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BHUTANLOCALE

# Species:350
# Excl Vagrants:350
# Endemics:0
# Near Endemics:2

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/Ruddy Shelduck/Tadorna ferruginea
2|Red-crested Pochard|Netta rufina
3/Common Merganser/Mergus merganser

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

4Hill PartridgeArborophila torqueola
5Chestnut-breasted PartridgeArborophila mandellii
6Rufous-throated PartridgeArborophila rufogularis
7Kalij PheasantLophura leucomelanos
8Gray Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron bicalcaratum
9Red JunglefowlGallus gallus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

10Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

11Rock PigeonColumba livia
12Speckled Wood-PigeonColumba hodgsonii
13Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis
14(Spotted Dove)Spilopelia chinensis
15Barred Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia unchall
16Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
17Pin-tailed Green-PigeonTreron apicauda
18Wedge-tailed Green-PigeonTreron sphenurus
19Mountain Imperial-PigeonDucula badia

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

20(Indian Cuckoo)Cuculus micropterus
21(Common Cuckoo)Cuculus canorus
22(Himalayan Cuckoo)Cuculus saturatus
23(Lesser Cuckoo)Cuculus poliocephalus
24Green-billed MalkohaPhaenicophaeus tristis
25(Chestnut-winged Cuckoo)Clamator coromandus
26(Asian Emerald Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx maculatus
27(Violet Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
28Square-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus lugubris
29(Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo)Surniculus dicruroides
30(Large Hawk-Cuckoo)Hierococcyx sparverioides
31(Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo)Hierococcyx nisicolor
32Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratii
33Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
34(Gray-bellied Cuckoo)Cacomantis passerinus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

35Gray NightjarCaprimulgus jotaka

 
Swifts: Apodidae

36(White-throated Needletail)Hirundapus caudacutus
37Himalayan SwiftletAerodramus brevirostris
38(Pacific Swift)Apus pacificus
39Blyth's SwiftApus leuconyx
40(Dark-rumped Swift)Apus acuticauda
41House SwiftApus nipalensis
42(Asian Palm Swift)Cypsiurus balasiensis

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

43River LapwingVanellus duvaucelii
44(Red-wattled Lapwing)Vanellus indicus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

45Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticola

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

46Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

47/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

48Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
49Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

50Little EgretEgretta garzetta
51White-bellied HeronArdea insignis

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

52|Oriental Honey-buzzard|Pernis ptilorhynchus
53Himalayan GriffonGyps himalayensis
54Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheela
55Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis
56Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii
57Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensis
58|Booted Eagle|Hieraaetus pennatus
59|Steppe Eagle|Aquila nipalensis
60Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
61/Hen Harrier/Circus cyaneus
62Crested GoshawkAccipiter trivirgatus
63ShikraAccipiter badius
64BesraAccipiter virgatus
65Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
66Black KiteMilvus migrans
67Pallas's Fish-EagleHaliaeetus leucoryphus
68/Himalayan Buzzard/Buteo reflectus

 
Owls: Strigidae

69Mountain Scops-OwlOtus spilocephalus
70Collared Scops-OwlOtus lettia
71Tawny Fish-OwlKetupa flavipes
72Spot-bellied Eagle-OwlKetupa nipalensis
73Collared OwletGlaucidium brodiei
74Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoides
75Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatum

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

76Red-headed TrogonHarpactes erythrocephalus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

77Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

78Great HornbillBuceros bicornis
79Rufous-necked HornbillAceros nipalensis
80Wreathed HornbillRhyticeros undulatus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

81Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
82White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
83Crested KingfisherMegaceryle lugubris
84Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

85Blue-bearded Bee-eaterNyctyornis athertoni
86Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

87Indian RollerCoracias benghalensis

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

88Great BarbetPsilopogon virens
89Golden-throated BarbetPsilopogon franklinii
90Blue-throated BarbetPsilopogon asiaticus

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

91Yellow-rumped HoneyguideIndicator xanthonotus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

