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Accessible Species

ASIA BHUTAN

# Species:763
# Excl Vagrants:632
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:5

OTHER COUNTRIESIN ASIA

BIRDING LOCALES

§ Includes Sarawak, Sabah, & Kalimantan
§§ Excludes Taiwan
§§§ Includes Wallacea but excludes Kalimantan (Borneo) and West Papua New Guinea & nearby islands
§§§§ Excludes Sarawak and Sabah on Borneo

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor53
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient38
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only52
{}Casual/Vagrant24
[]Accidental106

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened28
VVulnerable18
ENEndangered3
CRCritically Endangered2

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.

List of all species in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Table indicates whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

 
Ducks: Anatidae

1{Fulvous Whistling-Duck}Dendrocygna bicolor 
2[Lesser Whistling-Duck]Dendrocygna javanicaGA,SJ
3|Bar-headed Goose|Anser indicusMany
4[Graylag Goose]Anser anser 
5[Greater White-fronted Goose]Anser albifrons 
6/Ruddy Shelduck/Tadorna ferrugineaMany
7/Common Shelduck/Tadorna tadornaPL
8/Mandarin Duck/Aix galericulataBT,TS,TY
9[Baikal Teal]Sibirionetta formosa 
10/Garganey/Spatula querquedulaBT,CL,GA,TS
11|Northern Shoveler|Spatula clypeataBT,PL,PV,TY
12|Gadwall|Mareca streperaMany
13[Falcated Duck]Mareca falcata 
14|Eurasian Wigeon|Mareca penelopeMany
15Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhynchaPV
16/Eastern Spot-billed Duck/Anas zonorhynchaPL
17/Mallard/Anas platyrhynchosMany
18|Northern Pintail|Anas acutaCL,JD,MCR,PV,TY
19|Green-winged Teal|Anas creccaMany
20|Red-crested Pochard|Netta rufinaBT,TA,TS,TY
21|Common Pochard|Aythya ferinaSJ
22/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca 
23[Baer's Pochard]Aythya baeri 
24|Tufted Duck|Aythya fuligulaBT,CL,PL,PV,TY
25[Greater Scaup]Aythya marila 
26/Common Merganser/Mergus merganserMany

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

27Hill PartridgeArborophila torqueolaMany
28Chestnut-breasted PartridgeArborophila mandelliiMany
29Rufous-throated PartridgeArborophila rufogularisMany
30Snow PartridgeLerwa lerwaBT
31Blood PheasantIthaginis cruentusMany
32Satyr TragopanTragopan satyraMany
33Temminck's TragopanTragopan temminckii 
34Himalayan MonalLophophorus impejanusMany
35Kalij PheasantLophura leucomelanosMany
36Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusGA,SJ,TS
37Gray Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron bicalcaratumBT,GA,SJ,TA
38Red JunglefowlGallus gallusMany
39Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinusGA,SJ
40Japanese QuailCoturnix japonicaPV

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

41Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
42&Snow PigeonlColumba leuconotaMany
43Speckled Wood-PigeonColumba hodgsoniiMany
44Ashy Wood-PigeonColumba pulchricollisMany
45Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalisMany
46Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaoctoBT,GA,JD,SJ
47Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebaricaMany
48(Spotted Dove)Spilopelia chinensisMany
49Barred Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia unchallMany
50Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indicaMany
51Ashy-headed Green-PigeonTreron phayreiGA,SJ
52Thick-billed Green-PigeonTreron curvirostraGA,SJ
53Yellow-footed Green-PigeonTreron phoenicopterusGA,SJ
54Pin-tailed Green-PigeonTreron apicaudaMany
55Wedge-tailed Green-PigeonTreron sphenurusMany
56Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aeneaGA,SJ,TS,TY
57Mountain Imperial-PigeonDucula badiaMany

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

58(Indian Cuckoo)Cuculus micropterusMany
59(Common Cuckoo)Cuculus canorusMany
60(Himalayan Cuckoo)Cuculus saturatusMany
61/Oriental Cuckoo/Cuculus optatusSJ,TG,TS,TY
62(Lesser Cuckoo)Cuculus poliocephalusMany
63Greater CoucalCentropus sinensisGA,SJ
64Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensisMany
65Green-billed MalkohaPhaenicophaeus tristisMany
66(Chestnut-winged Cuckoo)Clamator coromandusMany
67Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceusMany
68(Asian Emerald Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx maculatusMany
69(Violet Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchusSJ,TA
70Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubrisMany
71(Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo)Surniculus dicruroidesMany
72(Large Hawk-Cuckoo)Hierococcyx sparverioidesMany
73(Common Hawk-Cuckoo)Hierococcyx variusMany
74(Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo)Hierococcyx nisicolorMany
75Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratiiGA,RMNP,SJ,TA
76Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinusLLRN,RMNP,SJ,TA,TS
77(Gray-bellied Cuckoo)Cacomantis passerinusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

78Gray NightjarCaprimulgus jotakaMany
79Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurusGA,SJ,TG,TS
80Savanna NightjarCaprimulgus affinisSJ

