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List of birds of Bhutan

May 08, 2024

This is a list of the bird species recorded in Bhutan. The avifauna of Bhutan include a total of 760 species, of which one has been introduced by humans.

This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World, 2022 edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Bhutan.

The following tags have been used to highlight several categories. The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories.

  • (A) Accidental - a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Bhutan
  • (I) Introduced - a species introduced to Bhutan as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions


Ducks, geese, and waterfowl edit

Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anatidae

Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating.

Pheasants, grouse, and allies edit

Order: Galliformes   Family: Phasianidae

The Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds which consists of quails, partridges, snowcocks, francolins, spurfowls, tragopans, monals, pheasants, peafowls and jungle fowls. In general, they are plump (although they vary in size) and have broad, relatively short wings.

Grebes edit

Order: Podicipediformes   Family: Podicipedidae

Grebes are small to medium-large freshwater diving birds. They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers. However, they have their feet placed far back on the body, making them quite ungainly on land.

Pigeons and doves edit

Order: Columbiformes   Family: Columbidae

Pigeons and doves are stout-bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere.

Cuckoos edit

Order: Cuculiformes   Family: Cuculidae

The family Cuculidae includes cuckoos, roadrunners and anis. These birds are of variable size with slender bodies, long tails and strong legs. The Old World cuckoos are brood parasites.

Frogmouths edit

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Podargidae

The frogmouths are a group of nocturnal birds related to the nightjars. They are named for their large flattened hooked bill and huge frog-like gape, which they use to take insects.

Nightjars and allies edit

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Caprimulgidae

Nightjars are medium-sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground. They have long wings, short legs and very short bills. Most have small feet, of little use for walking, and long pointed wings. Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves.

Swifts edit

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Apodidae

Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang.

Treeswifts edit

Order: Caprimulgiformes   Family: Hemiprocnidae

The treeswifts, also called crested swifts, are closely related to the true swifts. They differ from the other swifts in that they have crests, long forked tails and softer plumage.

Rails, gallinules, and coots edit

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Rallidae

Rallidae is a large family of small to medium-sized birds which includes the rails, crakes, coots and gallinules. Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps or rivers. In general they are shy and secretive birds, making them difficult to observe. Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces. They tend to have short, rounded wings and to be weak fliers.

Cranes edit

Further information: Black-necked cranes in Bhutan

Order: Gruiformes   Family: Gruidae

Cranes are large, long-legged and long-necked birds. Unlike the similar-looking but unrelated herons, cranes fly with necks outstretched, not pulled back. Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or "dances".

Thick-knees edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Burhinidae

The thick-knees are a group of largely tropical waders in the family Burhinidae. They are found worldwide within the tropical zone, with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia. They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow-black bills, large yellow eyes and cryptic plumage. Despite being classed as waders, most species have a preference for arid or semi-arid habitats.

Stilts and avocets edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Recurvirostridae

Recurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds, which includes the avocets and stilts. The avocets have long legs and long up-curved bills. The stilts have extremely long legs and long, thin, straight bills.

Ibisbill edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Ibidorhynchidae

The ibisbill is related to the waders, but is sufficiently distinctive to be a family unto itself. The adult is grey with a white belly, red legs, a long down curved bill, and a black face and breast band.

Plovers and lapwings edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Charadriidae

The family Charadriidae includes the plovers, dotterels and lapwings. They are small to medium-sized birds with compact bodies, short, thick necks and long, usually pointed, wings. They are found in open country worldwide, mostly in habitats near water.

Painted-snipes edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Rostratulidae

Painted-snipes are short-legged, long-billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes, but more brightly colored.

Jacanas edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Jacanidae

The jacanas are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae. They are found throughout the tropics. They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat.

Sandpipers and allies edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Scolopacidae

Scolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium-sized shorebirds including the sandpipers, curlews, godwits, shanks, tattlers, woodcocks, snipes, dowitchers and phalaropes. The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil. Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat, particularly on the coast, without direct competition for food.

Buttonquail edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Turnicidae

The buttonquail are small, drab, running birds which resemble the true quails. The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship. The male incubates the eggs and tends the young.

Pratincoles and coursers edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Glareolidae

Glareolidae is a family of wading birds comprising the pratincoles, which have short legs, long pointed wings and long forked tails, and the coursers, which have long legs, short wings and long, pointed bills which curve downwards.

Gulls, terns, and skimmers edit

Order: Charadriiformes   Family: Laridae

Laridae is a family of medium to large seabirds, the gulls, terns, and skimmers. Gulls are typically grey or white, often with black markings on the head or wings. They have stout, longish bills and webbed feet. Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage, often with black markings on the head. Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water. Terns are generally long-lived birds, with several species known to live in excess of 30 years.

Storks edit

Order: Ciconiiformes   Family: Ciconiidae

Storks are large, long-legged, long-necked, wading birds with long, stout bills. Storks are mute, but bill-clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest. Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years.

Cormorants and shags edit

Order: Suliformes   Family: Phalacrocoracidae

Phalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large coastal, fish-eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags. Plumage colouration varies, with the majority having mainly dark plumage, some species being black-and-white and a few being colourful.

Herons, egrets, and bitterns edit

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Ardeidae

The family Ardeidae contains the bitterns, herons, and egrets. Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs. Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary. Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted, unlike other long-necked birds such as storks, ibises and spoonbills.

Ibises and spoonbills edit

Order: Pelecaniformes   Family: Threskiornithidae

Threskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and spoonbills. They have long, broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers. They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight, very capable soarers.

Osprey edit

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Pandionidae

The family Pandionidae contains only one species, the osprey. The osprey is a medium-large raptor which is a specialist fish-eater with a worldwide distribution.

Hawks, eagles, and kites edit

Order: Accipitriformes   Family: Accipitridae

Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey, which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers and Old World vultures. These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons and keen eyesight.

Barn-owls edit

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Tytonidae

Barn-owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart-shaped faces. They have long strong legs with powerful talons.

Owls edit

Order: Strigiformes   Family: Strigidae

The typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey. They have large forward-facing eyes and ears, a hawk-like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk.

Trogons edit

Order: Trogoniformes   Family: Trogonidae

The family Trogonidae includes trogons and quetzals. Found in tropical woodlands worldwide, they feed on insects and fruit, and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits. Although their flight is fast, they are reluctant to fly any distance. Trogons have soft, often colourful, feathers with distinctive male and female plumage.

Hoopoes edit

Order: Bucerotiformes   Family: Upupidae

Hoopoes have black, white and orangey-pink colouring with a large erectile crest on their head.

Hornbills edit

Order: Bucerotiformes   Family: Bucerotidae

Hornbills are a group of birds whose bill is shaped like a cow's horn, but without a twist, sometimes with a casque on the upper mandible. Frequently, the bill is brightly coloured.

Kingfishers edit

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Alcedinidae

Kingfishers are medium-sized birds with large heads, long, pointed bills, short legs and stubby tails.

Bee-eaters edit

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Meropidae

The bee-eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae. Most species are found in Africa but others occur in southern Europe, Madagascar, Australia and New Guinea. They are characterised by richly coloured plumage, slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers. All are colourful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings, which give them a swallow-like appearance when seen from afar.

Rollers edit

Order: Coraciiformes   Family: Coraciidae

Rollers resemble crows in size and build, but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee-eaters. They share the colourful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating. The two inner front toes are connected, but the outer toe is not.

Asian barbets edit

Order: Piciformes   Family: Megalaimidae

The Asian barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly coloured.

Honeyguides edit

Order: Piciformes   Family: Indicatoridae

Honeyguides are among the few birds that feed on wax. They are named for the greater honeyguide which leads traditional honey-hunters to bees' nests and, after the hunters have harvested the honey, feeds on the remaining contents of the hive.

Woodpeckers edit

Order: Piciformes   Family: Picidae

Woodpeckers are small to medium-sized birds with chisel-like beaks, short legs, stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects. Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward, while several species have only three toes. Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks.

Falcons and caracaras edit

Order: Falconiformes   Family: Falconidae

Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey. They differ from hawks, eagles and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons.

Old world parrots edit

Order: Psittaciformes   Family: Psittaculidae

Characteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill, an upright stance, strong legs, and clawed zygodactyl feet. Many parrots are vividly coloured, and some are multi-coloured. In size they range from 8 cm (3.1 in) to 1 m (3.3 ft) in length. Old World parrots are found from Africa east across south and southeast Asia and Oceania to Australia and New Zealand.

Asian and Grauer's broadbills edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Eurylaimidae

The broadbills are small, brightly coloured birds, which feed on fruit and also take insects in flycatcher fashion, snapping their broad bills. Their habitat is canopies of wet forests.

Pittas edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pittidae

Pittas are medium-sized by passerine standards and are stocky, with fairly long, strong legs, short tails and stout bills. Many are brightly coloured. They spend the majority of their time on wet forest floors, eating snails, insects and similar invertebrates.

