Birds of Nepal

There are over hundreds of thousands of bird species all over the world.

None of the places have a more diverse selection than that of birds of Nepal.

The bird species of Nepal can be subdivided into 3 major categories:

1. The Accidental2. The Endemic3. The Introduced

The accident species are species that have over the course of evolution accidentally

showed up in the Nepal region

The endemic species are the ones who are endemic in Nepal and have no outside

influence since very early in their evolution

The introduced species are species brought to Nepal by humans in an effort to breed, domesticate, hunt or even raise

them for our own purposes

Of the approximately 900 bird species within Nepal…

2 are endemic1 is introduced by humans

74 rare species are accidental32 are globally threatened and endangered

Grebes

Little GrebeGreat Crested GrebeEared Grebe

Great Crested Grebe

Photo by Gidzy

Pelicans

Great White PelicanSpot-billed Pelican

Great White PelicanPhoto by Dakoman

Cormorants

Great CormorantLittle Cormorant

Great ComorantPhoto by J.M. Garg

Darters

Darter Anhinga melanogaster

Anhinga melanogasterPhoto by Kaippally

Bitterns, Herons and EgretsGray Heron White-bellied Heron Purple Heron Eastern Great Egret Intermediate Egret White-faced Heron Little Egret Indian Pond-Heron

Purple HeronPhoto by Vijaymp

Bitterns, Herons and EgretsCattle Egret Striated Heron Black-crowned Night-Heron Malayan Night-Heron Yellow Bittern Cinnamon Bittern Black Bittern Great Bittern Cattle Egret

Photo by Su Neko

StorksPainted StorkAsian OpenbillBlack StorkWoolly-necked StorkWhite StorkBlack-necked StorkLesser AdjutantGreater Adjutant

Painted StorkPhoto by Emeldil

Ibises and Spoonbills

Black-headed IbisRed-naped IbisGlossy IbisEurasian Spoonbill

Eurasian SpoonbillPhoto by Andreas Trepte

Flamingos

Greater Flamingo

Greater FlamingoPhoto by Yogendra Joshi

Ducks, Geese and SwansFulvous Whistling-Duck Lesser Whistling-Duck Whooper Swan Tundra Swan Bean Goose Greylag Goose Bar-headed Goose Ruddy Shelduck

Ruddy ShelduckPhoto by Michael Gäbler

Ducks, Geese and SwansCommon Shelduck Comb Duck Cotton Pygmy-goose Mandarin Duck Aix Eurasian Wigeon Falcated Duck Gadwall Baikal Teal Mandarin Duck

Photo by Roland zh

Ducks, Geese and SwansEurasian Teal Mallard Spot-billed Duck Northern Pintail Garganey Northern Shoveler Red-crested Pochard Common Pochard Red-crested Pochard

Ducks, Geese and Swans

Ferruginous Pochard Baer’s Pochard Tufted Duck Greater Scaup Harlequin Duck Long-tailed Duck Common Goldeneye Long-tailed Duck

Photo by Peter Massas

Osprey

Osprey Pandion haliaetus

OspreyPhoto by Mike Baird

Hawks, Kites and Eagles

Jerdon’s Baza Black Baza Oriental Honey-buzzard Black-shouldered Kite Red Kite Black Kite Brahminy Kite

Brahminy KitePhoto by Challiyan

Hawks, Kites and Eagles

Pallas’s Fish-Eagle White-tailed Eagle Lesser Fish-Eagle Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Lammergeier Egyptian Vulture White-rumped Vulture

Pallas’s Fish-Eagle Photo by Lip Kee Yap

Hawks, Kites and Eagles

Indian Vulture Slender-billed Vulture Himalayan Griffon Eurasian Griffon Cinereous Vulture Red-headed Vulture Short-toed Eagle Red-headed Vulture

Photo by chinmayi s k

Hawks, Kites and Eagles

Crested Serpent-Eagle Western Marsh-Harrier Northern Harrier Pallid Harrier Pied Harrier Montagu’s Harrier Crested Goshawk

Northern HarrierPhoto by Len Blumin

Hawks, Kites and Eagles Shikra Besra Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Northern Goshawk White-eyed Buzzard Eurasian Buzzard Long-legged Buzzard Upland Buzzard Shikra

Photo by I, Ravivaidya

Hawks, Kites and Eagles

Black Eagle Lesser Spotted Eagle Indian Spotted Eagle Greater Spotted Eagle Tawny Eagle Steppe Eagle Imperial Eagle

Black EaglePhoto by Len Blumin

Hawks, Kites and Eagles

Golden Eagle Bonelli’s Eagle Booted Eagle Rufous-bellied Eagle Changeable Hawk-Eagle Flores Hawk-Eagle Mountain Hawk-Eagle Golden Eagle

Photo by J. Glover

Caracaras and Falcons

Collared Falconet Lesser Kestrel Eurasian Kestrel Red-necked Falcon Amur Falcon Merlin

Eurasian Kestrel Photo by Andreas Trepte

Caracaras and Falcons

Eurasian Hobby Oriental Hobby Laggar Falcon Saker Falcon Barbary Falcon Peregrine Falcon

Saker FalconPhoto by Marek Szczepanek

Pheasants and PartridgesSnow Partridge Tibetan Snowcock Himalayan Snowcock Chukar Black Francolin Gray Francolin Swamp Francolin Tibetan Partridge Chukar

Photo by Mdf

Pheasants and PartridgesCommon Quail Rain Quail Blue-breasted Quail Jungle Bush-Quail Hill Partridge Rufous-throated Partridge Red Spurfowl Blood Pheasant Common Quail

Photo by Guérin Nicolas

Pheasants and PartridgesWestern Tragopan Satyr Tragopan Koklass Pheasant Himalayan Monal Red Junglefowl Kalij Pheasant Cheer Pheasant Indian Peafowl

Indian PeafowlPhoto by Jebulon

These are but a small fraction of the many species of birds of Nepal…

With the prevalence of pollution and the mismanagement of people, we may never even get the chance to discover

more of their species.

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