Birds to See in Uzbekistan in December
20 bird species on our list for Uzbekistan are recorded regularly in December
Of these, the most often recorded are Chaffinch, Hooded Crow, Magpie, Rook and Brambling. New this month: White-tailed Sea-eagle, Woodpigeon, Kestrel and Goldcrest and 1 more.
On the move in December
GBIF · DecArriving
At their peak
From Uzbekistan’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 20 birds in December
20 birds
ChaffinchFringilla coelebsWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 3.95% in Dec
Hooded CrowCorvus cornixWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar · 3.48% in Dec
MagpiePica picaResidentCommon44–46 cmRecorded all year · 3.00% in Dec
RookCorvus frugilegusWinter visitorCommon45–47 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 2.69% in Dec
BramblingFringilla montifringillaWinter visitorCommon14–16 cmRegularly Oct–Apr · 2.53% in Dec
Western Marsh-harrierCircus aeruginosusResidentCommon48–56 cmRecorded all year · 2.53% in Dec
BlackbirdTurdus merulaSummer visitorCommon24–25 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 2.05% in Dec
Great TitParus majorWinter visitorCommonRegularly Aug–Jun · 1.82% in Dec
Great White EgretArdea albaPassage migrantCommon80–104 cmRegularly Aug–May · 1.82% in Dec
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.42% in Dec
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoSummer visitorCommon30–32 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 1.34% in Dec
White-tailed Sea-eagleHaliaeetus albicillaWinter visitorCommon66–94 cmRegularly Dec–Feb · 1.26% in Dec
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.18% in Dec
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorCommon28–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 1.18% in Dec
GoldcrestRegulus regulusPassage migrantCommon9–10 cmRegularly Dec · 1.11% in Dec
KestrelFalco tinnunculusSummer visitorCommon32–39 cmRegularly Feb–Dec · 0.95% in Dec
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Dec
WoodpigeonColumba palumbusSummer visitorCommon40–42 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.79% in Dec
European RobinErithacus rubeculaPassage migrantCommon13–14 cmRegularly Nov–Mar · 0.71% in Dec
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustesPassage migrantUncommon17–18 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.24% in Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Goldcrest 9–10 cm
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- European Robin 13–14 cm
- Chaffinch 14–16 cm
- Brambling 14–16 cm
- Hawfinch 17–18 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–19 cm
- Blackbird 24–25 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Woodpigeon 40–42 cm
- Magpie 44–46 cm
- Rook 45–47 cm
- Hooded Crow 44–51 cm
- Western Marsh-harrier 48–56 cm
- White-tailed Sea-eagle 66–94 cm
- Great White Egret 80–104 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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

