Birds Recorded in Zhemgang

Comprehensive checklist of bird species documented in Zhemgang Dzongkhag, Bhutan.

Birds recorded in Zhemgang
Sl. No.Common NameScientific nameFamily
1Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheelaAccipitridae
2Mountain Hawk EagleNisaetus nipalensisAccipitridae
3Himalayan BuzzardButeo refectusAccipitridae
4Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisAccipitridae
5Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kieneriiAccipitridae
6Oriental Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchusAccipitridae
7Steppe EagleAquila nipalensisAccipitridae
8Himalayan VultureGyps himalayensisAccipitridae
9Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusAccipitridae
10Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnusAegithalidae
11Common IoraAegithina tiphiaAegithinidae
12White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensisAlcedinidae
13Crested KingfisherMegaceryle lugubrisAlcedinidae
14Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisAlcedinidae
15Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaAnatidae
16Mallard DuckAnas platyrhynchosAnatidae
17Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusAnatidae
18Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeAnatidae
19Northern PintailAnas acutaAnatidae
20White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutusApodidae
21White-bellied HeronArdea insignisArdeidae
22Striated HeronButorides striataArdeidae
23Cattle EgretBubulcus ibisArdeidae
24Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxArdeidae
25Great HornbillBuceros bicornisBucerotidae
26Rufous-necked HornbillAceros nipalensisBucerotidae
27Wreathed HornbillRhyticeros undulatusBucerotidae
28Black-winged CuckooshrikeLalage melaschistosCampephagidae
29Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosusCampephagidae
30Grey-chinned MinivetPericrocotus solarisCampephagidae
31Long-tailed MinivetPericrocotus ethologusCampephagidae
32Grey NightjarCaprimulgus jotakaCaprimulgidae
33Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurusCaprimulgidae
34Brown-throated TreecreeperCerthia discolorCerthiidae
35Rusty-flanked TreecreeperCerthia nipalensisCerthiidae
36Chestnut-headed TesiaTesia castaneocoronataCettiidae
37Rufous-faced WarblerAbroscopus albogularisCettiidae
38Black-faced WarblerAbroscopus schisticepsCettiidae
39Brown-flanked Bush WarblerCettia fortipesCettiidae
40Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatusCettiidae
41Slaty-bellied TesiaTesia oliveaCettiidae
42Grey-bellied TesiaTesia cyaniventerCettiidae
43Yellow-bellied WarblerAbroscopus superciliarisCettiidae
44Grey-sided Bush WarblerCettia brunnifronsCettiidae
45Hume's Bush WarblerHorornis brunnescensCettiidae
46River LapwingVanellus duvauceliiCharadriidae
47Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicusCharadriidae
48Orange-bellied LeafbirdChloropsis hardwickiiChloropseidae
49Golden-fronted LeafbirdChloropsis aurifronsChloropseidae
50Black StorkCiconia nigraCiconiidae
51Brown DipperCinclus pallasiiCinclidae
52Black-throated PriniaPrinia atrogularisCisticolidae
53Striated PriniaPrinia crinigeraCisticolidae
54Rufescent PriniaPrinia rufescensCisticolidae
55Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutoriusCisticolidae
56Common PigeonColumba liviaColumbidae
57Wedge-tailed Green PigeonTreron sphenurusColumbidae
58Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalisColumbidae
59Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensisColumbidae
60Emerald DoveChalcophaps indicaColumbidae
61Barred Cuckoo DoveMacropygia unchallColumbidae
62Hill PigeonColumba rupestrisColumbidae
63Pin-tailed Green PigeonTreron apicaudaColumbidae
64Mountain Imperial PigeonDucula badiaColumbidae
65Green Imperial PigeonDucula aeneaColumbidae
66Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisCoraciidae
67Common Green MagpieCissa chinensisCorvidae
68Grey TreepieDendrocitta formosaeCorvidae
69Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchosCorvidae
70Eurasian JayGarrulus grandariusCorvidae
71Spotted NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactesCorvidae
