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NEPAL'S A - BIRDWATCHING TOUR (15 - 23 February 2003). Led by Hathan Chaudhary. BIRD SPECIES SCIENTIFIC NAME TJip 1 2 3 4 5 6

Little Grebe Tachybaptlls nificollis ..J 3

Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis ..J Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatlls ..J Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo ..J 10 24 61 11

Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger ..J 5 6

Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster ..J 2 2

Great White Pelican Pelecal1l1s onocrotallls

Spot-billed Pelican Peiecanlls phillipensis

Eurasian Bittem Botaunls stellaris

Cinnamon Bittem b:Oblychlls cinnamomells ..J Yellow Bittem Ixobrychlls sinensis

Black Bittem DlIpetorjlavicollis

Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticora.'( ..J 1

Green-backed Heron Butorides stJiatus ..J 2 1

Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii ..J 5 120 134 52

Cattle Egret Bublllcus ibis ..J 2 3 300 101

Little Egret Egretta garzetta ..J 3 6 19 117 22

Intermediate Egret Egretta intennedia ..J 1 1 150 6

Great White Egret Egretta alba ..J 2 13 3

Grey Heron Ardea cinerea ..J 1 1

Purple Heron Ardea purplll'ea ..J 2 1

Asian Openbill Stork AnasfoJnlls oscitans ..J 2 32 35

Black Stork Ciconia nigra ..J 24 1 1

Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus ..J 1

Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchlls asiaticlls ..J 4

Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala

Greater Adjutant Stork Leptopfilos dubills

Lesser Adjutant Stork Leptopfilos javaniclls ..J 1 1 17 2

Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papi/losa ..J 32 9 3 20

Oriental White Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus ..J 2 9

Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea lellcorodia

Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica ..J Greylag Goose Anseranser

Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus

Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna Jerruginea ~ 2 96 2 103

Eurasian Shelduck Tadorna tadorna

Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos

Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettaplls coromandelianus ~ Falcated Duck Anas Jalcata ~ Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope ~ 6 7

Gadwall Anas strepera ~ 6

Common Teal Anas crecca ~ 4 500

Mallard Anas platyrhynchos ~ 100

Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha ~ Northern Pintail iAnas aCl/ta ~ 7 50

Garganey Anas qllerqlledllla ~ Northern Shoveler iAnas c/ypeata ~ Red-crested Po chard Netta rufina ~ Common Pochard Aythyaferina ~ Baer's Po chard Aythya baeri

Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca ~ 2

Tufted Duck Aythyafitligllla ~ Long-tailed Duck Clanga hyemalis

Common Goldeneye Bucephala c/angula

Goosander Mergus merganser ~ 16 4

Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus ~ 1 3

Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus ~ 3 1

Black Kite Mi/vIIs migrans ~ 6 5 1 1 1

PaIlas's Fish Eagle Haieaeetlls leucoryphus

Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus

White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla ~ 1

Grey-headed Fishing Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus

Egyptian Vulture Neophroll percnopterlls ~ 3 1

Oriental White-backed Vulture Gyps bengalensis ~ 7

Long-billed Vulture Gyps indiclIs ~ 1 5 1

Eurasian Griffon Vulture Gyps fitlvIIs ~ 13 1 6

Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis ~ 2

Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvIIs ~ 1

Eurasian Black Vulture Aegypills monachus

Short-toed Eagle Circaetlls gallicus ..J Crested Serpent Eagle Spilomis cheela ..J 6 1

Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginoslls ..J Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus

Montague's Harrier Circus pygargus

Pallid Harrier Circus macrollrus

Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucus ..J Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentillis

Besra iAccipiter virgatus

Northern Sparrowhawk Accipiter nislls

Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatlls

Shikra Accipiter badius ..J 1 2

White-eyed Buzzard Butastllr teesa ..J 3 6

Common Buzzard Buleo buteo ..J 1

Long-legged Buzzard Bufeo rujinus ..J 1

Black Eagle Ictinaetlls malayensis ..J Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina ..J 2 1 1

Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga ..J 2

Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis ..J 3 1

Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax

Imperial Eagle Aqllila heliaca

Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatlls ..J 1

Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetlls jasciatlls ..J Changeable Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus

Mountain Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipaZensis ..J Osprey Pandion haliaetlls ..J 3

Red-thighed Falconet Microhierax caeruTescens ..J 1

Common Kestrel Faleo tinnuncuTus ..J 2 1

Red-necked Falcon FaZco chicquera

Merlin FaZco coTumbarius ..J 1

Laggar FaTco jllgger

Peregrine FaZeD peregrinlls ..J 1

Black Francolin Francolinus jrancolinus

Swamp Francolin Francolinus guTaris ..J 2

Common Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola

" 2

Red Junglefowl Gal/us gal/us

" 2 2 3

Kalij Pheasant Lophura lellcomelana

" 5

Blue Peafowl Pavo cristatlls

" 6 10 2

Yellow-legged Buttonquail Tumi. tanki

Barred Buttonquail Tumix suscitator

Ruddy-breasted Crake PorzanaJusca

" 1

BrownCrake Amauromis akool

" 2

Water Rail Rallus aquaticlls

Baillon's Crake Porzana plIsilla

White-breasted Waterhen iAmauromis phoenicll11ls

" 1 4

Common Moorhen Gallinula chloroplls

" 1 1 3 26

Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio

" 4

Eurasian Coot Fulica atra

" Common Crane Gms grus

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chi11lrgus

" Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidills indicus

" 6 10

Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis

" 5

lbisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii

" 3 4

Northem Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus

Great Stone-Plover Esacus recllrvirostris

Little Pratincole Glareola lac tea

" 7 42

Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubills

" l3 2 6

Long-billed Plover Chardrius placidlls

Kentish Plover Charadrills alexandrinus

" 4 20

Pacific Golden Plover P/uvialis Julva

" River Plover Hoploptems dllvallcelli

" 2 3 4

Yellow-wattled Plover Hop/opterus malabaricus

Grey-headed Plover Hop/opterus cinereus

Red-wattled Plover Hoplopterus indiclls

" 1 3 8 8

Northem Lapwing Vane//us vanelllls

" Little Stint Calidris minltta

" Temminck's Stint Ca/idris temminckii

" 16 11

Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea

Sanderling Ca/idris alba

" 1 1

Dunlin Calidris alpina ..J 3

Ruff Philomachlls pugnax ..J 3

Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago

Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenllra

Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax msticola

Eurasian Curlew Numenius arqllata

Spotted Redshank Tringa elythropus

Redshank Tringa totanus

Greenshank Tringa nebl/laria ..J 25 3 53

Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis

Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropl/s ..J 9 1

Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola ..J Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinerellS

Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos ..J 8 9 5

Great Black-headed Gull LanJs ichthyaetus ..J Common Black-headed Gull Lams ridibundus ..J Brown-headed Gull Lams bmnnicephalus

Herring Gull Lams argentatus

Yellow-legged Gull Lams cachinnans ..J Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica

Caspian Tern Sterna cas pia

River Tern Sterna aurantia ..J 1

Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda

Little Tern Sterna albifrons

Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus

Rock Dove Columba livia ..J 10 36

Ashy Woodpigeon Columba pulchricollis

Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto ..J 1 6 10 5

Red Turtle Dove Strepfopelia tranquebarica ..J Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis ..J 15 2 3

Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis

Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis ..J 3 6 41 30 23

Barred Cuckoo-dove iMacropygia unchall

Emerald Dove Chacophaps indica ..J 7 3

Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicincta

Pompadour Green Pigeon Treron pOlllpadora

Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera " 3

Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria

" 4 15

Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacllla krameri

" 3 60 36 7 10

Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala

" 12

Moustached Parakeet Psittacula alexandri " 3 40

Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana

Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius

" 1

Large Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx span'erioides

Indian Cuckoo Cuclllus microptenls

" 1

KoeI Cuckoo Eudynamys scolopacea

Sirkeer Malkoha Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii

" 1

Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis " 2 3 7

Greater Coucal CentropIIs sinensis

Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis

Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis

Dusky Eagle Owl Bubo coromandus

Oriental Scops Owl GtllS sllnia

lndian Scops Owl Gtlls bakkamoena

Collared Scops Owl GtllS (bakkamoena) lempiji

Jungle Owlet Glallcidill11l radiatllm " 2 1

Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei

Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidillm Cllcllloides

" Brown Hawk Owl Ninox sCllfulata

Spotted Little Owl Athene brama

" 2 2

Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica

Barn Owl Tytoalba

" Short-eared Owl Asio jlammells

Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimlllgus macrurus " 1

Franklin's Nigh~ar Caprimulgus affinis

Jungle Nigh~ar Caprimlllgus indiclls

Himalayan Swiftlet Collocalia brevirostris

" 3

White-rumped Needletail Zoonavena ~ylvatica

Pacific Swift Aplls pacijiclls

" 3

Alpine Swift iAPlls melba

" 90 1

Little Swift Aplls affinis " 6 18 13

Asian Palm Swift Cypsillrlls balasiensis

" 3

Crested Tree Swift Hemiprocne coronafa

" 20

Red-headed Trogon Hmpactes eryfhrocephallls

White-breasted Kingfisher Halycon smymensis

" 2 4 6 9 12

Black-capped Kingfisher Halycon pileata

Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis " 1 2 1 1

Common Kingfisher Alcedo atfhis

" 1 3 1 3

Pied Kingfisher Cefyle rudis

" 1 11 1 15

Crested Kingfisher Celyle lugllbris

Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyomis afherfoni

" 1 1

Little Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis

Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinlls

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti

Indian Roller COl'acias benghalensis " 6 2 13

Dollarbird Eurystoltlus orientalis

Hoopoe Upupaepops

" 1 1 2 4

Indian Grey Hornbill Toclcus birostris

Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronaflls " 6 4 6

Great Pied Hornbill Bllceros bicomis

Great Barbet Megalaima virens " Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica

Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata " 2 4 1

Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica " 2

Golden-throated Barbet Megalaima franklinii

Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala

Wryneck Jynx torqui/la

Speckled Piculet Picumnus innomiatlls

Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus

Lsr. Yellow-naped Woodpecker Picus chlorolophus

" 2

Gtr. Yellow-naped Woodpecker Pic:us flavinucha

Grey-headed Woodpecker Piclls canlls " 4

Streak-tlrroated Green Woodpecker Piclls mynnecophoneus

" 1

Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker Picus squamatlls

Bay Woodpecker Blythipiclls pyrrhotis

Himalayan Flameback Dinopium shorii ~ 3 3

Black-rumped Flameback Dinopillm benghalense ~ 1 2 1

Greatar Flameback Chrysocolaptes lllcidlls

Fulvous-breasted Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei ~ 2 6

Brown-fronted Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos allriceps

Darjeeling Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos dmjellensis ~ 1

Crimson-breasted Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos cathpharius ~ 2

Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus ~ 1 3

Yellow-crowned Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis

Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos moluccensis

Rufous-bellied Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hypelythrus ~ 2

