Birds to See in Mongolia in January
38 bird species on our list for Mongolia are recorded regularly in January
Of these, the most often recorded are Magpie, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Common Raven, Carrion Crow and Great Tit. New this month: Hen Harrier, Goldeneye, Merlin and Rough-legged Hawk and 1 more.
On the move in January
GBIF · JanArriving
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 38 birds in January
38 birds
MagpiePica picaWinter visitorCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 5.84% in Jan
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon14–15 cmRecorded all year · 5.54% in Jan
Common RavenCorvus coraxResidentCommon54–67 cmRecorded all year · 5.45% in Jan
Carrion CrowCorvus coroneWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 5.06% in Jan
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Sep–Jun · 4.97% in Jan
Rock DoveColumba liviaWinter visitorCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.94% in Jan
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxResidentCommon39–43 cmRecorded all year · 3.42% in Jan
House SparrowPasser domesticusWinter visitorCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.85% in Jan
Common RedpollAcanthis flammeaWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 2.81% in Jan
Eurasian NuthatchSitta europaeaWinter visitorCommon12–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.55% in Jan
Willow TitPoecile montanusWinter visitorCommon11–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 2.55% in Jan
Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulusWinter visitorCommon19–23 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 2.38% in Jan
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 2.34% in Jan
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos majorWinter visitorCommon23–26 cmRecorded all year · 2.12% in Jan
Cinereous VultureAegypius monachusResidentCommon98–120 cmRecorded all year · 1.99% in Jan
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisResidentCommon16–20 cmRecorded all year · 1.90% in Jan
Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minorWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.82% in Jan
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusWinter visitorCommon32–35 cmRegularly Oct–May · 1.64% in Jan
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaResidentCommon58–70 cmRecorded all year · 1.43% in Jan
DipperCinclus cinclusWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 1.25% in Jan
KestrelFalco tinnunculusResidentCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 1.25% in Jan
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatusWinter visitorCommon13–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.12% in Jan
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–Apr · 1.04% in Jan
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 1.04% in Jan
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.95% in Jan
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.78% in Jan
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhulaWinter visitorCommon15–17 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.74% in Jan
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaSummer visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Jan–Oct · 0.69% in Jan
TreecreeperCerthia familiarisWinter visitorCommon12–14 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 0.65% in Jan
Marsh TitPoecile palustrisWinter visitorCommon12–13 cmRegularly Oct–Jul · 0.52% in Jan
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.48% in Jan
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosResidentCommon66–102 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Jan
MerlinFalco columbariusPassage migrantCommon24–33 cmRegularly Jul–Apr · 0.30% in Jan
RookCorvus frugilegusSummer visitorCommon45–47 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jan
Rough-legged HawkButeo lagopusPassage migrantUncommon46–59 cmRegularly Jan · 0.22% in Jan
Hen HarrierCircus cyaneusPassage migrantCommon41–52 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.17% in Jan
Northern GoshawkAstur gentilisWinter visitorUncommon46–61 cmRecorded all year · 0.17% in Jan
Great Grey ShrikeLanius excubitorSummer visitorUncommon22–26 cmRegularly Apr–Jan · 0.13% in Jan
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