Welcome to www.tibetbirds.com!This page is dedicated to the birds of Tibet. I also give advice and information for birders and birdwatchers on birdwatching and travel in Tibet. Below my pictures of Tibetan birds. If you want to find a special bird without scrolling the whole page you just may use your browser's search function (press: ctrl + F) and type the bird you search in English, German or Latin. For some birds click for "more pictures" ! This is the first webpage attempting to show Tibetan language bird names!!!Please help with the Tibetan names of Tibetan birds! I would also be interested in local/ dialect/ other diverging names!!!I did not record the time of photographing here, but it is in the meta data of the pictures. Download the picture, right click picture - Eigenschaften - Details - Aufnahmedatum. |
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Ruddy Shell Duck Rostgans Tadorna ferruginea 赤麻鸭 (chì má yā)
(ngang ser, also ngur pa) One of the most common birds here on lakes and rivers in winter. They seem to come because they consider Lhasa in winter to be a beautiful warm place!!! Lalu, Lhasa River, Damshung |
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Bar Headed Goose Streifengans oder Indische Gans Anser indicus 斑头雁 (bān tóu yàn)
(ngang pa mgo khra) Very common here in Winter. It is supposed to be one of the highest flying birds! They have been seen flying over the highest peaks of the Himalaya!
Lalu, Lhasa River, Damshung, Lukhang |
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Crested Grebe Haubentaucher Podiceps cristatus 凤头鸊鷉 (fèng tóu pì tī) Quite rare here. I only saw one at a time. Lukhang |
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Black Necked Crane Schwarzhalskranich Grus nigricollis 黑颈鹤 (hēi jǐng hè) (khrung khrung mjing nag)
more pictures Phembo, Lalu |
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Tibetan Eared Pheasant Harman-Ohrfasan Crossoptilon harmani 藏马鸡 (zàng mǎ jī) (bya wang sngon mo) One finds these rare pheasants only around monasteries, where for the sake of the Buddhist religion hunting was forbidden in the past and today. more pictures Shugseb, Densatil |
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Tibetan snowcock Tibet-Königshuhn Tetraogallus tibetanus 藏雪鸡 (zàng xuĕ jī) (gong mo) Same as above: once one sees them around monasteries they can be quite tame.
more pictures Shugseb
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Black Kite Schwarzer Milan, Schwarzmilan Milvus migrans 黑鸢 (hēi yuān) ('ol ba) Lalu |
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Little Owl Steinkauz Athene noctua 纵纹腹小鸮 (zòng wén fù xiǎo xiāo)
('ug pa khra bo, 'ug chung thur ris) Damshung |
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Lammergeier, Lammergeyer, or Bearded Vulture Bartgeier Gypaetus barbatus 胡兀鹫 (hú wù jiù) (dur bya: literally: burrial ground bird, go bo) They sometimes go after the vultures to skyburrial sites for the bones which they will drop from high altitude on a rock to smash them to get the marrow. On this picture the beard is clearly visible.
