Ciconiiformes

Black-headed Gull

Posted on November 15, 2020

Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Nepali Name: कालोटाउके गंगाचील

Black-headed Gull — Black-headed Gull. Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300 meters. 6 November, 2020. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

Black-headed Gull — Black-headed Gull. Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300 meters. 6 November, 2020. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

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Wood Sandpiper

Posted on June 14, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Tringa glareola
Nepali Name: वन सुडसुडिया (Ban Sudsudiya)

IMG_6493-2 — Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 5 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

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Great Egret

Posted on June 7, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Ardea alba
Nepali Name: ठुलो सेतोबकुल्ला (Thulo Seto Bakulla)

Sauraha, Chitwan, Nepal. 415m. 26 May, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Great Egret — Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 3 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

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Peregrine Falcon

Posted on June 5, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Falco peregrinus
Nepali Name: शाही बाज (Shahi Baaz)

Peregrine Falcon — Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 3 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

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Lesser Adjutant

Posted on May 21, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Leptoptilos javanicus
Nepali Name: भुँडिफोर गरुड (Bhudifor Garud)

Lesser Adjutant — Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 3 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 4 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

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Black-shouldered Kite

Posted on April 18, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Elanus axillaris
Nepali Name: मुसे चील (Muse Cheel)

Black-shouldered Kite at Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal — Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 3 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Accipitrinae, Ciconiiformes and tagged मुसे चील, bird photography, birds of nepal, Black-shouldered Kite, Elanus axillaris, jagadishpur reservoir, kapilvastu.

Long-legged Buzzard

Posted on March 31, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Buteo rufinus
Nepali Name: लामखुट्टे श्येनबाज (Lamkhutte Shyenbaaz)

Long-legged Buzzard in Kathmandu — Bagheswori, Bhaktapur, Nepal. ~1,400m. 6 January 2018. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Long-legged Buzzard at Chobhar Kathmandu — Chobhar Bagmati, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 25 February 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

Long-legged Buzzard — Bagheswori, Bhaktapur, Nepal. ~1,400m. 21 January 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Accipitrinae, Ciconiiformes and tagged लामखुट्टे श्येनबाज, bhaktapur, bird photography, birds of nepal, Buteo rufinus, Chobhar Bagmati, kathmandu, Long-legged Buzzard, nepal, wildlife photography.

Common Buzzard

Posted on March 29, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Buteo buteo
Nepali Name: श्यनबाज (Shyan Baaz)

Common Buzzard — Bagheswori, Bhaktapur, Nepal. ~1,400m. 21 January 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Accipitrinae, Ciconiiformes and tagged श्यनबाज, bird photography, birds of nepal, Buteo buteo, Common Buzzard, photography, wildlife photography.

Shikra

Posted on March 28, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Accipiter badius
Nepali Name: शीक्रा (Shikra)

Shikra

Chhatre Deurali, Dhading, Nepal. ~1,400m. 7 January 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Shikra

Chhatre Deurali, Dhading, Nepal. ~1,400m. 7 January 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Accipitrinae, Ciconiiformes and tagged Accipiter badius, शीक्रा, bird photography, birds of nepal, nature photography, nepal, Shikra, wildlife photography.

Bonelli’s Eagle

Posted on January 10, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Aquila fasciata
Nepali Name: मोरङ्गी चील (Morangi Cheel)

Bonelli's Eagle

Ghalel (Mardi Himal Trek), Kaski, Nepal. 1,525m. 14 October, 2016. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Bonelli's Eagle

Ghalel (Mardi Himal Trek), Kaski, Nepal. 1,525m. 14 October, 2016. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Bonelli's Eagle

(juvenile) Chobhar, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1270m. 7 November, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Bonelli’s Eagle

(juvenile) Chobhar, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1270m. 7 November, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. Observed hunting from a perch during the current visit but does hunt on the wing.

This entry was posted in Accipitrinae, Ciconiiformes and tagged bagmati, bif, birds, birds in flight, birds of nepal, birdwatching, bonelli's eagle, chobhar, eagle, nepal, photography, raptors, wildlife photography.

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