92|Eurasian Wryneck|Jynx torquilla
93Speckled PiculetPicumnus innominatus
94White-browed PiculetSasia ochracea
95Gray-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus canicapillus
96Rufous-bellied WoodpeckerDendrocopos hyperythrus
97Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos macei
98Crimson-naped WoodpeckerDryobates cathpharius
99Bay WoodpeckerBlythipicus pyrrhotis
100Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurus
101Pale-headed WoodpeckerGecinulus grantia
102Lesser YellownapePicus chlorolophus
103Gray-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
104Greater YellownapeChrysophlegma flavinucha
105Greater FlamebackChrysocolaptes guttacristatus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

106Collared FalconetMicrohierax caerulescens
107Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
108|Eurasian Hobby|Falco subbuteo
109(Oriental Hobby)Falco severus

 
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills: Eurylaimidae

110Long-tailed BroadbillPsarisomus dalhousiae
111Gray-lored BroadbillSerilophus rubrophygius

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

112Gray-chinned MinivetPericrocotus solaris
113Short-billed MinivetPericrocotus brevirostris
114(Long-tailed Minivet)Pericrocotus ethologus
115Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosus
116(Rosy Minivet)Pericrocotus roseus
117(Black-winged Cuckooshrike)Lalage melaschistos

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

118Black-headed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius rufiventer
119White-browed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius aeralatus
120Green Shrike-BabblerPteruthius xanthochlorus
121Black-eared Shrike-BabblerPteruthius melanotis
122White-bellied ErpornisErpornis zantholeuca

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

123(Slender-billed Oriole)Oriolus tenuirostris
124Maroon OrioleOriolus traillii

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

125Ashy WoodswallowArtamus fuscus

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

126Large WoodshrikeTephrodornis virgatus
127Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus picatus

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

128White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

129Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
130Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeus
131Crow-billed DrongoDicrurus annectens
132Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus
133Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remifer
134Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus
135Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

136Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

137/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatus
138Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
139Gray-backed ShrikeLanius tephronotus

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

140Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
141Yellow-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa flavirostris
142Common Green-MagpieCissa chinensis
143Gray TreepieDendrocitta formosae
144Collared TreepieDendrocitta frontalis
145House CrowCorvus splendens
146Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

147Yellow-bellied Fairy-FantailChelidorhynx hypoxanthus
148Gray-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

149Cinereous TitParus cinereus
150Green-backed TitParus monticolus
151Yellow-cheeked TitMachlolophus spilonotus
152Yellow-browed TitSylviparus modestus
153Sultan TitMelanochlora sultanea

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

154Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
155Himalayan PriniaPrinia crinigera
156Black-throated PriniaPrinia atrogularis
157Gray-crowned PriniaPrinia cinereocapilla
158Rufescent PriniaPrinia rufescens

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

159Russet Bush WarblerLocustella mandelli

 
Cupwings: Pnoepygidae

160Scaly-breasted CupwingPnoepyga albiventer
161Pygmy CupwingPnoepyga pusilla

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

162(Eurasian Crag-Martin)Ptyonoprogne rupestris
163(Barn Swallow)Hirundo rustica
164Asian House-MartinDelichon dasypus
165Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalense
166(Red-rumped Swallow)Cecropis daurica

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

167White-throated BulbulAlophoixus flaveolus
168Striated BulbulAlcurus striatus
169Ashy BulbulHemixos flavala
170Mountain BulbulIxos mcclellandii
171Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus
172Black-crested BulbulRubigula flaviventris
173Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
174Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
175Himalayan BulbulPycnonotus leucogenys

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

176Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennis
177Buff-barred WarblerPhylloscopus pulcher
178/Yellow-browed Warbler/Phylloscopus inornatus
179Hume's WarblerPhylloscopus humei
180Lemon-rumped WarblerPhylloscopus chloronotus
181|Tickell's Leaf Warbler|Phylloscopus affinis
182/Dusky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuscatus
183White-spectacled WarblerPhylloscopus intermedius
184Gray-cheeked WarblerPhylloscopus poliogenys
185(Green-crowned Warbler)Phylloscopus burkii
186(Whistler's Warbler)Phylloscopus whistleri
187(Large-billed Leaf Warbler)Phylloscopus magnirostris
188(Chestnut-crowned Warbler)Phylloscopus castaniceps
189Yellow-vented WarblerPhylloscopus cantator
190(Blyth's Leaf Warbler)Phylloscopus reguloides
191Gray-hooded WarblerPhylloscopus xanthoschistos

