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Nepal Lowlands, Suklaphanta and Koshi Tappu, March 2010,
Introduction
My husband, Peter and I had visited Nepal in January 1982 - we spent time at Chitwan, Pokhara and did a 7 day Helambu Trek. We loved it and had always wanted to return and do the Langtang Trek which is reckoned to be one of the best for birdwatching and wildlife in general. Unfortunately my knees didn’t survive the passage of time and Peter returned alone to do this trek in 2007, which he thoroughly enjoyed. (See separate trip report) This trek was organised by Nature Safari Tours in Kathmandu – they were very friendly, efficient and very reasonably priced. When we heard that the Suklaphanta Reserve in the far west of the country was now open and that Nature Safari Tours had a camp there we decided to go back to Nepal once more and visit Suklaphanta (hoping to see Bengal Florican) and also go to Koshi Tappu which we have never visited. So this March trip of 13 days was mainly spent at these two lowland reserves in the Terai, with one final day on Phulchowki mountain at the end.
The trip was most successful – we had an excellent time and cannot recommend Nature Safari Tours http://www.birdingnepal.com highly enough. The camps, food and guiding were excellent and all the flights, pick-ups and connections worked well. The trip was organised in a few days via email birdlife@mos.com.np with payment made on arrival. We paid £2795 for the two of us for the 13 days (12 nights) and this included all accommodation and food (apart from two evening meals in Kathmandu), guiding, transport, park fees and internal flights. We only needed our own cash for tips, drinks and souvenirs.
We saw 272 species of bird which were happy with, and also had good views of mammals such as Jungle Cat, Bengal Fox, River Dolphin and four species of deer. Due to the date in the late Spring most of the winter visitors had left – those that remained were often females.(We have seen most of these birds on their breeding grounds so were not too bothered by this) However we did pick up some passage migrants and the date was chosen because it was a good time to see the critically endangered Bengal Florican and other summer visitors.
There was a significant amount of overlap between the birds we saw at the two locations – this was only to be expected as they are both lowland sites. We were expecting this and had not designed the trip for a maximum number of ticks – in fact new birds are quite hard for us to come by in Nepal as we have travelled there before and also in northern India, Kashmir, Ladakh and Bhutan. Despite this we actually managed to get 34 lifers which was most acceptable, and the quality of these was excellent including Bengal Florican, Hodgson’s Bushchat, White Tailed Stonechat, Rufous Rumped Grassbird, Striated Grassbird, Black Francolin, Swamp Francolin, Great Slaty Woodpecker, Cinnamon Bittern, Smoky Warbler, Oriental Pied Hornbill, Brown Hawk Owl, White Eyed Buzzard, Lesser Adjutant, Greater Racket Tailed Drongo and Sand Lark.
Suklaphanta
This a large reserve in the far south west of Nepal. It covers 305 square kilometres and contains extensive grasslands as well as riverine and sal forest. The grasslands support a range of rare species including Bengal Florican. Suklaphanta is also a good place to see Great Slaty Woodpeckers – we saw 7 male birds displaying in a dead tree from our campsite! There are also good numbers of deer including the rare Swamp Deer.
A visit to the grasslands early on a hot sunny morning was a memorable experience – the air was filled with the sound of Oriental Skylarks and Rufous Winged Larks, while Black Francolins buzzed from every side, Pied Chats were busy nest-building and from the main watchtower we could see 5 Bengal Floricans (3 male and 2 female) strutting amongst the short, burnt, grass. Every tall stem seemed to have either a Common Stonechat, a White Tailed Stonechat or a Hodgson’s Bushchat perched on it and Green Bee-eaters and Indian Rollers flashed their wings as they hawked for insects in the bright sunshine. Lurking in the longer grass were Rufous Rumped Grassbirds, Red Avadavats and Baya Weavers. White-eyed Buzzards perched in distant trees. At a small pond there was a Bluethroat, a Citrine Wagtail and a Chestnut Shouldered Petronia whilst hopping around on the ground were Richard’s, Paddyfield, Tawny and Long Billed Pipits. A Marsh Harrier wafted lazily over whilst 4 species of vulture could be seen rising in the thermals.
In addition to the grasslands there are several different types of forest which contained different suites of birds (including Brown Fish Owl, Greater Racket-tailed Drongo and large numbers of Peafowl)) and lovely park-like clearings which we hopefully scanned for a passing tiger! The wide stony rivers offered yet more birds including River Lapwing and Stork Billed Kingfisher, and the lakes provided Grey Headed Fish Eagle and various ducks and herons.
