[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":277},["ShallowReactive",2],{"atlas_en:\u002Fatlas\u002Faziya":3,"alt-locale:atlas_en:\u002Fatlas\u002Faziya":135,"section-listing:atlas_en:\u002Fatlas":136,"related-covers:en:":173,"section-listing:atlas_en:\u002Fatlas\u002Faziya":174,"section-listing:disabled":180,"section-collection:atlas_en":181},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"coverImage":107,"description":108,"extension":109,"faq":110,"imagePrompt":120,"meta":121,"navigation":122,"order":123,"pageType":124,"path":125,"publishedAt":126,"readingMinutes":127,"region":128,"relatedLinks":123,"seo":129,"sitemap":132,"stem":133,"updatedAt":123,"__hash__":134},"atlas_en\u002Fatlas\u002Faziya.md","Birds of Asia",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":99},"minimark",[9,14,18,21,25,49,53,61,65],[10,11,13],"h2",{"id":12},"the-most-ecologically-varied-region-in-this-atlas","The most ecologically varied region in this atlas",[15,16,17],"p",{},"No region covered in this atlas spans a wider range of climates and habitats than Asia. Within its boundaries sit the cold taiga forest of Siberia, the arid steppe and desert basins of Central Asia, the monsoon-driven forests of South and Southeast Asia, and the temperate, densely populated landscapes of East Asia — each supporting a substantially different bird community shaped by very different rainfall, temperature, and vegetation patterns. This overview page necessarily sits at a much higher level of generalization than the individual country pages beneath it, which is where most of the detailed, locally grounded material in this section will live.",[15,19,20],{},"Asia's northern and western reaches share many species across Siberia and the steppe zone, while its southern and eastern portions bring in bird families and species not represented anywhere else in this collection.",[10,22,24],{"id":23},"species-with-a-genuinely-asia-wide-range","Species with a genuinely Asia-wide range",[15,26,27,28,33,34,38,39,43,44,48],{},"A number of species covered throughout this atlas range widely enough to appear across large parts of Asia regardless of specific subregion. The ",[29,30,32],"a",{"href":31},"\u002Fen\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fvidy\u002Fobyknovennaya-pustelga","common kestrel"," hunts open country from the Middle East through Central Asia to the Asian Far East, and the ",[29,35,37],{"href":36},"\u002Fen\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fvidy\u002Fderevenskaya-lastochka","barn swallow"," breeds across an enormous swath of the continent each summer before migrating to wintering grounds further south. The ",[29,40,42],{"href":41},"\u002Fen\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fvidy\u002Fseraya-tsaplya","grey heron"," and ",[29,45,47],{"href":46},"\u002Fen\u002Fvidy-ptic\u002Fvidy\u002Fkryakva","mallard"," are similarly widespread on suitable wetlands from Turkey to Japan, making them a reliable identification starting point almost anywhere on the continent.",[10,50,52],{"id":51},"seasonality-across-such-a-wide-region","Seasonality across such a wide region",[15,54,55,56,60],{},"Generalizing seasonality across the whole of Asia is of limited use given the scale involved, but a few broad patterns hold: continental interior and northern areas follow a strongly seasonal pattern similar to Siberia, with a compressed spring migration and breeding season from ",[57,58,59],"strong",{},"April through July"," and a long, birdlife-quiet winter, while southern and coastal Asia, influenced by monsoon rainfall patterns rather than temperature alone, sees very different seasonal rhythms tied to wet and dry seasons rather than a simple spring-to-autumn migration cycle. Individual country pages will cover these patterns in the detail a single continental overview cannot.",[10,62,64],{"id":63},"countries-of-the-region-in-this-atlas","Countries of the region in this atlas",[15,66,67,71,72,75,76,80,81,80,85,80,89,93,94,98],{},[29,68,70],{"href":69},"\u002Fen\u002Fatlas\u002Faziya\u002Fkitay","China"," opens the country-level coverage — thanks to its scale, habitat diversity, and position along the ",[57,73,74],{},"East Asian-Australasian Flyway",". 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covers such different climates?","Asia is grouped as one region in this atlas's navigation structure for organizational simplicity, but it genuinely spans some of the widest ecological variation of any region covered here, from Siberian taiga and Central Asian steppe and desert to South and Southeast Asian monsoon forest and the temperate Far East, meaning country and subregional pages carry much more of the descriptive weight here than in more ecologically uniform regions.",{"q":115,"a":116},"How much overlap does Asia have with the species covered elsewhere in this atlas?","Substantial overlap exists particularly with northern Asia's Siberian and Far Eastern zones and with widespread Old World species such as the common kestrel, barn swallow, and grey heron, which range across much of temperate and even subtropical Asia, though large parts of South, Southeast, and East Asia also hold species and families found nowhere else covered in this atlas.",{"q":118,"a":119},"Why does China get the first country page under Asia?","China was chosen as the region's initial country page for its sheer scale and habitat diversity, spanning temperate forest, steppe, desert, and subtropical zones, along with its position on the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, one