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

81Hodgson's FrogmouthBatrachostomus hodgsoniLLRN,SJ

 
Swifts: Apodidae

82[White-rumped Spinetail]Zoonavena sylvatica 
83(White-throated Needletail)Hirundapus caudacutusMany
84|Silver-backed Needletail|Hirundapus cochinchinensis 
85Himalayan SwiftletAerodramus brevirostrisMany
86[Common Swift]Apus apusSJ
87[Plain Swift]Apus unicolorSJ
88(Pacific Swift)Apus pacificusBT,JD,SJ,TA,TG
89[Salim Ali's Swift]Apus salimaliiLLRN,ULRS
90Blyth's SwiftApus leuconyxMany
91(Dark-rumped Swift)Apus acuticaudaLLRN,SJ,TA,TG,TY
92[Little Swift]Apus affinisSJ
93House SwiftApus nipalensisMany
94(Asian Palm Swift)Cypsiurus balasiensisMany

 
Treeswifts: Hemiprocnidae

95Crested TreeswiftHemiprocne coronataSJ

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

96Slaty-breasted RailLewinia striatusSJ,TS
97[Eurasian Moorhen]Gallinula chloropusRMNP
98/Eurasian Coot/Fulica atraBT,RMNP
99[Western Swamphen]Porphyrio porphyrio 
100[Watercock]Gallicrex cinerea 
101White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurusBT,DL,GA,SJ,TY
102[Slaty-legged Crake]Rallina eurizonoidesSJ
103Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fuscaMany
104Black-tailed CrakeZapornia bicolorMany

 
Cranes: Gruidae

105[Demoiselle Crane]Anthropoides virgo 
106/Common Crane/Grus grusPV,TY
107[Hooded Crane]Grus monacha 
108/Black-necked Crane/Grus nigricollisMany

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

109[Great Thick-knee]Esacus recurvirostrisGA

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

110|Black-winged Stilt|Himantopus himantopusRMNP
111Pied AvocetRecurvirostra avosettaPV,TY

 
Ibisbill: Ibidorhynchidae

112IbisbillIbidorhyncha struthersiiMany

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

113|Pacific Golden-Plover|Pluvialis fulva 
114/Little Ringed Plover/Thinornis dubiusGA,MCR,PL,TY
115/Long-billed Plover/Thinornis placidusGA,TY
116/Northern Lapwing/Vanellus vanellusBT,PV,TY
117River LapwingVanellus duvauceliiMany
118[Yellow-wattled Lapwing]Vanellus malabaricus 
119[Gray-headed Lapwing]Vanellus cinereusGA,RMNP
120(Red-wattled Lapwing)Vanellus indicusMany
121{Tibetan Sand-Plover}Anarhynchus atrifrons 
122{Kentish Plover}Anarhynchus alexandrinus 

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

123[Greater Painted-Snipe]Rostratula benghalensisGA

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

124[Pheasant-tailed Jacana]Hydrophasianus chirurgus 
125[Bronze-winged Jacana]Metopidius indicus 

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

126|Whimbrel|Numenius phaeopus 
127Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata 
128[Jack Snipe]Lymnocryptes minimus 
129Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaMany
130/Solitary Snipe/Gallinago solitariaMany
131Wood SnipeGallinago nemoricolaPV,TY
132/Pin-tailed Snipe/Gallinago stenuraMany
133/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinagoCL,GA,PL,YL
134[Red-necked Phalarope]Phalaropus lobatus 
135/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosMany
136/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusMany
137{Wood Sandpiper}Tringa glareolaGA
138|Common Redshank|Tringa totanusPL,TY
139[Spotted Redshank]Tringa erythropusGA
140/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaGA,PL,PV,SJ,TY
141[Ruff]Calidris pugnax 
142[Sharp-tailed Sandpiper]Calidris acuminata 
143[Curlew Sandpiper]Calidris ferruginea 
144/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckiiPL
145|Little Stint|Calidris minuta 

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

146Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitatorRMNP,SJ,TA,TS

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

147(Small Pratincole)Glareola lacteaGA
148[Oriental Pratincole]Glareola maldivarum 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

149[Slender-billed Gull]Chroicocephalus genei 
150[Black-headed Gull]Chroicocephalus ridibundus 
151|Brown-headed Gull|Chroicocephalus brunnicephalusMany
152|Pallas's Gull|Ichthyaetus ichthyaetusBT,JD,PL
153[Common Gull]Larus canus 
154Caspian GullLarus cachinnans 
155[Lesser Black-backed Gull]Larus fuscus 
156[Little Tern]Sternula albifrons 
157[Whiskered Tern]Chlidonias hybrida 
158{River Tern}Sterna aurantia 
159[Common Tern]Sterna hirundo 

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

160[Red-necked Grebe]Podiceps grisegena 
161Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatusPL,TA,TS,TY
162{Eared Grebe}Podiceps nigricollisPL

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

163[Asian Openbill]Anastomus oscitansGA,SJ
164/Black Stork/Ciconia nigraMany
165[Asian Woolly-necked Stork]Ciconia episcopus 
166{Lesser Adjutant}Leptoptilos javanicusGA,SJ
167[Greater Adjutant]Leptoptilos dubius 

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

168Little CormorantMicrocarbo nigerGA,SJ,TA,TNT
169Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany
170[Indian Cormorant]Phalacrocorax fuscicollis 

