Bhutan: Birding the Himalayan Slopes

Birding Bhutan is an adventure filled with incredible birds and mammals, wild forests, beautiful people, and fascinating culture.

A beautiful Himalayan Monal at dawn in the Himalayas.
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie, Bhutan. Photo Aaron Lang.
White-browed Fulvettas are common in the higher elevation forests of Bhutan.
Each tour we take in a festival, or tsechu, as they're called in Bhutan. This year we attended the Paro Tsechu, one of the countries biggest. Here dancers interpret the country's rich heritage.
Punakha Dzong, Bhutan. Photo Aaron Lang.
Pack animals rest on the way to Tiger's Nest Monastery, near Paro, Bhutan.
Large-billed Crow, Bhutan. Photo Aaron Lang.
Market produce in Mongar. Photo Aaron Lang.
Capped Langur is the langur of eastern Bhutan. This beautiful animal was photographed near Yongkola.
One of the most charismatic birds of Bhutan, the Black-necked Crane.
Spotted Laughingthrush is one of the most striking laughingthrushes in Bhutan.
Jomolhari, Bhutan. Photo Aaron Lang.
Lunch with a view. Photo Aaron Lang.