Uzbekistan Ramsar wetland
Tudakul
183 bird species recorded; the most in May.
Carpodacus · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
65 species in January.71 species in February.111 species in March.108 species in April.149 species in May.84 species in June.0 species in July.7 species in August.86 species in September.0 species in October.0 species in November.35 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
183 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).
- 183Speciesrecorded more than once
- 110Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 2,759Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 220 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 15Raptors
- 1Owls
- 27Waders
- 11Gulls & seabirds
- 21Ducks & geese
- 15Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 73Songbirds
- 18Other 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 183 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- White-tailed EagleHaliaeetus albicilla
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Hen HarrierCircus cyaneus
- Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
- Pallid HarrierCircus macrourusNT
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Lesser kestrelFalco naumanni
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Steppe eagleAquila nipalensis
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders27 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-tailed LapwingVanellus leucurus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- Little StintCalidris minuta
- RuffCalidris pugnax
- Collared PratincoleGlareola pratincola
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
- DunlinCalidris alpinaNT
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosaNT
- Spotted RedshankTringa erythropus
- Curlew SandpiperCalidris ferrugineaVU
- Red-necked PhalaropePhalaropus lobatus
- Common SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
- Ruddy TurnstoneArenaria interpresNT
- Grey PloverPluvialis squatarolaVU
- Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosetta
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- Bar-tailed godwitLimosa lapponicaNT
- Common Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula
Gulls & seabirds11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pontic gullLarus cachinnans
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Slender-billed GullChroicocephalus genei
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Ducks & geese21 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Marbled TealMarmaronetta angustirostrisNT
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Common ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- SmewMergellus albellus
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Common GoldeneyeBucephala clangula
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons
- White-headed duckOxyura leucocephala
Herons, ibises & grebes15 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Microcarbo pygmaeusMicrocarbo pygmaeus
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Eurasian BitternBotaurus stellaris
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common CraneGrus grus
- Demoiselle CraneAnthropoides virgo
Songbirds73 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Crested larkGalerida cristata
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Sykes's WarblerIduna rama
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Clamorous Reed WarblerAcrocephalus stentoreus
- Common Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Rufous-tailed Scrub RobinErythropygia galactotes
- Bearded ReedlingPanurus biarmicus
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Spanish sparrowPasser hispaniolensis
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Menetries's WarblerSylvia mystacea
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Desert FinchRhodospiza obsoleta
- Isabelline ShrikeLanius isabellinus
- Lesser whitethroatSylvia curruca
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great titParus major
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Common NightingaleLuscinia megarhynchos
- Lanius excubitorLanius excubitor
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- Paddyfield WarblerAcrocephalus agricola
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Eurasian Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- Isabelline wheatearOenanthe isabellina
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogon
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Savi's WarblerLocustella luscinioides
- Rufous-tailed ShrikeLanius phoenicuroides
- Black-throated Dark-throated ThrushTurdus atrogularis
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- Eastern Olivaceous WarblerIduna pallida
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- White-crowned Penduline TitRemiz coronatus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Pied WheatearOenanthe pleschanka
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Red-headed BuntingEmberiza bruniceps
- Eurasian Penduline TitRemiz pendulinus
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Pine BuntingEmberiza leucocephalos
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Booted WarblerIduna caligata
- Pale MartinRiparia diluta
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Greater Short-toed LarkCalandrella brachydactyla
- Streaked Scrub WarblerScotocerca inquieta
- Barred WarblerSylvia nisoria
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Eversmann's RedstartPhoenicurus erythronotus
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
Other birds18 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- CootFulica atra
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Blue-cheeked Bee-eaterMerops persicus
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- European SwiftApus apus
- Common PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
- European RollerCoracias garrulus
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Black-bellied SandgrousePterocles orientalis
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- European Turtle DoveStreptopelia turturVU
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- European Water RailRallus aquaticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in May.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan6°/-4°20 mm
- Feb9°/-3°31 mm
- Mar17°/4°31 mm
- Apr24°/10°27 mm
- May32°/17°13 mm
- Jun37°/22°2 mm
- Jul38°/24°1 mm
- Aug36°/21°0 mm
- Sep30°/15°0 mm
- Oct22°/8°5 mm
- Nov13°/2°18 mm
- Dec6°/-3°16 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Tudakul.
Reservoir in Uzbekistan
Tudakul is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Uzbekistan, 220 m above the sea.
183 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 2,759 open records.
The most recorded are the Western Marsh Harrier, the Grey Heron and the Crested lark.
56 species come for the summer, 46 for the winter and 8 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard, European Turtle Dove and Curlew Sandpiper.
The most species are recorded in May.
Get there and watch
- Зона отдыха «Лазурная»place to stay · 11 km · 3 within 10 km
- Qiziltepa Shahrinearest town · 20 km in a straight line
- Bukhara International Airport (BHK)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 32 km in a straight lineCar hire in SamarkandDiscover Cars · sponsored link↗
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
- 3places to stay within 10 kmЗона отдыха «Лазурная»
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites 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 Tudakul.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Lakeyas2 lakes within 15 kmTudakul184 km² · 0.9 kmKuymazar reservoir13 km² · 13 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.
Tudakul
Uzbekistan
- 73Birdyas Score
- 183Species
- 110Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q15789201) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 2,759 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 | Lakeyas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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