Cuckooshrikes edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Campephagidae

The cuckooshrikes are small to medium-sized passerine birds. They are predominantly greyish with white and black, although some species are brightly coloured.

Vireos, shrike-babblers, and erpornis edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Vireonidae

Most of the members of this family are found in the New World. However, the shrike-babblers and erpornis, which only slightly resemble the "true" vireos and greenlets, are found in South East Asia.

Old World orioles edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Oriolidae

The Old World orioles are colourful passerine birds. They are not related to the New World orioles.

Woodswallows, bellmagpies, and allies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Artamidae

The woodswallows are soft-plumaged, somber-coloured passerine birds. They are smooth, agile flyers with moderately large, semi-triangular wings.

Vangas, helmetshrikes, and allies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Vangidae

The family Vangidae is highly variable, though most members of it resemble true shrikes to some degree.

Ioras edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Aegithinidae

The ioras are bulbul-like birds of open forest or thorn scrub, but whereas that group tends to be drab in colouration, ioras are sexually dimorphic, with the males being brightly plumaged in yellows and greens.

Fantails edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Rhipiduridae

The fantails are small insectivorous birds which are specialist aerial feeders.

Drongos edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Dicruridae

The drongos are mostly black or dark grey in colour, sometimes with metallic tints. They have long forked tails, and some Asian species have elaborate tail decorations. They have short legs and sit very upright when perched, like a shrike. They flycatch or take prey from the ground.

Monarch flycatchers edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Monarchidae

The monarch flycatchers are small to medium-sized insectivorous passerines which hunt by flycatching.

Shrikes edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Laniidae

Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A typical shrike's beak is hooked, like a bird of prey.

Crows, jays, and magpies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Corvidae

The family Corvidae includes crows, ravens, jays, choughs, magpies, treepies, nutcrackers and ground jays. Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes, and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence.

Fairy flycatchers edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Stenostiridae

Most of the species of this small family are found in Africa, though a few inhabit tropical Asia. They are not closely related to other birds called "flycatchers".

Tits, chickadees, and titmice edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Paridae

The Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills. Some have crests. They are adaptable birds, with a mixed diet including seeds and insects.

Larks edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Alaudidae

Larks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights. Most larks are fairly dull in appearance. Their food is insects and seeds.

Cisticolas and allies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cisticolidae

The Cisticolidae are warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World. They are generally very small birds of drab brown or grey appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub.

Reed warblers and allies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Acrocephalidae

The members of this family are usually rather large for "warblers". Most are rather plain olivaceous brown above with much yellow to beige below. They are usually found in open woodland, reedbeds, or tall grass. The family occurs mostly in southern to western Eurasia and surroundings, but it also ranges far into the Pacific, with some species in Africa.

Grassbirds and allies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Locustellidae

Locustellidae are a family of small insectivorous songbirds found mainly in Eurasia, Africa, and the Australian region. They are smallish birds with tails that are usually long and pointed, and tend to be drab brownish or buffy all over.

Cupwings edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pnoepygidae

The members of this small family are found in mountainous parts of South and South East Asia.

Swallows edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Hirundinidae

The family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding. They have a slender streamlined body, long pointed wings and a short bill with a wide gape. The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking, and the front toes are partially joined at the base.

Bulbuls edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pycnonotidae

Bulbuls are medium-sized songbirds. Some are colourful with yellow, red or orange vents, cheeks, throats or supercilia, but most are drab, with uniform olive-brown to black plumage. Some species have distinct crests.

Leaf warblers edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Phylloscopidae

Leaf warblers are a family of small insectivorous birds found mostly in Eurasia and ranging into Wallacea and Africa. The species are of various sizes, often green-plumaged above and yellow below, or more subdued with greyish-green to greyish-brown colours.

Bush warblers and allies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Scotocercidae

The members of this family are found throughout Africa, Asia, and Polynesia. Their taxonomy is in flux, and some authorities place some genera in other families.[1]

Long-tailed tits edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Aegithalidae

Long-tailed tits are a group of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They make woven bag nests in trees. Most eat a mixed diet which includes insects.

Sylviid warblers, parrotbills, and allies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sylviidae

The family Sylviidae is a group of small insectivorous passerine birds. They mainly occur as breeding species, as the common name implies, in Europe, Asia and, to a lesser extent, Africa. Most are of generally undistinguished appearance, but many have distinctive songs.

White-eyes, yuhinas, and allies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Zosteropidae

The white-eyes are small and mostly undistinguished, their plumage above being generally some dull color like greenish-olive, but some species have a white or bright yellow throat, breast or lower parts, and several have buff flanks. As their name suggests, many species have a white ring around each eye.

Tree-babblers, scimitar-babblers, and allies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Timaliidae

The babblers, or timaliids, are somewhat diverse in size and colouration, but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage.

Ground babblers and allies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Pellorneidae

These small to medium-sized songbirds have soft fluffy plumage but are otherwise rather diverse. Members of the genus Illadopsis are found in forests, but some other genera are birds of scrublands.

Laughingthrushes and allies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Leiothrichidae

The members of this family are diverse in size and colouration, though those of genus Turdoides tend to be brown or greyish. The family is found in Africa, India, and southeast Asia.

Kinglets edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Regulidae

The kinglets, also called crests, are a small group of birds often included in the Old World warblers, but frequently given family status because they also resemble the titmice.

Wallcreeper edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Tichodromidae

The wallcreeper is a small bird related to the nuthatch family, which has stunning crimson, grey and black plumage.

Nuthatches edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sittidae

Nuthatches are small woodland birds. They have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first, unlike other birds which can only go upwards. Nuthatches have big heads, short tails and powerful bills and feet.

Treecreepers edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Certhiidae

Treecreepers are small woodland birds, brown above and white below. They have thin pointed down-curved bills, which they use to extricate insects from bark. They have stiff tail feathers, like woodpeckers, which they use to support themselves on vertical trees.

Wrens edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Troglodytidae

The wrens are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs. These birds have short wings and thin down-turned bills. Several species often hold their tails upright. All are insectivorous.

Spotted elachura edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Elachuridae

This species, the only one in its family, inhabits forest undergrowth throughout South East Asia.

Dippers edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Cinclidae

Dippers are a group of perching birds whose habitat includes aquatic environments in the Americas, Europe and Asia. They are named for their bobbing or dipping movements.

Starlings edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Sturnidae

Starlings are small to medium-sized passerine birds. Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious. Their preferred habitat is fairly open country. They eat insects and fruit. Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen.

Thrushes and allies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Turdidae

The thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small to medium-sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores, often feeding on the ground. Many have attractive songs.

Old World flycatchers edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Muscicapidae

Old World flycatchers are a large group of small passerine birds native to the Old World. They are mainly small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is highly varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls.

Flowerpeckers edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Dicaeidae

The flowerpeckers are very small, stout, often brightly coloured birds, with short tails, short thick curved bills and tubular tongues.

Sunbirds and spiderhunters edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Nectariniidae

The sunbirds and spiderhunters are very small passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed.

Fairy-bluebirds edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Irenidae

The fairy-bluebirds are bulbul-like birds of open forest or thorn scrub. The males are dark-blue and the females a duller green.

Leafbirds edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Chloropseidae

The leafbirds are small, bulbul-like birds. The males are brightly plumaged, usually in greens and yellows.

Weavers and allies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Ploceidae

The weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches. They are seed-eating birds with rounded conical bills. The males of many species are brightly coloured, usually in red or yellow and black, some species show variation in colour only in the breeding season.

Waxbills and allies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Estrildidae

The estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia. They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short thick but pointed bills. They are all similar in structure and habits, but have wide variation in plumage colours and patterns.

Accentors edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Prunellidae

The accentors are in the only bird family, Prunellidae, which is completely endemic to the Palearctic. They are small, fairly drab species superficially similar to sparrows.

Old World sparrows edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Passeridae

Old World sparrows are small passerine birds. In general, sparrows tend to be small, plump, brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks. Sparrows are seed eaters, but they also consume small insects.

Wagtails and pipits edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Motacillidae

Motacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails. They include the wagtails, longclaws and pipits. They are slender, ground feeding insectivores of open country.

Finches, euphonias, and allies edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Fringillidae

Finches are seed-eating passerine birds, that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak, usually conical and in some species very large. All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries. These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings, and most sing well.

Longspurs and snow buntings edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Calcariidae

The Calcariidae are a group of passerine birds which had been traditionally grouped with the New World sparrows, but differ in a number of respects and are usually found in open grassy areas.

Old World buntings edit

Order: Passeriformes   Family: Emberizidae

The emberizids are a large family of passerine birds. They are seed-eating birds with distinctively shaped bills. Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Gill, F. and D. Donsker (Eds). 2019. IOC World Bird List (v 9.2). doi:10.14344/IOC.ML.9.2 http://www.worldbirdnames.org/ retrieved 22 June 2019.
  • Lepage, Denis. "Checklist of Birds of Bhutan". Bird Checklists of the World. Avibase. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  • Clements, James F. (2000). Birds of the World: A Checklist. Cornell University Press. p. 880. ISBN 0-934797-16-1.
  • Inskipp, Carol; et al. (2004). Timeless Field Guides: Birds of Bhutan. Timeless Books. p. 192.

