TINGTIBI AREA
BHUTANLOCALE
# Species: | 350 |
# Excl Vagrants: | 350 |
# Endemics: | 0 |
# Near Endemics: | 2 |
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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1 | /Ruddy Shelduck/ | Tadorna ferruginea |
2 | |Red-crested Pochard| | Netta rufina |
3 | /Common Merganser/ | Mergus merganser |
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4 | Hill Partridge | Arborophila torqueola |
5 | Chestnut-breasted Partridge | Arborophila mandellii |
6 | Rufous-throated Partridge | Arborophila rufogularis |
7 | Kalij Pheasant | Lophura leucomelanos |
8 | Gray Peacock-Pheasant | Polyplectron bicalcaratum |
9 | Red Junglefowl | Gallus gallus |
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10 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
11 | Speckled Wood-Pigeon | Columba hodgsonii |
12 | Oriental Turtle-Dove | Streptopelia orientalis |
13 | (Spotted Dove) | Spilopelia chinensis |
14 | Barred Cuckoo-Dove | Macropygia unchall |
15 | Asian Emerald Dove | Chalcophaps indica |
16 | Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon | Treron apicauda |
17 | Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon | Treron sphenurus |
18 | Mountain Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula badia |
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19 | (Indian Cuckoo) | Cuculus micropterus |
20 | (Common Cuckoo) | Cuculus canorus |
21 | (Himalayan Cuckoo) | Cuculus saturatus |
22 | (Lesser Cuckoo) | Cuculus poliocephalus |
23 | Green-billed Malkoha | Phaenicophaeus tristis |
24 | (Chestnut-winged Cuckoo) | Clamator coromandus |
25 | (Asian Emerald Cuckoo) | Chrysococcyx maculatus |
26 | (Violet Cuckoo) | Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus |
27 | Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo | Surniculus lugubris |
28 | (Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo) | Surniculus dicruroides |
29 | (Large Hawk-Cuckoo) | Hierococcyx sparverioides |
30 | (Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo) | Hierococcyx nisicolor |
31 | Banded Bay Cuckoo | Cacomantis sonneratii |
32 | Plaintive Cuckoo | Cacomantis merulinus |
33 | (Gray-bellied Cuckoo) | Cacomantis passerinus |
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34 | Gray Nightjar | Caprimulgus jotaka |
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35 | (White-throated Needletail) | Hirundapus caudacutus |
36 | Himalayan Swiftlet | Aerodramus brevirostris |
37 | (Pacific Swift) | Apus pacificus |
38 | Blyth's Swift | Apus leuconyx |
39 | (Dark-rumped Swift) | Apus acuticauda |
40 | House Swift | Apus nipalensis |
41 | (Asian Palm Swift) | Cypsiurus balasiensis |
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42 | River Lapwing | Vanellus duvaucelii |
43 | (Red-wattled Lapwing) | Vanellus indicus |
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44 | Eurasian Woodcock | Scolopax rusticola |
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45 | Barred Buttonquail | Turnix suscitator |
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46 | Great Crested Grebe | Podiceps cristatus |
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47 | /Black Stork/ | Ciconia nigra |
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48 | Little Cormorant | Microcarbo niger |
49 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo |
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50 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
51 | White-bellied Heron | Ardea insignis |
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52 | |Oriental Honey-buzzard| | Pernis ptilorhynchus |
53 | Himalayan Griffon | Gyps himalayensis |
54 | Crested Serpent-Eagle | Spilornis cheela |
55 | Mountain Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus nipalensis |
56 | Rufous-bellied Eagle | Lophotriorchis kienerii |
57 | Black Eagle | Ictinaetus malaiensis |
58 | |Booted Eagle| | Hieraaetus pennatus |
59 | |Steppe Eagle| | Aquila nipalensis |
60 | Bonelli's Eagle | Aquila fasciata |
61 | Crested Goshawk | Lophospiza trivirgatus |
62 | Besra | Tachyspiza virgatus |
63 | Shikra | Tachyspiza badius |
64 | Eurasian Sparrowhawk | Accipiter nisus |
65 | /Hen Harrier/ | Circus cyaneus |
66 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans |
67 | Pallas's Fish-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucoryphus |
68 | /Himalayan Buzzard/ | Buteo reflectus |
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69 | Mountain Scops-Owl | Otus spilocephalus |
70 | Collared Scops-Owl | Otus lettia |
71 | Tawny Fish-Owl | Ketupa flavipes |
