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JIGME DORJI NATIONAL PARK

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# Species:286
# Excl Vagrants:286
# 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|Bar-headed Goose|Anser indicus
2/Ruddy Shelduck/Tadorna ferruginea
3|Gadwall|Mareca strepera
4|Eurasian Wigeon|Mareca penelope
5|Northern Pintail|Anas acuta
6/Common Merganser/Mergus merganser

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

7Hill PartridgeArborophila torqueola
8Blood PheasantIthaginis cruentus
9Satyr TragopanTragopan satyra
10Himalayan MonalLophophorus impejanus
11Kalij PheasantLophura leucomelanos

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

12Rock PigeonColumba livia
13&Snow PigeonlColumba leuconota
14Speckled Wood-PigeonColumba hodgsonii
15Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis
16Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
17(Spotted Dove)Spilopelia chinensis
18Barred Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia unchall
19Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
20Wedge-tailed Green-PigeonTreron sphenurus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

21(Common Cuckoo)Cuculus canorus
22(Himalayan Cuckoo)Cuculus saturatus
23(Lesser Cuckoo)Cuculus poliocephalus
24Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
25(Asian Emerald Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx maculatus
26(Large Hawk-Cuckoo)Hierococcyx sparverioides

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

27Gray NightjarCaprimulgus jotaka

 
Swifts: Apodidae

28(White-throated Needletail)Hirundapus caudacutus
29Himalayan SwiftletAerodramus brevirostris
30(Pacific Swift)Apus pacificus
31Blyth's SwiftApus leuconyx
32House SwiftApus nipalensis

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

33Black-tailed CrakeZapornia bicolor

 
Ibisbill: Ibidorhynchidae

34IbisbillIbidorhyncha struthersii

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

35River LapwingVanellus duvaucelii
36(Red-wattled Lapwing)Vanellus indicus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

37/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

38|Brown-headed Gull|Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
39|Pallas's Gull|Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

40Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

41White-bellied HeronArdea insignis

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

42/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

43Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus
44|Oriental Honey-buzzard|Pernis ptilorhynchus
45Himalayan GriffonGyps himalayensis
46Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheela
47Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis
48Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii
49Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensis
50|Steppe Eagle|Aquila nipalensis
51BesraAccipiter virgatus
52Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
53Eurasian GoshawkAccipiter gentilis
54Black KiteMilvus migrans
55Pallas's Fish-EagleHaliaeetus leucoryphus
56/Himalayan Buzzard/Buteo reflectus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

57Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

58Collared Scops-OwlOtus lettia
59Tawny Fish-OwlKetupa flavipes
60Collared OwletGlaucidium brodiei
61Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoides

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

62Red-headed TrogonHarpactes erythrocephalus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

63Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

64Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
65White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
66Crested KingfisherMegaceryle lugubris

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

67Great BarbetPsilopogon virens
68Golden-throated BarbetPsilopogon franklinii

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

69Yellow-rumped HoneyguideIndicator xanthonotus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

70|Eurasian Wryneck|Jynx torquilla
71Speckled PiculetPicumnus innominatus
72Rufous-bellied WoodpeckerDendrocopos hyperythrus
73Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos macei
74Darjeeling WoodpeckerDendrocopos darjellensis
75Crimson-naped WoodpeckerDryobates cathpharius
76Bay WoodpeckerBlythipicus pyrrhotis
77Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurus
78Lesser YellownapePicus chlorolophus
79Gray-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
80Greater YellownapeChrysophlegma flavinucha

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

81Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

82Gray-chinned MinivetPericrocotus solaris
83Short-billed MinivetPericrocotus brevirostris
84(Long-tailed Minivet)Pericrocotus ethologus
85Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosus
86(Black-winged Cuckooshrike)Lalage melaschistos

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

87White-browed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius aeralatus
88Green Shrike-BabblerPteruthius xanthochlorus
89Black-eared Shrike-BabblerPteruthius melanotis
90White-bellied ErpornisErpornis zantholeuca

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

91(Slender-billed Oriole)Oriolus tenuirostris
92Maroon OrioleOriolus traillii

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

93Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus picatus

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

94White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

95Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
96Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeus
97Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus
98Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

99/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatus
100Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
101Gray-backed ShrikeLanius tephronotus