of the world's major bird migration corridors, making it a natural starting point before adding further country pages across the wider region.","Photorealistic nature photo, a common kestrel hovering over an open Central Asian steppe landscape with scattered rocky outcrops, distant low mountains on the horizon under a vast pale sky, dry golden grassland stretching in all directions, bright midday light with sharp shadows, 16:9",{},true,null,"atlas","\u002Fatlas\u002Faziya","14.07.2026",1,"Asia",{"title":130,"description":131},"Birds of Asia — regional overview and typical species","An overview of bird life across Asia, from Siberian taiga and Central Asian steppe to monsoon forest and coast, with typical species and 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migrants.","\u002Fatlas\u002Fafrika","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Fafrika.png",{"title":5,"description":108,"path":125,"coverImage":107,"publishedAt":126,"order":123},{"title":149,"description":150,"path":151,"coverImage":152,"publishedAt":126,"order":123},"Birds of Australia and Oceania","Long isolation has given Australia and the Pacific islands a bird fauna dominated by unique local lineages, from parrots and honeyeaters to the flightless birds of remote island groups.","\u002Fatlas\u002Favstraliya-i-okeaniya","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Favstraliya-i-okeaniya.png",{"title":154,"description":155,"path":156,"coverImage":157,"publishedAt":126,"order":123},"Birds of Europe","From Atlantic coastlines to Alpine peaks, Europe packs an unusually wide range of bird habitats into a relatively compact area.","\u002Fatlas\u002Fevropa","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Fevropa.png",{"title":159,"description":160,"path":161,"coverImage":162,"publishedAt":126,"order":123},"Birds of North 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honeyeaters in eucalyptus woodland to seabirds along its enormous coastline.","\u002Fatlas\u002Favstraliya-i-okeaniya\u002Favstraliya","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Favstraliya-i-okeaniya\u002Favstraliya.png",{"title":149,"description":150,"path":151,"coverImage":152,"publishedAt":126,"order":123},{"title":204,"description":205,"path":206,"coverImage":207,"publishedAt":126,"order":123},"Birds of Brazil","Brazil holds most of the Amazon basin, the vast Pantanal wetland, and a long Atlantic coastline, giving it the highest bird species count of any country on Earth.","\u002Fatlas\u002Fyuzhnaya-amerika\u002Fbraziliya","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Fyuzhnaya-amerika\u002Fbraziliya.png",{"title":176,"description":177,"path":178,"coverImage":179,"publishedAt":126,"order":123},{"title":154,"description":155,"path":156,"coverImage":157,"publishedAt":126,"order":123},{"title":211,"description":212,"path":213,"coverImage":214,"publishedAt":126,"order":123},"Birds of Germany","Germany's Baltic and 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Russia.","\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Fkrasnodarskiy-kray","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Fkrasnodarskiy-kray.png",{"title":226,"description":227,"path":228,"coverImage":229,"publishedAt":126,"order":123},"Birds of Leningrad Oblast","Leningrad Oblast's Baltic coastline, taiga forest, and countless lakes and bogs make it one of the richest wetland and forest birding regions in northwestern Russia.","\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Fleningradskaya-oblast","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Fleningradskaya-oblast.png",{"title":231,"description":232,"path":233,"coverImage":234,"publishedAt":126,"order":123},"Birds of Moscow Oblast","Moscow Oblast's mix of mixed forest, farmland, rivers, and city parks supports a rich resident and migratory bird community within easy reach of Russia's 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supporting a classic boreal forest bird community.","\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Fsverdlovskaya-oblast","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Fsverdlovskaya-oblast.png","27.07.2026",{"title":262,"description":263,"path":264,"coverImage":265,"publishedAt":266,"order":123},"Birds of the Republic of Crimea","Crimea's mix of Black Sea and Sea of Azov coastline, the vast Sivash wetland, and a warm Mediterranean-influenced south coast make it one of the most important birding regions on Russia's southern flyway.","\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Frespublika-krym","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Frespublika-krym.png","30.07.2026",{"title":268,"description":269,"path":270,"coverImage":271,"publishedAt":126,"order":123},"Birds of the Republic of Karelia","Karelia's dense boreal forest, thousands of lakes, and long northern summer days make it one of Russia's premier destinations for taiga and wetland birdwatching.","\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Frespublika-kareliya","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Frossiya\u002Frespublika-kareliya.png",{"title":273,"description":274,"path":275,"coverImage":276,"publishedAt":126,"order":123},"Birds of the United States","From Alaskan tundra to Florida wetland, the United States spans an enormous range of bird habitats connected by well-defined migratory flyways used by hundreds of species each year.","\u002Fatlas\u002Fsevernaya-amerika\u002Fssha","\u002Fimages\u002Fatlas\u002Fsevernaya-amerika\u002Fssha.png",1787114551420]