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Central Asia: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

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Cumulative Checklist

with Steve Rooke as leader

  • Column A = Number of tours out of thirteen this species has been recorded.
  • Column B = Number of days this species was seen on the 2010 tour.
  • Column C = Maximum daily count for this species on the 2010 tour.
  • Column D = H = Heard only, (H) = Mostly Heard but some seen.

This list has taxonomic notes.

A B C D
12 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
13 Great Crested Grebe 5 12 Podiceps cristatus
13 Red-necked Grebe 1 6 Podiceps grisegena
12 Slavonian Grebe 1 5 Podiceps auritus
12 Black-necked Grebe 1 12 Podiceps nigricollis
13 Great Cormorant 7 '00s Phalacrocorax carbo
13 Pygmy Cormorant 1 50 Phalacrocorax pygmeus
13 Dalmatian Pelican 4 80 Pelecanus crispus
2 Great White Pelican 2 24 Pelecanus onocrotalus
13 Eurasian Bittern 2 6 Botaurus stellaris
8 Little Bittern 1 6 Ixobrychus minus
10 Black-crowned Night Heron 6 4 Nycticorax nycticorax
13 Little Egret 1 1 Egretta garzetta
13 Great Egret 5 10 Casmerodius albus
13 Grey Heron 7 6 Ardea cinerea
13 Purple Heron 2 4 Ardea purpurea
7 Black Stork Ciconia nigra
13 White Stork 1 10 Ciconia ciconia
12 Glossy Ibis 1 1 Plegadis falcinellus
9 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
6 Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber
12 Mute Swan 2 2 Cygnus olor
11 Whooper Swan 3 25 Cygnus cygnus
13 Greylag Goose 3 20 Anser anser
13 Ruddy Shelduck 10 15 Tadorna ferruginea
13 Shelduck 2 50 Tadorna tadorna
13 Gadwall 6 4 Anas strepera
8 Common Teal 2 6 Anas crecca
13 Mallard 3 8 Anas platyrhynchos
11 Northern Pintail 1 2 Anas acuta
5 Wigeon 3 20 Anas penelope
13 Garganey 6 20 Anas querquedula
13 Northern Shoveler 6 20 Anas clypeata
7 Marbled Duck 2 5 Marmaronetta angustirostris
13 Red-crested Pochard 7 30 Netta rufina
13 Pochard 2 40 Aythya ferina
13 Ferruginous Duck 4 20 Aythya nyroca
13 Tufted Duck 3 4 Aythya fuligula
9 Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
13 White-headed Duck 1 15 Oxyura leucocephala
6 Goosander 2 5 Mergus merganser
1 Osprey Pandion haliaetus
5 European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus
5 Oriental Honey Buzzard 3 19 Pernis ptilorynchus
13 Black-eared Kite 8 50 Milvus migrans lineatus
13 Lammergeier 2 1 Gypaetus barbatus
11 Egyptian Vulture 3 1 Neophron percnopterus
11 Himalayan Griffon 1 1 Gyps himalayensis
13 Eurasian Griffon 6 12 Gyps fulvus
13 Black Vulture 6 4 Aegypius monachus
11 Short-toed Eagle 2 2 Circaetus gallicus
13 Western Marsh Harrier 9 20 Circus aeruginosus
13 Pallid Harrier 2 6 Circus macrourus
13 Montagu's Harrier 2 2 Circus pygargus
1 Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
13 Northern Sparrowhawk 3 4 Accipiter nisus
13 Shikra 6 3 Accipiter badius
2 Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
12 Common (Steppe) Buzzard 3 2 Buteo buteo vulpinus
13 Long-legged Buzzard 8 12 Buteo rufinus
12 Golden Eagle 3 4 Aquila chrysaetos