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This is a list of the bird species recorded in Bhutan The avifauna of Bhutan include a total of 760 species of which one has been introduced by humans This list s taxonomic treatment designation and sequence of orders families and species and nomenclature common and scientific names follow the conventions of The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World 2022 edition The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflect this taxonomy as do the species counts found in each family account Introduced and accidental species are included in the total counts for Bhutan The following tags have been used to highlight several categories The commonly occurring native species do not fall into any of these categories A Accidental a species that rarely or accidentally occurs in Bhutan I Introduced a species introduced to Bhutan as a consequence direct or indirect of human actions Contents 1 Ducks geese and waterfowl 2 Pheasants grouse and allies 3 Grebes 4 Pigeons and doves 5 Cuckoos 6 Frogmouths 7 Nightjars and allies 8 Swifts 9 Treeswifts 10 Rails gallinules and coots 11 Cranes 12 Thick knees 13 Stilts and avocets 14 Ibisbill 15 Plovers and lapwings 16 Painted snipes 17 Jacanas 18 Sandpipers and allies 19 Buttonquail 20 Pratincoles and coursers 21 Gulls terns and skimmers 22 Storks 23 Cormorants and shags 24 Herons egrets and bitterns 25 Ibises and spoonbills 26 Osprey 27 Hawks eagles and kites 28 Barn owls 29 Owls 30 Trogons 31 Hoopoes 32 Hornbills 33 Kingfishers 34 Bee eaters 35 Rollers 36 Asian barbets 37 Honeyguides 38 Woodpeckers 39 Falcons and caracaras 40 Old world parrots 41 Asian and Grauer s broadbills 42 Pittas 43 Cuckooshrikes 44 Vireos shrike babblers and erpornis 45 Old World orioles 46 Woodswallows bellmagpies and allies 47 Vangas helmetshrikes and allies 48 Ioras 49 Fantails 50 Drongos 51 Monarch flycatchers 52 Shrikes 53 Crows jays and magpies 54 Fairy flycatchers 55 Tits chickadees and titmice 56 Larks 57 Cisticolas and allies 58 Reed warblers and allies 59 Grassbirds and allies 60 Cupwings 61 Swallows 62 Bulbuls 63 Leaf warblers 64 Bush warblers and allies 65 Long tailed tits 66 Sylviid warblers parrotbills and allies 67 White eyes yuhinas and allies 68 Tree babblers scimitar babblers and allies 69 Ground babblers and allies 70 Laughingthrushes and allies 71 Kinglets 72 Wallcreeper 73 Nuthatches 74 Treecreepers 75 Wrens 76 Spotted elachura 77 Dippers 78 Starlings 79 Thrushes and allies 80 Old World flycatchers 81 Flowerpeckers 82 Sunbirds and spiderhunters 83 Fairy bluebirds 84 Leafbirds 85 Weavers and allies 86 Waxbills and allies 87 Accentors 88 Old World sparrows 89 Wagtails and pipits 90 Finches euphonias and allies 91 Longspurs and snow buntings 92 Old World buntings 93 See also 94 ReferencesDucks geese and waterfowl editOrder Anseriformes Family AnatidaeAnatidae includes the ducks and most duck like waterfowl such as geese and swans These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet flattened bills and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating Fulvous whistling duck Dendrocygna bicolor A Lesser whistling duck Dendrocygna javanica A Bar headed goose Anser indicus Graylag goose Anser anser Greater white fronted goose Anser albifrons A Ruddy shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Common shelduck Tadorna tadorna Mandarin duck Aix galericulata A Baikal teal Sibirionetta formosa A Garganey Spatula querquedula Northern shoveler Spatula clypeata Gadwall Mareca strepera Falcated duck Mareca falcata A Eurasian wigeon Mareca penelope Indian spot billed duck Anas poecilorhyncha Eastern spot billed duck Anas zonorhyncha A Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Northern pintail Anas acuta Green winged teal Anas crecca Red crested pochard Netta rufina Common pochard Aythya ferina Ferruginous duck Aythya nyroca Baer s pochard Aythya baeri A Tufted duck Aythya fuligula Greater scaup Aythya marila A Common goldeneye Bucephala clangula A Common merganser Mergus merganserPheasants grouse and allies editOrder Galliformes Family PhasianidaeThe Phasianidae are a family of terrestrial birds which consists of quails partridges snowcocks francolins spurfowls tragopans monals pheasants peafowls and jungle fowls In general they are plump although they vary in size and have broad relatively short wings Hill partridge Arborophila torqueola Chestnut breasted partridge Arborophila mandellii Rufous throated partridge Arborophila rufogularis Indian peafowl Pavo cristatus Gray peacock pheasant Polyplectron bicalcaratum Japanese quail Coturnix japonica Common quail Coturnix coturnix Tibetan snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus Black francolin Francolinus francolinus Red junglefowl Gallus gallus Blood pheasant Ithaginis cruentus Himalayan monal Lophophorus impejanus Snow partridge Lerwa lerwa Satyr tragopan Tragopan satyra Blyth s tragopan Tragopan blythii Temminck s tragopan Tragopan temminckii A Kalij pheasant Lophura leucomelanos Tibetan partridge Perdix hodgsoniaeGrebes editOrder Podicipediformes Family PodicipedidaeGrebes are small to medium large freshwater diving birds They have lobed toes and are excellent swimmers and divers However they have their feet placed far back on the body making them quite ungainly on land Little grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis A Red necked grebe Podiceps grisegena A Great crested grebe Podiceps cristatus Eared grebe Podiceps nigricollis A Pigeons and doves editOrder Columbiformes Family ColumbidaePigeons and doves are stout bodied birds with short necks and short slender bills with a fleshy cere Rock pigeon Columba livia Hill pigeon Columba rupestris Snow pigeon Columba leuconota Speckled wood pigeon Columba hodgsonii Ashy wood pigeon Columba pulchricollis Oriental turtle dove Streptopelia orientalis Eurasian collared dove Streptopelia decaocto Red collared dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Spotted dove Streptopelia chinensis Laughing dove Streptopelia senegalensis Barred cuckoo dove Macropygia unchall Asian emerald dove Chalcophaps indica Orange breasted green pigeon Treron bicincta Ashy headed green pigeon Treron phayrei Thick billed green pigeon Treron curvirostra Yellow footed green pigeon Treron phoenicoptera Pin tailed green pigeon Treron apicauda Wedge tailed green pigeon Treron sphenura Green imperial pigeon Ducula aenea Mountain imperial pigeon Ducula badiaCuckoos editOrder Cuculiformes Family CuculidaeThe family Cuculidae includes cuckoos roadrunners and anis These birds are of variable size with slender bodies long tails and strong legs The Old World cuckoos are brood parasites Greater coucal Centropus sinensis Lesser coucal Centropus bengalensis Green billed malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis Chestnut winged cuckoo Clamator coromandus Pied cuckoo Clamator jacobinus A Asian koel Eudynamys scolopacea Asian emerald cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus Violet cuckoo Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus Banded bay cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii Plaintive cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus Gray bellied cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus Fork tailed drongo cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides Square tailed drongo cuckoo Surniculus lugubris Large hawk cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides Common hawk cuckoo Hierococcyx varius Hodgson s hawk cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor Lesser cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus Indian cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Himalayan cuckoo Cuculus saturatus Common cuckoo Cuculus canorusFrogmouths editOrder Caprimulgiformes Family PodargidaeThe frogmouths are a group of nocturnal birds related to the nightjars They are named for their large flattened hooked bill and huge frog like gape which they use to take insects Hodgson s frogmouth Batrachostomus hodgsoniNightjars and allies editOrder Caprimulgiformes Family CaprimulgidaeNightjars are medium sized nocturnal birds that usually nest on the ground They have long wings short legs and very short bills Most have small feet of little use for walking and long pointed wings Their soft plumage is camouflaged to resemble bark or leaves Gray nightjar Caprimulgus indicus Large tailed nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus Savanna nightjar Caprimulgus affinisSwifts editOrder Caprimulgiformes Family ApodidaeSwifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground perching instead only on vertical surfaces Many swifts have long swept back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang White rumped needletail Zoonavena sylvatica A White throated needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Himalayan swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris Alpine swift Apus melba Common swift Apus apus A Plain swift Apus unicolor A Pacific swift Apus pacificus Salim Ali s swift Apus salimalii A Blyth s swift Apus leuconyx Dark rumped swift Apus acuticauda Little swift Apus affinis A House swift Apus nipalensis Asian palm swift Cypsiurus balasiensisTreeswifts editOrder Caprimulgiformes Family HemiprocnidaeThe treeswifts also called crested swifts are closely related to the true swifts They differ from the other swifts in that they have crests long forked tails and softer plumage Crested treeswift Hemiprocne coronataRails gallinules and coots editOrder Gruiformes Family RallidaeRallidae is a large family of small to medium sized birds which includes the rails crakes coots and gallinules Typically they inhabit dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes swamps or rivers In general they are shy and secretive birds making them difficult to observe Most species have strong legs and long toes which are well adapted to soft uneven surfaces They tend to have short rounded wings and to be weak fliers Slaty breasted rail Lewinia striata Eurasian moorhen Gallinula chloropus A Eurasian coot Fulica atra