Sikkim bird checklist
539 bird species in 84 families have been recorded in Sikkim, according to eBird; about 298 of them are seen regularly, and the rest are rarities, vagrants and escaped or introduced birds. Download the full list as a PDF, or tick birds off on your phone, with counts and notes, even without signal.
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Species data: eBird.org, updated · How these lists are made
The most common birds in Sikkim right now
1Rock Pigeon
2House Sparrow
3Common Myna
4Red-vented Bulbul
5Gray Wagtail
6Spotted Dove
7Indian White-eye
8Little Egret
9Eurasian Tree Sparrow
10House Crow
Sikkim bird checklist
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Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
- Bar-headed Goose
- Ruddy Shelduck
- Common Shelduck
- Garganey
- Northern Shoveler
- Gadwall
- Eurasian Wigeon
- Mallard
- Northern Pintail
- Green-winged Teal
- Red-crested Pochard
- Common Pochard
- Ferruginous Duck
- Tufted Duck
- Greater Scaup
- Common Merganser
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies
- Hill Partridge
- Rufous-throated Partridge
- Snow Partridge
- Blood Pheasant
- Satyr Tragopan
- Himalayan Monal
- Kalij Pheasant
- Indian Peafowl
- Red Junglefowl
- Tibetan Snowcock
Pigeons and Doves
- Rock Pigeon
- Hill Pigeon
- Snow Pigeon
- Speckled Wood-Pigeon
- Ashy Wood-Pigeon
- Oriental Turtle-Dove
- Spotted Dove
- Laughing Dove
- Barred Cuckoo-Dove
- Asian Emerald Dove
- Thick-billed Green-Pigeon
- Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon
- Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon
- Mountain Imperial-Pigeon
Sandgrouse
- Tibetan Sandgrouse
Cuckoos
- Greater Coucal
- Lesser Coucal
- Green-billed Malkoha
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo
- Pied Cuckoo
- Asian Koel
- Asian Emerald Cuckoo
- Banded Bay Cuckoo
- Plaintive Cuckoo
- Gray-bellied Cuckoo
- Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo
- Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo
- Lesser Cuckoo
- Indian Cuckoo
- Himalayan Cuckoo
- Common Cuckoo
Nightjars and Allies
- Gray Nightjar
- Large-tailed Nightjar
Swifts
- White-throated Needletail
- Silver-backed Needletail
- Himalayan Swiftlet
- Blyth's Swift
- Little Swift
- House Swift
- Asian Palm Swift
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots
- Slaty-breasted Rail
- Eurasian Coot
- White-breasted Waterhen
- Black-tailed Crake
Cranes
- Black-necked Crane
Stilts and Avocets
- Pied Avocet
Ibisbill
- Ibisbill
Plovers and Lapwings
- River Lapwing
- Red-wattled Lapwing
- Tibetan Sand-Plover
Sandpipers and Allies
- Jack Snipe
- Eurasian Woodcock
- Solitary Snipe
- Wood Snipe
- Terek Sandpiper
- Common Sandpiper
- Green Sandpiper
- Common Redshank
- Temminck's Stint
Pratincoles and Coursers
- Small Pratincole
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers
- Black-headed Gull
- Brown-headed Gull
- Pallas's Gull
Grebes
- Great Crested Grebe
- Eared Grebe
Storks
- Black Stork
Cormorants and Shags
- Little Cormorant
- Great Cormorant
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns
- Cinnamon Bittern
- Yellow Bittern
- Black-crowned Night Heron
- Little Egret
- White-eared Night Heron
- Indian Pond-Heron
- Eastern Cattle-Egret
- Gray Heron
Osprey
- Osprey
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites
- Bearded Vulture
- Jerdon's Baza
- Black Baza
- Oriental Honey-buzzard
- Cinereous Vulture
- Himalayan Griffon
- Eurasian Griffon
- Crested Serpent-Eagle
- Mountain Hawk-Eagle
- Rufous-bellied Eagle
- Black Eagle
- Greater Spotted Eagle
- Booted Eagle
- Steppe Eagle
- Golden Eagle
- Bonelli's Eagle
- Crested Goshawk
- Besra
- Shikra
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk
- Eurasian Goshawk
- Hen Harrier
- Black Kite
- Pallas's Fish-Eagle
- Common Buzzard
- Upland Buzzard
- Himalayan Buzzard
Barn-Owls
- Eastern Barn Owl
Owls
- Mountain Scops-Owl
- Collared Scops-Owl
- Brown Fish-Owl
- Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
- Asian Barred Owlet
- Collared Owlet
- Little Owl
- Brown Wood-Owl
- Himalayan Owl
- Long-eared Owl
- Short-eared Owl
- Brown Boobook
Trogons
- Red-headed Trogon
- Ward's Trogon
Hoopoes
- Common Hoopoe
Hornbills
- Great Hornbill