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

171{Red-naped Ibis}Pseudibis papillosaGA,SJ

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

172Cinnamon BitternBotaurus cinnamomeusSJ
173Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxGA,SJ,TS,TY
174{Malayan Night Heron}Gorsachius melanolophus 
175Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
176(Striated Heron)Butorides striataGA,SJ
177Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayiiMany
178{Chinese Pond-Heron}Ardeola bacchusSJ
179Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandusBT,GA,PL,SJ,TS
180{Great Egret}Ardea alba 
181Medium EgretArdea intermediaGA,PL,SJ
182|Gray Heron|Ardea cinereaPL
183White-bellied HeronArdea insignisMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

184/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

185{Black-winged Kite}Elanus caeruleusGA,SJ
186Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusMany
187[Jerdon's Baza]Aviceda jerdoniGA,SJ,TS
188|Oriental Honey-buzzard|Pernis ptilorhynchusMany
189{Cinereous Vulture}Aegypius monachusPL
190Himalayan GriffonGyps himalayensisMany
191Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheelaMany
192{Short-toed Snake-Eagle}Circaetus gallicus 
193Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensisMany
194Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatusSJ
195Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kieneriiMany
196Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisMany
197[Indian Spotted Eagle]Clanga hastata 
198|Greater Spotted Eagle|Clanga clangaYL
199|Booted Eagle|Hieraaetus pennatusMany
200|Steppe Eagle|Aquila nipalensisMany
201[Imperial Eagle]Aquila heliaca 
202Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosDL,MC,PL
203Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataCL,DL,PL,TA,TG
204Crested GoshawkLophospiza trivirgatusMany
205BesraTachyspiza virgatusMany
206ShikraTachyspiza badiusMany
207Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusMany
208Eurasian GoshawkAstur gentilisMany
209{Western Marsh Harrier}Circus aeruginosus 
210/Hen Harrier/Circus cyaneusMany
211{Pied Harrier}Circus melanoleucos 
212Black KiteMilvus migransMany
213Pallas's Fish-EagleHaliaeetus leucoryphusMany
214[White-eyed Buzzard]Butastur teesa 
215Common BuzzardButeo buteoMany
216/Himalayan Buzzard/Buteo reflectusMany
217[Eastern Buzzard]Buteo japonicusPL,YL
218|Long-legged Buzzard|Buteo rufinusMany
219/Upland Buzzard/Buteo hemilasiusMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

220[American Barn Owl]Tyto furcataJD
221[Oriental Bay-Owl]Phodilus badius 

 
Owls: Strigidae

222Mountain Scops-OwlOtus spilocephalusMany
223Collared Scops-OwlOtus lettiaMany
224Oriental Scops-OwlOtus suniaGA
225[Eurasian Eagle-Owl]Bubo bubo 
226Tawny Fish-OwlKetupa flavipesMany
227Spot-bellied Eagle-OwlKetupa nipalensisMany
228Collared OwletGlaucidium brodieiMany
229Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoidesMany
230Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatumRMNP,SJ,TA,TS,TY
231Spotted OwletAthene bramaGA,SJ,TS
232[Little Owl]Athene noctuaBT,TY
233Brown Wood-OwlStrix leptogrammicaMany
234Himalayan OwlStrix nivicolumBT,TM,TS,ULRS,YK
235/Short-eared Owl/Asio flammeusPV,ULRS
236[Boreal Owl]Aegolius funereus 
237Brown BoobookNinox scutulataBT,GA,SJ

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

238Red-headed TrogonHarpactes erythrocephalusMany
239Ward's TrogonHarpactes wardiMany

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

240Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epopsMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

241Great HornbillBuceros bicornisMany
242Oriental Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros albirostrisGA,RMNP,SJ
243Rufous-necked HornbillAceros nipalensisMany
244Wreathed HornbillRhyticeros undulatusGA,RMNP,SJ,TA

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

245Blue-bearded Bee-eaterNyctyornis athertoniMany
246{Asian Green Bee-eater}Merops orientalisGA,SJ
247{Blue-tailed Bee-eater}Merops philippinusDL,SJ
248Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaultiMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

249Blyth's KingfisherAlcedo herculesSJ
250Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisMany
251(Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher)Ceyx erithacaSJ
252Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensisSJ
253(Ruddy Kingfisher)Halcyon coromandaSJ
254White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensisMany
255[Black-capped Kingfisher]Halcyon pileata 
256Crested KingfisherMegaceryle lugubrisMany
257Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisGA,SJ,TA

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

258Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisMany
259Indochinese RollerCoracias affinisBT,GA,SJ,TS,TY
260Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalisGA,SJ

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

261Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalusBT,GA,SJ
262Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisSJ,TS,TY
263Great BarbetPsilopogon virensMany
264Lineated BarbetPsilopogon lineatusGA,PL,RMNP,SJ,TS
265Golden-throated BarbetPsilopogon frankliniiMany
266Blue-throated BarbetPsilopogon asiaticusMany

