Birdwatching

BIRDS OF RUSSIAN FORESTS.


The Russian forest is the largest in the world.
Most of it is comprised of Taiga, 80% of the total areal where the bird species composition and distribution is relatively uniform due to the young age of this habitat.

the endless sea of conifers, consisting mostly of Siberian Larix sibirica and dahurian larches and siberian firs was formed after the most recent glaciations.

Most characteristic species of the Siberian forest avifauna probably evolved in the colder regions of eastern Siberia where many typical representatives, for instance, Black billed capercaille, and Siberian Spruce Grouse, can still be found.


All in all, there are 50 species more or less associated with the Siberian forest habitat.
However, the total number of breeding bird species is much higher due to the influence of surrounding areas like tundra and steppe and intrazonal wetlands.

The mixed forest, in particular those of Ussuriland, in the southern part of the Soviet far east are much richer in typical dendrophylic species.

Approximately the size of Britain, Ussuriland has more than 400 bird species recorded.
Ussuriland is quite unique in the variety of its forest, ranging from lush liana coveres riverine forest to the majestic coniferous taiga on the mountain ranges of Sikhote LIN;

BIRDERS VISITING THIS REGION WOULD BE FACINATED BY THE INCREDIBLE, mixture of southern, subtropical and even tropical bird species living side by side with northern and Siberian species.
This region hosts an impressive number of forest birds......and some of which are shown here.....