BHUTAN BIRDING TRIP REPORT
TRIP REPORT
BHUTAN
| Start: | 04/05/2024 |
| End: | 04/24/2024 |
| Duration: | 20 days |
| #Species: | 322 |
| #Endemics: | 1 |
| #Heard Only: | 17 |
2024 Birding and cultural tour to Bhutan.
TARGET BIRDS FOR TOUR
List of target birds for locations visited on this tour. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Species seen are those with location codes associated with them.*
| 1 | White-bellied Heron | Ardea insignis | XFR1 | CR |
| 2 | Pallas's Fish-Eagle | Haliaeetus leucoryphus | EN | |
| 3 | Gray-backed Shrike | Lanius tephronotus | Many | BC |
| 4 | Black-rumped Magpie | Pica bottanensis | BC | |
| 5 | Gray-crowned Prinia | Prinia cinereocapilla | NE | |
| 6 | Jungle Prinia | Prinia sylvatica | NE | |
| 7 | Lemon-rumped Warbler | Phylloscopus chloronotus | BHCA,JD,XFR3 YK | BC |
| 8 | (Whistler's Warbler) | Phylloscopus whistleri | CL,PL,PV,XFR5 | BC |
| 9 | (Large-billed Leaf Warbler) | Phylloscopus magnirostris | BC | |
| 10 | Yellowish-bellied Bush Warbler | Horornis acanthizoides | BC | |
| 11 | Bhutan Laughingthrush | Trochalopteron imbricatum | CL,TNT,TS | NE |
| 12 | /Spot-winged Starling/ | Saroglossa spilopterus | XFR1 | BC |
| 13 | (Tickell's Thrush) | Turdus unicolor | BC | |
| 14 | /Tibetan Blackbird/ | Turdus maximus | BC | |
| 15 | Himalayan Bluetail | Tarsiger rufilatus | BHP,JD | BC |
| 16 | Blue-fronted Redstart | Phoenicurus frontalis | Many | BC |
| 17 | /Blue-capped Redstart/ | Phoenicurus coeruleocephala | BC | |
| 18 | /Hodgson's Redstart/ | Phoenicurus hodgsoni | PK | BC |
| 19 | Gold-naped Finch | Pyrrhoplectes epauletta | YK | BC |
*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.
BIRDING LOCALES
REASON CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 0 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 3 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 1 |
| EN | Endangered | 1 |
| BC | Best Seen in This Country | 14 |
| AT | Always a Target | 0 |
Reason codes indicate the reason a species is included on our target birds list.