Birds of Mongolia

Over 500 species of birds live in Mongolia. Despite the arid conditions, the country is home to several large water birds like the Demoiselle Crane and the White-naped Crane.

The last one is notable as the national bird of Mongolia is the White-naped Crane. Other avifauna seen here include the Amur Falcon, the Altai Snowcock, and the Daurian Partridge.

List of Common Birds Found in Mongolia

Native Birds

Altai Snowcock
Amur Falcon
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Azure-winged Magpie
Baillon’s Crake
Bar-headed Goose
Barn Swallow
Black-billed Capercaillie
Black Drongo
Black Kite
Black Redstart
Black-throated Accentor
Black-throated Diver
Black-winged Stilt
Black Woodpecker
Bluethroat
Booted Eagle
Citrine Wagtail
Collared Flycatcher
Common Crane
Common Greenshank
Common Kestrel
Common Kingfisher
Common Myna
Common Nightingale
Common Pheasant
Common Redpoll
Common Redstart
Common Rosefinch
Common Shelduck
Common Snipe
Common Tern
Dalmatian Pelican
Daurian Partridge
Daurian Redstart
Demoiselle Crane
Dusky Warbler
Eastern Imperial Eagle
Eastern Marsh Harrier
Eastern Rock Nuthatch
Eastern Spot-billed Duck
Eurasian Coot
Eurasian Hoopoe
Eurasian Jay
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Eurasian Skylark
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Eurasian Spoonbill
Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Eurasian Wryneck
European Bee-eater
European Roller
Garganey
Great Black-headed Gull
Great Crested Grebe
Great Gray Shrike
Great Tit
Greenish Warbler
Gray-capped Greenfinch
Gray-headed Goldfinch
Gray-headed Lapwing
Gray Heron
Gray-necked Bunting
Gray Plover
Gray Wagtail
Henderson’s Ground Jay
Hodgson’s Mountain Finch
Horned Lark
Indian Peafowl
Japanese Tit
Lesser Sand Plover
Little Bunting
Little Crake
Little Egret
Little Gull
Little Owl
Little Stint
Long-tailed Rosefinch
Meadow Bunting
Mongolian Accentor
Mongolian Desert Finch
Mongolian Finch
Mongolian Ground Jay
Mongolian Horned Lark
Mongolian Lark
Northern Goshawk
Northern Raven
Northern Wheatear
Oriental Magpie
Oriental Plover
Oriental Pratincole
Oriental Turtle Dove
Pallas’s Fish Eagle
Pallas’s Gull
Pallas’s Leaf Warbler
Pallas’s Sandgrouse
Pied Wheatear
Pine Bunting
Pine Grosbeak
Plain Mountain Finch
Red-breasted Flycatcher
Red-crested Pochard
Red Crossbill
Red-footed Falcon
Red-headed Bunting
Red-necked Grebe
Red-rumped Swallow
Red-throated Loon
Red-throated Pipit
Relict Gull
Ruddy Shelduck
Ruddy Turnstone
Rustic Bunting
Saker Falcon
Sedge Warbler
Siberian Rubythroat
Slender-billed Gull
Steppe Eagle
Tawny Pipit
Upland Buzzard
White-crowned Penduline Tit
White-naped Crane
White-tailed Eagle
White-throated Dipper
White Wagtail
White-winged Scoter
White-winged Snowfinch
Whooper Swan
Yellow-browed Warbler
Yellow Wagtail

Non-native Birds

Barnacle Goose
Collared Pratincole
Eurasian Oystercatcher
Greater Flamingo
Great Knot
Mandarin Duck
Spotted Crake
Swinhoe’s Rail
Velvet Scoter
Wandering Tattler

Some of Mongolia’s best places to go birdwatching include Khustain Nuruu National Park, Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, and Khövsgöl Lake. The peak season for birding in Mongolia generally falls between May and August. This period corresponds to the spring and summer months when migratory birds have arrived and breeding activity is at its highest.