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Darjeeling Woodpecker

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Dendrocopos darjellensis
Nepali Name: दार्जीलिङ्ग काष्ठकूट Darjeeling Kasthakoot

Darjeeling Woodpecker
above Pothana (Annapurna Base Camp Trek), Kaski, Nepal. ~2000m. 11 October, 2016. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

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White Wagtail

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Motacilla alba
Nepali name: सेतो टिकटिके (Seto Tiktike)

Kokhethanti, Mustang, Nepal. 2,530m. 4 July, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.
Jayaram, Okhaldhunga, Nepal. 360m. 27 January, 2014. Photo: aB
Chobhar, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1270m. 7 November, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.
Jayaram, Okhaldhunga, Nepal. 360m. 27 January, 2014. Photo: aB
Chobhar, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1270m. 7 November, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. Communal roosters. Always found in the vicinity of water. Winter visitor.
2. As many as 6 subspecies recorded in Nepal.
3. Beautiful undulating flight.

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