more pictures Drigung |
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Steppe Eagle Steppenadler Aquila nipalensis 亚洲草原雕 (yà zhōu cǎo yuán diāo) (rtswa glag) It has a crop in its throat allowing it to store food for several hours! It is the national bird of Egypt! Damshung |
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Upland buzzard Hochlandbussard auch Mongolenbussard Buteo hemilasius 大鵟 (dà kuáng) (byi zan khra chen mo, ne'u le) Here a comment by Peter Humphrey: the bird you labelled Upland Buzzard is actually the Common Buzzard race found in the region (according to Sid in Sichuan it has now been elevated to a species by some authorities and is now called Himalayan Buzzard Buteo burmanicus). Plumage is pretty much identical to the Upland Buzzard but the size and structure are different with the latter looking more eagle-like as a bigger bird with longer wings, heavier flight and larger bill. I saw a few of these in Tibet but most - includng all the dead ones we found at Namtso - were Common/Himalayan Namtsho |
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Himalayan Vulture or Himalayan Griffon Vulture Schneegeier oder Himalayageier Gyps himalayensis 高山兀鹫 (gāo shān wù jiù) (thang dkar rgod po, rgod thang dkar) Dozens can be sees at Tibetan sky burrial places. Also they may find dead animals along the highways. If cought in such situations they are very tame, not minding if one walks right into a venue of vultures. Probably the most common bird of prey in Tibet. Drigung, Damshung |
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Red Billed Chough Alpenkrähe Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax 红嘴山鸦 (hóng zuǐ shān yā) (skyung ka) Drigung, Tsurpu |
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Alpine Chough or Yellow-billed Chough Alpendohle, auch Berg- oder Jochdohle Pyrrhocorax graculus 黄嘴山鸦 (huáng zuǐ shān yā)
(gangs skyung) Drigung |
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Brown Accentor Fahlbraunelle Prunella fulvescens 褐岩鹨 (hè yán liù) (ti li dzi dkar) very common here ... more pictures everywhere ... |
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White-throated Dipper, also European Dipper or just Dipper Wasseramsel oder Eurasische Wasseramsel Cinclus cinclus 河乌 (hé wū) (rba byi'u: literatlly: little wave bird, rba byi'u 'og dkar) Lovely little bird diving in little streams, through little waterfalls, even below ice patches. Very enjoyable watching!
more pictures Terdrom, Tsurpu |
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Himalayan Wagtail/ White Wagtail Bachstelze-alboides, Himalaya Bachstelze Motacilla alboides/ Motacilla alba 白鹡鸰 (bái jí líng) ('o byi'u) Lhasa river, Lalu, everywhere were there is water it seems, very very common |
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White-rumped Snowfinch or White-rumped Ground-sparrow, Taczanowski's/Mandelli's Ground-sparrow/Snowfinch Tibet-Schneefink oder Weißbürzel-Schneefink, Weißbürzel-Erdsperling Pyrgilauda taczanowskii, Montifringilla taczanowskii 白腰雪雀 (bái yāo xuĕ què) (bra rta skya ril) Damshung |
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Rufous-necked Snowfinch Rothals-Erdsperling, Rothalsschneefink, Rothals-Schneefink Pyrgilauda ruficollis, Montifringilla ruficollis 棕颈雪雀 (zōng jǐng xuĕ què) (bra byi’u rgya ser) Damshung, Namtsho |
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Tibetan Ground-tit or Hume's Ground-tit, Ground Tit or simply as Hume's Groundpecker, also Hume's Ground-jay or Tibetan Ground-jay Höhlenhäher Pseudopodoces humilis 褐背拟地鸦 (hè bēi nǐ dì yā) (ti ti) Little bird that uses Pika holes for living!
more pictures Dode, Namtsho, Damshung, Lalu, Tsurpu, ... probably everywhere |
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Great tit Kohlmeise Parus major 大山雀 (dà shān què) (dung ma ‘o thung) Nyangre, Dode, Norbulingka, Lalu, very common |
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White winged grosbeak Wacholderkernbeißer Mycerobas carnipes 白翅拟蜡嘴雀 (bái chì nǐ là zuǐ què) (shug byi’u stod nag) The German name suggests that it eats juniper seeds, of which in deed there is a lot here. Sorry for the bad picture ... rare Drigung |
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Wallcreeper Mauerläufer Tichodroma muraria 红翅旋壁雀 (hóng chì xuán bì què) (brag shud) now it came to the river, where I can see it every day Damshung, Lhasa river |
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Tibetan Lark Riesensumpflärche Melanocorypha maxima 长嘴百灵 (cháng zuǐ bǎi líng) (na yi co ka) Lalu
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Hoopoe Wiedehopf, auch Hoppevogel, Puvogel, Krammetsvogel, Langwiede, Hupatz oder Wehdwinde Upupa epops 戴胜 (dài shèng) (pu shud) more pictures Lalu, Lukhang, common also in non-special birdwatching places |
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Mallard Stockente Anas platyrhynchos 绿头鸭 (lǜ tóu yā) Here a male (drake). The most common duck on Germany's ponds, but here quite rare. A mallard can reach a flying speed of 105 km/h! Lalu, Lukhang |
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Mallard female (hen). Lalu, Lukhang |
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White-winged Redstart or Güldenstädt's Redstart Riesenrotschwanz Phoenicurus erythrogastrus 红腹红尾鸲 (hóng fù hóng wĕi qú) (bag byi’u klad dkar) I know some bushes where there are dozens of them. The male is one of the most colorful birds here in winter.