Strangely some of the best birding was to be had in the more degraded habitat on the fringes of the park. A scrubby island with dead trees visited in the late afternoon proved excellent for parrots, flycatchers, bee-eaters, owls and one of my favourite woodpeckers – White Naped Flameback. A marshy area with long reedy grass grazed by water buffalo yielded vigorously singing Striated Grassbirds and lurking Smoky Warblers.
The camp was situated just outside the park fence, in amongst cultivated fields. It was not exactly an idyllic spot but in the event we spent little time there. It did provide good views of birds on the edge of the forest in the early morning and evening and this is where we had such amazing views of the Great Slaty Woodpeckers. It was noisy at night due to the barking dogs and the noisy contraptions used by the villagers to keep animals out of their fields - I would recommend ear plugs if you are a light sleeper! However we were pretty tired after 11 hours out in the field with just a couple of hours break at lunchtime, and managed to sleep through most of it.
We stayed 5 nights at Suklaphanta and just about covered most of the accessible areas of the reserve. The food was excellent, the tents very roomy and pleasant and the bathroom facilities were basic but perfectly OK. The journey from Kathmandu took 1.5 hours by plane to Dhanghadi then about 2 hours by road.
We saw 147 species of bird here. We failed to find Finn’s Weaver (we may have seen a mixed flock of Finn’s and Baya Weavers but the view was not conclusive) or Bristled Grassbird – we were probably too early for the latter.
Koshi Tappu
Many tour groups go to Koshi Tappu so the birds which can be seen have already been well covered in previous trip reports.
It is a very professional organisation, in the best sense of the word. Everything works, the food is good, the guides are excellent, the mix of driving and walking is just right. The camp is situated right next to some old fish pools and the hide overlooking these gives good close-up views of the commoner water birds (and not so common – Black Bittern and Cinnamon Bittern are regulars here and Ruddy Breasted Crake and Smoky Warbler can be seen with patience). The camp grounds also attract a good number of migratory and wintering birds – at the time we were there, one each of Wryneck, Black Redstart, Blue Throated Flycatcher, Taiga Flycatcher, Orange Headed Thrush, Grey Winged Blackbird and Tickell’s Thrush were regularly seen in the garden. Spotted Owlets are conspicuous and noisy and a Blue Throated Barbet was excavating a nest hole just outside the fence. Asian Koel and Common Hawk Cuckoo supplied a manic sound track for most of the day. On the mammal front, Golden Jackals often came through the grounds at night, two varieties of civet were seen and a Jungle Cat (somewhat habituated as it’s mother was also a frequent visitor) often provided spectacular day time views.
There are a number of standard excursions offered, and these are oriented around a 3 day/4 night stay. If, like us, you are a two-some, you will probably have to go out on most excursions with whoever else is staying – in our case it was an 8 person group from Birdfinders who were all very pleasant. This meant we had 10 people in two vehicles with 2 top class guides.
One standard trip involves a float down the Kosi river in a rubber boat – we had breakfast on a sandbank surrounded by Small Pratincoles, Little Terns and various small waders (Little and Temminck’s Stints and Kentish and Little Ringed Plovers) with Bar-headed Geese and Pallas’s Gulls flying up the river. Another trip headed upriver to bare sandy and stony areas to search for Indian Courser, Great Thick Knee, Sand Lark, Ashy Crowned Finch-lark and Bengal Fox. (Our group unaccountably could not find the courser, much to our guides’ complete bewilderment - they are usually quite easy.) Other shorter excursions used the embankment alongside the Kosi river to access various woodlands and wetlands, with stake-outs for Brown Fish Owl and Brown Hawk Owl and several sightings of Swamp Francolin.
We saw 159 species here – pretty good considering the lateness of the season.
Koshi Tappu can be accessed by road, with an all day drive, from Chitwan. Or you can fly from Kathmandu (30 minutes) and drive for about 1.5 hours.
Notes on the camps
At present. both the above camps suffer from planned electricity cuts, though these are not as extensive as in Kathmandu. Koshi has a stand-by generator so these do not really have any effect, but at Suklaphanta we used candles and torches during these periods. Both camps have facilities for charging phones, laptops etc with standard UK plugs and every other type too.
Neither camp is in a remote location – this is the Nepal Terai which is a densely populated agricultural area. Villages and people are never far away. The main roads are busy and are full of pedestrians, cows, bicycles, hooting buses and all kinds of vehicle. This does not affect the birding but do not expect a wilderness experience. Indeed watching the locals go about their daily life is a fascinating aspect of the trip.