72Yellow-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa flavirostrisCorvidae
73Eurasian MagpiePica picaCorvidae
74Chestnut-winged CuckooClamator coromandusCuculidae
75Large Hawk CuckooHierococcyx sparverioidesCuculidae
76Eurasian CuckooCuculus canorusCuculidae
77Asian Emerald CuckooChrysococcyx maculatusCuculidae
78Drongo CuckooSurniculus dicruroidesCuculidae
79Green-billed MalkohaPhaenicophaeus tristisCuculidae
80Himalayan CuckooCuculus saturatusCuculidae
81Indian CuckooCuculus micropterusCuculidae
82Lesser CuckooCuculus poliocephalusCuculidae
83Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinusCuculidae
84Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratiiCuculidae
85Common Hawk CuckooHierococcyx variusCuculidae
86Greater CoucalCentropus sinensisCuculidae
87Oriental cuckooCuculus optatusCuculidae
88Fire-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeum ignipectusDicaeidae
89Yellow-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum melanoxanthumDicaeidae
90Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneusDicruridae
91Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remiferDicruridae
92Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus ParadiseusDicruridae
93Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottusDicruridae
94Ashy DrongoDicrurus leucophaeusDicruridae
95Spotted ElachuraElachura formosaElachuridae
96Little BuntingEmberiza pusillaEmberizidae
97Crested BuntingMelophus lathamiEmberizidae
98White-rumped MuniaLonchura striataEstrildidae
99Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataEstrildidae
100Long-tailed BroadbillPsarisomus dalhousiaeEurylaimidae
101Silver-breasted BroadbillSerilophus lunatusEurylaimidae
102Common KestrelFalco tinnunculusFalconidae
103Collared FalconetMicrohierax caerulescensFalconidae
104Oriental HobbyFalco severusFalconidae
105Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusFalconidae
106Yellow-breasted GreenfinchChloris spinoidesFringillidae
107Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusFringillidae
108Scarlet FinchHaematospiza sipahiFringillidae
109Gold-naped FinchPyrrhoplectes epaulettaFringillidae
110Brown BullfinchPyrrhula nipalensisFringillidae
111Dark-breasted RosefinchProcarduelis nipalensisFringillidae
112Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraFringillidae
113Spot-winged GrosbeakMycerobas melanozanthosFringillidae
114Plain Mountain FinchLeucosticte nemoricolaFringillidae
115Black-necked CraneGrus nigricollisGruidae
116Nepal House MartinDelichon nipalenseHirundinidae
117Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaHirundinidae
118Red-rumped SwallowCecropis dauricaHirundinidae
119Yellow-rumped HoneyguideIndicator xanthonotusIndicatoridae
120Asian Fairy BluebirdIrena puellaIrenidae
121Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach tricolorLaniidae
122Grey-backed ShrikeLanius tephronotusLaniidae
123Brown ShrikeLanius cristatusLaniidae
124White-throated LaughingthrushGarrulax albogularisLeiothrichidae
125White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusLeiothrichidae
126Lesser Necklaced LaughingthrushGarrulax monilegerLeiothrichidae
127Rufous-necked LaughingthrushGarrulax ruficollisLeiothrichidae
128Striated LaughingthrushGarrulax striatusLeiothrichidae
129Rufous-chinned LaughingthrushGarrulax rufogularisLeiothrichidae
130Bhutan LaughingthrushTrochalopteron imbricatumLeiothrichidae
131Blue-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron squamatumLeiothrichidae
132Chestnut-crowned LaughingthrushTrochalopteron erythrocephalumLeiothrichidae
133Red-faced LiocichlaLiocichla phoeniceaLeiothrichidae
134Silver-eared MesiaLeiothrix argentaurisLeiothrichidae
135Red-billed LeiothrixLeiothrix luteaLeiothrichidae
136Himalayan CutiaCutia nipalensisLeiothrichidae
137Rusty-fronted BarwingActinodura egertoniLeiothrichidae
138Blue-winged SivaSiva cyanouropteraLeiothrichidae
139Bar-throated SivaSiva strigulaLeiothrichidae
140Red-tailed MinlaMinla ignotinctaLeiothrichidae
141Rufous SibiaHeterophasia capistrataLeiothrichidae
142Long-tailed SibiaHeterophasia picaoidesLeiothrichidae
143Rufous-backed SibiaLeioptila annectensLeiothrichidae
144Hoary-throated BarwingActinodura nipalensisLeiothrichidae
