Nepal Bird List
compilation of 2001(126) and 2006(176 birds)
KEY:
  Yellow fill means seen 2001 & not in 2006 & have no notes on location. Most likely found in Chitwan w/guides.
Location is first siting. 2 locations refer to both trips, with 2001 first
NAME Latin Name 2001 TRIP
DATE
LOCATION notes
Chukar Alectoris chukar Oct/Nov- 2001 15-Mar-06 Marpha
Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park in path
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos 25-Mar-06 Nagarjun Forest Reserve/Khatmandu M & F
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Ruddy Shelduck Tadornaferrugincea Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Common Merganser Mergus merganser 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocxopos macei Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus Oct/Nov- 2001 Chitwan National Park
Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus Oct/Nov- 2001 Chitwan National Park
Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Himalayan Flameback Dinopium shorii 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus Oct/Nov- 2001 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica 26-Mar-06 Nagarjun Forest Reserve/Khatmandu
Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Common Hoopoe Ujpupa epops Oct/Nov- 2001 Chitwan National Park
Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Oct/Nov- 2001
Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Stork-billed Kingfisher Halcyon capensis Oct/Nov- 2001
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smynensis Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Syauli Bazaar/Chitwan National Park
Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris Oct/Nov- 2001 Modi Khola near Syauli Bazaar
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis Oct/Nov- 2001 Chitwan National Park
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensais Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Lesser Coucal Centropusw bengalensis 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula euipatria 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Skaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana Oct/Nov- 2001 Chitwan National Park
Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
House Swift Apus Affinis 21-Mar-06 Pokhara
Crested Treeswift hemiprocne coronata 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Barn Owl Tyto alba Oct/Nov- 2001 Khatmandu roof top antennae
Brown Hawk Owl Ninox scutulata 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Collared Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park Call Only
Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cueuloides 20-Mar-06 Tikhendhunga - 1450meters
Jungle Owlet Glauscidium radiatum Oct/Nov- 2001 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park Call Only
Rock Pigeon Columba livia Oct/Nov- 2001 11-Mar-06 Kagbeni
Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris 12-Mar-06 Kagbeni
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Oct/Nov- 2001 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Oct/Nov- 2001
Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicincta 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Brown Crake Amaurornis akool 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Oct/Nov- 2001
Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Indian Courser Csorius coromandelicus Oct/Nov- 2001 Pokhara Seen at Phewa lake- but book says below 245 meters?
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius Oct/Nov- 2001 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Kentis Plover Charandrius alexandrinus 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Small Pratincole Glareola lactea 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Black Kite Milvus migrans Oct/Nov- 2001 6-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Lammmergeier Gypaetus barbatus Oct-01 above Khangsar Khola-Tilicho
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis Oct/Nov- 2001 17-Mar-06 Tatopani
Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus Oct/Nov- 2001 17-Mar-06 Tatopani
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela Oct/Nov- 2001 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Shikra Accipiter badius 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Mountain Hawk Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis Oct/Nov- 2001
Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Oct/Nov- 2001
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Oct/Nov- 2001 22-Mar-06 Phewa lake, Pokhara
Darter Anhinga melanogaster Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Little Egret Egretta garzetta Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Great Egret Casmerodius albus Oct/Nov- 2001 Chitwan National Park
Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia Oct/Nov- 2001 Chitwan National Park
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Oct/Nov- 2001 Chitwan National Park
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Little Heron Butorides striatus 20-Mar-06 Birathante
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax mycticorax Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa Oct/Nov- 2001 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Asian Openbill Anastomius oscitans Oct/Nov- 2001 Chitwan National Park
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus Oct/Nov- 2001 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Black Stork Ciconia nigra Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach tricolor 23-Mar-06 Besishar
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach erythronotus Oct/Nov- 2001 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus Oct/Nov- 2001 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Yellow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa flavirostris 18-Mar-06 Chitre
Red-billed Bliue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha Oct/Nov- 2001 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax Oct/Nov- 2001 12-Mar-06 Jharkot
Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus Oct/Nov- 2001
House Crow Corvus splendens Oct/Nov- 2001 4-Mar-06 Khatmandu
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Common Raven Corvus corax Oct/Nov- 2001
Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Large Cockooshrike Coracina macei Oct/Nov- 2001 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamonmeus 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris 26-Mar-06 Nagarjun Forest Reserve/Khatmandu
Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus 15-Mar-06 Tukche
Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeuis Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus Oct/Nov- 2001 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis Oct/Nov- 2001 Chomrong
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Oct/Nov- 2001 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
White- bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens Oct/Nov- 2001
Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Spangled Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicurus paradiseus Oct/Nov- 2001 Chitwan National Park
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis Oct/Nov- 2001 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii Oct/Nov- 2001 16-Mar-06 waterfall -above Tatopani
Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus Oct/Nov- 2001 16-Mar-06 below Gasa
Dark-sided Thrush Zoothera marginata Oct/Nov- 2001
Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Dark-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula parva 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni Oct/Nov- 2001
Verditer Flycatcher Eumylas thalassina 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara 19-Mar-06 Poon Hill near bottom
Pale-chinned Flycatcher Cyornis poliogenys 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
White-tailed Rubythroat Luscinia pectoralis 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park call only 2006
Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni 15-Mar-06 S. of Marpha
Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis Oct/Nov- 2001
White-capped Water Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus Oct/Nov- 2001 16-Mar-06 Waterfall/Gasa & Seti Khola
Plumbeous Water Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus Oct/Nov- 2001 16-Mar-06 Waterfall/Gasa & Seti Khola
Little Forktail Enicuirus scouleri Oct/Nov- 2001 16-Mar-06 below Dana
Slaty-backed Forktale Enicurus schistaceus 20-Mar-06 Birathanti
Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus Oct/Nov- 2001 19-Mar-06 Tikhendhunga - 1450meters
Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata 24-Mar-06 Besishar
Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea 16-Mar-06 Gasa
Spot-winged Starling Saroglossa spiloptera 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnus malabaricus Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Brahminy Starling Sturnus pagodarum 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Asian Pied Starling Sturnus contra Oct/Nov- 2001
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Oct/Nov- 2001 18-Mar-06 Chitre
Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 everywhere
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea Oct/Nov- 2001 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis Oct/Nov- 2001 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Wallcreeper Tichodronia muraria Oct/Nov- 2001 17-Mar-06 Tukche/below Dana
Rufous-vented Tit Parus rubidiventris 19-Mar-06 Poon Hill
Spot-winged Tit Parus melanolophus 19-Mar-06 Poon Hill
Great Tit Parus major Oct/Nov- 2001 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus Oct/Nov- 2001 14-Mar-06 Marpha
Black-lored Tit Parus xanthogenys 26-Mar-06 Nagarjun Forest Reserve/Khatmandu
Yellow-cheeked Tit Parus spilonotus Oct/Nov- 2001
Black-throated Tit Aegihalos concinnus Oct/Nov- 2001
Winter Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Oct/Nov- 2001 Kagbeni
Sand Martin Riparia riparia Oct/Nov- 2001 Chitwan National Park
Plain Martin Riparia paludicola 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica Oct/Nov- 2001 6-Mar-06
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys Oct/Nov- 2001 16-Mar-06 Dana
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Mountain Bulbul Hypsipetes mcclellandii 19-Mar-06 Uleri
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park/Dana
Grey-crowned Prinia Prinia cinereocapilla 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica Oct/Nov- 2001
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Chestnut-headed Tesia Tesia castaneocoronata 22-Mar-06 Fish Tail Lodge, Pokhara
Grey-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer 22-Mar-06 Fish Tail Lodge, Pokhara
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius Oct/Nov- 2001 21-Mar-06 Pokhara
White-browed Tit Warbler Leptopoecile sophiae Oct/Nov- 2001 12-Mar-06 3,400m Jharkot
Pale-footed Bush Warbler Cettia pallidipes 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Rufous-rumped Grassbird Graminicola bengalensis 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Oct/Nov- 2001 Chitwan National Park
Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis Oct/Nov- 2001 Chitwan National Park
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Golden-spectacled Warbler Selcercus burkii 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Grey-hooded Warbler Selcercus xanthoschistos Oct/Nov- 2001 16-Mar-06 Dana
Chestnut-crowned Warbler Selcercus castaniceps Oct/Nov- 2001 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Black-faced Warbler Abroscopus schisticeps Oct/Nov- 2001
White-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax albogularis Oct/Nov- 2001
White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus 18-Mar-06 1700 m below Tikhendhunga
Striated Laughingthrush Garrulax striatus Oct/Nov- 2001
Scaly Laughingthrush Garrulax subunicolor Oct/Nov- 2001
Variegated Laughingthrush Garrulax variegatus 12-Mar-06 Jharkot -3,300 m
Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Chestnut-capped Babbler Tinalial pileata 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Yellow-eyed Babblier Chrysomma sinense 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Jungle Babbler Turdoides striatus Oct/Nov- 2001 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata Oct/Nov- 2001
Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica Oct/Nov- 2001
Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja 17-Mar-06 above Tatopani
Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga igniicauda 19-Mar-06 Poon Hill
House Sparrow Passer domesticus Oct/Nov- 2001 5-Mar-06 Khatmandu
Russet Sparrow Passer rutilans 14-Mar-06 Marpha
Eurashian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus Oct/Nov- 2001 24-Mar-06 Besishar
Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Petronia zanthocollis 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
White Wagtail Motacilla alba Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis Oct/Nov- 2001 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava 15-Mar-06 south of Marpha
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 16-Mar-06 Kalopani
Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus 7-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Oct/Nov- 2001 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus 8-Mar-06 Chitwan National Park
Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus Oct/Nov- 2001
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata Oct/Nov- 2001
Black-headed Munia Lonchura malacca Oct/Nov- 2001
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus 16-Mar-06 below Gasa
Beautiful Rosefinch Carpodacus pulcherrimus 15-Mar-06 Tukche
Great Rosefinch Carpodacus rubicilla 12-Mar-06 3,400 m below Jharkot
WHITE-WINGED GROSBEAK Myycerobas carnipes 12-Mar-06 Jharkot area
Crested Bunting Melophus lathami Oct/Nov- 2001 23-Mar-06 Besishar
Rock Bunting Emberiza cia 11-Mar-06 Kagbeni