BHUTAN SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST
ASIA
BHUTAN
| # Species: | 763 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 632 |
| # Endemics: | 1 |
| # Near Endemics: | 5 |
List of species that are endemic (E), near endemic (NE), have restricted ranges in the country (RR), or occur only locally (LC) in the country excluding vagrants and accidentals. Table also shows species with globally threatened or endangered status according to the IUCN.*
| 1 | /Mandarin Duck/ | Aix galericulata | LC | |
| 2 | /Eastern Spot-billed Duck/ | Anas zonorhyncha | LC | |
| 3 | /White-winged Duck/ | Asarcornis scutulata | LC | EN |
| 4 | |Common Pochard| | Aythya ferina | V | |
| 5 | /Ferruginous Duck/ | Aythya nyroca | NT | |
| 6 | /Common Goldeneye/ | Bucephala clangula | LC | |
| 7 | Chestnut-breasted Partridge | Arborophila mandellii | NT | |
| 8 | White-cheeked Partridge | Arborophila atrogularis | LC | NT |
| 9 | Satyr Tragopan | Tragopan satyra | NT | |
| 10 | Blyth's Tragopan | Tragopan blythii | RR | V |
| 11 | Temminck's Tragopan | Tragopan temminckii | RR | |
| 12 | Sclater's Monal | Lophophorus sclateri | RR | V |
| 13 | Indian Peafowl | Pavo cristatus | LC | |
| 14 | Japanese Quail | Coturnix japonica | NT | |
| 15 | Red Collared-Dove | Streptopelia tranquebarica | RR | |
| 16 | Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon | Treron phayrei | NT | |
| 17 | Green Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula aenea | NT | |
| 18 | (Dark-rumped Swift) | Apus acuticauda | LC | V |
| 19 | /Black-necked Crane/ | Grus nigricollis | NT | |
| 20 | /Northern Lapwing/ | Vanellus vanellus | NT | |
| 21 | River Lapwing | Vanellus duvaucelii | NT | |
| 22 | Eurasian Curlew | Numenius arquata | NT | |
| 23 | Wood Snipe | Gallinago nemoricola | V | |
| 24 | White-bellied Heron | Ardea insignis | CR | |
| 25 | Black-headed Ibis | Threskiornis melanocephalus | NT | |
| 26 | Bearded Vulture | Gypaetus barbatus | NT | |
| 27 | White-rumped Vulture | Gyps bengalensis | LC | CR |
| 28 | Himalayan Griffon | Gyps himalayensis | NT | |
| 29 | Mountain Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus nipalensis | NT | |
| 30 | Rufous-bellied Eagle | Lophotriorchis kienerii | NT | |
| 31 | |Greater Spotted Eagle| | Clanga clanga | V | |
| 32 | |Steppe Eagle| | Aquila nipalensis | EN | |
| 33 | Pallas's Fish-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucoryphus | EN | |
| 34 | Lesser Fish-Eagle | Icthyophaga humilis | NT | |
| 35 | /Long-eared Owl/ | Asio otus | RR | |
| 36 | Red-headed Trogon | Harpactes erythrocephalus | LC | |
| 37 | Ward's Trogon | Harpactes wardi | NT | |
| 38 | Great Hornbill | Buceros bicornis | V | |
| 39 | Rufous-necked Hornbill | Aceros nipalensis | V | |
| 40 | Wreathed Hornbill | Rhyticeros undulatus | V | |
| 41 | Blyth's Kingfisher | Alcedo hercules | NT | |
| 42 | (Black-backed Dwarf-Kingfisher) | Ceyx erithaca | RR | |
| 43 | (Ruddy Kingfisher) | Halcyon coromanda | LC | |
| 44 | Yellow-rumped Honeyguide | Indicator xanthonotus | NT | |
| 45 | Stripe-breasted Woodpecker | Dendrocopos atratus | RR | |
| 46 | Great Slaty Woodpecker | Mulleripicus pulverulentus | V | |
| 47 | Alexandrine Parakeet | Psittacula eupatria | NT | |
| 48 | Blossom-headed Parakeet | Psittacula roseata | NT | |
| 49 | Red-breasted Parakeet | Psittacula alexandri | NT | |
| 50 | Vernal Hanging-Parrot | Loriculus vernalis | LC | |
| 51 | Eurasian Magpie | Pica pica | LC | |
| 52 | Gray-crowned Prinia | Prinia cinereocapilla | NE | V |
| 53 | Jungle Prinia | Prinia sylvatica | NE | |
| 54 | Hume's Warbler | Phylloscopus humei | LC | |
| 55 | Pale-footed Bush Warbler | Hemitesia pallidipes | LC | |
| 56 | Crested Tit-Warbler | Leptopoecile elegans | RR | |
| 57 | Brown-throated Fulvetta | Fulvetta ludlowi | RR | |
| 58 | Black-breasted Parrotbill | Paradoxornis flavirostris | NE | V |
| 59 | Fulvous Parrotbill | Suthora fulvifrons | LC | |
| 60 | Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler | Spelaeornis caudatus | NT | |
| 61 | Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler | Stachyris humei | RR | NT |
| 62 | Spot-throated Babbler | Pellorneum albiventre | RR | |
| 63 | Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler | Napothera epilepidota | RR | |
| 64 | Bhutan Laughingthrush | Trochalopteron imbricatum | NE | |
| 65 | Streak-throated Barwing | Actinodura waldeni | RR | |
| 66 | Jungle Babbler | Argya striata | RR | |
| 67 | Rufous-vented Laughingthrush | Pterorhinus gularis | RR | |
| 68 | Beautiful Nuthatch | Sitta formosa | V | |
| 69 | Bank Myna | Acridotheres ginginianus | LC | |
| 70 | Great Myna | Acridotheres grandis | RR | |
| 71 | /Spot-winged Starling/ | Saroglossa spilopterus | RR | |
| 72 | /White-backed Thrush/ | Turdus kessleri | NE | |
| 73 | Purple Cochoa | Cochoa purpurea | RR | |
| 74 | Rusty-bellied Shortwing | Brachypteryx hyperythra | LC | NT |
| 75 | Gould's Shortwing | Brachypteryx stellata | LC | |
| 76 | /White-throated Bushchat/ | Saxicola insignis | V | |
| 77 | Pale-billed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum erythrorhynchos | RR | |
| 78 | Black-headed Mountain Finch | Leucosticte brandti | RR |
*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 COUNTRIES
IN 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
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 1 |
| LC | Local | 19 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 5 |
| RR | Restricted Range | 26 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 5 |
| V | Vulnerable | 5 |
| EN | Endangered | 1 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 1 |
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.