Bugun Liocichla

Liocichla bugunorum Athreya, 2006

Leiothrichidae — Laughingthrushes & Allies

Bugun Liocichla, Liocichla bugunorum, is a passerine of the family Leiothrichidae that breeds in Arunachal Pradesh in north-east India. It was described by Athreya in 2006 after being found in Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary. The name comes from the Bugun tribe, whose communal forests held the bird’s first known records. It is the only known member of its genus from this area, and its known range is very limited. The species was first seen in 1995, then not recorded again for ten years, and it remains known from just one locality.

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Leiothrichidae — Laughingthrushes & Allies
Breeding range
Oriental Region: Arunachal Pradesh (ne India)
Bugun Liocichla
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Tours where you can spot this bird

7 tours in India 6, Bhutan 1

Eaglenest Fixed Departure Birding Tour
Eaglenest Fixed Departure Birding Tour
India / Guwahati Group tour 13 days

Guwahati – Nameri National Park - Lama Camp – Bompu Camp - Sessni Camp - Khellong - Eaglenest Pass - Dirang – Sangti Valley - Sela Pas...

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Private 10-Day North East India Birding Tour
Private 10-Day North East India Birding Tour
India / Guwahati Private tour 10 days

A private ten-day birding route through Nameri, Dirang, Sela Pass and Eaglenest, combining Himalayan foothills, wetlands and montane forest....

14-Day Kaziranga, Eaglenest and Nameri Birding Tour
14-Day Kaziranga, Eaglenest and Nameri Birding Tour
India / Guwahati Group tour 14 days

A 14-day Northeast India birding route linking Kaziranga, Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary, Dirang and Nameri, with forest, mountain and nationa...

14-Day Bhutan Birdwatching Tour with Nikhil Devasar
14-Day Bhutan Birdwatching Tour with Nikhil Devasar
Bhutan / Paro Custom tour 14 days

A 14-day Bhutan-to-India birding journey crossing Chele La, the central valleys and Lingmethang Road before a Kaziranga and Sultanpur extens...

Private Eaglenest and Arunachal Birding with Firoz Hussain
Private Eaglenest and Arunachal Birding with Firoz Hussain
India / Dirang Private tour 7 days

Private birding in Arunachal Pradesh and Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary with Firoz Hussain, focused on eastern Himalayan forest birds and regi...

Eaglenest Arunachal Birding Tour
Eaglenest Arunachal Birding Tour
India / Guwahati Private tour 14 days

Delhi – Guwahati – Nameri National Park - Lama Camp – Bompu Camp - Sessni Camp - Khellong - Eaglenest Pass - Dirang – Sangti Valley ...

Eaglenest & Meghalaya Birding Tour
Eaglenest & Meghalaya Birding Tour
India / Guwahati Private tour 17 days

Delhi – Guwahati – Nameri National Park - Lama Camp – Bompu Camp - Sessni Camp - Khellong - Eaglenest Pass - Dirang – Sangti Valley ...