13 Steppe Eagle 2 1 Aquila nipalensis
4 White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
4 Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
5 Great Spotted Eagle 1 1 Aquila clanga
12 Booted Eagle 3 2 Hieraaetus pennatus
12 Lesser Kestrel 4 20 Falco naumanni
13 Common Kestrel 13 10 Falco tinnunculus
13 Red-footed Falcon 2 30 Falco vespertinus
9 Merlin 1 1 Falco columbarius
13 Eurasian Hobby 9 4 Falco subbuteo
2 Peregrine Falcon 1 1 Falco peregrinus
3 Saker Falco cherrug
13 Himalayan Snowcock 3 7 Tetraogallus himalayensis
7 Grey Partridge 1 2 Perdix perdix
13 Chukar 3 3 Alectoris chukar
11 Common Quail 3 2 H Coturnix coturnix
12 Common Pheasant 6 2 Phasianus colchicus
9 Water Rail 2 1 Rallus aquaticus
1 Little Crake Porzana parva
1 Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla
13 Common Moorhen 3 3 Gallinula chloropus
13 Coot 5 6 Fulica atra
13 Demoiselle Crane 3 8 Anthropoides virgo
13 Macqueen's (Houbara) Bustard 3 1 Chlamydotis (undulata) macqueenii
13 Ibisbill 1 1 Ibidorhyncha struthersii
13 Black-winged Stilt 7 20 Himantopus himantopus
12 Pied Avocet 2 60 Recurvirostra avosetta
12 Collared Pratincole 1 2 Glareola pratincola
13 Black-winged Pratincole 1 30 Glareola nordmanni
13 Little Ringed Plover 7 3 Charadrius dubius
6 Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
13 Kentish Plover 2 10 Charadrius alexandrinus
12 Greater Sand Plover 1 20 Charadrius leschenaultii
8 Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus
5 Grey Plover 2 6 Pluvialis sqatarola
1 Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
11 Sociable Plover 1 5 Vanellus gregarius
12 White-tailed Plover 2 10 Vanellus leucurus
13 Lapwing 7 12 Vanellus vanellus
3 Stone Curlew 1 1 Burhinus oedicnemus
4 Sanderling Calidris alba
6 Little Stint 5 150 Calidris minuta
11 Temminck's Stint 7 15 Calidris temminckii
13 Curlew Sandpiper 2 80 Calidris ferruginea
11 Dunlin 2 500 Calidris alpina
13 Ruff 4 ?00s Philomachus pugnax
3 Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
1 Eurasian Woodcock 1 1 Scolopax rusticola
13 Black-tailed Godwit 1 6 Limosa limosa
4 Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
7 Curlew Numenius arquata
6 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
13 Common Redshank 2 8 Tringa totanus
13 Marsh Sandpiper 2 3 Tringa stagnatilis
6 Greenshank Tringa nebularia
6 Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
11 Wood Sandpiper 1 3 Tringa glareola
13 Terek Sandpiper 4 29 Xenus cinereus
13 Common Sandpiper 6 3 Actitis hypoleucos
10 Oystercatcher 1 1 Haematopus ostralegus
7 Turnstone 2 8 Arenaria interpres
13 Red-necked Phalarope 2 ?000s Phalaropus lobatus
13 Caspian Gull 4 12 Larus cachinnans
1 Heuglin's Gull Larus (cachinnans) heuglini
13 Steppe or Baraba Gull 2 50 Larus (cachinnans) barabensis
13 Great Black-headed Gull 2 700 Larus ichthyaetus
13 Black-headed Gull 5 30 Larus ridibundus
13 Slender-billed Gull 3 10 Larus genei
10 Common Gull 2 20 Larus canus
8 Little Gull Larus minutus
12 Gull-billed Tern 1 2 Sterna nilotica
13 Caspian Tern Sterna caspia
13 Common Tern 8 20 Sterna hirundo
13 Little Tern 4 30 Sterna albifrons
