Wild Camels (image by Mark Beaman)
Wild Camel skull (image by Mark Beaman)
Wild Camel (image by Mark Beaman)
Wild Camel (image by Mark Beaman)
Wild Camel (image by Mark Beaman)
Wild Camel (image by Mark Beaman)
Upland Buzzard (image by Mark Beaman)
Tolai Hare (image by Mark Beaman)
Striped Dwarf Hamster (image by Mark Beaman)
Steppe Grey Shrike (image by Mark Beaman)
Steppe Eagle immature (image by Mark Beaman)
Steppe Eagle drinking (image by Mark Beaman)
A local guide searching for Snow Leopards (image by Mark Beaman)
Snow Leopard (image by Mark Beaman)
Snow Leopard, Jargalant Mts, Mongolia 2026 (image by Mark Beaman)
Snow Leopard (image by Mark Beaman)
Snow Leopard (image by Mark Beaman)
Snow Leopard (image by Mark Beaman)
Snow Leopard (image by Mark Beaman)
Snow Leopard and cubs (image by Mark Beaman)
Snow Leopard and cubs (image by Mark Beaman)
Siberian Ibex (image by Mark Beaman)
Gobi saxaul trees at sunrise (image by Mark Beaman)
Saker Falcon (image by Mark Beaman)
A male Saiga antelope (image by Mark Beaman)
The male Saiga's proboscis-like snout is something weird and wonderful (image by Mark Beaman)
Saigas graze on the sparse semi-desert vegetation (image by Mark Beaman)
A Saiga in the desert-like lands below the snowy Altai range (image by Mark Beaman)
Rustic Bunting (image by Mark Beaman)
The rare Relict Gull (image by Mark Beaman)
First-winter Relict Gull (image by Mark Beaman)
Relict Gull, one of the most sought-after Mongolian birds (image by Mark Beaman)
Przewalski's Horses (image by Mark Beaman)
Przewalski's Horses (image by Mark Beaman)
Przewalski's Horses (image by Mark Beaman)
Przewalski's Horse (image by Mark Beaman)
Pine Bunting (image by Mark Beaman)
Pere David's or Small Snowfinch (image by Mark Beaman)
Pallas's Sandgrouse (image by Mark Beaman)
Pallas's Reed Bunting (image by Mark Beaman)
Pallas's Pika (image by Mark Beaman)
Pallas's Pika (image by Mark Beaman)
Pallas's Fish Eagle (image by Mark Beaman)
After sunset, Pallas's Cats become more active (image by Mark Beaman)
I am just a rock, so you voles and gerbils don't need to worry... (image by Mark Beaman)
Pallas's Cat (image by Mark Beaman)
Pallas's Cat (image by Mark Beaman)
Pallas's Cat (image by Mark Beaman)
Pallas's Cat (image by Mark Beaman)
Pallas's Cat in its den (image by Mark Beaman)
A Pallas's Cat tasting the wind (image by Mark Beaman)
A Pallas's Cat bursts from cover (image by Mark Beaman)
I am just a rock... (image by Mark Beaman)
Pallas's Cat (image by Mark Beaman)
Northern Three-toed Jerboa (image by Mark Beaman)
Naumann's Thrush adult male (image by Mark Beaman)
Naumann's Thrush (image by Mark Beaman)
Mongolian Lark (image by Mark Beaman)
Mongolian Ground Jays like carrots (image by Mark Beaman)
Mongolian or Henderson's Ground Jay (image by Mark Beaman)
Mongolian Gerbils 'kissing' (image by Mark Beaman)
Mongolian Gerbil or Jird (image by Mark Beaman)
Mongolian Gazelles (image by Mark Beaman)
Mongolian Gazelles (image by Mark Beaman)
Mongolian Gazelles (image by Mark Beaman)
Long-tailed Rosefinch (image by Mark Beaman)
Long-eared Owl (image by Mark Beaman)
Long-eared Owl (image by Mark Beaman)
Long-eared Hedgehog (image by Mark Beaman)
Khustai (or Hustai) National Park (image by Mark Beaman)
The Khalzan steppe (image by Mark Beaman)