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

267Yellow-rumped HoneyguideIndicator xanthonotusMany

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

268|Eurasian Wryneck|Jynx torquillaDL,GA,JD,SJ,TA
269Speckled PiculetPicumnus innominatusMany
270White-browed PiculetSasia ochraceaMany
271[Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker]Yungipicus nanus 
272Gray-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus canicapillusMany
273Rufous-bellied WoodpeckerDendrocopos hyperythrusMany
274Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos maceiMany
275Stripe-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos atratusTY
276Darjeeling WoodpeckerDendrocopos darjellensisMany
277Crimson-naped WoodpeckerDryobates cathphariusMany
278Bay WoodpeckerBlythipicus pyrrhotisMany
279Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurusMany
280Pale-headed WoodpeckerGecinulus grantiaRMNP,SJ,TA,TS
281Himalayan FlamebackDinopium shoriiGA,SJ,TS
282[Black-rumped Flameback]Dinopium benghalenseSJ
283Lesser YellownapePicus chlorolophusMany
284Streak-throated WoodpeckerPicus xanthopygaeusSJ
285Gray-headed WoodpeckerPicus canusMany
286Greater YellownapeChrysophlegma flavinuchaMany
287Greater FlamebackChrysocolaptes guttacristatusMany

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

288Pied FalconetMicrohierax melanoleucosSJ
289Collared FalconetMicrohierax caerulescensRMNP,SJ,TA,TS
290Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculusMany
291{Red-necked Falcon}Falco chicquera 
292|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisBT,SJ
293[Merlin]Falco columbarius 
294|Eurasian Hobby|Falco subbuteoMany
295(Oriental Hobby)Falco severusDL,GA,PL,SJ,TA
296Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

297Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatriaGA,PL,SJ
298Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriGA,SJ,TNT
299Slaty-headed ParakeetPsittacula himalayanaGA,SJ
300[Gray-headed Parakeet]Psittacula finschii 
301[Plum-headed Parakeet]Psittacula cyanocephalaTS
302Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandriGA,SJ

 
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills: Eurylaimidae

303Long-tailed BroadbillPsarisomus dalhousiaeMany
304Gray-lored BroadbillSerilophus rubrophygiusSJ,TA

 
Pittas: Pittidae

305Blue-naped PittaHydrornis nipalensisLLRN,SJ,TS
306[Indian Pitta]Pitta brachyura 
307(Western Hooded Pitta)Pitta sordidaSJ

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

308Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeusBT,SJ
309Gray-chinned MinivetPericrocotus solarisMany
310Short-billed MinivetPericrocotus brevirostrisMany
311(Long-tailed Minivet)Pericrocotus ethologusMany
312Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosusMany
313(Rosy Minivet)Pericrocotus roseusTA
314Oriental CuckooshrikeCoracina javensisDL,GA,SJ,TS,TY
315(Black-winged Cuckooshrike)Lalage melaschistosMany

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

316Black-headed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius rufiventerMany
317White-browed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius aeralatusMany
318Green Shrike-BabblerPteruthius xanthochlorusMany
319Black-eared Shrike-BabblerPteruthius melanotisMany
320White-bellied ErpornisErpornis zantholeucaMany

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

321Indian Golden OrioleOriolus kundooDL,SJ
322[Black-naped Oriole]Oriolus chinensisSJ
323(Slender-billed Oriole)Oriolus tenuirostrisMany
324Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornusGA,SJ
325Maroon OrioleOriolus trailliiMany

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

326Ashy WoodswallowArtamus fuscusGA,RMNP,SJ,TA,TS

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

327Large WoodshrikeTephrodornis virgatusMany
328Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianusGA,SJ
329Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus picatusMany

 
Ioras: Aegithinidae

330Common IoraAegithina tiphiaGA,RMNP,SJ,TS

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

331White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollisMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

332Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercusMany
333Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeusMany
334Crow-billed DrongoDicrurus annectensRMNP,SJ,TA,TG
335Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneusMany
336Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remiferMany
337Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottusMany
338Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseusMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

339Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azureaMany
340(Blyth's Paradise-Flycatcher)Terpsiphone affinisRMNP,SJ
341Indian Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisiGA,SJ

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

342[Tiger Shrike]Lanius tigrinus 
343/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatusMany
344[Burmese Shrike]Lanius collurioides 
345[Bay-backed Shrike]Lanius vittatusBT,DL,TNT
346Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schachMany
347Gray-backed ShrikeLanius tephronotusMany

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

348Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusMany
349Yellow-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa flavirostrisMany
350Common Green-MagpieCissa chinensisMany
351Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabundaMany
352Gray TreepieDendrocitta formosaeMany
353Collared TreepieDendrocitta frontalisSJ,TA
354Black-rumped MagpiePica bottanensisMany
355Eurasian MagpiePica picaYK
356Southern NutcrackerNucifraga hemisilaMany
357Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxMany
358Yellow-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusMany
359House CrowCorvus splendensMany
360Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchosMany
361Common RavenCorvus coraxPV

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

362Yellow-bellied Fairy-FantailChelidorhynx hypoxanthusMany
363Gray-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensisMany

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

364(Fire-capped Tit)Cephalopyrus flammicepsMany
365Coal TitPeriparus aterMany
366Rufous-vented TitPeriparus rubidiventrisMany
367Gray-crested TitLophophanes dichrousMany
368Asian TitParus cinereusBT,DL,GA,SJ,TA
369Green-backed TitParus monticolusMany
370Yellow-cheeked TitMachlolophus spilonotusMany
371Yellow-browed TitSylviparus modestusMany
372Sultan TitMelanochlora sultaneaMany

 
Larks: Alaudidae

373Bengal BushlarkPlocealauda assamicaGA
374(Oriental Skylark)Alauda gulgulaMany
375[Horned Lark]Eremophila alpestris 
376|Greater Short-toed Lark|Calandrella brachydactylaPV
377{Hume's Lark}Calandrella acutirostrisPV
378Sand LarkAlaudala raytalBT,GA

