Muscicapini
White-winged Redstart
Phoenicurus erythrogastrus
Nepali Name: सेतोपंखे खञ्जरी
Bluethroat
Luscinia svecica
Nepali Name: भूमिचर नीलकण्ठ
White-capped Redstart
Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
Nepali Name: सेतो टाउके जलखञ्जरी (Seto Tauke Jalkhanjari)
Notes:
1. A staple bird of Himalayan streams right from the lowlands to high mountains. Descends during the winter and goes up to breed.
2. Very territorial during the breeding season.
3. Rather animated and cheerful behavior.
4. Males have a slightly larger head cap.
Grey Bushchat
Saxicola ferreus
Nepali Name: हिमाली झ्याप्सी Himali Jhyapsi
Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus
Nepali Name: नीलतुथे अर्जुनक Niltuthe Arjunak
Notes:
1. The prettiest bird that heralds the coming of summer in Kathmandu. Goes to lower altitudes and southern India during the winters.
2. Evidently they get their color from the structure of the feathers rather than pigments. See: http://www.theguardian.com/science/grrlscientist/2011/dec/17/4
3. Unlike other flycatchers it changes posts rather frequently during its aerial forays.
4. Reacts to playback.
Hodgson’s Redstart
Phoenicurus hodgsoni
Nepali Name: तनकम्प खञ्जरी Tanakampa Khanjari
Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros
Nepali Name: ध्याप्ची खञ्जरी Dhyapchi Khanjari
Little Forktail
Enicurus scouleri
Nepali Name: गंगा खोलेधोबिनी Ganga Kholedhobini
Blue Whistling Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Nepali Name: कल्चौडे Kalchaude
Notes:
1. Very few mountain streams do not have these birds for company.
2. Rather melodious call. Call variations.
Blue-capped Rock Thrush
Monticola cinclorhynchus
Nepali Name: सानो हजारा चाँचर Sano Hajaara Chanchar
Notes:
1. Its aerial forays for insects are very un-Thrush like.
2. Very vocal.
Birds of Nepal 