One of the Snow Leopard watchpoints after overnight snow, soon to melt (image by Mark Beaman)
One of the Snow Leopard watchpoints in the Jargalant Mountains (image by Mark Beaman)
The Jargalant Mountains (image by Mark Beaman)
High in the Jargalant Mountains (image by Mark Beaman)
The Jargalant at sunrise (image by Mark Beaman)
The Altai range after the first snow (image by Mark Beaman)
Jargalant scenery (image by Mark Beaman)
Jargalant scenery (image by Mark Beaman)
Jargalant scenery (image by Mark Beaman)
Jargalant scenery (image by Mark Beaman)
The Altai at sunrise (image by Mark Beaman)
Our group with the wonderful team at the Jargalant (image by Mark Beaman)
Our ger camp in the Jargalant (image by Mark Beaman)
Ice crystals encrust the autumn grass (image by Mark Beaman)
The striking Güldenstädt's Redstart (image by Mark Beaman)
Greater Sand Plover (image by Mark Beaman)
Sunrise in the Gobi Desert (imnage by Mark Beaman)
Gobi Desert scenery (image by Mark Beaman)
Gobi Desert scenery (image by Mark Beaman)
Our camp in the Gobi (image by Mark Beaman)
The nomadic life lives on in Mongolia (image by Mark Beaman)
The huge Eurasian Eagle-Owl (image by Mark Beaman)
The huge Eurasian Eagle-Owl (image by Mark Beaman)
Siberian Elk at sunrise (image by Mark Beaman)
Siberian Elk (image by Mark Beaman)
Siberian Elk (image by Mark Beaman)
Siberian Elk at dawn (image by Mark Beaman)
Siberian Elk (image by Mark Beaman)
A Siberian Elk tastes the wind (image by Mark Beaman)
Siberian Elk (image by Mark Beaman)
A Siberian Elk stag bugles during the rut (image by Mark Beaman)
A Siberian Elk stag bugles during the rut (image by Mark Beaman)
Dusky Thrush (image by Mark Beaman)
Dusky Thrush (image by Mark Beaman)
Demoiselle Cranes (image by Mark Beaman)
Demoiselle Cranes (image by Mark Beaman)
Demoiselle Cranes (image by Mark Beaman)
Demoiselle Cranes often mix with domestic animals in Mongolia (image by Mark Beaman)
Demoiselle Cranes (image by Mark Beaman)
Daurian Partridges (image by Mark Beaman)
Daurian Partridge (image by Mark Beaman)
Corsac Fox (image by Mark Beaman)
Cinereous Vulture (image by Mark Beaman)
Chukar Partridge (image by Mark Beaman)
Chinese Grey Shrike (image by Mark Beaman)
A Buddhist rock painting in the Gobi Altai (image by Mark Beaman)
Brown Accentor (image by Mark Beaman)
Boon Tsagaan Nuur at sunset (image by Mark Beaman)
Black-throated Thrush (image by Mark Beaman)
Black-throated Accentor (image by Mark Beaman)
Black-throated Accentor (image by Mark Beaman)
Black-throated Accentor (image by Mark Beaman)
Bactrian Camels (image by Mark Beaman)
Bactrian Camels (image by Mark Beaman)
Bactrian Camels (image by Mark Beaman)
Azure Tit (image by Mark Beaman)
Asian Short-toed Lark (image by Mark Beaman)
Argali wild sheep (image by Mark Beaman)
Argali wild sheep (image by Mark Beaman)
Angora Goats, the source of cashmere wool (image by Mark Beaman)
Siberian Accentor (image by Mark Beaman)
Brandt's Vole (image by Mark Beaman)
Wild Camels (image by Mark Beaman)
Wild Camel skull (image by Mark Beaman)
Wild Camel (image by Mark Beaman)
Wild Camel (image by Mark Beaman)
Wild Camel (image by Mark Beaman)
Wild Camel (image by Mark Beaman)
Upland Buzzard (image by Mark Beaman)
Tolai Hare (image by Mark Beaman)
Striped Dwarf Hamster (image by Mark Beaman)