- Oriental Pied-Hornbill
- Rufous-necked Hornbill
Bee-eaters
- Blue-bearded Bee-eater
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Kingfishers
- Common Kingfisher
- Stork-billed Kingfisher
- White-throated Kingfisher
- Crested Kingfisher
Rollers
- Indochinese Roller
- Dollarbird
Asian Barbets
- Great Barbet
- Golden-throated Barbet
- Blue-throated Barbet
Honeyguides
- Yellow-rumped Honeyguide
Woodpeckers
- Eurasian Wryneck
- Speckled Piculet
- White-browed Piculet
- Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
- Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
- Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
- Darjeeling Woodpecker
- Crimson-naped Woodpecker
- Bay Woodpecker
- Greater Flameback
- Rufous Woodpecker
- Pale-headed Woodpecker
- Lesser Yellownape
- Gray-headed Woodpecker
- Greater Yellownape
Falcons and Caracaras
- Collared Falconet
- Eurasian Kestrel
- Amur Falcon
- Eurasian Hobby
- Oriental Hobby
- Saker Falcon
- Peregrine Falcon
Old World Parrots
- Rose-ringed Parakeet
- Slaty-headed Parakeet
- Red-breasted Parakeet
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills
- Long-tailed Broadbill
Pittas
- Blue-naped Pitta
Cuckooshrikes
- Gray-chinned Minivet
- Short-billed Minivet
- Long-tailed Minivet
- Scarlet Minivet
- Oriental Cuckooshrike
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis
- Black-headed Shrike-Babbler
- White-browed Shrike-Babbler
- Green Shrike-Babbler
- Black-eared Shrike-Babbler
- White-bellied Erpornis
Old World Orioles
- Black-naped Oriole
- Slender-billed Oriole
- Black-hooded Oriole
- Maroon Oriole
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies
- Ashy Woodswallow
Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies
- Large Woodshrike
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike
Ioras
- Common Iora
Fantails
- White-throated Fantail
Drongos
- Ashy Drongo
- Crow-billed Drongo
- Bronzed Drongo
- Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
- Hair-crested Drongo
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Monarch Flycatchers
- Black-naped Monarch
- Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Shrikes
- Brown Shrike
- Bay-backed Shrike
- Long-tailed Shrike
- Gray-backed Shrike
Crows, Jays, and Magpies
- Eurasian Jay
- Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie
- Red-billed Blue-Magpie
- Common Green-Magpie
- Rufous Treepie
- Gray Treepie
- Collared Treepie
- Southern Nutcracker
- Red-billed Chough
- Yellow-billed Chough
- House Crow
- Large-billed Crow
- Common Raven
Fairy Flycatchers
- Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail
- Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice
- Fire-capped Tit
- Yellow-browed Tit
- Sultan Tit
- Coal Tit
- Rufous-vented Tit
- Gray-crested Tit
- Ground Tit
- Green-backed Tit
- Himalayan Black-lored Tit
- Yellow-cheeked Tit
Larks
- Oriental Skylark
- Horned Lark
- Hume's Lark
- Mongolian Short-toed Lark
Cisticolas and Allies
- Common Tailorbird
- Himalayan Prinia
- Black-throated Prinia
- Rufescent Prinia
Reed Warblers and Allies
- Thick-billed Warbler
- Booted Warbler
- Sykes's Warbler
- Blyth's Reed Warbler
- Clamorous Reed Warbler
Grassbirds and Allies
- Russet Bush Warbler
Cupwings
- Scaly-breasted Cupwing
- Pygmy Cupwing
Swallows
- Gray-throated Martin
- Eurasian Crag-Martin
- Barn Swallow
- Wire-tailed Swallow
- Asian House-Martin
- Nepal House-Martin
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Bulbuls
- Striated Bulbul
- Ashy Bulbul
- Mountain Bulbul
- Black Bulbul
- Black-crested Bulbul
- Red-whiskered Bulbul
- Red-vented Bulbul
- Himalayan Bulbul
Leaf Warblers
- Ashy-throated Warbler
- Buff-barred Warbler
- Yellow-browed Warbler
- Hume's Warbler
- Lemon-rumped Warbler
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler
- Dusky Warbler
- Smoky Warbler
- Buff-throated Warbler
- Common Chiffchaff
- White-spectacled Warbler
- Gray-cheeked Warbler
- Green-crowned Warbler
- Whistler's Warbler
- Greenish Warbler
- Large-billed Leaf Warbler
- Chestnut-crowned Warbler
- Yellow-vented Warbler
- Blyth's Leaf Warbler
- Gray-hooded Warbler
Bush Warblers and Allies
- Gray-bellied Tesia
- Slaty-bellied Tesia
- Gray-sided Bush Warbler
- Chestnut-headed Tesia
