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BHUTAN SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

Accessible Species

ASIA BHUTAN

# Species:763
# Excl Vagrants:632
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:5

OTHER COUNTRIESIN ASIA

BIRDING LOCALES

§ Includes Sarawak, Sabah, & Kalimantan
§§ Excludes Taiwan
§§§ Includes Wallacea but excludes Kalimantan (Borneo) and West Papua New Guinea & nearby islands
§§§§ Excludes Sarawak and Sabah on Borneo

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic1
LCLocal11
NENear Endemic3
RRRestricted Range20

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened28
VVulnerable18
ENEndangered3
CRCritically Endangered2

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.

List of all specialty birds in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Specialties include endemics and globally threatened, vulnerable or endangered. Table indicates 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. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

1/Mandarin Duck/Aix galericulataLC 
2/Eastern Spot-billed Duck/Anas zonorhynchaLC 
3|Common Pochard|Aythya ferina V
4/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca NT
5Chestnut-breasted PartridgeArborophila mandellii NT
6Satyr TragopanTragopan satyra NT
7Temminck's TragopanTragopan temminckiiRR 
8Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusLC 
9Japanese QuailCoturnix japonica NT
10Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebaricaRR 
11Ashy-headed Green-PigeonTreron phayrei NT
12Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea NT
13(Dark-rumped Swift)Apus acuticaudaLCV
14/Black-necked Crane/Grus nigricollis NT
15/Northern Lapwing/Vanellus vanellus NT
16River LapwingVanellus duvaucelii NT
17Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquata NT
18Wood SnipeGallinago nemoricola V
19White-bellied HeronArdea insignis CR
20Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus NT
21Himalayan GriffonGyps himalayensis NT
22Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis NT
23Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii NT
24|Greater Spotted Eagle|Clanga clanga V
25|Steppe Eagle|Aquila nipalensis EN
26Pallas's Fish-EagleHaliaeetus leucoryphus EN
27Red-headed TrogonHarpactes erythrocephalusLC 
28Ward's TrogonHarpactes wardi NT
29Great HornbillBuceros bicornis V
30Rufous-necked HornbillAceros nipalensis V
31Wreathed HornbillRhyticeros undulatus V
32Blyth's KingfisherAlcedo hercules NT
33(Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher)Ceyx erithacaRR 
34(Ruddy Kingfisher)Halcyon coromandaLC 
35Yellow-rumped HoneyguideIndicator xanthonotus NT
36Stripe-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos atratusRR 
37Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria NT
38Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandri NT
39Eurasian MagpiePica picaLC 
40Gray-crowned PriniaPrinia cinereocapillaNEV
41Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvaticaNE 
42Hume's WarblerPhylloscopus humeiLC 
43Brown-throated FulvettaFulvetta ludlowiRR 
44Fulvous ParrotbillSuthora fulvifronsLC 
45Rufous-throated Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis caudatus NT
46Sikkim Wedge-billed BabblerStachyris humeiRRNT
47Eyebrowed Wren-BabblerNapothera epilepidotaRR 
48Bhutan LaughingthrushTrochalopteron imbricatumNE 
49Streak-throated BarwingActinodura waldeniRR 
50Jungle BabblerArgya striataRR 
51Rufous-vented LaughingthrushPterorhinus gularisRR 
52Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosa V
53Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianusLC 
54Great MynaAcridotheres grandisRR 
55/Spot-winged Starling/Saroglossa spilopterusRR 
56Purple CochoaCochoa purpureaRR 
57Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchosRR 

 

 *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.