Bird AlbumChina · Tibet Autonomous Region
The Potala Palace
57 species and 508 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: July and September–October, with up to 13 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Brown-headed GullChroicocephalus brunnicephalus
Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
Cinereous TitParus cinereus
Pallas's GullIchthyaetus ichthyaetus
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Common MerganserMergus merganser
Tibetan BlackbirdTurdus maximus
Eurasian Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestris
Hill PigeonColumba rupestris
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
Black-rumped MagpiePica bottanensisSpecies 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
- Lalu Wetland NNR2 km105 species
- Lhasa River2 km70 species
- Norbulingka3 km58 species
- Drepung Monastery7 km57 species
- Shugseb Nunnery25 km101 species
All 57 species recorded here
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Tibetan Blackbird Turdus maximus
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Brown-cheeked Laughingthrush Trochalopteron henrici
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Black-rumped Magpie Pica bottanensis
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Brown Accentor Prunella fulvescens
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Northern Raven Corvus corax
- Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus
- Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides
- Streaked Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Common Tern Sterna hirundo
- White-rumped Snowfinch Onychostruthus taczanowskii
- Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- White-browed Tit-warbler Leptopoecile sophiae
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- White-backed Thrush Turdus kessleri
- Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
- Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Smoky Warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus
- Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla
- Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at The Potala Palace?
July and September–October. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 13 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at The Potala Palace?
57 species, from 508 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at The Potala Palace in November?
The most recorded in November: Brown-headed Gull, Oriental Turtle Dove, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Cinereous Tit and Pallas's 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.