Birds to See in Mongolia in February
41 bird species on our list for Mongolia are recorded regularly in February
Of these, the most often recorded are Common Raven, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Carrion Crow, Magpie and Horned Lark. New this month: Twite, Eurasian Siskin, Eurasian Collared Dove and Long-eared Owl and 3 more.
On the move in February
GBIF · FebArriving
At their peak
Leaving soon
From Mongolia’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 41 birds in February
41 birds
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 6.36% in Feb
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 5.65% in Feb
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 4.97% in Feb
MagpiePica picaWinter visitorCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 4.33% in Feb
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 3.84% in Feb
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.80% in Feb
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Sep–Jun · 3.54% in Feb
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachusResidentCommon98–120 cmRecorded all year · 3.46% in Feb
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxResidentCommon39–43 cmRecorded all year · 2.86% in Feb
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.67% in Feb
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.15% in Feb
Willow TitPoecile montanusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.88% in Feb
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 1.81% in Feb
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.69% in Feb
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.66% in Feb
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.58% in Feb
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 1.54% in Feb
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 1.47% in Feb
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 1.39% in Feb
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaResidentCommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 1.35% in Feb
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.28% in Feb
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.98% in Feb
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.94% in Feb
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosResidentCommon66–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.90% in Feb
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 0.90% in Feb
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.83% in Feb
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.72% in Feb
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.72% in Feb
TwiteLinaria flavirostrisSummer visitorCommon13–14 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.68% in Feb
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 0.60% in Feb
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.60% in Feb
Long-eared OwlAsio otusPassage migrantCommon35–40 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.53% in Feb
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.49% in Feb
ChukarAlectoris chukarSummer visitorUncommon32–38 cmRegularly Feb–Nov · 0.38% in Feb
Little OwlAthene noctuaSummer visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.38% in Feb
FieldfareTurdus pilarisPassage migrantUncommon22–27 cmRegularly Dec–Apr · 0.34% in Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaSummer visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.26% in Feb
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Feb
Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinusPassage migrantCommon11–13 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.23% in Feb
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorUncommon46–61 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Feb
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantCommon24–33 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.11% in Feb
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made