72 | Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl | Ketupa nipalensis |
73 | Collared Owlet | Glaucidium brodiei |
74 | Asian Barred Owlet | Glaucidium cuculoides |
75 | Jungle Owlet | Glaucidium radiatum |
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76 | Red-headed Trogon | Harpactes erythrocephalus |
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77 | Eurasian Hoopoe | Upupa epops |
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78 | Great Hornbill | Buceros bicornis |
79 | Rufous-necked Hornbill | Aceros nipalensis |
80 | Wreathed Hornbill | Rhyticeros undulatus |
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81 | Blue-bearded Bee-eater | Nyctyornis athertoni |
82 | Chestnut-headed Bee-eater | Merops leschenaulti |
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83 | Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis |
84 | White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis |
85 | Crested Kingfisher | Megaceryle lugubris |
86 | Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis |
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87 | Indian Roller | Coracias benghalensis |
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88 | Great Barbet | Psilopogon virens |
89 | Golden-throated Barbet | Psilopogon franklinii |
90 | Blue-throated Barbet | Psilopogon asiaticus |
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91 | Yellow-rumped Honeyguide | Indicator xanthonotus |
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92 | |Eurasian Wryneck| | Jynx torquilla |
93 | Speckled Piculet | Picumnus innominatus |
94 | White-browed Piculet | Sasia ochracea |
95 | Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker | Yungipicus canicapillus |
96 | Rufous-bellied Woodpecker | Dendrocopos hyperythrus |
97 | Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos macei |
98 | Crimson-naped Woodpecker | Dryobates cathpharius |
99 | Bay Woodpecker | Blythipicus pyrrhotis |
100 | Rufous Woodpecker | Micropternus brachyurus |
101 | Pale-headed Woodpecker | Gecinulus grantia |
102 | Lesser Yellownape | Picus chlorolophus |
103 | Gray-headed Woodpecker | Picus canus |
104 | Greater Yellownape | Chrysophlegma flavinucha |
105 | Greater Flameback | Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus |
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106 | Collared Falconet | Microhierax caerulescens |
107 | Eurasian Kestrel | Falco tinnunculus |
108 | |Eurasian Hobby| | Falco subbuteo |
109 | (Oriental Hobby) | Falco severus |
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110 | Long-tailed Broadbill | Psarisomus dalhousiae |
111 | Gray-lored Broadbill | Serilophus rubrophygius |
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112 | Gray-chinned Minivet | Pericrocotus solaris |
113 | Short-billed Minivet | Pericrocotus brevirostris |
114 | (Long-tailed Minivet) | Pericrocotus ethologus |
115 | Scarlet Minivet | Pericrocotus speciosus |
116 | (Rosy Minivet) | Pericrocotus roseus |
117 | (Black-winged Cuckooshrike) | Lalage melaschistos |
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118 | Black-headed Shrike-Babbler | Pteruthius rufiventer |
119 | White-browed Shrike-Babbler | Pteruthius aeralatus |
120 | Green Shrike-Babbler | Pteruthius xanthochlorus |
121 | Black-eared Shrike-Babbler | Pteruthius melanotis |
122 | White-bellied Erpornis | Erpornis zantholeuca |
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123 | (Slender-billed Oriole) | Oriolus tenuirostris |
124 | Maroon Oriole | Oriolus traillii |
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125 | Ashy Woodswallow | Artamus fuscus |
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126 | Large Woodshrike | Tephrodornis virgatus |
127 | Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike | Hemipus picatus |
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128 | White-throated Fantail | Rhipidura albicollis |
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129 | Black Drongo | Dicrurus macrocercus |
130 | Ashy Drongo | Dicrurus leucophaeus |
131 | Crow-billed Drongo | Dicrurus annectens |
132 | Bronzed Drongo | Dicrurus aeneus |
133 | Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus remifer |
134 | Hair-crested Drongo | Dicrurus hottentottus |
135 | Greater Racket-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus paradiseus |
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136 | Black-naped Monarch | Hypothymis azurea |
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137 | /Brown Shrike/ | Lanius cristatus |
138 | Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach |
139 | Gray-backed Shrike | Lanius tephronotus |
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140 | Eurasian Jay | Garrulus glandarius |
141 | Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie | Urocissa flavirostris |
142 | Common Green-Magpie | Cissa chinensis |
143 | Gray Treepie | Dendrocitta formosae |
144 | Collared Treepie | Dendrocitta frontalis |
145 | House Crow | Corvus splendens |
146 | Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos |
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147 | Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail | Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus |
148 | Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher | Culicicapa ceylonensis |
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149 | Asian Tit | Parus cinereus |
150 | Green-backed Tit | Parus monticolus |
151 | Yellow-cheeked Tit | Machlolophus spilonotus |
152 | Yellow-browed Tit | Sylviparus modestus |
153 | Sultan Tit | Melanochlora sultanea |
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154 | Common Tailorbird | Orthotomus sutorius |
155 | Himalayan Prinia | Prinia crinigera |
156 | Black-throated Prinia | Prinia atrogularis |
157 | Gray-crowned Prinia | Prinia cinereocapilla |
158 | Rufescent Prinia | Prinia rufescens |
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159 | Russet Bush Warbler | Locustella mandelli |
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160 | Scaly-breasted Cupwing | Pnoepyga albiventer |
161 | Pygmy Cupwing | Pnoepyga pusilla |
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162 | (Eurasian Crag-Martin) | Ptyonoprogne rupestris |
163 | (Barn Swallow) | Hirundo rustica |
164 | Asian House-Martin | Delichon dasypus |
165 | Nepal House-Martin | Delichon nipalense |
166 | (Eastern Red-rumped Swallow) | Cecropis daurica |
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167 | White-throated Bulbul | Alophoixus flaveolus |
168 | Striated Bulbul | Alcurus striatus |
169 | Ashy Bulbul | Hemixos flavala |
170 | Mountain Bulbul | Ixos mcclellandii |
171 | Black Bulbul | Hypsipetes leucocephalus |
172 | Black-crested Bulbul | Rubigula flaviventris |
173 | Red-whiskered Bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus |
174 | Red-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer |
175 | Himalayan Bulbul | Pycnonotus leucogenys |
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176 | Ashy-throated Warbler | Phylloscopus maculipennis |
177 | Buff-barred Warbler | Phylloscopus pulcher |
178 | /Yellow-browed Warbler/ | Phylloscopus inornatus |
179 | Hume's Warbler | Phylloscopus humei |
180 | Lemon-rumped Warbler | Phylloscopus chloronotus |
181 | |Tickell's Leaf Warbler| | Phylloscopus affinis |
182 | /Dusky Warbler/ | Phylloscopus fuscatus |
183 | White-spectacled Warbler | Phylloscopus intermedius |
184 | Gray-cheeked Warbler | Phylloscopus poliogenys |
185 | (Green-crowned Warbler) | Phylloscopus burkii |
186 | (Whistler's Warbler) | Phylloscopus whistleri |
187 | (Large-billed Leaf Warbler) | Phylloscopus magnirostris |
188 | (Chestnut-crowned Warbler) | Phylloscopus castaniceps |
189 | Yellow-vented Warbler | Phylloscopus cantator |
190 | (Blyth's Leaf Warbler) | Phylloscopus reguloides |
191 | Gray-hooded Warbler | Phylloscopus xanthoschistos |
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192 | Gray-bellied Tesia | Tesia cyaniventer |
193 | Slaty-bellied Tesia | Tesia olivea |
194 | Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler | Cettia major |
195 | Gray-sided Bush Warbler | Cettia brunnifrons |
196 | Chestnut-headed Tesia | Cettia castaneocoronata |
197 | Yellow-bellied Warbler | Abroscopus superciliaris |
198 | Rufous-faced Warbler | Abroscopus albogularis |
199 | Black-faced Warbler | Abroscopus schisticeps |
200 | Mountain Tailorbird | Phyllergates cucullatus |
201 | Broad-billed Warbler | Tickellia hodgsoni |
202 | Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler | Horornis fortipes |
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203 | Black-throated Tit | Aegithalos concinnus |
204 | Black-browed Tit | Aegithalos iouschistos |
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205 | White-browed Fulvetta | Fulvetta vinipectus |
206 | Great Parrotbill | Paradoxornis aemodium |
207 | Brown Parrotbill | Paradoxornis unicolor |
208 | Gray-headed Parrotbill | Paradoxornis gularis |
209 | White-breasted Parrotbill | Paradoxornis ruficeps |
210 | Pale-billed Parrotbill | Suthora atrosuperciliaris |
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211 | Striated Yuhina | Staphida castaniceps |