Lunch at Koshi was often taken back at the camp – it was very hot in the middle of the day and a break was required! (Though the birds in the garden were surprisingly active all through the lunch period) At Suklaphanta we always had a packed lunch out in the field – this was often very good and contained such goodies as samosas, filled chapattis, aubergine fritters and onion bhajis. There was always a hard boiled egg, complete with a tiny packet of salt and pepper, and an orange and a banana. A flask of hot water was provided for making tea and coffee, and mats to lie on for an after lunch snooze (take your own pillow!).
Phulchowki
Phulchowki is a smallish mountain a few miles south of Kathmandu which offers the chance to see higher elevation species with relative ease. The standard routine is to drive and walk at various elevations in order to try and pick up a good range of species, which can include some rarities and hard to see birds such as Nepal Cutia, White Browed Shrike Babbler and two varieties of Tesia. We saw 68 species during our day on Phulchowki including a dazzling array of 11 species of tiny warblers. (Many more are possible in the winter and by devoting 2 days to it)
General notes
For a field guide we used “Birds of Nepal” by Grimmett, Inskipp and Inskipp with backup research at home using “Birds of the Indian Subcontinent” by the same authors. Our guides mostly used “Birds of South Asia – the Ripley Guide” which seemed very good but is expensive here.
We flew to Nepal using Qatar Airways – very efficient, good food, lots of legroom, reasonable price. Nature Safari Tours reconfirmed the return flights for us.
Our internal flights in Nepal were with Buddha Airways and were arranged by Nature Safari Tours. Some flights left a bit late but the small planes (Beech 19s or ATR 42s) were very comfortable. When we returned from Suklaphanta to Kathmandu, expecting a 3 hour wait for our onward flight to Biratnagar, for Koshi, we arrived to find that Badri (office manager for NST) had managed to get us on to an earlier flight and that the plane was waiting for us! Various hands took our tickets, gave us boarding passes, cleared our luggage through security, gave us baggage receipts and organised the departure tax, and then we were whisked through security and on to the plane all in about 5 minutes! This gave us an extra afternoon’s birding at Koshi which was very welcome.
In Kathmandu we stayed at the Marshyangdi Hotel in Thamel – this is convenient for good craft and souvenir shops and is a 30 minute walk from the Durbar Square. This hotel is always used by NST and Hari, the driver who took us to the airport on the last day, appears to work (legally) for both the hotel and NST! The restaurant does a very good Nepalese Thali and provides packed breakfasts and lunches when required. (On two occasions we ate our packed lunch/breakfast whilst waiting at the airport for a plane)
The local rum – Khukri – is perfectly drinkable and relatively cheap – about £1.25 for a very large measure. It goes very well in Coca Cola, which was always available for about 65p.
Credit cards - Note that because of the problems in Kathmandu with planned electric power cuts (load shedding as it is optimistically called) credit cards often cannot be used in places where you might expect, such as restaurants. Cash is the order of the day – and many places will take pounds, dollars and Indian rupees as well as Nepal rupees.
The political situation in Nepal is still slightly fragile – currently all the parties including the Maoists are sitting round a table trying to draw up a constitution. It seems unlikely that it will all completely fall apart (it would be a complete disaster for the country if it does) but there will undoubtedly be a lot of brinkmanship going on (think Northern Ireland).
Weather – it was just beginning to get hot in the lowlands. Strangely our first two nights at Suklaphanta were very chilly – we actually needed that “jumper for cooler evenings” that is often mentioned. It was just plain hot at Koshi, though not unbearably so - there were ceiling fans in the dining area which helped. It was not unpleasantly hot at night. Kathmandu and Phulchowki had pleasant English summer temperatures.
Nature Safari Tours are used as ground agents in Nepal by most of the birding tour operators which are based in the UK – e.g. Naturetrek, Birdfinders, Birdseekers. (In fact I understand that the organisation was set up with the help of Naturetrek who were instrumental in helping get Koshi camp up and running.) They have bases at Chitwan, Bardia, Suklaphanta and Koshi and can organise treks. They have a number of full time guides who are all excellent and are also used by the tour groups. Unless you actually prefer to go on a group trip, you can organise a more flexible itinerary, with personal attention and top notch guiding, for less than the UK tour operators, by booking directly.
