Birds in Bhutan

96 species listed · birdwatchers' records, 2019–2024

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.

Birds to see in Bhutan in September

30 species on our list are recorded regularly this month. These are the ones birdwatchers record most often.

All 30 birds in September

Arriving in September: Green Sandpiper, Black-crowned Night-heron, Barn Swallow, Alpine Chough, Common Snipe, Hobby, Wryneck, Osprey.

Through the year

Species recorded regularly in Bhutan each month: most in April (74), fewest in July (18). Choose a month to see its birds.

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Goldcrest
GoldcrestSmallest · 8.5cm
to
Indian Peafowl
Indian PeafowlLargest · 230cm
From the Goldcrest (8.5 cm) to the Indian Peafowl (230 cm)38 families

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All 96 birds on the list

Showing 70–92 of 96 species

Black Redstart

Black Redstart

Phoenicurus ochrurosLC

Winter visitorUncommon

Regularly Oct–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Alpine Swift

Alpine Swift

Tachymarptis melbaLC

ScarceUncommon
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Orange-headed Thrush

Orange-headed Thrush

Geokichla citrinaLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Goshawk

Northern Goshawk

Astur gentilisLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Mandarin Duck

Mandarin Duck

Aix galericulataLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Feb–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Lapwing

Northern Lapwing

Vanellus vanellusNT

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Nov–Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Booted Eagle

Booted Eagle

Hieraaetus pennatusLC

Passage migrantUncommon

Regularly Oct–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Northern Shoveler

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeataLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Nov–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D

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Avocet

Avocet

Recurvirostra avosettaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Mar–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Moorhen

Moorhen

Gallinula chloropusLC

Winter visitorRare

Regularly Nov–Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Greylag Goose

Greylag Goose

Anser anserLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Mar

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Little Owl

Little Owl

Athene noctuaLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Chiffchaff

Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybitaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jan

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Water Pipit

Water Pipit

Anthus spinolettaLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Great White Egret

Great White Egret

Ardea albaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Jan–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bluethroat

Bluethroat

Luscinia svecicaLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Golden Eagle

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetosLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Oct–Dec

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Common Tern

Common Tern

Sterna hirundoLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Bonelli's Eagle

Bonelli's Eagle

Aquila fasciataLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Sand Martin

Sand Martin

Riparia ripariaLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Kentish Plover

Kentish Plover

Charadrius alexandrinusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Redshank

Redshank

Tringa totanusLC

Passage migrantRare

Regularly Apr–May

J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Black-headed Gull

Black-headed Gull

Chroicocephalus ridibundusLC

ScarceRare
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
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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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