The Tibetan Plateau is home to a variety of endemic and near-endemic bird species which include the following: Bar-hooded Goose (Anser indicus), Tibetan Snowcock (Tetraogallus tibetanus), Giant Babax (Babax waddelli) Tibetan Eared Pheasant (Crossoptilon harmani), and Tibetan Sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes tibetanus).    From Wordnik.com.  [Qilian Mountains conifer forests] Reference

Rare birds of the ecoregion are demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo), common crane (Grus grus), steppe eagle (Aquila rapax), Pallas’s sandgrouse (Syrrhaptes paradoxus), golden eagle (Aquila chrysactor), peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus), saker falcon (Falco cherrug) and others.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kazakh semi-desert] Reference

There are numerous rare nesting species, both on the lakes and in the forests of the ecoregion: Falco naumanni, Circus macrourus, Pelecanus crispus, Pelecanus onocrotalus, Cygnus cygnus, Oxyura leucocephala, Platalea leucorodia, Grus grus, Anthropoides virgo, Haliaeetus albicilla, Aquila shrysaetos, Aquila heliaca, Aquila rapax, Falco cherrug, Otis tarda, Otis tetrix, Chettusia gregaria, Syrrhaptes paradoxus, Bubo bubo, Larus ichthyaetus.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kazakh upland] Reference