eBird hotspot
Karu, Leh-Manali highway
Species checklist
58 species recorded here
From eBird’s species list for this hotspot, in taxonomic order. Tap a species to see where else it’s been found.

Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Common Merganser
Mergus merganser·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Tibetan Partridge
Perdix hodgsoniae·Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Chukar
Alectoris chukar·Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Rock Pigeon
Columba livia·Pigeons and Doves

Hill Pigeon
Columba rupestris·Pigeons and Doves

Oriental Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia orientalis·Pigeons and Doves

Tibetan Sandgrouse
Syrrhaptes tibetanus·Sandgrouse

Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus·Cuckoos

Alpine Swift
Tachymarptis melba·Swifts

Common Swift
Apus apus·Swifts

Ibisbill
Ibidorhyncha struthersii·Ibisbill

Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos·Sandpipers and Allies

Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii·Sandpipers and Allies

Bearded Vulture
Gypaetus barbatus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Golden Eagle
Aquila chrysaetos·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Eurasian Eagle-Owl
Bubo bubo·Owls

Little Owl
Athene noctua·Owls

Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops·Hoopoes

Eurasian Wryneck
Jynx torquilla·Woodpeckers

Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus·Falcons and Caracaras

Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica·Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Red-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax·Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Yellow-billed Chough
Pyrrhocorax graculus·Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Carrion Crow
Corvus corone·Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Common Raven
Corvus corax·Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Asian Tit
Parus cinereus·Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

Blyth's Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus dumetorum·Reed Warblers and Allies

Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica·Swallows

Western House-Martin
Delichon urbicum·Swallows

Sulphur-bellied Warbler
Phylloscopus griseolus·Leaf Warblers
Tickell's Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus affinis·Leaf Warblers

Mountain Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus sindianus·Leaf Warblers

White-browed Tit-Warbler
Leptopoecile sophiae·Long-tailed Tits

Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca curruca·Sylviid Warblers and Allies

Eurasian Wren
Troglodytes troglodytes·Wrens

White-throated Dipper
Cinclus cinclus·Dippers
Brown Dipper
Cinclus pallasii·Dippers

Black-throated Thrush
Turdus atrogularis·Thrushes and Allies

Dark-sided Flycatcher
Muscicapa sibirica·Old World Flycatchers

Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica·Old World Flycatchers

Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus·Old World Flycatchers

Chinese Rubythroat
Calliope tschebaiewi·Old World Flycatchers

White-capped Redstart
Phoenicurus leucocephalus·Old World Flycatchers

White-winged Redstart
Phoenicurus erythrogastrus·Old World Flycatchers

Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros·Old World Flycatchers

Blue Rock-Thrush
Monticola solitarius·Old World Flycatchers

Robin Accentor
Prunella rubeculoides·Accentors

Brown Accentor
Prunella fulvescens·Accentors

House Sparrow
Passer domesticus·Old World Sparrows

Citrine Wagtail
Motacilla citreola·Wagtails and Pipits

White Wagtail
Motacilla alba·Wagtails and Pipits

Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus·Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Blyth's Rosefinch
Carpodacus grandis·Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Black-headed Mountain Finch
Leucosticte brandti·Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Fire-fronted Serin
Serinus pusillus·Finches, Euphonias, and Allies

Rock Bunting
Emberiza cia·Old World Buntings
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