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BHUTANLOCALE

# Species:282
# Excl Vagrants:282
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:1

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

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

2Hill PartridgeArborophila torqueola
3Blood PheasantIthaginis cruentus
4Satyr TragopanTragopan satyra
5Himalayan MonalLophophorus impejanus
6Kalij PheasantLophura leucomelanos

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

7Rock PigeonColumba livia
8&Snow PigeonlColumba leuconota
9Speckled Wood-PigeonColumba hodgsonii
10Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis
11(Spotted Dove)Spilopelia chinensis
12Barred Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia unchall
13Wedge-tailed Green-PigeonTreron sphenurus
14Mountain Imperial-PigeonDucula badia

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

15(Indian Cuckoo)Cuculus micropterus
16(Common Cuckoo)Cuculus canorus
17(Himalayan Cuckoo)Cuculus saturatus
18(Lesser Cuckoo)Cuculus poliocephalus
19(Large Hawk-Cuckoo)Hierococcyx sparverioides

 
Swifts: Apodidae

20(White-throated Needletail)Hirundapus caudacutus
21Himalayan SwiftletAerodramus brevirostris
22Salim Ali's SwiftApus salimalii
23Blyth's SwiftApus leuconyx

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

24Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

25Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

26Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
27Himalayan GriffonGyps himalayensis
28Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis
29Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii
30Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensis
31|Steppe Eagle|Aquila nipalensis
32Crested GoshawkLophospiza trivirgatus
33BesraTachyspiza virgatus
34Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
35Eurasian GoshawkAstur gentilis
36/Hen Harrier/Circus cyaneus
37Common BuzzardButeo buteo
38/Himalayan Buzzard/Buteo reflectus
39/Upland Buzzard/Buteo hemilasius

 
Owls: Strigidae

40Mountain Scops-OwlOtus spilocephalus
41Collared Scops-OwlOtus lettia
42Tawny Fish-OwlKetupa flavipes
43Collared OwletGlaucidium brodiei
44Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoides
45Brown Wood-OwlStrix leptogrammica
46Himalayan OwlStrix nivicolum
47/Short-eared Owl/Asio flammeus

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

48Red-headed TrogonHarpactes erythrocephalus
49Ward's TrogonHarpactes wardi

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

50Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

51Rufous-necked HornbillAceros nipalensis

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

52Crested KingfisherMegaceryle lugubris

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

53Great BarbetPsilopogon virens
54Golden-throated BarbetPsilopogon franklinii
55Blue-throated BarbetPsilopogon asiaticus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

56Yellow-rumped HoneyguideIndicator xanthonotus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

57White-browed PiculetSasia ochracea
58Gray-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus canicapillus
59Rufous-bellied WoodpeckerDendrocopos hyperythrus
60Darjeeling WoodpeckerDendrocopos darjellensis
61Crimson-naped WoodpeckerDryobates cathpharius
62Bay WoodpeckerBlythipicus pyrrhotis
63Lesser YellownapePicus chlorolophus
64Gray-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
65Greater YellownapeChrysophlegma flavinucha

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

66Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
67|Eurasian Hobby|Falco subbuteo
68Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

69Gray-chinned MinivetPericrocotus solaris
70Short-billed MinivetPericrocotus brevirostris
71(Long-tailed Minivet)Pericrocotus ethologus
72Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosus

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

73Black-headed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius rufiventer
74White-browed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius aeralatus
75Green Shrike-BabblerPteruthius xanthochlorus
76Black-eared Shrike-BabblerPteruthius melanotis
77White-bellied ErpornisErpornis zantholeuca

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

78Maroon OrioleOriolus traillii

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

79White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

80Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
81Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeus
82Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remifer
83Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

84Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
85Gray-backed ShrikeLanius tephronotus

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

86Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
87Yellow-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa flavirostris
88Common Green-MagpieCissa chinensis
89Gray TreepieDendrocitta formosae
90Black-rumped MagpiePica bottanensis
91Southern NutcrackerNucifraga hemisila
92Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
93Yellow-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus
94Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

95Yellow-bellied Fairy-FantailChelidorhynx hypoxanthus
96Gray-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

97Coal TitPeriparus ater
98Rufous-vented TitPeriparus rubidiventris
99Gray-crested TitLophophanes dichrous
100Green-backed TitParus monticolus
101Yellow-cheeked TitMachlolophus spilonotus
102Yellow-browed TitSylviparus modestus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