Rufous-winged Bush Lark lvlirafra assamical

Ashy-crowned Sparrow lark Eremopterix grisea ~ 2

Sandlark Calandrella ray tal ~ 3 13

Crested Lark Galerida cristata

Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula ~ 2

Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla

Plain Sand Martin Riparia pallldicola ~ 16 100 15

Collared Sand Martin Riparia riparia

BamSwallow Hirllndo rustica ~ 2 14 2 4 4

Red-rumped Swallow Hinmdo daurica ~ 23 16

Nepal House-martin Delichon nipalensis

Asian House Martin Delichon dasyplls ~ 6

Richard's Pipit Anthlls richardi ~ 1

Paddyfield Pipit Anthlls rujullls ~ 1

BIyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii

Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris

Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni ~ 3 6 3

Rosy Pipit 'Anthlls roseatus ~ 7 10 6

Red-throated Pipit 'fAnthus celvinllS

Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea ~ 1 1 1 1

YeHow Wagtail Motacilla flava

Citrine Wagtail iMotacilla citreolla ~ 6 1 4

White Wagtail Motacilla alba ~ 15 13 10

White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis ~ 6 10 6 2

Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianlls

Large Woodshrike Tephrodo111is gularis

Bar-winged Flycatcher Shrike Hemiplls picatlls

" 30 6

Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melanoptera

Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike Coracina l1lelaschistos

Large Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae " 2 2

Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotlls jlal1ll1leus

" 5 2

Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotlls brevirostris

Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotlls ethologus

Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnal1lol1leus

" 10

Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus rose liS

Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris

Striated Bulbul PycnonotlJs striatlls

Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicte11ls

Red-whikered Bulbul Pycnonotus jOCOSlJS " 12 35 6

Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotlls jocosus

" 15 6

Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafeI' " 30 120 36 135 19

White-throated Bulbul CrinigerjIaveolus

Black Bulbul Hypsipetes madagascariensis

" 20

AshyBulbul Hypsipetes jIavallls

Mountain Bulbul Hypsipetes l1lcclellandii

" 3

CommonIora Aegithina tiphia

" 4 3

Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons

" 1

Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii

Northern Wren Troglodytes troglodytes

Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii

" 6

Maroon-backed Accentor Prunella i11l11laclllata

Rufous-breasted Accentor P11Inella strophiata

" 1

Siberian Rubythroat LlIscinia calliope

" 1 1

White-tailed Rubythroat Luscinia pectoralis

Bluethroat Luscinia svecica " 3

Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanUl1lS

" 5

Rufous-breasted Bush-robin Tarsiger hyperyth11ls

Golden Bush-robin Tarsiger chlysaeus

" 2

Asian Magpie-Robin Copsychlls saularis

" 4 6 5 4 1

Indian Robin Saxicoloides fillicata

White-rumped Shama Copsychlls malabariclls ~ 3 1

Black Redstart Phoenicllrus ochruros ~ 1

Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicllrus hodgsoni ~ 2

Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicllrus frontalis ~ Plumbeous Redstart Rhyacornis foliginosus ~ 1 16 3

White-tailed Robin Cinclidilllll lellcurllln

Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata ~ 4 30 7 6 8

White-tailed Stonechat Saxicola leucura ~ 4

Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata ~ 4 2 1

Grey Bushchat Saxicola fen'ea ~ White-capped River Chat Chaiman'ornis leucocephalus ~ 6 1

Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius

Chestnut-bellied Rock-thrush Monticola n~fivenh1s ~ Blue Whistling Thrush Myiophonells caerulells ~ 2 4

White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctlls ~ 6

Black-throated Thrush TlIrdus nificollis ~ 2 6 18 8 2

Grey-winged Blackbird TlIrdus bOlllboll1 ~ Tickell's Thrush Turdus IInicolor ~ 1

Long-billed Thrush Zoothera monticola

Scaly (White's) Thrush Zoothera dauma ~ 1

Plain Mountain Thrush Zoothera mollissima

Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina

Black-backed Forktail Enicllrus immaclllatus

Slaty-backed Forktail Eniclll1lS schistacells

Spotted Forktail Enicllrus maclllatus ~ 2 1

Little Forktail Enicurus scollleri ~ 2 1

Chestnut-headed Tesia Tesia castaneocoronata

Pale-footed Bush Warbler Cettia palJidipes

Aberrant Bush Warbler Cettia jlavolivacea

Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler Cettia major

Grey-sided Bush Warbler Cettia bnmntfrons ~ Spotted Bush Warbler Bradypterus thoracicus

Chinese Bush Warbler Bradypterus lllteoventris

Fan-tailed Cisticola Cisticola juncidis

Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis

" 2

Plain Prinia Prinia inomata " 5

AshyPrinia Prinia socialis " 4

Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsoni " 10

Brown Hill Prinia Prinia atrogularis

Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia j/aviventris " 3

Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica

Grey-capped Prinia Prinia cinereocapilla

Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius

" 1 1 3 2 1

Striated Grssbird Megalums palustris

Rufous-rumped Grassbird Graminicola bengalensis

" 3

Blunt-winged Warbler I,Acrocephalus concinens

Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agJ'icola

Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephallls dt/metorum " 1

Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus

" 1

Thick-billed Warbler Acrocephalus aedon

" 1

Lesser Whitethroat Sylvia cun11ca

Golden-spectacled Warbler Seicercus burkii " Grey-hooded Warbler Seicurcus xanthoschistos " 2

