Order Passeriformes

Family Hirundinidae Rafinesque 1815, hirundinids

Genus Hirundo Linnaeus 1758

• Hirundo rustica Linnaeus 1758 - Barn Swallow – rare, nests – personal message by Г. С. Еремкин, П. В. Квартальнов. Mostly around settlements and in agriculture landscape.

Genus Riparia T. Forster 1817

• Riparia riparia (Linnaeus 1758) - Sand Martin - Коханов, 1999.

Род Delichon Horsfield at Moore, 1854

• Delichon urbica (Linnaeus 1758)– Asian House-martin – nests in Chernaya Reka village, common. ВMostly around settlements and in agriculture landscape.

Family Alaudidae

Род Alauda Linnaeus 1758

• Alauda arbensis (Linnaeus 1758) – Crested Lark – spring migration in Chernaya Reka village. Mostly around settlements and in agriculture landscape.

Family Motacillidae Horsfield 1821, motacillids

Genus Anthus Bechstein 1805

• Anthus cervinus (Pallas 1811) - Red-throated Pipit – at flyby - Бианки, Флеров, 1960.
• Anthus trivialis (Linnaeus 1758) - Tree Pipit - nests.
• Anthus pratensis (Linnaeus 1758) – Meadow Pipit – nests in th village Chernaya Reka and on the shore grassland; highly possible the statue at the area covered by Catalogue is the same.

Genus Motacilla Linnaeus 1758

• Motacilla alba Linnaeus 1758 - White Wagtail - common, nests.
• Motacilla flava Linnaeus 1758 - Yellow Wagtail – rare - Фройде, 1986.

Family Laniidae Rafinesque 1815, laniids

Genus Lanius Linnaeus 1758

• Lanius excubitor Linnaeus 1758 - Great Grey Shrike, Northern Grey Shrike - common, nests – Благосклонов, 1960; personal message by Г. С. Еремкин.
• Lanius collurio (Linnaeus 1758) – Red-backed Shrike – visitant. In the village Chernaya reka 2 individuals were entrapped at the end of August 2002 and 2011. Mostly around settlements and in agriculture landscape.

Family Sturnidae Rafinesque 1815, starlings

Genus Sturnus Linnaeus 1758

• Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus 1758 - Common Starling - Фройде, 1986; Воронецкий, 1988.

Family Corvidae Leach 1820, corvids, the crow family

Genus Perisoreus Bonaparte 1831

• Perisoreus infaustus (Linnaeus 1752) – Siberian Jay - common, nests, stays through winter.

Genus Garrulus Brisson 1760

• Garrulus glandarius (Linnaeus 1758) – Eurasian Jay - rare.

Genus Pica Brisson 1760

• Pica pica (Linnaeus 1758) – European Magpie, Eurasian Magpie, or Common Magpie - nests, stays through winter.

Genus Corvus Linnaeus 1758

• Corvus corax Linnaeus 1758 – Common Raven, Northern Raven - nests, stays through winter.
• Corvus cornix Linnaeus 1758 - Hooded Crow - nests.

Family Bombycillidae Swainson 1831, waxwings

Genus Bombycilla Vieillot 1807

• Bombycilla garrulus (Linnaeus 1758) – Bohemian Waxwing - nests, stays through winter.

Family Prunellidae Richmond 1908, accentors

Genus Prunella Vieillot 1816

• Prunella modularis (Linnaeus 1758) – Dunnock – rare, nests - Воронецкий, 1988.

Family Sylviidae Leach 1820

Genus Acrocephalus J. A. et F. Naumann 1811

• Acrocephalus schoenobaenus (Linnaeus 1758) - Sedge Warbler - rare, nests - Благосклонов, 1960.

Genus Phylloscopus Boie 1826

• Phylloscopus borealis (Blasius 1858) - Arctic Warbler – rare, nests.
• Phylloscopus collybita (Vieillot 1817) - Common Chiffchaff – common, nests.
• Phylloscopus sibilatrix (Bechstein 1793) - Wood Warbler – common, nests.
• Phylloscopus trochilus (Linnaeus 1758) - Willow Warbler - common, nests.

Genus Sylvia Scopoli 1769

• Sylvia borin (Boddaert 1983) – Garden Warbler – rare, nests - Фройде, 1986.

Family Regulidae Vigors 1825, kinglets or crests

Genus Regulus Cuvier 1800

• Regulus regulus (Linnaeus 1758) - Goldcrest - common, nests.

Family Muscicapidae Fleming 1822

Genus Ficedula Brisson 1760

• Ficedula hypoleuca (Pallas 1764) - European Pied Flycatcher - rare, nests – Бианки, Флеров, 1960.

Genus Muscicapa Brisson 1760

• Muscicapa striata (Pallas 1764) - Spotted Flycatcher - common, nests - Бианки, Флеров, 1960.

Genus Saxicola Bechstein 1803

• Saxicola rubetra (Linnaeus 1758) - Whinchat – rare, nests - Бианки, Флеров, 1960.

Genus Oenanthe Vieillot 1816

• Oenanthe oenanthe (Linnaeus 1758) - Northern Wheatear – rare, nests - Фройде, 1986.

Genus Phoenicurus T. Forster 1817

• Phoenicurus phoenicurus (Linnaeus 1758) - Common Redstart - common, nests.

