List of target birds for this tour broken down by locations we visit.

Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. A separate target list can be viewed for each location by clicking its sidebar link.*

1	Satyr Tragopan	Tragopan satyra	Many	BC
2	/Black-necked Crane/	Grus nigricollis	MCR,PK,PV,TM	BC
3	Pallas's Fish-Eagle	Haliaeetus leucoryphus	Many	EN
4	Gray-backed Shrike	Lanius tephronotus	Many	BC
5	Black-rumped Magpie	Pica bottanensis	Many	BC
6	Gray-crowned Prinia	Prinia cinereocapilla	TA	NE
7	Lemon-rumped Warbler	Phylloscopus chloronotus	Many	BC
8	(Whistler's Warbler)	Phylloscopus whistleri	Many	BC
9	(Large-billed Leaf Warbler)	Phylloscopus magnirostris	Many	BC
10	Yellowish-bellied Bush Warbler	Horornis acanthizoides	ULRS	BC
11	White-browed Fulvetta	Fulvetta vinipectus	Many	BC
12	Great Parrotbill	Conostoma aemodium	Many	BC
13	Bhutan Laughingthrush	Trochalopteron imbricatum	Many	NE
14	Hodgson's Treecreeper	Certhia hodgsoni	Many	BC
15	/Spot-winged Starling/	Saroglossa spilopterus	LLRN,TA	BC
16	(Tickell's Thrush)	Turdus unicolor	TA	BC
17	/Tibetan Blackbird/	Turdus maximus	CL,JD,PV	BC
18	Himalayan Bluetail	Tarsiger rufilatus	Many	BC
19	Blue-fronted Redstart	Phoenicurus frontalis	Many	BC
20	/Blue-capped Redstart/	Phoenicurus coeruleocephala	PV,TA,YL	BC
21	/Hodgson's Redstart/	Phoenicurus hodgsoni	Many	BC
22	White-throated Redstart	Phoenicurus schisticeps	Many	BC
23	/Robin Accentor/	Prunella rubeculoides	CL,DL	BC
24	White-winged Grosbeak	Mycerobas carnipes	Many	BC
25	Blanford's Rosefinch	Agraphospiza rubescens	CL,LLRN,TNT ULRS	BC
26	Gold-naped Finch	Pyrrhoplectes epauletta	Many	BC

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.

 

 

ADDITIONAL INFO
(Not on Menu Above)

• Country Map
• Accommodations
• Photos from Past Tours
• Travel Information

BIRDING LOCALES

• Chele La Pass (CL)
• Dochu La (DL)
• Jigme Dorji National Park (JD)
• Lower Lingmethang Road & Namling (LLRN)
• Mangde Chhu River Forest (MC)
• Mo Chhu River (MCR)
• Phobjikha Valley (PV)
• Punakha (PK)
• Tharpaling Monastery (TM)
• Tiger's Nest Monastery Trail (TNT)
• Tingtibi Area (TA)
• Upper Lingmethang Road & Sengor (ULRS)
• Yongko La (YK)
• Yotong La (YL)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	0
NE	Near Endemic	2
CR	Critically Endangered	0
EN	Endangered	1
BC	Best Seen in This Country	23
AT	Always a Target	0