Bird « Birds of Nepal

Common Greenshank

Posted on January 6, 2017 Updated on April 4, 2019

Tringa nebularia
Nepali Name: टिमटिमा (Timtimaa)

Chobhar, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1270m. 5 November, 2016. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

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

This entry was posted in Ciconiiformes, Scolopacidae and tagged bagmati, Bird, birds, birds of nepal, birdwatching, chobhar, common greenshank, greenshank, image, kathmandu, nepal, Photo, photography, Picture, wildlife photography.

Rufous-breasted Accentor

Posted on February 3, 2015 Updated on April 4, 2019

Nepali Name: मुसे लेकचरी (Muse Lekchari)

Rufous-breasted Accentor (Prunella strophiata). Laurebina, Rasuwa, Nepal. 3,617m. 31 May, 2009. Photo: aB

Deboche (Everest Base Camp Trek), Solukhumbu, Nepal. 3,740m. 13 January, 2015. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

This entry was posted in Passeriformes, Prunellinae and tagged accentor, Bird, birds of nepal, birdwatching, Deboche, gosaikunda, langtang, laurebina, nepal, photography, rufous-breasted accentor, wildlife photography.

Grey-headed Lapwing

Posted on November 29, 2014 Updated on March 18, 2019

Vanellus cinereus
Nepali name: राज हुटीट्याउ (Raj Huttittyau)

Grey-headed Lapwing Bagmati Kathmandu Nepal Bird Photography

Chobhar, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1270m. 29 November, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

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

Notes:
1. The Bagmati River by Chobhar is one of the best places in Nepal for these winter visitors. At least 150 individuals in a small stretch of the river during the current visit. November-January is the best time to see these birds here.
2. They congregate in huge flocks around 10 am.
3. Bonelli’s Eagle prey on these birds in this locality.

This entry was posted in Charadriinae, Ciconiiformes and tagged bagmati, bif, Bird, birds in flight, birds of nepal, birdwatching, chobhar, grey-headed lapwing, kathmandu, lapwing, nepal, photography, wildlife photography, winter-visitor.

Alpine Accentor

Posted on August 24, 2014 Updated on April 4, 2019

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.

This entry was posted in Passeriformes, Prunellinae and tagged accentor, alpine, Bird, birds, birds of nepal, birdwatching, EBC Trek, Everest Base Camp, Gorakshep, gosaikunda, nepal, Phortse, photography, Solukhumbu, Trek, wildlife photography.

Yellow-billed Chough

Posted on August 21, 2014 Updated on April 4, 2019

Pyrrhocorax graculus
Nepali Name: टेमु (Temu)

Pheriche (Everest Base Camp Trek), Solukhumbu, Nepal. 4,250m. 23 May, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Yellow-billed Chough (Pyrrhocorax graculus) Tserko Ri (Langtang Valley), Rasuwa, Nepal. 5,033m. 3 June, 2009. Photo: Ashish Shrestha

Notes:
1. If properly trained, this is a bird that could make mountaineering legends and that too without supplemental oxygen. Has been reported from camps as high as 8,000m in Everest.