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🇧🇹Animals recorded in Bhutan

Which animals have been recorded in Bhutan? 2,553 occurrence records cover 776 species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 216 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Pineus armandicola, Adelges glandulae, Adelges pectinatae.

Country evidence passport

Evidence found

2,553 coordinate-bearing animal records; 776 species facets.

BT is the stable ISO place code.

Source coverage

GBIF Animalia occurrence facets for this country, restricted to CC0 records.

Refreshed 2026-09-20. Inspect GBIF.

What this means

The listed species have reusable occurrence evidence in the stated source universe.

Rows are ordered by record count.

What this does not mean

The list is not a census, abundance ranking, native-range claim or guarantee of current presence.

Missing or low counts can reflect uneven survey effort.

216 · 1,411367 · 147212 · 722359 · 8511133537 · 75255 · 6610713444 · 1911545536 · 1411592253 · 7229 · 1

The most-recorded species in this dataset include Pineus armandicola, Adelges glandulae, Adelges pectinatae. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in Bhutan

AnimalGroupRecords
Pineus armandicola Insecta
Adelgidae
103
Adelges glandulae Insecta
Adelgidae
61
Adelges pectinatae Insecta
Adelgidae
59
Pineus wallichianae Insecta
Adelgidae
38
Himalayan Giant Honey Bee
Apis laboriosa
Insecta
Apidae
31
Bactrocera bhutaniae Insecta
Tephritidae
21
Sperchon gracilipalpis Arachnida
Sperchontidae
17
Rufous Sibia Rufous Sibia
Heterophasia capistrata
Aves
Leiothrichidae
16
Bactrocera yoshimotoi Insecta
Tephritidae
16
Hill Jezebel
Delias belladonna
Insecta
Pieridae
14
Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron erythrocephalum
Aves
Leiothrichidae
14
Striated Laughingthrush Striated Laughingthrush
Garrulax striatus
Aves
Leiothrichidae
12
Gray-hooded Warbler Gray-hooded Warbler
Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
Aves
Phylloscopidae
11
Assam Macaque
Macaca assamensis
Mammalia
Cercopithecidae
11
Verditer Flycatcher Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus
Aves
Muscicapidae
11
Great Blackvein
Aporia agathon
Insecta
Pieridae
10
Whiskered Yuhina Whiskered Yuhina
Yuhina flavicollis
Aves
Zosteropidae
9
Beet Webworm Moth
Spoladea recurvalis
Insecta
Crambidae
9
Nepal Gray Langur
Semnopithecus schistaceus
Mammalia
Cercopithecidae
9
Yellow Orange Tip
Ixias pyrene
Insecta
Pieridae
9
Indian Tortoiseshell
Aglais caschmirensis
Insecta
Nymphalidae
8
Leontochroma suppurpuratum Insecta
Tortricidae
8
Honey Bee Honey Bee
Apis cerana
Insecta
Apidae
8
Dacus dorjii Insecta
Tephritidae
8
Olive-backed Pipit Olive-backed Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni
Aves
Motacillidae
8
Glassy Bluebottle
Graphium cloanthus
Insecta
Papilionidae
8
Cyclidia rectificata Insecta
Drepanidae
8
White Wagtail White Wagtail
Motacilla alba
Aves
Motacillidae
8
Spotted Elachura
Elachura formosa
Aves
Elachuridae
8
Blue-fronted Redstart Blue-fronted Redstart
Phoenicurus frontalis
Aves
Muscicapidae
8
Bhutan Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron imbricatum
Aves
Leiothrichidae
8
Mung Moth
Maruca vitrata
Insecta
Crambidae
7
Powdery Green Sapphire
Heliophorus tamu
Insecta
Lycaenidae
7
Red-vented Bulbul Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer
Aves
Pycnonotidae
7
Chestnut-tailed Minla
Minla strigula
Aves
Leiothrichidae
7
Green-backed Tit Green-backed Tit
Parus monticolus
Aves
Paridae
7
Easter Courtier
Sephisa chandra
Insecta
Nymphalidae
7
Orange-bellied Leafbird Orange-bellied Leafbird
Chloropsis hardwickii
Aves
Chloropseidae
7
Blue Whistling-Thrush Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Aves
Muscicapidae
7
Black-faced Laughingthrush Black-faced Laughingthrush
Trochalopteron affine
Aves
Leiothrichidae
7
Golden-throated Barbet Golden-throated Barbet
Psilopogon franklinii
Aves
Megalaimidae
7
Sperchon garhwalensis Arachnida
Sperchontidae
7
Cream-banded Bumble Bee
Bombus miniatus
Insecta
Apidae
6
Rose Hip Fly
Rhagoletis alternata
Insecta
Tephritidae
6
Childrena childreni Insecta
Nymphalidae
6
White-tailed Nuthatch White-tailed Nuthatch
Sitta himalayensis
Aves
Sittidae
6
Zemeros flegyas Insecta
Riodinidae
6
Black-throated Sunbird Black-throated Sunbird
Aethopyga saturata
Aves
Nectariniidae
6
White-throated Bulbul
Alophoixus flaveolus
Aves
Pycnonotidae
6
White-capped Redstart White-capped Redstart
Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
Aves
Muscicapidae
6
Painted Lady Painted Lady
Vanessa cardui
Insecta
Nymphalidae
6
Asian Admiral
Vanessa indica
Insecta
Nymphalidae
6
Gray-backed Shrike Gray-backed Shrike
Lanius tephronotus
Aves
Laniidae
6
Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
Pomatorhinus ruficollis
Aves
Timaliidae
6
Dark Clouded Yellow
Colias fieldii
Insecta
Pieridae
6
Kalij Pheasant Kalij Pheasant
Lophura leucomelanos
Aves
Phasianidae
6
Black Bulbul Black Bulbul
Hypsipetes leucocephalus
Aves
Pycnonotidae
6
Torrenticola turkestanica Arachnida
Torrenticolidae
6
Scarlet Minivet Scarlet Minivet
Pericrocotus speciosus
Aves
Campephagidae
6
Blyth's Shrike-Babbler
Pteruthius aeralatus
Aves
Vireonidae
6
How to read this. These are records, not a census. A high count can mean a common animal or simply a well-watched one, and limited records appear alongside repeated records. Open an animal to inspect whether the evidence is one-off, repeated, recent or historical.