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THARPALING MONASTERY

BHUTANLOCALE

# Species*:156
# Excl Vagrants*:156
# Endemics*:0
# Near Endemics*:0
*Based on partial or incomplete data.

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate 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. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Ducks: Anatidae

1/Ruddy Shelduck/Tadorna ferruginea
2/Mallard/Anas platyrhynchos
3/Common Merganser/Mergus merganser

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

4Hill PartridgeArborophila torqueola
5Blood PheasantIthaginis cruentus
6Satyr TragopanTragopan satyra
7Himalayan MonalLophophorus impejanus
8Kalij PheasantLophura leucomelanos

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

9&Snow PigeonlColumba leuconota
10Speckled Wood-PigeonColumba hodgsonii
11Ashy Wood-PigeonColumba pulchricollis
12Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis
13Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

14(Common Cuckoo)Cuculus canorus
15(Large Hawk-Cuckoo)Hierococcyx sparverioides

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

16Gray NightjarCaprimulgus jotaka

 
Swifts: Apodidae

17(White-throated Needletail)Hirundapus caudacutus

 
Cranes: Gruidae

18/Black-necked Crane/Grus nigricollis

 
Ibisbill: Ibidorhynchidae

19IbisbillIbidorhyncha struthersii

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

20Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
21/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

22|Brown-headed Gull|Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

23Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

24Himalayan GriffonGyps himalayensis
25Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis
26Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
27Eurasian GoshawkAstur gentilis
28/Hen Harrier/Circus cyaneus
29Black KiteMilvus migrans
30Common BuzzardButeo buteo
31/Himalayan Buzzard/Buteo reflectus

 
Owls: Strigidae

32Collared OwletGlaucidium brodiei
33Himalayan OwlStrix nivicolum

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

34Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

35Rufous-bellied WoodpeckerDendrocopos hyperythrus
36Darjeeling WoodpeckerDendrocopos darjellensis

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

37Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

38Gray-chinned MinivetPericrocotus solaris
39(Long-tailed Minivet)Pericrocotus ethologus
40Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

41Green Shrike-BabblerPteruthius xanthochlorus

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

42Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeus

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

43/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatus
44Gray-backed ShrikeLanius tephronotus

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

45Yellow-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa flavirostris
46Black-rumped MagpiePica bottanensis
47Southern NutcrackerNucifraga hemisila
48Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
49House CrowCorvus splendens
50Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

51Yellow-bellied Fairy-FantailChelidorhynx hypoxanthus

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

52Coal TitPeriparus ater
53Rufous-vented TitPeriparus rubidiventris
54Gray-crested TitLophophanes dichrous
55Green-backed TitParus monticolus
56Yellow-browed TitSylviparus modestus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

57(Oriental Skylark)Alauda gulgula

 
Cupwings: Pnoepygidae

58Scaly-breasted CupwingPnoepyga albiventer

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

59Asian House-MartinDelichon dasypus
60Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalense

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

61Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus
62Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

63Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennis
64Buff-barred WarblerPhylloscopus pulcher
65Hume's WarblerPhylloscopus humei
66Lemon-rumped WarblerPhylloscopus chloronotus
67|Tickell's Leaf Warbler|Phylloscopus affinis
68/Dusky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuscatus
69(Green-crowned Warbler)Phylloscopus burkii
70(Whistler's Warbler)Phylloscopus whistleri
71Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
72(Large-billed Leaf Warbler)Phylloscopus magnirostris
73(Blyth's Leaf Warbler)Phylloscopus reguloides

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

74Chestnut-crowned Bush WarblerCettia major
75Gray-sided Bush WarblerCettia brunnifrons
76Chestnut-headed TesiaCettia castaneocoronata
77Hume's Bush WarblerHorornis brunnescens

 
Long-tailed Tits: Aegithalidae

78Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnus
79Black-browed TitAegithalos iouschistos

 
Parrotbills: Paradoxornithidae

80Golden-breasted FulvettaLioparus chrysotis
81White-browed FulvettaFulvetta vinipectus

