NEPAL

FULL TRIP LIST March 1995 

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Species seen 

• PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
• Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis KT
• Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus KB
• PELECANIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
• Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger KB
• Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo KB
• PELECANIFORMES: Anhingidae
• Darter Anhinga melanogaster 20
• CICONIIFORMES: Ardeidae
• Grey Heron Ardea cinerea KB, KT
• Purple Heron Ardea purpurea KB
• Great Egret Ardea alba CS, KB
• Little Egret Egretta garzetta
• Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii K
• Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
• Striated Heron Butorides striata
• Black-crowned Night-Heron Nycticorax nycticorax K
• Cinnamon Bittern Ixobrychus cinnamomeus KT
• CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
• Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
• Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus CS
• Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus NT KB
• Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus V KB, Ch, 20
• CICONIIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
• Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus NT KB
• Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa CS, KB
• Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia KB
• ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
• Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica
• Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus BR, KB
• Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea CS, KB
• Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope KB
• Gadwall Anas strepera KB
• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos BR
• Northern Pintail Anas acuta KB
• Garganey Anas querquedula KB
• Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata KB
• Common Pochard Aythya ferina KB
• Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula KB
• FALCONIFORMES: Pandionidae
• Osprey Pandion haliaetus CS, KB
• FALCONIFORMES: Accipitridae
• Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes CS
• Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus CS, CK, P
• Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
• Black Kite Milvus migrans
• Lesser Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga humilis NT 20
• Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus NT 20
• White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis CR BR
• Indian Vulture Gyps indicus CR BR, CS
• Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus BR, KB
• Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus NT KT
• Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus NT BR, R
• Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela
• Western Marsh-Harrier Circus aeruginosus
• Northern Harrier Circus cyaneus KB, KT
• Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos KB
• Shikra Accipiter badius
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus CS
• Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentilis S
• Eurasian Buzzard Buteo buteo BR
• Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus S
• Upland Buzzard Buteo hemilasius BR
• Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis P
• Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax BR, K
• Mountain Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis CK
• FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
• Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
• Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus KB
• GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
• Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus CK, P, S
• Swamp Francolin Francolinus gularis V KT
• Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus CS
• Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos N, S
• Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus CK, CS
• GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
• Brown Crake Amaurornis akool CS
• White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus KB, KT
• Baillon's Crake Porzana pusilla KT
• Ruddy-breasted Crake Porzana fusca KT
• Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio KB
• Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
• CHARADRIIFORMES: Jacanidae
• Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
• CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
• Great Thick-knee Burhinus recurvirostris KT
• CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
• Small Pratincole Glareola lactea KB
• CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
• River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
• Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
• Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius
• CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
• Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenura BR, KT
• Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata KB
• Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
• Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
• Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
• CHARADRIIFORMES: Sternidae
• Little Tern Sternula albifrons KB
• Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia KB, KT
• River Tern Sterna aurantia KB
• COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
• Rock Pigeon Columba livia
• Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis
• Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
• Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica CS, KB
• Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
• Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
• Yellow-footed Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus CS
• PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
• Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria 20, CS
• Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Intro
• Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana CS
• Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala 20, CS
• Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri S
• CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
• Large Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus sparverioides CS
• Common Hawk-Cuckoo Cuculus varius
• Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
• Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus CS, KT
• Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis KT
• Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis CK, KB, KB
• STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
• Brown Fish-Owl Ketupa zeylonensis CK
• Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides CS
• Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum CS
• Spotted Owlet Athene brama KB, P
• Little Owl Athene noctua KT
• CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
• Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus CS
