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Birds of the Russian Far East - 2010

The list below is of the birds which I saw on my trip to the Russian Far East during June and July 2010.  Where I was able to take photos they are included.  Some may be poor quality but they serve as a record.                 

 

For the original Flikr page please link to Birds of Russian Far East.

 

	 

Grebes

Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae

Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena

 

 

 

 

Albatrosses

Order: Procellariiformes Family: Diomedeidae

Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis 

Black-footed Albatross Phoebastria nigripes

Shearwaters and petrels

Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae

Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis   

 

Short-tailed Shearwater Puffinus tenuirostris

 

 

 

 

Storm-Petrels

Order: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae  

Leach's Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa

Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel Oceanodroma furcata

 

 

 

 

Cormorants

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae

Pelagic Cormorant Phalacrocorax pelagicus

 

 

 

 

Red-faced Cormorant Phalacrocorax urile

 

 

 

 

Ducks, geese and swans

Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae

Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope

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Mallard Anas platyrhynchos

 

 

 

 

Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus

 Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator

 

 

 

 

Hawks, kites and eagles

Order: Falconiformes Family: Accipitridae

Steller's Sea-Eagle Haliaeetus pelagicus

 

 

 

 

 Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos

Rough-legged Buzzard Buteo lagopus

Plovers and lapwings

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Charadriidae

Mongolian Plover Charadrius mongolus     (Lesser Sand Plover)

 

 

 

 

Sandpipers and allies

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Scolopacidae

Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago

Far Eastern Curlew Numenius madagascariensis

Gray-tailed Tattler Heterosceles brevipes       (Tringa brevipes)

Rock Sandpiper Calidris ptilocnemis

Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius

Gulls

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Laridae

Kamchatka Gull Larus canus kamtschatschensis

 

 

 

 

Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens

 

 

 

 

Slaty-backed Gull Larus schistisagus

Black-headed Gull Larus ridibundus

 

 

 

 

Red-legged Kittiwake Rissa brevirostris

 

 

 

 

Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla

Terns

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Sternidae

 Common Tern Sterna hirundo

 

 

 

 

Auks, Murres, and Puffins

Order: Charadriiformes Family: Alcidae

 Common Guillemot Uria aalge

 

 

 

 

Brunnich's Guillemot Uria lomvia

Pigeon Guillemot Cepphus columba

 

 

 

 

Ancient Murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus

Crested Auklet Aethia cristatella

 

 

 

 

Whiskered Auklet Aethia pygmaea

Horned Puffin Fratercula corniculata

 

 

 

 

Tufted Puffin Fratercula cirrhata

 

 

 

 

Cuckoos

Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae

Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus

Woodpeckers and allies

Order: Piciformes Family: Picidae

White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos

 

 

 

 

Larks

Order: Passeriformes Family: Alaudidae

Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis

Wagtails and pipits

Order: Passeriformes Family: Motacillidae

White Wagtail Motacilla alba

 

 

 

 

Eastern Yellow Wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis

 

 

 

 

Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava

 

 

 

 

Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea      

 

 

 

 

Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni

 

 

 

 

Pechora Pipit Anthus gustavi

 

 

 

 

Buff-bellied Pipit Anthus rubescens

Dippers

Order: Passeriformes Family: Cinclidae

Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii

 

 

 

 

Thrushes and allies

Order: Passeriformes Family: Turdidae

Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus

 

 

 

 

Brown-headed Thrush Turdus chrysolaus

Old World warblers

Order: Passeriformes Family: Sylviidae

Middendorff's Grasshopper-Warbler Locustella ochotensis

Arctic Warbler Phylloscopus borealis

 

 

 

 

Old World flycatchers

Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae

Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope

 

 

 

 

Chickadees and titmice

Order: Passeriformes Family: Paridae

Willow Tit Poecile montana

Crows, jays, ravens and magpies

Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae

Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes

 

 

 

 

Carrion Crow Corvus corone

Common Raven Corvus corax

 

 

 

 

Buntings, sparrows, seedeaters and allies

Order: Passeriformes Family: Emberizidae

Rustic Bunting Emberiza rustica

 

 

 

 

Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis

 

 

 

 

Siskins, crossbills and allies

Order: Passeriformes Family: Fringillidae

Grey-bellied Bullfinch  Pyrrhula pyrrhula griseiventris

 

 

 

 

Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator

 

 

 

 

Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus

 

 

 

 

Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea

 

 

 

 

Oriental Greenfinch Carduelis sinica

 

 

 

 

Sparrows

Order: Passeriformes Family: Passeridae

Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus

 

 

 

 

 

67 birds were seen of which 52 were photographed