Chestnut-crowned Warbler Seicerclls castaniceps

Black-faced Warbler Abroscoplls schisticeps

" Y ellow-faced Warbler Phylloscopus cantator

Blyth's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides

" Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis

Greenish Warbler Phylloscoplls trochiloides " 10 3 3

Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscoplls pulcher " 9

Grey-faced Warbler Phylloscoplls maculipennis

Pallas's Warbler Phylloscopus proregulus " 3

Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humeii " 1 1 1 2

Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inomatus " 1

Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus juscatus " 6 1

Smoky Warbler PhyUoscopus filligiventer " 3

Tickell's Warbler Phylloscopus affinis " Chiffchaff Phyl/oscoPlls collybita " 3

Goldcrest Regulus regulus

Small Niltava Ni/tava macgrigoriae ~ Rufous-bellied Niltava Ni/tava sundara ~ Pale-chinned Flycatcher Cyornis poliogellYs ~ 1

Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis ticke/liae

Verditer Flycatcher Muscicapa thalassina ~ 1 1

Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa latirostris

Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedule tricolor ~ Slaty-backed Flycatcher Fecedula hodgsonii

Asian Sooty Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica

Rufous-tailed Flycatcher Muscicapa rujicauda

Pygmy Blue Flycatcher Muscicapella hodgsoni

Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedllla hypelythra

Rufous-gorgetted Flycatcher Ficedllla strophiata ~ 1 1

Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula parva ~ 3 2

Grey-headed Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis ~ Yellow-bellied Fantail Rhipidura hypoxantha ~ 2 2

White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis

White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola

Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea

Asian Paradise Flycatcher Telpsiphone paradisi

Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westelmanni ~ Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinlls elythrogenys ~ White-browed Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinlls schisticeps

Streak-breasted Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinlls rujicollis ~ puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum rujiceps

Rufous-bellied Babbler DlImetia hyperythra

Black-chiImed Babbler Stachyris pyrrhops ~ Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigricepa ~ Striped Tit-babbler Macronous gularis

Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata ~ 6

Yellow-eyed Babbler Ch,ysomma sinense

Spiny Babbler Turdoides nipaiensis

Striated Babbler Turdoides earlei ~ 1 16 4

Jungle Babbler Turdoides striatus ~ 10 19 8

Slander-biled Babbler Turdoides /ongirostris ..J 5

Black-breasted Parrotbill Paradoxornis jlavirostris

Scaly-breasted Wren-babbler Pnoepyga albiventer ..J 1

Pygmy Wren-babbler Pnoepyga pus ilia

White-throated Laughing-thrush Gmnllax albogularis ..J 100

Grey-sided Laughing-thrush Garnllax caerulatlls

Lsr. Necklaced Laughing-thrush Garrulax lllonileger

Gtr. Necklaced Laughing-thrush Gmn/lax pectoralis

White-crested Laughing-thrush Garnllax lellcoiophlls ..J Chestnut-crowned Laughing-thrush Garrulax elythrocephalus ..J 6

Striated Laughing-thrush Gar11liax stria/us ..J 2

Rufous-chinned Laughing-thrush Gar11llax nifogularis ..J Streaked Laughing-thrush Gmntlax linea/us ..J 2

Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentallris

Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea

Cutia Clitia nipalensis ..J 10

White-browed Shrike-babbler Pteruthius jlaviscapis

Black-eared Shrike-babbler Pte11lthills melanotis ..J Hoary-throated Barwing Actinodura nipalensis

