Birds of Bhutan

630 species recorded at 42 public birding hotspots.

Most recorded in November

Large-billed CrowLarge-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchosGreen-backed TitGreen-backed TitParus monticolusBlue Whistling ThrushBlue Whistling ThrushMyophonus caeruleusSouthern NutcrackerSouthern NutcrackerNucifraga hemispilaBlue-fronted RedstartBlue-fronted RedstartPhoenicurus frontalisWhite-browed FulvettaWhite-browed FulvettaFulvetta vinipectusRufous SibiaRufous SibiaHeterophasia capistrataBlack-faced LaughingthrushBlack-faced LaughingthrushTrochalopteron affineOriental Turtle DoveOriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalisYellow-billed Blue MagpieYellow-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa flavirostrisRed-billed ChoughRed-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxWhite WagtailWhite WagtailMotacilla albaHodgson's RedstartHodgson's RedstartPhoenicurus hodgsoniWhite-capped RedstartWhite-capped RedstartPhoenicurus leucocephalus

Most recorded

White-throated LaughingthrushWhite-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus albogularisGreen-tailed SunbirdGreen-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensisRed-vented BulbulRed-vented BulbulPycnonotus caferGrey-backed ShrikeGrey-backed ShrikeLanius tephronotusBlack BulbulBlack BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalusRusset SparrowRusset SparrowPasser cinnamomeusAshy DrongoAshy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeusPlumbeous Water RedstartPlumbeous Water RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusBlyth's Leaf WarblerBlyth's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus reguloidesGreat BarbetGreat BarbetPsilopogon virensWhite-collared BlackbirdWhite-collared BlackbirdTurdus albocinctusOlive-backed PipitOlive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoniRock DoveRock DoveColumba liviaWhiskered YuhinaWhiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollis

Hotspots with the most records

  1. PelelaWangdue Phodrang District345 species
  2. Yongkhola campMongar District342 species
  3. Dochula – Royal Botanical ParkThimphu District319 species
  4. ChelelaParo District263 species
  5. Dochula PassThimphu District316 species
  6. Tingtibi campZhemgang District344 species
  7. Lingmethang Rd – Namling mid-elevation forestMongar District313 species
  8. TrongsaTrongsa District349 species
  9. Royal Manas NP – Goling areaZhemgang District297 species
  10. GelephuSarpang District379 species
  11. Hike to Tiger's Nest MonasteryParo District222 species
  12. Thimpu Sewage LagoonsThimphu District208 species
All 42 hotspots
  1. Phobjikha ValleyWangdue Phodrang District284 species
  2. Sengor – camp and upper Lingmethan RdMongar District276 species
  3. Punakha DzongPunakha District325 species
  4. ThrumsinglaLhuntse District303 species
  5. Tharpaling MonasteryBumthang District181 species
  6. YotonglaTrongsa District268 species
  7. Powerhouse RdSamdrup Jongkhar District307 species
  8. Bumthang – JakarBumthang District281 species
  9. Tsamang RoadMongar District154 species
  10. Paro to ThimphuParo District206 species
  11. Jigme Dorji NP – Cheri valleyThimphu District253 species
  12. LingmethangMongar District286 species
  13. Shonkhar Chu Valley, Limithang RoadMongar District283 species
  14. Punakha – Puna Tsang ChuPunakha District270 species
  15. Tashi Gasel Lodge to Samdrup Jongkhar checkpointSamdrup Jongkhar District277 species
  16. Cheri ValleyThimphu District206 species
  17. Wangdue - Pele La roadWangdue Phodrang District245 species
  18. Panbang Eco-campZhemgang District203 species
  19. Ura ValleyBumthang District176 species
  20. MorongSamdrup Jongkhar District242 species
  21. SarpangSarpang District225 species
  22. Thimpu – Takin sanctuaryThimphu District170 species
  23. KorilaMongar District177 species
  24. TongtopheyTrongsa District257 species
  25. Lingmethang Forest Management UnitMongar District213 species
  26. TingtibiZhemgang District251 species
  27. Royal Manas NPZhemgang District247 species
  28. JainalaMongar District96 species
  29. NubdingWangdue Phodrang District165 species
  30. GeduChukha District234 species

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All species recorded · 630