Lalu, Tsurpu, Terdrom, Drigung, Nyangre, very common |
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Robin Accentor Rotbrustbraunelle Prunella rubeculoides 鸲岩鹨 (qú yán liù) (ti li dang dmar) more pictures very common, maybe everywhere |
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Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch Schmuckgimpel Carpodacus pulcherrimus 红眉朱雀 (hóng méi zhū què) (byi’u bla dmar skya) Nyangre, Terdrom, Lalu, Tsurpu, Chushul, Norbulingka, Dode, quite common in many places
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Spotted Great Rosefinch Berggimpel Carpodacus severtzovi 大朱雀 (dà zhū què)
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and it's female |
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another Beautiful Rosefinch. |
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Common Snipe Bekassine Gallinago gallinago 扇尾沙锥 (shàn wĕi shā zhuī) (thing sreg, this is the name for the Pintail Snipe. But I am not sure if the picture IS a Pintail Snipe, neither I am sure that mine is a Common Snipe and not a Pintail Snipe) It seems to have missed the point of flying away and then relied on its' camouflage ... and I could come quite close. more pictures Chusul, Lalu |
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White-tailed Sea-eagle or White-tailed Eagle, Sea Eagle, Erne, Ern Seeadler Haliaeetus albicilla 白尾海雕 (bái wĕi hǎi diāo)
(mtsho glag mjug dkar) He ruined my water fowl watching ... but was a a great show by itself.
Lhasa river, Lalu |
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white tailed sea eagle |
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white tailed sea eagle |
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Common Merganser Gänsesäger Mergus merganser 秋沙鸭 (qiū shā yā) (chu bya ir mo) Lhasa river, Lalu, extremely common in winter. |
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here taking a dive |
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and diving up |
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Eurasian Teal or Common Teal Krickente auch Kriekente Anas crecca 绿翅鸭 (lǜ chì yā) Lalu |
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Northern Lapwing, also known as the Peewit or Green Plover Kiebitz Vanellus vanellus 凤头麦鸡 (fèng tóu mài jī) (theng ljang ral ba) Lalu |
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Plain Mountain-finch Waldschneegimpel, auch Waldrosenfink Leucosticte nemoricola 林岭雀 (lín lǐng què) (rdza byi’u ‘ur ba) Lalu |
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Red-throated Thrush Rotkehldrossel Turdus ruficollis 赤颈鸫 (chì jǐng dōng) (kha la sbo dkar) Norbulingka, Lukhang |
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Oriental Skylark Sumpflerche Alauda gulgula 小云雀 (xiǎo yún què) (co ga) The German name suggests a marsh- swampland habitat, which in deed it was where I found it. Lalu |
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Pallas's Gull or Great Black-headed Gull Fischmöwe (Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus or Larus ichthyaetus) 渔鸥 (yú ōu) (rta skyar, the name for gulls or even all fish-eating water bird in general is: chu skyar) Adult breeding plumage. Lhasa river, Lalu, Lukhang More pictures with Pallas Gulls in different plumages and catching fish. |
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Hoopoe Upupa epops 戴胜 (dài shèng) We had one above ... but here I got closer! |
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Brown Headed Gull Braunkopf-Lachmöwe Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus 棕头鸥 (zōng tóu ōu) (mtshe’u skyar ‘ol mgo) First winter plumage. Lhasa river, Lalu, Lukhang |
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Brown Headed Gull Adult non breeding plumage. Lhasa river, Lalu, Lukhang |
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Brown Headed Gull Adult breeding plumage |
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Common Sandpiper Flussuferläufer Actitis hypoleucos 矶鹬 (jī yù)
(thing ril, thing byil) Lhasa river, Lalu |
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Ibisbill Ibisschnabel Ibidorhyncha struthersii 鹮嘴鹬 (huán zuǐ yù) (mthing ril gro mo) Here in flight. Lhasa river |
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Ibisbill Ibisschnabel Ibidorhyncha struthersii 鹮嘴鹬 (huán zuǐ yù) His long bend beak seems to be perfect to search for little worms and insects below the river pebbles. There are plenty of them right in front of my house door at the river. Plenty.
