Raptors

Scientific name	English name	Status	Sites
Haliaeetus albicilla	White-tailed eagle	Very rare	Days 9, 10
Gypaetus barbatus	Bearded Vulture	Very rare	Day 3
Aegyphius monachus	Black Vulture	Abundant	All site
Milvus migrans	Black Kite	Abundant	All site
Circus macrourus	Pallid Harrier	Rare	Days 9,10
Circus aeruginosus	Marsh Harrier	Very Rare	Days 9,10
Accipiter gentilis	Northern Goshawk	Very rare	Days 9,10
Buteo buteo	Common Buzzard	Rare	All site
Buteo hemilasius	Upland Buzzard	Abundant	All site
Aquila chrysaetos	Golden Eagle	Rare	All site
Aquila nipalensis	Steppe Eagle	Common?	All site
Falco naumanni	Lesser Kestrel	Rare	All site
Falco tinnunculus	Common Kestrel	Common	All site
Falco columbarius	Merlin	Rare	Baga Gazaryn chuluu
Falco cherrug	Saker Falcon	Abundant	All site
Falco subbuteo	Hobby	Rare	Days 9,10
Falco amurensis	Amur Falcon	Very rare	Days 9,10

Waterbird and shorebirds

Scientific name	English name	Status	Sites
Ardea cinerea	Gray Heron	Rare	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Cygnus cygnus	Whooper Swan	Rare	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Anser anser	Grey leg Goose	Rare	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Anser indicus	Bar-headed Goose	Rare	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Tadorna ferruginea	Ruddy Shelduck	Common	All site
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	Common	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Anas crecca	Coomon Teal	Rare	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Anas strepera	Gadwall	Common	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Anas penelope	Eurasian Wigeon	Rare	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Anas acuta	Northern Pintail	Common	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Anas clypeata	Northern Shoveler	Rare	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Fulica atra	Common Coot	Common	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Charadrius dubius	Little ringed Plover	Rare	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Charadrius veredus	Oriental Plover	Rare	In the open steppe
Charadrius alexandrinus	Kentish Plover	Rare	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Calidris minuta	Little Stint	Rare	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Calidris temminckii	Temminckii’s Stint	Rare	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Tringa totanus	Common Redshank	Common	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Tringa erythropus	Spotted Redshank	Rare	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Tringa hypoleucos	Common Sandpiper	Common	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Limosa limosa	Black-tailed Godwit	Rare	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Gallinago gallinago	Common Snipe	Rare	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Recurvirostra avosetta	Black capped Avocet	Rare	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Larus ridibundus	Black headed Gull	Rare	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Larus argentatus	Herring Gull	Common	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones
Sterna hirundo	Common Tern	Common	Sum Khukh Burd, small lakes in the steppe zones

Endemic bird species in Mongolia

Scientific name	English name	Status	SItes
Buteo hemilasius	Upland Buzzard	Abundant	All site
Melanocorypha mongolica	Mongolian Lark	Common	Central Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar, Eej khad, Baga Gazryn Chuluu, Mandalgobi.
Podoces hendersoni	Henderson’s ground Jay	Rare	Days 4-6

Other interesting birds

Scientific name	English name	Status	Sites
Coturnix coturnix	Common Quail	Rare	Steppe zone
Anthropoides virgo	Demoiselle Crane	Abundant	All site. Here is the main breeding area in the World.
Otis tarda	Great Bustard	Very rare	Only steppe.
Syrrhaptes paradoxus	Pallas’ Sandgrouse	Abundant	All site
Streptopelia orientalis	Oriental Turtle Dove	Rare	All site
Bubo bubo	Eagle Owl	Very rare	Baga Gazryn chuluu, Eej khad.
Athene noctua	Little Owl	Common	All site
Apus pacificus	White-rumped Swift	Common	Ulaanbaatar, Eej khad
Upupo epops	Hoopoe	Common	All site
Calandrella rufescens	Lesser Short-toed Lark	Common	All site
Melanocorypha mongolica	Horned lark	Adundant	All site
Lanius cristatus	Brown Shrike	Common	All site
Lanius isabellinus	Isabelline Shrike	Common?	All site
Monticola saxatilis	White backed Rockthrush	Common	Baga gazryn chuluu,
Turdus naumanni	Naumann’s Thrush	Rare	Baga gazryn chuluu
Carpodacus erythrinus	Scarlet Rosefinch	Common	Days 9, 10
Montifringilla davidiana	Pere David’s Snow Finch	Common	All site
Pica pica	Black-billed Magpie	Abundant	All site