Gray headed swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus A Watercock Gallicrex cinerea A White breasted waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Slaty legged crake Rallina eurizonoides A Ruddy breasted crake Zapornia fusca Black tailed crake Zapornia bicolorCranes editFurther information Black necked cranes in Bhutan Order Gruiformes Family GruidaeCranes are large long legged and long necked birds Unlike the similar looking but unrelated herons cranes fly with necks outstretched not pulled back Most have elaborate and noisy courting displays or dances Demoiselle crane Anthropoides virgo A Common crane Grus grus A Hooded crane Grus monacha A Black necked crane Grus nigricollisThick knees editOrder Charadriiformes Family BurhinidaeThe thick knees are a group of largely tropical waders in the family Burhinidae They are found worldwide within the tropical zone with some species also breeding in temperate Europe and Australia They are medium to large waders with strong black or yellow black bills large yellow eyes and cryptic plumage Despite being classed as waders most species have a preference for arid or semi arid habitats Indian thick knee Burhinus indicus Great thick knee Burhinus recurvirostris A Stilts and avocets editOrder Charadriiformes Family RecurvirostridaeRecurvirostridae is a family of large wading birds which includes the avocets and stilts The avocets have long legs and long up curved bills The stilts have extremely long legs and long thin straight bills Black winged stilt Himantopus himantopus Pied avocet Recurvirostra avosettaIbisbill editOrder Charadriiformes Family IbidorhynchidaeThe ibisbill is related to the waders but is sufficiently distinctive to be a family unto itself The adult is grey with a white belly red legs a long down curved bill and a black face and breast band Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersiiPlovers and lapwings editOrder Charadriiformes Family CharadriidaeThe family Charadriidae includes the plovers dotterels and lapwings They are small to medium sized birds with compact bodies short thick necks and long usually pointed wings They are found in open country worldwide mostly in habitats near water Pacific golden plover Pluvialis fulva A Northern lapwing Vanellus vanellus River lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii Yellow wattled lapwing Vanellus malabaricus A Gray headed lapwing Vanellus cinereus A Red wattled lapwing Vanellus indicus Lesser sand plover Charadrius mongolus A Kentish plover Charadrius alexandrinus A Long billed plover Charadrius placidus Little ringed plover Charadrius dubiusPainted snipes editOrder Charadriiformes Family RostratulidaePainted snipes are short legged long billed birds similar in shape to the true snipes but more brightly colored Greater painted snipe Rostratula benghalensis A Jacanas editOrder Charadriiformes Family JacanidaeThe jacanas are a group of tropical waders in the family Jacanidae They are found throughout the tropics They are identifiable by their huge feet and claws which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in the shallow lakes that are their preferred habitat Pheasant tailed jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus A Bronze winged jacana Metopidius indicus A Sandpipers and allies editOrder Charadriiformes Family ScolopacidaeScolopacidae is a large diverse family of small to medium sized shorebirds including the sandpipers curlews godwits shanks tattlers woodcocks snipes dowitchers and phalaropes The majority of these species eat small invertebrates picked out of the mud or soil Variation in length of legs and bills enables multiple species to feed in the same habitat particularly on the coast without direct competition for food Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus Eurasian curlew Numenius arquata A Ruff Calidris pugnax A Sharp tailed sandpiper Calidris acuminata A Curlew sandpiper Calidris ferruginea A Temminck s stint Calidris temminckii Little stint Calidris minuta A Jack snipe Lymnocryptes minimus A Eurasian woodcock Scolopax rusticola Solitary snipe Gallinago solitaria Wood snipe Gallinago nemoricola Common snipe Gallinago gallinago Pin tailed snipe Gallinago stenura Red necked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus A Common sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Green sandpiper Tringa ochropus Spotted redshank Tringa erythropus A Common greenshank Tringa nebularia Wood sandpiper Tringa glareola A Common redshank Tringa totanusButtonquail editOrder Charadriiformes Family TurnicidaeThe buttonquail are small drab running birds which resemble the true quails The female is the brighter of the sexes and initiates courtship The male incubates the eggs and tends the young Yellow legged buttonquail Turnix tanki Barred buttonquail Turnix suscitatorPratincoles and coursers editOrder Charadriiformes Family GlareolidaeGlareolidae is a family of wading birds comprising the pratincoles which have short legs long pointed wings and long forked tails and the coursers which have long legs short wings and long pointed bills which curve downwards Oriental pratincole Glareola maldivarum A Small pratincole Glareola lacteaGulls terns and skimmers editOrder Charadriiformes Family LaridaeLaridae is a family of medium to large seabirds the gulls terns and skimmers Gulls are typically grey or white often with black markings on the head or wings They have stout longish bills and webbed feet Terns are a group of generally medium to large seabirds typically with grey or white plumage often with black markings on the head Most terns hunt fish by diving but some pick insects off the surface of fresh water Terns are generally long lived birds with several species known to live in excess of 30 years Slender billed gull Chroicocephalus genei A Black headed gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus A Brown headed gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus Pallas s gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus Common gull Larus canus A Lesser black backed gull Larus fuscus A Little tern Sternula albifrons A Whiskered tern Chlidonias hybrida A Common tern Sterna hirundo A River tern Sterna aurantia A Storks editOrder Ciconiiformes Family CiconiidaeStorks are large long legged long necked wading birds with long stout bills Storks are mute but bill clattering is an important mode of communication at the nest Their nests can be large and may be reused for many years Asian openbill Anastomus oscitans A Black stork Ciconia nigra Asian woolly necked stork Ciconia episcopus Black necked stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus A Lesser adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus A Greater adjutant Leptoptilos dubius A Cormorants and shags editOrder Suliformes Family PhalacrocoracidaePhalacrocoracidae is a family of medium to large coastal fish eating seabirds that includes cormorants and shags Plumage colouration varies with the majority having mainly dark plumage some species being black and white and a few being colourful Little cormorant Microcarbo niger Great cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Indian cormorant Phalacrocorax fuscicollis A Herons egrets and bitterns editOrder Pelecaniformes Family ArdeidaeThe family Ardeidae contains the bitterns herons and egrets Herons and egrets are medium to large wading birds with long necks and legs Bitterns tend to be shorter necked and more wary Members of Ardeidae fly with their necks retracted unlike other long necked birds such as storks ibises and spoonbills Cinnamon bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus A Gray heron Ardea cinerea White bellied heron Ardea insignis Great egret Ardea alba Intermediate egret Ardea intermedia Little egret Egretta garzetta Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis Indian pond heron Ardeola grayii Chinese pond heron Ardeola bacchus A Striated heron Butorides striata Black crowned night heron Nycticorax nycticorax Malayan night heron Gorsachius melanolophus A Ibises and spoonbills editOrder Pelecaniformes Family ThreskiornithidaeThreskiornithidae is a family of large terrestrial and wading birds which includes the ibises and spoonbills They have long broad wings with 11 primary and about 20 secondary feathers They are strong fliers and despite their size and weight very capable soarers Red naped ibis Pseudibis papillosa A Osprey editOrder Accipitriformes Family PandionidaeThe family Pandionidae contains only one species the osprey The osprey is a medium large raptor which is a specialist fish eater with a worldwide distribution Osprey Pandion haliaetusHawks eagles and kites editOrder Accipitriformes Family AccipitridaeAccipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks eagles kites harriers and Old World vultures These birds have powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey strong legs powerful talons and keen eyesight Black winged kite Elanus caeruleus A Bearded vulture Gypaetus barbatus Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus Oriental honey buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus Jerdon s baza Aviceda jerdoni A Black baza Aviceda leuphotes A Red headed vulture Sarcogyps calvus Cinereous vulture Aegypius monachus A White rumped vulture Gyps bengalensis Himalayan griffon Gyps himalayensis Eurasian griffon Gyps fulvus A Crested serpent eagle Spilornis cheela Short toed snake eagle Circaetus gallicus A Mountain hawk eagle Nisaetus nipalensis Changeable hawk eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus A Rufous bellied eagle Lophotriorchis kienerii Black eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis Greater spotted eagle Clanga clanga Booted eagle Hieraaetus pennatus Steppe eagle Aquila nipalensis Imperial eagle Aquila heliaca A Golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos Bonelli s eagle Aquila fasciata Eurasian marsh harrier Circus aeruginosus A Hen harrier Circus cyaneus Pied harrier Circus melanoleucos A Crested goshawk Accipiter trivirgatus Shikra Accipiter badius Besra Accipiter virgatus