Birds of Bhutan

Every birds in the Wildlife of Bhutan guide: 651 species, grouped by family or group. Each name opens its page with photos, identification notes, habitat and range.

Pheasants, Partridges & Quails

• Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos
• Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola
• Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus
• Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus
• Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra
• Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
• Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis
• Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
• Grey Peacock-Pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum
• Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus
• Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus
• Blyth's Tragopan Tragopan blythii
• Tibetan Partridge Perdix hodgsoniae
• Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa
• Temminck's Tragopan Tragopan temminckii
• Common Quail Coturnix coturnix
• Chestnut-breasted Partridge Arborophila mandellii
• Japanese Quail Coturnix japonica

Ducks, Geese & Grebes

• Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
• Common Merganser Mergus merganser
• Gadwall Mareca strepera
• Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
• Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
• Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
• Northern Pintail Anas acuta
• Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
• Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
• Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
• Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
• Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
• Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
• Common Pochard Aythya ferina
• Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
• Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
• Garganey Spatula querquedula
• Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
• Greylag Goose Anser anser
• Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
• Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
• Greater Scaup Aythya marila
• Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
• Falcated Duck Mareca falcata
• Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
• Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula

Pigeons, Doves & Sandgrouse

• Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
• Rock Dove Columba livia
• Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
• Barred Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia unchall
• Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota
• Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon Treron sphenurus
• Mountain Imperial Pigeon Ducula badia
• Speckled Wood Pigeon Columba hodgsonii
• Pin-tailed Green Pigeon Treron apicauda
• Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
• Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
• Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus
• Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
• Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
• Thick-billed Green Pigeon Treron curvirostra
• Ashy Wood Pigeon Columba pulchricollis
• Ashy-headed Green Pigeon Treron phayrei
• Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris
• Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus

Cuckoos & Coucals

• Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
• Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus
• Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
• Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
• Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
• Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
• Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
• Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus
• Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
• Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor
• Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
• Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
• Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus
• Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
• Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
• Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
• Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
• Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides
• Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus
• Violet Cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
• Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus

Nightjars, Frogmouths & Swifts

• Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
• Blyth's Swift Apus leuconyx
• White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
• Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
• Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka
• House Swift Apus nipalensis
• Hodgson's Frogmouth Batrachostomus hodgsoni
• Dark-rumped Swift Apus acuticauda
• Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
• Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis
• Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis
• Pacific Swift Apus pacificus
• Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
• Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
• Salim Ali's Swift Apus salimalii

Cranes, Rails & Bustards

• Black-tailed Crake Zapornia bicolor
• Black-necked Crane Grus nigricollis
• White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
• Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
• Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
• Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
• Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
• Common Crane Grus grus

Gulls, Terns & Skuas

• Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
• Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
• Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
• Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus
• Common Tern Sterna hirundo
• Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
• Slender-billed Gull Chroicocephalus genei
• River Tern Sterna aurantia

Shorebirds

• Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii
• Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
• Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
• Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
• Solitary Snipe Gallinago solitaria
• Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
• Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
• Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
• Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
• Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
• Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
• Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
• Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
• Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
• Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
• Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
• Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
• Common Redshank Tringa totanus
• Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
• Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris
• Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
• Little Stint Calidris minuta
• Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
• Wood Snipe Gallinago nemoricola
• Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
• Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
• Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
• River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
• Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus

Seabirds & Cormorants

• Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
• Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
• Indian Cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis

Storks, Herons, Ibises & Pelicans

• Little Egret Egretta garzetta
• Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
• White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis
• Black Stork Ciconia nigra
• Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
• Striated Heron Butorides striata
• Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa
• Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
• Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
• Great Egret Ardea alba
• Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
• Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus

Birds of Prey

• Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
• Mountain Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis
• Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
• Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus
• Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
• Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
• Rufous-bellied Eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii
• Pallas's Fish Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus
• Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
• Black Kite Milvus migrans
• Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
• Osprey Pandion haliaetus
• Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
• Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens
• Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
• Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus
• Oriental Hobby Falco severus
• Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
• Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
• Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
• Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni
• Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
• Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
• Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
• Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
• Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
• Pied Falconet Microhierax melanoleucos
• Eastern Buzzard Buteo japonicus
• Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
• Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
• Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga
• Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
• Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
• Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
• Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius

Owls

• Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
• Collared Owlet Taenioptynx brodiei
• Mountain Scops Owl Otus spilocephalus
• Tawny Fish Owl Ketupa flavipes
• Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia
• Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
• Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
• Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl Ketupa nipalensis
• Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
• Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica
• Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
• Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
• Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
• Oriental Bay Owl Phodilus badius
• Himalayan Owl Strix nivicolum
• Spotted Owlet Athene brama
• Little Owl Athene noctua