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

379Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutoriusMany
380Himalayan PriniaPrinia crinigeraMany
381Black-throated PriniaPrinia atrogularisMany
382Hill PriniaPrinia superciliarisSJ,TY
383Gray-crowned PriniaPrinia cinereocapillaSJ,TA
384Rufescent PriniaPrinia rufescensMany
385Gray-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsoniiGA,SJ
386[Graceful Prinia]Prinia gracilis 
387Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvaticaTS
388Ashy PriniaPrinia socialisSJ,TS
389Plain PriniaPrinia inornataBT,LLRN,SJ,TS

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

390|Thick-billed Warbler|Arundinax aedonGA,SJ,TS
391[Booted Warbler]Iduna caligataBT
392|Blyth's Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus dumetorumMany

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

393Brown Bush WarblerLocustella luteoventrisBT,LLRN,TG,TS
394Russet Bush WarblerLocustella mandelliBT,PL,TA,TG,YL
395{Striated Grassbird}Megalurus palustris 

 
Cupwings: Pnoepygidae

396Scaly-breasted CupwingPnoepyga albiventerMany
397Pygmy CupwingPnoepyga pusillaMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

398(Gray-throated Martin)Riparia chinensisBT,GA,SJ
399|Bank Swallow|Riparia ripariaGA
400|Pale Martin|Riparia diluta 
401(Eurasian Crag-Martin)Ptyonoprogne rupestrisMany
402(Barn Swallow)Hirundo rusticaMany
403Asian House-MartinDelichon dasypusMany
404Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalenseMany
405(Eastern Red-rumped Swallow)Cecropis dauricaMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

406White-throated BulbulAlophoixus flaveolusMany
407Striated BulbulAlcurus striatusMany
408Ashy BulbulHemixos flavalaMany
409Mountain BulbulIxos mcclellandiiMany
410Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalusMany
411Black-crested BulbulRubigula flaviventrisMany
412Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosusGA,RMNP,SJ,TA,YL
413Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus caferMany
414Himalayan BulbulPycnonotus leucogenysMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

415Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennisMany
416Buff-barred WarblerPhylloscopus pulcherMany
417/Yellow-browed Warbler/Phylloscopus inornatusMany
418Hume's WarblerPhylloscopus humeiMany
419Lemon-rumped WarblerPhylloscopus chloronotusMany
420|Tickell's Leaf Warbler|Phylloscopus affinisMany
421/Dusky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuscatusMany
422[Common Chiffchaff]Phylloscopus collybitaBT,GA
423White-spectacled WarblerPhylloscopus intermediusMany
424Gray-cheeked WarblerPhylloscopus poliogenysMany
425(Green-crowned Warbler)Phylloscopus burkiiMany
426(Whistler's Warbler)Phylloscopus whistleriMany
427[Green Warbler]Phylloscopus nitidus 
428Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloidesMany
429(Large-billed Leaf Warbler)Phylloscopus magnirostrisMany
430(Chestnut-crowned Warbler)Phylloscopus castanicepsMany
431Yellow-vented WarblerPhylloscopus cantatorMany
432(Blyth's Leaf Warbler)Phylloscopus reguloidesMany
433Gray-hooded WarblerPhylloscopus xanthoschistosMany

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

434Gray-bellied TesiaTesia cyaniventerMany
435Slaty-bellied TesiaTesia oliveaMany
436Chestnut-crowned Bush WarblerCettia majorMany
437Gray-sided Bush WarblerCettia brunnifronsMany
438Chestnut-headed TesiaCettia castaneocoronataMany
439Yellow-bellied WarblerAbroscopus superciliarisMany
440Rufous-faced WarblerAbroscopus albogularisRMNP,SJ,TA
441Black-faced WarblerAbroscopus schisticepsMany
442Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatusMany
443Broad-billed WarblerTickellia hodgsoniMany
444Brownish-flanked Bush WarblerHorornis fortipesMany
445Hume's Bush WarblerHorornis brunnescensMany
446Yellowish-bellied Bush WarblerHorornis acanthizoidesTG,ULRS
447Aberrant Bush WarblerHorornis flavolivaceusMany

 
Long-tailed Tits: Aegithalidae

448/White-browed Tit-Warbler/Leptopoecile sophiaeBT
449Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnusMany
450Black-browed TitAegithalos iouschistosMany

 
Parrotbills: Paradoxornithidae

451Fire-tailed MyzornisMyzornis pyrrhouraMany
452Golden-breasted FulvettaLioparus chrysotisMany
453Brown-throated FulvettaFulvetta ludlowiSJ
454White-browed FulvettaFulvetta vinipectusMany
455Great ParrotbillParadoxornis aemodiumMany
456Brown ParrotbillParadoxornis unicolorMany
457Gray-headed ParrotbillParadoxornis gularisMany
458White-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis ruficepsMany
459Fulvous ParrotbillSuthora fulvifronsMany
460Black-throated ParrotbillSuthora nipalensisMany
461Pale-billed ParrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliarisMany

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

462Striated YuhinaStaphida castanicepsMany
463White-naped YuhinaYuhina bakeriMany
464Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollisMany
465Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularisMany
466Rufous-vented YuhinaYuhina occipitalisMany
467Black-chinned YuhinaYuhina nigrimentaMany
468Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosusMany

