Turkmenistan bird checklist
316 bird species in 60 families have been recorded in Turkmenistan, according to eBird; about 287 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Turkmenistan right now
1Common Myna
2Hooded Crow
3Rock Pigeon
4House Sparrow
5Barn Swallow
6European Starling
7Mallard
8Dunlin
9Eurasian Collared-Dove
10Bank Swallow
Turkmenistan bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Graylag Goose
- Mute Swan
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Marbled Duck
- Red-crested Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Common Goldeneye
- Common Merganser
- Red-breasted Merganser
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Ring-necked Pheasant
- See-see Partridge
- Common Quail
- Chukar
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Hill Pigeon
- Yellow-eyed Pigeon
- Common Wood-Pigeon
- European Turtle-Dove
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Eurasian Collared-Dove
- Laughing Dove
Sandgrouse
- Pin-tailed Sandgrouse
Cuckoos
- Common Cuckoo
- Oriental Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Eurasian Nightjar
- Egyptian Nightjar
Swifts
- Alpine Swift
- Common Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Water Rail
- Spotted Crake
- Eurasian Moorhen
- Eurasian Coot
- Gray-headed Swamphen
Cranes
- Common Crane
Stilts and Avocets
- Black-winged Stilt
- Pied Avocet
Oystercatchers
- Eurasian Oystercatcher
Plovers and Lapwings
- Black-bellied Plover
- Common Ringed Plover
- Little Ringed Plover
- Northern Lapwing
- White-tailed Lapwing
- Greater Sand-Plover
- Kentish Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Eurasian Whimbrel
- Eurasian Curlew
- Bar-tailed Godwit
- Black-tailed Godwit
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Great Snipe
- Common Snipe
- Red-necked Phalarope
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Marsh Sandpiper
- Wood Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Spotted Redshank
- Common Greenshank
- Ruddy Turnstone
- Red Knot
- Ruff
- Broad-billed Sandpiper
- Curlew Sandpiper
- Temminck's Stint
- Sanderling
- Dunlin
- Little Stint
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Cream-colored Courser
- Collared Pratincole
- Black-winged Pratincole
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Little Gull
- Slender-billed Gull
- Black-headed Gull
- Common Gull
- Caspian Gull
- Little Tern
- Gull-billed Tern
- Caspian Tern
- Whiskered Tern
- Black Tern
- White-winged Tern
- Common Tern
- Sandwich Tern
Flamingos
- Greater Flamingo
Grebes
- Little Grebe
- Horned Grebe
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Storks
- Black Stork
- White Stork
Cormorants and Shags
- Pygmy Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
Ibises and Spoonbills
- Glossy Ibis
- Eurasian Spoonbill
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Little Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Egret
- Squacco Heron
- Western Cattle-Egret
- Great Egret
- Gray Heron
- Purple Heron
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Bearded Vulture
- Egyptian Vulture
- European Honey-buzzard
- Cinereous Vulture
- Himalayan Griffon
- Eurasian Griffon
- Short-toed Snake-Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Imperial Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Shikra
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Western Marsh Harrier
- Hen Harrier
- Pallid Harrier
- Montagu's Harrier
- Black Kite
- White-tailed Eagle
- Rough-legged Hawk
- Common Buzzard
- Long-legged Buzzard
Owls
- Eurasian Scops-Owl
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl
- Little Owl
- Long-eared Owl
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Bee-eaters
- Asian Green Bee-eater
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eater
- European Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
Rollers
- European Roller
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- White-backed Woodpecker
- Great Spotted Woodpecker
- White-winged Woodpecker
Falcons and Caracaras
- Lesser Kestrel
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Red-footed Falcon
- Merlin
- Eurasian Hobby
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
Old World Orioles
- Eurasian Golden Oriole
- Indian Golden Oriole
Monarch Flycatchers
- Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Red-backed Shrike
- Red-tailed Shrike
- Isabelline Shrike
- Bay-backed Shrike
- Long-tailed Shrike
- Great Gray Shrike
- Lesser Gray Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Eurasian Magpie
- Turkestan Ground-Jay
- Red-billed Chough
- Yellow-billed Chough
- Eurasian Jackdaw
- Daurian Jackdaw
- Rook
- Carrion Crow
- Hooded Crow