Eurasian sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus Northern goshawk Accipiter gentilis Black kite Milvus migrans Brahminy kite Haliastur indus White tailed eagle Haliaeetus albicilla Pallas s fish eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus Lesser fish eagle Haliaeetus humilis Common buzzard Buteo buteo Himalayan buzzard Buteo burmanicus Eastern buzzard Buteo japonicus A Long legged buzzard Buteo rufinus Upland buzzard Buteo hemilasiusBarn owls editOrder Strigiformes Family TytonidaeBarn owls are medium to large owls with large heads and characteristic heart shaped faces They have long strong legs with powerful talons Barn owl Tyto alba A Oriental bay owl Phodilus badius A Owls editOrder Strigiformes Family StrigidaeThe typical owls are small to large solitary nocturnal birds of prey They have large forward facing eyes and ears a hawk like beak and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye called a facial disk Mountain scops owl Otus spilocephalus Collared scops owl Otus lettia Oriental scops owl Otus sunia Eurasian eagle owl Bubo bubo A Spot bellied eagle owl Bubo nipalensis Brown fish owl Ketupa zeylonensis A Tawny fish owl Ketupa flavipes Collared owlet Taenioptynx brodiei Asian barred owlet Glaucidium cuculoides Jungle owlet Glaucidium radiatum Spotted owlet Athene brama Little owl Athene noctua A Brown wood owl Strix leptogrammica Tawny owl Strix aluco Himalayan owl Strix nivicolum Long eared owl Asio otus A Short eared owl Asio flammeus A Boreal owl Aegolius funereus A Brown boobook Ninox scutulataTrogons editOrder Trogoniformes Family TrogonidaeThe family Trogonidae includes trogons and quetzals Found in tropical woodlands worldwide they feed on insects and fruit and their broad bills and weak legs reflect their diet and arboreal habits Although their flight is fast they are reluctant to fly any distance Trogons have soft often colourful feathers with distinctive male and female plumage Red headed trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus Ward s trogon Harpactes wardiHoopoes editOrder Bucerotiformes Family UpupidaeHoopoes have black white and orangey pink colouring with a large erectile crest on their head Eurasian hoopoe Upupa epopsHornbills editOrder Bucerotiformes Family BucerotidaeHornbills are a group of birds whose bill is shaped like a cow s horn but without a twist sometimes with a casque on the upper mandible Frequently the bill is brightly coloured Great hornbill Buceros bicornis Indian grey hornbill Ocyceros birostris A Oriental pied hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris Rufous necked hornbill Aceros nipalensis Wreathed hornbill Rhyticeros undulatusKingfishers editOrder Coraciiformes Family AlcedinidaeKingfishers are medium sized birds with large heads long pointed bills short legs and stubby tails Blyth s kingfisher Alcedo hercules Common kingfisher Alcedo atthis Black backed dwarf kingfisher Ceyx erithaca Stork billed kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis Ruddy kingfisher Halcyon coromanda White throated kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Black capped kingfisher Halcyon pileata A Crested kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris Pied kingfisher Ceryle rudisBee eaters editOrder Coraciiformes Family MeropidaeThe bee eaters are a group of near passerine birds in the family Meropidae Most species are found in Africa but others occur in southern Europe Madagascar Australia and New Guinea They are characterised by richly coloured plumage slender bodies and usually elongated central tail feathers All are colourful and have long downturned bills and pointed wings which give them a swallow like appearance when seen from afar Blue bearded bee eater Nyctyornis athertoni Asian green bee eater Merops orientalis Blue tailed bee eater Merops philippinus A Chestnut headed bee eater Merops leschenaultiRollers editOrder Coraciiformes Family CoraciidaeRollers resemble crows in size and build but are more closely related to the kingfishers and bee eaters They share the colourful appearance of those groups with blues and browns predominating The two inner front toes are connected but the outer toe is not Indian roller Coracias benghalensis Indochinese roller Coracias affinis Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalisAsian barbets editOrder Piciformes Family MegalaimidaeThe Asian barbets are plump birds with short necks and large heads They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills Most species are brightly coloured Coppersmith barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus Blue eared barbet Psilopogon duvaucelii Great barbet Psilopogon virens Lineated barbet Psilopogon lineatus Golden throated barbet Psilopogon franklinii Blue throated barbet Psilopogon asiaticusHoneyguides editOrder Piciformes Family IndicatoridaeHoneyguides are among the few birds that feed on wax They are named for the greater honeyguide which leads traditional honey hunters to bees nests and after the hunters have harvested the honey feeds on the remaining contents of the hive Yellow rumped honeyguide Indicator xanthonotusWoodpeckers editOrder Piciformes Family PicidaeWoodpeckers are small to medium sized birds with chisel like beaks short legs stiff tails and long tongues used for capturing insects Some species have feet with two toes pointing forward and two backward while several species have only three toes Many woodpeckers have the habit of tapping noisily on tree trunks with their beaks Eurasian wryneck Jynx torquilla Speckled piculet Picumnus innominatus White browed piculet Sasia ochracea Brown capped pygmy woodpecker Yungipicus nanus A Gray capped pygmy woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus Rufous bellied woodpecker Dendrocopos hyperythrus Fulvous breasted woodpecker Dendrocopos macei Stripe breasted woodpecker Dendrocopos atratus Darjeeling woodpecker Dendrocopos darjellensis Crimson breasted woodpecker Dryobates cathpharius Bay woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis Greater flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus Rufous woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus Pale headed woodpecker Gecinulus grantia Himalayan flameback Dinopium shorii Black rumped flameback Dinopium benghalense A Lesser yellownape Picus chlorolophus Streak throated woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus Gray headed woodpecker Picus canus Greater yellownape Chrysophlegma flavinucha Great slaty woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentusFalcons and caracaras editOrder Falconiformes Family FalconidaeFalconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey They differ from hawks eagles and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their talons Collared falconet Microhierax caerulescens Pied falconet Microhierax melanoleucus Eurasian kestrel Falco tinnunculus Red necked falcon Falco chicquera A Amur falcon Falco amurensis Merlin Falco columbarius A Eurasian hobby Falco subbuteo Oriental hobby Falco severus Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinusOld world parrots editOrder Psittaciformes Family PsittaculidaeCharacteristic features of parrots include a strong curved bill an upright stance strong legs and clawed zygodactyl feet Many parrots are vividly coloured and some are multi coloured In size they range from 8 cm 3 1 in to 1 m 3 3 ft in length Old World parrots are found from Africa east across south and southeast Asia and Oceania to Australia and New Zealand Alexandrine parakeet Psittacula eupatria Rose ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri I Slaty headed parakeet Psittacula himalayana Gray headed parakeet Psittacula finschii A Plum headed parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala A Blossom headed parakeet Psittacula roseata Red breasted parakeet Psittacula alexandriAsian and Grauer s broadbills editOrder Passeriformes Family EurylaimidaeThe broadbills are small brightly coloured birds which feed on fruit and also take insects in flycatcher fashion snapping their broad bills Their habitat is canopies of wet forests Long tailed broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae Silver breasted broadbill Serilophus lunatusPittas editOrder Passeriformes Family PittidaePittas are medium sized by passerine standards and are stocky with fairly long strong legs short tails and stout bills Many are brightly coloured They spend the majority of their time on wet forest floors eating snails insects and similar invertebrates Blue naped pitta Hydrornis nipalensis Indian pitta Pitta brachyura A Hooded pitta Pitta sordidaCuckooshrikes editOrder Passeriformes Family CampephagidaeThe cuckooshrikes are small to medium sized passerine birds They are predominantly greyish with white and black although some species are brightly coloured Small minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Gray chinned minivet Pericrocotus solaris Short billed minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris Long tailed minivet Pericrocotus ethologus Scarlet minivet Pericrocotus flammeus Rosy minivet Pericrocotus roseus Large cuckooshrike Coracina macei Black winged cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos Black headed cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera A Vireos shrike babblers and erpornis editOrder Passeriformes Family VireonidaeMost of the members of this family are found in the New World However the shrike babblers and erpornis which only slightly resemble the true vireos and greenlets are found in South East Asia Black headed shrike babbler Pteruthius rufiventer White browed shrike babbler Pteruthius aeralatus Green shrike babbler Pteruthius xanthochlorus Black eared shrike babbler Pteruthius melanotis White bellied erpornis Erpornis zantholeucaOld World orioles editOrder Passeriformes Family OriolidaeThe Old World orioles are colourful passerine birds They are not related to the New World orioles Indian golden oriole Oriolus kundoo Black naped oriole Oriolus chinensis A Slender billed oriole Oriolus tenuirostris Black hooded oriole Oriolus