Birds List during staying Nepal

16th-25th November, 2005

No. Family Common Name 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 Latin Name
1 Pheasants Red Junglefowl (voice)




C


Gallus gallus
2
Indian Peafowl



C C C

Pavo cristatus
3 Ducks Ruddy Shelduck



C C C

Tadorna ferruginea
4 Woodpeckers Rufous Woodpecker

R,Sw





Celeus brachyurus
5
Grey-Capped Pygmy Woodpecker



C C


Dendrocopos auriceps
6 Barbets Brown-Headed Barbet




C


Megalaima virens
7
Lineated Barbet



C



Megalaima lineata
8
Blue-Throated Barbet

R,Sw





Megalaima asiatica
9
Coppersmith Barbet



C



Megalaoma haemacephala
10 Rollers Indian Roller





C

Coracias benghalensis
11 Kingfishers Common Kingfisher



C C C

Alcedo atthis
12
Stork-Billed Kingfisher




C


Halcyon capensis
13
White-Throated Kingfisher



C C C C
Halcyon smynensis
14
Pied Kingfisher



C C C

Ceryle rudis
15 Bee-Eaters Blue-Bearded Bee-Eater




C


Nyctyornis athertoni
16
Green Bee-Eater



C C


Merops orientalis
17 Coucals Greater Coucal (voice)





C

Centropus sinensis
18 Parakeets Alexandrine Parakeet

R





Psittacula eupatria
19
Rose-Ringed Parakeet K K R,Sw Sh C C C

Psittacula krameri
20 Doves Spotted Dove



C C C C
Streptopelia chinensis
21 Rails White-Breasted Waterhen



C



Amaurornis phoenicurus
22
Common Moorhen




C


Gallinula chloropus
23
Common Coot




C


Fulica atra
24 Sandpipers Common Greenshank




C C

Tringa nebularia
25 Jacanas Bronze-Winged Jacana




C


Metopidius indicus
26 Lapwings Red-Watted Lapwing




C C

Vanellus indicus
27 Hawks Black Kite
K K Sh W

K
Milvus migrant
28
Grey-Headed Fish Eagle




C


Ichthyophaga inchthyaentus
29
Crested Serpent Eagle



C C


Spilornis cheela
30
Black Eagle


Sh




Ictinaetus malayensis
31
Oriental Honey Buzzard




C


Pernis ptilorhyncus
32
Common Buzzard K
R





Buteo buteo
33
Lesser Spotted Eagle




C


Aquila pomarina
34
Changeable Hawk Eagle


Sh
C


Spizaetus cirrhatus
35 Falcons Collared Falconet




C


Microhierax caerulescens
36
Common Kestrel





C

Falco tinnunculus
37
Marlin

R





Falco columbarius
38
Peregrine Falcon



C



Falco peregrinus
39 Cormorants Darter




C


Anhinga nelanogaster
40
Great Cormorant



C C C

Phalacrocorax carbo
41 Herons Littele Egret



C
C

Egretta garzetta
42
Great Egret



C C


Casmerodius albus
43
Intermediate Egret




C C

Mesophoyx intermedia
44
Cattle Egret K

K
C C

Bubulcus ibis
45
Indian Pond Heron


Sh C C C

Ardeola grayii
46
Grey Heron




C


Ardea cinerea
47
Purple Heron




C


Ardea purpurea
48
Black-Crowned Night Heron




C


Nycticorax nycticorax
49 Ibises Black Ibis



C C C

Pseudibis papillosa
50 Storks Asian Openbill



C C C

Anastomus oscitans
51
Woolly-Necked Stork




C


Ciconia episcopus
52
Black Stork




C


Ciconia nigra
53
Lesser Adjutant




C C

Leptoptilos javanicus
54 Shrikes Long-Tailed Shrike


Sh C
C

Lanius schach
55
Grey-Backed Shrike




C


Lanius tephronotus
56 Crows Red-Billed Blue Magpie (voice)


Sh




Urocissa erythrorhyncha
57
Rufous Treepie




C
W
Dendrocitta vagabunda
58
Grey Treepie K

Sh




Dendrocitta formosaw
59
House Crow K K K Sh,K K,C C C C K Corvus splendes
60
Large-Billed Crow


Sh C C C C
Corvus macrorhynchos
61 Orioles Black-Hooded Oriole



C
C

Oriolus xanthornus
62
Maroon Oriole


Sh




Oriolus traillii
63 Minivets Scarlet Minivet


Sh
C


Pericrocotus flammeus
64 Fantails White-Throated Fantail


Sh




Rhipidura albicollis
65 Drongos Black Drongo



C C C C
Dicrurus macrocercus
66
Lesser Racket-Tailed Drongo(voice)





