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  Bird list of northern Iran, Golestân province

(South eastern part of the Caspian sea)

by Tirdâd Gorgâni
           Last update April 2004             


The coastal wetlands of South east Caspian are, due to the number and diversity of birds, of international importance for birdlife.
Millions of birds passing through this area each year. This area is located on an important migration flyway.
In the South east Caspian hundreds of bird species are encountered, including many species which breed in the area. These include rare and endangered birds, which are listed in the Red Data Books of Iran and Middle East and in some cases have wider international conservation status.
The lakes Alagol, Ulmagol and Ajigol and Gorgân Bay and Noqre Tape(Gomišân) Marshes in this area are particularly  important for waterfowls.

Every effort is made to ensure accuracy of the following list, some mistakes may creep in. To avoid confusion (I hope) I also added the scientific names and the English names.
Please e-mail information regarding any inaccuracies to me: bandare_gaz at yahoo dot com




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[ Accentors] [ Avocets-Stilts ] [ Babblers ][ Buntings, Cardinals, Tanagers ] [ Bustards ] [ Bee-eaters ] [ Coots - Gallinules ] [ Cormorants ] [ Crows - Jays ] [ Cuckoos ] [ Dippers ] [ Ducks, Geeses, Swans ] [ Eagles, Hawks, Kites, Buzzards] [ Falcons ] [ Finches, etc ] [ Flamingoes] [ Flycatchers ] [ Grebes] [ Gulls-Terns ] [ Herons, Egrets, Bitterns ] [ Hoopoe ] [ Kingfishers ] [ Larks ] [ Long-tailed Tits ] [ Nightjars ] [ Nuthatches ] [ Orioles ][ Osprey ] [ Owls ] [ Oystercatchers ] [ Pelicans ] [ Penduline tits ] [ Pheasants, Quail, Grouse, etc ] [ Pigeons-Doves ] [ Plovers ] [ Pratincoles ] [ Rails ] [ Rollers ] [ Sandgrouse ] [ Sandpipers, Phalaropes, Snipes ] [ Shrikes ] [ Sparrows, etc ] [ Starlings ] [ Storks ] [ Swallows ] [ Swifts ] [ Treecreepers ] [ Thich-knees ] [ Tits ] [ Thrushes, Robins, Chats, etc ] [ Wagtails-Pipits, etc ] [ Warblers ] [ Woodpeckers ] [ Wrens ]

 
Scientific Names English Names Persian Names Occurrence /
Distribution
 
Anatidae Ducks, Geeses and Swans Morqabi sânân 

Swans & Geese Quhâ & Qâzhâ
Cygnus olor Mute Swan (White Swan) Quye gang wintering
Cygnus cygnus Whooper Swan Quye faryâdkeš      Wintering
Cygnus bewickii Bewick's Swan  Quye kucak Wintering




Branta ruficollis Red-breasted Goose  Arus qâz not available yet
Anser anser Greylag Goose  Qâze xâkestari            Wintering
Anser albifrons Greater white-fronted goose  Qâze pišâni sepid Wintering
Anser erythropus Lesser White-fronted Goose Qâze pišâni sepide Kucak Wintering
Anser fabalis Bean Goose  Qâze pâ zard not available yet





Shelducks Morqâbihâye   (1)  Qâznamâ
Tadorna tadorna Common Shelduck  Tanje Wintering
Tadorna ferruginea Ruddy Shelduck  Ânqut Wintering





Surface-feeding Ducks Morqâbihâye ruâbcer
Anas platyrhynchos Mallard  Morqâbye sar sabz wintering
Anas acuta Northern Pintail  Filvaš Wintering
Anas strepera Gadwall  Morqâbye ardehie Wintering
Anas penelope Eurasian Wigeon  Gilâr Wintering
Anas crecca Common Teal (Green-winged Teal)  Xutkâ   Wintering
Anas querquedula Garganey  Xutkâye sepid passage
Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler  Morqâbye nok pahn Wintering