Steppe Grey Shrike (image by Mark Beaman)
Steppe Eagle immature (image by Mark Beaman)
Steppe Eagle drinking (image by Mark Beaman)
A local guide searching for Snow Leopards (image by Mark Beaman)
Snow Leopard (image by Mark Beaman)
Snow Leopard, Jargalant Mts, Mongolia 2026 (image by Mark Beaman)
Snow Leopard (image by Mark Beaman)
Snow Leopard (image by Mark Beaman)
Snow Leopard (image by Mark Beaman)
Snow Leopard (image by Mark Beaman)
Snow Leopard and cubs (image by Mark Beaman)
Snow Leopard and cubs (image by Mark Beaman)
Siberian Ibex (image by Mark Beaman)
Gobi saxaul trees at sunrise (image by Mark Beaman)
Saker Falcon (image by Mark Beaman)
A male Saiga antelope (image by Mark Beaman)
The male Saiga's proboscis-like snout is something weird and wonderful (image by Mark Beaman)
Saigas graze on the sparse semi-desert vegetation (image by Mark Beaman)
A Saiga in the desert-like lands below the snowy Altai range (image by Mark Beaman)
Rustic Bunting (image by Mark Beaman)
The rare Relict Gull (image by Mark Beaman)
First-winter Relict Gull (image by Mark Beaman)
Relict Gull, one of the most sought-after Mongolian birds (image by Mark Beaman)
Przewalski's Horses (image by Mark Beaman)
Przewalski's Horses (image by Mark Beaman)
Przewalski's Horses (image by Mark Beaman)
Przewalski's Horse (image by Mark Beaman)
Pine Bunting (image by Mark Beaman)
Pere David's or Small Snowfinch (image by Mark Beaman)
Pallas's Sandgrouse (image by Mark Beaman)
Pallas's Reed Bunting (image by Mark Beaman)
Pallas's Pika (image by Mark Beaman)
Pallas's Pika (image by Mark Beaman)
Pallas's Fish Eagle (image by Mark Beaman)
After sunset, Pallas's Cats become more active (image by Mark Beaman)
I am just a rock, so you voles and gerbils don't need to worry... (image by Mark Beaman)
Pallas's Cat (image by Mark Beaman)
Pallas's Cat (image by Mark Beaman)
Pallas's Cat (image by Mark Beaman)
Pallas's Cat (image by Mark Beaman)
Pallas's Cat in its den (image by Mark Beaman)
A Pallas's Cat tasting the wind (image by Mark Beaman)
A Pallas's Cat bursts from cover (image by Mark Beaman)
I am just a rock... (image by Mark Beaman)
Pallas's Cat (image by Mark Beaman)
Northern Three-toed Jerboa (image by Mark Beaman)
Naumann's Thrush adult male (image by Mark Beaman)
Naumann's Thrush (image by Mark Beaman)
Mongolian Lark (image by Mark Beaman)
Mongolian Ground Jays like carrots (image by Mark Beaman)
Mongolian or Henderson's Ground Jay (image by Mark Beaman)
Mongolian Gerbils 'kissing' (image by Mark Beaman)
Mongolian Gerbil or Jird (image by Mark Beaman)
Mongolian Gazelles (image by Mark Beaman)
Mongolian Gazelles (image by Mark Beaman)
Mongolian Gazelles (image by Mark Beaman)
Long-tailed Rosefinch (image by Mark Beaman)
Long-eared Owl (image by Mark Beaman)
Long-eared Owl (image by Mark Beaman)
Long-eared Hedgehog (image by Mark Beaman)
Khustai (or Hustai) National Park (image by Mark Beaman)
The Khalzan steppe (image by Mark Beaman)
One of the Snow Leopard watchpoints after overnight snow, soon to melt (image by Mark Beaman)
One of the Snow Leopard watchpoints in the Jargalant Mountains (image by Mark Beaman)
The Jargalant Mountains (image by Mark Beaman)
High in the Jargalant Mountains (image by Mark Beaman)
The Jargalant at sunrise (image by Mark Beaman)
