BIRDWATCHING TOURS
Special Interest tour.
Tour code: BT001
General Information.
Georgia is home to an impressive number of species of birds that vary from residents, that stay all year around, to breeding birds, that spend a good part of the growing season in Georgia to raise their young, migrants who pass through Georgiawith the seasons, to wintering birds who like to spend a good part of the winter in Georgia to escape colder conditions up north. While many species of birds are relatively common as they are part of the ecosystems of the state, it is always a thrill to stumble upon a rare bird or vagrant, that does not really form part of any the Georgia ecosystems. Maybe it got lost during its travels between its summer and winter residence or it got displaced by bad weather.
Among the species of the checklist of the birds of Georgia you can find waterfowl and wading birds, a large suite of songbirds, raptors, game birds, swifts and nighthawks, etc., many of which occupy several ecosystems simultaneously, as they fly to and from forests, meadows, shorelines of waters, cities and and urban green spaces. At Birdlist, we have developed a coding system that can help you predict when you may expect a certain species, with a code for seasonality, such as resident, nesting, wintering, etc. A code for abundance will give you a clue on the likelihood that you may actually see a certain species of bird. As we progressed with the coding, we realized that there should be a differentiation in the coding for "common", such as less common, common and very common birds. However, this would require reliable quantative data, which for most states, are not revealed by the commission of bird records. We hope to provide those in the future. In the meantime, enjoy the current checklist of the birds of Georgia.
List of Birds
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Species Name |
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Tetraogallus caucasicus |
Caucasian Snowcock | |
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Alectoris chukar |
Chukar | |
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Francolinus francolinus |
Black Francolin | |
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Perdix perdix |
Grey Partridge | |
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Coturnix coturnix |
Common Quail | |
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Tetrao mlokosiewiczi |
Caucasian Grouse | |
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Anser albifrons |
Greater White-fronted Goose | |
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Anser anser |
Greylag Goose | |
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Tadorna ferruginea |
Ruddy Shelduck | |
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Tadorna tadorna |
Common Shelduck | |
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Anas strepera |
Gadwall | |
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Anas platyrhynchos |
Mallard or common Mallard | |
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Anas clypeata |
Northern Shoveler | |
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Anas acuta |
Northern Pintail | |
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Anas querquedula |
Garganey | |
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Anas crecca |
Common Teal | |
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Netta rufina |
Red-crested Pochard | |
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Aythya nyroca |
Ferruginous Pochard | |
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Aythya fuligula |
Tufted Duck | |
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Aythya affinis |
Lesser Scaup | |
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Melanitta fusca |
White-winged Scoter | |
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Mergellus albellus |
Smew | |
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Jynx torquilla |
Eurasian Wryneck | |
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Dendrocopos minor |
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker | |
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Dendrocopos syriacus |
Syrian Woodpecker | |
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Dendrocopos leucopterus |
White-winged Woodpecker | |
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Picus viridis |
Eurasian Green Woodpecker | |
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Picus canus |
Grey-faced or headed Woodpecker | |
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Coracias garrulus |
European Roller | |
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Merops apiaster |
European Bee-eater | |
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Cuculus canorus |
Common Cuckoo | |
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Apus apus |
Common Swift | |
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Tyto alba |
Barn Owl | |
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Otus scops |
Common Scops-Owl | |
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Bubo bubo |
Eurasian Eagle-Owl | |
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Athene noctua |
Little Owl | |
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Asio otus |
Long-eared Owl | |
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Asio flammeus |
Short-eared Owl | |
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Columba livia |
Rock Pigeon | |
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Columba oenas |
Stock Pigeon | |
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Columba palumbus |
Common Wood-Pigeon | |
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Streptopelia turtur |
European Turtle-Dove | |
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Streptopelia decaocto |
Eurasian Collared-Dove | |
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Otis tarda |
Great Bustard | |
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Grus virgo |
Demoiselle Crane | |
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Crex crex |
Corn Crake | |
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Porzana parva |
Little Crake | |
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Porzana pusilla |
Baillon's Crake | |
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Porzana porzana |
Spotted Crake | |
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Gallinula chloropus |
Common Moorhen | |
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Fulica atra |
Common Coot | |
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Scolopax rusticola |
Eurasian Woodcock | |
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Limosa limosa |
Black-tailed Godwit | |
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Tringa totanus |
Common Redshank | |
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Tringa stagnatilis |
Marsh Sandpiper | |
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Tringa hypoleucos |
Common Sandpiper | |
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Burhinus oedicnemus |
