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Sultan's Marsh Bird Paradise, Turkey (
Center on Interactive Map
)
Map of Sultan's Marsh Bird Paradise, Turkey
Map of Sultan's Marsh Bird Paradise, Turkey
Cappadocia, Reed Farm
Cappadocia, Shepherd
White Stork (
Ciconia ciconia
)
Sedge Warbler (Acrocephalus choenobaenus)
Long-legged Buzzard (Buteo rufinus)
Bearded Parrotbill (Panurus biarmicus) Female
Bearded Parrotbill (Panurus biarmicus) Male
Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
Asia Minor Ground Squirrel (Spermophilus xanthoprymnus)
Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Eurasian Linnet (Linaria cannabina) Female
Slender-billed Gull (Larus genei)
Northern Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
Corn Bunting (Miliaria calandra)
Little Owl (Athene noctua)
Eurasian Collared-Dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) Male
Reed Bunting (Emberiza schoeniclus) Male
Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina)
Near Yeshilhizar in Cappadoccia, this is one of the oddest places you will expect to find a flamingo. This is a great place for finding larks and other grassland birds. There was a wolf pelt in the hotel, so in theory there are wolves here as well.
Trips
Turkey
3/23/2006
: A one day stay in this area to go see the flamingos and other birds. Met up with a French Birder named Christian.
Previous Visit (Ilhara Valley: 3/22/2006)
Next Visit (Göksu Delta: 3/25/2006)
Species Recorded (56)
Birds ( 53 )
Old World Tree Warblers ( Phylloscopidae )
Common Chiffchaff -
Phylloscopus collybita
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Little Grebe -
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier -
Circus aeruginosus
Hen Harrier -
Circus cyaneus
Montagu's Harrier -
Circus pygargus
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Gray Heron -
Ardea cinerea
Storks ( Ciconiidae )
White Stork -
Ciconia ciconia
Flamingos ( Phoenicopteridae )
Greater Flamingo -
Phoenicopterus roseus
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Green-winged Teal -
Anas crecca
Whooper Swan -
Cygnus cygnus
Red-crested Pochard -
Netta rufina
Cinnamon Teal -
Spatula cyanoptera
Garganey -
Spatula querquedula
Ruddy Shelduck -
Tadorna ferruginea
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Rough-legged Hawk -
Buteo lagopus
Long-legged Buzzard -
Buteo rufinus
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Lesser Kestrel -
Falco naumanni
Eurasian Hobby -
Falco subbuteo
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
Eurasian Coot -
Fulica atra
Cranes ( Gruidae )
Common Crane -
Grus grus
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Spur-winged Lapwing -
Vanellus spinosus
Northern Lapwing -
Vanellus vanellus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Ruff -
Calidris pugnax
Jack Snipe -
Lymnocryptes minimus
Green Sandpiper -
Tringa ochropus
Common Redshank -
Tringa totanus
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Slender-billed Gull -
Chroicocephalus genei
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Eurasian Collared-Dove -
Streptopelia decaocto
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Little Owl -
Athene noctua
Hoopoes ( Upupidae )
Eurasian Hoopoe -
Upupa epops
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Syrian Woodpecker -
Dendrocopos syriacus
Larks ( Alaudidae )
Eurasian Skylark -
Alauda arvensis
Turkestan Short-toed Lark -
Alaudala heinei
Crested Lark -
Galerida cristata
Calandra Lark -
Melanocorypha calandra
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Carrion Crow -
Corvus corone
Eurasian Magpie -
Pica pica
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Great Tit -
Parus major
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Sedge Warbler -
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Bearded Reedling -
Panurus biarmicus
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Isabelline Wheatear -
Oenanthe isabellina
Northern Wheatear -
Oenanthe oenanthe
Black Redstart -
Phoenicurus ochruros
Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
Water Pipit -
Anthus spinoletta
White Wagtail -
Motacilla alba
Western Yellow Wagtail -
Motacilla flava
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
European Starling -
Sturnus vulgaris
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Corn Bunting -
Emberiza calandra
Reed Bunting -
Emberiza schoeniclus
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Eurasian Linnet -
Linaria cannabina
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
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