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Learn the wildlife of Bhutan

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3,963 species have research-grade observations in Bhutan on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you can learn a country's wildlife from home.

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Most recorded here

The species with the most research-grade observations on iNaturalist, and how many each has. Most recorded doesn't mean native.

Birds

  1. Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis226
  2. Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer190
  3. Yellow-billed Blue-Magpie Urocissa flavirostris170
  4. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos140
  5. White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis140
  6. Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus132
  7. Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus131
  8. Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata126
  9. White Wagtail Motacilla alba120
  10. Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus120

Plants

  1. Tree Rhododendron Rhododendron arboreum156
  2. White clover Trifolium repens140
  3. Drumstick Primrose Primula denticulata126
  4. Blue pine Pinus wallichiana95
  5. Lokta Daphne bholua94
  6. Greater periwinkle Vinca major78
  7. Pink knotweed Persicaria capitata74
  8. Kharsu Quercus semecarpifolia74
  9. Cannabis Cannabis sativa66
  10. Drooping Pricklypear Opuntia monacantha65

Mammals

  1. Assam Macaque Macaca assamensis197
  2. Gee's Golden Lutung Trachypithecus geei162
  3. Nepal Sacred Langur Semnopithecus schistaceus131
  4. Capped Lutung Trachypithecus pileatus119
  5. Grey Himalayan Goral Naemorhedus goral68
  6. Himalayan Striped Squirrel Tamiops mcclellandii65
  7. Black Giant Squirrel Ratufa bicolor54
  8. Domestic Yak Bos grunniens47
  9. Northern Red Muntjac Muntiacus vaginalis35
  10. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris33

Insects

  1. Himalayan Giant Honey Bee Apis laboriosa126
  2. Indian Tortoiseshell Aglais caschmirensis125
  3. Indian Red Admiral Vanessa indica82
  4. Chocolate Pansy Junonia iphita78
  5. Paris Peacock Swallowtail Papilio paris73
  6. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui69
  7. Blue Pansy Junonia orithya60
  8. Punchinello Zemeros flegyas59
  9. Yellow Coster Telchinia issoria57
  10. Yellow Orange Tip Ixias pyrene55

Reptiles

  1. Indian Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor53
  2. Big-eyed Bamboo Snake Pseudoxenodon macrops25
  3. Chinese Mountain Pit Viper Ovophis monticola16
  4. Northern King Cobra Ophiophagus hannah15
  5. Monocellate Cobra Naja kaouthia13

How a trip works

A trip has its own trail of lessons: meet six species, match them to new photos, then practice with four choices. Species you learn go into your Fieldbook, and starting a trip earns its Passport stamp. Your home place stays as it is.

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Species lists and counts from research-grade observations on iNaturalist, as of October 2026. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.