Eurasian Thick-knee | |
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Haematopus ostralegus |
Eurasian Oystercatcher | |
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Himantopus himantopus |
Black-winged Stilt | |
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Recurvirostra avosetta |
Pied Avocet | |
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Charadrius dubius |
Little Ringed Plover | |
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Vanellus vanellus |
Northern Lapwing | |
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Larus cachinnans |
Yellow-legged Gull | |
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Larus ichthyaetus |
Great Black-headed Gull | |
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Larus ridibundus |
Common Black-headed Gull | |
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Larus melanocephalus |
Mediterranean Gull | |
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Larus minutus |
Little Gull | |
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Gelochelidon nilotica |
Gull-billed Tern | |
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Sterna caspia |
Caspian Tern | |
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Sterna sandvicensis |
Sandwich Tern | |
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Sterna hirundo |
Common Tern | |
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Sterna albifrons |
Little Tern | |
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Chlidonias leucopterus |
White-winged Tern | |
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Chlidonias niger |
Black Tern | |
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Pandion haliaetus |
Osprey | |
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Pernis apivorus |
European Honey-buzzard | |
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Milvus milvus |
Red Kite | |
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Milvus migrans |
Black Kite | |
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Haliaeetus albicilla |
White-tailed Eagle | |
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Gyps fulvus |
Eurasian Griffon | |
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Circaetus gallicus |
Short-toed Snake-Eagle or Short-toed-Eagle | |
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Circus aeruginosus |
Western or Eurasian Marsh-Harrier | |
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Circus cyaneus |
Northern / Hen Harrier | |
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Circus macrourus |
Pallid Harrier | |
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Circus pygargus |
Montagu's Harrier | |
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Accipiter badius |
Shikra | |
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Accipiter brevipes |
Levant Sparrowhawk | |
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Accipiter gentilis |
Northern Goshawk | |
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Buteo rufinus |
Long-legged Buzzard | |
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Buteo lagopus |
Rough-legged Hawk | |
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Aquila pomarina |
Lesser Spotted Eagle | |
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Aquila clanga |
Greater Spotted Eagle or Spotted Eagle | |
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Aquila rapax |
Tawny Eagle | |
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Aquila nipalensis |
Steppe Eagle | |
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Aquila heliaca |
Imperial Eagle | |
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Hieraaetus pennatus |
Booted Eagle | |
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Falco naumanni |
Lesser Kestrel | |
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Falco tinnunculus |
Common or Eurasian Kestrel | |
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Falco vespertinus |
Red-footed Falcon | |
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Falco subbuteo |
Eurasian Hobby | |
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Falco biarmicus |
Lanner Falcon | |
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Falco cherrug |
Saker Falcon | |
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Falco peregrinus |
Peregrine Falcon | |
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Podiceps cristatus |
Great Crested Grebe | |
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Podiceps nigricollis |
Black-necked Grebe | |
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Phalacrocorax carbo |
Great Cormorant | |
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Phalacrocorax capillatus |
Japanese Cormorant | |
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Phalacrocorax pelagicus |
Pelagic Cormorant | |
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Phalacrocorax aristotelis |
European Shag | |
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Egretta garzetta |
Little Egret | |
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Ardea cinerea |
Grey Heron | |
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Ardea purpurea |
Purple Heron | |
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Casmerodius albus |
Great Egret | |
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Bubulcus ibis |
Cattle Egret | |
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Ardeola ralloides |
Squacco Heron | |
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Nycticorax nycticorax |
Black-crowned Night-Heron | |
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Ixobrychus minutus |
Little Bittern | |
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Botaurus stellaris |
Great Bittern | |
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Plegadis falcinellus |
Glossy Ibis | |
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Platalea leucorodia |
Eurasian Spoonbill | |
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Pelecanus onocrotalus |
Great White Pelican | |
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Pelecanus crispus |
Dalmatian Pelican | |
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Ciconia nigra |
Black Stork | |
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Calonectris diomedea |
Cory's Shearwater | |
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Puffinus yelkouan |
Mediterranean Shearwater | |
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Lanius isabellinus |
Rufous-tailed Shrike | |
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Lanius validirostris |
Mountain Shrike | |
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Temnurus temnurus |
Ratchet-tailed Treepie | |
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Nucifraga caryocatactes |
Spotted Nutcracker | |
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Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax |
Red-billed Chough | |
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Corvus capensis |
Cape Crow | |
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Corvus leucognaphalus |
