Armenia Ramsar wetland
Lake Arpi
90 bird species recorded; the most in June.
Armenak Margarian · CC BY-SA 4.0
This month here
0 species in January.0 species in February.0 species in March.38 species in April.57 species in May.74 species in June.45 species in July.34 species in August.42 species in September.16 species in October.0 species in November.0 species in December.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
90 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 90Speciesrecorded more than once
- 54Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 1ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 608Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 2,020 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 9Raptors
- 1Owls
- 6Waders
- 4Gulls & seabirds
- 7Ducks & geese
- 11Herons, ibises & grebes
- 2Storks & cranes
- 42Songbirds
- 8Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 90 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Long-legged BuzzardButeo rufinus
- Western Marsh HarrierCircus aeruginosus
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo
- Montagu's HarrierCircus pygargus
- Lesser spotted eagleAquila pomarina
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
- Booted eagleHieraaetus pennatus
Owls1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little OwlAthene noctua
Waders6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Northern LapwingVanellus vanellusNT
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
Gulls & seabirds4 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Armenian GullLarus armenicus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common TernSterna hirundo
- White-winged TernChlidonias leucopterus
Ducks & geese7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
Herons, ibises & grebes11 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Dalmatian PelicanPelecanus crispusNT
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Great White PelicanPelecanus onocrotalus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Western Cattle EgretBubulcus ibis
Storks & cranes2 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White StorkCiconia ciconia
- Common CraneGrus grus
Songbirds42 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Northern WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Western JackdawColoeus monedula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Common StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Hooded CrowCorvus cornix
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Common LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Rock SparrowPetronia petronia
- WhitethroatSylvia communis
- Water PipitAnthus spinoletta
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Eurasian ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Red-backed ShrikeLanius collurio
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Ortolan buntingEmberiza hortulana
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Lesser Grey ShrikeLanius minor
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TwiteLinaria flavirostris
- Northern RavenCorvus corax
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Common House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tawny PipitAnthus campestris
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Rock BuntingEmberiza cia
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
- Common RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Rosy StarlingPastor roseus
- Mountain ChiffchaffPhylloscopus sindianus
- Black-headed buntingEmberiza melanocephala
Other birds8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Common CuckooCuculus canorus
- Common QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Bee-eaterMerops apiaster
- European SwiftApus apus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Common Wood PigeonColumba palumbus
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in June.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan-4°/-15°29 mm
- Feb-2°/-13°23 mm
- Mar3°/-7°35 mm
- Apr9°/-3°60 mm
- May14°/2°77 mm
- Jun19°/6°67 mm
- Jul23°/9°43 mm
- Aug24°/9°39 mm
- Sep19°/6°28 mm
- Oct12°/0°44 mm
- Nov4°/-6°29 mm
- Dec-2°/-12°31 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Lake Arpi.
Lake in Shirak Province of Armenia
Lake Arpi is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Armenia, 2,020 m above the sea.
90 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 608 open records.
The most recorded are the Armenian Gull, the Dalmatian Pelican and the Ruddy Shelduck.
51 species come for the summer, 0 for the winter and 3 only pass through.
1 are threatened worldwide, including Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in June.
Get there and watch
- Lake Arpi National Park Guesthouseplace to stay · 1.9 km · 1 within 10 km
- Doğruyolnearest town · 16 km in a straight line
- Shirak International Airport (LWN)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 40 km in a straight lineCar hire at LWN airport (Gyumri)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1marked trails within 4 kmLake Arpi National Park HQ (Paghakn) – Ardenis
- 1visitor centres within 6 kmLake Arpi National Park Headquarters
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 3campsites within 10 km
- 1places to stay within 10 kmLake Arpi National Park Guesthouse
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Lake Arpi.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas13 mountains within 25 kmEritsler2,447 m · 8.8 kmZarishat2,982 m · 11 kmMenaberd1,262 m · 14 kmYerakatar3,041 m · 14 kmGhukasyan Mets3,042 m · 16 kmSep2,449 m · 20 kmMatner2,107 m · 22 kmTsoghasar2,083 m · 25 km
Darkskyas4 dark-sky places within 30 kmLake ArpiBortle 2 · this place↗Madatapa LakeBortle 2 · 18 kmSaghamo LakeBortle 2 · 28 kmMount AchkasarBortle 2 · 29 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Lake Arpi
Armenia
- 52Birdyas Score
- 90Species
- 54Migrants
- 1Threatened
Noravank Important Bird Area
Armenia · 207 km
- 58Birdyas Score
- 109Species
- 78Migrants
- 1Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q935385) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 608 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Lakeyas, Darkskyas, Riveryas |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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