Bhutan · Paro District
Hike to Tiger's Nest Monastery
222 species and 6,246 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April, with up to 101 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Yellow-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa flavirostris
Green-backed TitParus monticolus
White-browed FulvettaFulvetta vinipectus
Southern NutcrackerNucifraga hemispila
Black-faced LaughingthrushTrochalopteron affine
Rufous SibiaHeterophasia capistrata
White-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus albogularis
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
Blue Whistling ThrushMyophonus caeruleus
White-capped RedstartPhoenicurus leucocephalus
Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
Rufous-fronted BushtitAegithalos iouschistos
Blue-fronted RedstartPhoenicurus frontalis
Chestnut-crowned LaughingthrushTrochalopteron erythrocephalum54 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 222 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Chelela13 km263 species
- Paro to Thimphu17 km206 species
- Thimpu – Takin sanctuary25 km170 species
- Jigme Dorji NP – Cheri valley29 km253 species
- Thimpu Sewage Lagoons30 km208 species
- Cheri Valley30 km206 species
All 222 species recorded here
- Yellow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa flavirostris
- Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
- White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis
- Southern Nutcracker Nucifraga hemispila
- Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- White-browed Fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
- Black-faced Laughingthrush Trochalopteron affine
- Rufous-fronted Bushtit Aegithalos iouschistos
- White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus
- Blyth's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides
- Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush Trochalopteron erythrocephalum
- Mrs. Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae
- Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus
- White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Spotted Laughingthrush Ianthocincla ocellata
- Grey-crested Tit Lophophanes dichrous
- Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
- Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
- Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata
- Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
- Blyth's Swift Apus leuconyx
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Green Shrike-babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus
- Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota
- Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Hodgson's Treecreeper Certhia hodgsoni
- Grey Bush Chat Saxicola ferreus
- Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis
- Nepal House Martin Delichon nipalense
- Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
- Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis
- Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri
- Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis
- Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata
- Brown Parrotbill Paradoxornis unicolor
- Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris
- Rusty-flanked Treecreeper Certhia nipalensis
- Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
- Yellow-bellied Fantail Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus
- Whistler's Warbler Phylloscopus whistleri
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
- Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus
- Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda
- Rufous-vented Yuhina Yuhina occipitalis
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii
- Grey-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
- Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus
- Plain Mountain Finch Leucosticte nemoricola
- Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus
- Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Chloris spinoides
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara
- Whiskered Yuhina Yuhina flavicollis
- Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis
- Speckled Wood Pigeon Columba hodgsonii
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
- Scaly-breasted Cupwing Pnoepyga albiventer
- White-browed Bush Robin Tarsiger indicus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
- Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola
- Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Black-throated Bushtit Aegithalos concinnus
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes
- Black-tailed Crake Zapornia bicolor
- Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii
- Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush Monticola rufiventris
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala
- Rufous-breasted Bush Robin Tarsiger hyperythrus
- Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
- White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis
- Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Brown-flanked Bush Warbler Horornis fortipes
- Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker Pachyglossa melanozantha
- Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Dark-breasted Rosefinch Procarduelis nipalensis
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus
- Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Dark-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus edwardsii
- Striated Laughingthrush Grammatoptila striata
- Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Golden Bush Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus
- Himalayan Bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus
- Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Bhutan Laughingthrush Trochalopteron imbricatum
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus thura
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Fire-tailed Myzornis Myzornis pyrrhoura
- Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Grey-sided Bush Warbler Cettia brunnifrons
- Chestnut-headed Tesia Cettia castaneocoronata
- Rufous-winged Fulvetta Schoeniparus castaneceps
- Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka
- Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis
- Blue-winged Laughingthrush Trochalopteron squamatum
- Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Brown Bush Warbler Locustella luteoventris
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Hoary-throated Barwing Actinodura nipalensis
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Collared Owlet Taenioptynx brodiei
- Black-rumped Magpie Pica bottanensis
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Mountain Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis
- White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
- Blanford's Rosefinch Agraphospiza rubescens
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos
- Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Spot-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos
- Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris
- Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Ketupa nipalensis
- Black-backed Forktail Enicurus immaculatus
- Black-headed Shrike-babbler Pteruthius rufiventer
- Scarlet Finch Carpodacus sipahi
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis
- White-browed Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- White-naped Yuhina Yuhina bakeri
- Crimson-naped Woodpecker Dryobates cathpharius
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Long-tailed Sibia Heterophasia picaoides
- Great Barbet Psilopogon virens
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca
- White-spectacled Warbler Phylloscopus intermedius
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
- Bar-winged Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis troglodytoides
- Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris
- Striated Yuhina Staphida castaniceps
- Blue-fronted Robin Cinclidium frontale
- Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
- Yellow-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus cinereus
- Sikkim Treecreeper Certhia discolor
- Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Hike to Tiger's Nest Monastery?
April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 101 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Hike to Tiger's Nest Monastery?
222 species, from 6,246 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Hike to Tiger's Nest Monastery in November?
The most recorded in November: Yellow-billed Blue Magpie, Green-backed Tit, White-browed Fulvetta, Southern Nutcracker and Black-faced Laughingthrush.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.