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CHELE LA PASS

BHUTANLOCALE

Altitude (m):3810
# Species:238
# Excl Vagrants:238
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:1
Habitat: Alpine scrub, tundra

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|Bar-headed Goose|Anser indicus
2/Ruddy Shelduck/Tadorna ferruginea
3/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
4|Eurasian Wigeon|Mareca penelope
5/Mallard/Anas platyrhynchos
6|Northern Pintail|Anas acuta
7|Tufted Duck|Aythya fuligula
8/Common Merganser/Mergus merganser

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

9Hill PartridgeArborophila torqueola
10Blood PheasantIthaginis cruentus
11Satyr TragopanTragopan satyra
12Himalayan MonalLophophorus impejanus
13Kalij PheasantLophura leucomelanos

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

14Rock PigeonColumba livia
15&Snow PigeonlColumba leuconota
16Speckled Wood-PigeonColumba hodgsonii
17Ashy Wood-PigeonColumba pulchricollis
18Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis
19(Spotted Dove)Spilopelia chinensis
20Mountain Imperial-PigeonDucula badia

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

21(Common Cuckoo)Cuculus canorus
22(Himalayan Cuckoo)Cuculus saturatus
23(Large Hawk-Cuckoo)Hierococcyx sparverioides

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

24Gray NightjarCaprimulgus jotaka

 
Swifts: Apodidae

25(White-throated Needletail)Hirundapus caudacutus
26Himalayan SwiftletAerodramus brevirostris
27Blyth's SwiftApus leuconyx

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

28Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fusca
29Black-tailed CrakeZapornia bicolor

 
Ibisbill: Ibidorhynchidae

30IbisbillIbidorhyncha struthersii

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

31River LapwingVanellus duvaucelii

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

32Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola
33/Pin-tailed Snipe/Gallinago stenura
34/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
35/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
36/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

37|Brown-headed Gull|Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

38Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

39/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

40Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
41Himalayan GriffonGyps himalayensis
42Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheela
43Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis
44Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensis
45|Steppe Eagle|Aquila nipalensis
46Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
47/Hen Harrier/Circus cyaneus
48Crested GoshawkAccipiter trivirgatus
49ShikraAccipiter badius
50BesraAccipiter virgatus
51Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
52Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
53Black KiteMilvus migrans
54Common BuzzardButeo buteo
55/Himalayan Buzzard/Buteo reflectus
56|Long-legged Buzzard|Buteo rufinus
57/Upland Buzzard/Buteo hemilasius

 
Owls: Strigidae

58Collared OwletGlaucidium brodiei

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

59Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

60Great BarbetPsilopogon virens

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

61Yellow-rumped HoneyguideIndicator xanthonotus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

62Rufous-bellied WoodpeckerDendrocopos hyperythrus
63Darjeeling WoodpeckerDendrocopos darjellensis

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

64Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
65|Eurasian Hobby|Falco subbuteo
66Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

67Gray-chinned MinivetPericrocotus solaris
68Short-billed MinivetPericrocotus brevirostris
69(Long-tailed Minivet)Pericrocotus ethologus
70Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosus
71(Black-winged Cuckooshrike)Lalage melaschistos

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

72White-browed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius aeralatus
73Green Shrike-BabblerPteruthius xanthochlorus

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

74Maroon OrioleOriolus traillii

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

75White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

76Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
77Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeus

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

78Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
79Gray-backed ShrikeLanius tephronotus

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

80Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
81Yellow-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa flavirostris
82Gray TreepieDendrocitta formosae
83Eurasian NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
84Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
85Yellow-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax graculus
86House CrowCorvus splendens
87Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

88Yellow-bellied Fairy-FantailChelidorhynx hypoxanthus
89Gray-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

90Coal TitPeriparus ater
91Rufous-vented TitPeriparus rubidiventris
92Gray-crested TitLophophanes dichrous
93Green-backed TitParus monticolus
94Yellow-cheeked TitMachlolophus spilonotus
95Yellow-browed TitSylviparus modestus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

96(Oriental Skylark)Alauda gulgula

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

97|Blyth's Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus dumetorum

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

98(Barn Swallow)Hirundo rustica
99Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalense

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

100Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus
101Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

102Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennis
103Buff-barred WarblerPhylloscopus pulcher
104/Yellow-browed Warbler/Phylloscopus inornatus
105Hume's WarblerPhylloscopus humei
106Lemon-rumped WarblerPhylloscopus chloronotus
107|Tickell's Leaf Warbler|Phylloscopus affinis
108(Green-crowned Warbler)Phylloscopus burkii
109(Whistler's Warbler)Phylloscopus whistleri
110Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
111(Large-billed Leaf Warbler)Phylloscopus magnirostris
112(Chestnut-crowned Warbler)Phylloscopus castaniceps
113Yellow-vented WarblerPhylloscopus cantator
114(Blyth's Leaf Warbler)Phylloscopus reguloides
115Gray-hooded WarblerPhylloscopus xanthoschistos

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

116Chestnut-crowned Bush WarblerCettia major
117Gray-sided Bush WarblerCettia brunnifrons
118Chestnut-headed TesiaCettia castaneocoronata
119Yellow-bellied WarblerAbroscopus superciliaris
120Brownish-flanked Bush WarblerHorornis fortipes
121Aberrant Bush WarblerHorornis flavolivaceus

 
Long-tailed Tits: Aegithalidae

122Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnus
123Black-browed TitAegithalos iouschistos

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

124Golden-breasted FulvettaLioparus chrysotis
125White-browed FulvettaFulvetta vinipectus
126Brown ParrotbillCholornis unicolor
127White-breasted ParrotbillPsittiparus ruficeps