Cranes

Scientific name	English name	Status	Sites
Grus japonensis	Red crowned crane	Very rare/ passage migrant	Days 2-6. Sometimes a indivuadal summer along the river.
Grus leucogeranus	Siberian crane	Very rare/ summer	Only along Ulz river basin. 2 or 3 birds will be observed.
Grus vipio	White-naped crane	Common /breeding	Days 2-13
Grus monacha	Hooded crane	Rare/ summer	Only along Ulz river. Days 3-7
Grus grus	Common crane	Rare /breeding	Only along Ulz river. Days 3-7, 13
Anthropoides virgo	Demoiselle crane	Abundant /breeding	All sites

Waterbirds

Scientific name	English name	Status	Sites
Gavia arctica	Red-throated Diver	Very rare	Days 2-12
Podiceps cristatus	Great Crested Grebe	Common	All site
Podiceps nigrocollis	Black-necked Grebe	Rare	All site
Podiceps auritus	Horned Grebe	Rare	All site
Podiceps gresigena	Red-necked Grebe	Very rare	Days 4-6.
Phalacrocorax carbo	Great Kormorant	Abundant	All site
Botaurus stellaris	Great Bittern	Common	Days 2-13
Ixobrychus minutus	Little Bittern	Very rare	Days 2-9
Ixobrychus euthrymus	Schrenck's Bittern	Very rare	Days 2-9
Egretta alba	Great White Egret	Ñvery rare	Days 2-9
Ardea cinerea	Gray Heron	Abundant	All sites
Ardea purpurea	Purple Heron	Very rare	Days 2-9
Platalea leucorodia	Eurasian Spoonbill	Very rare	Days 2-9
Ciconia nigra	Black Stork	Rare	All sites
Ciconia boyciana	Oriental White Stork	Very rare	Days 2-10
Anser fabalis	Bean Goose	Common	All site
Anser albifrons	White-fronted Goose	Very rare	Days 2-11
Anser anser	Greylag Goose	Very rare	Days 2-7
Anser indicus	Bar-headed Goose	Very rare	Days 2-11
Anser cygnoides	Swan Goose	Abundant	All sites
Cygnus olor	Mute Swan	Very rare	Days 2-7
Cygnus columbianus	Tundra Swan	Very rare	Days 9,10
Cygnus cygnus	Whooper Swan	Abundant	All sites
Tadorna ferruginea	Ruddy Shelduck	Abundant	All sites
Tadorna tadorna	Common Shelduck	Abundant	All sites
Aix galericulata	Mandarin Duck	Very rare	Days 2-6
Anas penelope	Eurasian Wigeon	Abundant	All sites
Anas strepera	Gadwall	Abundant	All sites
Anas formosa	Baikal Teal	Rare	Days 2-10
Anas crecca	Common Teal	Abundant	All sites
Anas platyrhynchos	Mallard	Abundant	All sites
Anas poecilorhyncha	Spot-billed Duck	Abundant	All sites
Anas acuta	Northern Pintail	Abundant	All sites
Anas querquedula	Garganey	Abundant	All sites
Anas clypeata	Northern Shoveler	Abundant	All sites
Anas falcata	Falcated Duck	Rare	Days 3-11
Aythya ferina	Common Pochard	Abundant	All sites
Aythya baeri	Baer's Pochard	Very rare	Days 3-11
Aythya fuligula	Tufted Duck	Common	All sites
Aythya marila	Greater Scaup	Very rare	Days 2-9
Melanitta (fusca / deglandi ?) stejnegeri	Asiatic White-winged Scoter	Common	Days 3-11
Bucephala clangula	Common Goldeneye	Abundant	All sites
Mergus albellus	Smew	Common	Days 2-11
Mergus serrator	Red-breasted Merganser	Very rare	Days 6-12
Mergus merganser	Goosander	Common	All sites

Raptors

Scientific name	English name	Status	Sites
Pandion haliaetos	Osprey	Very rare	Days 2-7
Milvus migrans	Black Kite	Abundant	All sites
Circus aeruginosus	Marsh Harrier	Common	All sites
Circus cyaneus	Hen Harrier	Common	Days 2-13
Circus macrourus	Pallid Harrier	Very rare	Days 3-9
Circus melanoleucos	Pied Harrier	Rare	Days 3-7
Haliaeetus albicilla	White-tailed Eagle	Rare	Days 2-12
Haliaeetus leucoyphus	Pallas's Eagle	Very rare	Days 3-9
Aegypius monachus	Black Vulture	Common	All sites
Accipiter gentilis	Northern Goshawk	Rare	Days 7-13
Accipiter gularis	Japanese Sparrowhawk	Very rare	Days 7-12
Accipiter nisus	Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Rare	Days 8-12
Buteo buteo	Common Buzzard	Rare	All sites
Buteo hemilasius	Upland Buzzard	Abundant	All sites
Buteo lagopus	Rough-legged Buzzard	Very rare?	Days 3-12
Aquila clanga	Spotted Eagle	Very rare	Days 8-12
Aquila nipalensis	Steppe Eagle	Common	All sites
Aquila heliaca	Imperial Eagle	Very rare	Days 8-12
Aquila chrysaetos	Golden Eagle	Common	All sites
Falco naumanni	Lesser Kestrel	Rare	All sites
Falco tinnunculus	Common Kestrel	Common	All sites
Falco amurensis	Eastern Red-footed Falcon	Common	Days 4-13
Falco columbarius	Merlin	Very rare	Days 2-11
Falco subbuteo	Eurasian Hobby	Common	All sites
Falco cherrug	Saker Falcon	Common	All sites
Falco peregrinus	Peregrine Falcon	Very rare	All sites