xanthornus Maroon oriole Oriolus trailliiWoodswallows bellmagpies and allies editOrder Passeriformes Family ArtamidaeThe woodswallows are soft plumaged somber coloured passerine birds They are smooth agile flyers with moderately large semi triangular wings Ashy woodswallow Artamus fuscusVangas helmetshrikes and allies editOrder Passeriformes Family VangidaeThe family Vangidae is highly variable though most members of it resemble true shrikes to some degree Large woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus Common woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus Bar winged flycatcher shrike Hemipus picatusIoras editOrder Passeriformes Family AegithinidaeThe ioras are bulbul like birds of open forest or thorn scrub but whereas that group tends to be drab in colouration ioras are sexually dimorphic with the males being brightly plumaged in yellows and greens Common iora Aegithina tiphiaFantails editOrder Passeriformes Family RhipiduridaeThe fantails are small insectivorous birds which are specialist aerial feeders White throated fantail Rhipidura albicollisDrongos editOrder Passeriformes Family DicruridaeThe drongos are mostly black or dark grey in colour sometimes with metallic tints They have long forked tails and some Asian species have elaborate tail decorations They have short legs and sit very upright when perched like a shrike They flycatch or take prey from the ground Black drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Ashy drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus Crow billed drongo Dicrurus annectens Bronzed drongo Dicrurus aeneus Lesser racket tailed drongo Dicrurus remifer Hair crested drongo Dicrurus hottentottus Greater racket tailed drongo Dicrurus paradiseusMonarch flycatchers editOrder Passeriformes Family MonarchidaeThe monarch flycatchers are small to medium sized insectivorous passerines which hunt by flycatching Black naped monarch Hypothymis azurea Blyth s paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone affinis Indian paradise flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisiShrikes editOrder Passeriformes Family LaniidaeShrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns A typical shrike s beak is hooked like a bird of prey Tiger shrike Lanius tigrinus A Brown shrike Lanius cristatus Bay backed shrike Lanius vittatus A Long tailed shrike Lanius schach Gray backed shrike Lanius tephronotusCrows jays and magpies editOrder Passeriformes Family CorvidaeThe family Corvidae includes crows ravens jays choughs magpies treepies nutcrackers and ground jays Corvids are above average in size among the Passeriformes and some of the larger species show high levels of intelligence Eurasian jay Garrulus glandarius Yellow billed blue magpie Urocissa flavirostris Common green magpie Cissa chinensis Rufous treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda Gray treepie Dendrocitta formosae Collared treepie Dendrocitta frontalis Black rumped magpie Pica bottanensis Oriental magpie Pica serica Eurasian nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes Red billed chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Yellow billed chough Pyrrhocorax graculus House crow Corvus splendens Large billed crow Corvus macrorhynchos Common raven Corvus coraxFairy flycatchers editOrder Passeriformes Family StenostiridaeMost of the species of this small family are found in Africa though a few inhabit tropical Asia They are not closely related to other birds called flycatchers Yellow bellied fantail Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus Gray headed canary flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensisTits chickadees and titmice editOrder Passeriformes Family ParidaeThe Paridae are mainly small stocky woodland species with short stout bills Some have crests They are adaptable birds with a mixed diet including seeds and insects Fire capped tit Cephalopyrus flammiceps Yellow browed tit Sylviparus modestus Sultan tit Melanochlora sultanea Coal tit Periparus ater Rufous vented tit Periparus rubidiventris Gray crested tit Lophophanes dichrous Green backed tit Parus monticolus Cinereous tit Parus cinereus Japanese tit Parus minor Yellow cheeked tit Parus spilonotusLarks editOrder Passeriformes Family AlaudidaeLarks are small terrestrial birds with often extravagant songs and display flights Most larks are fairly dull in appearance Their food is insects and seeds Bengal bushlark Mirafra assamica Horned lark Eremophila alpestris A Greater short toed lark Calandrella brachydactyla A Hume s lark Calandrella acutirostris A Sand lark Alaudala raytal Oriental skylark Alauda gulgulaCisticolas and allies editOrder Passeriformes Family CisticolidaeThe Cisticolidae are warblers found mainly in warmer southern regions of the Old World They are generally very small birds of drab brown or grey appearance found in open country such as grassland or scrub Common tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius Himalayan prinia Prinia crinigera Black throated prinia Prinia atrogularis Gray crowned prinia Prinia cinereocapilla Rufescent prinia Prinia rufescens Gray breasted prinia Prinia hodgsonii Jungle prinia Prinia sylvatica Yellow bellied prinia Prinia flaviventris Ashy prinia Prinia socialis Plain prinia Prinia inornataReed warblers and allies editOrder Passeriformes Family AcrocephalidaeThe members of this family are usually rather large for warblers Most are rather plain olivaceous brown above with much yellow to beige below They are usually found in open woodland reedbeds or tall grass The family occurs mostly in southern to western Eurasia and surroundings but it also ranges far into the Pacific with some species in Africa Thick billed warbler Arundinax aedon Booted warbler Iduna caligata A Blyth s reed warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum Clamorous reed warbler Acrocephalus stentoreusGrassbirds and allies editOrder Passeriformes Family LocustellidaeLocustellidae are a family of small insectivorous songbirds found mainly in Eurasia Africa and the Australian region They are smallish birds with tails that are usually long and pointed and tend to be drab brownish or buffy all over Striated grassbird Megalurus palustris A Brown bush warbler Locustella luteoventris Spotted bush warbler Locustella thoracica Russet bush warbler Locustella mandelli A Cupwings editOrder Passeriformes Family PnoepygidaeThe members of this small family are found in mountainous parts of South and South East Asia Scaly breasted cupwing Pnoepyga albiventer Pygmy cupwing Pnoepyga pusillaSwallows editOrder Passeriformes Family HirundinidaeThe family Hirundinidae is adapted to aerial feeding They have a slender streamlined body long pointed wings and a short bill with a wide gape The feet are adapted to perching rather than walking and the front toes are partially joined at the base Gray throated martin Riparia chinensis Bank swallow Riparia riparia Pale sand martin Riparia diluta Eurasian crag martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris Barn swallow Hirundo rustica Red rumped swallow Cecropis daurica Asian house martin Delichon dasypus Nepal house martin Delichon nipalensisBulbuls editOrder Passeriformes Family PycnonotidaeBulbuls are medium sized songbirds Some are colourful with yellow red or orange vents cheeks throats or supercilia but most are drab with uniform olive brown to black plumage Some species have distinct crests Black crested bulbul Rubigula flaviventris Striated bulbul Pycnonotus striatus Red vented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Red whiskered bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Himalayan bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys White throated bulbul Alophoixus flaveolus Black bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus Ashy bulbul Hemixos flavala Mountain bulbul Ixos mcclellandiiLeaf warblers editOrder Passeriformes Family PhylloscopidaeLeaf warblers are a family of small insectivorous birds found mostly in Eurasia and ranging into Wallacea and Africa The species are of various sizes often green plumaged above and yellow below or more subdued with greyish green to greyish brown colours Ashy throated warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis Buff barred warbler Phylloscopus pulcher Yellow browed warbler Phylloscopus inornatus Hume s warbler Phylloscopus humei Lemon rumped warbler Phylloscopus proregulus Tickell s leaf warbler Phylloscopus affinis Dusky warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus Smoky warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer Common chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita A White spectacled warbler Phylloscopus affinis Gray cheeked warbler Phylloscopus poliogenys Green crowned warbler Phylloscopus burkii Whistler s warbler Phylloscopus whistleri Greenish warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides Large billed leaf warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris Chestnut crowned warbler Phylloscopus castaniceps Yellow vented warbler Phylloscopus cantator Blyth s leaf warbler Phylloscopus reguloides Gray hooded warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistosBush warblers and allies editOrder Passeriformes Family ScotocercidaeThe members of this family are found throughout Africa Asia and Polynesia Their taxonomy is in flux and some authorities place some genera in other families 1 Pale footed bush warbler Urosphena pallidipes Gray bellied tesia Tesia cyaniventer Slaty bellied tesia Tesia olivea Chestnut crowned bush warbler Cettia major Gray sided bush warbler Cettia brunnifrons Chestnut headed tesia Cettia castaneocoronata Yellow bellied warbler Abroscopus superciliaris Rufous faced warbler Abroscopus albogularis Black faced warbler Abroscopus schisticeps Mountain tailorbird Phyllergates cuculatus Broad billed warbler Tickellia hodgsoni Brown flanked bush warbler Horornis fortipes Hume s bush warbler Horornis brunnescens Aberrant bush warbler Horornis flavolivaceaLong tailed tits editOrder Passeriformes Family AegithalidaeLong tailed tits are a group