Diving Ducks Morqâbihâye Qavâsi
Aythya ferina Common Pochard  Morqâbye sar hanâyi Wintering
Aythya fuligula   Tufted Duck Morqâbye siâh kâkol               Wintering
Aythya  marila Greater  Scaup Morqâbye sar siâh Wintering
Aythya nyroca Ferruginous Duck  Morqâbye baluti Wintering
Netta rufina Red-crested Pochard  Morqâbye tâjdâr Wintering
Melanitta nigra Black Scoter Parelâye siš ( Âb kupil)               Wintering
Melanitta fusca White-winged Scoter  Parelâye bâl sepid Wintering
Clangula hyemalis Long-tailed Duck  Morqâbye domdrâz not available yet
Bucephala clangula Common Goldeneye Morqâbye cešm zariin Wintering





Saw - bills Morqâbihâye Mâhixâr
Mergus albellus Smew  Merguse sepid Wintering
Oxyura leucocephala White-headed Duck Morqâbye sar sepid Wintering
Mergus serrator Red-breasted Merganser  Merguse kâkoli Wintering
Mergus merganser Common Merganser Merguse bozorg Wintering

 
Accipitridae Eagles, Hawks, Kites, and Buzzards Šâhinâ , Kurkurhâ, Bašhâ va Sargepehâ
Accipiter badius Shikra  Peyquye kucak Breeding Status
Accipiter brevipes  Levant Sparrowhawk  Peyqu Breeding Status
Accipiter gentilis Goshawk Šâhbâz Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Accipiter nisus Sparrow Hawk  Bâše Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Aegypius monachus Black Vultures  Dâl siâh Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Aquila clanga  Greater Spotted Eagle  Šâhine tâlâbi Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Aquila heliaca  Imperial Eagle  Šâhine šâhi   (2) Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Aquila pomarina  Lesser Spotted Eagle  Šâhine jangali Breeding Status
Buteo buteo Buzzard  Sargepe Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Buteo rufinus Rough-legged Buzzard  Sargepe pâ boland        Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Circus aeruginosus  Euroasian Marsh-Harrier  Šongâre tâ lâbi Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Circaetus gallicus Short-toed Eagle  Šâhine mâhixâr     Breeding Status
Circus macrourus  Pallid Harrier Šongare sepid Wintering
Hailaetus albicilla White-tailed Eagle Šâhine daryâ yie domsepid Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Hieraaetus pennatus Booted Eagle  Šâhine parpâ   Breeding Status
Milvus migrans Black Kite  Kurkur Breeding Status
Milvus milvus Red Kite Kurkure hanâiy Wintering
Neophron percnopterus  Egyptian Vulture  Karkas  Breeding Status
Pernis apivorus  Honey Buzzard  Sargepe  jangali Breeding Status

 
Aegithalidae Long-tailed Tits  Carx  risakhâye domdrâz
Aegithalos caudatus Long-tailed Tit  Carx risake domdrâz Wintering & Breeding Status

 
Alaudidae Larks Cekâvakhâ        
Alauda arvensis Skylark  Cekâvake âsemâni              Wintering & Breeding Status
Calandrella cinerea  Short-toed Lark  Cekâvake panje kutâh Breeding Status
Calandrella rufescens  Lesser Short-toed Lark  Cekâvake kucak Wintering & Breeding Status
Eremophila alpestris Shore Lark  Cekâvake  šâxdâr Wintering
Galerida cristata Crested Lark  Cekâvake kâkoli Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Lullula arborea  Wood Lark  Cekâvake daraxti       Wintering & Breeding Status
Melanocorypha calandra Calandra Lark Cekâvake gandomzâr Wintering & Breeding Status

 
Alcedinidae Kingfishers Mâhi xorakân
Alcedo atthis  Kingfisher  Mâhi xorake kucak       Wintering & Breeding Status
 
Apodidae Swifts Bâdxorakân
Apus apus  Swift  Bâdxorake râyej Breeding Status
Apus melba  Alpine Swift  Bâdxorake mâhi Breeding Status
 
