Coraciiformes « Birds of Nepal

Alcedo atthis
Nepali Name: सानो माटिकोरे (Sano Matikore)

Pelargopsis capensis
Nepali Name: ठूलो माटीकोरे (Thulo Matikore)

Merops orientalis
Nepali Name: मुरलीचरा (Muralichara)

Bardiya National Park, Bardiya, Nepal. 170m. 27 April, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Merops philippinus
Nepali Name: नीलपुच्छ्रे मुरलीचरा (Nilpuchare Muralichara)

Ghodaghodi Lake, Kailali, Nepal. 200m. 6 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

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

Ghodaghodi Lake, Kailali, Nepal. 200m. 6 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Coracias benghalensis
Nepali Name: निलकण्ठ / ठेउवा (Nilkanth/Theuwa)

Beli Forests (Dhangadhi), Kailali, Nepal. 190m. 5 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Nepali Name: सेतोकण्ठे माटीकोरे (Seto-kanthe Matikore)

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

Bagheswori, Bhaktapur, Nepal. ~1,400m. 21 January 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 8 January, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 8 January, 2013. Photo: Mamita Shrestha