2024 Birding and cultural tour to Bhutan.

TARGET BIRDS FOR TOUR

List of target birds for locations visited on this tour. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Species seen are those with location codes associated with them.*

1	Satyr Tragopan	Tragopan satyra	BHS,CL,JD,YK	BC
2	/Black-necked Crane/	Grus nigricollis		BC
3	White-bellied Heron	Ardea insignis	XFR1	CR
4	Pallas's Fish-Eagle	Haliaeetus leucoryphus		EN
5	Gray-backed Shrike	Lanius tephronotus	Many	BC
6	Black-rumped Magpie	Pica bottanensis		BC
7	Gray-crowned Prinia	Prinia cinereocapilla		NE
8	Jungle Prinia	Prinia sylvatica		NE
9	Lemon-rumped Warbler	Phylloscopus chloronotus	BHCA,JD,XFR3 YK	BC
10	(Whistler's Warbler)	Phylloscopus whistleri	CL,PL,PV,XFR5	BC
11	(Large-billed Leaf Warbler)	Phylloscopus magnirostris		BC
12	Yellowish-bellied Bush Warbler	Horornis acanthizoides		BC
13	White-browed Fulvetta	Fulvetta vinipectus	BHCA,BHS,JD YK	BC
14	Great Parrotbill	Conostoma aemodium		BC
15	Bhutan Laughingthrush	Trochalopteron imbricatum	CL,TNT,TS	NE
16	Hodgson's Treecreeper	Certhia hodgsoni	BHS,DL	BC
17	/Spot-winged Starling/	Saroglossa spilopterus	XFR1	BC
18	(Tickell's Thrush)	Turdus unicolor		BC
19	/Tibetan Blackbird/	Turdus maximus		BC
20	Himalayan Bluetail	Tarsiger rufilatus	BHP,JD	BC
21	Blue-fronted Redstart	Phoenicurus frontalis	Many	BC
22	/Blue-capped Redstart/	Phoenicurus coeruleocephala		BC
23	/Hodgson's Redstart/	Phoenicurus hodgsoni	PK	BC
24	White-throated Redstart	Phoenicurus schisticeps		BC
25	/Robin Accentor/	Prunella rubeculoides		BC
26	White-winged Grosbeak	Mycerobas carnipes	CL,PL	BC
27	Blanford's Rosefinch	Agraphospiza rubescens		BC
28	Gold-naped Finch	Pyrrhoplectes epauletta	YK	BC

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 *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.

BIRDING LOCALES

• Chele La Pass (CL)
• Chumey (BHCA)
• Dochu La (DL)
• Gelephu Area (GA)
• Jigme Dorji National Park (JD)
• Nganglam Area (BHNG)
• Panbang Area (BHPA)
• Paro (BHP)
• Pele La Pass (PL)
• Phobjikha Valley (PV)
• Punakha (PK)
• Royal Manas National Park & Panbang (RMNP)
• Sengor Area (BHSG)
• Tiger's Nest Monastery Trail (TNT)
• Tingtibi Area (TA)
• Transfer Damphu to Gelephu (XFR1)
• Transfer Gelephu to Tingtibi (XFR2)
• Transfer Panbang to Nganglam (XFR3)
• Transfer Pele La to Wangdue Phodrang (XFR4)
• Trongsa Area (TG)
• Tsirang (TS)
• Yongko La (YK)

REASON CODES

Code	Description	##
E	Endemic	0
NE	Near Endemic	3
CR	Critically Endangered	1
EN	Endangered	1
BC	Best Seen in This Country	23
AT	Always a Target	0

Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.