Bird AlbumBhutan · Thimphu District
Thimpu – Takin sanctuary
170 species and 1,589 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April, with up to 41 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Southern NutcrackerNucifraga hemispila
White-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus albogularis
Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
Blue Whistling ThrushMyophonus caeruleus
Rufous SibiaHeterophasia capistrata
Green-backed TitParus monticolus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Chestnut-crowned LaughingthrushTrochalopteron erythrocephalum
Himalayan BuzzardButeo refectus
Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennis
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
House CrowCorvus splendens
Green Shrike-babblerPteruthius xanthochlorus
Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalisSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Thimpu Sewage Lagoons6 km208 species
- Cheri Valley8 km206 species
- Jigme Dorji NP – Cheri valley13 km253 species
- Dochula Pass13 km316 species
- Dochula – Royal Botanical Park14 km319 species
- Paro to Thimphu20 km206 species
All 170 species recorded here
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
- Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis
- Southern Nutcracker Nucifraga hemispila
- Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
- Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush Trochalopteron erythrocephalum
- Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- Yellow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa flavirostris
- Rufous-fronted Bushtit Aegithalos iouschistos
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris
- Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
- Blyth's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Grey Bush Chat Saxicola ferreus
- Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
- Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata
- Goldcrest Regulus regulus
- Mrs. Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae
- Brown Parrotbill Paradoxornis unicolor
- Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Chloris spinoides
- Spotted Laughingthrush Ianthocincla ocellata
- Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
- Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos
- Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
- Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
- Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis
- Speckled Wood Pigeon Columba hodgsonii
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus
- Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis
- White-browed Fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus
- White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
- Green Shrike-babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis
- Hodgson's Treecreeper Certhia hodgsoni
- Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus
- White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus
- Grey-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
- Black-throated Bushtit Aegithalos concinnus
- Grey-crested Tit Lophophanes dichrous
- Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota
- Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris
- Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus
- Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
- Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
- River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Black-faced Laughingthrush Trochalopteron affine
- Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
- Whiskered Yuhina Yuhina flavicollis
- White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps
- Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul
- Rusty-flanked Treecreeper Certhia nipalensis
- Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
- Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata
- Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Yellow-rumped Honeyguide Indicator xanthonotus
- Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
- Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala
- Mountain Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis
- Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
- Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
- White-browed Shrike-babbler Pteruthius aeralatus
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis
- Chestnut-headed Tesia Cettia castaneocoronata
- Coal Tit Periparus ater
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Grey-sided Bush Warbler Cettia brunnifrons
- Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush Monticola rufiventris
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Plain Mountain Finch Leucosticte nemoricola
- White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes
- Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- White-browed Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
- Rufous-winged Fulvetta Schoeniparus castaneceps
- Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara
- Tibetan Blackbird Turdus maximus
- Eurasian Goshawk Astur gentilis
- Dark-breasted Rosefinch Procarduelis nipalensis
- Common Blackbird Turdus merula
- Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Yellow-bellied Fantail Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Slaty-backed Flycatcher Ficedula erithacus
- Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris
- Green-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus burkii
- Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda
- Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
- Chestnut-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus castaniceps
- Brown-flanked Bush Warbler Horornis fortipes
- Golden-breasted Fulvetta Lioparus chrysotis
- Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps
- Striated Laughingthrush Grammatoptila striata
- Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
- Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
- Oriental Hobby Falco severus
- Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta
- Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii
- Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus
- White-bellied Redstart Luscinia phaenicuroides
- Hoary-throated Barwing Actinodura nipalensis
- Aberrant Bush Warbler Horornis flavolivaceus
- Crimson-browed Finch Carpodacus subhimachalus
- Blue-winged Laughingthrush Trochalopteron squamatum
- Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus thura
- Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus
- Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
- Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler Cettia major
- Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea
- Whistler's Warbler Phylloscopus whistleri
- Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
- Crested Bunting Emberiza lathami
- Rufous-vented Yuhina Yuhina occipitalis
- Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps
- Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris
- Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis
- Long-billed Plover Thinornis placidus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Bhutan Laughingthrush Trochalopteron imbricatum
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri
- Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta
- Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Thimpu – Takin sanctuary?
April. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 41 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Thimpu – Takin sanctuary?
170 species, from 1,589 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Thimpu – Takin sanctuary in November?
The most recorded in November: Southern Nutcracker, White-throated Laughingthrush, Olive-backed Pipit, Blue Whistling Thrush and Rufous Sibia.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.