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Hustai National Park

National Park · Mongolia

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ABOUT

Where the steppe rolls endlessly beneath vast Mongolian skies, Hustai National Park preserves one of Central Asia's most dynamic grassland ecosystems. Rolling hills and open prairie dominate the landscape, interspersed with sheltered river valleys and scattered woodland patches that cling to ravines and north-facing slopes. The terrain rises and falls gently across the Töv province, creating a mosaic of microhabitats that support a rich assembly of steppe fauna. Large grazing herbivores roam these grasslands, while birds of prey command the thermals overhead, hunting among the low vegetation. The park's network of seasonal streams and wetland areas attracts migratory waterbirds during spring and autumn passages, and the scattered shrubland and woodland edges harbor small mammals and ground-nesting birds adapted to this semi-arid environment. This is quintessential Eurasian steppe—fragile, productive, and teeming with life adapted to the extremes of continental climate.

For wildlife photographers and naturalists, Hustai offers unparalleled opportunities to witness steppe ecology in motion. Spring brings an explosion of birdlife as migrants return from Africa and southern wintering grounds, while early morning and late afternoon light transforms the rolling grasslands into a photographer's dream. The park's accessibility from Altanbulag makes it an ideal base for extended observation, and the open terrain allows for spotting at considerable distance. Visitors equipped with binoculars and telephoto lenses will encounter raptors, grassland songbirds, and mammalian predators against backdrops of authentic, working steppe. Summer offers the best conditions for exploring on foot or by vehicle, though autumn migration periods rival spring for birding intensity. This is one of Mongolia's most important windows into how the continental grasslands of Asia function as a living whole.