- Yellow-bellied Warbler
- Rufous-faced Warbler
- Black-faced Warbler
- Mountain Tailorbird
- Broad-billed Warbler
- Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler
- Hume's Bush Warbler
- Aberrant Bush Warbler
Long-tailed Tits
- Black-throated Tit
- Black-browed Tit
Sylviid Warblers and Allies
- Lesser Whitethroat
Parrotbills
- Fire-tailed Myzornis
- Golden-breasted Fulvetta
- White-browed Fulvetta
- Great Parrotbill
- Brown Parrotbill
- Gray-headed Parrotbill
- Fulvous Parrotbill
- Black-throated Parrotbill
- Pale-billed Parrotbill
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies
- Black-chinned Yuhina
- Whiskered Yuhina
- White-naped Yuhina
- Stripe-throated Yuhina
- Rufous-vented Yuhina
- Indian White-eye
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
- Golden Babbler
- Rufous-capped Babbler
- Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler
- Black-crowned Scimitar-Babbler
- Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler
- Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
- White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
- Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler
- Gray-throated Babbler
Ground Babblers and Allies
- Yellow-throated Fulvetta
- Rufous-winged Fulvetta
- Puff-throated Babbler
- Long-billed Wren-Babbler
Laughingthrushes and Allies
- Nepal Fulvetta
- Striated Laughingthrush
- Himalayan Cutia
- Scaly Laughingthrush
- Blue-winged Laughingthrush
- Streaked Laughingthrush
- Black-faced Laughingthrush
- Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
- Long-tailed Sibia
- Rufous Sibia
- Hoary-throated Barwing
- Blue-winged Minla
- Chestnut-tailed Minla
- Rusty-fronted Barwing
- Red-billed Leiothrix
- Silver-eared Mesia
- Red-tailed Minla
- Red-faced Liocichla
- Jungle Babbler
- Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
- White-crested Laughingthrush
- Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush
- Spotted Laughingthrush
- Rufous-necked Laughingthrush
- Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush
- White-throated Laughingthrush
- Gray-sided Laughingthrush
Kinglets
- Goldcrest
Wallcreeper
- Wallcreeper
Nuthatches
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
- White-tailed Nuthatch
- Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
Treecreepers
- Hodgson's Treecreeper
- Rusty-flanked Treecreeper
- Sikkim Treecreeper
Wrens
- Eurasian Wren
Spotted Elachura
- Spotted Elachura
Dippers
- White-throated Dipper
- Brown Dipper
Starlings
- Common Hill Myna
- Rosy Starling
- Daurian Starling
- Chestnut-tailed Starling
- Common Myna
- Jungle Myna
- Great Myna
- Spot-winged Starling
Thrushes and Allies
- Grandala
- Long-tailed Thrush
- Alpine Thrush
- Himalayan Thrush
- Dark-sided Thrush
- Long-billed Thrush
- Scaly Thrush
- Purple Cochoa
- Green Cochoa
- Orange-headed Thrush
- Gray-winged Blackbird
- Tickell's Thrush
- Tibetan Blackbird
- White-backed Thrush
- Eyebrowed Thrush
- White-collared Blackbird
- Chestnut Thrush
- Black-throated Thrush
- Red-throated Thrush
- Dusky Thrush
Old World Flycatchers
- Dark-sided Flycatcher
- Ferruginous Flycatcher
- Asian Brown Flycatcher
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher
- Oriental Magpie-Robin
- White-rumped Shama
- Large Niltava
- Small Niltava
- Rufous-bellied Niltava
- Verditer Flycatcher
- White-gorgeted Flycatcher
- Pale-chinned Flycatcher
- Pale Blue Flycatcher
- Blue-throated Flycatcher
- Rusty-bellied Shortwing
- Lesser Shortwing
- Himalayan Shortwing
- Gould's Shortwing
- Indian Blue Robin
- White-bellied Redstart
- Bluethroat
- Blue Whistling-Thrush
- Little Forktail
- Spotted Forktail
- Black-backed Forktail
- Slaty-backed Forktail
- Siberian Rubythroat
- Himalayan Rubythroat
- White-tailed Robin
- Blue-fronted Robin
- Himalayan Bluetail
- Rufous-breasted Bush-Robin
- White-browed Bush-Robin
- Golden Bush-Robin
- Slaty-backed Flycatcher
- Slaty-blue Flycatcher
- Snowy-browed Flycatcher
- Pygmy Flycatcher
- Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
- Sapphire Flycatcher
- Little Pied Flycatcher
- Ultramarine Flycatcher
- Taiga Flycatcher
- Blue-fronted Redstart
- Plumbeous Redstart
- White-capped Redstart
- Blue-capped Redstart
- Hodgson's Redstart