Peter and Rosemary Royle
Trip List – see below
Suklaphanta |
Koshi Tappu |
Phulchowki |
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LITTLE GREBE |
tachybaptus |
ruficollis |
X |
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GREAT CORMORANT |
phalacrocorax |
carbo |
X |
X |
|
LITTLE CORMORANT |
halietor |
niger |
X |
X |
|
INDIAN DARTER |
anhinga |
melanogaster |
X |
X |
|
CINNAMON BITTERN |
ixobrychus |
cinnamomeus |
X |
||
BLACK BITTERN |
ixobrychus |
flavicollis |
X |
||
INDIAN POND HERON |
ardeola |
grayii |
X |
X |
|
CATTLE EGRET |
bubulcus |
ibis |
X |
X |
|
GREEN BACKED HERON |
butorides |
striatus |
X |
||
LITTLE EGRET |
egretta |
garzetta |
X |
X |
|
INTERMEDIATE EGRET |
egretta |
intermedia |
X |
X |
|
GREAT EGRET |
egretta |
alba |
X |
X |
|
PURPLE HERON |
ardea |
purpurea |
X |
X |
|
ASIAN OPENBILLED STORK |
anastomous |
oscitans |
X |
||
BLACK STORK |
ciconia |
nigra |
X |
||
WOOLLY NECKED STORK |
ciconia |
episcopus |
X |
X |
|
LESSER ADJUTANT |
leptopilos |
javanicus |
X |
||
ORIENTAL WHITE IBIS |
threskiornis |
melanocephala |
X |
||
BLACK IBIS |
pseudibis |
papilosa |
X |
X |
|
LESSER WHISTLING DUCK |
dendrocygna |
javanica |
X |
||
BAR HEADED GOOSE |
anser |
indicus |
X |
||
RUDDY SHELDUCK |
tadorna |
ferruginea |
X |
X |
|
COMMON SHELDUCK |
tadorna |
tadorna |
X |
||
EUROPEAN WIGEON |
anas |
penelope |
X |
X |
|
GADWALL |
anas |
strepera |
X |
X |
|
COMMON TEAL |
anas |
crecca |
X |
||
MALLARD |
anas |
platyrhynchos |
X |
||
PINTAIL |
anas |
acuta |
X |
X |
|
SHOVELER |
anas |
clypeata |
X |
||
OSPREY |
pandion |
haliaetus |
X |
||
ORIENTAL HONEY BUZZARD |
pernis |
ptilorhynchus |
X |
X |
|
BLACK SHOULDERED KITE |
elanus |
caeruleus |
X |
X |
|
BLACK KITE |
milvus |
migrans |
X |
X |
|
GREY HEADED FISH EAGLE |
ichthyophaga |
ichthyaetus |
X |
||
INDIAN WHITE BACKED VULTURE |
gyps |
benegalensis |
X |
||
SLENDER BILLED VULTURE |
gyps |
tenuirostris |
X |
||
HIMALAYAN GRIFFON |
gyps |
himalayensis |
X |
X |
|
BLACK VULTURE |
aegypius |
monachus |
X |
||
RED HEADED VULTURE |
sarcogyps |
calvus |
X |
||
SHORT TOED EAGLE |
circaetus |
gallicus |
X |
||
CRESTED SERPENT EAGLE |
spilornis |
cheela |
X |
||
MARSH HARRIER |
circus |
aeruginosus |
X |
||
SHIKRA |
accipiter |
badius |
X |
X |
|
WHITE EYED BUZZARD |
butastur |
teesa |
X |
X |
|
COMMON BUZZARD |
buteo |
buteo |
X |
||
LONG LEGGED BUZZARD |
buteo |
rufinus |
X |
||
GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE |
aquila |
clanga |
X |
||
INDIAN SPOTTED EAGLE |
aquila |
hastata |
X |
||
CHANGEABLE HAWK EAGLE |
spizaetus |
cirrhatus |
X |
||
COMMON KESTREL |
falco |
tinnunculus |
X |
X |
|
RED NECKED FALCON |
falco |
chicquera |
X |
||
PEREGRINE |
falco |
peregrinus |
X |
X |
|
BLACK FRANCOLIN |
francolinus |
francolinus |
X |
||
SWAMP FRANCOLIN |
francolinus |
gularis |
X |
X |
|
RED JUNGLEFOWL |
gallus |
gallus |
X |
||
COMMON PEAFOWL |
pavo |
cristatus |
X |
||
YELLOW LEGGED BUTTONQUAIL |
turnix |
tanki |
X |
||