103(Oriental Skylark)Alauda gulgula

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

104Himalayan PriniaPrinia crinigera
105Black-throated PriniaPrinia atrogularis

 
Cupwings: Pnoepygidae

106Scaly-breasted CupwingPnoepyga albiventer
107Pygmy CupwingPnoepyga pusilla

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

108Asian House-MartinDelichon dasypus
109Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalense

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

110White-throated BulbulAlophoixus flaveolus
111Striated BulbulAlcurus striatus
112Mountain BulbulIxos mcclellandii
113Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus
114Black-crested BulbulRubigula flaviventris
115Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

116Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennis
117Buff-barred WarblerPhylloscopus pulcher
118/Yellow-browed Warbler/Phylloscopus inornatus
119Hume's WarblerPhylloscopus humei
120Lemon-rumped WarblerPhylloscopus chloronotus
121|Tickell's Leaf Warbler|Phylloscopus affinis
122White-spectacled WarblerPhylloscopus intermedius
123Gray-cheeked WarblerPhylloscopus poliogenys
124(Green-crowned Warbler)Phylloscopus burkii
125(Whistler's Warbler)Phylloscopus whistleri
126Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
127(Large-billed Leaf Warbler)Phylloscopus magnirostris
128(Chestnut-crowned Warbler)Phylloscopus castaniceps
129(Blyth's Leaf Warbler)Phylloscopus reguloides
130Gray-hooded WarblerPhylloscopus xanthoschistos

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

131Gray-bellied TesiaTesia cyaniventer
132Slaty-bellied TesiaTesia olivea
133Gray-sided Bush WarblerCettia brunnifrons
134Chestnut-headed TesiaCettia castaneocoronata
135Yellow-bellied WarblerAbroscopus superciliaris
136Black-faced WarblerAbroscopus schisticeps
137Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatus
138Broad-billed WarblerTickellia hodgsoni
139Brownish-flanked Bush WarblerHorornis fortipes
140Hume's Bush WarblerHorornis brunnescens
141Yellowish-bellied Bush WarblerHorornis acanthizoides

 
Long-tailed Tits: Aegithalidae

142Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnus
143Black-browed TitAegithalos iouschistos

 
Parrotbills: Paradoxornithidae

144Fire-tailed MyzornisMyzornis pyrrhoura
145Golden-breasted FulvettaLioparus chrysotis
146White-browed FulvettaFulvetta vinipectus
147Great ParrotbillParadoxornis aemodium
148White-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis ruficeps
149Black-throated ParrotbillSuthora nipalensis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

150Striated YuhinaStaphida castaniceps
151White-naped YuhinaYuhina bakeri
152Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollis
153Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularis
154Rufous-vented YuhinaYuhina occipitalis
155Black-chinned YuhinaYuhina nigrimenta
156Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus

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

157Golden BabblerCyanoderma chrysaeum
158Rufous-capped BabblerCyanoderma ruficeps
159Rufous-throated Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis caudatus
160Bar-winged Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis troglodytoides
161Black-crowned Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ferruginosus
162Slender-billed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus superciliaris
163Streak-breasted Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ruficollis
164Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys erythrogenys
165Sikkim Wedge-billed BabblerStachyris humei

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

166Yellow-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus cinereus
167Rufous-winged FulvettaSchoeniparus castaneceps
168Long-billed Wren-BabblerNapothera malacoptila

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

169Nepal FulvettaAlcippe nipalensis
170Striated LaughingthrushGrammatoptila striata
171Himalayan CutiaCutia nipalensis
172Scaly LaughingthrushTrochalopteron subunicolor
173Blue-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron squamatum
174Bhutan LaughingthrushTrochalopteron imbricatum
175Black-faced LaughingthrushTrochalopteron affine
176Chestnut-crowned LaughingthrushTrochalopteron erythrocephalum
177Rufous SibiaHeterophasia capistrata
178Hoary-throated BarwingActinodura nipalensis
179Blue-winged MinlaActinodura cyanouroptera
180Chestnut-tailed MinlaActinodura strigula
181Rusty-fronted BarwingActinodura egertoni
182Red-billed LeiothrixLeiothrix lutea
183Silver-eared MesiaLeiothrix argentauris
184Red-tailed MinlaMinla ignotincta
185Red-faced LiocichlaLiocichla phoenicea
186Lesser Necklaced LaughingthrushGarrulax monileger
187White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophus
188Rufous-chinned LaughingthrushIanthocincla rufogularis
189Spotted LaughingthrushIanthocincla ocellata
190Rufous-necked LaughingthrushPterorhinus ruficollis
191White-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus albogularis
192Gray-sided LaughingthrushPterorhinus caerulata