 
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies: Timaliidae

469[Chestnut-capped Babbler]Timalia pileata 
470Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis gularisBT,GA,SJ,TG,TM
471Golden BabblerCyanoderma chrysaeumMany
472Rufous-capped BabblerCyanoderma ruficepsMany
473Rufous-throated Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis caudatusMany
474Bar-winged Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis troglodytoidesMany
475Black-crowned Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ferruginosusMany
476Slender-billed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus superciliarisMany
477Streak-breasted Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ruficollisMany
478White-browed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus schisticepsMany
479Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys erythrogenysMany
480Gray-throated BabblerStachyris nigricepsMany
481Sikkim Wedge-billed BabblerStachyris humeiLLRN,ULRS,YK

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

482White-hooded BabblerGampsorhynchus rufulusMany
483Yellow-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus cinereusMany
484Rufous-winged FulvettaSchoeniparus castanecepsMany
485Rufous-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus rufogularisMany
486Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficepsSJ,TS
487[Buff-breasted Babbler]Pellorneum tickelliSJ
488Abbott's BabblerMalacocincla abbottiSJ,TS
489Eyebrowed Wren-BabblerNapothera epilepidotaMC,SJ
490Long-billed Wren-BabblerNapothera malacoptilaMany

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

491Nepal FulvettaAlcippe nipalensisMany
492Striated LaughingthrushGrammatoptila striataMany
493Himalayan CutiaCutia nipalensisMany
494Scaly LaughingthrushTrochalopteron subunicolorMany
495Blue-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron squamatumMany
496Bhutan LaughingthrushTrochalopteron imbricatumMany
497Black-faced LaughingthrushTrochalopteron affineMany
498Chestnut-crowned LaughingthrushTrochalopteron erythrocephalumMany
499Long-tailed SibiaHeterophasia picaoidesMany
500Rufous SibiaHeterophasia capistrataMany
501[Beautiful Sibia]Heterophasia pulchellaSJ
502Hoary-throated BarwingActinodura nipalensisMany
503Streak-throated BarwingActinodura waldeni 
504Blue-winged MinlaActinodura cyanouropteraMany
505Chestnut-tailed MinlaActinodura strigulaMany
506Rusty-fronted BarwingActinodura egertoniMany
507Red-billed LeiothrixLeiothrix luteaMany
508Silver-eared MesiaLeiothrix argentaurisMany
509Red-tailed MinlaMinla ignotinctaMany
510Rufous-backed SibiaLeioptila annectensBT,SJ,TA
511Red-faced LiocichlaLiocichla phoeniceaMany
512Jungle BabblerArgya striataGA,SJ,TS
513[Blackcap Babbler]Turdoides reinwardtii 
514Lesser Necklaced LaughingthrushGarrulax monilegerMany
515White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusMany
516Rufous-chinned LaughingthrushIanthocincla rufogularisMany
517Spotted LaughingthrushIanthocincla ocellataMany
518Rufous-vented LaughingthrushPterorhinus gularisSJ
519Rufous-necked LaughingthrushPterorhinus ruficollisMany
520Greater Necklaced LaughingthrushPterorhinus pectoralisGA,RMNP,SJ,TA,TS
521White-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus albogularisMany
522Gray-sided LaughingthrushPterorhinus caerulataMany

 
Kinglets: Regulidae

523GoldcrestRegulus regulusMany

 
Wallcreeper: Tichodromidae

524/Wallcreeper/Tichodroma murariaMany

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

525Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosaMany
526Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalisSJ,TS
527White-tailed NuthatchSitta himalayensisMany
528Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta cinnamoventrisMany

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

529Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiarisBT,CL,ULRS,YL
530Hodgson's TreecreeperCerthia hodgsoniMany
531[Bar-tailed Treecreeper]Certhia himalayana 
532Rusty-flanked TreecreeperCerthia nipalensisMany
533Sikkim TreecreeperCerthia discolorMany

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

534Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesMany

 
Spotted Elachura: Elachuridae

535Spotted ElachuraElachura formosaMany

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

536White-throated DipperCinclus cinclusBT,SJ,TG,TY
537Brown DipperCinclus pallasiiMany

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

538[Golden-crested Myna]Ampeliceps coronatus 
539Common Hill MynaGracula religiosaMany
540[Rosy Starling]Pastor roseusSJ
541Indian Pied StarlingGracupica contraGA,SJ
542[Brahminy Starling]Sturnia pagodarumDL,SJ
543Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabaricaMany
544[White-cheeked Starling]Spodiopsar cineraceus 
545Common MynaAcridotheres tristisMany
546Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianusGA,PV,SJ,TA
547Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscusMany
548Great MynaAcridotheres grandisMany
549/Spot-winged Starling/Saroglossa spilopterusLLRN,SJ,TA,TG

