Birds to See in Bhutan in June
24 bird species on our list for Bhutan are recorded regularly in June
Of these, the most often recorded are Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Rock Dove, Hoopoe, Cuckoo and Plumbeous Water-redstart.
On the move in June
GBIF · JunFrom Bhutan’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 24 birds in June
24 birds
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.12% in Jun
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.10% in Jun
HoopoeUpupa epopsSummer visitorCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.72% in Jun
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Apr–Oct · 0.68% in Jun
Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.68% in Jun
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxResidentCommon39–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.65% in Jun
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 0.51% in Jun
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentCommon27–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.45% in Jun
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.34% in Jun
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.32% in Jun
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Jun
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Jun
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.23% in Jun
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.21% in Jun
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in Jun
Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusPassage migrantUncommon36–39 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.15% in Jun
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.14% in Jun
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.12% in Jun
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusWinter visitorUncommon42–75 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.12% in Jun
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.11% in Jun
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.10% in Jun
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in Jun
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.06% in Jun
Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisWinter visitorUncommon20–23 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.04% in Jun
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Coal Tit 10–12 cm
- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- Plumbeous Water-redstart 12–15 cm
- Common Rosefinch 13–15 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- White-tailed Robin 16–18 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Blue-eared Barbet 20–23 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- White-crested Laughingthrush 27–31 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 cm
- Cuckoo 32–34 cm
- Sparrowhawk 28–38 cm
- Eurasian Jay 32–35 cm
- Kestrel 32–39 cm
- Alpine Chough 36–39 cm
- Red-billed Chough 39–43 cm
- Red Junglefowl 42–75 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Black Eagle 65–80 cm
- Indian Peafowl 86–230 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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