List of species possible on this tour that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*

1	/Eastern Spot-billed Duck/	Anas zonorhyncha	LC
2	|Common Pochard|	Aythya ferina		V
3	/Ferruginous Duck/	Aythya nyroca		NT
4	Chestnut-breasted Partridge	Arborophila mandellii		NT
5	Satyr Tragopan	Tragopan satyra		NT
6	Japanese Quail	Coturnix japonica		NT
7	Red Collared-Dove	Streptopelia tranquebarica	RR
8	(Dark-rumped Swift)	Apus acuticauda	LC	V
9	/Black-necked Crane/	Grus nigricollis		NT
10	/Northern Lapwing/	Vanellus vanellus		NT
11	River Lapwing	Vanellus duvaucelii		NT
12	Wood Snipe	Gallinago nemoricola		V
13	White-bellied Heron	Ardea insignis		CR
14	Bearded Vulture	Gypaetus barbatus		NT
15	Himalayan Griffon	Gyps himalayensis		NT
16	Mountain Hawk-Eagle	Nisaetus nipalensis		NT
17	Rufous-bellied Eagle	Lophotriorchis kienerii		NT
18	|Greater Spotted Eagle|	Clanga clanga		V
19	|Steppe Eagle|	Aquila nipalensis		EN
20	Pallas's Fish-Eagle	Haliaeetus leucoryphus		EN
21	Red-headed Trogon	Harpactes erythrocephalus	LC
22	Ward's Trogon	Harpactes wardi		NT
23	Great Hornbill	Buceros bicornis		V
24	Rufous-necked Hornbill	Aceros nipalensis		V
25	Wreathed Hornbill	Rhyticeros undulatus		V
26	Yellow-rumped Honeyguide	Indicator xanthonotus		NT
27	Gray-crowned Prinia	Prinia cinereocapilla	NE	V
28	Hume's Warbler	Phylloscopus humei	LC
29	Fulvous Parrotbill	Suthora fulvifrons	LC
30	Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler	Spelaeornis caudatus		NT
31	Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler	Stachyris humei	RR	NT
32	Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler	Napothera epilepidota	RR
33	Bhutan Laughingthrush	Trochalopteron imbricatum	NE
34	Jungle Babbler	Argya striata	RR
35	Beautiful Nuthatch	Sitta formosa		V
36	Bank Myna	Acridotheres ginginianus	LC
37	Great Myna	Acridotheres grandis	RR
38	/Spot-winged Starling/	Saroglossa spilopterus	RR
39	Pale-billed Flowerpecker	Dicaeum erythrorhynchos	RR

 

 

 *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
• Dochu La
• Jigme Dorji National Park
• Lower Lingmethang Road & Namling
• Mangde Chhu River Forest
• Mo Chhu River
• Phobjikha Valley
• Punakha
• Tharpaling Monastery
• Tiger's Nest Monastery Trail
• Tingtibi Area
• Upper Lingmethang Road & Sengor
• Yongko La
• Yotong La

 

DISTRIBUTION CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	1
LC	Local	19
NE	Near Endemic	5
RR	Restricted Range	26

STATUS CODES

Code	Description	##
NT	Near Threatened	15
V	Vulnerable	9
EN	Endangered	2
CR	Critically Endangered	1

Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.