Ardeidae Herons, Egrets and Bitterns Qamxorakân
Ardea cinerea Grey Heron Qamxorake xâkestari        Wintering & Breeding Status
Ardeola ralloides  Squacco Heron  Qamxorake zard  (3) Breeding Status
Ardera purpurea Purple Heron Qamxorake arqavâni Breeding Status
Botaurus stellaris Bittern  Butimâr      Wintering
Bubulcus ibis Cattle Egret Gâv cerânak Breeding Status
Egretta alba Great White Heron Egrete bozorg  Wintering
Egretta garzetta Little Egret  Egrete kucak Breeding Status
Ixobrychus minutus Little Bittern Butim âre kucak Breeding Status
Nycticorax nycticorax  Night Heron Qamxorake šab Breeding Status
 
Burhinidae  Thich-knees

Burhinus oedicnemus Stone Curlew  Câx laq* Breeding Status
 
Caprimulgidae Nightjars Šabgardhâ
Caprimulgus europaeus Nightjar  Šabgarde râyej Breeding Status
 
Certhiidae Tree creepers Dârxazakân
Certhia familiaris Tree Creeper Dârxazak    Wintering & Breeding Status
 
Charadriidae Plovers Salimhâ
Charadrius alexandrinus Kentish Plover Salime kucak       Wintering & Breeding Status
Charadrius dubius  Little Ringed Plover Salime towqie kucak Breeding Status
Vanellus leucurus White-tailed Lapwing  Xoruse kowlie dom sepid Breeding Status
Vanellus vanellus  Northern Lapwing  Xoruse kowli Wintering & Breeding Status
 
Ciconiidae Storks Laklakhâ
Ciconia nigra  Black Stork  Laklake siâh Breeding Status
 
Cinclidae Dippers Zirâbravakhâ
Cinculus cinculus  Dipper    Zirâbravak Wintering & Breeding Status
 
Columbidae Pigeons and Doves Kabutarân
Columba livia  Rock Dove  Kabutare câhi Wintering & Breeding Status
Columba oenas  Stock Dove  Fâxte Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Columba palumbus  Wood Pigeon  Kabutare jangali Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Streptopelia turtur  Turtle Dove  Qomrie râyej Breeding Status
 
Coraciidae Rollers Sabzakhâ
Coracias garrulus  Roller  Sabzak(kalâqe sabz) Breeding Status
 
Corvidae Crows Kalaqhâ
Corvus corax Raven  Kalâq Wintering & Breeding Status
Corvus corone  Hooded Crow  Kalâqe siâh sepid Wintering & Breeding Status
Corvus frugilegus Rook  Kalâq siâh Wintering & Breeding Status
Corvus monedula  Jackdaw Kalâqe gardan bur           Wintering
Garrulus glandarius Jay  Zâqe kabud Wintering & Breeding Status
Pica pica Magpie  Zâqi Wintering & Breeding Status
Pyrrhocorax graculus  Alpine Chough  Zâgqe nok zard Wintering & Breeding Status
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Chough Zâgqe nok sorx Wintering & Breeding Status
 
Cuculidae Cuckoos Kukuhâ
Cuculus canorus Cuckoo  Kuku Breeding Status
 
Emberizidae Buntings, Cardinals and Tanagers Zardparehâ
Emberiza bruniceps  Red-headed Bunting  Zardpareye sar sorx Breeding Status
Emberiza buchanani  Grey-necked Bunting  Zardpareye xâkestari       Breeding Status
Emberiza cia  Rock Bunting Zardpareye kuhi       Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Emberiza citrinella  Yellowhammer  Zardpareye limuyi Wintering
Emberiza hortulana Ortolan Bunting  Zardpareye sar zeituni Breeding Status
Emberiza schoeniclus Reed Bunting Zardpareye tâlâbi       Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Milaria calandra  Corn Bunting  Zardpareye keštzâr              Wintering & Breeding Status
 
Falconidae Falcons
                     
Falco cherrug  Saker Falcon  Balabân          Wintering
Falco naumanni  Lesser Kestrel  Delijeye kucak Breeding Status
Falco pelegrinoides Barbary Falcon Šâhin Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Falco peregrinus Peregrine Falcon  Pâ sorx Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Falco subbuteo  Hobby Leil *  Breeding Status
Falco tinnunculus Eurasian Kestrel  Delije Wintering & Breeding Status
 
