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A Report from birdtours.co.uk

Nepal Lowlands, Suklaphanta and Koshi Tappu, March 2010,

Peter and Rosemary Royle

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

           

LITTLE GREBE

tachybaptus

ruficollis

 

X

 

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

 

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

   

YELLOW FOOTED GREEN PIGEON

treron

phoenicoptera

X

X

 

PIN TAILED GREEN PIGEON

treron

apicauda

X

   

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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