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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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