- White-throated Redstart
- White-winged Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush
- Blue-capped Rock-Thrush
- Blue Rock-Thrush
- Siberian Stonechat
- Pied Bushchat
- Gray Bushchat
- Northern Wheatear
- Isabelline Wheatear
- Desert Wheatear
- Pied Wheatear
Flowerpeckers
- Yellow-vented Flowerpecker
- Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker
- Plain Flowerpecker
- Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
- Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters
- Ruby-cheeked Sunbird
- Fire-tailed Sunbird
- Black-throated Sunbird
- Mrs. Gould's Sunbird
- Green-tailed Sunbird
- Crimson Sunbird
- Streaked Spiderhunter
Leafbirds
- Golden-fronted Leafbird
- Orange-bellied Leafbird
Waxbills and Allies
- Scaly-breasted Munia
- White-rumped Munia
Accentors
- Alpine Accentor
- Altai Accentor
- Robin Accentor
- Rufous-breasted Accentor
- Brown Accentor
- Maroon-backed Accentor
Old World Sparrows
- House Sparrow
- Russet Sparrow
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow
- Black-winged Snowfinch
- White-rumped Snowfinch
- Rufous-necked Snowfinch
- Blanford's Snowfinch
Wagtails and Pipits
- Forest Wagtail
- Gray Wagtail
- Eastern Yellow Wagtail
- Citrine Wagtail
- White-browed Wagtail
- White Wagtail
- Blyth's Pipit
- Rosy Pipit
- Tree Pipit
- Olive-backed Pipit
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
- Common Chaffinch
- Collared Grosbeak
- Spot-winged Grosbeak
- White-winged Grosbeak
- Common Rosefinch
- Scarlet Finch
- Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch
- Dark-rumped Rosefinch
- Pink-browed Rosefinch
- Streaked Rosefinch
- Great Rosefinch
- Red-fronted Rosefinch
- Crimson-browed Finch
- Himalayan White-browed Rosefinch
- Brown Bullfinch
- Red-headed Bullfinch
- Blanford's Rosefinch
- Gold-naped Finch
- Spectacled Finch
- Dark-breasted Rosefinch
- Plain Mountain Finch
- Black-headed Mountain Finch
- Yellow-breasted Greenfinch
- Twite
- Red Crossbill
- Tibetan Serin
Old World Buntings
- Crested Bunting
- White-capped Bunting
- Yellow-breasted Bunting
- Little Bunting
Most common birds in Sikkim
Ranked by how recently and how widely each was reported to eBird in the 30 days to 2026-10-13, and whether it is one of Sikkim’s regular birds. The list follows the seasons: migrants rise in spring and autumn.
- Rock PigeonColumba livia
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollis
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus
- Himalayan SwiftletAerodramus brevirostris
- Barn SwallowHirundo rustica
- Rufous SibiaHeterophasia capistrata
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Buff-barred WarblerPhylloscopus pulcher
Largest bird families in Sikkim
Among its regular birds.
- Old World Flycatchers27
- Laughingthrushes and Allies25
- Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl14
- Pigeons and Doves12
- Leaf Warblers10
- Crows, Jays, and Magpies9
- Hawks, Eagles, and Kites9
- Woodpeckers9
Reported in the last 30 days
207 species reported to eBird in Sikkim in the 30 days to 2026-10-13. The 40 most recently reported:
Whiskered Yuhina, White-throated Fantail, Brown Dipper, Verditer Flycatcher, Little Forktail, Golden-throated Barbet, Streaked Laughingthrush, Red-tailed Minla, Gray Wagtail, House Sparrow, Rufous Sibia, Gray-hooded Warbler, Small Niltava, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Himalayan Bulbul, Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher, Rock Pigeon, Red-vented Bulbul, Gray Treepie, Blue Whistling-Thrush, Gray Bushchat, Himalayan Swiftlet, Common Tailorbird, Indian White-eye, Mountain Hawk-Eagle, Green-backed Tit, Common Myna, Sikkim Treecreeper, Long-tailed Shrike, Bay Woodpecker, Gray-backed Shrike, Greater Yellownape, White-browed Shrike-Babbler, Gray-bellied Tesia, Oriental Turtle-Dove, Black Bulbul, Red-faced Liocichla, Red-billed Leiothrix, Spotted Dove, Ashy Drongo, …
Get to know some of them
White Wagtail
Little Cormorant
Barn Swallow
Common Tailorbird
Black Kite
Jungle Babbler
White-throated Kingfisher
Large-billed Crow
Common Kingfisher
Coal Tit
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Eastern Cattle-Egret
Scaly-breasted Munia
Eurasian Coot
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