City
Dushanbe
🇹🇯 Tajikistan
Asia, Tajikistan 171 spp. recorded
Dushanbe is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. Dushanbe is located in the Hisar Valley, bounded by the Hisar Range in the north and east and the Babatag, Aktau, Rangontau and Karatau mountains in the south. The city is divided into four districts: Ismail Samani, Avicenna, Ferdowsi, and Shah Mansur. Wikipedia
38.553° N 68.794° E
🦜 Nature
171 Species sighted
9,825 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Oct Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
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Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
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Brown Rat
Rattus norvegicus
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📊 Most Spotted
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Spotted Whip Snake
Hemorrhois ravergieri
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Turkestan thin-toed gecko
Tenuidactylus fedtschenkoi
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📊 Most Spotted
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Xinjiang toad
Bufotes pewzowi
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
🌙 Most active after dark
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Red Fox
Vulpes vulpes
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Grasshopper Warbler
Locustella naevia
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Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus
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Common Nightingale
Luscinia megarhynchos
Recent sightings in Dushanbe
LIVEiNaturalistWhere to look
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Боғи Ботаникии Душанбе [Dushanbe Botanical Garden]
Daily sight. prob.vs avg -
Душанбе--Кӯли 6 [Dushanbe--Lake 6]
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Боғи Рӯдакӣ [Rudaki Park]
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Душанбе--Боғи Ғалаба [Dushanbe--Victory Park]
Sighting Calendar
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🏙️ City
Essentials
Green cover
Low
Protected land
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Protected sea
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Protected areas
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Wildlife spots
4
spotsZoos & centres
1
placesClimate
Mediterranean
World Heritage
No
Climate
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Zoos & rescue centres
0.0 Excellent
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this city for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
GoodHow rich is the wildlife?
3.3
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 349
🐒 Mammals 67
🦎 Reptiles 39
🐸 Amphibians 2
457 Total Species
679 Global average across 380 cities
25 Threatened 0 Endemic
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Sighting
Very goodHow likely to see animals?
4.0
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Top-12 Avg Probability
71% 📊
Coverage (55 species at ≥5% of 457 in the inventory)
12% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (10 bird, 1 mammal, 1 amphibian)
39% 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
1 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
13 🏕️
Experience
GoodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
3.0
Climate Mixed Medium
Green cover Low Low
Protected land & sea — Low
Protected areas 0 Low
Wildlife spots 4 Medium
Zoos & centres 1 Medium
What visitors say
Before you go
What animals can you see in Dushanbe?
171 species
Dushanbe's urban area has 171 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are Eurasian Blackbird (about 90%), Eurasian Magpie (about 90%), Rock Pigeon (about 80%), Eurasian Red Squirrel (about 80%) and Laughing Dove (about 80%). Among amphibians, the most-seen is Marsh Frog (about 60%).
When is the best time to see wildlife in Dushanbe?
February and October
In those months the city's 12 most-seen species average about 80% on a given day, against about 60% in July.
Can you see a Streaked Laughingthrush in Dushanbe?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Streaked Laughingthrush sighting in Dushanbe on a given day, based on 250 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is December (about 80%).
Can you see a Eurasian Red Squirrel in Dushanbe?
Yes
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Red Squirrel sighting in Dushanbe on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is March and September (about 90%).
Can you see a Eurasian Magpie in Dushanbe?
Yes
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Eurasian Magpie sighting in Dushanbe on a given day, based on 608 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is December (over 90%).
Where in Dushanbe is wildlife easiest to see?
Боғи Ботаникии Душанбе [Dushanbe Botanical Garden]
The spot where most wildlife watchers record their sightings is Боғи Ботаникии Душанбе [Dushanbe Botanical Garden] (94 bird species recorded), followed by Душанбе--Кӯли 6 [Dushanbe--Lake 6] and Боғи Рӯдакӣ [Rudaki Park]. See them on the map.
Is Dushanbe good for wildlife watching?
3.8 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, which rates each city against other cities, Dushanbe gets 3.8/5: 283rd of 380 cities worldwide and 118th in Asia. 14 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
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Sources: urban area GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission JRC (CC BY 4.0) · protected land WDPA, UNEP-WCMC & IUCN (via GHSL) · climate NASA POWER · wildlife GBIF.org citizen-science data