more pictures Lhasa river |
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Eurasian Blackbird/ Tibetan Blackbird Amsel, Schwarzdrossel/ Tibetamsel Turdus merula/ Turdus maximus 乌鸫 (wū dōng) To me it looks very much like an Eurasian Blackbird ... just it was photographed in a Lhasa park. Lukhang |
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and it's female Lukhang |
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Oriental Turtle Dove or Rufous Turtle Dove Orientturteltaube, auch Bergturteltaube, Meena-Turteltaube oder Meenataube Streptopelia orientalis 山斑鸠 (shān bān jiū) (kru kru stag ske) Lukhang, Potala Square, Lhasa river |
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Horned Lark, Horned Skylark, Shore Lark Ohrenlerche Eremophila alpestris 角百灵 (jiǎo bǎi líng) (lhags byi’u) Lhasa river, Damshung Once one sees them, then usually in large flocks. |
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White-winged Snowfinch, Common Snowfinch, Eurasian Snowfinch Schneefink, oder auch Schneesperling Montifringilla nivalis 白斑翅雪雀 (bái bān chì xuĕ què) (khre ba gshog bkra) Namtsho |
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Brown-cheeked Laughingthrush, Prince Henry's Laughingthrush Prinzenhäherling Garrulax henrici henrici 灰腹噪鹛 (huī fù zào méi)
They can make a hell of a noise ...! fairly common in many places, but they are shy. more pictures Dode, Nyangre, Norbulingka, Terdrom, Lalu |
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Mountain Weasel, also known as the Pale Weasel, Altai Weasel Altaiwiesel Mustela altaica 香鼬 (xiāng yòu) Very curious animal following us for some time ... he lives on Pikas like many raptors and sometimes lives in their burrows - like some bird species on the plateau. Damshung |
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Plateau Pika, Black-lipped Pika Schwarzlippige Pfeifhase Ochotona curzoniae 高原鼠兔 (gāo yuán shŭ tù) sorry for the tiny picture ... I'll try to provide a better one soon. Prey for all raptors and it's burrows are used by some bird species like the ground tit, and some snow finches and therefore a keystone species on the plateau! see: www.cspo.org and: www.snowleopardnetwork.org Chinese authorities liked to poison it, claiming it destroys the pastures. With the Pika all the raptors, foxes, linx etc. were killed (eating the poisoned Pikas)... the Pika population recoverd fast, it's natural enemies much slower - and there were more Pikas than ever. (Wouldn't need too much phantasie to predict it ...) close to everywhere |
Common Greenshank Grünschenkel Tringa nebularia 青脚鹬 (qīng jiǎo yù)
Lalu, Lhasa river |
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Buff-barred warbler Goldbinden-Laubsänger Phylloscopus pulcher 橙斑翅柳莺 (chéng bān chì liŭ yīng) Christ! it can't keep still ... I only saw once. Norbulingka |
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White Collared Blackbird Weißhalsdrossel Turdus albocinctus 白颈鸫 (bái jǐng dōng) Norbulingka I only saw once. |
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Eurasian Tree Sparrow Feld Sperling, Spatz, Feldspatz Passer montanus 麻雀 (má què) (mchil pa, mchil ba rgya bo) close to everywhere |
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Common Coot or Eurasian Coot Blässhuhn Fulica atra 白骨顶 (bái gŭ dǐng) Lalu |
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Eurasian Crag Martin or just Crag Martin Felsenschwalbe Ptyonoprogne rupestris 岩燕 (yán yàn) (khug rta: this may be any kind of swallow) The best of 239 pictures (!) I tried to do of it ... Lhasa river |
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Alpine Accentor/ Collared Accentor Alpenbraunelle Prunella collaris 领岩鹨 (lǐng yán liù) (ti li gangs skyes) Drigung |
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Tibetan Partridge Tibetrebhuhn Perdix hodgsoniae 高原山鹑 (gāo yuán shān chún)
(sreg pa) Terdrom, Shugseb |
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Porbably a Large Billed Crow? Dickschnabelkrähe Corvus macrorhynchos 大嘴乌鸦 (dà zuǐ wū yā) (kwa ta) Drigung |
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Eurasian Wren/ Winter Wren Zaunkönig Troglodytes troglodytes 鹪鹩 (jiāo liáo) (rbya byil stag ris) Tsurpu, Nyangre |
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Godlewski's Bunting Felsenammer Emberiza godlewskii 戈氏岩鹀 (gē shì yán wú) (gzi mthur) Tsurpu, Nyangre |