Website hustai.mn

WILDLIFE

Bearded Vulture

Gypaetus barbatus

Cinereous Vulture

Aegypius monachus

Aquila nipalensis

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

Emberiza cioides

Passer domesticus

Falco tinnunculus

Petronia petronia

Daurian Redstart

Phoenicurus auroreus

Melanocorypha mongolica

Buteo hemilasius

Oenanthe pleschanka

Falco amurensis

Northern Wheatear

Oenanthe oenanthe

Asian Short-toed Lark

Alaudala cheleensis

Lanius cristatus

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Hirundo rustica

Common Rock Thrush

Monticola saxatilis

Red-billed Chough

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Eurasian Magpie

Anthus godlewskii

Eastern Buzzard

Buteo japonicus

Isabelline Wheatear

Oenanthe isabellina

Daurian Partridge

Perdix dauurica

Eremophila alpestris

Mongolian Short-toed Lark

Calandrella dukhunensis

Tadorna ferruginea

Corvus frugilegus

Cuculus canorus

Pere David's Snowfinch

Pyrgilauda davidiana

Eurasian Skylark

Alauda arvensis

Emberiza pusilla

Coturnix japonica

Crested Honey Buzzard

Pernis ptilorhynchus

Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler

Helopsaltes certhiola

Emberiza leucocephalos

Godlewski's Bunting

Emberiza godlewskii

Bar-headed Goose

Anser cygnoides

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

Spatula querquedula

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Mareca strepera

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

Eastern Spot-billed Duck

Anas zonorhyncha

Anas platyrhynchos

Northern Pintail

Red-crested Pochard

Ferruginous Duck

Aythya fuligula

Common Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Mergellus albellus

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

Oriental Cuckoo

Cuculus optatus

Pallas's Sandgrouse

Syrrhaptes paradoxus

Columba rupestris

Oriental Turtle Dove

Streptopelia orientalis

Eurasian Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

White-naped Crane

Tachybaptus ruficollis

Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

Black-necked Grebe

Podiceps nigricollis

Black-winged Stilt

Himantopus himantopus

Recurvirostra avosetta

Pacific Golden Plover

Pluvialis fulva

Common Ringed Plover

Charadrius hiaticula

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellus

Black-tailed Godwit

Eurasian Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

Gallinago solitaria

Pin-tailed Snipe

Gallinago stenura

Gallinago gallinago

Red-necked Phalarope

Phalaropus lobatus

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Marsh Sandpiper

Tringa stagnatilis

Tringa glareola

Common Redshank

Spotted Redshank

Tringa erythropus

Common Greenshank

Tringa nebularia

Curlew Sandpiper

Calidris ferruginea

Temminck's Stint

Calidris temminckii

Long-toed Stint

Calidris subminuta

Red-necked Stint

Calidris ruficollis

Calidris minuta

Chlidonias niger

White-winged Tern

Chlidonias leucopterus

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundus

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Eurasian Spoonbill

Platalea leucorodia

Himalayan Vulture

Gyps himalayensis

Short-toed Snake Eagle

Circaetus gallicus

Greater Spotted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatus

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Eastern Marsh Harrier

Circus spilonotus

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

Long-legged Buzzard

Eurasian Wryneck

Lesser Spotted Woodpecker

Dryobates minor

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos major

White-backed Woodpecker

Dendrocopos leucotos

Black Woodpecker

Dryocopus martius

Falco columbarius

Great Grey Shrike

Lanius excubitor

Chinese Grey Shrike

Lanius sphenocercus

Isabelline Shrike

Lanius isabellinus

Garrulus glandarius

Daurian Jackdaw

Coloeus dauuricus

Bohemian Waxwing

Bombycilla garrulus

Poecile montanus

Cyanistes cyanus

White-crowned Penduline Tit

Remiz coronatus

Galerida cristata

Greater Short-toed Lark

Calandrella brachydactyla

Riparia riparia

Eurasian Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Siberian House Martin

Delichon lagopodum

Long-tailed Tit

Aegithalos caudatus

Yellow-browed Warbler

Phylloscopus inornatus

Pallas's Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus proregulus

Phylloscopus fuscatus

Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Two-barred Warbler

Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus

Greenish Warbler

Phylloscopus trochiloides

Phylloscopus borealis

Oriental Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus orientalis

Paddyfield Warbler

Acrocephalus agricola

Thick-billed Warbler

Arundinax aedon

Eurasian Treecreeper

Certhia familiaris

White-cheeked Starling

Spodiopsar cineraceus

Common Starling

Sturnus vulgaris

Eyebrowed Thrush

Turdus obscurus

Black-throated Thrush

Turdus atrogularis

Red-throated Thrush

Turdus ruficollis

Naumann's Thrush

Turdus naumanni

Dark-sided Flycatcher

Muscicapa sibirica

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Muscicapa dauurica

Siberian Rubythroat

Calliope calliope

Taiga Flycatcher

Ficedula albicilla

Red-flanked Bluetail

Tarsiger cyanurus

Phoenicurus ochruros

Güldenstädt's Redstart

Phoenicurus erythrogastrus

Saxicola stejnegeri

Siberian Stonechat

Saxicola maurus

Alpine Accentor

Prunella collaris

Prunella fulvescens

Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Eastern Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla tschutschensis

Citrine Wagtail

Motacilla citreola

Motacilla cinerea

Richard's Pipit

Anthus richardi

Anthus trivialis

Olive-backed Pipit

Anthus hodgsoni

Anthus spinoletta

Eurasian Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Fringilla montifringilla

Coccothraustes coccothraustes

Mongolian Finch

Bucanetes mongolicus

Common Rosefinch

Carpodacus erythrinus

Linaria flavirostris

Eurasian Siskin

Lapland Longspur

Calcarius lapponicus

Emberiza citrinella

Emberiza rustica

Yellow-breasted Bunting

Emberiza aureola

Black-faced Bunting

Emberiza spodocephala

Pallas's Reed Bunting

Emberiza pallasi

Common Reed Bunting

Emberiza schoeniclus

Gallinula chloropus

Mongolian Gazelle

Procapra gutturosa

Przewalski's horse

Equus ferus przewalskii

Tarbagan Marmot

Marmota sibirica

Long-tailed Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus undulatus

Ochotona dauurica

Cervus canadensis

Siberian Jerboa

Orientallactaga sibirica

Daurian Ground Squirrel

Spermophilus dauricus

Meriones unguiculatus

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Natural environment

Hustai National Park

Dry conditions dominate, with strong contrasts between day and night.

Usual climateCold semi-aridUpland · Mountain

Average annual temperature -0.2 °C Average of the twelve monthly means

Average elevation 1,341 m Upland

Climate pattern Cold semi-arid Also: Cold with dry winters and cool summers

A year of temperatures

Monthly means, with the coldest and warmest highlighted

Monthly minimum · January -21.6 °C Monthly maximum · July 18.3 °C

Global temperature scale

−40°−20°0°20°40°

Terrain and elevation

1,341 m · Upland

Average terrain elevation estimate across the hotspot; the figure does not represent its highest summits.

Elevation scale

1,341 m

02,0004,0006,0008,000m

Upland

Long-term climate averages, not live weather.

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