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

128Striated YuhinaStaphida castaniceps
129Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollis
130Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularis
131Rufous-vented YuhinaYuhina occipitalis
132Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus

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

133Rufous-capped BabblerCyanoderma ruficeps
134Rufous-throated Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis caudatus
135Streak-breasted Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ruficollis
136White-browed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus schisticeps

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

137Striated LaughingthrushGrammatoptila striata
138Bhutan LaughingthrushTrochalopteron imbricatum
139Black-faced LaughingthrushTrochalopteron affine
140Chestnut-crowned LaughingthrushTrochalopteron erythrocephalum
141Long-tailed SibiaHeterophasia picaoides
142Rufous SibiaHeterophasia capistrata
143Hoary-throated BarwingActinodura nipalensis
144Blue-winged MinlaActinodura cyanouroptera
145Chestnut-tailed MinlaActinodura strigula
146Rufous-chinned LaughingthrushIanthocincla rufogularis
147Spotted LaughingthrushIanthocincla ocellata
148White-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus albogularis
149Gray-sided LaughingthrushPterorhinus caerulata

 
Kinglets: Regulidae

150GoldcrestRegulus regulus

 
Wallcreeper: Tichodromidae

151/Wallcreeper/Tichodroma muraria

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

152White-tailed NuthatchSitta himalayensis

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

153Eurasian TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
154Hodgson's TreecreeperCerthia hodgsoni
155Rusty-flanked TreecreeperCerthia nipalensis

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

156Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

157Brown DipperCinclus pallasii

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

158Great MynaAcridotheres grandis

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

159Long-tailed ThrushZoothera dixoni
160Alpine ThrushZoothera mollissima
161Himalayan ThrushZoothera salimalii
162Scaly ThrushZoothera dauma
163/Black-throated Thrush/Turdus atrogularis
164Gray-winged BlackbirdTurdus boulboul
165/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurus
166/Tibetan Blackbird/Turdus maximus
167White-collared BlackbirdTurdus albocinctus
168/Red-throated Thrush/Turdus ruficollis
169Dusky ThrushTurdus eunomus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

170(Dark-sided Flycatcher)Muscicapa sibirica
171Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
172Small NiltavaNiltava macgrigoriae
173Rufous-bellied NiltavaNiltava sundara
174(Verditer Flycatcher)Eumyias thalassinus
175Lesser ShortwingBrachypteryx leucophris
176Himalayan ShortwingBrachypteryx cruralis
177(Indian Blue Robin)Larvivora brunnea
178White-bellied RedstartLuscinia phaenicuroides
179Blue Whistling-ThrushMyophonus caeruleus
180Little ForktailEnicurus scouleri
181Spotted ForktailEnicurus maculatus
182Blue-fronted RobinCinclidium frontale
183Himalayan BluetailTarsiger rufilatus
184Rufous-breasted Bush-RobinTarsiger hyperythrus
185White-browed Bush-RobinTarsiger indicus
186Golden Bush-RobinTarsiger chrysaeus
187Slaty-blue FlycatcherFicedula tricolor
188Rufous-gorgeted FlycatcherFicedula strophiata
189(Ultramarine Flycatcher)Ficedula superciliaris
190Blue-fronted RedstartPhoenicurus frontalis
191Plumbeous RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosus
192White-capped RedstartPhoenicurus leucocephalus
193/Hodgson's Redstart/Phoenicurus hodgsoni
194White-throated RedstartPhoenicurus schisticeps
195White-winged RedstartPhoenicurus erythrogastrus
196|Black Redstart|Phoenicurus ochruros
197Chestnut-bellied Rock-ThrushMonticola rufiventris
198(Blue-capped Rock-Thrush)Monticola cinclorhyncha
199/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
200Gray BushchatSaxicola ferreus

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

201Fire-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeum ignipectus

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

202Fire-tailed SunbirdAethopyga ignicauda
203Black-throated SunbirdAethopyga saturata
204Mrs. Gould's SunbirdAethopyga gouldiae
205Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensis
206Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparaja

 
Accentors: Prunellidae

207Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
208/Altai Accentor/Prunella himalayana
209/Robin Accentor/Prunella rubeculoides
210Rufous-breasted AccentorPrunella strophiata
211Maroon-backed AccentorPrunella immaculata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

212House SparrowPasser domesticus
213Russet SparrowPasser cinnamomeus
214Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

215/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
216White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
217White WagtailMotacilla alba
218Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
219Rosy PipitAnthus roseatus
220Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

221Collared GrosbeakMycerobas affinis
222Spot-winged GrosbeakMycerobas melanozanthos
223White-winged GrosbeakMycerobas carnipes
224Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
225Scarlet FinchCarpodacus sipahi
226Himalayan Beautiful RosefinchCarpodacus pulcherrimus
227Dark-rumped RosefinchCarpodacus edwardsii
228Himalayan White-browed RosefinchCarpodacus thura
229Brown BullfinchPyrrhula nipalensis
230Red-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythrocephala
231Blanford's RosefinchAgraphospiza rubescens
232Gold-naped FinchPyrrhoplectes epauletta
233Dark-breasted RosefinchProcarduelis nipalensis
234Plain Mountain FinchLeucosticte nemoricola
235Yellow-breasted GreenfinchChloris spinoides
236Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

237/Little Bunting/Emberiza pusilla
238Crested BuntingEmberiza 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

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor24
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient11
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only19
{}Casual/Vagrant1
[]Accidental1

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened7
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.