Fringillidae Finches, etc Sehrehâ
Acanthis cannabina  Linnet  Sehre sine sorx         Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Acanthis flavirostris  Twite  Sehre kuhi         Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Carduelis carduelis Goldfinch  Sehre râyej Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Carduelis spinus Siskin  Sehre zard Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Carpodacus erythrinus Scarlet Rosefinch  Sehre goli         Breeding Status
Coccothraustes coccothraustes  Hawfinch  Sehre nok bozorg Wintering & Breeding Status
Mycerobas carnipes  White-winged Grosbeak Sehre siâh Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Pyrrhula pyrrhula Bull Finch  Sehre damgahe sepid Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Rhodopechys mongolica  Mongolian Trumpeter Finch  Sehre moqoli Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Rhodopechys obsoleta  Desert Finch  Sehre xâki Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Rhodopechys sanguinea  Crimson-winged Finch  Sehre bâl sorx          Wintering & Breeding Status
 
Glareolidae Pratincoles Glâryolhâ
Glareola pratincola  Pratincole  Glâryole bâl sorx Breeding Status
 
Haematopodidae Oystercatchers Gušmâhixorân
Haematopus ostralegus Oystercatcher Gušmâhixor           Wintering
 
Hirundinidae Swallows Parastuhâ
Delichon urbica  House Martin  Celceleye damgahe sepid Breeding Status
Hirundo rupestris  Crag Martin  Ceceleye kuhi        Breeding Status
Hirundo rustica  Swallow Parastu Breeding Status
Riparia riparia  Sand Martin  Celceleye rudxânyi Breeding Status
 
Laniidae Shrikes Sang Cešmhâ
Lanius excubitor Great Grey Shrike Sang cešme bozorg Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Lanius isabellinus Isabelline Shrike  Sang cešme domsorx Breeding Status
Lanius minor  Lesser Grey Shrike Sang cešme xâkestari Breeding Status
 
Laridae Gulls and Terns Kakaihâ
Chlidonias hybrida  Whiskered Tern  Parastuye daryâiye gune sepid Breeding Status
Gelochelidon nilotica  Gull-billed Tern  Parastuye daryâyie nokkoloft          Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Larus argentatus Herring Gull  Kâkâiye noqrei          Wintering
Larus genei  Slender-billed Gull  Kâkâiye goli          Wintering
Larus ichtyaetus  Great Black-headed Gull Kâkâiye bozorg         Wintering
Larus ridibundus Black-headed Gull  Kâkâyie sar siâh Wintering
Sterna albifrons Little Tern  Parastuye daryâyie kucak Breeding Status
Sterna hirundo  Common Tern  Parastuye daryâyie râyej Breeding Status
 
Meropidae Bee-eaters Zanburxorhâ
Merops apiaster Bee-eater  Zanburxore râyej          Breeding Status
Merops superciliosus  Blue-cheeked Bee-eater  Zanburxore galu xormâyi Breeding Status
 
Motacillidae Wagtails, Pipits, etc Domjonbânakhâ
Anthus campestris Tawny Pipit  Pipite xâkestari     Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Anthus spinoletta Water Pipit  Pipite tâlâbi Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit Pipite daraxti Breeding Status
Motacilla alba Pied Wagtail  Domjonbânake siâh sepid Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Motacilla cinerea Grey Wagtail  Domjonbânake xâkestari Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Motacilla citreola Citrine Wagtail Domjonbânake kale zard        Wintering
Motacilla flava Yellow Wagtail  Domjonbânake zard Breeding Status
 

Muscicapidae Flycatchers Magasgirân
Ficedula albicollis Collard Flycatcher Magasgire siâh sepid Breeding Status
Ficedula parva Red-breasted Flycatcher Magasgire sine sorx Breeding Status
Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher  Magasgire xâldâr Breeding Status
 
Oriolidae Orioles Pari Šahroxân
Oriolus oriolus Golden Oriole  Parye šahrox Breeding Status
 