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White Browed Tit Warbler Busch- oder Purpurhähnchen Leptopoecile sophiae 花彩雀莺 (huā cǎi què yīng) (mthe ba rgya smug) I only saw once at Tsurpu |
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Common Raven Kolkrabe Corvus corax 渡鸦 (dù yā)
(bya rog) (this Tibetan name is probably for all kind of ravens and maybe crows) He sat just 2 meters from me, seemingly waiting for me to die ... so bad was my shape when I fell down for rest on this treck ... Terdrom |
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Russet Sparrow, also called the Cinnamon or Cinnamon Tree Sparrow Rötelsperling Passer rutilans 山麻雀 (shān má què) Lukhang |
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Grey Heron Graureiher Ardea cinerea 苍鹭 (cāng lù) (skyar mo sre ring) sorry, bad picture, far away ... he would not wait for me to come closer ... I only saw once. Lalu |
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Blue-fronted Redstart Himalayarotschwanz Phoenicurus frontalis 蓝额红尾鸲 (lán é hóng wĕi qú) (bag byi’u sngo mgo) only saw once at Sera |
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Derbyan Parakeet Chinasittich Psittacula derbiana 大绯胸鹦鹉 (dà fēi xiōng yīng wŭ) Female with black bill. Escaped cage birds? It is a cold place for them to be here in Winter ... It would be interesting if the early British birdwatchers in Tibet in 1904 already saw them in Lhasa. But I am in no position to check that. |
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Derbyan Parakeet Chinasittich Psittacula derbiana 大绯胸鹦鹉 (dà fēi xiōng yīng wŭ) Male with a red bill. This couple is feasting on some fruit in Norbulingka. But they can be seen also in the trees before Potala palace. where I once saw a whole swarm of maybe 30-40 animals in the trees in the park in front of the Lhasa Departmentstore. |
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Kessler's Thrush Rhododendrondrossel Turdus kessleri 棕背黑头鸫 (zōng bèi hēi tóu dōng) (kha la rgyab dkar) Norbulingka |
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Red-billed Starling Seidenstar Sturnus sericeus 丝光椋鸟 (sī guāng liáng niǎo) there were some ...escaped cage birds? or are they supposed to be here in winter? Norbulingka |
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Plain Laughingthrush or Père David's Laughingthrush ??? Davidhäherling Garrulax davidi 山噪鹛 (shān zào méi) (mjol mo mchu ser) Norbulingka |
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Brown Dipper? or brown morph of white dipper? Flusswasseramsel Cinclus pallasii 褐河乌 (hè hé wū) (rba byi’u ‘ol ba) Lhasa river |
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Rock Dove or Rock Pigeon Felsentaube Columba livia 野鸽 (yĕ gē) (phug ron ... this is the general name for pigeon/ dove. I don't know if different kinds are differentiated) Sure they are everywhere ... here at Lhasa river with a Common Sandpiper. |
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Twite Berghänfling Carduelis flavirostris 黄嘴朱顶雀 (huáng zuǐ zhū dǐng què) (tsi tsi mchu ser)
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Green sandpiper Waldwasserläufer Tringa ochropus 白腰草鹬 (bái yāo cǎo yù) (skar thing nywa ljang) By the Lhasa river. I only discovered when looking at the pictures again at home ... It doesn't have the pale breast of the common sandpiper and looks different when flying, no white bars in the wings. See more pictures |
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Great Cormorant Kormoran Phalacrocorax carbo 普通鸬鹚 (pŭ tōng lú cí) (so bya rog po) Out of a big flock of goose, ducks and gulls all being peacefully at rest, which one flew immediately away ...? There are not many but some at more hidden parts of the Lhasa river. |
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Chinese Grey Shrike/ Tibetan Grey Shrike Keilschwanzwürger Lanius sphenocercus giganteus 楔尾伯劳西南亚种 (xiē wĕi bó láo xī nán yà zhŏng) (dme le khra men)
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All photos below are made after May 27th 2012. The pictures before were made from November 2011 to March 23rd 2012. This should give some hint to the time birds visit Lhasa. The first most obvious impression from the drive from the airport to town was that all the Barheaded Goose and Ruddys Shellduck left Lhasa! |
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Hume's Short-toed Lark Tibetlerche Calandrella acutirostris tibetana 细嘴短趾百灵 ('jol mo: this is the name for larks in general) I did not see it in Winter, but I might just have overseen it/ mixed it up with the Tibetan or Oriental Skylark that I did encounter in Winter. |