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

550GrandalaGrandala coelicolorBT,PL,TY
551[Pied Thrush]Geokichla wardii 
552(Orange-headed Thrush)Geokichla citrinaBT,JD,SJ,TA,TS
553Long-tailed ThrushZoothera dixoniMany
554Alpine ThrushZoothera mollissimaMany
555Himalayan ThrushZoothera salimaliiMany
556Long-billed ThrushZoothera monticolaMany
557Scaly ThrushZoothera daumaMany
558Gray-winged BlackbirdTurdus boulboulMany
559(Tickell's Thrush)Turdus unicolorMany
560[Black-breasted Thrush]Turdus dissimilis 
561/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurusCL,TS
562/Tibetan Blackbird/Turdus maximusBT,CL,JD,PV
563White-collared BlackbirdTurdus albocinctusMany
564/Chestnut Thrush/Turdus rubrocanusBT,DL,TS,TY,ULRS
565/Black-throated Thrush/Turdus atrogularisMany
566/Red-throated Thrush/Turdus ruficollisMany
567{Dusky Thrush}Turdus eunomusBT,CL,PV,ULRS
568[Naumann's Thrush]Turdus naumanniULRS
569Purple CochoaCochoa purpureaRMNP
570(Green Cochoa)Cochoa viridisGA,MO,SJ

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

571(Dark-sided Flycatcher)Muscicapa sibiricaMany
572(Ferruginous Flycatcher)Muscicapa ferrugineaMany
573(Asian Brown Flycatcher)Muscicapa dauuricaMany
574[Brown-breasted Flycatcher]Muscicapa muttui 
575Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatusBT,SJ,TG
576Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularisMany
577White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricusGA,SJ,TS
578Large NiltavaNiltava grandisMany
579Small NiltavaNiltava macgrigoriaeMany
580Rufous-bellied NiltavaNiltava sundaraMany
581[Chinese Vivid Niltava]Niltava oatesi 
582(Verditer Flycatcher)Eumyias thalassinusMany
583White-gorgeted FlycatcherAnthipes monilegerMany
584Pale-chinned Blue FlycatcherCyornis poliogenysSJ,TS
585(Pale Blue Flycatcher)Cyornis unicolorMany
586(Blue-throated Flycatcher)Cyornis rubeculoidesMany
587[Hill Blue Flycatcher]Cyornis whitei 
588Lesser ShortwingBrachypteryx leucophrisMany
589Himalayan ShortwingBrachypteryx cruralisMany
590(Indian Blue Robin)Larvivora brunneaMany
591White-bellied RedstartLuscinia phaenicuroidesBT,CL,PV,TM
592[Bluethroat]Luscinia svecica 
593Blue Whistling-ThrushMyophonus caeruleusMany
594Little ForktailEnicurus scouleriMany
595White-crowned ForktailEnicurus leschenaultiSJ
596Spotted ForktailEnicurus maculatusMany
597Black-backed ForktailEnicurus immaculatusMany
598Slaty-backed ForktailEnicurus schistaceusMany
599/Siberian Rubythroat/Calliope calliopeGA,SJ,TS,YL
600{Himalayan Rubythroat}Calliope pectoralisSJ
601White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucurumMany
602Blue-fronted RobinCinclidium frontaleMany
603Himalayan BluetailTarsiger rufilatusMany
604Rufous-breasted Bush-RobinTarsiger hyperythrusMany
605White-browed Bush-RobinTarsiger indicusMany
606Golden Bush-RobinTarsiger chrysaeusMany
607/Slaty-backed Flycatcher/Ficedula erithacusMany
608Slaty-blue FlycatcherFicedula tricolorMany
609Snowy-browed FlycatcherFicedula hyperythraMany
610Pygmy FlycatcherFicedula hodgsoniMany
611Rufous-gorgeted FlycatcherFicedula strophiataMany
612Sapphire FlycatcherFicedula sapphiraMany
613Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanniMany
614(Ultramarine Flycatcher)Ficedula superciliarisMany
615/Taiga Flycatcher/Ficedula albicillaMany
616[Kashmir Flycatcher]Ficedula subrubra 
617Red-breasted FlycatcherFicedula parvaSJ,TA,TS
618Blue-fronted RedstartPhoenicurus frontalisMany
619Plumbeous RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusMany
620White-capped RedstartPhoenicurus leucocephalusMany
621/Blue-capped Redstart/Phoenicurus coeruleocephalaMany
622/Hodgson's Redstart/Phoenicurus hodgsoniMany
623White-throated RedstartPhoenicurus schisticepsMany
624[White-winged Redstart]Phoenicurus erythrogastrusBT,CL,JD
625|Black Redstart|Phoenicurus ochrurosMany
626/Daurian Redstart/Phoenicurus auroreusMany
627Chestnut-bellied Rock-ThrushMonticola rufiventrisMany
628(Blue-capped Rock-Thrush)Monticola cinclorhynchaMany
629/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitariusMany
630/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurusMany
631[Amur Stonechat]Saxicola stejnegeriBT,DL,PV,SJ,ULRS
632Pied BushchatSaxicola caprataBT,SJ,TS
633Gray BushchatSaxicola ferreusMany
634[Northern Wheatear]Oenanthe oenanthe 
635[Isabelline Wheatear]Oenanthe isabellina 
636[Desert Wheatear]Oenanthe desertiBT
637[Pied Wheatear]Oenanthe pleschanka 

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

638Yellow-vented FlowerpeckerPachyglossa chrysorrheumRMNP,SJ,TA
639Yellow-bellied FlowerpeckerPachyglossa melanozanthumMany
640Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchosSJ,TA
641Plain FlowerpeckerDicaeum minullumRMNP,SJ,TA
642Fire-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeum ignipectusMany
643Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatumGA,SJ,TA

