China · Tibet Autonomous Region
Lhasa River
70 species and 439 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April, with up to 20 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
Common MerganserMergus merganser
Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
Hill PigeonColumba rupestris
Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
White WagtailMotacilla alba
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Himalayan VultureGyps himalayensis
Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
Rock DoveColumba livia
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Lhasa [urban area & surroundings]2 km86 species
- The Potala Palace2 km57 species
- Norbulingka4 km58 species
- Lalu Wetland NNR5 km105 species
- Drepung Monastery9 km57 species
- Shugseb Nunnery24 km101 species
All 70 species recorded here
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides
- Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Tibetan Blackbird Turdus maximus
- Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Black-rumped Magpie Pica bottanensis
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark Calandrella dukhunensis
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
- Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus
- Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides
- Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Ground Tit Pseudopodoces humilis
- Brown-cheeked Laughingthrush Trochalopteron henrici
- Giant Grey Shrike Lanius giganteus
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- White-browed Tit-warbler Leptopoecile sophiae
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
- Sand Martin Riparia riparia
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Southern Nutcracker Nucifraga hemispila
- Plain Mountain Finch Leucosticte nemoricola
- Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
- Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis
- Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata
- Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Lhasa River?
April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 20 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Lhasa River?
70 species, from 439 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Lhasa River in November?
The most recorded in November: Ruddy Shelduck, Common Merganser, Oriental Turtle Dove, Hill Pigeon and Brown-headed Gull.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.