Chestnut-tailed Minla Minla strigula

Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera ..J 9

White-browed Fulvetta Alcippe vinipectus ..J 7

Nepal Fulvetta Alcippe nipalensis ..J 4

Rufous-winged Fulvetta Alcippe castaneceps

Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata ..J 214

Whiskered Yuhina Yuhina jlavicollis ..J 13

Stripe-throated Yuhina Yuhina gularis

Rufous-vented Yuhina Yuhina occipitalis ..J 6

White-bellied Yuhina Yllhina zantholellca

Great Tit Pa11ls major ..J 16 19 6 1

Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnlls ..J 30

Yellow-checked Tit Parus spilonotlls

Yellow-browed Tit Sylviparus modestlls ..J 2

Grey-crested Tit Panls dichrolls

Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus ..J 3

Black-Iored Tit Pams xanthogenys

" 3 3

Brown-throated Treecreeper Certhia discolor

" Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis

" 3

White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis

" 6

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea

" 4

Wall creeper Tichodroma muraria

" 2

Purple Sunbird Nectarinia asiatica

" 1

Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis

" 4

Mrs, Gould'sSunbird Aethopyga gouldiae

" 1

Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja

Fire-tailed SIDlbird 'tAethopyga ignicauda

" 7

Black-throated Sunbird !Aethopyga saturata

" Thick-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum agile

Fire_breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus

" Plain Flowerpecker Diaceum concolor

Yellow-bellied Flowerpecker Dicaeum melanoxanthllln

Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaellm elythrorhynchos

Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosa

" 6 6 3

Golden Oriole Griolus oriolus

Maroon Oriole Griolus trailli

" 3

Black-hooded Oriole Grio/us xanthornus

" I 3 1 2

Black-naped Oriole Griolus chinensis

Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus

" 6

Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach

" 3 4 2 13 7

Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus

" 1 1 1

Black Drongo DicnJl'lIs macrocercus

" 6 31 5 100 26

AshyDrongo Dicmrlls lecucophaeus

" White-bellied Drongo Dicnmls caemlescens

" 1

Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectans

Bronzed Drongo Dicl'urus aeneus

" Spangled Drongo Dicl'urus hottentottus

" 6 30 6 3

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradise us

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Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer

Ashy Woodswallow A rtam us juSCllS

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Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius

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Lanceolated Jay Gan11lus lanceolatus

Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa elythrorhyncha ..J 7 2 2

Yel1ow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa j/avirostris

Green Magpie Cissa chinensis

Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda ..J 6 7 3 4

Grey Treepie Dendrocitta jormosae ..J House Crow Corvlls splendens ..J ISO 100 12 370 16

Jungle Crow COI1'US macrorhynchos ..J 32 18 4 19

Chestnut-tailed Starling Stumus malabaricus ..J 32 43 IS 28

Brahrniny Starling Stllmlls pagodarum

Asian Pied Starling Stllmus contra ..J 20 SO

Common Starling Stllmlls vulgaris ..J 7

Common Myna Acridotheres tristis ..J 70 53 63 200 35

Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginanus ..J 8

Jungle Myna Acridotheres foscus ..J 6 8 112 16 18 Hill Myna Gracula religiosa ..J 1