White-necked Crow | |
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Corvus ruficollis |
Brown-necked Raven | |
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Oriolus isabellae |
Isabela Oriole | |
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Monticola angolensis |
Miombo Rock-Thrush | |
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Monticola rufiventris |
Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush | |
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Turdus albocinctus |
White-collared Blackbird | |
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Turdus iliacus |
Redwing | |
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Rhinomyias goodfellowi |
Slaty-backed Jungle-Flycatcher | |
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Sheppardia lowei |
Iringa Akalat | |
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Saxicola dacotiae |
Canary Islands Chat | |
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Oenanthe phillipsi |
Somali Wheatear | |
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Oenanthe moesta |
Red-rumped Wheatear | |
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Oenanthe pileata |
Capped Wheatear | |
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Sturnus roseus |
Rosy Starling | |
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Sitta formosa |
Beautiful Nuthatch | |
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Tichodroma muraria |
Wallcreeper | |
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Parus lugubris |
Sombre Tit | |
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Parus cinerascens |
Ashy Tit | |
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Parus afer |
Grey Tit | |
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Parus holsti |
Yellow Tit | |
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Melanochlora sultanea |
Sultan Tit | |
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Cheramoeca leucosternus |
White-backed Swallow | |
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Hirundo concolor |
Dusky Crag-Martin | |
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Hirundo fuliginosa |
Forest Swallow | |
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Regulus calendula |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet | |
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Locustella lanceolata |
Lanceolated Warbler | |
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Locustella pleskei |
Pleske's Grasshopper-Warbler | |
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Locustella fasciolata |
Gray's Grasshopper-Warbler | |
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Acrocephalus melanopogon |
Moustached Warbler | |
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Acrocephalus paludicola |
Aquatic Warbler | |
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Acrocephalus concinens |
Blunt-winged Warbler | |
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Acrocephalus dumetorum |
Blyth's Reed-Warbler | |
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Hippolais polyglotta |
Melodious Warbler | |
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Phylloscopus umbrovirens |
Brown Woodland-Warbler | |
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Phylloscopus maculipennis |
Ashy-throated Warbler | |
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Mystacornis crossleyi |
Crossley's Babbler | |
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Sylvia subcaeruleum |
Rufous-vented Warbler | |
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Sylvia atricapilla |
Blackcap | |
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Sylvia communis |
Common or Greather Whitethroat | |
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Sylvia nana |
Desert Warbler | |
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Ramphocoris clotbey |
Thick-billed Lark | |
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Calandrella erlangeri |
Erlanger's Lark | |
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Chersophilus duponti |
Dupont's Lark | |
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Lullula arborea |
Wood Lark | |
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Passer ammodendri |
Saxaul Sparrow | |
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Passer simplex |
Desert Sparrow | |
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Petronia dentata |
Bush Petronia | |
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Petronia petronia |
Rock Sparrow | |
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Dendronanthus indicus |
Forest Wagtail | |
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Motacilla citreola |
Citrine Wagtail | |
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Anthus melindae |
Malindi Pipit | |
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Anthus sokokensis |
Sokoke Pipit | |
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Fringilla teydea |
Teydefinch | |
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Fringilla montifringilla |
Brambling | |
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Serinus syriacus |
Syrian Serin | |
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Rhynchostruthus socotranus |
Golden-winged Grosbeak | |
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Carduelis monguilloti |
Vietnam Greenfinch or Vietnamese Greenfinch | |
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Carduelis dominicensis |
Antillean Siskin | |
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Carduelis hornemanni |
Hoary Redpoll | |
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Carduelis flavirostris |
Twite | |
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Callacanthis burtoni |
Spectacled Finch | |
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Carpodacus nipalensis |
Dark-breasted Rosefinch | |
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Pyrrhula erythaca |
Grey-headed Bullfinch | |
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Pyrrhula pyrrhula |
Eurasian Bullfinch | |
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Latoucheornis siemsseni |
Slaty Bunting | |
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Emberiza jankowskii |
Rufous-backed Bunting or Janowski's Bunting | |
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Emberiza cineracea |
Cinereous Bunting | |
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Emberiza cabanisi |
Cabanis's Bunting | |
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Emberiza pallasi |
Pallas's Bunting | |
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Emberiza yessoensis |
Ochre-rumped Bunting or Japanese Reed Bunting | |
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Calcarius mccownii |
McCown's Longspur | |
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Acrocephalus orientalis |
Oriental Reed-Warbler | |
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Phylloscopus sindianus |
Mountain Chiffchaff |
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