The country icon for Birds of Mongolia at Sibagu is , which combines two orthographic forms of the Mongolian word for 'bird', shuvuu. One is the traditional orthographic form , made up of the letters ᠰ᠊, ᠊ᠢ᠊, ᠊ᠪ᠊, ᠊ᠠ᠊, ᠊ᠭ᠋᠊, ᠊ᠣ (s-i-b-a-g-u), which is literally read out as sibagu when teaching the script but pronounced as shuvuu in ordinary speech and reading. The Traditional alphabet has its ultimate roots in the Phoenician alphabet, which was transmitted to the Mongols via the Aramaic, Sogdian, and Old Uighur alphabets. The other orthographic form is the Cyrillic spelling, шувуу, which directly represents the modern pronounciation shuvuu. The Cyrillic spelling was imposed by the Soviet Union in the 20th century and is the normal orthography in Mongolia. The traditional alphabet is still used in Inner Mongolia and has been partially revived in Mongolia itself. The reading pronunciation of the traditional spelling gives its name to this site and a heavily modified calligraphic form is used as the site icon.

(List is based on Howard and Moore 4th edition)

NON-PASSERINES
	Families	Subfamilies	Description in English
	ANSERIFORMES
	Anatidae	Dendrocygninae Anserinae Anatinae Genera Incertae Sedis	Ducks, geese, swans
	GALLIFORMES
	Phasianidae	Phasianinae	Partridges, pheasants, grouse
	PHOENICOPTERIFORMES
	Phoenicopteridae		Flamingos
	Podicipedidae		Divers/Loons
	COLUMBIFORMES
	Columbidae	Columbinae	Pigeons
	PTEROCLIFORMES
	Pteroclidae		Sandgrouse
	CAPRIMULGIFORMES
	Caprimulgidae	Caprimulginae	Nightjars
	Apodidae	Apodinae	Swifts
	CUCULIFORMES
	Cuculidae	Cuculinae	Cuckoos
	GRUIFORMES
	Rallidae	Rallinae	Rails and coots
	Gruidae	Gruinae	Cranes
	OTIDIFORMES
	Otididae		Bustards
	GAVIIFORMES
	Gaviidae		Grebes
	PELECANIFORMES
	Ciconiidae		Storks
	Pelecanidae		Pelicans
	Ardeidae		Herons, bitterns, and egrets
	Threskiornithidae	Plataleinae	Ibises and Spoonbills
	Phalacrocoracidae		Cormorants
	CHARADRIIFORMES
	Burhinidae		Stone curlews/Thick-knees
	Recurvirostridae	Recurvirostrinae Himantopodinae	Stilts, avocets
	Charadriidae	Pluvialinae Charadriinae Vanellinae	Plovers
	Rostratulidae		Painted-snipe
	Scolopacidae	Numeniinae Limosinae Calidrinae Scolopacinae Tringinae	Sandpipers, snipe
	Turnicidae		Buttonquails
	Glareolidae	Glareolinae	Pratincoles
	Stercorariidae		Skuas/Jaegars
	Laridae	Larinae Sterninae	Gulls, terns
	ACCIPITRIFORMES
	Pandionidae		Osprey
	Accipitridae	Gypaetinae Accipitrinae	Kites, hawks, and eagles
	STRIGIFORMES
	Strigidae	Surniinae Striginae	Owls
	BUCEROTIFORMES
	Upupidae		Hoopoes
	PICIFORMES
	Picidae	Jynginae Picinae	Woodpeckers
	CORACIIFORMES
	Meropidae		Bee-eaters
	Coraciidae		Rollers
	Alcedinidae	Alcedininae Halcyoninae	Kingfishers
	FALCONIFORMES
	Falconidae	Falconinae	Falcons
PASSERINES
	Families	Subfamilies	Description in English
	Oriolidae		Orioles and figbirds
	Dicruridae		Drongos
	Laniidae		Shrikes
	Corvidae		Crows and Jays
	Prunellidae		Accentors
	Paridae		Tits, chickadees
	Remizidae		Penduline tits
	Passeridae		Sparrows, snowfinches, and allies
	Motacillidae		Wagtails and Pipits
	Fringillidae	Fringillinae Carduelinae	Finches
	Plectrophenacidae		Longspurs
	Emberizidae		Old World buntings
	Alaudidae		Larks
	Panuridae		Bearded Reedling
	Locustellidae		Bush Warblers
	Acrocephalidae		Brush, Reed and Swamp Warblers
	Hirundinidae	Hirundininae	Swallows
	Pycnonotidae		Bulbuls
	Phylloscopidae		Old World Leaf Warblers
	Aegithalidae		Long-tailed tits
	Sylviidae		Sylvia warblers, parrotbills and allies
	Regulidae		Kinglets
	Bombycillidae		Waxwings
	Certhiidae		Treecreepers
	Sittidae	Sittinae Tichodrominae	Nuthatches, spotted creeper and wallcreeper
	Troglodytidae		Wrens
	Sturnidae	Sturninae	Starlings
	Cinclidae		Dippers
	Muscicapidae	Muscicapinae Subfamily name to follow Saxicolinae	Chats and Old World flycatchers
	Turdidae	Turdinae	Thrushes

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