Piciformes « Birds of Nepal

Black-necked Woodpecker

Posted on November 17, 2020

Picus guerini
Nepali Name: कालोगर्दने काठफोर (Kalo-gardane Kaathfor)

This entry was posted in Picidae, Piciformes and tagged Black-naped Woodpecker, grey-headed woodpecker.

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

Posted on March 24, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Dendrocopos macei
Nepali Name: काष्ठकूट (Kasthakoot)

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker in Ranibari Kathmandu

Ranibari, Kathmandu, Nepal. ~1,300m. 1 April, 2017. Photo: Sadeep Dangol

Chhatre Deurali, Dhading, Nepal. ~1,400m. 7 January 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Picidae, Piciformes and tagged काष्ठकूट, birds of nepal, chhatre deurali, dhading, fulvous-breasted woodpecker, nepal, photography, photos.

Darjeeling Woodpecker

Posted on December 30, 2016 Updated on November 11, 2020

Dendrocopos darjellensis
Nepali Name: दार्जीलिङ्ग काष्ठकूट Darjeeling Kasthakoot

This entry was posted in Picidae, Piciformes and tagged Annapurna Base Camp Trek, bird photography, birds of nepal, Darjeeling Woodpecker, Dendrocopos darjellensis, Kaski, Mardi Himal Trek, nature, nature photography, nepal, Pothana.

Scaly-bellied Woodpecker

Posted on December 28, 2016 Updated on December 28, 2016

Picus squamatus
Nepali name: ठूलोकत्ले काठफोर Tulokatle Kaathfor

Scaly-bellied Woodpecker — High Camp (Mardi Himal Trek), Kaski, Nepal. ~3540m. 13 October, 2016. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Picidae, Piciformes and tagged bird photography, birds of nepal, High Camp, Kaski, Mardi Himal Trek, nature photography, nepal, Scaly-bellied Woodpecker, Woodpecker.

Great Barbet

Posted on July 27, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Megalaima virens
Nepali Name: न्याउली Nyauli

Ghermu (Annapurna Circuit Trek), Lamjung, Nepal. ~1,154m. 13 May 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. The incessant piuuuuu…… of this bird is one of the most prevalent sounds of the spring air in Nepal.
2. Nepali folklore ascribes the melancholy sound of this bird as a call for a lost lover.

This entry was posted in Megalaiminae, Piciformes and tagged Annapurna Circuit, Barbet, bird photography, birds of nepal, birdwatching, Ghermu, Great Barbet, Lamjung, Nyauli, photography, Trek, wildlife photography.

Golden-throated Barbet

Posted on July 12, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Megalaima franklinii
Nepali Name: कुक्लुङ्ग Kuklung

Dhagai (Annapurna Circuit Trek), Lamjung, Nepal. ~1,420m. 12 May 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Megalaiminae, Piciformes and tagged Annapurna Circuit, Barbet, bird photography, birds of nepal, birdwatching, Dhagai, Golden-throated Barbet, nepal, Trek, wildlife photography.

Blue-throated Barbet

Posted on February 10, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Nepali name: कुथुर्के (Kuthurke)

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

Raniban Forest (Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park), Kathmandu, Nepal. 1350m. 2 February, 2014. Photo: aB.

Blue-throated Barbet (Megalaima asiatica). Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 7 April, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

Notes:
1. A bird of light forest beside human habitation.
2. Like other barbets is a rather conspicuous bird because of its incessant call of took-a-rook took-a-rook….

This entry was posted in Megalaiminae, Piciformes and tagged Barbet, Bird, birds, birds of nepal, blue-throated barbet, kathmandu, Kirtipur, nepal, photography, wildlife photography.