WHITE BREASTED WATERHEN |
amaurorns |
phoenicurus |
X |
||
RUDDY BREASTED CRAKE |
porzana |
fusca |
X |
||
MOORHEN |
gallinula |
chloropus |
X |
X |
|
PURPLE SWAMPHEN |
porphyrio |
porphyrio |
X |
||
COOT |
fulica |
atra |
X |
||
BENGAL FLORICAN |
houbaropsis |
bengalensis |
X |
||
PHEASANT TAILED JACANA |
hydrophasianus |
chirurgus |
X |
||
BRONZE WINGED JACANA |
metopidius |
indicus |
X |
X |
|
GREAT THICK KNEE |
burhinus |
recurvirostris |
X |
||
SMALL PRATINCOLE |
glareola |
lactea |
X |
||
RIVER LAPWING |
vanellus |
duvaucelii |
X |
||
YELLOW WATTLED LAPWING |
vanellus |
malabaricus |
X |
||
RED WATTLED LAPWING |
vanellus |
indicus |
X |
X |
|
LITTLE RINGED PLOVER |
charadrius |
dubius |
X |
X |
|
KENTISH PLOVER |
charadrius |
alexandrinus |
X |
||
GREENSHANK |
tringa |
nebularia |
X |
X |
|
GREEN SANDPIPER |
tringa |
ochropus |
X |
X |
|
COMMON SANDPIPER |
actitis |
hypoleucus |
X |
X |
|
SNIPE |
gallinago |
gallinago |
X |
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LITTLE STINT |
calidris |
minuta |
X |
||
TEMMINCK'S STINT |
calidris |
temminckii |
X |
||
DUNLIN |
calidris |
alpina |
X |
||
GREAT BLACK HEADED GULL |
larus |
ichthyaetus |
X |
X |
|
BLACK BELLIED TERN |
sterna |
melanogaster |
X |
||
LITTLE TERN |
sterna |
albifrons |
X |
||
ROCK DOVE |
columba |
livia |
X |
X |
X |
ORIENTAL TURTLE DOVE |
streptopelia |
orientalis |
X |
X |
X |
COLLARED DOVE |
streptopelia |
decaocto |
X |
X |
|
RED COLLARED DOVE |
streptopelia |
tranquebarica |
X |
X |
|
SPOTTED DOVE |
streptopelia |
chinensis |
X |
X |
|
EMERALD DOVE |
chalcophaps |
indica |
X |
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YELLOW FOOTED GREEN PIGEON |
treron |
phoenicoptera |
X |
X |
|
PIN TAILED GREEN PIGEON |
treron |
apicauda |
X |
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ALEXANDRINE PARAKEET |
psittacula |
eupatria |
X |
||
ROSE RINGED PARAKEET |
psittacula |
krameri |
X |
X |
X |
PLUM HEADED PARAKEET |
psittacula |
cyanocephala |
X |
X |
|
LARGE HAWK CUCKOO |
cuculus |
sparverioides |
H |
||
COMMON HAWK CUCKOO |
cuculus |
varius |
X |
X |
|
ORIENTAL CUCKOO |
cuculus |
saturatus |
H |
||
COMMON KOEL |
eudynamys |
scolopacea |
X |
||
GREATER COUCAL |
centropus |
sinensis |
X |
X |
|
ORIENTAL SCOPS OWL |
otus |
sunia |
X |
||
BROWN FISH OWL |
ketupa |
zeylonensis |
X |
X |
|
COLLARED OWLET |
glaucidium |
brodiei |
H |
||
JUNGLE OWLET |
glaucidium |
radiatum |
X |
||
BROWN HAWK OWL |
ninox |
scutulata |
H |
X |
|
SPOTTED OWLET |
athene |
brama |
X |
X |
|
HOUSE SWIFT |
apus |
affinis |
X |
||
LESSER PIED KINGFISHER |
ceryle |
rudis |
X |
X |
|
COMMON KINGFISHER |
alcedo |
atthis |
X |
X |
|
STORK BILLED KINGFISHER |
pelargopsis |
capensis |
X |
X |
|
WHITE BREASTED KINGFISHER |
halcyon |
smyrnensis |
X |
X |
|
LITTLE GREEN BEE EATER |
merops |
orientalis |
X |
X |
|
BLUE TAILED BEE EATER |
merops |
philippinus |
X |
X |
|
CHESTNUT HEADED BEE EATER |
merops |
leschenaulti |
X |
||
INDIAN ROLLER |
coracias |
