birdwatching in nepal

Paddyfield Pipit

Posted on June 8, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Anthus rufulus
Nepali Name:

Paddyfield Pipit at Bagmati Kathmandu — Chobhar Bagmati, Lalitpur, Nepal. 1,270m. 25 February 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

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Black-headed Ibis

Posted on June 8, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Threskiornis melanocephalus
Nepali Name: सेतो साँवरी (Seto Saawari)

Black-headed Ibis — Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 4 February, 2017. 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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Grey-headed Swamphen

Posted on June 6, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Porphyrio poliocephalus
Nepali Name: कु्र्मा (Kurma)

Purple Swamphen at Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal — Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 3 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

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Peregrine Falcon

Posted on June 5, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Falco peregrinus
Nepali Name: शाही बाज (Shahi Baaz)

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

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Falcated Duck

Posted on June 5, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Anas falcata
Nepali Name: फुर्के हाँस (Furke Haans)

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

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Orange-headed Thrush

Posted on June 4, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Geokichla citrina
Nepali Name: सुन्तले चाँचर (Suntale Chancher)

Orange-headed Thrush at Kathmandu Nepal — Ranibari, Kathmandu, Nepal. ~1,300m. 1 April, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

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Taiga Bean Goose

Posted on June 3, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Anser fabalis
Nepali Name:

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

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Greylag Goose

Posted on June 2, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Anser anser
Nepali Name: कलहाँस (Kalhaans)

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

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Asian Pied Starling

Posted on June 1, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Gracupica contra
Nepali Name:

Asian Pied Starling — Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 4 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Passeriformes, Sturnini and tagged Asian Pied Starling, bird photography in nepal, birding in nepal, birds of nepal, birdwatching in nepal, Gracupica contra, jagadishpur reservoir, kapilvastu, nepal.