Birds of Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is a sparsely populated desert country in Central Asia. The climate is extraordinarily continental, so that in summer the highest temperatures in Central Asia are reached. In addition, it is expected that the effects of climate change on the country's water balance will be among the most serious on earth. By far the largest part of the country is occupied by the Karakum desert. The highest mountain at 3139 m, Ayrybaba, is located on the eastern border with Uzbekistan. In the west, Turkmenistan has a coast on the Caspian Sea. The ecoregions are obviously deserts, semi-deserts, steppes and some forest landscapes. BirdLife International lists 50 IBAs (Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas) for Turkmenistan, including the Repetek Conservation Area in the south-east of the Karakum Desert, which has been protected as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve since 1978. Many sandy desert specialists can be studied here.

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Primary language English, secondary languages German, French, Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese.
All 415 species are illustrated. In addition, links to HD videos of 155 bird species (1h 48m 47s) and audios of 86 bird species (55m 54s) are included. The assessment of the global conservation status of bird species uses the criteria of the Red List (IUCN) 2012.
The scientific system follows Clements et al. 2017.
An index, name registers in all selected languages and a scientific name register, all completely linked.
PDF E-book in page-based format A5: 157 pages, 26.94 MiB.
ePub E-book in flowable format for all devices with ePub reader: 23.41 MiB.

A paperback version of this bird guide is available from Amazon (ISBN: 9798444504468).
Also you can obtain a Kindle edition from Amazon (ASIN: B09X25P426).
© Wolfgang J. Daunicht 2025