Mongolia’s many lakes and rivers attract thousands of birds. In the Gobi Desert, there are wonderful species such as the Lamergeier (Bearded Vulture); the Henderson’s Ground Jay (like a Roadrunner in the US – running around sand dunes); the Saxaul Sparrow (like a brightly colored House sparrow but living in the unique Saxaul forests in the deserts) and all kinds of other species.
Khustai National Park is a unique place to watch birds especially bird of prey. There are 217 species of birds observed in the park. 24 of them are birds of prey such as eagle, vulture, hawk, falcon, amurian falcon, and Himalayan vulture in Khustai.