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

102Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
103Yellow-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa flavirostris
104Gray TreepieDendrocitta formosae
105Black-rumped MagpiePica bottanensis
106Eurasian NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactes
107Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
108House CrowCorvus splendens
109Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

110Yellow-bellied Fairy-FantailChelidorhynx hypoxanthus
111Gray-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

112(Fire-capped Tit)Cephalopyrus flammiceps
113Coal TitPeriparus ater
114Rufous-vented TitPeriparus rubidiventris
115Gray-crested TitLophophanes dichrous
116Green-backed TitParus monticolus
117Yellow-browed TitSylviparus modestus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

118(Oriental Skylark)Alauda gulgula

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

119Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

120|Blyth's Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus dumetorum

 
Cupwings: Pnoepygidae

121Scaly-breasted CupwingPnoepyga albiventer
122Pygmy CupwingPnoepyga pusilla

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

123(Barn Swallow)Hirundo rustica
124Asian House-MartinDelichon dasypus
125Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalense

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

126Mountain BulbulIxos mcclellandii
127Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus
128Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

129Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennis
130Buff-barred WarblerPhylloscopus pulcher
131/Yellow-browed Warbler/Phylloscopus inornatus
132Hume's WarblerPhylloscopus humei
133Lemon-rumped WarblerPhylloscopus chloronotus
134|Tickell's Leaf Warbler|Phylloscopus affinis
135/Dusky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuscatus
136White-spectacled WarblerPhylloscopus intermedius
137(Green-crowned Warbler)Phylloscopus burkii
138(Whistler's Warbler)Phylloscopus whistleri
139(Chestnut-crowned Warbler)Phylloscopus castaniceps
140Yellow-vented WarblerPhylloscopus cantator
141(Blyth's Leaf Warbler)Phylloscopus reguloides
142Gray-hooded WarblerPhylloscopus xanthoschistos

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

143Gray-bellied TesiaTesia cyaniventer
144Slaty-bellied TesiaTesia olivea
145Chestnut-crowned Bush WarblerCettia major
146Gray-sided Bush WarblerCettia brunnifrons
147Chestnut-headed TesiaCettia castaneocoronata
148Yellow-bellied WarblerAbroscopus superciliaris
149Broad-billed WarblerTickellia hodgsoni
150Brownish-flanked Bush WarblerHorornis fortipes
151Hume's Bush WarblerHorornis brunnescens

 
Long-tailed Tits: Aegithalidae

152Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnus
153Black-browed TitAegithalos iouschistos

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

154Fire-tailed MyzornisMyzornis pyrrhoura
155Golden-breasted FulvettaLioparus chrysotis
156White-browed FulvettaFulvetta vinipectus
157Great ParrotbillConostoma aemodium
158Brown ParrotbillCholornis unicolor
159Fulvous ParrotbillSuthora fulvifrons
160Black-throated ParrotbillSuthora nipalensis

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

161Striated YuhinaStaphida castaniceps
162Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollis
163Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularis
164Rufous-vented YuhinaYuhina occipitalis
165Black-chinned YuhinaYuhina nigrimenta
166Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus

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

167Golden BabblerCyanoderma chrysaeum
168Rufous-capped BabblerCyanoderma ruficeps
169Slender-billed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus superciliaris
170Streak-breasted Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ruficollis
171White-browed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus schisticeps
172Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys erythrogenys

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

173Rufous-winged FulvettaSchoeniparus castaneceps

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

174Nepal FulvettaAlcippe nipalensis
175Striated LaughingthrushGrammatoptila striata
176Himalayan CutiaCutia nipalensis
177Scaly LaughingthrushTrochalopteron subunicolor
178Bhutan LaughingthrushTrochalopteron imbricatum
179Black-faced LaughingthrushTrochalopteron affine
180Chestnut-crowned LaughingthrushTrochalopteron erythrocephalum
181Rufous SibiaHeterophasia capistrata
182Hoary-throated BarwingActinodura nipalensis
183Blue-winged MinlaActinodura cyanouroptera
184Chestnut-tailed MinlaActinodura strigula
185Rusty-fronted BarwingActinodura egertoni
186Red-billed LeiothrixLeiothrix lutea
187Red-tailed MinlaMinla ignotincta
188Red-faced LiocichlaLiocichla phoenicea
189Rufous-chinned LaughingthrushIanthocincla rufogularis
190Spotted LaughingthrushIanthocincla ocellata
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