5 Whiskered Tern 1 2 Chlidonias hybridus
13 Black Tern 3 20 Chlidonias niger
13 White-winged Black Tern 3 ?00s Chlidonias leucopterus
1 Arctic Skua Stercorarius parasiticus
13 Black-bellied Sandgrouse 6 30 Pterocles orientalis
6 Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Pterocles alchata
12 Pallas's Sandgrouse 2 15 Syrrhaptes paradoxus
13 Rock Dove 8 8 Columba livia
9 Stock Dove 1 2 Columba oenas
13 Yellow-eyed Stock Dove 1 10 Columba eversmanni
13 Wood Pigeon 6 10 Columba palumbus
13 Collared Dove 10 30 Streptopelia decaocto
12 Turtle Dove 2 2 Streptopelia turtur
13 Oriental Turtle Dove 8 15 Streptopelia orientalis
13 Laughing Dove 8 12 Streptopelia senegalensis
13 Eurasian Cuckoo 13 20 Cuculus canorus
3 Tawny Owl 1 4 Strix aluco harmsii
5 Scops Owl 3 1 (H) Otus scops
3 Striated Scops Owl 1 1 Otus brucei
1 Eagle Owl Bubo bubo
12 Little Owl 2 3 Athene noctua
7 Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
9 Long-eared Owl 1 3 Asio otus
9 European Nightjar 2 2 Caprimulgus europaeus sarudnyi
13 Alpine Swift 2 200 Apus melba
13 Common Swift 12 ?00s Apus apus
13 Common Kingfisher 3 4 Alcedo atthis
13 Blue-cheeked Bee-eater 4 50 Merops persicus
13 European Bee-eater 13 20 Merops apiaster
13 Eurasian Roller 12 50 Coracias garrulus
13 Hoopoe 12 6 Upupa epops
3 Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
13 White-winged Woodpecker 3 4 Dendrocopos leucopterus
3 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
7 Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus
13 Calandra Lark 2 50 Melanocorypha calandra
13 Bimaculated Lark 3 100 Melanocorypha bimaculata
12 White-winged Lark 1 10 Melanocorypha leucoptera
13 Black Lark 1 250 Melanocorypha yeltoniensis
12 Short-toed Lark 3 10 Calandrella brachydactyla
13 Hume's Short-toed Lark 1 1 Calandrella acutirostris
13 Lesser Short-toed Lark 4 20 Calandrella rufescens
13 Crested Lark 6 20 Galerida cristata
13 Skylark 3 100 Alauda arvensis
7 Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
11 Shore Lark 1 5 Eremophila alpestris
13 Sand Martin 8 ?00s Riparia riparia
7 Pale Martin 1 30 Riparia diluta
7 Crag Martin 1 1 Hirundo rupestris
13 Barn Swallow 14 100 Hirundo rustica
13 Red-rumped Swallow 5 4 Hirundo daurica
13 Common House Martin 6 40 Delichon urbica
13 Tawny Pipit 7 6 Anthus campestris
2 Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
13 Tree Pipit 3 2 Anthus trivialis
13 Water Pipit 2 20 Anthus spinoletta
1 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
8 Yellow Wagtail 1 1 Motacilla flava thunbergii
13 Yellow Wagtail 5 4 Motacilla flava feldegg
13 Yellow Wagtail 3 60 Motacilla flava beema
11 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava supercilaris
10 Citrine Wagtail 2 4 Motacilla citreola calcarata
12 Citrine Wagtail 1 1 Motacilla citreola citreola
13 Grey Wagtail 9 3 Motacilla cinerea
13 Masked Wagtail 13 8 Motacilla personata
9 White Wagtail 3 2 Motacilla alba
13 Brown Dipper 3 3 Cinclus pallasii
12 (White-Bellied) Dipper 2 2 Cinclus cinclus
2 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus
13 Wren 3 1 (H) Troglodytes troglodytes