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

82Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollis
83Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularis
84Rufous-vented YuhinaYuhina occipitalis

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

85Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis gularis
86Streak-breasted Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ruficollis

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

87Black-faced LaughingthrushTrochalopteron affine
88Chestnut-crowned LaughingthrushTrochalopteron erythrocephalum
89Rufous SibiaHeterophasia capistrata
90Chestnut-tailed MinlaActinodura strigula
91Red-tailed MinlaMinla ignotincta
92Spotted LaughingthrushIanthocincla ocellata
93White-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus albogularis

 
Kinglets: Regulidae

94GoldcrestRegulus regulus

 
Wallcreeper: Tichodromidae

95/Wallcreeper/Tichodroma muraria

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

96Hodgson's TreecreeperCerthia hodgsoni
97Rusty-flanked TreecreeperCerthia nipalensis

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

98Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

99Common MynaAcridotheres tristis

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

100Long-tailed ThrushZoothera dixoni
101Alpine ThrushZoothera mollissima
102Himalayan ThrushZoothera salimalii
103White-collared BlackbirdTurdus albocinctus
104/Black-throated Thrush/Turdus atrogularis
105/Red-throated Thrush/Turdus ruficollis

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

106Rufous-bellied NiltavaNiltava sundara
107Himalayan ShortwingBrachypteryx cruralis
108White-bellied RedstartLuscinia phaenicuroides
109Blue Whistling-ThrushMyophonus caeruleus
110Little ForktailEnicurus scouleri
111Blue-fronted RobinCinclidium frontale
112Himalayan BluetailTarsiger rufilatus
113Rufous-breasted Bush-RobinTarsiger hyperythrus
114White-browed Bush-RobinTarsiger indicus
115Golden Bush-RobinTarsiger chrysaeus
116Slaty-blue FlycatcherFicedula tricolor
117Rufous-gorgeted FlycatcherFicedula strophiata
118(Ultramarine Flycatcher)Ficedula superciliaris
119Blue-fronted RedstartPhoenicurus frontalis
120Plumbeous RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosus
121White-capped RedstartPhoenicurus leucocephalus
122/Hodgson's Redstart/Phoenicurus hodgsoni
123White-throated RedstartPhoenicurus schisticeps
124|Black Redstart|Phoenicurus ochruros
125Chestnut-bellied Rock-ThrushMonticola rufiventris
126Gray BushchatSaxicola ferreus

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

127Fire-tailed SunbirdAethopyga ignicauda
128Mrs. Gould's SunbirdAethopyga gouldiae
129Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensis

 
Accentors: Prunellidae

130Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
131Rufous-breasted AccentorPrunella strophiata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

132House SparrowPasser domesticus
133Russet SparrowPasser cinnamomeus
134Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

135White WagtailMotacilla alba
136|Blyth's Pipit|Anthus godlewskii
137Rosy PipitAnthus roseatus
138Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

139Collared GrosbeakMycerobas affinis
140Spot-winged GrosbeakMycerobas melanozanthos
141White-winged GrosbeakMycerobas carnipes
142Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
143Himalayan Beautiful RosefinchCarpodacus pulcherrimus
144Dark-rumped RosefinchCarpodacus edwardsii
145Himalayan White-browed RosefinchCarpodacus thura
146Crimson-browed FinchCarpodacus subhimachala
147Brown BullfinchPyrrhula nipalensis
148Red-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythrocephala
149Gray-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythaca
150Dark-breasted RosefinchProcarduelis nipalensis
151Plain Mountain FinchLeucosticte nemoricola
152Yellow-breasted GreenfinchChloris spinoides
153Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
154/Tibetan Serin/Spinus thibetanus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

155Godlewski's BuntingEmberiza godlewskii
156/Little Bunting/Emberiza pusilla

 

 *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.

OTHER LOCALES

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor15
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient4
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only10
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental1

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened4
VVulnerable0
ENEndangered0
CRCritically Endangered0

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.