Checklist of Birds of Samtse

Checklist of Birds of Samtse from July 2017 to June 2019

Samtse being located in the south-west Bhutan host several bird species. It is estimated that there may be more than 300 species presents given the suitability of physio geography in Samtse Dzongkhag. This annotated checklist of birds of Samtse includes only the identified species present in Samtse Dzongkhag totalling up to 192 species. Nearly 20% of observed species have not included in this checklist due to limited knowledge.  Records were maintained through observations, documentation such as pictures, audio records and video records in different seasons.

This checklist is from varied geolocation within the Samtse Dzongkhag such as Tashicholing, Ugyentse, Khandothang, Daina river, Damdum River, Jersey Farm, Proper Samtse, Sukurity, Sawrani, Halalay, and Tading areas. The checklist was maintained during both intended birding hours and during ad hoc encounters either alone or with friends. 

             

        

Sl.No	Common Name	Month Observed	Frequency
1.	Alexandrine Parakeet	February	6
2.	Ashy Drongo	April	1
3.	Ashy Woodswallow	April	4
4.	Ashy-throated Warbler	February, May, September	1
5.	Asian Barred Owlet	February, April	1
6.	Asian Emerald Cuckoo	March	2
7.	Asian Koel	April, August	2
8.	Asian Pied Starling	February to December	10
9.	Barred Cuckoo Dove	April	2
10.	Baya Weaver	April, November	4
11.	Bhutan Laughingthrush	May	2
12.	Black Bulbul	April	7
13.	Black Drongo	August	2
14.	Black Kite	March	2
15.	Black Redstart	September	1
16.	Black Stork	February	2
17.	Black-backed Forktail	March, November	2
18.	Black-crested Bulbul	March, July, November	5
19.	Black-hooded Oriole	February	2
20.	Black-throated Prinia	February, May, August	2
21.	Black-winged Cuckooshrike	February, April	1
22.	Black-winged Kite	May	1
23.	Blue Rock Thrush	May	1
24.	Blue Whistling Thrush	March	1
25.	Blue-capped Rock Thrush	February	1
26.	Blue-fronted Redstart	November	1
27.	Blue-naped Pitta	March	1
28.	Blue-tailed Bee-eater	July, December	2
29.	Blue-throated Barbet	March, June, September	2
30.	Blue-winged Laughingthrush	February	2
31.	Booted Warbler	February	1
32.	Bronzed Drongo	March	2
33.	Brown Hawk Owl	February, November	1
34.	Brown Shrike	February, April, August	1
35.	Cattle Egret	February, April, September	5
36.	Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch	May, June	2
37.	Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush	May	1
38.	Chestnut-headed Bee-eater	March, September	2
39.	Chestnut-tailed Starling	February to December	5
40.	Chestnut-winged Cuckoo	April, June	2
41.	Cinereous Tit	February, June	2
42.	Collared Falconet	April, October	1
43.	Common Green Magpie	February
44.	Common Hawk Cuckoo	April	1
45.	Common Iora	February	2
46.	Common Kestrel	September	1
47.	Common Kingfisher	April, October	1
48.	Common Myna	February, April, September,	10
49.	Common Sandpiper	November	2
50.	Common Stonechat	November, February	2
51.	Common Tailorbird	September	2
52.	Coppersmith Barbet	April	2
53.	Crested Goshawk	September	1
54.	Crested Kingfisher	February, November	2
55.	Crested Serpent Eagle	March	1
56.	Crimson Sunbird	February, March, July, November	1
57.	Dark-sided Flycatcher	November	1
58.	Emerald Dove	August	2
59.	Eurasian Collared Dove	February to December	4
60.	Eurasian Wigeon	March	1
61.	Eurasian Wryneck	February, April	1
62.	Fire-breasted Flowerpecker	February	2
63.	Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker	February, August	2
64.	Golden-fronted Leafbird	April, September	2
65.	Gold-naped Finch	March, April	2
66.	Great Barbet	March, August	2
67.	Great Cormorant	February	2
68.	Great Hornbill	November	4
69.	Great Myna	February, April, September	2
70.	Greater Coucal	March, July	2
71.	Greater Goldenback	May, August	1
72.	Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush	April	5
73.	Greater Painted-snipe	April	2
74.	Greater Racket-tailed Drongo	May, September	2
75.	Greater Yellownape	November	2
76.	Green Bee-eater	April, August	4
77.	Green Imperial Pigeon	February, April	2
78.	Green Sandpiper	September	1
79.	Green-backed Tit	February, August	4
80.	Green-billed Malkoha	April	2
81.	Green-crowned Warbler	March	1
82.	Green-tailed Sunbird	May	2
83.	Grey Bushchat	November, February	2
84.	Grey Treepie	February	2
85.	Grey Wagtail	February, November	1
86.	Grey-backed Shrike	February, April, August	1
87.	Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker	February, May, June	1