House Sparrow Passerdomesticus ..J 30 36 SO 30 14

Tree Sparrow Passermontanus ..J 16 31

Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Petronia xanthocollis

Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis

Streaked Weaver Plocells manyar

Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus ..J 20

Red Avadavat Amandava amandal'a

White-rumped Munia Lonchul'a striata

Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata ..J 22

Black-headed Munia Lanchura malacca ..J 5

Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Carduelis spinoides ..J 101

Common Rosefinch Carpadacus elJ'thrinus

Dark-breasted Rosefinch Cmpodacus nipalensis ..J 2

Pink-browed Rosefinch Cmpadacus rhodochrous

Scarlet Finch Haematospiza sipahi

Gold-naped Finch Pyrrhoplectes epauletta

Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis

Red-headed Bullfinch Pyrrhula elythrocephala

Spot-winged Grosbeak Mycerobas melanozanthos

Tibetan Serin Serinus thibetanus

Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla

Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala

Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala

Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola -V 100

Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala -V 6

Crested Bunting Melophus lathami

TOTAL

GRAND TOTAL

Mammals List MAMMAL SPECIES SCIENTIFIC NAME Trip 1 2 3 4 5 6

Indian Flying Fox Pteropus giganteus -V 1

Assam Macaque Macaca assamensis

Rhesus Macaque iMacaca mulatta -V 10 35 20 10

Common Langur Presbytis entellus -V 6

Asiatic Golden Jackal Canis lupus -V 3

Bengal Fox VI/lpes bengalensis

Sloth Bear Melursus ursinlls

Smooth-coated Otter Aonyx cinerea

Small Indian Mongoose Herpestes allropunctatlls

Indian Grey Mongoose Hel1Jestes edwardsi -V 1 3

Jungle Cat Felis chaus -V Fishing Cat Felis bengalensis

Leopard Panthera pardus

Royal Bengal Tiger Panthera tigris

Gangetic Dolphin Platanista gangetica -V Greater One-homed Rhino Rhinoceros unicornis -V 3 1

Wild Boar Sus scrofa -V 4

Mun~ac (Barking Dear) Muntiacus mllntjak -V 1

Spotted Deer (Chital) Cen'lls axis -V 40 4

Hog Deer Cervus porcinus -V 12

Sambar Cervus unicolor -V 10

Wild Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis -V 5

Gaur Bos frontalis

Northern (five-striped) Palm Squirrel Funambllius pennanti

Orange-bellied Squirrel Dremomys lokriah ..J 2

Hoary- bellied Squirrel Callosciu11Is pygelythrus

Indian Hare Lepus nigricollis

Yellow-throated Martin ..J 2

Indian Pipstrel ..J 3

Gharial ..J 2

Marsh Mugar ..J 2 3

Indian Mud Turtle ..J 8

TOTAL

GRAND TOTAL

ITINERARY DETAIL Day-1,Date: 15th Feb 03 WEATHER:-

Arrivel in Kathmandu and transfer to Hotel Greenwich Clear through out the day

Village.

Day-2,Date: 16th Feb 03 WEATHER:-

Full day birdwatching at Phulchowki hill and over night at Overcast most of the day and partly sunn

Hotel Greenwich Village.

Day-3,Date: 17th Feb 03 WEATHER:-

Drive from Kathmandu to Royal Chitwan National Park, Was beautiful morning full day clear and

arrive by 15.00 hrs and join on elephant safari.

Over night at Gaida Wildlife Camp.

Day-4,Date: 18th Feb 03 WEATHER:-

Nature Walk before break fastand fowled river trip and walk Overcast ful day and heavy rain in evenir

to Gaida Tented Camp. We made our lunch at Tented Camp

then been at game drive to was rapti ghat. The ferry boats

take us accorss the river and drive back to Gaida lodge.

Day-5,Date: 19th Feb 03 WEATHER:-

Drive from Chitwan to Koshi Tappu Wildlife Resere, arrive by Full day rain.

evening at 17.30 hrs. Over night at Koshi Camp.

Day-G,Date: 20th Feb 03 WEATHER:-

Today we made early break fast at 06.30 as soon as finish Thick mist in the moring till 09.00 hrs

then setup for river excursion at Koshi river it's biggest river sunny rest of day, partly cool breezing on

of Nepal. We had outdoor lunch and afternoon scaning with

iPonds and lagoons walk back to Camp.

Day-7,Date: 21st Feb 03 WEATHER:-

Bird walk we made on pree break fast then as soon as finish Misty in the mornig till 09.00 hrs and rest

we flowed to visit at Koshi Barrage, where the Dolphin can sunny and clear.

been seen.

Day-8,Date: 22nd Feb 03 WEATHER:-

Transfer to the Biratnagar airport and fly to Kathmandu with Clear and sunny full day

excelent veiw of himalaya include mt Everest.

Over night at Hotel Greenwich Village.

Day-9,Date: 23rd Feb 03 WEATHER:-

Full day birdwatching at lower slop of Phulchowki and Sunny and clear most of day and partly 0

Godaveri botanical garden. on afternoon.

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