212 | White-naped Yuhina | Yuhina bakeri |
213 | Whiskered Yuhina | Yuhina flavicollis |
214 | Stripe-throated Yuhina | Yuhina gularis |
215 | Rufous-vented Yuhina | Yuhina occipitalis |
216 | Black-chinned Yuhina | Yuhina nigrimenta |
217 | Indian White-eye | Zosterops palpebrosus |
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218 | Golden Babbler | Cyanoderma chrysaeum |
219 | Rufous-capped Babbler | Cyanoderma ruficeps |
220 | Black-crowned Scimitar-Babbler | Pomatorhinus ferruginosus |
221 | Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler | Pomatorhinus superciliaris |
222 | Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler | Pomatorhinus ruficollis |
223 | White-browed Scimitar-Babbler | Pomatorhinus schisticeps |
224 | Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler | Erythrogenys erythrogenys |
225 | Gray-throated Babbler | Stachyris nigriceps |
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226 | White-hooded Babbler | Gampsorhynchus rufulus |
227 | Yellow-throated Fulvetta | Schoeniparus cinereus |
228 | Rufous-winged Fulvetta | Schoeniparus castaneceps |
229 | Rufous-throated Fulvetta | Schoeniparus rufogularis |
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230 | Nepal Fulvetta | Alcippe nipalensis |
231 | Striated Laughingthrush | Grammatoptila striata |
232 | Himalayan Cutia | Cutia nipalensis |
233 | Scaly Laughingthrush | Trochalopteron subunicolor |
234 | Blue-winged Laughingthrush | Trochalopteron squamatum |
235 | Bhutan Laughingthrush | Trochalopteron imbricatum |
236 | Black-faced Laughingthrush | Trochalopteron affine |
237 | Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush | Trochalopteron erythrocephalum |
238 | Long-tailed Sibia | Heterophasia picaoides |
239 | Rufous Sibia | Heterophasia capistrata |
240 | Hoary-throated Barwing | Actinodura nipalensis |
241 | Blue-winged Minla | Actinodura cyanouroptera |
242 | Chestnut-tailed Minla | Actinodura strigula |
243 | Rusty-fronted Barwing | Actinodura egertoni |
244 | Red-billed Leiothrix | Leiothrix lutea |
245 | Silver-eared Mesia | Leiothrix argentauris |
246 | Red-tailed Minla | Minla ignotincta |
247 | Rufous-backed Sibia | Leioptila annectens |
248 | Red-faced Liocichla | Liocichla phoenicea |
249 | Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush | Garrulax monileger |
250 | White-crested Laughingthrush | Garrulax leucolophus |
251 | Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush | Ianthocincla rufogularis |
252 | Rufous-necked Laughingthrush | Pterorhinus ruficollis |
253 | Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush | Pterorhinus pectoralis |
254 | White-throated Laughingthrush | Pterorhinus albogularis |
255 | Gray-sided Laughingthrush | Pterorhinus caerulata |
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256 | /Wallcreeper/ | Tichodroma muraria |
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257 | Beautiful Nuthatch | Sitta formosa |
258 | White-tailed Nuthatch | Sitta himalayensis |
259 | Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch | Sitta cinnamoventris |
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260 | Hodgson's Treecreeper | Certhia hodgsoni |
261 | Rusty-flanked Treecreeper | Certhia nipalensis |
262 | Sikkim Treecreeper | Certhia discolor |
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263 | Spotted Elachura | Elachura formosa |
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264 | Brown Dipper | Cinclus pallasii |
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265 | Common Hill Myna | Gracula religiosa |
266 | Chestnut-tailed Starling | Sturnia malabarica |
267 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis |
268 | Bank Myna | Acridotheres ginginianus |
269 | Jungle Myna | Acridotheres fuscus |
270 | Great Myna | Acridotheres grandis |
271 | /Spot-winged Starling/ | Saroglossa spilopterus |
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272 | (Orange-headed Thrush) | Geokichla citrina |
273 | Long-billed Thrush | Zoothera monticola |
274 | Scaly Thrush | Zoothera dauma |
275 | Gray-winged Blackbird | Turdus boulboul |
276 | (Tickell's Thrush) | Turdus unicolor |
277 | /Black-throated Thrush/ | Turdus atrogularis |
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278 | (Dark-sided Flycatcher) | Muscicapa sibirica |
279 | (Ferruginous Flycatcher) | Muscicapa ferruginea |
280 | (Asian Brown Flycatcher) | Muscicapa dauurica |
281 | Oriental Magpie-Robin | Copsychus saularis |
282 | Large Niltava | Niltava grandis |
283 | Small Niltava | Niltava macgrigoriae |
284 | Rufous-bellied Niltava | Niltava sundara |