88.	Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher	February, May, August	2
89.	Grey-headed Parrotbill	April, June	4
90.	Grey-winged Blackbird	March	2
91.	Himalayan Bulbul	March, August	4
92.	Hill Partridge	April	1
93.	Hodgson’s Redstart	February	1
94.	House Crow	March	8
95.	House Sparrow	February	3
96.	Indian Peafowl	February, May, September	7
97.	Indian Pond Heron	February, June
98.	Indian Roller	April, November	2
99.	Jungle Babbler	July	7
100.	Jungle Myna	February, March, July, November	6
101.	Kalij Pheasant	February	2
102.	Large Cuckooshrike	April, August	2
103.	Large Niltava	February	2
104.	Large Woodshrike	March	4
105.	Large-billed Crow	January to December	2
106.	Lemon-rumped Warbler	March, July	1
107.	Lesser Coucal	April, September	2
108.	Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush	April	6
109.	Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo	February, May	4
110.	Lesser Yellownape	September	1
111.	Lineated Barbet	February	1
112.	Little Cormorant	February	6
113.	Little Egret	February, April, September	2
114.	Little Forktail	February	1
115.	Little Spiderhunter	March	1
116.	Long-tailed Broadbill	February	4
117.	Long-tailed Shrike	February, April, August	1
118.	Long-tailed Sibia	February, April, November	4
119.	Maroon Oriole	March	1
120.	Olive-backed Pipit	February, April, November	5
121.	Orange-bellied Leafbird	April, July	4
122.	Oriental Cuckoo	April	1
123.	Oriental Honey-buzzard	March	1
124.	Oriental Magpie Robin	February	2
125.	Oriental Pied Hornbill	August	4
126.	Oriental Turtle Dove	February to December	3
127.	Pale Blue Flycatcher	March, August	1
128.	Pale-chinned Flycatcher	March, June	1
129.	Pied Bushchat	April, August	1
130.	Pied Cuckoo	August	1
131.	Pin-tailed Green Pigeon	May	7
132.	Plaintive Cuckoo	April
133.	Plumbeous Redstart	February	1
134.	Puff-throated Babbler	March, November	2
135.	Purple Sunbird	May	2
136.	Red Junglefowl	October	2
137.	Red-billed Leiothrix	February, April	5
138.	Red-breasted Parakeet	February	4
139.	Red-headed Trogon	April	2
140.	Red-naped Ibis	February, April	4
141.	Red-rumped Swallow	March, June	4
142.	Red-vented Bulbul	February, April, August	10
143.	Red-wattled Lapwing	August	7
144.	Red-whiskered Bulbul	February, August	4
145.	Richard's Pipit	August	1
146.	River Lapwing	October	2
147.	Rose-ringed Parakeet	February	2
148.	Rufescent Prinia	February, August	1
149.	Rufous Sibia	March	7
150.	Rufous Treepie	August	2
151.	Rufous Woodpecker	February, April	2
152.	Rufous-belled Niltava	February	1
153.	Rufous-necked Hornbill	May	2
154.	Rufous-vented Yuhina	April	3
155.	Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler	February, June	2
156.	Rusty-fronted Barwing	February, April	1
157.	Scaly-breasted Munia	April, August	2
158.	Scarlet Finch	February, April	4
159.	Scarlet Minivet	May	6
160.	Shikra	March	1
161.	Slaty-backed Forktail	February, November	1
162.	Slaty-blue Flycatcher	March, June	1
163.	Sliver-eared Mesia	February	4
164.	Small Niltava	February	2
165.	Spangled Drongo	February	4
166.	Spotted Dove	February to December	5
167.	Spotted Owlet	August	4
168.	Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler	March, July	2
169.	Streaked Spiderhunter	March, July, November	2
170.	Striated Laughingthrush	February, November	2
171.	Striped Tit Babbler	March, June	1
172.	Stripe-throated Yuhina	February	4
173.	Sultan Tit	March, August	4
174.	Taiga Flycatcher	February	1
175.	Thick-billed Warbler	February, August	1
176.	Verditer Flycatcher	February, November	2
177.	Wallcreeper	February	1
178.	Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon	March, August	4
179.	Whiskered Yuhina	February	5
180.	White Wagtail	February, November	2
181.	White-breasted Waterhen	February, June, August, December	3
182.	White-browed Scimitar Babbler	March	2
183.	White-browed Wagtail	August, November	1
184.	White-capped Redstart	February	2
185.	White-crested Laughingthrush	April	10
186.	White-naped Yuhina	February	7
187.	White-rumped Munia	February, April, November	10
188.	White-rumped Shama	February	2
189.	White-tailed Nuthatch	February, April	1
190.	White-throated Fantail	February	1
191.	White-throated Kingfisher	February, May	2
192.	Yellow-bellied Fantail	February	3
193.	Yellow-browed Warbler	March, November	1
194.	Yellow-cheeked Tit	March	2
195.	Yellow-footed Green Pigeon	March	3
196.	Yellow-wattled Lapwing	February, September	2

NB: The checklist is edited by Tim Inskipp