10 Asiatic Water Buffalo Endangered Bubalus bubalis 11 Hispid Hare Endangered Caprolagus hispidus 12 Ganges River Dolphin Endangered Platanista gangetica 13 Assamese Macaque Vulnerable Macaca assamensis 14 Sloth Bear Vulnerable Melursus ursinus 15 Himalayan Black Bear Vulnerable Ursus thibetanus laniger 16 Himalayan Musk Deer Vulnerable Moschus chrysogaster 17 Smooth-coated Otter Vulnerable Lutrogale perspicillata 18 Fishing Cat Vulnerable Prionailurus viverrinus 19 Marbled Cat Vulnerable Pardofelis marmorata 20 Clouded Leopard Vulnerable Neofelis nebulosa 21 Asiatic Golden Cat Vulnerable Catopuma temmincki 22 Swamp Deer Vulnerable Cervus duvauceli 23 Gaur Vulnerable Bos gaurus 24 Serow Vulnerable Capricornis sumatraensis 25 Takin Vulnerable Budorcas taxicolor 26 Mouse-eared Bat Vulnerable Myotis sicarius 27 Sikkim Rat Vulnerable Rattus sikkimensis Avifauna Bhutan is recognized as a part of several globally important bird such as mountain forests, Indo-Burmese forests, Indo-Gangetic grasslands, South Asian arid habitats, and Tibetan plateau wetlands (Bird Life International).This explains the rich bird diversity that Bhutan has within its small geographic area. Currently, around 700 species are estimated to be found in Bhutan out of which 18 are globally threatened. Of the three critically endangered species found in Bhutan (see table), the White-bellied heron is the most studied species with a population of 22 number out of the estimated global population of birds. Table 3: List of globally threatened bird species found in Bhutan. S/N Species Common Name Category 1 Gyps bengalensis Vulture Cricically endangered 2 Ardea insignis Heron Cricically endangered 3 Sarcogyps calvus Red-headed Vulture Cricically endangered 4 Aythya baeri Baer's Pochard Cricically endangered 5 Arborophila mandellii Chestnut-breasted Partridge Vulnerable 6 Tragopan blythii Blyth's Tragopan Vulnerable 7 Aceros nipalensis Rufous-necked Hornbill Vulnerable 8 Apus acuticauda Dark-rumped Swift Vulnerable 9 Grus nigricollis Crane Vulnerable
10 Bubalus bubalis Asiatic Water Buffalo Endangered 11 Caprolagus hispidus Hispid Hare Endangered 12 Platanista gangetica Ganges River Dolphin Endangered 13 Macaca assamensis Assamese Macaque Vulnerable 14 Melursus ursinus Sloth Bear Vulnerable 15 Ursus thibetanus laniger Himalayan Black Bear Vulnerable 16 Moschus chrysogaster Himalayan Musk Deer Vulnerable 17 Lutrogale perspicillata Smooth-coated Otter Vulnerable 18 Prionailurus viverrinus Fishing Cat Vulnerable 19 Pardofelis marmorata Marbled Cat Vulnerable 20 Neofelis nebulosa Clouded Leopard Vulnerable 21 Catopuma temmincki Asiatic Golden Cat Vulnerable 22 Cervus duvauceli Swamp Deer Vulnerable 23 Bos gaurus Gaur Vulnerable 24 Capricornis sumatraensis Serow Vulnerable 25 Budorcas taxicolor Takin Vulnerable 26 Myotis sicarius Mouse-eared Bat Vulnerable 27 Rattus sikkimensis Sikkim Rat Vulnerable Avifauna Bhutan is recognized as a part of several globally important bird such as mountain forests, Indo-Burmese forests, Indo-Gangetic grasslands, South Asian arid habitats, and Tibetan plateau wetlands (Bird Life International).This explains the rich bird diversity that Bhutan has within its small geographic area. Currently, around 700 species are estimated to be found in Bhutan out of which 18 are globally threatened. Of the three critically endangered species found in Bhutan (see table), the White-bellied heron is the most studied species with a population of 22 number out of the estimated global population of birds. Table 3: List of globally threatened bird species found in Bhutan. S/N Species Common Name Category 1 Gyps bengalensis Vulture Cricically endangered 2 Ardea insignis Heron Cricically endangered 3 Sarcogyps calvus Red-headed Vulture Cricically endangered 4 Aythya baeri Baer's Pochard Cricically endangered 5 Arborophila mandellii Chestnut-breasted Partridge Vulnerable 6 Tragopan blythii Blyth's Tragopan Vulnerable 7 Aceros nipalensis Rufous-necked Hornbill Vulnerable 8 Apus acuticauda Dark-rumped Swift Vulnerable 9 Grus nigricollis Crane Vulnerable
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