Otididae Bustards Hubrehâ
Otis tarda  Great Bustard  Mišmorq Wintering
Otis tetrax Little Bustard  Zangole bâl Wintering & Breeding Status
 
Pandionidae Osprey

Pandion haliaetus Ospery Šâhine mâhixâr      Breeding Status
 
Paridae Tits Carx risakhâ
Parus ater Coal Tit  Carxrisake pas sar sepid Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Parus caeruleus Blue Tit  Carxrisake sarâbi Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Parus lugubris  Sombre Tit  Carxrisake sar siâh Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Parus major Great Tit  Carxrisake bozorg Wintering & Breeding Status
 
Pelecanidae Pelicans Pelikânhâ
Pelecanus crispus  Dalmatian Pelican  Pelikâne pâ xâkestari Wintering
 
Phalacrocoracidae Cormorants

Phalacrocorax carbo Cormorant  Bâklân Wintering
Phalacrocorax pygmaeus Pygmy Cormorant  Bâklâne kucak       Wintering
 
Phasianidae Pheasants, Quail, Grouse, etc Toranghâ
Coturnix coturnix Common Quail Beldercin Breeding Status
Phasianus colchicus Ring-Necked Pheasant  Torang  Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Francolinus francolinus Black Francolin  Pour  Wintering & Breeding Stat.
 
Phoenicopteriade Flamingoes Flâmingohâ
Phoenicopterus ruber Greater Flamingo  Flâmingo Wintering
 
Picidae Woodpeckers Dârkubhâ
Dendrocopos major  Great Spotted Woodpecker  Dârkube xâldâre bozorg         Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Dryocopus martius Black Woodpecker  Dârkube siâh Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Dendrocopos medius  Middle Spotted Woodpecker  Dârkube sar sorx Wintering & Breeding Status
Dendrocopos minor Lesser Spotted Woodpecker  Dârkube kucak Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Dendrocopos syriacus  Syrian Woodpecker  Dârkube bâqi Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Picus viridis Green woodpecker  Dârkube sabz Wintering & Breeding Stat.
 
Ploceidae Sparrows, etc Gonješkhâ
Montifringilla nivalis  Snow Finch  Gonješke barfi Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Passer domesticus House Sparrow  Gonješke râyej Wintering & Breeding Status
Passer hispaniolensis Spanish Sparrow  Gonješke sine siâh Wintering & Breeding Status
Passer montanus Tree Sparrow  Gonješke daraxti Wintering & Breeding Status
Petronia petronia Rock Sparrow  Gonješke kuhi Wintering & Breeding Status
 
Podicipedidae  Grebes Kešimhâ
Podiceps cristatus Great Crested Grebe  Kešime bozorg Wintering & Breeding Status
Podiceps grisegena  Red-necked Grebe  Kešime gardan sorx        Wintering
Podiceps nigricollis Blac-necked Grebe  Kešime gardan siâh Wintering & Breeding Status
Podiceps ruficollis Little Grebe  Kešime kucak        Wintering & Breeding Status
 
Prunellidae Accentors Gonješkhâye kucak
Prunella modularis  Dunnock Gonješke kucake jangali           Wintering & Breeding Status
Prunella ocularis  Radde's Accentor Gonješke kucake abru sepid            Wintering
 
Pteroclidae  Sandgrouse Kowkarhâ
Pterocles alchata Pin-tailed Sandgrouse Kowkare šekam sepid Wintering & Breeding Status
Pterocles orientalis  Black-bellied sandgrouse  Kowkare šekam siâh Wintering & Breeding Status
 
Rallidae Rails, Coots and Gallinules Yalvehâ
Crex crex Corncrake Yalveye hanâyi Breeding Status
Fulica atra  Coot Cangar Wintering & Breeding Status
Gallinula chloropus  Moorhen Cangare nok sorx Wintering & Breeding Status
Porzana porzana Spotted Crake  Yalveye xâldâr Wintering
Rallus aquaticus Water Rail Yalveye âbi Wintering & Breeding Status
 
Recurvirostridae Avocets and Stilits Âvosthâ
Himantopus himantopus  Black-winged Stilt  Cub pâ Breeding Status
Recurvirostra avosetta  Avocet Âvost   Wintering
 