Hornbills, Hoopoes & Trogons

• Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis
• Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
• Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
• Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus
• Wreathed Hornbill Rhyticeros undulatus
• Ward's Trogon Harpactes wardi
• Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
• Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris

Kingfishers, Bee-eaters & Rollers

• White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
• Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris
• Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
• Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
• Indochinese Roller Coracias affinis
• Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
• Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
• Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
• Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
• Blyth's Kingfisher Alcedo hercules
• Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
• Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
• Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
• Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
• Black-backed Dwarf Kingfisher Ceyx erithaca
• Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni

Barbets & Woodpeckers

• Great Barbet Psilopogon virens
• Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus
• Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii
• Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis
• Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
• Greater Yellownape Chrysophlegma flavinucha
• Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
• Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis
• Yellow-rumped Honeyguide Indicator xanthonotus
• Rufous-bellied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus
• Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
• Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus
• Crimson-naped Woodpecker Dryobates cathpharius
• Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
• Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei
• Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
• White-browed Piculet Sasia ochracea
• Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
• Blue-eared Barbet Psilopogon cyanotis
• Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
• Himalayan Flameback Dinopium shorii
• Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
• Stripe-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos atratus
• Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus
• Pale-headed Woodpecker Gecinulus grantia
• Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla

Parrots

• Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
• Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
• Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri
• Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana

Pittas & Broadbills

• Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae
• Blue-naped Pitta Hydrornis nipalensis
• Grey-lored Broadbill Serilophus rubropygius
• Western Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida

Crows, Drongos, Orioles & Shrikes

• Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
• Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
• Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
• Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
• Southern Nutcracker Nucifraga hemispila
• Yellow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa flavirostris
• Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus
• Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
• Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
• Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
• Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
• Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii
• White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
• House Crow Corvus splendens
• Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris
• Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius
• Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos
• Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis
• Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer
• Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
• Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
• Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
• Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris
• Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
• Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
• Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
• Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
• Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus
• Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
• Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
• Oriental Cuckooshrike Coracina javensis
• Slender-billed Oriole Oriolus tenuirostris
• Collared Treepie Dendrocitta frontalis
• Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens
• Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
• Northern Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes
• Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
• Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone affinis
• Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
• Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
• Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus
• Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
• Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis
• Black-rumped Magpie Pica bottanensis
• Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
• Alpine Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus
• Northern Raven Corvus corax
• Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
• Eurasian Magpie Pica pica

Tits, Nuthatches & Treecreepers

• Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
• Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
• White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis
• Yellow-bellied Fairy-fantail Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus
• Coal Tit Periparus ater
• Black-throated Bushtit Aegithalos concinnus
• Grey-crested Tit Lophophanes dichrous
• Rufous-vented Tit Periparus rubidiventris
• Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestus
• Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea
• Yellow-cheeked Tit Machlolophus spilonotus
• Hodgson's Treecreeper Certhia hodgsoni
• Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
• Sikkim Treecreeper Certhia discolor
• Rusty-flanked Treecreeper Certhia nipalensis
• Beautiful Nuthatch Sitta formosa
• Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
• Fire-capped Tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps
• Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
• White-browed Tit-warbler Leptopoecile sophiae
• Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta cinnamoventris
• Rufous-fronted Bushtit Aegithalos iouschistos

Larks, Pipits & Wagtails

• White Wagtail Motacilla alba
• Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
• Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
• Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
• White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
• Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
• Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
• Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
• Sand Lark Alaudala raytal
• Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta
• Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
• Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
• Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
• Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
• Red-throated Pipit Anthus cervinus
• Hume's Short-toed Lark Calandrella acutirostris
• Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
• Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla

Swallows & Martins

• Nepal House Martin Delichon nipalense
• Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
• Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
• Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
• Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
• Sand Martin Riparia riparia
• Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
• Pale Martin Riparia diluta

Bulbuls

• Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
• Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
• Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris
• Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala
• Striated Bulbul Alcurus striatus
• Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii
• Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
• White-throated Bulbul Alophoixus flaveolus
• Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys

Warblers & Cisticolas

• Grey-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
• Blyth's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides
• Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis
• Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus
• Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
• Chestnut-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus castaniceps
• Whistler's Warbler Phylloscopus whistleri
• Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
• Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher
• Black-faced Warbler Abroscopus schisticeps
• Chestnut-headed Tesia Cettia castaneocoronata
• Grey-cheeked Warbler Phylloscopus poliogenys
• Himalayan Prinia Prinia crinigera
• Grey-sided Bush Warbler Cettia brunnifrons
• Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
• Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
• Black-throated Prinia Prinia atrogularis
• Slaty-bellied Tesia Tesia olivea
• Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
• Yellow-bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris
• Green-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus burkii
• Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer
• Rufescent Prinia Prinia rufescens
• Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
• Mountain Tailorbird Phyllergates cucullatus
• Hume's Bush Warbler Horornis brunnescens
• Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
• Rufous-faced Warbler Abroscopus albogularis
• Aberrant Bush Warbler Horornis flavolivaceus
• Broad-billed Warbler Tickellia hodgsoni
• Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon
• Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler Cettia major
• Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
• Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
• Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
• Brown Bush Warbler Locustella luteoventris
• Hill Prinia Prinia superciliaris
• Pallas's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus
• Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
• Brown-flanked Bush Warbler Horornis fortipes
• Yellow-vented Warbler Phylloscopus cantator
• White-spectacled Warbler Phylloscopus intermedius
• Russet Bush Warbler Locustella mandelli
• Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
• Pale-footed Bush Warbler Hemitesia pallidipes

