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The country icon for Birds of Mongolia at Sibagu is shuvuu, which combines two orthographic forms of the Mongolian word for 'bird', shuvuu. One is the traditional orthographic form sibagu, 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 subfamilyDendrocygninae
subfamilyAnserinae
subfamilyAnatinae
subfamilyGenera Incertae Sedis
Ducks, geese, swans  
  GALLIFORMES
  Phasianidae subfamilyPhasianinae Partridges, pheasants, grouse  
  PHOENICOPTERIFORMES  
  Phoenicopteridae   Flamingos  
  Podicipedidae   Divers/Loons  
  COLUMBIFORMES  
  Columbidae subfamilyColumbinae
Pigeons  
  PTEROCLIFORMES  
  Pteroclidae   Sandgrouse  
  CAPRIMULGIFORMES  
  Caprimulgidae subfamilyCaprimulginae Nightjars  
  Apodidae subfamilyApodinae Swifts  
  CUCULIFORMES  
  Cuculidae subfamilyCuculinae Cuckoos  
  GRUIFORMES  
  Rallidae subfamilyRallinae Rails and coots  
  Gruidae subfamilyGruinae Cranes  
  OTIDIFORMES  
  Otididae   Bustards  
  GAVIIFORMES  
  Gaviidae   Grebes  
  PELECANIFORMES  
  Ciconiidae   Storks  
  Pelecanidae   Pelicans  
  Ardeidae   Herons, bitterns, and egrets  
  Threskiornithidae subfamilyPlataleinae Ibises and Spoonbills  
  Phalacrocoracidae   Cormorants  
  CHARADRIIFORMES  
  Burhinidae
  Stone curlews/Thick-knees  
  Recurvirostridae subfamilyRecurvirostrinae
subfamilyHimantopodinae
Stilts, avocets  
  Charadriidae subfamilyPluvialinae
subfamilyCharadriinae
subfamilyVanellinae
Plovers  
  Rostratulidae   Painted-snipe  
  Scolopacidae subfamilyNumeniinae
subfamilyLimosinae
subfamilyCalidrinae
subfamilyScolopacinae
subfamilyTringinae
Sandpipers, snipe  
  Turnicidae   Buttonquails  
  Glareolidae subfamilyGlareolinae Pratincoles  
  Stercorariidae   Skuas/Jaegars  
  Laridae subfamilyLarinae
subfamilySterninae
Gulls, terns  
  ACCIPITRIFORMES  
  Pandionidae   Osprey  
  Accipitridae subfamilyGypaetinae
subfamilyAccipitrinae
Kites, hawks, and eagles  
  STRIGIFORMES  
  Strigidae subfamilySurniinae
subfamilyStriginae
Owls  
  BUCEROTIFORMES  
  Upupidae   Hoopoes  
  PICIFORMES  
  Picidae subfamilyJynginae
subfamilyPicinae
Woodpeckers  
  CORACIIFORMES  
  Meropidae   Bee-eaters  
  Coraciidae   Rollers  
  Alcedinidae subfamilyAlcedininae
subfamilyHalcyoninae
Kingfishers  
  FALCONIFORMES  
  Falconidae subfamilyFalconinae 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 subfamilyFringillinae
subfamilyCarduelinae
Finches  
  Plectrophenacidae
Longspurs  
  Emberizidae   Old World buntings  
  Alaudidae   Larks  
  Panuridae   Bearded Reedling  
  Locustellidae   Bush Warblers  
  Acrocephalidae   Brush, Reed and Swamp Warblers  
  Hirundinidae subfamilyHirundininae 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 subfamilySittinae
subfamilyTichodrominae
Nuthatches, spotted creeper and wallcreeper  
  Troglodytidae   Wrens  
  Sturnidae subfamilySturninae Starlings  
  Cinclidae   Dippers  
  Muscicapidae subfamilyMuscicapinae
subfamilySubfamily name to follow
subfamilySaxicolinae
Chats and Old World flycatchers  
  Turdidae subfamilyTurdinae Thrushes