BHUTAN SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST
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
DISTRIBUTION CODES
Code | Description | ## |
E | Endemic | 1 |
LC | Local | 11 |
NE | Near Endemic | 3 |
RR | Restricted Range | 20 |
STATUS CODES
Code | Description | ## |
NT | Near Threatened | 28 |
V | Vulnerable | 18 |
EN | Endangered | 3 |
CR | Critically Endangered | 2 |
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 specialty birds in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Specialties include endemics and globally threatened, vulnerable or endangered. 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.*
1 | /Mandarin Duck/ | Aix galericulata | LC | |
2 | /Eastern Spot-billed Duck/ | Anas zonorhyncha | LC | |
3 | |Common Pochard| | Aythya ferina | V | |
4 | /Ferruginous Duck/ | Aythya nyroca | NT | |
5 | Chestnut-breasted Partridge | Arborophila mandellii | NT | |
6 | Satyr Tragopan | Tragopan satyra | NT | |
7 | Temminck's Tragopan | Tragopan temminckii | RR | |
8 | Indian Peafowl | Pavo cristatus | LC | |
9 | Japanese Quail | Coturnix japonica | NT | |
10 | Red Collared-Dove | Streptopelia tranquebarica | RR | |
11 | Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon | Treron phayrei | NT | |
12 | Green Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula aenea | NT | |
13 | (Dark-rumped Swift) | Apus acuticauda | LC | V |
14 | /Black-necked Crane/ | Grus nigricollis | NT | |
15 | /Northern Lapwing/ | Vanellus vanellus | NT | |
16 | River Lapwing | Vanellus duvaucelii | NT | |
17 | Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | NT | |
18 | Wood Snipe | Gallinago nemoricola | V | |
19 | White-bellied Heron | Ardea insignis | CR | |
20 | Bearded Vulture | Gypaetus barbatus | NT | |
21 | Himalayan Griffon | Gyps himalayensis | NT | |
22 | Mountain Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus nipalensis | NT | |
23 | Rufous-bellied Eagle | Lophotriorchis kienerii | NT | |
24 | |Greater Spotted Eagle| | Clanga clanga | V | |
25 | |Steppe Eagle| | Aquila nipalensis | EN | |
26 | Pallas's Fish-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucoryphus | EN | |
27 | Red-headed Trogon | Harpactes erythrocephalus | LC | |
28 | Ward's Trogon | Harpactes wardi | NT | |
29 | Great Hornbill | Buceros bicornis | V | |
30 | Rufous-necked Hornbill | Aceros nipalensis | V | |
31 | Wreathed Hornbill | Rhyticeros undulatus | V | |
32 | Blyth's Kingfisher | Alcedo hercules | NT | |
33 | (Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher) | Ceyx erithaca | RR | |
34 | (Ruddy Kingfisher) | Halcyon coromanda | LC | |
35 | Yellow-rumped Honeyguide | Indicator xanthonotus | NT | |
36 | Stripe-breasted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos atratus | RR | |
37 | Alexandrine Parakeet | Psittacula eupatria | NT | |
38 | Red-breasted Parakeet | Psittacula alexandri | NT | |
39 | Eurasian Magpie | Pica pica | LC | |
40 | Gray-crowned Prinia | Prinia cinereocapilla | NE | V |
41 | Jungle Prinia | Prinia sylvatica | NE | |
42 | Hume's Warbler | Phylloscopus humei | LC | |
43 | Brown-throated Fulvetta | Fulvetta ludlowi | RR | |
44 | Fulvous Parrotbill | Suthora fulvifrons | LC | |
45 | Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler | Spelaeornis caudatus | NT | |
46 | Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler | Stachyris humei | RR | NT |
47 | Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler | Napothera epilepidota | RR | |
48 | Bhutan Laughingthrush | Trochalopteron imbricatum | NE | |
49 | Streak-throated Barwing | Actinodura waldeni | RR | |
50 | Jungle Babbler | Argya striata | RR | |
51 | Rufous-vented Laughingthrush | Pterorhinus gularis | RR | |
52 | Beautiful Nuthatch | Sitta formosa | V | |
53 | Bank Myna | Acridotheres ginginianus | LC | |
54 | Great Myna | Acridotheres grandis | RR | |
55 | /Spot-winged Starling/ | Saroglossa spilopterus | RR | |
56 | Purple Cochoa | Cochoa purpurea | RR | |
57 | 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.