Babblers, Laughingthrushes & White-eyes

• Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata
• Whiskered Yuhina Yuhina flavicollis
• White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis
• Striated Laughingthrush Grammatoptila striata
• Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
• White-browed Fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus
• Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush Trochalopteron erythrocephalum
• Black-faced Laughingthrush Trochalopteron affine
• White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus
• Blue-winged Minla Actinodura cyanouroptera
• Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis
• Rufous-vented Yuhina Yuhina occipitalis
• Nepal Fulvetta Alcippe nipalensis
• Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta
• Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta
• Rufous-capped Babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps
• Rusty-fronted Barwing Actinodura egertoni
• Bhutan Laughingthrush Trochalopteron imbricatum
• Rufous-winged Fulvetta Schoeniparus castaneceps
• Rufous-necked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus ruficollis
• Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis
• Spotted Laughingthrush Ianthocincla ocellata
• Hoary-throated Barwing Actinodura nipalensis
• Striated Yuhina Staphida castaniceps
• Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea
• Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps
• Jungle Babbler Argya striata
• White-naped Yuhina Yuhina bakeri
• Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris
• Himalayan Cutia Cutia nipalensis
• Brown Parrotbill Paradoxornis unicolor
• Yellow-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus cinereus
• Scaly-breasted Cupwing Pnoepyga albiventer
• Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger
• Pygmy Cupwing Pnoepyga pusilla
• Spotted Elachura Elachura formosa
• Blue-winged Laughingthrush Trochalopteron squamatum
• Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush Ianthocincla rufogularis
• Red-faced Liocichla Liocichla phoenicea
• Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis
• Long-tailed Sibia Heterophasia picaoides
• Grey-sided Laughingthrush Pterorhinus caerulatus
• White-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis ruficeps
• Fire-tailed Myzornis Myzornis pyrrhoura
• Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus superciliaris
• Golden-breasted Fulvetta Lioparus chrysotis
• Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis caudatus
• White-hooded Babbler Gampsorhynchus rufulus
• Scaly Laughingthrush Trochalopteron subunicolor
• Black-crowned Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus ferruginosus
• Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Pterorhinus pectoralis
• Great Parrotbill Paradoxornis aemodius
• Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
• Black-throated Parrotbill Suthora nipalensis
• Pale-billed Parrotbill Suthora atrosuperciliaris
• Long-billed Wren-Babbler Napothera malacoptila
• Grey-headed Parrotbill Paradoxornis gularis
• Rufous-backed Sibia Leioptila annectens
• Sikkim Wedge-billed Babbler Stachyris humei
• Abbott's Babbler Malacocincla abbotti
• Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler Napothera epilepidota
• Fulvous Parrotbill Suthora fulvifrons
• Rufous-vented Laughingthrush Pterorhinus gularis
• Buff-breasted Babbler Pellorneum tickelli
• Brown-throated Fulvetta Fulvetta ludlowi
• Rufous-throated Fulvetta Schoeniparus rufogularis
• Bar-throated Minla Actinodura strigula
• Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler Erythrogenys erythrogenys
• Golden Babbler Cyanoderma chrysaeum
• White-browed Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps
• Bar-winged Wren-Babbler Spelaeornis troglodytoides
• Beautiful Sibia Heterophasia pulchella