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

192Gray-bellied TesiaTesia cyaniventer
193Slaty-bellied TesiaTesia olivea
194Chestnut-crowned Bush WarblerCettia major
195Gray-sided Bush WarblerCettia brunnifrons
196Chestnut-headed TesiaCettia castaneocoronata
197Yellow-bellied WarblerAbroscopus superciliaris
198Rufous-faced WarblerAbroscopus albogularis
199Black-faced WarblerAbroscopus schisticeps
200Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatus
201Broad-billed WarblerTickellia hodgsoni
202Brownish-flanked Bush WarblerHorornis fortipes

 
Long-tailed Tits: Aegithalidae

203Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnus
204Black-browed TitAegithalos iouschistos

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

205White-browed FulvettaFulvetta vinipectus
206Great ParrotbillConostoma aemodium
207Brown ParrotbillCholornis unicolor
208Gray-headed ParrotbillPsittiparus gularis
209White-breasted ParrotbillPsittiparus ruficeps
210Pale-billed ParrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliaris

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

211Striated YuhinaStaphida castaniceps
212White-naped YuhinaYuhina bakeri
213Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollis
214Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularis
215Rufous-vented YuhinaYuhina occipitalis
216Black-chinned YuhinaYuhina nigrimenta
217Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus

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

218Golden BabblerCyanoderma chrysaeum
219Rufous-capped BabblerCyanoderma ruficeps
220Black-crowned Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ferruginosus
221Slender-billed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus superciliaris
222Streak-breasted Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ruficollis
223White-browed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus schisticeps
224Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys erythrogenys
225Gray-throated BabblerStachyris nigriceps

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

226White-hooded BabblerGampsorhynchus rufulus
227Yellow-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus cinereus
228Rufous-winged FulvettaSchoeniparus castaneceps
229Rufous-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus rufogularis

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

230Nepal FulvettaAlcippe nipalensis
231Striated LaughingthrushGrammatoptila striata
232Himalayan CutiaCutia nipalensis
233Scaly LaughingthrushTrochalopteron subunicolor
234Blue-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron squamatum
235Bhutan LaughingthrushTrochalopteron imbricatum
236Black-faced LaughingthrushTrochalopteron affine
237Chestnut-crowned LaughingthrushTrochalopteron erythrocephalum
238Long-tailed SibiaHeterophasia picaoides
239Rufous SibiaHeterophasia capistrata
240Hoary-throated BarwingActinodura nipalensis
241Blue-winged MinlaActinodura cyanouroptera
242Chestnut-tailed MinlaActinodura strigula
243Rusty-fronted BarwingActinodura egertoni
244Red-billed LeiothrixLeiothrix lutea
245Silver-eared MesiaLeiothrix argentauris
246Red-tailed MinlaMinla ignotincta
247Rufous-backed SibiaLeioptila annectens
248Red-faced LiocichlaLiocichla phoenicea
249Lesser Necklaced LaughingthrushGarrulax monileger
250White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophus
251Rufous-chinned LaughingthrushIanthocincla rufogularis
252Rufous-necked LaughingthrushPterorhinus ruficollis
253Greater Necklaced LaughingthrushPterorhinus pectoralis
254White-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus albogularis
255Gray-sided LaughingthrushPterorhinus caerulata

 
Wallcreeper: Tichodromidae

256/Wallcreeper/Tichodroma muraria

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

257Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosa
258White-tailed NuthatchSitta himalayensis
259Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta cinnamoventris

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

260Hodgson's TreecreeperCerthia hodgsoni
261Rusty-flanked TreecreeperCerthia nipalensis
262Sikkim TreecreeperCerthia discolor

 
Spotted Elachura: Elachuridae

263Spotted ElachuraElachura formosa

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

264Brown DipperCinclus pallasii

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

265Common Hill MynaGracula religiosa
266Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
267Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
268Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus
269Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
270Great MynaAcridotheres grandis
271/Spot-winged Starling/Saroglossa spilopterus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