• APODIFORMES: Apodidae
• Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis 20, CS
• Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba K
• Common Swift Apus apus N
• Little Swift Apus affinis
• CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
• Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis CS, KT
• Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
• White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
• Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
• CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
• Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
• Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
• Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti CS
• CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
• Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
• Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis CS
• CORACIIFORMES: Upupidae
• Eurasian Hoopoe Upupa epops
• CORACIIFORMES: Bucerotidae
• Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris R
• Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis NT CK
• PICIFORMES: Capitonidae
• Great Barbet Megalaima virens P
• Golden-throated Barbet Megalaima franklinii P
• Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica BR, P
• PICIFORMES: Picidae
• Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla KB, S
• Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus P, S
• Grey-capped Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus CS
• Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei CS, CK
• Greater Yellownape Picus flavinucha CS
• Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus 20
• Scaly-bellied Woodpecker Picus squamatus 20
• Gray-faced Woodpecker Picus canus CK, CS, N
• Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense CS
• PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
• Bengal Bushlark Mirafra assamica CS
• Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus CS, R, KB
• PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
• Pale Sand Martin Riparia diluta
• Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
• Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii K, P
• Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
• PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
• Oriental Pipit Anthus rufulus
• Upland Pipit Anthus sylvanus S
• Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
• Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
• White Wagtail Motacilla alba
• White-browed Wagtail Motacilla madaraspatensis
• Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
• Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
• PASSERIFORMES: Campephagidae
• Large Cuckoo-shrike Coracina macei CK, CS
• Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melaschistos CK
• Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melanoptera CS
• Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus CS
• Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
• Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus CS
• Gray-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris P, S
• Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus CK
• PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
• Striated Bulbul Pycnonotus striatus P
• Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus CK
• Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus CS, KB
• White-cheeked Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys
• Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
• Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii P, S
• Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
• PASSERIFORMES: Chloropseidae
• Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons CK
• Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii CK, P
• PASSERIFORMES: Aegithinidae
• Common Iora Aegithina tiphia CS, KT
• PASSERIFORMES: Prunellidae
• Rufous-breasted Accentor Prunella strophiata S
• PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
• Blue-capped Rock-Thrush Monticola cinclorhynchus KT
• Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
• Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina CK
• Plain-backed Thrush Zoothera mollissima P
• Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma KB
• Long-billed Thrush Zoothera monticola P
• Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor CK
• Gray-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul P
• Dark-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis BR, CK, CS, KT
• PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
• Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis CS
• Hill Prinia Prinia atrogularis R
• Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii 20, CS
• Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris KB
• Plain Prinia Prinia inornata 20, CS
• PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
• Chestnut-headed Tesia Tesia castaneocoronata P
• Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer P
• Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola KB
• Blyth's Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum KB
• Clamorous Reed-Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus KB
• Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
• Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita S
• Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus 20, KB, KT
• Smoky Warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer 20, KB
• Tickell's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus affinis KB
• Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher P
• Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus P, S
• Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei P, S
• Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides CK, CS, P
• Western Crowned Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis S, P
• Blyth's Leaf-Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides P
• Golden-spectacled Warbler Seicercus burkii P
• Grey-hooded Warbler Seicercus xanthoschistos P, S
• Chestnut-crowned Warbler Seicercus castaniceps P
• Black-faced Warbler Abroscopus schisticeps P
• Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris KB, KT
• PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
• Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica P
• Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica CS, P, S
• Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Muscicapa ruficauda BR
• Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva CS, KT, P
• Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni P
• Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris P
• Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor P
• Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus P, S
• Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae P
• Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara P
• Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
• Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope KT