The Altai range after the first snow (image by Mark Beaman)
Jargalant scenery (image by Mark Beaman)
Jargalant scenery (image by Mark Beaman)
Jargalant scenery (image by Mark Beaman)
Jargalant scenery (image by Mark Beaman)
The Altai at sunrise (image by Mark Beaman)
Our group with the wonderful team at the Jargalant (image by Mark Beaman)
Our ger camp in the Jargalant (image by Mark Beaman)
Ice crystals encrust the autumn grass (image by Mark Beaman)
The striking Güldenstädt's Redstart (image by Mark Beaman)
Greater Sand Plover (image by Mark Beaman)
Sunrise in the Gobi Desert (imnage by Mark Beaman)
Gobi Desert scenery (image by Mark Beaman)
Gobi Desert scenery (image by Mark Beaman)
Our camp in the Gobi (image by Mark Beaman)
The nomadic life lives on in Mongolia (image by Mark Beaman)
The huge Eurasian Eagle-Owl (image by Mark Beaman)
The huge Eurasian Eagle-Owl (image by Mark Beaman)
Siberian Elk at sunrise (image by Mark Beaman)
Siberian Elk (image by Mark Beaman)
Siberian Elk (image by Mark Beaman)
Siberian Elk at dawn (image by Mark Beaman)
Siberian Elk (image by Mark Beaman)
A Siberian Elk tastes the wind (image by Mark Beaman)
Siberian Elk (image by Mark Beaman)
A Siberian Elk stag bugles during the rut (image by Mark Beaman)
A Siberian Elk stag bugles during the rut (image by Mark Beaman)
Dusky Thrush (image by Mark Beaman)
Dusky Thrush (image by Mark Beaman)
Demoiselle Cranes (image by Mark Beaman)
Demoiselle Cranes (image by Mark Beaman)
Demoiselle Cranes (image by Mark Beaman)
Demoiselle Cranes often mix with domestic animals in Mongolia (image by Mark Beaman)
Demoiselle Cranes (image by Mark Beaman)
Daurian Partridges (image by Mark Beaman)
Daurian Partridge (image by Mark Beaman)
Corsac Fox (image by Mark Beaman)
Cinereous Vulture (image by Mark Beaman)
Chukar Partridge (image by Mark Beaman)
Chinese Grey Shrike (image by Mark Beaman)
A Buddhist rock painting in the Gobi Altai (image by Mark Beaman)
Brown Accentor (image by Mark Beaman)
Boon Tsagaan Nuur at sunset (image by Mark Beaman)
Black-throated Thrush (image by Mark Beaman)
Black-throated Accentor (image by Mark Beaman)
Black-throated Accentor (image by Mark Beaman)
Black-throated Accentor (image by Mark Beaman)
Bactrian Camels (image by Mark Beaman)
Bactrian Camels (image by Mark Beaman)
Bactrian Camels (image by Mark Beaman)
Azure Tit (image by Mark Beaman)
Asian Short-toed Lark (image by Mark Beaman)
Argali wild sheep (image by Mark Beaman)
Argali wild sheep (image by Mark Beaman)
Angora Goats, the source of cashmere wool (image by Mark Beaman)
Siberian Accentor (image by Mark Beaman)
Brandt's Vole (image by Mark Beaman)
SNOW LEOPARDS & WILDLIFE OF MONGOLIA TOUR REPORT 2026
17 / 25 September - 10 October 2026
Mark Beaman
TOUR DIARY TEXT TO FOLLOW SHORTLY!
TOP CREATURES OF THE MAIN TOUR
1st SNOW LEOPARD
2nd PALLAS’S CAT
3rd SAIGA
4th EURASIAN EAGLE-OWL
5th PRZEWALSKI’S HORSE
TOP CREATURES OF THE WILD CAMEL EXTENSION
1st WILD CAMEL
2nd RELICT GULL
3rd= COMMON LONG-EARED HEDGEHOG
3rd= NORTHERN THREE-TOED JERBOA
3rd= STRIPED DWARF HAMSTER
3rd= BACTRIAN CAMEL
SYSTEMATIC LIST OF SPECIES RECORDED
Species marked with the diamond symbol (◊) are either endemic to the country or local region or considered ‘special’ for some other reason, including being seen on only a few tours.