Genus Erithacus Cuvier 1800

• Erithacus rubecula (Linnaeus 1758) – European Robin - common, nests.

Genus Luscinia T. Forster 1817

• Luscinia svecica (Linnaeus 1758) – Bluethroat – rare, nests – Благосклонов, 1960.

Genus Turdus Linnaeus 1758

• Turdus iliacus Linnaeus 1766 - Redwing - common, nests.
• Turdus philomelos C. L. Brehm 1831 - Song Thrush - common, nests.
• Turdus pilaris Linnaeus 1758 - Fieldfare - common, nests.
• Turdus viscicorus Linnaeus 1758 – Mistle Thrush – rare, nests (Фройде, 1986).
• Turdus merula Linnaeus 1758 - Eurasian Blackbird - rare, status unknown. First, registered in July 2011 in the WSBS station settelement and stayed till August (Krasnova, personal message).

Family Aegithalidae Reichenbach 1849, long-tailed tits

Genus Aegithalos Hermann 1804

• Aegithalos caudatus (Linnaeus 1758) - Long-tailed Tit, Long-tailed Bushtit - nests, stays through winter.

Family Paridae Vigors 1825, chickadees

Genus Parus Linnaeus 1758

• Parus ater Linnaeus 1758 – Coal Tit – rare, nests, stays through winter - Бианки, Флеров, 1960; Благосклонов, 1960.
• Parus cinctus Boddaert 1783 - Siberian Tit, Gray-headed Chickadee – common, nests, stays through winter.
• Parus cristatus Linnaeus 1758 – Crested Tit – common, nests, stays through winter - Благосклонов, 1960.
• Parus major Linnaeus 1758 - Great Tit - common, nests, stays through winter.
• Parus montanus Baldenstein 1827 - Willow Tit - common, nests, stays through winter.

Family Sittidae Lesson 1828, nuthatches

Genus Sitta Linnaeus 1758

• Sitta europaea Linnaeus 1758 - Eurasian Nuthatch – nested and wintered at the WSBS settlement, when there was a stable.

Family Certhiidae Leach 1820, treecreepers

Genus Certhia Linnaeus 1758

• Certhia familiaris Linnaeus 1758 - Eurasian Treecreeper, Common Treecreeper - common, nests, stays through winter.

Family Passeridae Rafinesque 1815, true sparrows

Genus Passer Brisson 1760

• Passer domesticus (Linnaeus 1758) - House Sparrow – rare, nests.
• Passer montanus (Linnaeus 1758) - Eurasian Tree Sparrow - rare, nested and wintered at the WSBS settlement, when there was a stable.

Family Fringillidae Leach 1820, true finches

Genus Acanthis Borkhausen 1797

• Acanthis flammea (Linnaeus 1758) - Common Redpoll - common, nests, stays through winter.

Genus Carpodacus Kaup 1829

• Carpodacus erythrinus (Pallas 1770) - Common Rosefinch - rare.

Genus Chloris Cuvier 1800

• Chloris chloris (Linnaeus 1758) - European Greenfinch - rare, nests.

Genus Fringilla Linnaeus 1758

• Fringilla coelebs Linnaeus 1758 – Chaffinch - rare, nests.
• Fringilla montifringilla Linnaeus 1758 – Brambling - common, nests.

Genus Loxia Linnaeus 1758

• Loxia curvirostra Linnaeus 1758 - Common Crossbill - rare, nests – personal message by Г. С. Еремкин.
• Loxia leucoptera Gmelin 1789 - Two-barred Crossbill, White-winged Crossbill - reported on the Kastyan island – personal message by П. В. Квартальнов.
• Loxia pytyopsittacus Borkhausen 1793 - Parrot Crossbill - rare, stays through winter - Благосклонов, 1960.

Genus Pinicola Vieillot 1807

• Pinicola enucleator (Linnaeus 1758) – Pine Grosbeak - rare, nests, stays through winter - Благосклонов, 1960.

Genus Pyrrhula Brisson 1760

• Pyrrhula pyrrhula (Linnaeus 1758) - Bullfinch, Common Bullfinch, or Eurasian Bullfinch - common, stays through winter.

Genus Spinus Koch 1816

• Spinus spinus (Linnaeus 1758) – Eurasian Siskin - nests, in some years stays through winter.

Family Emberizidae Vigors 1825, emberizids

Genus Emberiza Linnaeus 1758

• Emberiza citrinella Linnaeus 1758 - Yellowhammer – rare, nests (Благосклонов, 1960).
• Emberiza hortulana Linnaeus 1758 - Ortolan Bunting – rare – personal message by В. В. Контощиков.
• Emberiza rustica Pallas 1776 - Rustic Bunting - common, nests.
• Emberiza pusilla Pallas 1776 - Little Bunting – rare, nests - Фройде, 1986.
• Emberiza schoeniclus (Linnaeus 1758) - Reed Bunting - common, nests.

Genus Plectrophenax Stejneger 1882

• Plectrophenax nivalis (Linnaeus 1758) – Snow Bunting – common, at flyby.

Genus Calcarius

• Calcarius lapponicus Linnaeus 1758 - Lapland Longspur, Lapland Bunting - in winter, rare. Personal message by Краснова Е.Д.

rus:Oтряд Passeriformes, воробьинообразные