285 | (Verditer Flycatcher) | Eumyias thalassinus |
286 | White-gorgeted Flycatcher | Anthipes monileger |
287 | (Pale Blue Flycatcher) | Cyornis unicolor |
288 | (Blue-throated Flycatcher) | Cyornis rubeculoides |
289 | Blue Whistling-Thrush | Myophonus caeruleus |
290 | Little Forktail | Enicurus scouleri |
291 | Spotted Forktail | Enicurus maculatus |
292 | Black-backed Forktail | Enicurus immaculatus |
293 | Slaty-backed Forktail | Enicurus schistaceus |
294 | White-tailed Robin | Myiomela leucurum |
295 | Himalayan Bluetail | Tarsiger rufilatus |
296 | Golden Bush-Robin | Tarsiger chrysaeus |
297 | /Slaty-backed Flycatcher/ | Ficedula erithacus |
298 | Slaty-blue Flycatcher | Ficedula tricolor |
299 | Pygmy Flycatcher | Ficedula hodgsoni |
300 | Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher | Ficedula strophiata |
301 | Sapphire Flycatcher | Ficedula sapphira |
302 | Little Pied Flycatcher | Ficedula westermanni |
303 | (Ultramarine Flycatcher) | Ficedula superciliaris |
304 | /Taiga Flycatcher/ | Ficedula albicilla |
305 | Red-breasted Flycatcher | Ficedula parva |
306 | Blue-fronted Redstart | Phoenicurus frontalis |
307 | Plumbeous Redstart | Phoenicurus fuliginosus |
308 | White-capped Redstart | Phoenicurus leucocephalus |
309 | /Blue-capped Redstart/ | Phoenicurus coeruleocephala |
310 | /Hodgson's Redstart/ | Phoenicurus hodgsoni |
311 | |Black Redstart| | Phoenicurus ochruros |
312 | Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush | Monticola rufiventris |
313 | (Blue-capped Rock-Thrush) | Monticola cinclorhyncha |
314 | /Blue Rock-Thrush/ | Monticola solitarius |
315 | /Siberian Stonechat/ | Saxicola maurus |
316 | Gray Bushchat | Saxicola ferreus |
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317 | Yellow-vented Flowerpecker | Pachyglossa chrysorrheum |
318 | Pale-billed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum erythrorhynchos |
319 | Plain Flowerpecker | Dicaeum minullum |
320 | Fire-breasted Flowerpecker | Dicaeum ignipectus |
321 | Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum cruentatum |
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322 | Purple Sunbird | Cinnyris asiaticus |
323 | Fire-tailed Sunbird | Aethopyga ignicauda |
324 | Black-throated Sunbird | Aethopyga saturata |
325 | Mrs. Gould's Sunbird | Aethopyga gouldiae |
326 | Green-tailed Sunbird | Aethopyga nipalensis |
327 | Crimson Sunbird | Aethopyga siparaja |
328 | Little Spiderhunter | Arachnothera longirostra |
329 | Streaked Spiderhunter | Arachnothera magna |
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330 | Asian Fairy-bluebird | Irena puella |
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331 | Golden-fronted Leafbird | Chloropsis aurifrons |
332 | Orange-bellied Leafbird | Chloropsis hardwickii |
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333 | White-rumped Munia | Lonchura striata |
334 | Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata |
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335 | Rufous-breasted Accentor | Prunella strophiata |
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336 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
337 | Russet Sparrow | Passer cinnamomeus |
338 | Eurasian Tree Sparrow | Passer montanus |
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339 | /Gray Wagtail/ | Motacilla cinerea |
340 | White Wagtail | Motacilla alba |
341 | Paddyfield Pipit | Anthus rufulus |
342 | Olive-backed Pipit | Anthus hodgsoni |
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343 | Spot-winged Grosbeak | Mycerobas melanozanthos |
344 | Common Rosefinch | Carpodacus erythrinus |
345 | Scarlet Finch | Carpodacus sipahi |
346 | Red-headed Bullfinch | Pyrrhula erythrocephala |
347 | Yellow-breasted Greenfinch | Chloris spinoides |
348 | /Tibetan Serin/ | Spinus thibetanus |
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349 | /Little Bunting/ | Emberiza pusilla |
350 | Crested Bunting | Emberiza lathami |
*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
Code | Description | ## |
// | Boreal Visitor | 20 |
\\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
|| | Transient | 8 |
## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
<> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
() | Breeding Season Only | 40 |
{} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
[] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
Code | Description | ## |
NT | Near Threatened | 6 |
V | Vulnerable | 6 |
EN | Endangered | 2 |
CR | Critically Endangered | 1 |
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.