Remizidae Penduline tits Carxrisakhâye pošt baluti
Remiz pendulinus Penduline Tit Carxrisake pošt baluti Wintering & Breeding Status
 
Scolopacidae Sandpipers, Phalaropes and Snipes Âbclikhâ
Tringa totanus Redshank  Âbclike pâ sorx               Wintering
Tringa hypoleucos Common Sandpiper  Âbclike âvâzxân Breeding Status 
Phalaropus lobatus Red-necked Phalarope Fâlârube baluti
Tringa nebularia Greenshank Âbclike pâ sabz Wintering
 
Sittidae Nuthatches Kamar kowlihâ
Sitta europaea Nuthatch Kamar kowlie jangali Wintering & Breeding Status
Sitta neumayer  Neumayer's Rock Nuthatch  Kamar kowlie kucak Wintering & Breeding Status
Tichodroma muraria  Wall Creeper  Dârxazak Wintering & Breeding Status
 

Strigidae Typical Owls Joqdhâ
Asio otus Long-eared Owl  Joqde guš deraz Wintering
Athene noctua Little Owl Joqde kucak Wintering & Breeding    Status
Bubo bubo  Eagle Owl  Šâh buf Wintering & Breeding    Status
Otus scops  Scops Owl  Cuk (4) Breeding Status
Strix aluco Tawny Owl  Joqde jangali Wintering & Breeding    Status
 

Sturnidae Starlings Sârhâ
Sturnus roseus Rose-coloured Starling Sare goli Breeding Status
Sturnus vulgaris Starling  Sâr   Wintering & Breeding    Status
 
Sylviidae Warblers Seskhâ
Acrocephalus agricola Paddy-field Warbler Seske šâlizâr        Breeding Status
Acrocephalus arundinaceus Great Reed Warbler  Seske tâlâbie   bozorg Breeding Status
Acrocephalus dumetorum Blyth's Reed Warbler  Seske tâlâbie xâ vari          Breeding Status
Acrocephalus scripaceus Reed Warbler  Seske  tâlâbie râyej         
 Breeding Status
Cettia cetti Cetti's Warbler  Seske dompahn  Wintering & Breeding Status
Hipolais icterina Icterine Warbler  Seske daraxtie zard Breeding Status
Hipolais pallida Olivaceous Warbler  Seske daraxtie zeituni Breeding Status
Lusciniola melanopogon Moustached Warbler  Seske abru sepid  Wintering & Breeding Status
Phylloscopus collybita Chiffchaff  Cifcâf Wintering & Breeding Status
Phylloscopus nitidus  Green Warbler  Cifcâf e sabz Breeding Status
Regulus regulus Goldcrest  Tâj zarin Wintering
Sylvia althaea  Hume's Lesser Whitethroat  Seske neqâb dâre sargardân    Breeding Status
Sylvia atricapilla Blackcap Seske sar siâh Breeding Status
Sylvia communis  Whitethroat  Seske galu sepid Breeding Status
Sylvia hortensis  Orphean Warbler  Seske cešm sepid        Breeding Status
Sylvia mystacea  Menetrie's Warbler  Seske sar dudi Breeding Status
 
Timaliidae Babblers Likuhâ
Panurus biarmicus  Bearded Tit  Carx risake neyzâr Wintering & Breeding Status
 