benghalensis |
X |
X |
|
HOOPOE |
upupa |
epops |
X |
X |
|
INDIAN GREY HORNBILL |
tockus |
birostris |
X |
||
ORIENTAL PIED HORNBILL |
anthracoceros |
albirostris |
X |
||
GREAT BARBET |
megalaima |
virens |
X |
||
BROWN HEADED BARBET |
megalaima |
zeylanica |
X |
||
BLUE THROATED BARBET |
megalaima |
asiatica |
X |
||
COPPERSMITH BARBET |
megalaima |
haemacephala |
X |
||
WRYNECK |
jynx |
torquilla |
X |
||
BROWN CAPPED PYGMY W/PECKER |
dendrocopus |
nanus |
X |
X |
|
FULVOUS BREASTED WOODPECKER |
picoides |
macei |
X |
X |
|
STREAK THROATED WOODPECKER |
picus |
xanthopygaeus |
X |
||
BLACK RUMPED FLAMEBACK |
dinopium |
bengalensi |
X |
X |
|
WHITE NAPED WOODPECKER |
chrysolaptes |
festivus |
X |
||
GREAT SLATY WOODPECKER |
mulleripicus |
pulverulentus |
X |
||
RUFOUS WINGED BUSHLARK |
mirafra |
assamica |
X |
||
ASHY CROWNED SPARROW LARK |
eremopterix |
grisea |
X |
||
SAND LARK |
calandrella |
raytal |
X |
||
ORIENTAL SKYLARK |
alauda |
gulgula |
X |
X |
|
SHORT TOED LARK |
calanderlla |
brachydactyla |
X |
||
PLAIN MARTIN |
riparia |
paludicola |
X |
||
SAND MARTIN |
riparia |
riparia |
X |
||
BARN SWALLOW |
hirundo |
rustica |
X |
||
RED RUMPED SWALLOW |
hirundo |
daurica |
X |
X |
|
CITRINE WAGTAIL |
motacilla |
citreola |
X |
X |
|
GREY WAGTAIL |
motacilla |
cinerea |
X |
||
WHITE WAGTAIL |
motacilla |
alba |
X |
X |
|
WHITE BROWED WAGTAIL |
motacilla |
maderaspatensis |
X |
X |
|
RICHARD'S PIPIT |
anthus |
richardii |
X |
X |
|
TAWNY PIPIT |
anthus |
campestris |
X |
X |
|
LONG BILLED PIPIT |
anthus |
similis |
X |
||
OLIVE BACKED PIPIT |
anthus |
hodgsoni |
X |
||
ROSY PIPIT |
anthus |
roseatus |
X |
||
PADDYFIELD PIPIT |
anthus |
rufulus |
X |
X |
|
LARGE CUCKOO SHRIKE |
coracina |
macei |
X |
||
BLACK WINGED CUCKOO SHRIKE |
coracina |
melaschistos |
X |
||
BLACK HEADED CUCKOO SHRIKE |
coracina |
melanoptera |
X |
||
ROSY MINIVET |
pericrocotus |
roseus |
X |
||
LONG TAILED MINIVET |
pericrocotus |
ethologus |
X |
||
BAR WINGED FLYCATCHER SHRIKE |
hemipus |
picatus |
X |
||
COMMON WOODSHRIKE |
tephrodornis |
pondicerianus |
X |
||
STRIATED BULBUL |
pycnonotus |
striatus |
X |
||
RED WHISKERED BULBUL |
pycnonotus |
jocusus |
X |
X |
|
RED VENTED BULBUL |
pycnonotus |
cafer |
X |
X |
|
MOUNTAIN BULBUL |
hypsipetes |
mcclellandii |
X |
||
COMMON IORA |
aegithina |
tiphia |
X |
X |
|
BROWN SHRIKE |
lanius |
cristatus |
X |
||
LONG TAILED SHRIKE |
lanius |
schach |
X |
X |
|
GREY BACKED SHRIKE |
lanius |
tephronotus |
X |
||
SIBERIAN RUBYTHROAT |
erithacus |
calliope |
X |
||
BLUETHROAT |
erythacus |
svecicus |
X |
X |
|
ORANGE FLANKED BUSH ROBIN |
erythacus |
cyanurus |
X |
||
WHITE BROWED BUSH ROBIN |
erythacus |
indicus |
X |
||
MAGPIE ROBIN |
copsychus |
saularis |
X |
X |
|
WHITE RUMPED SHAMA |
copsychus |
malabaricus |
X |
||
BLACK REDSTART |
phoenicurius |
ochruros |
X |
||
HODGSON'S BUSHCHAT |
saxicola |
insignis |
X |
||
STONECHAT |
saxicola |
rubicola |
X |
X |
|
WHITE TAILED STONECHAT |
saxicola |