145Grey-sided LaughingthrushGarrulax caerulatusLeiothrichidae
146Black-faced LaughingthrushGarrulax affinisLeiothrichidae
147Spotted LaughingthrushGarrulax ocellatusLeiothrichidae
148Jungle BabblerTurdoides striataLeiothrichidae
149Scaly LaughingthrushTrochalopteron subunicolorLeiothrichidae
150Greater-necklaced LaughingthrushPterorhinus pectoralisLeiothrichidae
151Blue-throated BarbetPsilopogon asiaticusMegalaimidae
152Great BarbetPsilopogon virensMegalaimidae
153Golden-throated BarbetPsilopogon frankliniiMegalaimidae
154Lineated BarbetPsilopogon lineatusMegalaimidae
155Blue-bearded Bee-eaterNyctyornis athertoniMeropidae
156Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaultiMeropidae
157Asian Paradise-flycatcherTerpsiphone affinisMonarchidae
158Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azureaMonarchidae
159White WagtailMotacilla albaMotacillidae
160Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaMotacillidae
161Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoniMotacillidae
162White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensisMotacillidae
163Rosy PipitAnthus roseatusMotacillidae
164Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulusMotacillidae
165Blue-capped Rock ThrushMonticola cinclorhynchusMuscicapidae
166Chestnut-bellied Rock ThrushMonticola rufiventrisMuscicapidae
167Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitariusMuscicapidae
168Blue Whistling ThrushMyophonus caeruleusMuscicapidae
169Dark-sided FlycatcherMuscicapa sibiricaMuscicapidae
170Rufous-gorgeted FlycatcherFicedula strophiataMuscicapidae
171Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinusMuscicapidae
172Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicillaMuscicapidae
173Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striataMuscicapidae
174Blue-throated Blue FlycatcherCyornis rubeculoidesMuscicapidae
175Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanniMuscicapidae
176Large NiltavaNiltava grandisMuscicapidae
177Small NiltavaNiltava macgrigoriaeMuscicapidae
178Himalayan BluetailTarsiger cyanurusMuscicapidae
179Oriental Magpie RobinCopsychus saularisMuscicapidae
180Hodgson's RedstartPhoenicurus hodgsoniMuscicapidae
181Blue-fronted RedstartPhoenicurus frontalisMuscicapidae
182White-capped RedstartPhoenicurus leucocephalusMuscicapidae
183Plumbeous RedstartRhyacornis fuliginosaMuscicapidae
184Slaty-backed ForktailEnicurus schistaceusMuscicapidae
185Spotted ForktailEnicurus maculatusMuscicapidae
186Common StonechatSaxicola torquatusMuscicapidae
187Grey BushchatSaxicola ferreusMuscicapidae
188Ultramarine FlycatcherFicedula superciliarisMuscicapidae
189Little ForktailEnicurus scouleriMuscicapidae
190White-gorgeted FlycatcherAnthipes monilegerMuscicapidae
191Rufous-bellied NiltavaNiltava sundaraMuscicapidae
192Ferruginuous FlycatcherMuscicapa ferrugineaMuscicapidae
193Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosMuscicapidae
194Slaty-backed FlycatcherFicedula hodgsoniiMuscicapidae
195Sapphire FlycatcherFicedula sapphiraMuscicapidae
196Himalayan ShortwingBrachypteryx cruralisMuscicapidae
197White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraMuscicapidae
198Gould's ShortwingHeteroxenicus stellatusMuscicapidae
199Pale Blue FlycatcherCyornis unicolorMuscicapidae
200Lesser ShortwingBrachypteryx leucophrisMuscicapidae
201Snowy-browed FlycatcherFicedula hyperythraMuscicapidae
202Brown-breasted FlycatcherMuscicapa muttuiMuscicapidae
203Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauricaMuscicapidae
204Rufous-breasted Bush RobinTarsiger hyperythrusMuscicapidae
205Golden Bush RobinTarsiger chrysaeusMuscicapidae
206White-throated RedstartPhoenicurus schisticepsMuscicapidae
207Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensisNectariniidae
208Black-throated SunbirdAethopyga saturataNectariniidae
209Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparajaNectariniidae
210Streaked SpiderhunterArachnothera magnaNectariniidae
211Fire-tailed SunbirdAethopyga ignicaudaNectariniidae
212Mrs.Gould's SunbirdAethopgya gouldiaeNectariniidae
213Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticusNectariniidae
214Maroon OrioleOriolus trailliiOriolidae
215Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornusOriolidae
216Indian Golden OrioleOriolus kundooOriolidae
217OspreyPandion haliaetusPandionidae
218Green-backed TitParus monticolusParidae
219Yellow-cheeked TitParus spilonotusParidae
220Sultan TitMelanochlora sultaneaParidae
221Yellow-browed TitSylviparus modestusParidae
222Fire-capped TitCephalopyrus flammicepsParidae
223Rufous-vented TitPeriparus rubidiventrisParidae
224Grey-crested TitLophophanes dichrousParidae
225Coal TitPeriparus aterParidae
226Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusPasseridae
227Russet SparrowPasser rutilansPasseridae
228Yellow-throated FulvettaAlcippe cinereaPellorneidae
229Rufous-winged FulvettaPseudominla castanecepsPellorneidae
230Nepal FulvettaAlcippe nipalensisPellorneidae
231Buff-breasted BabblerPellorneum tickelliPellorneidae
232Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficepsPellorneidae
233White-hooded BabblerGampsorhynchus rufulusPellorneidae
234Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboPhalacrocoracidae
235Red JunglefowlGallus gallusPhasanidae
236Kalij PheasantLophura leucomelanosPhasanidae
237Satyr TragopanTragopan satyraPhasanidae
238Blood PheasantIthaginis cruentusPhasanidae
239Himalayan MonalLophophorus impejanusPhasanidae
240Rufous-throated PartridgeArborophila rufogularisPhasanidae
241Hill PartridgeArborophila torqueolaPhasanidae
242Grey Peacock-pheasantPolyplectron bicalcaratumPhasanidae
243Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusPhasanidae
244Tickell's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus affinisPhylloscopidae
245Chestnut-crowned WarblerPhylloscopus castanicepsPhylloscopidae
246Grey-hooded WarblerPhylloscopus xanthoschistosPhylloscopidae
247Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennisPhylloscopidae
248Grey-cheeked WarblerPhylloscopus poliogenysPhylloscopidae
249Dusky WarblerPhylloscopus fuscatusPhylloscopidae
250Blyth's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus reguloidesPhylloscopidae
251Yellow-vented WarblerPhylloscopus cantatorPhylloscopidae
252Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloidesPhylloscopidae
253Whistler's WarblerSeicercus whistleriPhylloscopidae
254Lemon-rumped WarblerPhylloscopus chloronotusPhylloscopidae
255Large-billed Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus magnirostrisPhylloscopidae
256Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybitaPhylloscopidae
257Speckled PiculetPicumnus innominatusPicidae
258Grey-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus canicapillusPicidae
259Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos maceiPicidae
260Greater YellownapeChrysophlegma flavinuchaPicidae
261Lesser YellownapePicus chlorolophusPicidae
262Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canusPicidae
263Crimson-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos cathphariusPicidae
264Rufous-bellied WoodpeckerDendrocopos hyperythrusPicidae
265Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurusPicidae
266White-browed PiculetSasia ochraceaPicidae
267Bay WoodpeckerBlythipicus pyrrhotisPicidae
268Darjeeling WoodpeckerDendrocopos darjellensisPicidae
269Greater FlamebackChrysocolaptes guttacristatusPicidae
270Blue-naped PittaHydrornis nipalensisPittidae
271Scaly-breasted Wren BabblerPnoepyga albiventerPnoepygidae
272Pygmy CupwingPnoepyga pusillaPnoepygidae
273Rufous-breasted AccentorPrunella strophiataPrunellidae
274Maroon-backed AccentorPrunella immaculataPrunellidae
275Slaty-headed ParakeetPsittacula himalayanaPsittaculidae
276Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandriPsittaculidae
277Striated BulbulPycnonotus striatusPycnonotidae
278Black-crested BulbulPycnonotus flaviventrisPycnonotidae
279Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosusPycnonotidae
280Himalayan BulbulPycnonotus leucogenysPycnonotidae
281Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus caferPycnonotidae
282White-throated BulbulAlophoixus flaveolusPycnonotidae
283Ashy BulbulHemixos flavalaPycnonotidae
284Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalusPycnonotidae
285Mountain BulbulIxos mcclellandiiPycnonotidae
286White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurusRallidae
287Slaty-breasted RailGallirallus striatusRallidae
288Black-tailed CrakePorzana bicolorRallidae
289White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollisRhipiduridae
290Eurasian WoodcockScolopax rusticolaScolopacidae
291Sharp-tailed sandpiperCalidris acuminataScolopacidae
292Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosScolopacidae
293Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta cinnamoventrisSittidae
294White-tailed NuthatchSitta himalayensisSittidae
295Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosaSittidae
296Yellow-bellied FantailChelidorhynx hypoxanthusStenostiridae
297Grey-headed Canary FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensisStenostiridae
298Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoidesStrigidae
299Tawny Fish OwlKetupa flavipesStrigidae
300Collared OwletGlaucidium brodieiStrigidae
301Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusStrigidae
302Spot-bellied Eagle OwlBubo nipalensisStrigidae
303Collared Scops OwlOtus lettiaStrigidae
304Mountain Scops OwlOtus spilocephalusStrigidae
305Eurasian Eagle OwlBubo BuboStrigidae
306Himalayan OwlStrix nivicolumStrigidae
307Brown Wood OwlStrix leptogrammicaStrigidae
308Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabaricaSturnidae
309Common MynaAcridotheres tristisSturnidae
310Great MynaAcridotheres grandisSturnidae
311Common Hill MynaGracula religiosaSturnidae
312Grey-headed ParrotbillPsittiparus gularisSylviidae
313White-breasted ParrotbillPsittiparus ruficepsSylviidae
314Fire-tailed MyzornisMyzornis pyrrhouraSylviidae
315Black-throated ParrotbillSuthora nipalensisSylviidae
316Pale-billed ParrotbillChleuasicus atrosupercilliarisSylviidae
317White-browed FulvettaFulvetta vinipectusSylviidae
318Golden-breasted FulvettaLioparus chrysotisSylviidae
319WallcreeperTichodroma murariaTichodromidae
320Rusty-cheeked Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus erythrogenysTimaliidae
321White-browed Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus schisticepsTimaliidae
322Streak-breasted Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus ruficollisTimaliidae
323Golden babblerStachyridopsis chrysaeaTimaliidae
324Rufous-capped BabblerStachyridopsis ruficepsTimaliidae
325Grey-throated BabblerStachyris nigricepsTimaliidae
326Coral-billed Scimitar BabblerPomatorhinus ferruginosusTimaliidae
327Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesTroglodytidae
328Red-headed TrogonHerpactes erythrocephalusTrogonidae
329Ward's TrogonHarpactes wardiTrogonidae
330Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaTurdidae
331Long-tailed ThrushZoothera dixoniTurdidae
332Scaly ThrushZoothera daumaTurdidae
333Tickell's ThrushTurdus unicolorTurdidae
334White-collared BlackbirdTurdus albocinctusTurdidae
335Grey-winged BlackbirdTurdus boulboulTurdidae
336Long-billed ThrushZoothera monticolaTurdidae
337Black-throated ThrushTurdus atrogularisTurdidae
338Red-throated ThrushTurdus ruficollisTurdidae
339Chestnut ThrushTurdus rubrocanusTurdidae
340Alpine ThrushZoothera mollissimaTurdidae
341Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitatorTurnicidae
342Common HoopoeUpupa epopsUpupidae
343Large WoodshrikeTephrodornis virgatusVangidae
344Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus picatusVangidae
345Blyth's Shrike-babblerPteruthius flaviscapisVireonidae
346Black-eared Shrike-babblerPteruthius melanotisVireonidae
347White-bellied ErpornisErpornis zantholeucaVireonidae
348Green Shrike-babblerPteruthius xanthochlorusVireonidae
349Black-headed Shrike-babblerPteruthius rufiventerVireonidae
350Oriental White-eyeZosterops palpebrosusZosteropidae
351Striated YuhinaYuhina castanicepsZosteropidae
352Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollisZosteropidae
353Rufous-vented YuhinaYuhina occipitalisZosteropidae
354Black-chinned YuhinaYuhina nigrimentaZosteropidae
355White-naped YuhinaYuhina bakeriZosteropidae
356Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularisZosteropidae
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