Troglodytidae Wrens Elikâiyhâ

Troglodytes troglodytes Wren  Elikâiy      Wintering & Breeding Status
 
Turdidae Thrushes, Robins, Chats, etc Tukâhâ
Cercotrichas galactotes  Rufous Bush Chat Dom catri Breeding Status
Erithacus rubecula Robin  Sine sorx Wintering & Breeding Status
Irania gutturalis White-throated Robin  Sine sorxe irâni Breeding Status
Luscinia megarhynchos Nightingale  Bolbol  Breeding Status
Luscinia svecica Bluethroat  Galu âbi Wintering
Monticola saxatilis Rock Thrush  Jalake kuhi Breeding Status
Monticola solitarius Blue Rock Thrush  Jalake banafš   Breeding Status
Oenanthe finschii  Finsch's Wheatear  Cekcâke pošt sepid Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Oenanthe isabellina  Isabelline Wheatear Cekcâke dašti Breeding Status
Oenanthe oenanthe Wheatear Cekcâke kuhi Breeding Status
Oenanthe pleschanka Pied wheatear  Cekcâke siáhsepid Breeding Status
Oenanthe xanthoprymna Red-tailed Wheatear  Cekcâke domsorx Breeding Status
Phoenicurus phoenicurus  Redstart  Dom sorxe râjej Breeding Status 
Saxicola rubetra  Whinchat  Ceke buteyi       Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Saxicola torquata  Stonechat  Cek Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Turdus merula Blackbird  Tukâye siâh          Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Turdus philomelos Song Thrush  Tukâye bâqi           Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Turdus torquatus Ring Ouzel  Tukâye towqi           Wintering & Breeding Stat.
Turdus viscivorus  Mistle Thrush  Tukâye bozorg          Wintering & Breeding Stat.
 
Upupidae Hoopoe Hodhodhâ
Upupa epops  Hoopoe  Hodhod (Šâne besar)        Breeding Status



(1) Morqâbi = Ordak*


(2) Šâhin = Alu  = Oqab*


(3) Qam xorak  = Havasil*


(4) Cuk = Morqe haq*


*Namhâye arabi va ya torki
 
  

Please note following, due to the prononciation  of some of the Persian Bird Names:

the " Â " is pronounced like the "a " in "Darwin", long a.
 the " C " is pronounced like the "ch" in "cheese"     
the " J" is pronounced like the "J" in "James"
 the "Š " is pronounced like the "sh" in "Washington"
 the " Q " is  pronounced like the " r "  in "Mer ci" the french word for Thank you 
the " X " is pronounced like  the  "ch" in  the german city of  "Offenbach" or  the Scotich  "Loch "
 the " Ž " is  pronounced like the the " su" in English "treasure"   

For more information about birdwatching in Iran please visit the following links:
 Iran Hotspots
 Birdwatching in Iran
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse...in Golestan Province, Iran
Iran Trip Report
Mr. Sacher's Iran Trip Report, April 2000
 Trip Report:  Iran, February 20 - March 7, 2000
Siberian Crane in Iran
Ornithological Society of the Middle East
Recent records from Iran
BirdLife Middle East
Birdwatching
Birdwatching Expeditions Worldwide
 Birds of ZâgrosMountains, western Iran
Some interesting bird observations from the coast of Iran
Birding in Iran
Iran, a trip report (in Swedish)
Some birds from southern Iran

Bird checklist of Tajikistan
Bird checklist of Afghanistan

Bird Organization in Iran:
 Dr Jamšid Mansuri, Ornithology Unit, Dept of the Environment
 PO Box 5181, Tehrân 15875, Irân.
 Tel/Fax: +98- 21 8071665
E-mail: birdlife@morva.net

Booktips:
Birds of the Middle East (Porter, Christensen, etc, 1996)
 The birds of Iran (Dep. of the Environment, 1975)
Where to Watch Birds in Asia (Wheatley, 1996)
 Geese, Swans, Ducks of Iran (Behrouzi-Rad, 1994)
A Guide to the Fauna of Iran (E. Firouz, 2000), Iran University Press (ISBN 964-01-0956-8)
The Mammals and Birds of Iran (P.Humphreys, Esmail Kahrom,1995)
"Birds of Europe with North Africa and the Middle East"
  

References:
 A Guide to the Fauna of Iran (E. Firouz, 2000), Iran University Press (ISBN 964-01-0956-8)
Birds of the Middle East (Porter, Christensen, etc, 1996)
Geese, Swans, Ducks of Iran (Behrouzi-Rad, 1994)
The birds of Iran (Dep. of the Environment, 1975),
Wetland and riverain ecosystems of Golestan province (A. Abdoli, R.Ghaemi, B. Kiabi 1999), Dep.of the Environment

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