Bird Species List 2
0766 黑胸歌鴝 White-tailed Rubythroat Luscinia pectoralis
Single near accommodation Huzhu Beishan on 18/Aug
0773 紅脇藍尾鴝 Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus rufilatus
Single at Jiangxi Forest 05/Aug
0780 賀蘭山紅尾鴝 Przevalski's Redstart (Ala Shan Redstart) Phoenicurus alaschanicus
At Rubber Mountain Gully single males 09/Aug and 14/Aug
0783 赭紅尾鴝 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
Commonest (up to 50) between Xining and Maduo (玛多)
0785 黑喉紅尾鴝 Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
On the plateau and also near Jiangxi and Baizha Forests
0786 白喉紅尾鴝 White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps
Up to 8 daily around Baizha/Ga’er 03&04/Aug
0787 背紅尾鴝 Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
Lower elevations that some other Redstarts, 10 noted between Xining and Huangyuan 30/July
0788 紅腹紅尾鴝 Guldenstadt's (White-winged) Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogaster
Single near Qumalai (曲麻莱) 07/Aug
0789 藍額紅尾鴝 Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
Noted near Baizha 03&04 Aug
0790 白頂溪鴝 White-capped Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
Common on suitable watercourses
0791 紅尾水鴝 Plumbeous Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus
Near Riyue Village 30/July and at Huzhu Beishan 19/Aug
0804 黑喉石(即鳥) Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata
Between Xining and Maduo (玛多) up to 6, also near Riyue Village
0810 白頂(即鳥) Pied Wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka
Near Huangyuan 30/July and near Rubber Mountains 08&09/Aug
0811 漠(即鳥) Desert Wheatear Oenanthe deserti
In the deserts obviously, mostly near Golmud (格尔木) (10 on 08/Aug)
0812 沙(即鳥) Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
Near Huangyuan on 30/July and around Dulan (都兰) 08&09/Aug
0838 白臉鳾 Przevalski's Nuthatch (White-cheeked Nuthatch) Sitta (leucopsis) przewalskii
Pair seen singing from treetops Huzhu Beishan 18/Aug
843 旋壁雀 Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
Three near Huangyuan 30/July
844 旋木雀 Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
This or “Sino-himalayan…” at Baizha 03/Aug and Huzhu Beishan 19/Aug
0848 鷦鷯 Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Ones and twos daily Huzhu Beishan 17-21/Aug
0853 褐頭山雀 Songar Tit (Willow Tit) Parus (montanus) songarus
Up to 12 daily at Baizha, Ga’er and Jiangxi Forests 03-05/Aug Also at Huzhu Beishan 17-21/Aug
0854 白眉山雀 White-browed Tit Parus superciliosus
Rubber Mountain Gully 08/Aug and 14/Aug, max count 50 in km 20.5 gorge nr Qinghai Lake 15/Aug
0858 黑冠山雀 Rufous-vented Tit Parus rubidiventris
Fairly common at Baizha & Ga’er 03&04/Aug
0859 煤山雀 Coal Tit Parus ater
Up to 5 noted Baizha, Ga’er and Jiangxi 03-05/Aug
0861 褐冠山雀 Grey-crested Tit Parus dichrous
Up to 10 noted daily Baizha, Ga’er and Jiangxi Forest Reserve 03-05/Aug
0862 大山雀 Great Tit Parus major
Noted between Xining and Huangyuan 30/July
0878 崖沙燕 Sand Martin Riparia riparia
The telephone wires near Xingxinghai had dozens of either this or the next species on 01/Aug
878.9 Pale Martin Riparia diluta tibetana
See 878
0880 岩燕 Eurasian Crag Martin Hirundo rupestris
At differing altitudes if suitable crags were present
0882 家燕 Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Not noted at all - !!!
0884 金腰燕 Red-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica
Over farmland near Yushu (玉树) and further south 02 & 04 Aug
0887 烟腹毛腳燕 Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
Up to 30 noted various dates around Yushu (玉树)
0939 斑胸短翅鶯 Spotted Bush Warbler Bradypterus thoracicus
Seen from the lookout km37 Huzhu Beishan Pass road
0970 花彩雀鶯 White-browed Tit Warbler Leptopoecile sophiae
At least three family parties (15–18 indivs) scrub on Huzhu side of the pass, km 36 - 21/Aug
0971 鳯頭雀鶯 Crested Tit-Warbler Leptopoecile elegans
Seven at Baizha Forest 05/Aug (MKW)
0975 褐柳鶯 Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
Pair seen Rubber Mountain Gully 09/Aug
0977 黃腹柳鶯 Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
Noted (up to 6) Baizha (03/Aug) and Rubber Mtn (09/Aug)
0980 棕眉柳鶯 Yellow-streaked Warbler Phylloscopus armandii
Noted at Baizha / Ga’er
0982 橙斑翅柳鶯 Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher
Single (?) at Baizha, relatively common at Huzhu Beishan 17-21/Aug
0985 淡黃腰柳鶯 Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus
Maximum 14 at Baizha
0987 四川柳鶯 Chinese Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus sichuanensis
Also at Baizha (MKW)
0989 淡眉柳鶯 Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei mandellii
Also at Baizha (MKW)
0991 暗綠柳鶯 Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
Also at Baizha (MKW)
0994 烏嘴柳鶯 Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
Heard and seen at Huzhu Beishan 17-21/Aug
1025 山噪鶥 Pere David's (Plain) Laughingthrush Garrulax davidi