leucura |
X |
||
PIED BUSHCHAT |
saxicola |
caprata |
X |
||
GREY BUSHCHAT |
saxicola |
ferrea |
X |
||
INDIAN ROBIN |
saxicoloides |
fulicata |
X |
X |
|
CHESTNUT BELLIED ROCK THRUSH |
montecola |
rufiventris |
X |
||
ORANGE HEADED THRUSH |
zoothera |
citrina |
X |
||
WHITE'S THRUSH |
zoothera |
dauma |
X |
X |
|
TICKELL'S THRUSH |
turdus |
unicolor |
X |
||
GREY WINGED BLACKBIRD |
turdus |
boulboul |
X |
||
BLACK THROATED THRUSH |
turdus |
atrogularis |
X |
||
STREAK BREASTED SCIMITAR BABB. |
pomatorhinus |
ruficollis |
X |
||
STRIATED BABBLER |
turdoides |
earlei |
X |
||
JUNGLE BABBLER |
turdoides |
striatus |
X |
X |
|
WHITE THROATED LAUGHING THRUSH |
garrulax |
albogularis |
X |
||
STREAKED LAUGHING THRUSH |
garrulax |
lineatus |
X |
||
RED HEADED LAUGHING THRUSH |
garrulax |
erythrocephalus |
X |
||
CUTIA |
cutia |
nipalensis |
X |
||
WHITE BROWED SHRIKE BABBLER |
pteruthius |
flaviscapis |
X |
||
BLUE WINGED MINLA |
minla |
cyanouroptera |
X |
||
CHESTNUT TAILED MINLA |
minla |
strigula |
X |
||
RUFOUS WINGED FULVETTA |
alcippe |
castanaceps |
X |
||
WHITE BROWED FULVETTA |
alcippe |
vinipectus |
X |
||
NEPAL FULVETTA |
alcippe |
nipalensis |
X |
||
RUFOUS SIBIA |
heterophasea |
capistrata |
X |
||
WHISKERED YUHINA |
yuhina |
flavicollis |
X |
||
STRIPE THROATED YUHINA |
yuhina |
gularis |
X |
||
THICK BILLED WARBLER |
acrocephalus |
aedon |
X |
||
CHIFFCHAFF |
phylloscopus |
collybitus |
X |
||
TICKELL'S LEAF WARBLER |
phylloscopus |
affinis |
X |
||
SMOKY WARBLER |
phylloscpus |
fulgiventer |
X |
X |
|
DUSKY WARBLER |
phylloscopus |
fuscatus |
X |
X |
|
BUFF BARRED WARBLER |
phylloscopus |
pulcher |
X |
||
LEMON RUMPED WARBLER |
phylloscopus |
chloronatus |
X |
||
HUMES WARBLER |
phylloscopus |
humei |
X |
||
PALLAS'S LEAF WARBLER |
phylloscopus |
proregulus |
X |
||
ASHY THROATED WARBLER |
phylloscopus |
maculipennis |
X |
||
GREENISH WARBLER |
phylloscopus |
trochiloides |
X |
X |
|
BLYTH'S LEAF WARBLER |
phylloscopus |
reguloides |
X |
||
GOLDEN SPECTACLED WARBLER |
seicercus |
burkii |
X |
||
CHESTNUT CROWNED WARBLER |
seicercus |
castaniceps |
X |
||
GREY HOODED WARBLER |
seicercus |
xanthoschista |
X |
||
BLACK FACED WARBLER |
abroscopus |
schisticeps |
X |
||
GOLDEN HEADED CISTICOLA |
cisticola |
exilis |
X |
||
ZITTING CISTICOLA |
cisticola |
juncidis |
X |
||
ASHY PRINIA |
prinia |
socialis |
X |
||
GREY BREASTED PRINIA |
prinia |
hodgsonii |
X |
||
YELLOW BELLIED PRINIA |
Prinia |
flaviventris |
X |
||
JUNGLE PRINIA |
prinia |
sylvatica |
X |
||
PLAIN PRINIA |
prinia |
inornata |
X |
||
RUFOUS RUMPED GRASSBIRD |
graminicola |
bengalensis |
X |
||
COMMON TAILOR BIRD |
orthotomus |
sutorius |
X |
||
STRIATED GRASSBIRD |
megalurus |
palustris |
X |
||
TAIGA FLYCATCHER |
ficedula |
albicilla |
X |
||
RUFOUS GORGETTED FLYCATCHER |
ficedula |
strophiata |
X |
||
ULTRAMARINE FLYCATCHER |
ficedula |
superciliaris |
X |
||
SMALL NILTAVA |
niltava |
macgrigoriae |
X |
||
BEAUTIFUL NILTAVA |
