Ardeidae

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.

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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.

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Black-crowned Night Heron

Posted on December 27, 2016 Updated on November 11, 2020

Nycticorax nycticorax
Nepali Name: बाँके बकुल्ला Banke Bakulla

Black-crowned Night Heron

Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 6 November, 2016. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

Black-crowned Night Heron

(immature) Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 22 April, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

Black-crowned Night Heron

(immature) Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 22 April, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

Notes:
1. There were four immatures at Taudaha Mar 2014. Nest nearby??

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Grey Heron

Posted on December 3, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Ardea cinerea
Nepali Name: फुस्रो बकुल्ला Fusro Bakulla

Grey Heron Bagmati Kathmandu Nepal Bird Photography

Chobhar, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1270m. 29 November, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

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Indian Pond Heron

Posted on May 9, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Nepali Name: आसकोटे बकुल्ला (Aaskote Bakulla)

Indian Pond Heron

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

Indian Pond Heron

Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 22 April, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

Indian Pond Heron

Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) Kalimati, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 18 June, 2013. Photo: aB

Indian Pond Heron

Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 8 January, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

Indian Pond Heron

Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 8 January, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

Notes:
1. The transformation this bird goes through from non-breeding to breeding plumage is just amazing.
2. Kind of hard to spot when resting. Flies off with a flash of white. Wonder how does that make sense evolutionarily?

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Purple Heron

Posted on August 28, 2013 Updated on November 11, 2020

Ardea purpurea
Nepali Name: ध्यानी बकुल्ला (Dhyani Bakulla)

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

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

Purple Heron

Ghodaghodi Lake, Kailali, Nepal. 200m. 3 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

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

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

Purple Heron

Ghodaghodi Lake, Kailali, Nepal. 200m. 11 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

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Intermediate Egret

Posted on June 25, 2013 Updated on November 11, 2020

Mesophoyx intermedia
Nepali Name: मँझौला सेतोबकुल्ला (Manjhaula Setobakulla)

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

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

Intermediate Egret — Ghodaghodi Lake, Kailali, Nepal. 200m. 11 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

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Cattle Egret

Posted on June 4, 2013 Updated on November 11, 2020

Nepali Name: बकुल्ला (Bakulla)

Cattle Egret

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis). Manthali, Ramechhap, Nepal. 1,200m. 18 October, 2011. Photo: Jay Shrestha.

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Little Egret

Posted on March 31, 2013 Updated on November 11, 2020

Nepali Name: सानो सेतो बकुल्ला (Sano Seto Bakulla)

Little Egret

Little Egret (Egretta garzetta). Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 31 January, 2013. Photo: aB

Little Egret

Little Egret (Egretta garzetta). Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 31 January, 2013. Photo: aB

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