Dark-sided Flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica)
258. Ferruginous Flycatcher (Muscicapa ferruginea)
259. Slaty-backed Flycatcher (Ficedula hodgsonii)
260. Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher (Ficedula strophiata)
261. Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla)


Dippers

262. White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus)
263. Brown Dipper (Cinclus pallasii)


Sparrows

264. House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
265. Eurasian Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus)
266. Rock Sparrow (Petronia petronia)
267. Henri's Snowfinch (Montifringilla henrici)
268. Tibetan Snowfinch (Montifringilla adamsi)
269. White-rumped Snowfinch (Onychostruthus taczanowskii)
270. Père David's Snowfinch (Pyrgilauda davidiana)
271. Rufous-necked Snowfinch (Pyrgilauda ruficollis)
272. Blanford's Snowfinch (Pyrgilauda blanfordi)


Accentors

273. Alpine Accentor (Prunella collaris)
274. Robin Accentor (Prunella rubeculoides)
275. Rufous-breasted Accentor (Prunella strophiata)
276. Brown Accentor (Prunella fulvescens)
277. Black-throated Accentor (Prunella atrogularis)
278. Maroon-backed Accentor (Prunella immaculata)


Wagtails and Pipits

279. Forest Wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus)
280. Western Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
281. Eastern Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis)
282. Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola)
283. Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
284. White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
285. Richard's Pipit (Anthus richardi)
286. Blyth's Pipit (Anthus godlewskii)
287. Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)
288. Rosy Pipit (Anthus roseatus)
289. Buff-bellied Pipit (Anthus rubescens)
290. Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta)


Pink-tailed Rosefinch

291. Pink-tailed Rosefinch (Urocynchramus pylzowi)


Finches

292. Common Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
293. Brambling (Fringilla montifringilla)
294. Collared Grosbeak (Mycerobas affinis)
295. White-winged Grosbeak (Mycerobas carnipes)
296. Grey-headed Bullfinch (Pyrrhula erythaca)
297. Mongolian Finch (Bucanetes mongolicus)
298. Blanford's Rosefinch (Agraphospiza rubescens)
299. Plain Mountain Finch (Leucosticte nemoricola)
300. Brandt's Mountain Finch (Leucosticte brandti)
301. Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)
302. Streaked Rosefinch (Carpodacus rubicilloides)
303. Spotted Great Rosefinch (Carpodacus severtzovi)
304. Red-mantled Rosefinch (Carpodacus rhodochlamys)
305. Chinese Beautiful Rosefinch (Carpodacus davidianus)
306. Pink-rumped Rosefinch (Carpodacus eos)
307. Vinaceous Rosefinch (Carpodacus vinaceus)
308. Sinai Rosefinch (Carpodacus synoicus)
309. Tibetan Rosefinch (Carpodacus roborowskii)
310. Long-tailed Rosefinch (Carpodacus sibiricus)
311. Three-banded Rosefinch (Carpodacus trifasciatus)
312. Chinese White-browed Rosefinch (Carpodacus dubius)
313. Red-fronted Rosefinch (Carpodacus puniceus)
314. Crimson-browed Finch (Carpodacus subhimachalus)
315. Grey-capped Greenfinch (Chloris sinica)
316. Desert Finch (Rhodospiza obsoleta)
317. Twite (Linaria flavirostris)
318. Red Crossbill (Loxia curvirostra)
319. Tibetan Serin (Spinus thibetana)


Buntings

320. Pine Bunting (Emberiza leucocephalos)
321. Godlewski's Bunting (Emberiza godlewskii)
322. Meadow Bunting (Emberiza cioides)
323. Tibetan Bunting (Emberiza koslowi)