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BHUTANLOCALE

# Species*:196
# Excl Vagrants*:196
# Endemics*:0
# Near Endemics*:1
*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|Eurasian Wigeon|Mareca penelope
3/Mallard/Anas platyrhynchos
4/Common Merganser/Mergus merganser

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

5Hill PartridgeArborophila torqueola
6Himalayan MonalLophophorus impejanus
7Kalij PheasantLophura leucomelanos

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

8Rock PigeonColumba livia
9&Snow PigeonlColumba leuconota
10Speckled Wood-PigeonColumba hodgsonii
11Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis
12(Spotted Dove)Spilopelia chinensis

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

13(Common Cuckoo)Cuculus canorus
14(Himalayan Cuckoo)Cuculus saturatus
15(Large Hawk-Cuckoo)Hierococcyx sparverioides
16(Common Hawk-Cuckoo)Hierococcyx varius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

17Gray NightjarCaprimulgus jotaka

 
Swifts: Apodidae

18(White-throated Needletail)Hirundapus caudacutus
19Himalayan SwiftletAerodramus brevirostris
20Blyth's SwiftApus leuconyx

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

21Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fusca
22Black-tailed CrakeZapornia bicolor

 
Ibisbill: Ibidorhynchidae

23IbisbillIbidorhyncha struthersii

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

24River LapwingVanellus duvaucelii

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

25/Solitary Snipe/Gallinago solitaria
26/Pin-tailed Snipe/Gallinago stenura
27/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

28Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
29Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

30Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
31|Oriental Honey-buzzard|Pernis ptilorhynchus
32Himalayan GriffonGyps himalayensis
33Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis
34Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensis
35|Steppe Eagle|Aquila nipalensis
36Crested GoshawkLophospiza trivirgatus
37Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
38Eurasian GoshawkAstur gentilis
39/Himalayan Buzzard/Buteo reflectus

 
Owls: Strigidae

40Collared OwletGlaucidium brodiei

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

41Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

42Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
43White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
44Crested KingfisherMegaceryle lugubris

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

45Great BarbetPsilopogon virens

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

46Rufous-bellied WoodpeckerDendrocopos hyperythrus
47Darjeeling WoodpeckerDendrocopos darjellensis

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

48Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
49|Eurasian Hobby|Falco subbuteo
50Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

51Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

52Gray-chinned MinivetPericrocotus solaris
53Short-billed MinivetPericrocotus brevirostris
54(Long-tailed Minivet)Pericrocotus ethologus
55Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosus
56(Black-winged Cuckooshrike)Lalage melaschistos

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

57Green Shrike-BabblerPteruthius xanthochlorus
58White-bellied ErpornisErpornis zantholeuca

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

59Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
60Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeus

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

61/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatus
62Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
63Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
64Gray-backed ShrikeLanius tephronotus

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

65Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
66Yellow-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa flavirostris
67Gray TreepieDendrocitta formosae
68Southern NutcrackerNucifraga hemisila
69Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
70Yellow-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus
71House CrowCorvus splendens
72Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

73Yellow-bellied Fairy-FantailChelidorhynx hypoxanthus
74Gray-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

75Coal TitPeriparus ater
76Rufous-vented TitPeriparus rubidiventris
77Gray-crested TitLophophanes dichrous
78Green-backed TitParus monticolus
79Yellow-browed TitSylviparus modestus

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

80|Blyth's Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus dumetorum

 
Cupwings: Pnoepygidae

81Scaly-breasted CupwingPnoepyga albiventer

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

82(Eurasian Crag-Martin)Ptyonoprogne rupestris
83Asian House-MartinDelichon dasypus
84Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalense

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

85Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus
86Black-crested BulbulRubigula flaviventris
87Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

88Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennis
89Buff-barred WarblerPhylloscopus pulcher
90/Yellow-browed Warbler/Phylloscopus inornatus
91Hume's WarblerPhylloscopus humei
92Lemon-rumped WarblerPhylloscopus chloronotus
93|Tickell's Leaf Warbler|Phylloscopus affinis
94(Whistler's Warbler)Phylloscopus whistleri
95Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
96(Large-billed Leaf Warbler)Phylloscopus magnirostris
97(Blyth's Leaf Warbler)Phylloscopus reguloides
98Gray-hooded WarblerPhylloscopus xanthoschistos

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

99Brownish-flanked Bush WarblerHorornis fortipes

 
Long-tailed Tits: Aegithalidae

100Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnus
101Black-browed TitAegithalos iouschistos

 
Parrotbills: Paradoxornithidae

102Fire-tailed MyzornisMyzornis pyrrhoura
103White-browed FulvettaFulvetta vinipectus
104Brown ParrotbillParadoxornis unicolor

