Birds of Gilgit-Baltistan

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Avifauna of Gilgit-Baltistan - Visual Checklist

Passeriformes (Old World Redstarts)

Blue-fronted Redstart

(Phoenicurus frontalis)

Plumbeous Redstart

(Phoenicurus fuliginosus)

Rufous-backed Redstart

(Phoenicurus erythronotus)

White-capped Redstart

(Phoenicurus leucocephalus)

Blue-capped Redstart

(Phoenicurus coeruleocephala)

White-winged Redstart

(Phoenicurus erythrogastrus)

Black Redstart

(Phoenicurus ochruros)

Common Redstart

(Phoenicurus phoenicurus)

Passeriformes (Chats and Wheatears)

Siberian Stonechat

(Saxicola maurus)

Pied Bushchat

(Saxicola caprata)

Grey Bushchat

(Saxicola ferreus)

Hume's Wheatear

(Oenanthe albonigra)

Northern Wheatear

(Oenanthe oenanthe)

Variable Wheatear

(Oenanthe picata)

Pied Wheatear

(Oenanthe pleschanka)

Red-tailed Wheatear

(Oenanthe xanthoprymna)

Desert Wheatear

(Oenanthe deserti)

Isabelline Wheatear

(Oenanthe isabellina)

Passeriformes (Thrushes)

Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush

(Monticola rufiventris)

Blue-capped Rock-Thrush

(Monticola cinclorhynchus)

Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush

(Monticola saxatilis)

Blue Rock-Thrush

(Monticola solitarius)

Plain-backed Thrush

(Zoothera mollissima)

Tickell's Thrush

(Turdus unicolor)

Eurasian Blackbird

(Turdus merula)

Tibetan Blackbird

(Turdus maximus)

Chestnut Thrush

(Turdus rubrocanus)

Black-throated Thrush

(Turdus atrogularis)

Red-throated Thrush

(Turdus ruficollis)

Dusky Thrush

(Turdus eunomus)

Mistle Thrush

(Turdus viscivorus)

Passeriformes (Starlings)

European Starling

(Sturnus vulgaris)

Rosy Starling

(Pastor roseus)

Brahminy Starling

(Sturnia pagodarum)

Common Myna

(Acridotheres tristis)

Jungle Myna

(Acridotheres fuscus)

Passeriformes (Accentors)

Alpine Accentor

(Prunella collaris)

Altai Accentor

(Prunella himalayana)

Robin Accentor

(Prunella rubeculoides)

Rufous-breasted Accentor

(Prunella strophiata)

Brown Accentor

(Prunella fulvescens)

Black-throated Accentor

(Prunella atrogularis)

Passeriformes (Wagtails and Pipits)

Western Yellow Wagtail

(Motacilla flava)

Citrine Wagtail

(Motacilla citreola)

Grey Wagtail

(Motacilla cinerea)

White Wagtail

(Motacilla alba)

Richard's Pipit

(Anthus richardi)

Long-billed Pipit

(Anthus similis)

Tawny Pipit

(Anthus campestris)

Meadow Pipit

(Anthus pratensis)

Rosy Pipit

(Anthus roseatus)

Tree Pipit

(Anthus trivialis)

Red-throated Pipit

(Anthus cervinus)

Water Pipit

(Anthus spinoletta)

Buff-bellied Pipit

(Anthus rubescens)

Passeriformes (Buntings)

Pine Bunting

(Emberiza leucocephalos)

Rock Bunting

(Emberiza cia)

Grey-hooded Bunting

(Emberiza buchanani)

Ortolan Bunting

(Emberiza hortulana)

Yellowhammer

(Emberiza citrinella)

White capped Bunting

(Emberiza stewarti)

Chestnut-eared Bunting

(Emberiza fucata)

Little Bunting

(Emberiza pusilla)

Meadow Bunting

(Emberiza cioides)

Chestnut Bunting

(Emberiza rutila)

Black-headed Bunting

(Emberiza melanocephala)

Red-headed Bunting

(Emberiza bruniceps)

Reed Bunting

(Emberiza schoeniclus)

Passeriformes (Finches and Allies)

Common Chaffinch

(Fringilla coelebs)

Brambling

(Fringilla montifringilla)

Plain Mountain-Finch

(Leucosticte nemoricola)

Brandt's Mountain-Finch

(Leucosticte brandti)

Spectacled Finch

(Callacanthis burtoni)

Crimson-winged Finch

(Rhodopechys sanguineus)

Mongolian Finch

(Bucanetes mongolicus)

Desert Finch

(Rhodospiza obsoleta)

Orange Bullfinch

(Pyrrhula aurantiaca)

Common Rosefinch

(Carpodacus erythrinus)

Himalayan White browed Rosefinch

(Carpodacus thura)

Red-mantled Rosefinch

(Carpodacus rhodochlamys)

Great Rosefinch

(Carpodacus rubicilla)

Red-fronted Rosefinch

(Carpodacus puniceus)

Yellow-breasted Greenfinch

(Chloris spinoides)

Red Crossbill

(Loxia curvirostra)

Eurasian Siskin

(Spinus spinus)

European Goldfinch

(Carduelis carduelis)

Twite

(Carduelis flavirostris)

Eurasian Linnet

(Carduelis cannabina)

Fire-fronted Serin

(Serinus pusillus)

Hawfinch

(Coccothraustes coccothraustes)

Black-and-yellow Grosbeak

(Mycerobas icterioides)

White-winged Grosbeak

(Mycerobas carnipes)

Passeriformes (Old World Sparrows)

House Sparrow

(Passer domesticus)

Spanish Sparrow

(Passer hispaniolensis)

Russet Sparrow

(Passer rutilans)

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

(Passer montanus)

Rock Petronia

(Petronia petronia)

White-winged Snowfinch

(Montifringilla nivalis)

Black-winged Snowfinch

(Montifringilla adamsi)

Plain-backed Snowfinch

(Montifringilla blanfordi)

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