Birds of Bhutan
Finding Inspiration in Every Turn
All photos are obtained from the wild without disturbing or harming the birds by the author.
Bhutan belongs to the eastern Himalayan biological hotspots in the world. The country is sandwiched by China to the north and India to the south with whole geographic region sharing Palearctic and Indo-malayan biogeographic realms giving rise to exquisite and rich biodiversity. With more than 70% of its' total area under forest cover and is the first carbon negative country. With diverse geographic and climatological variations, the country has recorded almost 800 plus species of birds.

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Eurasian Hoopoe
Upupa epops

White-browed Fulvetta
Fulvetta vinipectus

Spotted Laughingthrush
Lanthocincla ocellata

Yellow-breasted Greenfinch
Chloris spinoides

Rufous-breasted Accentor
Prunella strophiata

Plumbeous Water Redstart
Phoenicurus fuliginosus

Oriental White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus

Oriental Turtle Dove
Streptopelia orientalis

Mrs. Gould's sunbird (Female)
Aethopyga gouldiae

Common Raven
Corvus corax

Mrs. Gould's sunbird (Male
Aethopyga gouldiae

Hodgson's Redstart
Phoenicurus hodgsoni

Grey Bush Chat
Saxicola ferreus

Eurasian Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus

Eurasian Coot
Fulca atra

Grey-backed Shrike
Lanius tephronotus

Scarlet Minivet (Male)
Pericrocotus speciosus

Eurasian Tree Sparrow
Passer montanus

Blue-fronted Redstart
Phoenicurus frontalis

Greenish Warbler
Phylloscopus trochiloides

Yellow-billed Blue Magpie
Urocissa flavirostris

Speckled Wood Pigeon
Columba hodgsonii

Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Hodgson's Redstart Female
Phoenicurus hodgsoni

Green-billed Malkoha
Phaenicophaeus tristis

Oriental-pied Hornbill
Anthracoceros albirostris

Great Hornbill
Buceros bicornis

Citrine Wagtail
Motacilla citreola

White-bellied Heron
Ardea insignis