 
Kinglets: Regulidae

193GoldcrestRegulus regulus

 
Wallcreeper: Tichodromidae

194/Wallcreeper/Tichodroma muraria

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

195White-tailed NuthatchSitta himalayensis
196Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta cinnamoventris

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

197Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
198Hodgson's TreecreeperCerthia hodgsoni
199Rusty-flanked TreecreeperCerthia nipalensis
200Sikkim TreecreeperCerthia discolor

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

201Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

202Long-tailed ThrushZoothera dixoni
203Alpine ThrushZoothera mollissima
204Long-billed ThrushZoothera monticola
205Scaly ThrushZoothera dauma
206Gray-winged BlackbirdTurdus boulboul
207White-collared BlackbirdTurdus albocinctus
208/Chestnut Thrush/Turdus rubrocanus
209/Black-throated Thrush/Turdus atrogularis
210/Red-throated Thrush/Turdus ruficollis
211Dusky ThrushTurdus eunomus
212Naumann's ThrushTurdus naumanni

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

213(Dark-sided Flycatcher)Muscicapa sibirica
214Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
215Large NiltavaNiltava grandis
216Small NiltavaNiltava macgrigoriae
217Rufous-bellied NiltavaNiltava sundara
218(Verditer Flycatcher)Eumyias thalassinus
219White-gorgeted FlycatcherAnthipes monileger
220(Pale Blue Flycatcher)Cyornis unicolor
221Himalayan ShortwingBrachypteryx cruralis
222(Indian Blue Robin)Larvivora brunnea
223Blue Whistling-ThrushMyophonus caeruleus
224Little ForktailEnicurus scouleri
225Spotted ForktailEnicurus maculatus
226White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucurum
227Himalayan BluetailTarsiger rufilatus
228Rufous-breasted Bush-RobinTarsiger hyperythrus
229White-browed Bush-RobinTarsiger indicus
230Golden Bush-RobinTarsiger chrysaeus
231/Slaty-backed Flycatcher/Ficedula erithacus
232Slaty-blue FlycatcherFicedula tricolor
233Snowy-browed FlycatcherFicedula hyperythra
234Pygmy FlycatcherFicedula hodgsoni
235Rufous-gorgeted FlycatcherFicedula strophiata
236Sapphire FlycatcherFicedula sapphira
237Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanni
238Blue-fronted RedstartPhoenicurus frontalis
239Plumbeous RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosus
240White-capped RedstartPhoenicurus leucocephalus
241/Hodgson's Redstart/Phoenicurus hodgsoni
242White-throated RedstartPhoenicurus schisticeps
243Chestnut-bellied Rock-ThrushMonticola rufiventris
244(Blue-capped Rock-Thrush)Monticola cinclorhyncha
245/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
246Amur StonechatSaxicola stejnegeri
247Gray BushchatSaxicola ferreus

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

248Yellow-bellied FlowerpeckerPachyglossa melanozanthum
249Fire-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeum ignipectus

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

250Fire-tailed SunbirdAethopyga ignicauda
251Black-throated SunbirdAethopyga saturata
252Mrs. Gould's SunbirdAethopyga gouldiae
253Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensis
254Streaked SpiderhunterArachnothera magna

 
Leafbirds: Chloropseidae

255Orange-bellied LeafbirdChloropsis hardwickii

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

256Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata

 
Accentors: Prunellidae

257Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
258Rufous-breasted AccentorPrunella strophiata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

259Russet SparrowPasser cinnamomeus
260Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

261/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
262White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
263White WagtailMotacilla alba
264Rosy PipitAnthus roseatus
265Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

266Collared GrosbeakMycerobas affinis
267Spot-winged GrosbeakMycerobas melanozanthos
268White-winged GrosbeakMycerobas carnipes
269Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
270Scarlet FinchCarpodacus sipahi
271Himalayan Beautiful RosefinchCarpodacus pulcherrimus
272Dark-rumped RosefinchCarpodacus edwardsii
273Himalayan White-browed RosefinchCarpodacus thura
274Crimson-browed FinchCarpodacus subhimachala
275Brown BullfinchPyrrhula nipalensis
276Red-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythrocephala
277Blanford's RosefinchAgraphospiza rubescens
278Gold-naped FinchPyrrhoplectes epauletta
279Dark-breasted RosefinchProcarduelis nipalensis
280Plain Mountain FinchLeucosticte nemoricola
281Yellow-breasted GreenfinchChloris spinoides
282Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra

 

 *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 Visitor14
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient3
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only19
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental3

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened9
VVulnerable1
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.