Birds to See in Bhutan in September
30 bird species on our list for Bhutan are recorded regularly in September
Of these, the most often recorded are Pied Wagtail, Rock Dove, Hoopoe, Plumbeous Water-redstart and Eurasian Tree Sparrow. New this month: Green Sandpiper, Black-crowned Night-heron, Barn Swallow and Alpine Chough and 4 more.
On the move in September
GBIF · SepArriving
From 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 30 birds in September
30 birds
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in Sep
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Sep
HoopoeUpupa epopsSummer visitorCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 1.55% in Sep
Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusResidentCommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 1.16% in Sep
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.11% in Sep
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.97% in Sep
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxResidentCommon39–43 cmRecorded all year · 0.92% in Sep
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.82% in Sep
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentCommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Sep
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisWinter visitorCommon16–17 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.74% in Sep
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.58% in Sep
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.55% in Sep
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentCommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.50% in Sep
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.42% in Sep
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorCommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.40% in Sep
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxWinter visitorUncommon58–65 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.29% in Sep
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.29% in Sep
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaPassage migrantUncommon17–19 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.24% in Sep
Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.21% in Sep
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.18% in Sep
Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusPassage migrantUncommon36–39 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.16% in Sep
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentCommon27–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.16% in Sep
Coal TitPeriparus aterWinter visitorCommon10–12 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.13% in Sep
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.13% in Sep
HobbyFalco subbuteoPassage migrantUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.13% in Sep
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.13% in Sep
Spotted OwletAthene bramaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.13% in Sep
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Sep
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.11% in Sep
WryneckJynx torquillaPassage migrantUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Apr–Dec · 0.08% in Sep
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
- Red Crossbill 15–17 cm
- Common Kingfisher 16–17 cm
- Wryneck 16–18 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Spotted Owlet 19–21 cm
- Green Sandpiper 21–24 cm
- Common Snipe 25–27 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- White-crested Laughingthrush 27–31 cm
- Hobby 28–35 cm
- Rock Dove 31–34 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
- Osprey 54–58 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Black-crowned Night-heron 58–65 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