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

644Ruby-cheeked SunbirdChalcoparia singalensisSJ
645Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticusGA,SJ,TA,TS
646Fire-tailed SunbirdAethopyga ignicaudaMany
647Black-throated SunbirdAethopyga saturataMany
648Mrs. Gould's SunbirdAethopyga gouldiaeMany
649Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensisMany
650Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparajaMany
651Little SpiderhunterArachnothera longirostraGA,SJ,TA
652Streaked SpiderhunterArachnothera magnaMany

 
Fairy-bluebirds: Irenidae

653Asian Fairy-bluebirdIrena puellaGA,RMNP,SJ,TA

 
Leafbirds: Chloropseidae

654Golden-fronted LeafbirdChloropsis aurifronsGA,RMNP,SJ,TA,TS
655Orange-bellied LeafbirdChloropsis hardwickiiMany

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

656Baya WeaverPloceus philippinusSJ

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

657White-rumped MuniaLonchura striataMany
658Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataMany
659[Pin-tailed Parrotfinch]Erythrura prasina 

 
Accentors: Prunellidae

660Alpine AccentorPrunella collarisMany
661/Altai Accentor/Prunella himalayanaMany
662/Robin Accentor/Prunella rubeculoidesBT,CL,DL
663Rufous-breasted AccentorPrunella strophiataMany
664[Brown Accentor]Prunella fulvescens 
665Maroon-backed AccentorPrunella immaculataMany

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

666House SparrowPasser domesticusMany
667Russet SparrowPasser cinnamomeusMany
668Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusMany

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

669|Forest Wagtail|Dendronanthus indicusBT,SJ,TS
670/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinereaMany
671|Western Yellow Wagtail|Motacilla flava 
672|Eastern Yellow Wagtail|Motacilla tschutschensisDL,GA
673|Citrine Wagtail|Motacilla citreolaMany
674White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensisMany
675White WagtailMotacilla albaMany
676/Richard's Pipit/Anthus richardiSJ
677Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulusMany
678|Blyth's Pipit|Anthus godlewskiiBT,PV,SJ,TM
679[Tawny Pipit]Anthus campestris 
680Rosy PipitAnthus roseatusMany
681{Tree Pipit}Anthus trivialis 
682Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoniMany
683[Red-throated Pipit]Anthus cervinusBT
684Water PipitAnthus spinolettaBT,YL
685[Siberian Pipit]Anthus japonicusBT

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

686[Common Chaffinch]Fringilla coelebs 
687[Brambling]Fringilla montifringilla 
688Collared GrosbeakMycerobas affinisMany
689Spot-winged GrosbeakMycerobas melanozanthosMany
690White-winged GrosbeakMycerobas carnipesMany
691Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusMany
692Scarlet FinchCarpodacus sipahiMany
693Himalayan Beautiful RosefinchCarpodacus pulcherrimusMany
694Dark-rumped RosefinchCarpodacus edwardsiiMany
695Himalayan White-browed RosefinchCarpodacus thuraMany
696[Streaked Rosefinch]Carpodacus rubicilloides 
697Crimson-browed FinchCarpodacus subhimachalaMany
698Brown BullfinchPyrrhula nipalensisMany
699Red-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythrocephalaMany
700Gray-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythacaMany
701Blanford's RosefinchAgraphospiza rubescensMany
702Gold-naped FinchPyrrhoplectes epaulettaMany
703[Spectacled Finch]Callacanthis burtoni 
704Dark-breasted RosefinchProcarduelis nipalensisMany
705Plain Mountain FinchLeucosticte nemoricolaMany
706Yellow-breasted GreenfinchChloris spinoidesMany
707Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraMany
708/Tibetan Serin/Spinus thibetanusMany
709Eurasian SiskinSpinus spinus 

 
Longspurs and Snow Buntings: Calcariidae

710[Lapland Longspur]Calcarius lapponicus 

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

711[Godlewski's Bunting]Emberiza godlewskiiBT,TM,YL
712[Gray-necked Bunting]Emberiza buchanani 
713/Little Bunting/Emberiza pusillaMany
714[Rustic Bunting]Emberiza rustica 
715Crested BuntingEmberiza lathamiMany
716[Black-faced Bunting]Emberiza spodocephala 

 

 *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.

 # SPECIES BY LOCALE

Locale# Species
Bumthang410
Chele La Pass238
Dochu La309
Gelephu Area332
Jigme Dorji National Park286
Lower Lingmethang Road & Namling309
Mangde Chhu River Forest125
Mo Chhu River170
Morong123
Pele La Pass345
Phobjikha Valley276
Phrumseng La/Thrumsing La152
Royal Manas National Park & Panbang206
Samdrup Jongkha484
Tharpaling Monastery156
Tiger's Nest Monastery Trail196
Tingtibi Area350
Trashi Yangtse/Bumdeling Sanctuary319
Trashigang391
Trongsa Area338
Tsirang359
Upper Lingmethang Road & Sengor282
Yongko La147
Yotong La255
Total Species716

Number of species in each locale may be based on incomplete data. Also, some locales are important for specific target species rather than overall bird diversity. Hence, it does not provide an indication of which locales are the best birding sites.