Iran Ramsar wetland
Gori Lake
127 bird species recorded; the most from April to May.
Elmju · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
0 species in January.0 species in February.57 species in March.90 species in April.86 species in May.59 species in June.65 species in July.43 species in August.24 species in September.13 species in October.0 species in November.2 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
127 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 127Speciesrecorded more than once
- 77Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,693Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 1,912 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 5Raptors
- 1Owls
- 16Waders
- 5Gulls & seabirds
- 14Ducks & geese
- 12Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 1Flamingos
- 57Songbirds
- 15Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 127 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- European HobbyFalco subbuteo
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Waders16 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- RedshankTringa totanus
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
Gulls & seabirds5 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Armenian GullLarus armenicus
Ducks & geese14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Herons, ibises & grebes12 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
- Squacco HeronArdeola ralloides
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
Flamingos1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Greater FlamingoPhoenicopterus roseus
Songbirds57 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Great titParus major
- Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Red-throated PipitAnthus cervinus
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- European RobinErithacus rubecula
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Asian Crimson-winged FinchRhodopechys sanguineus
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- WoodlarkLullula arborea
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Other birds15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Syrian WoodpeckerDendrocopos syriacus
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- European SwiftApus apus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
- European NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species from April to May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan2°/-8°17 mm
- Feb4°/-6°20 mm
- Mar10°/-3°25 mm
- Apr15°/1°43 mm
- May22°/6°32 mm
- Jun28°/11°11 mm
- Jul32°/14°8 mm
- Aug31°/14°5 mm
- Sep26°/10°8 mm
- Oct18°/4°21 mm
- Nov9°/-3°25 mm
- Dec4°/-6°19 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Gori Lake.
Lake in Iran
Gori Lake is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Iran, 1,912 m above the sea.
127 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,693 open records.
The most recorded are the Coot, the Hooded Crow and the Ruddy Shelduck.
68 species come for the summer, 2 for the winter and 7 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded from April to May.
Get there and watch
- مجتمع فرهنگی تفریحی قوری گول - صدراcampsite · 0.9 km · 1 within 10 km
- Bostānābādnearest town · 14 km in a straight line
- Tabriz International Airport (TBZ)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 47 km in a straight line
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 1restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- 1campsites within 10 kmمجتمع فرهنگی تفریحی قوری گول - صدرا
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- places to stay within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Gori Lake.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas15 mountains within 25 kmKūh-e Kandūl · 4.8 kmBāsh Dāgh · 11 kmKūh-e Gūnī · 14 kmQābākh Dāgh · 18 kmChenāq Dāghī · 20 kmArvānā Kūh · 20 kmMatāl · 22 kmŪsh Tappeh · 23 km
Lakeyas1 lakes within 15 kmGori Lake1.1 km² · 0.1 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Gori Lake
Iran
- 59Birdyas Score
- 127Species
- 77Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q2115857) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,693 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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