• Bluethroat Luscinia svecica BR, KT, KB
• Golden Bush-Robin Tarsiger chrysaeus S
• Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
• White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus CS, CK
• Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
• Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni P
• White-capped Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus BR
• Plumbeous Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosa P
• Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus GG
• European Stonechat Saxicola torquata
• Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata
• Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferreus P, S
• PASSERIFORMES: Rhipiduridae
• Yellow-bellied Fantail Rhipidura hypoxantha P
• White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis CS, P
• PASSERIFORMES: Monarchidae
• Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea CK
• Asian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi CK, CS
• PASSERIFORMES: Timaliidae
• White-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax albogularis P, S
• White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus N
• Striated Laughingthrush Garrulax striatus P, S
• Streaked Laughingthrush Garrulax lineatus P, S
• Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush Garrulax erythrocephalus P
• Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps CS, CK
• Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus erythrogenys P, S
• Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis S
• Scaly-breasted Wren-Babbler Pnoepyga albiventer P
• Black-chinned Babbler Stachyris pyrrhops S
• Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps P
• Striped Tit-Babbler Macronous gularis CS, CK
• Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata CS
• Spiny Babbler Turdoides nipalensis e P
• Common Babbler Turdoides caudata KT
• Large Gray Babbler Turdoides malcolmi KB, KT
• Jungle Babbler Turdoides striata
• Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris CK
• Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera S
• Chestnut-tailed Minla Minla strigula P, S
• Rufous-winged Fulvetta Alcippe castaneceps S
• White-browed Fulvetta Alcippe vinipectus P
• Nepal Fulvetta Alcippe nipalensis P
• Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata P
• Whiskered Yuhina Yuhina flavicollis P
• Rufous-vented Yuhina Yuhina occipitalis P
• Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta P
• White-bellied Yuhina Yuhina zantholeuca S
• PASSERIFORMES: Paradoxornithidae
• Black-throated Parrotbill Paradoxornis nipalensis P
• PASSERIFORMES: Aegithalidae
• Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus P, S
• PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
• Great Tit Parus major CK, CS, P
• Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus S
• Black-lored Tit Parus xanthogenys P, S
• PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
• Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea
• Kashmir Nuthatch Sitta cashmirensis CS, S
• Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis CK
• PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
• Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus R
• Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis P, S
• Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata P
• Eastern Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja CK, S
• PASSERIFORMES: Dicaeidae
• Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectum P, S
• PASSERIFORMES: Zosteropidae
• Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus CK, P
• PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
• Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus KT
• Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus CK, CS, KT
• Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii P
• PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
• Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus BR, KT, P
• Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach BR, CS, P
• Gray-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus KB
• PASSERIFORMES: Prionopidae
• Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis CK, CS
• PASSERIFORMES: Dicruridae
• Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
• Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus BR, CK, P
• White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens 20, CS
• Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectans CS
• Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer P
• Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus 20, CK
• PASSERIFORMES: Artamidae
• Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus CS, KB
• PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
• Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius S
• Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha N
• Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda 20, CS, P
• Gray Treepie Dendrocitta formosae R, N, P
• House Crow Corvus splendens
• Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
• PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
• Spot-winged Starling Saroglossa spiloptera CS
• Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa CK
• Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
• Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus BR, KB
• Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
• Asian Pied Starling Gracupica contra
• Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica CK, CS
• PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
• House Sparrow Passer domesticus
• Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
• Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Petronia xanthocollis CK
• PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae
• Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus CS
• PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
• Red Avadavat Amandava amandava BR
• White-throated Munia Euodice malabarica KT
• Nutmeg Mannikin Lonchura punctulata KB
• PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
• Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus S, P
• Pink-browed Rosefinch Carpodacus rodochroa S
• Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Carduelis spinoides P
• PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
• Crested Bunting Melophus lathami R
• Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla P, S
• Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola NT KT mainly
• Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala KB

• KEY
• CR = Critical
• E = Endangered
• V = Vulnerable
• NT = Near-threatened
• e = endemic
• intro = introduced

• 0 = no sites given for common species
• BR = Bagmati River
• CS = Chitwan (Sauraha)
• CK = Chitwan (Khagendra Mali)
• G = Godaveri Gardens
• KB = Kosi Barrage
• KT = Kosi Tappu
• K = Kathmandu
• N = Najarjung
• P = Pulchowki
• R = road Kathmandu to Kosi
• S = Shepuri
• 20 = 20000 Lakes

Author: BSG

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