Bird AlbumChina · Tibet Autonomous Region
Shugseb Nunnery
101 species and 2,176 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: June and October, with up to 42 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Tibetan Eared PheasantCrossoptilon harmani
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
White-browed Tit-warblerLeptopoecile sophiae
Brown-cheeked LaughingthrushTrochalopteron henrici
Giant BabaxPterorhinus waddelli
Streaked RosefinchCarpodacus rubicilloides
Black-rumped MagpiePica bottanensis
Hill PigeonColumba rupestris
Tibetan PartridgePerdix hodgsoniae
White-throated RedstartPhoenicurus schisticeps
Tibetan SnowcockTetraogallus tibetanus
Himalayan VultureGyps himalayensis
Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Brown AccentorPrunella fulvescensSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Lhasa River24 km70 species
- Norbulingka24 km58 species
- The Potala Palace25 km57 species
- Drepung Monastery26 km57 species
- Lhasa [urban area & surroundings]26 km86 species
- Lalu Wetland NNR27 km105 species
All 101 species recorded here
- Tibetan Eared Pheasant Crossoptilon harmani
- Brown-cheeked Laughingthrush Trochalopteron henrici
- Giant Babax Pterorhinus waddelli
- Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides
- Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Black-rumped Magpie Pica bottanensis
- Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
- Pink-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus waltoni
- Tibetan Blackbird Turdus maximus
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Tibetan Partridge Perdix hodgsoniae
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides
- White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps
- Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
- White-browed Tit-warbler Leptopoecile sophiae
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus
- Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus
- Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
- White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes
- Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
- White-bellied Redstart Luscinia phaenicuroides
- Güldenstädt's Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
- Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla
- Chinese White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus dubius
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Smoky Warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Ground Tit Pseudopodoces humilis
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus
- Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
- Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
- White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus
- Crimson-browed Finch Carpodacus subhimachalus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Rufous-necked Snowfinch Pyrgilauda ruficollis
- White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- White-browed Tit Poecile superciliosus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Giant Grey Shrike Lanius giganteus
- Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Twite Linaria flavirostris
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Brandt's Mountain Finch Leucosticte brandti
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
- Tibetan Lark Melanocorypha maxima
- Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus
- Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
- Black-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla adamsi
- Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia
- White-rumped Snowfinch Onychostruthus taczanowskii
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Yellow-streaked Warbler Phylloscopus armandii
- Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
- Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris
- Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
- Tibetan Serin Spinus thibetanus
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Shugseb Nunnery?
June and October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 42 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Shugseb Nunnery?
101 species, from 2,176 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Shugseb Nunnery in November?
The most recorded in November: Tibetan Eared Pheasant, Red-billed Chough, White-browed Tit-warbler, Brown-cheeked Laughingthrush and Giant Babax.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.