Thrushes, Chats & Flycatchers

• Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
• Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus
• White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus
• Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
• Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
• Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
• Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
• Grey Bush Chat Saxicola ferreus
• White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus
• Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii
• Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata
• Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush Monticola rufiventris
• Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus
• Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae
• Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris
• Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
• Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
• Himalayan Bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus
• Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
• Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
• Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus
• Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri
• Large Niltava Niltava grandis
• Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara
• Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides
• Pale Blue Flycatcher Cyornis unicolor
• Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
• Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
• Golden Bush Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus
• White-throated Redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps
• Pygmy Flycatcher Ficedula hodgsoni
• Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor
• Alpine Thrush Zoothera mollissima
• Lesser Shortwing Brachypteryx leucophris
• White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucura
• Rufous-breasted Bush Robin Tarsiger hyperythrus
• White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
• Black-backed Forktail Enicurus immaculatus
• White-gorgeted Flycatcher Anthipes monileger
• Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea
• Long-billed Thrush Zoothera monticola
• Himalayan Shortwing Brachypteryx cruralis
• Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis
• Slaty-backed Flycatcher Ficedula erithacus
• Sapphire Flycatcher Ficedula sapphira
• Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
• Long-tailed Thrush Zoothera dixoni
• Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor
• Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
• Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra
• Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
• Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
• Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea
• White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
• Blue-fronted Robin Cinclidium frontale
• Chestnut Thrush Turdus rubrocanus
• Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
• Pale-chinned Flycatcher Cyornis poliogenys
• White-bellied Redstart Luscinia phaenicuroides
• Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
• Rusty-bellied Shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra
• Grandala Grandala coelicolor
• Green Cochoa Cochoa viridis
• Amur Stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri
• Blue-capped Redstart Phoenicurus coeruleocephala
• Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
• Güldenstädt's Redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
• Purple Cochoa Cochoa purpurea
• Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
• Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
• Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanurus
• Black-breasted Thrush Turdus dissimilis
• Naumann's Thrush Turdus naumanni
• Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
• Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina
• Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
• Gould's Shortwing Heteroxenicus stellatus
• Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis
• Blue-capped Rock Thrush Monticola cinclorhyncha
• Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul
• Eurasian Wren Nannus troglodytes
• Goldcrest Regulus regulus
• White-browed Bush Robin Tarsiger indicus
• Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
• Himalayan Thrush Zoothera salimalii
• Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
• Tibetan Blackbird Turdus maximus
• Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
• White-backed Thrush Turdus kessleri

Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers & Leafbirds

• Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis
• Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna
• Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii
• Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata
• Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus
• Mrs. Gould's Sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae
• Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
• Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
• Asian Fairy-bluebird Irena puella
• Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda
• Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum minullum
• Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
• Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
• Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
• Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis
• Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

Starlings & Mynas

• Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
• Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
• Indian Pied Myna Gracupica contra
• Great Myna Acridotheres grandis
• Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
• Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
• Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
• White-cheeked Starling Spodiopsar cineraceus
• Spot-winged Starling Saroglossa spilopterus
• Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris

Finches, Sparrows & Buntings

• Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
• Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata
• White-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes
• Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala
• Plain Mountain Finch Leucosticte nemoricola
• Scarlet Finch Carpodacus sipahi
• Little Bunting Schoeniclus pusillus
• Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
• Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris
• Dark-rumped Rosefinch Carpodacus edwardsii
• Collared Grosbeak Mycerobas affinis
• Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus
• Dark-breasted Rosefinch Procarduelis nipalensis
• Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
• Spot-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos
• White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
• Golden-naped Finch Pyrrhoplectes epauletta
• Crimson-browed Finch Carpodacus subhimachalus
• Maroon-backed Accentor Prunella immaculata
• Altai Accentor Prunella himalayana
• Tibetan Serin Spinus thibetanus
• Blanford's Rosefinch Agraphospiza rubescens
• Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
• Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides
• Godlewski's Bunting Emberiza godlewskii
• Brandt's Mountain Finch Leucosticte brandti
• Red-fronted Rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus
• Russet Sparrow Passer cinnamomeus
• Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Chloris spinoides
• Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra
• Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus thura
• Crested Bunting Melophus lathami
• Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis
• Grey-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca

Other Songbirds

• White-browed Shrike-babbler Pteruthius aeralatus
• White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca
• Black-eared Shrike-babbler Pteruthius melanotis
• Green Shrike-babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus
• Black-headed Shrike-babbler Pteruthius rufiventer

Frequently asked questions

How many birds are in the Wildlife of Bhutan guide?

The guide lists 651 birds of Bhutan, each with its own page covering identification, habitat and range.

Which groups of birds are covered?

Pheasants, Partridges & Quails (18), Ducks, Geese & Grebes (27), Pigeons, Doves & Sandgrouse (19), Cuckoos & Coucals (21), Nightjars, Frogmouths & Swifts (15), Cranes, Rails & Bustards (9), Gulls, Terns & Skuas (8), Shorebirds (30), Seabirds & Cormorants (3), Storks, Herons, Ibises & Pelicans (13), Birds of Prey (36), Owls (17), and 17 more groups.