of small passerine birds with medium to long tails They make woven bag nests in trees Most eat a mixed diet which includes insects White browed tit warbler Leptopoecile sophiae A Black throated tit Aegithalos concinnus Black browed tit Aegithalos iouschistosSylviid warblers parrotbills and allies editOrder Passeriformes Family SylviidaeThe family Sylviidae is a group of small insectivorous passerine birds They mainly occur as breeding species as the common name implies in Europe Asia and to a lesser extent Africa Most are of generally undistinguished appearance but many have distinctive songs Lesser whitethroat Curruca curruca Fire tailed myzornis Myzornis pyrrhoura Golden breasted fulvetta Lioparus chrysotis Jerdon s babbler Chrysomma altirostre Brown throated fulvetta Fulvetta ludlowi White browed fulvetta Fulvetta vinipectus Great parrotbill Conostoma aemodium Brown parrotbill Cholornis unicolor Gray headed parrotbill Psittiparus gularis White breasted parrotbill Psittiparus ruficeps Pale billed parrotbill Chleuasicus atrosuperciliaris Fulvous parrotbill Suthora fulvifrons Black throated parrotbill Suthora nipalensisWhite eyes yuhinas and allies editOrder Passeriformes Family ZosteropidaeThe white eyes are small and mostly undistinguished their plumage above being generally some dull color like greenish olive but some species have a white or bright yellow throat breast or lower parts and several have buff flanks As their name suggests many species have a white ring around each eye Striated yuhina Staphida castaniceps White naped yuhina Yuhina bakeri Whiskered yuhina Yuhina flavicollis Stripe throated yuhina Yuhina gularis Rufous vented yuhina Yuhina occipitalis Black chinned yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta Indian white eye Zosterops palpebrosusTree babblers scimitar babblers and allies editOrder Passeriformes Family TimaliidaeThe babblers or timaliids are somewhat diverse in size and colouration but are characterised by soft fluffy plumage Chestnut capped babbler Timalia pileata A Pin striped tit babbler Mixornis gularis Golden babbler Cyanoderma chrysaeum Rufous capped babbler Cyanoderma ruficeps Buff chested babbler Cyanoderma ambiguum Rufous throated wren babbler Spelaeornis caudatus Bar winged wren babbler Spelaeornis troglodytoides Coral billed scimitar babbler Pomatorhinus ferruginosus Slender billed scimitar babbler Pomatorhinus superciliaris Streak breasted scimitar babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis White browed scimitar babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps Rusty cheeked scimitar babbler Erythrogenys erythrogenys Spot breasted scimitar babbler Erythrogenys erythrocnemis Gray throated babbler Stachyris nigriceps Sikkim wedge billed babbler Stachyris humeiGround babblers and allies editOrder Passeriformes Family PellorneidaeThese small to medium sized songbirds have soft fluffy plumage but are otherwise rather diverse Members of the genus Illadopsis are found in forests but some other genera are birds of scrublands White hooded babbler Gampsorhynchus rufulus Yellow throated fulvetta Schoeniparus cinereus Rufous winged fulvetta Schoeniparus castaneceps Rufous throated fulvetta Schoeniparus rufogularis Rusty capped fulvetta Schoeniparus dubius Puff throated babbler Pellorneum ruficeps Spot throated babbler Pellorneum albiventre Buff breasted babbler Pellorneum tickelli A Eyebrowed wren babbler Napothera epilepidota Long billed wren babbler Napothera malacoptila Abbott s babbler Malacocincla abbotti Indian grassbird Graminicola bengalensisLaughingthrushes and allies editOrder Passeriformes Family LeiothrichidaeThe members of this family are diverse in size and colouration though those of genus Turdoides tend to be brown or greyish The family is found in Africa India and southeast Asia Nepal fulvetta Alcippe nipalensis Striated laughingthrush Grammatoptila striata Himalayan cutia Cutia nipalensis Jungle babbler Argya striata White crested laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus Lesser necklaced laughingthrush Garrulax monileger Rufous chinned laughingthrush Ianthocincla rufogularis Spotted laughingthrush Ianthocincla ocellata Greater necklaced laughingthrush Pterorhinus pectoralis White throated laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis Rufous necked laughingthrush Pterorhinus ruficollis Rufous vented laughingthrush Pterorhinus gularis Gray sided laughingthrush Pterorhinus caerulatus Bhutan laughingthrush Trochalopteron imbricatum Scaly laughingthrush Trochalopteron subunicolor Blue winged laughingthrush Trochalopteron squamatus Black faced laughingthrush Trochalopteron affinis Chestnut crowned laughingthrush Trochalopteron erythrocephalus Rufous sibia Heterophasia capistrata Beautiful sibia Heterophasia pulchella A Long tailed sibia Heterophasia picaoides Silver eared mesia Leiothrix argentauris Red billed leiothrix Leiothrix lutea Red tailed minla Minla ignotincta Rufous backed sibia Leioptila annectens Red faced liocichla Liocichla phoenicea Hoary throated barwing Actinodura nipalensis Rusty fronted barwing Actinodura egertoni Blue winged minla Actinodura cyanouroptera Chestnut tailed minla Actinodura strigulaKinglets editOrder Passeriformes Family RegulidaeThe kinglets also called crests are a small group of birds often included in the Old World warblers but frequently given family status because they also resemble the titmice Goldcrest Regulus regulusWallcreeper editOrder Passeriformes Family TichodromidaeThe wallcreeper is a small bird related to the nuthatch family which has stunning crimson grey and black plumage Wallcreeper Tichodroma murariaNuthatches editOrder Passeriformes Family SittidaeNuthatches are small woodland birds They have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first unlike other birds which can only go upwards Nuthatches have big heads short tails and powerful bills and feet Chestnut bellied nuthatch Sitta castanea White tailed nuthatch Sitta himalayensis Velvet fronted nuthatch Sitta frontalis Beautiful nuthatch Sitta formosaTreecreepers editOrder Passeriformes Family CerthiidaeTreecreepers are small woodland birds brown above and white below They have thin pointed down curved bills which they use to extricate insects from bark They have stiff tail feathers like woodpeckers which they use to support themselves on vertical trees Hodgson s treecreeper Certhia hodgsoni Bar tailed treecreeper Certhia himalayana A Rusty flanked treecreeper Certhia nipalensis Sikkim treecreeper Certhia discolorWrens editOrder Passeriformes Family TroglodytidaeThe wrens are mainly small and inconspicuous except for their loud songs These birds have short wings and thin down turned bills Several species often hold their tails upright All are insectivorous Eurasian wren Troglodytes troglodytesSpotted elachura editOrder Passeriformes Family ElachuridaeThis species the only one in its family inhabits forest undergrowth throughout South East Asia Spotted elachura Elachura formosaDippers editOrder Passeriformes Family CinclidaeDippers are a group of perching birds whose habitat includes aquatic environments in the Americas Europe and Asia They are named for their bobbing or dipping movements White throated dipper Cinclus cinclus Brown dipper Cinclus pallasiiStarlings editOrder Passeriformes Family SturnidaeStarlings are small to medium sized passerine birds Their flight is strong and direct and they are very gregarious Their preferred habitat is fairly open country They eat insects and fruit Plumage is typically dark with a metallic sheen Golden crested myna Ampeliceps coronatus A Common hill myna Gracula religiosa European starling Sturnus vulgaris A Rosy starling Pastor roseus A Indian pied starling Gracupica contra Brahminy starling Sturnia pagodarum A Chestnut tailed starling Sturnia malabarica White cheeked starling Spodiopsar cineraceus A Common myna Acridotheres tristis Bank myna Acridotheres ginginianus Jungle myna Acridotheres fuscus Spot winged starling Saroglossa spilopterusThrushes and allies editOrder Passeriformes Family TurdidaeThe thrushes are a group of passerine birds that occur mainly in the Old World They are plump soft plumaged small to medium sized insectivores or sometimes omnivores often feeding on the ground Many have attractive songs Grandala Grandala coelicolor Long tailed thrush Zoothera dixoni Alpine thrush Zoothera mollissima Himalayan thrush Zoothera salimalii Long billed thrush Zoothera monticola Scaly thrush Zoothera dauma Purple cochoa Cochoa purpurea Green cochoa Cochoa viridis Pied thrush Geokichla wardii A Orange headed thrush Geokichla citrina Eurasian blackbird Turdus merula Gray winged blackbird Turdus boulboul Indian blackbird Turdus simillimus Tickell s thrush Turdus unicolor Black breasted thrush Turdus dissimilis A Eyebrowed thrush Turdus obscurus White backed thrush Turdus kessleri Tibetan blackbird Turdus maximus White collared blackbird Turdus albocinctus Chestnut thrush Turdus rubrocanus Black throated thrush Turdus atrogularis Red throated thrush Turdus ruficollis Dusky thrush Turdus eunomus A Naumann s thrush Turdus naumanni A Old World flycatchers editOrder Passeriformes Family MuscicapidaeOld World flycatchers are a large group of small passerine birds native to the Old World They are mainly small arboreal insectivores The appearance of these birds is highly varied but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls Dark sided flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica Ferruginous flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea Asian brown flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica Brown breasted flycatcher Muscicapa muttui A Indian robin Copsychus fulicatus Oriental magpie robin Copsychus saularis White rumped shama Copsychus malabaricus White gorgeted flycatcher Anthipes monileger Pale chinned blue flycatcher Cyornis poliogenys Pale blue flycatcher Cyornis unicolor Blue throated flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides Hill blue flycatcher Cyornis whitei A Large niltava Niltava grandis Small niltava Niltava macgrigoriae Rufous