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Lesser Sand Plover Mongolenregenpfeifer Charadrius mongolus 蒙古沙鸻 gzi thing (general name for Sandplover)
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Common Tern Sterna hirundo Flußseeschwalbe 普通燕鸥 skyar yug klad nag It must have arrived newly, I did not see in Winter. Lhasa River, Pembo |
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a beautiful playful bird and phantastic flyer |
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Grey-backed Shrike auf Deutsch sehr schön! Tibetwürger Lanius tephronotus 灰背伯劳 dme le tha rgyab In the trees and bushes right in front of my house at the river. It was not here in Winter definitely. |
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Juvenile Grey-backed Shrike Pembo |
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Common Redhshank Rotschenkel Tringa totanus 红脚鹬 (hóng jiǎo yù) I got one in winter from far away ... here now a close up from June. Lhasa river. Lalu. |
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Eurasian Blackbird/ Tibetan Blackbird Amsel, Schwarzdrossel/ Tibetamsel Turdus merula/ Turdus maximus 乌鸫 (wū dōng) I got some blackbirds in winter, now a picture of a female from June. Lukhang |
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Eurasian Magpie Pica pica (bottanensis?) Elster 喜鹊 Pembo |
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Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Kuckuck 大杜鹃 (khu byug - this is the general term for cuckoo) Pembo |
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Citrine wagtail here a male in breeding plumage Motacilla citreola calcarata Zitronenstelze 黄头鹡鸰 spri byi'u mgo ser Lalu |
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and a singing female |
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Juvenile Citrine wagtail Lalu |
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Lalu |
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A yak bull (Bos mutus) in the plumage of a wild Yak (Drong). ... here you should transfer your birding carefully to an other spot ... Lalu |
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Cattle egrets Bubulcus coromandus Kuhreiher 牛背鹭 (skyar mo nor 'ded) Lalu. |
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Cattle egret. Lalu. |
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Buzzard with prey. Lalu. |
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Rufous breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata Strichelbraunelle 棕胸岩鹨 (zōng xiōng yán liù) rti li rdzi ser
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Siberian Stonechat, male Saxicola maura before the split: Common Stonechat Sibirisches Schwarzkehlchen 黑喉石(即鸟) shing mgo'i khra mo (that is for the Common Stonechat) shing mgo'i khra mo
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Giant Babax Riesenbabax Babax waddelli 大草鹛 tib? |
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White-browed Tit Poecile superciliosus Weißbrauenmeise 白眉山雀 dung ma te'u ting |
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White Throated Redstart, male Phoenicurus schisticeps Baumrotschwanz 白喉红尾鸲 bag byi'u lkog dkar |
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here the white wings |
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female
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Hodgson's Redstart, male Phoenicurus hodgsoni Feldrotschwanz 黑喉红尾鸲 bag g.yog |
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from the back |
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Woolly Hare, or Highland/ Tibetan Hare Lepus oiostolus tib: yos
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Little egret Egretta garzetta Seidenreiher 小白鹭 skyar mo dkar po |
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now a reptile is entereing the same cavity |
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and comes back out after some time. What did it do? Did it eat hoopoe eggs? If someone has suggestions please let me knwo! |
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that's it. Ca. 20 cm. |
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sun loving |
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Himalayan Marmot Marmota himalayana (please let me know if it is an other subspecies of marmots!)