11 Altai Accentor 1 12 Prunella himalayana
13 Brown Accentor 1 2 Prunella fulvescens
13 Black-throated Accentor 3 6 Prunella atrogularis
13 Nightingale 9 40 Luscinia megarhynchos
4 Thrush Nightingale 1 2 Luscinia luscinia
13 White-tailed Rubythroat 3 4 Luscinia pectoralis
13 Bluethroat 3 4 Luscinia svecica
13 White-throated Robin 1 3 Irania gutturalis
13 Rufous Bush Robin 3 2 Cercotrichas galactotes
10 Common Redstart 1 3 Phoenicurus phoenicurus
10 Eversmann's Redstart 3 5 Phoenicurus erythronota
13 Blue-capped Redstart 3 2 Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus
12 Güldenstädt's Redstart 1 4 Phoenicurus erythrogaster
13 Pied Bushchat 3 8 Saxicola caprata
13 Siberian Stonechat 4 8 Saxicola maura
13 Isabelline Wheatear 8 100 Oenanthe isabellina
13 Northern Wheatear 3 20 Oenanthe oenanthe
13 Pied Wheatear 4 12 Oenanthe pleschanka
6 Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka vittata
12 Variable Wheatear 1 3 Oenanthe picata capistrata
5 Finsch's Wheatear 1 2 Oenanthe finschii
13 Desert Wheatear 1 4 Oenanthe deserti
13 Blue Whistling-thrush 1 2 Myiophonus caeruleus
5 Blue Rock Thrush 1 1 Monticola solitarius
8 (Rufous-tailed) Rock Thrush 1 1 Monticola saxatilis
13 Blackbird 9 12 Turdus merula
6 Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
7 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris
13 Mistle Thrush 6 4 Turdus viscivorus
10 Streaked Scrub Warbler Scotocerca inquieta
13 Cetti's Warbler 3 2 Cettia cetti
13 Grasshopper Warbler 1 2 Locustella naevia
11 Savi's Warbler 1 1 H Locustella luscinioides
8 Moustached Warbler 2 2 Acrocephalus melanopogon
3 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
13 Paddyfield Warbler 3 4 Acrocephalus agricola
12 (Caspian) Reed Warbler 2 2 Acrocephalus scirpaceus fuscus
13 Blyth's Reed Warbler 13 10 Acrocephalus dumetorum
13 Great Reed Warbler 3 6 Acrocephalus arundinaceus
13 Clamorous Reed Warbler 4 10 Acrocephalus stentoreus
13 Booted Warbler 5 3 Hippolais caligata
13 Sykes's (Booted) Warbler 4 6 Hippolais (caligata) rama
13 Eastern Olivaceous Warbler 2 5 Hippolais pallida elaeica
12 Upcher's Warbler 1 2 Hippolais languida
10 Menetries Warbler 1 2 Sylvia mystacea
11 Asian Desert Warbler 1 5 Sylvia nana
8 Eastern Orphean Warbler 1 4 Sylvia hortensis
11 Barred Warbler 5 2 Sylvia nisoria
3 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin
6 Lesser Whitethroat 6 6 Sylvia curruca curraca
12 Lesser Whitethroat 1 4 Sylvia curruca halimodendri
13 Hume's Lesser Whitethroat 3 10 Sylvia (curruca) althaea
5 Small(Desert)Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia (curruca) minula
13 Common Whitethroat 7 6 Sylvia communis rubicola
11 Sulphur-bellied Warbler 2 4 Phylloscopus griseolus
13 Greenish Warbler 12 12 Phylloscopus trochiloides
5 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
13 Hume's Leaf Warbler 8 30 Phylloscopus (inornatus) humei
11 Siberian Chiffchaff 7 4 Phylloscopus collybita tristis
2 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
13 Severtzov's Tit Warbler 1 1 Leptopoecile sophiae
12 Goldcrest 2 4 Regulus regulus