niltava |
sundara |
X |
||
PALE CHINNED FLYCATCHER |
cyornis |
poliogenys |
X |
||
BLUE THROATED FLYCATCHER |
cyornis |
rubeculoides |
X |
||
TICKELLS BLUE FLYCATCHER |
cyornis |
tickelliae |
X |
||
RUSTY TAILED FLYCATCHER |
muscicapa |
ruficauda |
X |
||
VERDITER FLYCATCHER |
eumyas |
thalassina |
X |
X |
|
GREY HEADED CANARY FLYCATCHER |
culicicapa |
ceylonensis |
X |
||
ASIAN PARADISE FLYCATCHER |
terpsiphone |
paradisi |
X |
||
YELLOW BELLIED FANTAIL |
rhipidura |
hypoxantha |
X |
||
WHITE THROATED FANTAIL |
rhipidura |
albicollis |
X |
X |
|
WHITE BROWED FANTAIL |
rhipidura |
aureola |
X |
||
BLACK THROATED TIT |
aegithalos |
concinnus |
X |
||
GREAT TIT |
parus |
major |
X |
X |
|
BLACK LORED TIT |
parus |
xanthogenys |
X |
||
YELLOW BROWED TIT |
sylviparus |
modestus |
X |
||
CHESTNUT BELLIED NUTHATCH |
sitta |
castanea |
X |
||
WHITE TAILED NUTHATCH |
sitta |
himalayensis |
X |
||
THICK BILLED FLOWERPECKER |
dicaeum |
agile |
X |
||
FIRE BREASTED FLOWERPECKER |
dicaeum |
ignipectus |
X |
||
PURPLE SUNBIRD |
nectarinia |
asiatica |
X |
X |
|
GREEN TAILED SUNBIRD |
aethopyga |
nipalensis |
X |
||
BLACK THROATED SUNBIRD |
aethopyga |
saturata |
X |
||
ORIENTAL WHITE EYE |
zosterops |
palpebrosa |
X |
X |
|
CRESTED BUNTING |
melophus |
lathami |
X |
X |
|
BROWN BULLFINCH |
pyrrhula |
nipalensis |
X |
||
RED AVADAVAT |
amandava |
amandava |
X |
||
HOUSE SPARROW |
passer |
domesticus |
X |
X |
X |
CHESTNUT SHOULDERED PETRONIA |
petronia |
xanthocollis |
X |
||
BAYA WEAVER |
ploceus |
philippinus |
X |
||
CHESTNUT BELLIED STARLING |
sturnus |
malabaricus |
X |
X |
|
PIED STARLING |
sturnus |
contra |
X |
X |
|
COMMON MYNA |
acridotheres |
tristis |
X |
X |
|
BANK MYNA |
acridotheres |
ginginianus |
X |
||
JUNGLE MYNA |
acridotheres |
fuscus |
X |
||
BLACK HOODED ORIOLE |
oriolus |
xanthornus |
X |
X |
|
INDIAN GOLDEN ORIOLE |
oriolus |
kundoo |
X |
||
BLACK DRONGO |
dicrurus |
macrocercus |
X |
X |
|
ASHY DRONGO |
dicrurus |
leucophaeus |
X |
X |
|
WHITE BELLIED DRONGO |
dicrurus |
caerulescens |
X |
X |
|
BRONZED DRONGO |
dicrurus |
aeneus |
X |
||
SPANGLED DRONGO |
dicrurus |
hottentottus |
X |
||
GREATER RACKET-TAILED DRONGO |
dicrurus |
paradiseus |
X |
||
ASHY WOODSWALLOW |
artamus |
fuscus |
X |
||
EURASIAN JAY |
garrulus |
glandarius |
X |
||
RUFOUS TREEPIE |
dendrocitta |
vagabunda |
X |
X |
|
HOUSE CROW |
corvus |
splendens |
X |
X |
X |
LARGE BILLED CROW |
corvus |
macrorhynchos |
X |
X |
|
MAMMALS ETC |
|||||
INDIAN FLYING FOX |
Kathmandu |
||||
RHESUS MACAQUE |
X |
X |
|||
COMMON LANGUR |
X |
X |
|||
GOLDEN JACKAL |
X |
H |
|||
BENGAL FOX |
X |
||||
INDIAN GREY MONGOOSE |
X |
X |
|||
JUNGLE CAT |
X |
||||
WILD WATER BUFFALO |
X |
||||
WILD ELEPHANT |
H |
||||
GANGETIC DOLPHIN |
X |
||||
MUNTJAC |
X |
||||
SPOTTED DEER (CHITAL) |
X |
||||
HOG DEER |
X |
||||
SWAMP DEER |
X |
||||
PALM CIVET |
X |
||||
SMALL INDIAN CIVET |
X |
||||
MARSH MUGGER |
X |
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