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Birds in Bhutan

Our list for Bhutan has 96 bird species recorded regularly there: 11 residents, 2 summer visitors, 39 winter visitors, 32 passage migrants and 12 scarce visitors

The list comes from 482,000 birdwatchers' records from 2019–2024, shared through the eBird Observation Dataset on GBIF. A bird is listed when it was recorded in at least 3 of the 6 years and has a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur here than are listed; the months show when it is recorded most years.

Species on our list
96
In October
59
Common
23
Busiest month
Apr

This month: October

GBIF · Oct

Most likely

  1. Pied WagtailPied Wagtail1.38%
  2. Plumbeous Water-redstartPlumbeous Water-redstart1.21%
  3. Rock DoveRock Dove1.07%
  4. Eurasian Tree SparrowEurasian Tree Sparrow0.92%
  5. Grey WagtailGrey Wagtail0.78%
  6. Red-billed ChoughRed-billed Chough0.71%

Arriving now

  1. Great CormorantGreat CormorantWinter visitorSep 0.00% → Oct 0.22%
  2. Eurasian WrenEurasian WrenWinter visitorSep 0.08% → Oct 0.19%
  3. Blue Rock-thrushBlue Rock-thrushWinter visitorSep 0.11% → Oct 0.19%
  4. Red JunglefowlRed JunglefowlWinter visitorSep 0.03% → Oct 0.13%
  5. Ruddy ShelduckRuddy ShelduckWinter visitorSep 0.16% → Oct 0.11%
  6. Peregrine FalconPeregrine FalconPassage migrantSep 0.03% → Oct 0.11%

Share of all bird records in Bhutan in October, 2019–2024. “Arriving now” are the birds whose share rises most from last month. Each month links to that month’s page.

The bird calendar for Bhutan

Month by month

When each bird is around, through the year. The darker the square, the closer that month is to the bird’s busiest. Filter by summer or winter visitors to see the seasons turn over.

The year in Bhutan

Records by month
Bird records in Bhutan by month, 2019–2024
January18,735
February33,832
March62,251
April186,562
May46,782
June7,254
July3,983
August2,941
September3,795
October26,177
November61,397
December28,321

April has the most records (187,000). Records follow birdwatchers as well as birds: a busy month means more people out looking, as well as more birds passing through.

By family

12 of 19
All 19 families in Bhutan

How common

All 96 birds, A to Z

Show all 96 birds

Questions

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How many birds are on Birdfact's list for Bhutan?

96 species, each recorded regularly in Bhutan (in at least 3 of the 6 years 2019–2024): 11 residents, 2 summer visitors, 39 winter visitors, 32 passage migrants and 12 scarce visitors. The list includes only birds with a Birdfact species guide, so more species occur in Bhutan, and rarer vagrants are not listed.

What birds can I see in Bhutan in October?

59 species on our list for Bhutan are recorded regularly in October. Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Wagtail, Plumbeous Water-redstart, Rock Dove, Eurasian Tree Sparrow and Grey Wagtail.

What are the most common birds in Bhutan?

Of the birds on our list, the ones birdwatchers record most often in Bhutan are Pied Wagtail, Rock Dove, Hoopoe, Eurasian Tree Sparrow and Plumbeous Water-redstart.

Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made

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