Dolakha

Verditer Flycatcher

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Eumyias thalassinus
Nepali Name: नीलतुथे अर्जुनक Niltuthe Arjunak

Sundarijal, Kathmandu, Nepal. ~1,400m. 31 December 2016. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.
Suri VDC (Ward #3), Dolakha, Nepal. ~1800m. 14 March, 2014. Photo:aB
above Kande (Annapurna Base Camp Trek), Kaski, Nepal. ~1700m. 9 October, 2016. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

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.

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Dark-breasted Rosefinch

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Procarduelis nipalensis
Nepali Name: नेपाल तितु Nepal Titu

Kalinchowk, Dolakha, Nepal. 3,720m. 26 December, 2015. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

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Altai Accentor

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Prunella himalayana
Nepali Name: अल्ताई लेकचरी Altai Lekchari

Kalinchowk, Dolakha, Nepal. 3,720m. 26 December, 2015. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

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Blue Whistling Thrush

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Myophonus caeruleus
Nepali Name: कल्चौडे Kalchaude

Chumoa (Everest Base Camp Trek), Solukhumbu, Nepal. 2,780m. 19 May, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.
Suri VDC (Ward #3), Dolakha, Nepal. ~1800m. 14 March, 2014. Photo:aB

Notes:
1. Very few mountain streams do not have these birds for company.
2. Rather melodious call. Call variations.

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