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

105Striated YuhinaStaphida castaniceps
106White-naped YuhinaYuhina bakeri
107Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollis
108Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularis
109Rufous-vented YuhinaYuhina occipitalis
110Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus

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

111Bar-winged Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis troglodytoides
112Streak-breasted Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ruficollis

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

113Rufous-winged FulvettaSchoeniparus castaneceps

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

114Striated LaughingthrushGrammatoptila striata
115Bhutan LaughingthrushTrochalopteron imbricatum
116Black-faced LaughingthrushTrochalopteron affine
117Chestnut-crowned LaughingthrushTrochalopteron erythrocephalum
118Long-tailed SibiaHeterophasia picaoides
119Rufous SibiaHeterophasia capistrata
120Hoary-throated BarwingActinodura nipalensis
121Chestnut-tailed MinlaActinodura strigula
122Red-billed LeiothrixLeiothrix lutea
123Red-tailed MinlaMinla ignotincta
124Spotted LaughingthrushIanthocincla ocellata
125White-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus albogularis
126Gray-sided LaughingthrushPterorhinus caerulata

 
Kinglets: Regulidae

127GoldcrestRegulus regulus

 
Wallcreeper: Tichodromidae

128/Wallcreeper/Tichodroma muraria

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

129White-tailed NuthatchSitta himalayensis

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

130Hodgson's TreecreeperCerthia hodgsoni
131Rusty-flanked TreecreeperCerthia nipalensis

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

132Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

133Brown DipperCinclus pallasii

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

134Common MynaAcridotheres tristis

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

135White-collared BlackbirdTurdus albocinctus
136/Black-throated Thrush/Turdus atrogularis

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

137(Dark-sided Flycatcher)Muscicapa sibirica
138Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
139Rufous-bellied NiltavaNiltava sundara
140(Verditer Flycatcher)Eumyias thalassinus
141(Indian Blue Robin)Larvivora brunnea
142Blue Whistling-ThrushMyophonus caeruleus
143Little ForktailEnicurus scouleri
144Spotted ForktailEnicurus maculatus
145Blue-fronted RobinCinclidium frontale
146Himalayan BluetailTarsiger rufilatus
147Rufous-breasted Bush-RobinTarsiger hyperythrus
148White-browed Bush-RobinTarsiger indicus
149Golden Bush-RobinTarsiger chrysaeus
150Slaty-blue FlycatcherFicedula tricolor
151Rufous-gorgeted FlycatcherFicedula strophiata
152Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanni
153(Ultramarine Flycatcher)Ficedula superciliaris
154Blue-fronted RedstartPhoenicurus frontalis
155Plumbeous RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosus
156White-capped RedstartPhoenicurus leucocephalus
157/Hodgson's Redstart/Phoenicurus hodgsoni
158White-throated RedstartPhoenicurus schisticeps
159|Black Redstart|Phoenicurus ochruros
160/Daurian Redstart/Phoenicurus auroreus
161Chestnut-bellied Rock-ThrushMonticola rufiventris
162(Blue-capped Rock-Thrush)Monticola cinclorhyncha
163/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
164/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
165Gray BushchatSaxicola ferreus

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

166Yellow-bellied FlowerpeckerPachyglossa melanozanthum
167Fire-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeum ignipectus

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

168Fire-tailed SunbirdAethopyga ignicauda
169Mrs. Gould's SunbirdAethopyga gouldiae
170Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensis
171Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparaja

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

172Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata

 
Accentors: Prunellidae

173Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
174/Altai Accentor/Prunella himalayana
175Rufous-breasted AccentorPrunella strophiata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

176House SparrowPasser domesticus
177Russet SparrowPasser cinnamomeus
178Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

179/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
180|Citrine Wagtail|Motacilla citreola
181White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
182White WagtailMotacilla alba
183Rosy PipitAnthus roseatus
184Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

185Collared GrosbeakMycerobas affinis
186White-winged GrosbeakMycerobas carnipes
187Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
188Dark-rumped RosefinchCarpodacus edwardsii
189Brown BullfinchPyrrhula nipalensis
190Red-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythrocephala
191Blanford's RosefinchAgraphospiza rubescens
192Dark-breasted RosefinchProcarduelis nipalensis
193Plain Mountain FinchLeucosticte nemoricola
194Yellow-breasted GreenfinchChloris spinoides
195Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

196/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 Visitor18
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient8
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only17
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental1

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened4
VVulnerable0
ENEndangered1
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.