C

Dicrurus remifer
67 Ioras Common Iora




C


Aegithina tiphia
68 Thrushes Chestnut-Bellied Rock Thrush

Sw





Monticola rufiventris
69
Bule-Whistling Thrush


Sh




Myophonus caeruleus
70
Plain-Backed Thrush

R





Zoothera mollissima
71 Flycatchers Rufous-Gorgeted Flycatcher

R Sh




Ficedula strophiata
72
Red-Throated Flycatcher

Sw

C


Ficedula parva
73
Grey-Headed Canary Flycatcher

R,Sw
C



Culicicapa ceylonensis
74 Chats Orenge-Flanked Bush Robin


Sh




Tarsiger cyanurus
75
Oriental Magpie Robin

R,Sw Sh




Copsychus saularis
76
Black Redstart


Sh




Phoenicurus ochruros
77
White-Capped Water Redstart


Sh




Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
78
Plumbeous Water Redstart


Sh




Rhyacornis fuliginosus
79
Little Forktail


Sh




Enicurus scouleri
80
Black-Backed Forktail


Sh




Enicurus immaculatus
81
Slaty-Backed Forktail


Sh




Enicurus schistaceus
82
Common Stonechat


Sh




Saxicola torquata
83
White-Throated Stonechat



C



Saxicola leucura
84 Mynas Common Myna

K K C C C C
Acridotheres tristis
85
Jungle Myna


Sh




Acridotheres fuscus
86 Nuthatches Chestnut-Bellied Nuthatch




C


Sitta castanea
87
Velvet-Fronted Nuthatch



C



Sitta frontalis
88 Tits Great Tit

R
C



Parus major
89
Black-Lored Tit

R Sh




Parus xanthogenys
90 Swallows Plain Martin



C
C W
Riparia paludicola
91
Barn Swallow



C
C C K Hirundo rustica
92
Red-Rumped Swallow


Sh




Hirundo daurica
93 Bulbuls Red-Whiskered Bulbul




C


Pycnonotus jocosus
94
Red-Vented Bulbul K K K Sh C C C C
Pycnonotus cafer
95
Mountain Bulbul


Sh




Hypsipetes mcclellandii
96
Black Bulbul


Sh




Hypsipetes leucocephalus
97 Prinias Striated Prinia?



C



Prinia criniger
98
Grey-Breasted Prinia




C


Prinia hodgsonii
99 White-Eyes Oriental White-Eye

R,Sw

C


Zosterops palpebrosus
100 Warblers Lemon-Rumped Warbler


Sh




Phylloscopus chloronotus
101
Yellow-Browed Warbler

R,Sw Sh




Phylloscopus inornatus
102
Greenish Warbler

R,Sw Sh




Phylloscopus trochiloides
103
Golden-Spectacled Warbler


Sh




Seicercus burkii
104
Grey-Hooded Warbler

R Sh




Seicercus xanthoschistos
105 Babblers White-Throated Laughingthrush


Sh




Garrulax albogularis
106
Chestnut-Capped Babbler (voice)




C


Timalia pileata
107
Jungle Babbler




C C

Turdoides striatus
108 Flowerpeckers Orange-Bellied Flowerpecker

R





Dicaeum trigonostigma
109
Fire-Breasted Flowerpecker

R





Dicaeum ignipectus
110 Sunbirds Green-Tailed Sunbird

Sw





Aethopyga nipalensis
111
Black-Throated Sunbird


Sh




Aethopyga saturata
112 Sparrows House Sparrow K K K K K,C C C C K Passer domesticus
113 Wagtails White Wagtail
K K
C C C C
Motacilla alba
114
Grey Wagtail


Sh




Motacilla cinerea
115
Olive-Backed Pipit

R,Sw
K



Anthus hodgsoni
116 Munias Black-Headed Munia



C



Lonchura malacca


























1 Mammals Asian Elephant (footprint)




C


Elephas maximus
2
Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros




C C

Rhinoceros unicornis
3
Rhesus Macaque Monkey

Sw


C

Macaca mulatta
4
Wild Boar




C C

Sus scrofa
5
Sloth Bear (drop)




C


Melursus ursinus
6
Royal Bengal Tiger (footprint)





C

Panthera tigris
7
Spotted Deer




C C

Axis axis
8
Barking Deer (voice)


Sh




Muntiacus muntjak
9
Indian Fox





C

Vulpes bengalensis
10
Crab-eating Mongoose

Sw





Kakdabhuk beji
11
Rat sp
K K






12
Giant Fruit Bat

K K




Pteropus giganteus
13
Small Bat sp



C

















1 Reptiles Indian Gharial




C


Gavialis gangeticus
2
Marsh Mugger





C

Crocodilus palustris
3
Lizard sp





C


4
Gecko sp



C





K: Kathmandu City
R: Rani Bari, a small fragmented forest in the northern part of Kathmandu
Sw: Swayambhunath, a fragmented forest with an old temple in the western part of Kathmandu
Sh: Shivapuri National Park, North-east to Kathmandu
C: Royal Chitwan National Park in Terai Arc region (southern lower part of Nepal)
W: the way between Kathmandu and Chitwan


cf. Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp & Tim Inskipp. 1999. "Birds of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives", Princeton University Press.

Special thanks to Mr. Suresh Shakya and Bird Education Sciety.