China · Tibet Autonomous Region
Drepung Monastery
57 species and 338 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: June, with up to 20 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Brown-cheeked LaughingthrushTrochalopteron henrici
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Cinereous TitParus cinereus
Hill PigeonColumba rupestris
Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
Godlewski's BuntingEmberiza godlewskii
Robin AccentorPrunella rubeculoides
Himalayan VultureGyps himalayensis
Black-rumped MagpiePica bottanensis
Brown AccentorPrunella fulvescens
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Norbulingka5 km58 species
- Lalu Wetland NNR5 km105 species
- The Potala Palace7 km57 species
- Lhasa [urban area & surroundings]9 km86 species
- Lhasa River9 km70 species
- Shugseb Nunnery26 km101 species
All 57 species recorded here
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Brown-cheeked Laughingthrush Trochalopteron henrici
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Tibetan Blackbird Turdus maximus
- Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides
- Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
- Black-rumped Magpie Pica bottanensis
- Tibetan Partridge Perdix hodgsoniae
- Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens
- Ground Tit Pseudopodoces humilis
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Güldenstädt's Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
- Giant Babax Pterorhinus waddelli
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps
- White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- White-browed Tit-warbler Leptopoecile sophiae
- Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
- Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
- Tibetan Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon harmani
- Pink-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus waltoni
- Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Drepung Monastery?
June. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 20 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Drepung Monastery?
57 species, from 338 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Drepung Monastery in November?
The most recorded in November: Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Brown-cheeked Laughingthrush, Red-billed Chough, Cinereous Tit and Hill Pigeon.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.