kalimati « Birds of Nepal

Ploceus philippinus
Nepali Name: बया तोपचरा (Baya Topchara)

Orthotomus sutorius
Nepali Name: दमाई चरा / पातसिउने फिष्टो (Damai Chara/Patsiune Fisto)

Khokseli, Badahare, Khotang, Nepal. 25 January, 2014. Photo: aB.

Raniban Forest (Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park), Kathmandu, Nepal. 1350m. 10 January, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

(nest) Bardiya National Park, Bardiya, Nepal. 170m. 29 April, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Khokseli, Badahare, Khotang, Nepal. 25 January, 2014. Photo: aB.

Kalimati, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 30 June, 2013. Photo: aB

Raniban Forest (Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park), Kathmandu, Nepal. 1350m. 10 January, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. Reacts very strongly to playback.
2. The interesting nest it builds is rather very hard to spot even when you know it is there.

Lonchura punctulata
Nepali Name: कोटेरो मुनियाँ (Kotero Munia)

Kalimati, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 20 July, 2013. Photo: aB