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	White-bellied Heron	Ardea insignis	Many	CR
2	Pallas's Fish-Eagle	Haliaeetus leucoryphus	Many	EN
3	Gray-backed Shrike	Lanius tephronotus	Many	BC
4	Black-rumped Magpie	Pica bottanensis	Many	BC
5	Gray-crowned Prinia	Prinia cinereocapilla	TA	NE
6	Jungle Prinia	Prinia sylvatica	TS	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	TG	BC
11	/White-browed Tit-Warbler/	Leptopoecile sophiae	BT	BC
12	Bhutan Laughingthrush	Trochalopteron imbricatum	Many	NE
13	/Spot-winged Starling/	Saroglossa spilopterus	TA,TG	BC
14	(Tickell's Thrush)	Turdus unicolor	PL,TA,TG,TS	BC
15	/Tibetan Blackbird/	Turdus maximus	BT,CL,JD,PV	BC
16	Himalayan Bluetail	Tarsiger rufilatus	Many	BC
17	Blue-fronted Redstart	Phoenicurus frontalis	Many	BC
18	/Blue-capped Redstart/	Phoenicurus coeruleocephala	Many	BC
19	/Hodgson's Redstart/	Phoenicurus hodgsoni	Many	BC
20	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

• Bumthang (BT)
• Chele La Pass (CL)
• Dochu La (DL)
• Jigme Dorji National Park (JD)
• Mangde Chhu River Forest (MC)
• Pele La Pass (PL)
• Phobjikha Valley (PV)
• Punakha (PK)
• Tharpaling Monastery (TM)
• Tingtibi Area (TA)
• Trongsa Area (TG)
• Tsirang (TS)
• Yongko La (YK)
• Yotong La (YL)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	0
NE	Near Endemic	3
CR	Critically Endangered	1
EN	Endangered	1
BC	Best Seen in This Country	15
AT	Always a Target	0