Solukhumbu « Birds of Nepal

Golden Eagle

Posted on September 21, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Aquila chrysaetos
Nepali Name: सुपर्ण महाचील Suparna Mahacheel

Pangboche (Everest Base Camp Trek), Solukhumbu, Nepal. ~4,020m. 28 May, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. One of the most ferocious and boldest of the hunters.

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Alpine Accentor

Posted on August 24, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Prunella collaris
Nepali Name: हिमाली लेकचरी Himali Lekchari

Gorakshep (Everest Base Camp Trek), Solukhumbu, Nepal. 5,207m. 26 May, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Phortse (Everest Base Camp Trek), Solukhumbu, Nepal. 3,860m. 28 May, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Alpine Accentor (Prunella collaris) Gosaikunda Lake, Rasuwa, Nepal. 4,380m. 1 June, 2009. Photo: aB

Notes:
1. One of the tamest birds of the high altitudes.

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Blood Pheasant

Posted on August 18, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Ithaginis cruentus
Nepali Name: चिलिमे Chilime

Deboche (Everest Base Camp Trek), Solukhumbu, Nepal. 3,740m. 23 May, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Galliformes, Phasianidae and tagged bird photography, birds, birds of nepal, birdwatching, Blood Pheasant, Chilime, Deboche, EBC Trek, Everest Base Camp, nepal, pheasant, photography, Solukhumbu, wildlife photography.

Whistler’s Warbler

Posted on August 12, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Seicercus whistleri
Nepali Name: सुसेली फिस्टो Suseli Fisto

Chumoa (Everest Base Camp Trek), Solukhumbu, Nepal. 2,780m. 19 May, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Passeriformes, Phylloscopidae and tagged bird photography, birds of nepal, birdwatching, Chumoa, EBC Trek, Everest Base Camp, photography, Solukhumbu, Trek, warbler, Whistler's Warbler, wildlife photography.

Little Forktail

Posted on August 9, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Enicurus scouleri
Nepali Name: गंगा खोलेधोबिनी Ganga Kholedhobini

Toktok (Everest Base Camp Trek), Solukhumbu, Nepal. ~2,760m. 19 May, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Muscicapini, Passeriformes and tagged birds of nepal, birdwatching, EBC Trek, Everest Base Camp, Forktail, Little Forktail, photography, Solukhumbu, Toktok, wildlife photography.

Rufous Sibia

Posted on July 30, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Heterophasia capistrata
Nepali Name: सिबिया Sibia

Chheplung (Everest Base Camp Trek), Solukhumbu, Nepal. ~2,700m. 18 May, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. Very noisy.

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Streaked Laughingthrush

Posted on June 21, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Trochalopteron lineatum
Nepali Name: छिर्के तोरीगाँडा Chirke Torigaada

Chheplung (Everest Base Camp Trek), Solukhumbu, Nepal. ~2,700m. 18 May, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Timang (Annapurna Circuit Trek), Manang, Nepal. ~1,270m. 11 May 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. Doesn’t congregate in large parties.
2. Whistler mentions that the nests of this bird is frequently parasitized by Indian and Pied Crested Cuckoo.

This entry was posted in Leiothrichidae, Passeriformes and tagged Annapurna Circuit, Annapurna Trek, bird photography, birds of nepal, birdwatching, Chheplung, Everest Trek, laughinghthrush, Laughingthrush, Manang, photography, Solukhumbu, Streaked Laughingthrush, Timang, wildlife photography.

Orange-flanked Bush Robin

Posted on March 5, 2014 Updated on November 11, 2020

Tarsiger cyanurus
Nepali Name: सुन्तलाकोखे रबिन Suntalakokhe Robin

Bhakanje, Solukhumbu, Nepal. 2400m. 15 February, 2014. Photo: aB

Bhakanje, Solukhumbu, Nepal. 2400m.15 February, 2014. Photo: aB

Notes:
1. A rather common bird wherever you go in Nepal. Breeds above 3,000m during summer while during the winters it descends for warmer climes.

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