13 Spotted Flycatcher 8 20 Muscicapa striata
12 Asian Paradise Flycatcher 1 2 Terpsiphone paradisi
1 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
13 Bearded Tit 2 6 Panurus biarmicus
12 Songar Tit 2 1 Parus (montanus) songarus
13 Coal Tit 3 4 Parus ater
9 Rufous-naped Tit 1 2 Parus rufonuchalis
13 Great Tit 5 6 Parus major
13 Turkestan Tit 6 8 Parus bokharensis
13 Yellow-breasted Tit 1 10 Parus flavipectus
13 Azure Tit 3 2 Parus cyanus
12 Eastern Rock Nuthatch 2 4 Sitta tephronota
2 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
1 Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
8 European Penduline-Tit 1 1 Remiz pendulinus
13 White-crowned Penduline-Tit 5 3 Remiz coronatus
13 Golden Oriole 10 10 Oriolus oriolus
9 Red-backed Shrike 4 2 Lanius collurio
13 Isabelline Shrike 7 8 Lanius phoenicuroides
13 Long-tailed Shrike 4 3 Lanius schach
13 Lesser Grey Shrike 9 30 Lanius minor
13 (Steppe) Great Grey Shrike 2 8 Lanius excubitor pallidirostris
13 Pander's Ground-Jay 1 8 Podoces panderi
13 Magpie 17 50 Pica pica
10 Eurasian Nutcracker 2 4 Nucifraga caryocatactes
13 Alpine Chough 2 5 Pyrrhocorax graculus
13 Red-billed Chough 1 2 Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
13 Jackdaw 12 50 Corvus monedula
13 Rook 13 20 Corvus frugilegus
13 Asian (Carrion) Crow 12 12 Corvus (corone) orientalis
13 'Hooded' Crow 2 20 Corvus cornix
13 Raven 4 60 Corvus corax
6 Brown-necked Raven 1 2 Corvus ruficollis
13 Common Starling 12 30 Sturnus vulgaris
13 Rose-coloured Starling 10 ?000s Sturnus roseus
13 Common Myna 16 2 Acridotheres tristis
13 Saxaul Sparrow 1 10 Passer ammodendri
13 House Sparrow 8 100 Passer domesticus
13 Indian House Sparrow 10 100 Passer domesticus indicus
13 Spanish Sparrow 1 200 Passer hispaniolensis
13 Tree Sparrow 8 12 Passer montanus
10 Rock Sparrow 1 4 Petronia petronia
13 Red-fronted Serin 3 25 Serinus pusillus
11 Greenfinch 3 15 Carduelis chloris
13 Goldfinch 7 8 Carduelis carduelis caniceps
6 Twite Carduelis flavirostris
10 Linnet 2 20 Carduelis cannabina
12 Plain Mountain-Finch 3 10 Leucosticte nemoricola
1 Brandt's Mountain-Finch Leucosticte brandti
12 Desert Finch 5 20 Rhodospiza obsoleta
4 Asian Crimson-winged Finch Rhodopechys sanguinea
11 Mongolian Trumpeter Finch 2 8 Bucanetes mongolica
1 Trumpeter Finch Bucanetes githagineus
3 Common Crossbill 1 4 Loxia curvirostra
13 Red-mantled Rosefinch 3 6 Carpodacus rhodochlamys
13 Common Rosefinch 12 20 Carpodacus erythrinus
2 Hawfinch 1 2 Coccothraustes coccothraustes
13 White-winged Grosbeak 3 12 Mycerobas carnipes
2 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella
8 Pine Bunting 1 2 Emberiza leucocephalos
12 Rock Bunting 2 2
13 Grey-necked Bunting 2 4
8 Ortolan Bunting 1 2
13 White-capped Bunting 4 4
13 Red-headed Bunting 10 30
10 Reed Bunting 3 2
8 Thick-billed (Reed) Bunting 2 2
9 Corn Bunting 4 3

Mammals and Other Groups

Yellow Souslik 5 50
Great Gerbil 2 20
Tamarisk Gerbil 1 1
Tolai Hare 5 1
European Hare 1 1
Goiterd Gazelle 2 20
Corsac Fox Vulpes corsac
Red Sqirrel 1 1 Sciurus vulgaris

Mammals

Red Fox 4 2 Vulpes vulpes

Taxonomic Notes