Birds of Nepal

Asian Koel

Posted on April 11, 2013 Updated on November 11, 2020

Nepali Name: कोइली (Koili)

Ranibari, Kathmandu, Nepal. ~1,300m. 1 April, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

Ranibari, Kathmandu, Nepal. ~1,300m. 1 April, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Asian Koel, male (Eudynamys scolopacea). Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 7 April, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

Asian Koel, female (Eudynamys scolopacea). Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 7 April, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

Asian Koel, male (Eudynamys scolopacea). Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 7 April, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

This entry was posted in Cuculidae, Cuculiformes and tagged Bird, birds, birds of nepal, birdwatching, kathmandu, koel, nepal, photography, wildlife photography.

Red-vented Bulbul

Posted on April 10, 2013 Updated on November 11, 2020

Nepali Name: जुरेली (Jureli)

Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer). Tribhuwan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 7 April, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

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

This entry was posted in Passeriformes, Pycnonotidae and tagged birds, birds of nepal, bulbul, Kirtipur, nepal, photography, red-vented bulbul, wildlife photography.

White-throated Kingfisher

Posted on April 7, 2013 Updated on November 11, 2020

Nepali Name: सेतोकण्ठे माटीकोरे (Seto-kanthe Matikore)

White-throated Kingfisher in Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal

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

This entry was posted in Coraciiformes, Halcyonidae and tagged Bird, birds, birds of nepal, birdwatching, kingfisher, nepal, photography, wildlife photography.

Steppe Eagle

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

Nepali Name: गोमायु महाचील (Gomayu Mahacheel)

Steppe Eagle at Chobhar Bagmati Kathmandu

Chobhar Bagmati, Lalitpur, Nepal. 1,270m. 25 February 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Chobhar Bagmati, Lalitpur, Nepal. 1,270m. 25 February 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 25 February 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

Chobhar Bagmati, Lalitpur, Nepal. 1,270m. 25 February 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 21 January, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

This entry was posted in Accipitrinae, Ciconiiformes and tagged Bird, birds, birds of nepal, birdwatching, eagle, kathmandu, migratory birds, nepal, photography, steppe eagle, wildlife photography.

Little Egret

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

Nepali Name: सानो सेतो बकुल्ला (Sano Seto Bakulla)

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

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Eurasian Wigeon

Posted on March 30, 2013 Updated on November 11, 2020

Nepali Name: सिन्दुरे हाँस (Sindure Haans)

Eurasian Wigeon

Eurasian Wigeon (female) — Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 3 January 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Anatini, Anseriformes and tagged Bird, birds, birds of nepal, birdwatching, nepal, photography, taudaha eurasian wigeon, wigeon, wildlife photography.

Cinereous Vulture

Posted on March 30, 2013 Updated on November 11, 2020

Nepali Name: राज गिद्ध (Raj Gidda)

Cinereous Vulture (Aegypius monachus) Eklebhatti, Mustang, Nepal. 2,740m. 15 March, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

This entry was posted in Accipitrinae, Ciconiiformes and tagged Bird, birds of nepal, birdwatching, cinerous vulture, eklebhatti, mustang, Near Threatened, nepal, photography, vulture, wildlife photography.

Brahminy Kite

Posted on March 30, 2013 Updated on November 11, 2020

Nepali Name: सेतोटाउके चील (Seto-tauke Cheel)

Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus) Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 30 January, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

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Great Cormorant

Posted on March 30, 2013 Updated on November 11, 2020

Nepali Name: ठुलो जलेवा (Thulo Jalewa)

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 30 January, 2013. Photo: Jay Shrestha

Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 11 March 2017. Photo: Sadeep Dangol.

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 31 January, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

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