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Arwel Griffiths, UK
Thank you for arranging a wonderful trip for usb in Mongolia. We both had a wonderful time. Orkhon waterfall is a beautiful place. It would have been nice to camp out there… and … we will certainly getting in touch again if we need to return to your beautiful country and will pass on your name to anyone here who wishes to go Mongolia…

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Michele Colombo

I want tell you we did a fantastic trip in Central Mongolia. Exciting places, good food, comfortable ger, hospitable people and a little bit of adventure during a raining day at the Orkhon Valley. Our guide Tunga was always so patience with us (5 insane guys) and the driver was like a superman...
August.2009. Italy

Bina, Marilia e Roberto" Italy.

"Siamo stati in Mongolia da 10 al 31 luglio 2008. Abbiamo percorso 3500 km quindi possiamo dire di averla vista abbastanza bene. E' una terra bellissima, superiore anche alle nostre aspettative. Sono stati giorni indimenticabili, senza alcun inconveniente. L'organizzazione di Battour è stata impeccabile in ogni occasione. Sia l'autista sia la guida erano disponibilissimi; Khuyagmaa - la guida che abbiamo avuto - ha profonda conoscenza della storia, del paesaggio, dei monumenti e della fauna della Mongolia. Altri turisti di altre nazionalità incontrati nei campi di ger, con guide diverse ma della stessa agenzia, hanno detto anche loro di essersi trovati molto bene.
Se andate in Mongolia, andateci tranquillamente con Battour, non sarete delusi come non lo siamo stati noi.

Kobayashi Masaki and Kobayashi Shuotaro

Thank you so much for your kind helps to organize our trip to Mongolia. It was wonderful trip and my son was very happy to traveling. You have precious staff of driver and guide, we all miss them very much and please send our best regards. Once again thank you so much and we will definitely travel again next year with you agency.
14.Aug.2007. Japan, Nagoya

Mara e Alessio

We always remember our wonderful holiday in Mongolia and please say hello to Toca and Jack. We hope to see you soon…
June.2007. Italy

Jean Louis Queimado

I must say I had a great time in your country and I have wonderful pictures to show. I really loved Mongolia! I am trying to get an article printed on a Spanish magazine…
23.July.2006 Spain, Madrid

Paolo and Laura

We are missing Mongolia very much! It was a beautiful trip, we met many kind people and we seen nice places. Please accept our thanks to Nopi and Jack, they were a good guide and a good driver…
27,Sep.2006, Italy, Milan

Dario, Elena, Antonella

We lived a very nice trip round the Mongolia countryside We enjoyed our holiday and we would like to thank you for your help.
16.Sep.2006, Italy, Milan

Tanikawa brothers!

It was the great pleasure for me too to have met you and have traveled to such a wonderland like Mongolian steppe. Thank you very much again and you did great thing to us. We never forget you and people…
14.Nov.2005, Tokyo. Japan

Helen and Ray White, USA

We are happy to opportunity to walk so far across the Gobi. It was very special for us the able to walk across the Desert. Mongolia is our favorite country…

Arwel Griffiths, UK

Thank you for arranging a wonderful trip for us in Mongolia. We both had a wonderful time. Orkhon waterfall is a beautiful place. It would have been nice to camp out there… and … we will certainly getting in touch again if we need to return to your beautiful country and will pass on your name to anyone here who wishes to go Mongolia…

Rita and Leo, Belgium

We have already had the opportunity to look at our pictures. They prove that we made a trip through wonderful scenery with a lot of nice people.

CL	Classic	CU	Cultural
HR	Horse riding	SE	Solar Eclipse
CT	Camel trekking	BW	Bird Watching
MO	Mountaineering	SO	Stop Overs
MB	Mountain biking	BP	Buddhist Pilgrimage
FI	Fishing	EF	Eagle Festival
TR	Trekking