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list of Asian birds

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This list of Asian birds is a listing of all the bird species known from the continent of Asia.

Notes

The taxonomy of this list adheres to James Clements' Birds of the World: A Checklist, and reflects all changes to that work until July, 2005. Taxonomic changes are on-going. As more research is gathered from studies of distribution, behavior, and DNA, the order and number of families and species may change. Furthermore, different approaches to ornithological nomenclature have led to concurrent systems of classification (see Sibley-Ahlquist taxonomy).

The area covered by this list corresponds with the Asian listing area as defined by the American Birding Association[1]. The area includes Russia east of the Ural River and Ural Mountains and the Russian Arctic islands east of but not including Novaya Zemlya, as well as Kazakhstan, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Turkey (except for the portion north of the Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles), and Cyprus. The area is separated from Africa by the Suez Canal. In the Indian Ocean it includes Sri Lanka, Lakshadweep (the Laccadive Islands), the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but does not include Socotra (Africa), the Maldives, the Chagos Archipelago, and Christmas Island (all Indian Ocean). It includes the Russian islands in the Bering Sea and North Pacific. Japan, the Izu Islands (except Nampo Shoto and the Daito Islands), the Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, the Philippines, Malaysia, and most of Indonesia. In Indonesia, the dividing line between Asia and Australasia runs through the Banda and Molucca Seas with Sulawesi, Banggai and Talaud on the Asian side, and the islands of Kai, Ceram, Buru, the Sula Group, and Morotai on the Australasian side.


Loons

Order: Gaviiformes Family: Gaviidae

Grebes

Order: Podicipediformes Family: Podicipedidae

Albatrosses

Order: Procellariiformes Family: Diomedeidae

Shearwaters and petrels

Order: Procellariiformes Family: Procellariidae

Storm-petrels

Order: Procellariiformes Family: Hydrobatidae

Tropicbirds

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Phaethontidae

Pelicans

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Pelecanidae

Gannets and boobies

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Sulidae

Cormorants

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Phalacrocoracidae

Darter

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Anhingidae

  • Darter, Anhinga melanogaster

Frigatebirds

Order: Pelecaniformes Family: Fregatidae

Herons, egrets, and bitterns

Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ardeidae

Hamerkop

Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Scopidae

Storks

Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Ciconiidae

Ibises and spoonbills

Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Threskiornithidae

Flamingos

Order: Phoenicopteriformes Family: Phoenicopteridae

Ducks, geese, and swans

Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae

Osprey

Order: Falconiformes Family: Pandionidae

Hawks, eagles, and kites

Order: Falconiformes Family: Accipitridae

Falcons

Order: Falconiformes Family: Falconidae

Megapodes

Order: Galliformes Family: Megapodiidae

Grouse

Order: Galliformes Family: Tetraonidae

Pheasants and partridges

Order: Galliformes Family: Phasianidae

Guineafowl

Order: Galliformes Family: Numididae

Buttonquails

Order: Gruiformes Family: Turnicidae

Cranes

Order: Gruiformes Family: Gruidae

Rails,