Ciconiiformes

Pheasant-tailed Jacana

Posted on November 5, 2022

Hydrophasianus chirurgus

Nepali Name: जलअप्सरा (Jalapsara)

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Nepal — Pheasant-tailed Jacana. Nagdaha, Lalitpur, Nepal. 1,375 meters. 9 July, 2022. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Nepal — Pheasant-tailed Jacana. Nagdaha, Lalitpur, Nepal. 1,375 meters. 10 July, 2022. Photo: Sadeep Dangol.

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Nepal — Pheasant-tailed Jacana. Nagdaha, Lalitpur, Nepal. 1,375 meters. 9 July, 2022. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Pheasant-tailed Jacana Nepal — Pheasant-tailed Jacana. Nagdaha, Lalitpur, Nepal. 1,375 meters. 9 July, 2022. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Ciconiiformes, Jacanidae and tagged जलअप्सरा, bird photography in nepal, birds of nepal, Hydrophasianus chirurgus, Pheasant-tailed Jacana, wildlife photography.

Changeable Hawk Eagle

Posted on November 5, 2022

Nisaetus limnaeetus

Nepali Name: शदलचील (Sadal Cheel)

Changeable Hawk Eagle Nepal — Changeable Hawk Eagle. Bardiya National Park, Bardiya, Nepal. 315 meters / 1,033 feet. 20 August, 2022. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Changeable Hawk Eagle Nepal — Changeable Hawk Eagle. Bardiya National Park, Bardiya, Nepal. 315 meters / 1,033 feet. 21 August, 2022. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Accipitrinae, Ciconiiformes and tagged शदलचील, Changeable Hawk Eagle, Nisaetus limnaeetus.

Cinnamon Bittern

Posted on November 5, 2022

Ixobrychus cinnamomeus

Nepali Name: रातो जुनबकुल्ला (Rato Junbakulla)

Cinnamon Bittern Nepal — Cinnamon Bittern. Bardiya National Park, Bardiya, Nepal. 315 meters / 1,033 feet. 20 August, 2022. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Cinnamon Bittern Nepal — Cinnamon Bittern. Bardiya National Park, Bardiya, Nepal. 315 meters / 1,033 feet. 20 August, 2022. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Ardeidae, Ciconiiformes and tagged रातो जुनबकुल्ला, bird photography in nepal, birds of nepal, Cinnamon Bittern, Ixobrychus cinnamomeus, wildlife photography.

Crested Serpent Eagle

Posted on November 5, 2022 Updated on November 5, 2022

Spilornis cheela
Nepali Name: काकाकुल (Kakakul)

Crested Serpent Eagle Nepal — Crested Serpent Eagle. Bardiya National Park, Bardiya, Nepal. 315 meters / 1,033 feet. 21 August, 2022. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Crested Serpent Eagle — Siurung (Annapurna Circuit Trek), Lamjung, Nepal. ~1,860m. 12 May 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Crested Serpent Eagle — Siurung (Annapurna Circuit Trek), Lamjung, Nepal. ~1,860m. 12 May 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:

As its name suggests it is specialized reptile hunter, feeding on well snakes and lizards.
Calls incessantly

This entry was posted in Accipitrinae, Ciconiiformes and tagged Bardia, bardiya, Bardiya National Park, Bird, birds, birds of nepal, birdwatching, Crested Serpent Eagle, eagle, nepal, Photo, photography, photos, wildlife photography.

Black-headed Gull

Posted on November 15, 2020

Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Nepali Name: कालोटाउके गंगाचील

Black-headed Gull — Black-headed Gull. Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300 meters. 6 November, 2020. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

Black-headed Gull — Black-headed Gull. Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300 meters. 6 November, 2020. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

This entry was posted in Ciconiiformes, Larini and tagged कालोटाउके गंगाचील, Black-heded Gull, Chroicocephalus ridibundus, taudaha.

Wood Sandpiper

Posted on June 14, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Tringa glareola
Nepali Name: वन सुडसुडिया (Ban Sudsudiya)

IMG_6493-2 — Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 5 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Charadriiformes, Scolopacidae and tagged वन सुडसुडिया, bird photography in nepal, birding in nepal, birds of nepal, birdwatching in nepal, jagadishpur reservoir, kapilvastu, nepal, Tringa glareola, Wood Sandpiper.

Great Egret

Posted on June 7, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Ardea alba
Nepali Name: ठुलो सेतोबकुल्ला (Thulo Seto Bakulla)

Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal. 415m. 26 May, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Great Egret — Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 3 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Ardeidae, Pelecaniformes and tagged Ardea alba, ठुलो सेतोबकुल्ला, bird photography in nepal, birding in nepal, birds of nepal, birdwatching in nepal, Great Egret, jagadishpur reservoir, kapilvastu, nepal.

Peregrine Falcon

Posted on June 5, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Falco peregrinus
Nepali Name: शाही बाज (Shahi Baaz)

Peregrine Falcon — Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 3 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Falconidae, Falconiformes and tagged शाही बाज, bird photography in nepal, birding in nepal, birds of nepal, birdwatching in nepal, Falco peregrinus, jagadishpur reservoir, kapilvastu, nepal, Peregrine Falcon.

Lesser Adjutant

Posted on May 21, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Leptoptilos javanicus
Nepali Name: भुँडिफोर गरुड (Bhudifor Garud)

Lesser Adjutant — Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 3 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 4 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Ciconiidae, Ciconiiformes and tagged भुँडिफोर गरुड, Bird of Nepal, bird photography in nepal, birdwatching in nepal, jagadishpur reservoir, kapilvastu, Leptoptilos javanicus, Lesser Adjutant, nepal.

Black-shouldered Kite

Posted on April 18, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Elanus axillaris
Nepali Name: मुसे चील (Muse Cheel)

Black-shouldered Kite at Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal — Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 3 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Accipitrinae, Ciconiiformes and tagged मुसे चील, bird photography, birds of nepal, Black-shouldered Kite, Elanus axillaris, jagadishpur reservoir, kapilvastu.

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