Poon Hill « Birds of Nepal

Black-faced Laughingthrush

Posted on January 22, 2015 Updated on November 11, 2020

Trochalopteron affine
Nepali Name: कानटाटे तोरीगाँडा Kantate Torigaanda

Chheplung (Everest Base Camp Trek), Solukhumbu, Nepal. 2,670m. 9 January, 2015. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

Mong La (Everest Base Camp Trek), Solukhumbu, Nepal. ~3,950m. 29 May, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Poon Hill, Myagdi, Nepal. 3178m. 10 April, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. Kali Gandaki Valley is the western boundary for this species.
2. Sings from a prominent position during mornings. Found in pairs during the breeding season.

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Red-billed Blue Magpie

Posted on April 17, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Urocissa erythrorhyncha
Nepali Name: स्यालपोथरी लामपुच्छ्रे Syalpothari Lampuchaare

Banthanti, Kaski, Nepal. 2,260m. 9 April, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. Until you get to really know this bird it is hard to believe that it is a close cousin of the infamous crow.
2. Gets replaced at higher altitudes by the Yellow-billed variant.

This entry was posted in Corvini, Passeriformes and tagged Annapurna Conservation Area, Banthanti, bird photography, birds, birds of nepal, Ghorepani, Kaski, Magpie, nepal, photography, Poon Hill, Red-billed Blue Magpie, wildlife photography.

Asian Barred Owlet

Posted on December 26, 2013 Updated on November 11, 2020

Glaucidium cuculoides
Nepali Name: ठुलो डुन्डुल (Thulo Dundul)

Ulleri, Kaski, Nepal. ~1900m. 17 December, 2013. Photo: aB

Notes:
1. Very similar to the Jungle Owlet.

This entry was posted in Aegothelidae, Strigiformes and tagged Asian Barred Owlet, birds, birds of nepal, birdwatching, Ghorepani, Kaski, Nayapul, nepal, owlet, Owls, photography, Poon Hill, Ulleri, wildlife photography.