Some birds I encountered during a Biosphere Expeditons trip in the West-Karakul-River area, Kyrgyz Range, Tien Shan, Kyrgyzstan.
Many thanks to Manuel Schweizer, co-author of „Birds of Central Asia“, for identifying some of the following species.
Try this site for general information and mammals on this trip.
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Altai Accentor (Prunella himalayana) – Himalaya-Braunelle
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Altai Accentor (Prunella himalayana) – Himalaya-Braunelle
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White-throated Dipper (Cinclus cinclus) – Wasseramsel
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Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta), juvenile – Wasserpieper im Jugendkleid
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Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta), juvenile – Wasserpieper
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Water Pipit (Anthus spinoletta), adult – Wasserpieper
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Himalayan Snow Cock (Tetragallus himalayensis), scat; ring-diameter: 2 cm – Himalaya-Königshuhn
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Rufous-tailed Rock Thrush (Monticola saxatilis), female – Steinrötel
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Rook (Corvus frugilegus) – Saatkrähe. Location: south of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
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Red-Billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax) – Alpenkrähe
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Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), male – Steinschmätzer
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Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), juvenile – Steinschmätzer
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Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe), juvenile – Steinschmätzer
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Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus orinus or dumetorum) – Drosselrohrsänger
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Reed-Warbler (Acrocephalus orinus or dumetorum) – Drosselrohrsänger
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Lark?-unidentified – note red rump
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Lark?-unidentified – note red rump
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Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), female – Turmfalke
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Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina), adult – Isabella-Steinschmätzer
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Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina), juvenile – Isabella-Steinschmätzer
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Hume’s-Leaf-Warbler (Phylloscopus humei) – Tienschan-Laubsänger
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Hume’s-Leaf-Warbler (Phylloscopus humei) – Tienschan-Laubsänger
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Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris), male – Ohrenlerche
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Horned Lark (Eremophila alpestris) – Ohrenlerche
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Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops) – Wiedehopf
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Güldenstädt’s Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogastrus), juvenile – Riesenrotschwanz
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Güldenstädt’s Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogastrus), juvenile – Riesenrotschwanz
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Güldenstädt’s Redstart (Phoenicurus erythrogastrus), female – Riesenrotschwanz
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Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) – Flussuferläufer
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Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) – Flussuferläufer
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Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus), male – Karmingimpel
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Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus), male – Karmingimpel
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Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus), female – Karmingimpel
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Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus), female – Karmingimpel
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Common Linnet (Carduelis cannabina), female – Bluthänfling
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Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola), juvenile and adult – Zitronenstelze
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Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola), adult – Zitronenstelze
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Citrine Wagtail (Motacilla citreola), juvenile – Zitronenstelze
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Brandt’s Mountain Finch (Leucosticte brandti) – Brandt-Schneegimpel
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Brandt’s Mountain Finch (Leucosticte brandti) – Brandt-Schneegimpel
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Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) – Bartgeier
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Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) – Bartgeier
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Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) – Steinadler
Sources
Aya, Raffael; Schweizer, Manuel; Roth, Tobias: Birds of Central Asia. Helm Field Guides, Christopher Helm, London