- Brown-necked Raven
- Common Raven
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Coal Tit
- Rufous-naped Tit
- Azure Tit
- Great Tit
Penduline-Tits
- Eurasian Penduline-Tit
- White-crowned Penduline-Tit
Larks
- Desert Lark
- Wood Lark
- Eurasian Skylark
- Oriental Skylark
- Crested Lark
- Horned Lark
- Greater Short-toed Lark
- Bimaculated Lark
- Calandra Lark
- Turkestan Short-toed Lark
Bearded Reedling
- Bearded Reedling
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Booted Warbler
- Sykes's Warbler
- Eastern Olivaceous Warbler
- Upcher's Warbler
- Moustached Warbler
- Sedge Warbler
- Paddyfield Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Marsh Warbler
- Common Reed Warbler
- Great Reed Warbler
- Clamorous Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Savi's Warbler
Swallows
- Bank Swallow
- Pale Martin
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Western House-Martin
- European Red-rumped Swallow
Leaf Warblers
- Hume's Warbler
- Sulphur-bellied Warbler
- Willow Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- Greenish Warbler
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Scrub Warbler
- Cetti's Warbler
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Eurasian Blackcap
- Garden Warbler
- Barred Warbler
- Lesser Whitethroat
- Eastern Orphean Warbler
- Asian Desert Warbler
- Menetries's Warbler
- Greater Whitethroat
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Streaked Laughingthrush
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
Nuthatches
- Eastern Rock Nuthatch
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Starlings
- European Starling
- Rosy Starling
- Common Myna
Thrushes and Allies
- Mistle Thrush
- Song Thrush
- Redwing
- Eurasian Blackbird
- Fieldfare
- Ring Ouzel
- Black-throated Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Spotted Flycatcher
- Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin
- European Robin
- White-throated Robin
- Thrush Nightingale
- Common Nightingale
- Bluethroat
- Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Red-breasted Flycatcher
- European Pied Flycatcher
- Rufous-backed Redstart
- Common Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Whinchat
- Siberian Stonechat
- Pied Bushchat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Eastern Black-eared Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
- Variable Wheatear
- Finsch's Wheatear
- Persian Wheatear
Waxwings
- Bohemian Waxwing
Hypocolius
- Hypocolius
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Dunnock
Old World Sparrows
- Saxaul Sparrow
- House Sparrow
- Spanish Sparrow
- Zarudny's Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Rock Sparrow
- Pale Rockfinch
Wagtails and Pipits
- Gray Wagtail
- Western Yellow Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Richard's Pipit
- Tawny Pipit
- Meadow Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Red-throated Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Brambling
- White-winged Grosbeak
- Hawfinch
- Common Rosefinch
- Trumpeter Finch
- Desert Finch
- European Greenfinch
- Eurasian Linnet
- Gray-crowned Goldfinch
- Fire-fronted Serin
- Eurasian Siskin
Longspurs and Snow Buntings
- Lapland Longspur
Old World Buntings
- Red-headed Bunting
- Corn Bunting
- Rock Bunting
- Meadow Bunting
- White-capped Bunting
- Yellowhammer
- Gray-necked Bunting
- Ortolan Bunting
- Reed Bunting
Most common birds in Turkmenistan
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Turkmenistan’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- DunlinCalidris alpina
- Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Bank SwallowRiparia riparia
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Green-winged TealAnas crecca
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Eurasian CootFulica atra
- Common PochardAythya ferina
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Largest bird families in Turkmenistan
Among its regular birds.
- Old World Flycatchers24
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites22
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl18
- Sandpipers and Allies18
- Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers13
- Reed Warblers and Allies12
- Finches, Euphonias, and Allies11
- Larks10
Reported in the last 30 days
2 species reported to eBird in Turkmenistan in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, most recent first:
Common Myna, Hooded Crow.
Get to know some of them
Glossy Ibis
Red-necked Phalarope
Common Tern
Rook
Green-winged Teal
Northern Lapwing
Great Crested Grebe
Eurasian Coot
Common Pochard
Black-headed Gull
Great Cormorant
Wood Sandpiper
Little Grebe
Eurasian Tree Sparrow