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Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Hausrotschwanz 赭红尾鸲 bag byi'u rkang 'jib Toelung, June Common in shrubland with cliff holes. The picture is bad ... the back is black light black brownish with no hints of white spots. The head slightly greyish. |
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Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus [affinis or occisinensis] Himalajalaubsänger 黄腹柳莺 mthe ba sbo ser August in Shugseb |
Sources for Tibetan language bird names:
bod ljongs su yod pa'i ri skyes srog chags mthong rtsa chen phyi rol du dngos 'dzin lag deb, by: bod rang skyong ljongs ri skyes srog chags srung skyobs mthun tshogs, published by the krung go'i nags las par skrun khang.
Sometimes Tibetan Materia Medica books contain birds for medical purposes. I used 2 titles:
bod gangs can gyi gso ba rig pa'i lugs kyi sman gyi 'khrungs dpe ngo bo nus ming rgyas bshad dngos dpe gsal ston dri med shel gyi me long, chab mdo sa khul sman rtsis khang, dga' ba'i rdo rje, pe cin, mi rigs dpe skrun khang, 2007 and
bod sman sngo khrog 'khrungs dpe'i par ris kun 'dus chen mo mkhyen nor dgongs rgyan zhes bya ba bzhugs so, bod kyi mngon min rig gnas shul bzhag dpe tshogs, blo bzang rdo rje, lha sa, xizang renmin chubanshe, 2012
Two Posters by the Tibetan NGO Gnyen po g.yu rtse'i skye khams khor yug srung skyob tshogs pa, called: gnyen po g.yu rtse'i 'dab chags with altogether 149 birds and their Tibetan names. Some of the names used may be Amdo/ Golog dialect! This environmental protection group does not seem to have a webpage, but for some information please see my link section.
The author:
Surname: Holler First name: David
Date of Birth: 20.03.1969
Place of Birth: Wiesbaden, Germany
Nationality: German
Education/ work/ experience:
1975.9-1979.7 Primary school, Schuhmann Elementary School Wiesbaden
1979.9-1988.7 Secondary School ,Gutenberg Gymnasium Wiesbaden
1984-1988 group leader of boyscouts group within the German BdP (Bund der Pfadfinder und Pfadfinderinnen) scouts
1986-1988 leader (Stammesführer) of the Steinadler BdP Group (Stamm Steinadler) in Wiesbaden
1988.9 – 1989.10. Travel in China and other Asian countries
1990.3-1992.3 obligatory Civil Service
1992.9-1994.7 Study Psychology and Religious Sciences at Free University
1994.9-1999.7 Study Anthropology at Free University Berlin
and Tibetan Studies at Humboldt University Berlin
9.1999 MA in Central Asian Studies
1999.9-2002.7 Junior Lecturer at Central Asian Institute of Humboldt University
2002.9-2003.7 Study Tibetan language at Tibet University
2003.9-2005.12 Junior Lecturer at Central Asian Institute of Humboldt University
2005.12-2009.7 Founder and manager of the Erhard&Holler GbR in Berlin Germany
2009.8- work as the chief representative of lhasa representative office of Erhard&Holler GbR
Language skills: German, English, French (passive), Chinese (weak), Tibetan