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Table 20. Bird species observed in Qinghai (Part I: Bird species 1-64) (Part II) (Part III)

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Page No.

Species

Geographic Area

Surveys (Foggin)

Surveys (Others)

Status

DS

WP

Common Name

Latin Name

QL

YS

GL

Other

GC

JY

LNR

other

Harj.

Horn.

Song^1

Song^2

I

Podicipedidae (Grebes)

1

119

4

Little grebe

Podiceps ruficollis

x

x

x

occasional

2

120

6

Great crested grebe

Podiceps cristatus

x

x

x

x

occasional

II

Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants)

3

126

12

Great cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

x

x

x

x

x

x

abundant

III

Ardeidae (Bitterns, Egrets, Herons)

4

133

18

Chinese pond heron?

Ardeola bacchus

x

x

occasional

5

133

18

Great egret

Egretta alba

x

IV

Ciconiidae (Storks)

6

138

24

Black stork

Ciconia nigra

x

x

occasional

V

Anatidae (Swans, Geese, Ducks)

7

139

32

Whooper swan

Cygnus cygnus

x

x

x

occasional

8

140

30

Graylag goose

Anser anser

x

x

x

x

common

9

141

30

Bean goose

Anser fabalis

x

10

141

30

Bar-headed goose

Anser indicus

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

abundant

11

142

34

Ruddy shelduck

Tadorna ferruginea

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

abundant

12

142

34

Common shelduck

Tadorna tardorna

x

x

x

occasional

13

143

36

Spot-billed duck

Anas poecilorhyncha

x

x

x

occasional

14

143

36

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

x

x

x

x

x

common

15

143

34

Common teal

Anas crecca

x

x

x

x

common

16

144

36

Falcated teal

Anas falcata

x

x

occasional

17

144

38

Gadwall

Anas strepera

x

x

occasional

18

145

38

Wigeon

Anas penelope

x

x

x

common

19

145

34

Common pintail

Anas acuta

x

x

x

occasional

20

146

38

Northern shoveler

Anas clypeata

x

x

common

21

147

38

Red-crested pochard

Netta rufina

x

x

x

x

abundant

22

147

40

Common pochard

Aythya ferina

x

x

x

common

23

147

40

Ferruginous pochard

Aythya nyroca

x

x

x

occasional

24

153

46

Common merganser

Mergus merganser

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

common

VI

Pandionidae (Ospreys)

25

154

66

Osprey

Pandion haliaeetus

x

x

x

x

occasional

VII

Accipitridae (Kites, Harriers, Buzzards, Eagles)

26

155

48

Black kite

Milvus migrans

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

abundant

27

156

58

Pallas' fish eagle

Haliaeetus leucoryphus

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

occasional

28

156

60

White-tailed eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

x

29

157

62

Lammergeyer (bearded vulture)

Gypaetus barbatus

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

abundant

30

158

62

Himalayan griffon

Gyps himalayensis

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

abundant

31

158

62

Cinereous vulture

Aegypius monachus

x

x

x

x

x

x

common

32

165

52

Upland buzzard

Buteo hemilasius

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

abundant

33

167

56

Tawny (steppe) eagle

Aquila rapax

x

x

x

x

x

occasional

34

167

56

Golden eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

common

VIII

Falconidae (Falcons)

35

170

70

Eurasian kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

x

x

x

x

x

x

common

36

172

70

Merlin

Falco columbarius

x

37

172

70

Red-footed falcon

Falco vespertinus

x

38

173

68

Northern hobby?

Falco subbuteo

x

x

occasional

39

173

66

Saker falcon

Falco cherrug

x

x

x

x

x

x

common

IX

Tetraonidae (Ptarmigans, Grouse)

40

175

74

Severtzov's grouse

Bonasia sewerzowi

x

x

x

occasional

X

Phasianidae (Pheasants, Partridges, Quails)

41

178

76

Himalayan snowcock

Tetraogallus himalayensis

x

x

occasional

42

178

76

Tibetan snowcock

Tetraogallus tibetanus

x

x

x

x

x

occasional

43

179

78

Chukar partridge

Alectoris chukar

x

x

occasional

44

180

80

Tibetan partridge

Perdix hodgsoniae

x

x

occasional

45

191

92

White eared pheasant

Crossoptilon crossoptilon

x

x

x

occasional

46

192

92

Blue eared pheasant

Crossoptilon auritum

x

x

x

occasional

47

195

96

Common pheasant

Phasianus colchicus

x

x

x

occasional

XI

Gruidae (Cranes)

48

200

102

Common crane

Grus grus

x

49

200

102

Black-necked crane

Grus nigricollis

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

x

occasional

XII

Rallidae (Rails, Gallinules, Coots)

50

208

112

Common moor-hen

Gallinula chloropus

x

51

209

114

Common coot

Fulica atra

x

x

x

common

XIII

Charadriidae (Lapwings, Plovers)

52

214

122

Little ringed plover

Charadrius dubius

x

53

216

122

Kentish plover

Charadrius alexandrinus

x

x

x

x

x

x

common

54

216

122

Mongolian plover

Charadrius mongolus

x

x

x

x

occasional

XIV

Scolopacidae (Sandpipers, Curlews, Snipes)

55

219

140

Long-toed stint

Calidris subminuta

x

56

220

140

Dunlin

Calidris alpina

x

57

223

128

Spotted redshank

Tringa erythropus

x

58

223

128

Common redshank

Tringa totanus

x

x

x

x

x

x

common

59

223

128

Marsh sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

x

60

224

130

Green sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

x

61

225

130

Wood sandpiper

Tringa glareola

x

62

229

134

Solitary snipe

Gallinago solitaria

x

x

occasional

XV

Recurvirostridae (Stilts, Avocets, Ibisbills)

63

230

144

Black-winged stilt

Himantopus himantopus

x

x

x

occasional

64

231

144

Ibisbill

Ibidorhyncha struthersii

x

x

x

x

x

occasional

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