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

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

200Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes

 
Spotted Elachura: Elachuridae

201Spotted ElachuraElachura formosa

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

202Brown DipperCinclus pallasii

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

203Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
204Common MynaAcridotheres tristis

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

205(Orange-headed Thrush)Geokichla citrina
206Long-tailed ThrushZoothera dixoni
207Alpine ThrushZoothera mollissima
208Himalayan ThrushZoothera salimalii
209Long-billed ThrushZoothera monticola
210Scaly ThrushZoothera dauma
211Gray-winged BlackbirdTurdus boulboul
212/Tibetan Blackbird/Turdus maximus
213White-collared BlackbirdTurdus albocinctus
214/Red-throated Thrush/Turdus ruficollis

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

215(Dark-sided Flycatcher)Muscicapa sibirica
216(Ferruginous Flycatcher)Muscicapa ferruginea
217Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
218Large NiltavaNiltava grandis
219Small NiltavaNiltava macgrigoriae
220Rufous-bellied NiltavaNiltava sundara
221(Verditer Flycatcher)Eumyias thalassinus
222(Pale Blue Flycatcher)Cyornis unicolor
223Lesser ShortwingBrachypteryx leucophris
224Himalayan ShortwingBrachypteryx cruralis
225(Indian Blue Robin)Larvivora brunnea
226Blue Whistling-ThrushMyophonus caeruleus
227Little ForktailEnicurus scouleri
228Spotted ForktailEnicurus maculatus
229Slaty-backed ForktailEnicurus schistaceus
230White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucurum
231Himalayan BluetailTarsiger rufilatus
232Rufous-breasted Bush-RobinTarsiger hyperythrus
233White-browed Bush-RobinTarsiger indicus
234/Slaty-backed Flycatcher/Ficedula erithacus
235Slaty-blue FlycatcherFicedula tricolor
236Snowy-browed FlycatcherFicedula hyperythra
237Rufous-gorgeted FlycatcherFicedula strophiata
238Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanni
239(Ultramarine Flycatcher)Ficedula superciliaris
240Blue-fronted RedstartPhoenicurus frontalis
241Plumbeous RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosus
242White-capped RedstartPhoenicurus leucocephalus
243/Hodgson's Redstart/Phoenicurus hodgsoni
244White-throated RedstartPhoenicurus schisticeps
245White-winged RedstartPhoenicurus erythrogastrus
246|Black Redstart|Phoenicurus ochruros
247Chestnut-bellied Rock-ThrushMonticola rufiventris
248(Blue-capped Rock-Thrush)Monticola cinclorhyncha
249/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
250/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
251Gray BushchatSaxicola ferreus

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

252Fire-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeum ignipectus

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

253Fire-tailed SunbirdAethopyga ignicauda
254Black-throated SunbirdAethopyga saturata
255Mrs. Gould's SunbirdAethopyga gouldiae
256Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensis
257Streaked SpiderhunterArachnothera magna

 
Leafbirds: Chloropseidae

258Orange-bellied LeafbirdChloropsis hardwickii

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

259Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata

 
Accentors: Prunellidae

260Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
261/Altai Accentor/Prunella himalayana
262Rufous-breasted AccentorPrunella strophiata
263Maroon-backed AccentorPrunella immaculata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

264Russet SparrowPasser cinnamomeus
265Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

266/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
267White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
268White WagtailMotacilla alba
269Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
270Rosy PipitAnthus roseatus
271Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

272Collared GrosbeakMycerobas affinis
273Spot-winged GrosbeakMycerobas melanozanthos
274White-winged GrosbeakMycerobas carnipes
275Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
276Scarlet FinchCarpodacus sipahi
277Dark-rumped RosefinchCarpodacus edwardsii
278Crimson-browed FinchCarpodacus subhimachala
279Red-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythrocephala
280Gold-naped FinchPyrrhoplectes epauletta
281Dark-breasted RosefinchProcarduelis nipalensis
282Plain Mountain FinchLeucosticte nemoricola
283Yellow-breasted GreenfinchChloris spinoides
284Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostra

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

285/Little Bunting/Emberiza pusilla
286Crested 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 Visitor18
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient12
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular1
()Breeding Season Only27
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental2

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened7
VVulnerable0
ENEndangered2
CRCritically Endangered1

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.