China · Tibet Autonomous Region
Gyirong – Holy Lake & Mountain Pass
80 species and 360 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October, with up to 37 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Himalayan White-browed RosefinchCarpodacus thura
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
Rufous-vented TitPeriparus rubidiventris
Streaked LaughingthrushTrochalopteron lineatum
Himalayan VultureGyps himalayensis
Himalayan Beautiful RosefinchCarpodacus pulcherrimus
Altai AccentorPrunella himalayana
Variegated LaughingthrushTrochalopteron variegatum
Rock DoveColumba livia
Blood PheasantIthaginis cruentus
Southern NutcrackerNucifraga hemispila
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue-fronted RedstartPhoenicurus frontalis
White-winged GrosbeakMycerobas carnipesSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Gyirong7 km148 species
- Gyirong – Jifu Village8 km82 species
- Gyirong – Border Pass Area14 km89 species
- Langtang National Park - Syabru to Lama Hotel28 km261 species
- Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park - Gurje Bhanjyang/Suryachaur65 km201 species
- Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park67 km301 species
All 80 species recorded here
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus thura
- Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris
- Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis
- Streaked Laughingthrush Trochalopteron lineatum
- Black-faced Laughingthrush Trochalopteron affine
- Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus
- Southern Nutcracker Nucifraga hemispila
- Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
- White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus
- Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus
- White-browed Fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus
- Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus
- Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana
- Dark-breasted Rosefinch Procarduelis nipalensis
- Golden Bush Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
- Variegated Laughingthrush Trochalopteron variegatum
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
- Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
- White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes
- Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota
- White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps
- Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis
- Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
- Smoky Warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
- Grey-sided Bush Warbler Cettia brunnifrons
- Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Güldenstädt's Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Plain Mountain Finch Leucosticte nemoricola
- Grey-crested Tit Lophophanes dichrous
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Spot-winged Rosefinch Carpodacus rodopeplus
- Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephala
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Chloris spinoides
- Pink-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus rodochroa
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata
- Himalayan Bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus
- Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus
- Spotted Laughingthrush Ianthocincla ocellata
- Rufous-fronted Bushtit Aegithalos iouschistos
- Scaly-bellied Woodpecker Picus squamatus
- Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus
- Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis
- Black-throated Bushtit Aegithalos concinnus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Yellow-rumped Honeyguide Indicator xanthonotus
- Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
- Yellow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa flavirostris
- Hodgson's Treecreeper Certhia hodgsoni
- Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
- Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
- Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni
- Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Rufous-vented Yuhina Yuhina occipitalis
- Blyth's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- White-browed Bush Robin Tarsiger indicus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Gyirong – Holy Lake & Mountain Pass?
October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 37 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Gyirong – Holy Lake & Mountain Pass?
80 species, from 360 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Gyirong – Holy Lake & Mountain Pass in November?
The most recorded in November: Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch, Large-billed Crow, Rufous-vented Tit, Streaked Laughingthrush and Himalayan Vulture.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.