Bird AlbumChina · Tibet Autonomous Region
Lhasa [urban area & surroundings]
86 species and 515 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: June–July, with up to 19 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Tibetan SnowcockTetraogallus tibetanusSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Lhasa River2 km70 species
- The Potala Palace2 km57 species
- Lalu Wetland NNR4 km105 species
- Norbulingka5 km58 species
- Drepung Monastery9 km57 species
- Shugseb Nunnery26 km101 species
All 86 species recorded here
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Tibetan Blackbird Turdus maximus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Black-rumped Magpie Pica bottanensis
- Brown-cheeked Laughingthrush Trochalopteron henrici
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
- Ground Tit Pseudopodoces humilis
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
- Giant Babax Pterorhinus waddelli
- Tibetan Partridge Perdix hodgsoniae
- Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens
- Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides
- Hume's Short-toed Lark Calandrella acutirostris
- White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Tibetan Snowfinch Montifringilla henrici
- Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota
- Chinese White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus dubius
- Tibetan Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon harmani
- Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
- Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
- Crimson-browed Finch Carpodacus subhimachalus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Brandt's Mountain Finch Leucosticte brandti
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
- Little Owl Athene noctua
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark Calandrella dukhunensis
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Rufous-necked Snowfinch Pyrgilauda ruficollis
- Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Lhasa [urban area & surroundings]?
June–July. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 19 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Lhasa [urban area & surroundings]?
86 species, from 515 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Lhasa [urban area & surroundings] in November?
The most recorded in November: Tibetan Snowcock.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.