272(Orange-headed Thrush)Geokichla citrina
273Long-billed ThrushZoothera monticola
274Scaly ThrushZoothera dauma
275/Black-throated Thrush/Turdus atrogularis
276Gray-winged BlackbirdTurdus boulboul
277(Tickell's Thrush)Turdus unicolor

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

278(Dark-sided Flycatcher)Muscicapa sibirica
279(Ferruginous Flycatcher)Muscicapa ferruginea
280(Asian Brown Flycatcher)Muscicapa dauurica
281Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
282Large NiltavaNiltava grandis
283Small NiltavaNiltava macgrigoriae
284Rufous-bellied NiltavaNiltava sundara
285(Verditer Flycatcher)Eumyias thalassinus
286White-gorgeted FlycatcherAnthipes monileger
287(Pale Blue Flycatcher)Cyornis unicolor
288(Blue-throated Flycatcher)Cyornis rubeculoides
289Blue Whistling-ThrushMyophonus caeruleus
290Little ForktailEnicurus scouleri
291Spotted ForktailEnicurus maculatus
292Black-backed ForktailEnicurus immaculatus
293Slaty-backed ForktailEnicurus schistaceus
294White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucurum
295Himalayan BluetailTarsiger rufilatus
296Golden Bush-RobinTarsiger chrysaeus
297/Slaty-backed Flycatcher/Ficedula erithacus
298Slaty-blue FlycatcherFicedula tricolor
299Pygmy FlycatcherFicedula hodgsoni
300Rufous-gorgeted FlycatcherFicedula strophiata
301Sapphire FlycatcherFicedula sapphira
302Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanni
303(Ultramarine Flycatcher)Ficedula superciliaris
304/Taiga Flycatcher/Ficedula albicilla
305Red-breasted FlycatcherFicedula parva
306Blue-fronted RedstartPhoenicurus frontalis
307Plumbeous RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosus
308White-capped RedstartPhoenicurus leucocephalus
309/Blue-capped Redstart/Phoenicurus coeruleocephala
310/Hodgson's Redstart/Phoenicurus hodgsoni
311|Black Redstart|Phoenicurus ochruros
312Chestnut-bellied Rock-ThrushMonticola rufiventris
313(Blue-capped Rock-Thrush)Monticola cinclorhyncha
314/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
315/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
316Gray BushchatSaxicola ferreus

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

317Yellow-vented FlowerpeckerDicaeum chrysorrheum
318Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos
319Plain FlowerpeckerDicaeum minullum
320Fire-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeum ignipectus
321Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatum

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

322Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
323Fire-tailed SunbirdAethopyga ignicauda
324Black-throated SunbirdAethopyga saturata
325Mrs. Gould's SunbirdAethopyga gouldiae
326Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensis
327Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparaja
328Little SpiderhunterArachnothera longirostra
329Streaked SpiderhunterArachnothera magna

 
Fairy-bluebirds: Irenidae

330Asian Fairy-bluebirdIrena puella

 
Leafbirds: Chloropseidae

331Golden-fronted LeafbirdChloropsis aurifrons
332Orange-bellied LeafbirdChloropsis hardwickii

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

333White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
334Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata

 
Accentors: Prunellidae

335Rufous-breasted AccentorPrunella strophiata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

336House SparrowPasser domesticus
337Russet SparrowPasser cinnamomeus
338Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

339/Gray Wagtail/Motacilla cinerea
340White WagtailMotacilla alba
341Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
342Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

343Spot-winged GrosbeakMycerobas melanozanthos
344Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
345Scarlet FinchCarpodacus sipahi
346Red-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythrocephala
347Yellow-breasted GreenfinchChloris spinoides
348/Tibetan Serin/Spinus thibetanus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

349/Little Bunting/Emberiza pusilla
350Crested 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 Visitor20
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient8
##Non-breeding Dispersal0
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only40
{}Casual/Vagrant0
[]Accidental0

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened6
VVulnerable6
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.