MAMMALS
Common Long-eared Hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus
Siberian Shrew ◊ Crocidura sibirica
Snow Leopard ◊ Uncia uncia
Pallas’s Cat (Manul) ◊ Otocolobus manul
Corsac Fox ◊ Vulpes corsac
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Wild Horse ◊ [Przewalski’s Horse or Takhi] Equus [ferus] przewalskii
Asian Wild Ass [Mongolian Wild Ass or Kulan] ◊ Equus [hemionus] hemionus
Wild Camel ◊ Camelus ferus
Elk (or Wapiti) ◊ [Siberian Elk or Siberian Wapiti] Cervus [canadensis] sibiricus
Siberian (or Asiatic) Ibex Capra sibirica
Goitered (or Black-tailed) Gazelle Gazella subgutturosa
Argali ◊ Ovis ammon
Mongolian Gazelle ◊ Procapra gutturosa
Saiga ◊ Saiga tartarica
Tolai Hare Lepus tolai
Pallas’s (or Mongolian) Pika ◊ Ochotona pallasi
Tarbagan (or Mongolian) Marmot ◊ Marmota sibirica
Long-tailed Ground Squirrel Spermophilus undulatus
Northern Three-toed (or Hairy-footed) Jerboa Dipus sagitta
Gobi (or Desert) Jerboa ◊ Orientallactaga bullata
Siberian (or Mongolian Five-toed) Jerboa ◊ Orientallactaga sibirica
Eastern House Mouse Mus musculus
Brandt’s Vole Lasiopodomys brandtii
Striped Dwarf Hamster ◊ Cricetulus barabensis
Mongolian Jird (or Mongolian Gerbil) Meriones unguiculatus
BIRDS
Tundra Swan ◊ [Bewick’s Swan] Cygnus [columbianus] bewickii
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
Bar-headed Goose ◊ Anser indicus
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Swan Goose ◊ Anser cygnoides
Greater White-fronted Goose ◊ Anser albrifrons
Taiga Bean Goose ◊ Anser fabalis
Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Common Merganser (or Goosander) Mergus merganser
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
Common Pochard Aythya ferina
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
Gadwall Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal Anas crecca
Altai Snowcock ◊ Tetraogallus altaicus
Daurian Partridge ◊ Perdix dauurica
Chukar Partridge Alectoris chukar
Horned (or Slavonian) Grebe ◊ Podiceps auritus
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Pallas’s Sandgrouse ◊ Syrrhaptes paradoxus
Oriental (or Rufous) Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Hill Pigeon ◊ Columba rupestris
Rock Dove (Rock Pigeon) (feral) Columba livia
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian (or Common) Coot Fulica atra
White-naped Crane ◊ Antigone vipio
Demoiselle Crane ◊ Grus virgo
Common Crane Grus grus
Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
Common Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
Greater Sand Plover Anarhynchus leschenaultii
Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
Black-tailed Godwit ◊ [Eastern Black-tailed Godwit] Limosa [limosa] melanuroides
Eurasian Woodcock ◊ Scolopax rusticola
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
Common Redshank Tringa totanus
Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres
Ruff Calidris pugnax
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Temminck’s Stint Calidris temminckii
Sanderling Calidris alba
Dunlin Calidris alpina
Little Stint Calidris minuta
Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Brown-headed Gull ◊ Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Pallas’s (or Great Black-headed) Gull ◊ Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
Relict Gull ◊ Ichthyaetus relictus
Mongolian Gull ◊ Larus mongolicus
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
Great Egret Ardea alba
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Dalmatian Pelican ◊ Pelecanus crispus
Little Owl Athene noctua
Long-eared Owl Asio otus
Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
Bearded Vulture (Lammergeier) Gypaetus barbatus
Cinereous (or Eurasian Black) Vulture Aegypius monachus
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Black Kite [Black-eared Kite] Milvus [migrans] lineatus
Pallas’s Fish Eagle ◊ Haliaeetus leucoryphus
White-tailed Eagle ◊ Haliaeetus albicilla
Upland Buzzard ◊ Buteo hemilasius
Eastern (or Japanese) Buzzard ◊ Buteo japonicus
Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Merlin Falco columbarius
Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
Saker Falcon ◊ Falco cherrug
Great Grey Shrike ◊ [Steppe Grey Shrike] Lanius [excubitor] pallidirostris
Chinese Grey Shrike ◊ Lanius sphenocercus
Isabelline Shrike Lanius isabellinus
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Azure-winged (or Asian Azure-winged) Magpie ◊ Cyanopica cyanus
Eurasian Magpie Pica pica
Mongolian (or Henderson’s) Ground Jay ◊ Podoces hendersoni
Northern (or Spotted or Eurasian) Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
Daurian Jackdaw ◊ Coloeus dauuricus
Rook ◊ [Oriental Rook] Corvus [frugilegus] pastinator
Carrion Crow ◊ [Oriental Crow] Corvus [corone] orientalis
Northern (or Common) Raven Corvus corax
White-crowned Penduline-Tit ◊ Remiz coronatus
Azure Tit ◊ Cyanistes cyanus
Great Tit Parus major
Coal Tit Periparus ater
Eurasian Skylark Alauda arvensis
Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Horned Lark [Mongolian Horned Lark] ◊ Eremophila [alpestris] brandti
Mongolian Short-toed Lark ◊ Calandrella dukhunensis
Mongolian Lark ◊ Melanocorypha mongolica
Asian Short-toed Lark ◊ Alaudala cheleensis
Sand Martin (or Bank Swallow) Riparia riparia
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Siberian House Martin Delichon lagopodum
Long-tailed Tit (or Long-tailed Bushtit) Aegithalos caudatus
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
Hume’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
Pallas’s Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
Common Chiffchaff [Siberian Chiffchaff] Phylloscopus [collybita] tristis
Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca
Asian Desert Warbler ◊ Curruca nana
Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Common (or European) Starling Sturnus vulgaris
White-cheeked Starling ◊ Spodiopsar cineraceus
Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus
Red-throated Thrush ◊ Turdus ruficollis
Black-throated Thrush ◊ Turdus atrogularis
Naumann’s Thrush ◊ Turdus naumanni
Dusky Thrush ◊ Turdus eunomus
Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
Eversmann’s (or Rufous-backed) Redstart ◊ Phoenicurus erythronotus
Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
Güldenstädt’s (or White-winged) Redstart ◊ Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
Common Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maura
Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
Black-throated Accentor ◊ Prunella atrogularis
Siberian Accentor ◊ Prunella montanella
Brown Accentor ◊ Prunella fulvescens
Rock Sparrow (or Rock Petronia) Petronia petronia
White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis
Pere David’s (or Small) Snowfinch ◊ Pyrgilauda davidiana
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
Saxaul Sparrow ◊ Passer ammodendri
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
White Wagtail ◊ [Masked Wagtail] Motacilla [alba] personata
White Wagtail ◊ [Baikal Wagtail] Motacilla [alba] baicalensis
White Wagtail ◊ [East Siberian Wagtail] Motacilla [alba] ocularis
Blyth’s Pipit ◊ Anthus godlewskii
Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
Siberian Pipit ◊ Anthus japonicus
Water Pipit ◊ Anthus spinoletta
Eurasian Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Brambling Fringilla montifringilla
Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Mongolian Finch ◊ Bucanetes mongolicus
Common (or Scarlet) Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
Long-tailed Rosefinch ◊ [Siberian Long-tailed Rosefinch] Carpodacus [sibiricus] sibiricus
Oriental (or Grey-capped) Greenfinch Chloris sinica
Twite Linaria flavirostris
Redpoll Acanthis flammea
Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus
Lapland Longspur ◊ Calcarius lapponicus
Pallas’s Reed Bunting ◊ Emberiza pallasi
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
Rustic Bunting ◊ Emberiza rustica
Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
Chestnut-eared Bunting ◊ Emberiza fucata
Meadow Bunting ◊ Emberiza cioides
Godlewski’s Bunting ◊ Emberiza godlewskii
Pine Bunting ◊ Emberiza leucocephalos