bellied niltava Niltava sundara Vivid niltava Niltava vivida A Verditer flycatcher Eumyias thalassina Rusty bellied shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra A Gould s shortwing Brachypteryx stellata Lesser shortwing Brachypteryx leucophrys Himalayan shortwing Brachypteryx cruralis Indian blue robin Larvivora brunnea White bellied redstart Luscinia phaenicuroides Bluethroat Luscinia svecica A Blue whistling thrush Myophonus caeruleus Little forktail Enicurus scouleri White crowned forktail Enicurus leschenaulti Spotted forktail Enicurus maculatus Black backed forktail Enicurus immaculatus Slaty backed forktail Enicurus schistaceus Siberian rubythroat Calliope calliope Himalayan rubythroat Calliope pectoralis Chinese rubythroat Calliope tschebaiewi White tailed robin Myiomela leucura Blue fronted robin Cinclidium frontale Himalayan bluetail Tarsiger rufilatus Rufous breasted bush robin Tarsiger hyperythrus White browed bush robin Tarsiger indicus Golden bush robin Tarsiger chrysaeus Slaty backed flycatcher Ficedula hodgsonii Slaty blue flycatcher Ficedula tricolor Snowy browed flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra Pygmy flycatcher Ficedula hodgsoni Rufous gorgeted flycatcher Ficedula strophiata Sapphire flycatcher Ficedula sapphira Little pied flycatcher Ficedula westermanni Ultramarine flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris Rusty tailed flycatcher Ficedula ruficauda A Taiga flycatcher Ficedula albicilla Kashmir flycatcher Ficedula subrubra A Red breasted flycatcher Ficedula parva Blue fronted redstart Phoenicurus frontalis Plumbeous redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus White capped redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus Blue capped redstart Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus Hodgson s redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni White throated redstart Phoenicurus schisticeps White winged redstart Phoenicurus erythrogastrus A Black redstart Phoenicurus ochruros Daurian redstart Phoenicurus auroreus Chestnut bellied rock thrush Monticola rufiventris Blue capped rock thrush Monticola cinclorhyncha Blue rock thrush Monticola solitarius White throated bushchat Saxicola insignis A Siberian stonechat Saxicola maurus Amur stonechat Saxicola stejnegeri A Pied bushchat Saxicola caprata Gray bushchat Saxicola ferreus Northern wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe A Isabelline wheatear Oenanthe isabellina A Desert wheatear Oenanthe deserti A Pied wheatear Oenanthe pleschanka A Flowerpeckers editOrder Passeriformes Family DicaeidaeThe flowerpeckers are very small stout often brightly coloured birds with short tails short thick curved bills and tubular tongues Thick billed flowerpecker Dicaeum agile Yellow vented flowerpecker Dicaeum chrysorrheum Yellow bellied flowerpecker Dicaeum melanozanthum Pale billed flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos Plain flowerpecker Dicaeum minullum Fire breasted flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus Scarlet backed flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatumSunbirds and spiderhunters editOrder Passeriformes Family NectariniidaeThe sunbirds and spiderhunters are very small passerine birds which feed largely on nectar although they will also take insects especially when feeding young Flight is fast and direct on their short wings Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird but usually perch to feed Ruby cheeked sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis Purple sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus Fire tailed sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda Black throated sunbird Aethopyga saturata Mrs Gould s sunbird Aethopyga gouldiae Green tailed sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis Crimson sunbird Aethopyga siparaja Little spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra Streaked spiderhunter Arachnothera magnaFairy bluebirds editOrder Passeriformes Family IrenidaeThe fairy bluebirds are bulbul like birds of open forest or thorn scrub The males are dark blue and the females a duller green Asian fairy bluebird Irena puellaLeafbirds editOrder Passeriformes Family ChloropseidaeThe leafbirds are small bulbul like birds The males are brightly plumaged usually in greens and yellows Golden fronted leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons Orange bellied leafbird Chloropsis hardwickiiWeavers and allies editOrder Passeriformes Family PloceidaeThe weavers are small passerine birds related to the finches They are seed eating birds with rounded conical bills The males of many species are brightly coloured usually in red or yellow and black some species show variation in colour only in the breeding season Streaked weaver Ploceus manyar Baya weaver Ploceus philippinus Finn s weaver Ploceus megarhynchus Black breasted weaver Ploceus benghalensisWaxbills and allies editOrder Passeriformes Family EstrildidaeThe estrildid finches are small passerine birds of the Old World tropics and Australasia They are gregarious and often colonial seed eaters with short thick but pointed bills They are all similar in structure and habits but have wide variation in plumage colours and patterns White rumped munia Lonchura striata Scaly breasted munia Lonchura punctulata Pin tailed parrotfinch Erythrura prasina A Accentors editOrder Passeriformes Family PrunellidaeThe accentors are in the only bird family Prunellidae which is completely endemic to the Palearctic They are small fairly drab species superficially similar to sparrows Alpine accentor Prunella collaris Altai accentor Prunella himalayana Robin accentor Prunella rubeculoides Rufous breasted accentor Prunella strophiata Brown accentor Prunella fulvescens A Maroon backed accentor Prunella immaculataOld World sparrows editOrder Passeriformes Family PasseridaeOld World sparrows are small passerine birds In general sparrows tend to be small plump brown or grey birds with short tails and short powerful beaks Sparrows are seed eaters but they also consume small insects House sparrow Passer domesticus Russet sparrow Passer cinnamomeus Eurasian tree sparrow Passer montanusWagtails and pipits editOrder Passeriformes Family MotacillidaeMotacillidae is a family of small passerine birds with medium to long tails They include the wagtails longclaws and pipits They are slender ground feeding insectivores of open country Forest wagtail Dendronanthus indicus Gray wagtail Motacilla cinerea Western yellow wagtail Motacilla flava Eastern yellow wagtail Motacilla tschutschensis Citrine wagtail Motacilla citreola White browed wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis White wagtail Motacilla alba Richard s pipit Anthus richardi Paddyfield pipit Anthus rufulus Long billed pipit Anthus similis Blyth s pipit Anthus godlewskii Tawny pipit Anthus campestris A Rosy pipit Anthus roseatus Tree pipit Anthus trivialis A Olive backed pipit Anthus hodgsoni Red throated pipit Anthus cervinus A Water pipit Anthus spinoletta A American pipit Anthus rubescens A Finches euphonias and allies editOrder Passeriformes Family FringillidaeFinches are seed eating passerine birds that are small to moderately large and have a strong beak usually conical and in some species very large All have twelve tail feathers and nine primaries These birds have a bouncing flight with alternating bouts of flapping and gliding on closed wings and most sing well Common chaffinch Fringilla coelebs A Brambling Fringilla montifringilla A Collared grosbeak Mycerobas affinis Spot winged grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos White winged grosbeak Mycerobas carnipes Common rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus Scarlet finch Carpodacus sipahi Himalayan beautiful rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus Dark rumped rosefinch Carpodacus edwardsii Pink browed rosefinch Carpodacus rhodochrous Streaked rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilloides Red fronted rosefinch Carpodacus puniceus Crimson browed finch Carpodacus subhimachalus Himalayan white browed rosefinch Carpodacus thura Brown bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis Red headed bullfinch Pyrrhula erythrocephala Gray headed bullfinch Pyrrhula erythaca Blanford s rosefinch Agraphospiza rubescens Golden naped finch Pyrrhoplectes epauletta Spectacled finch Callacanthis burtoni A Dark breasted rosefinch Procarduelis nipalensis Plain mountain finch Leucosticte nemoricola Black headed mountain finch Leucosticte brandti Yellow breasted greenfinch Chloris spinoides Red crossbill Loxia curvirostra Tibetan serin Spinus thibetanusLongspurs and snow buntings editOrder Passeriformes Family CalcariidaeThe Calcariidae are a group of passerine birds which had been traditionally grouped with the New World sparrows but differ in a number of respects and are usually found in open grassy areas Lapland longspur Calcarius lapponicus A Old World buntings editOrder Passeriformes Family EmberizidaeThe emberizids are a large family of passerine birds They are seed eating birds with distinctively shaped bills Many emberizid species have distinctive head patterns Crested bunting Emberiza lathami Godlewski s bunting Emberiza godlewskii A Gray necked bunting Emberiza buchanani A Little bunting Emberiza pusilla Rustic bunting Emberiza rustica A Black faced bunting Emberiza spodocephala A See also editList of birds Lists of birds by regionReferences edit Gill F and D Donsker Eds 2019 IOC World Bird List v 9 2 doi 10 14344 IOC ML 9 2 http www worldbirdnames org retrieved 22 June 2019 Lepage Denis Checklist of Birds of Bhutan Bird Checklists of the World Avibase Retrieved 27 April 2020 Clements James F 2000 Birds of the World A Checklist Cornell University Press p 880 ISBN 0 934797 16 1 Inskipp Carol et al 2004 Timeless Field Guides Birds of Bhutan Timeless Books p 192 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of birds of Bhutan amp oldid 1206172901, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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