In the grounds of the Xining Binguan, and behind the Temple at Bei Shan (max.12)
1031 大噪鶥 Giant Laughingthrush Garrulax (Ianthocincla ?) maxima
Noted in single figures at Baizha and Jiangxi Forest Reserves
1041 橙翅噪鶥 Elliot's Laughingthrush Garrulax elliotii
Common in suitable woodland habitat
1086 棕草鶥 Kozlov's Babax (Tibetan Babax) Babax koslowi
Baizha Forest 04/Aug, up to 15 in total. Parents seen feeding young. Quite shy
1110 高山雀鶥 Chinese Fulvetta Alcippe striaticollis
Two by Jemi near Ga’er on 03/Aug the only record
1164 長嘴百靈 Tibetan Lark Melanocorypha maxima
Only noted from Gonghe to Maduo (玛多) area
1170 亞洲短趾百靈 Asian Short-toed Lark Calandrella cheleensis
Near Bird Island, Qinghai Lake 10/Aug
1171 鳳頭百靈 Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Three near Bird Island Hotel, 10/Aug
1175 角百靈 Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
Up to 50 daily in dry, desert areas
1198 樹麻雀 Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
Common near human habitation throughout
1199 石雀 Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
20+ noted on the Gonghe side of Riyue Pass, 13/Aug
1200 白斑翅雪雀 White-winged (Henri’s) Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis henrici
A few at E La Pass (鄂拉山隘) for this recent “split” 31/Aug
1201 褐翅雪雀 Adam's Snowfinch (Tibetan Snowfinch) Montifringilla adamsi
Up to 30 near Gonghe and at Rubber Mountain Pass (09/Aug)
1202 白腰雪雀 White-rumped Snowfinch Montifringilla taczanowskii
High passes near Bayankala (31/July) and at the mouth of the 20.5 km gorge (15/Aug)
1204 棕頸雪雀 Rufous-necked Snowfinch Pyrgilauda ruficollis
The commonest snowfinch we saw – up to 100 some days
1205 棕背雪雀 Blanford's Snowfinch (Plain-backed Snowfinch) Pyrgilauda blanfordi
Only in the desert near km 193 route 214 – family party 31/July
1207 白鶺鴒 White Wagtail Motacilla alba leucopsis
Commoner in the lowlands
1207 白鶺鴒 White Wagtail Motacilla alba alboides
Commoner on the Tibetan Plateau itself
1210 黃頭鶺鴒 Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
High count 3 on 06/Aug near Qumalai (曲麻莱) ? (MKW)
1212 灰鶺鴒 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
A couple at Baizha Forest 03/Aug, several at Huzhu Beishan 17-21/Aug
1218 樹鷚 Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
Also noted Baizha and Huzhu Beishan
1222 紛紅胸鳭 Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
Single on 30th July near Huangyuan (overlooked elsewhere?)
1228 鴝岩鷚 Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides
Passes south of Maduo (玛多) and notably, Rubber Mountain Gully on 09/Aug
1229 棕胸岩鷚 Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata
Noted at Baizha/Ga’er on 03/Aug
1231 褐岩鷚 Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens
Several at Rubber Mountain Gully, singles elsewhere
1246 金翅雀 Grey-capped Greenfinch Carduelis sinica
A few of this or the next species seen near Xining (not by me)
1249 黃雀 Eurasian Siskin Carduelis spinus
See 1246
1254 黃嘴朱頂雀 Twite Carduelis flavirostris
Present in healthy (up to 200) numbers around Qinghai Lake and Rubber Mountains
1256 林嶺雀 Plain Mountain Finch Leucosticte nemoricola
A few at E La Pass (鄂拉山隘) 31/July
1257 高山嶺雀 Brandt's Mountain Finch Leucosticte brandti
Well seen on this trip, highest count 12 south of Yushu (玉树) on 02/Aug
1267 普通朱雀 Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
Max day count 10 at Baizha/Ga’er on 03/Aug
1268 紅眉朱雀 (Chinese) Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus (pulcherrimus) davidianus
Up to 10 daily at both Baizha/Ga’er and Jiangxi Forest Reserves
1269 曙紅朱雀 Pink-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus eos
I confess I’m still struggling to tell 1268 and 1269 apart
1277 白眉朱雀 (Chinese)White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus thura
Seen south of Yushu (玉树), also at Baizha/Ga’er Single figures, bleating call
1279 擬大朱雀 Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides
Near Rubber Mountain Gully on 09 & 14/Aug (pair ?)
1281 紅胸朱雀 Red-breasted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus
Single male at Rubber Mountain Gully 09/Aug
1282 藏雀 Roborovski's Rosefinch (Tibetan Rosefinch) Kozlowia roborowskii
Four at E La Pass (鄂拉山隘) 31/July
1290 灰頭灰雀 Grey-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca
Single near Xining, around in family parties at Huzhu Beishan
1297 白斑翅擬蜡嘴雀 White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes
A pair behind Beishan Temple, Xining on 29/July max count 6 at Jiangxi Forest Reserve 05/Aug
1299 朱鵐 Przevalski's Rosefinch (Pink-tailed Bunting/Rosefinch) Urocynchramus pylzowi
We must have overlooked any females/juvs – only one male in view at any one time
1303 白頭鵐 Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephala (fronto)
Singles at Rubber Mountain Gully 09/Aug and 14/Aug
1306 戈氏岩鵐 Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
Quite widespread, max 5 at the km 2005 quarries rt109
