birdwatching

Moustached Warbler

Posted on May 24, 2017 Updated on October 31, 2020

Acrocephalus melanopogon
Nepali Name: जुगेँ ट्याकट्याके (Junge Tyaktake)

Moustached Warbler at Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal — Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 3 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Acrocephalidae, Passeriformes and tagged Acrocephalus melanopogon, जुगेँ ट्याकट्याके, bird photography, birds of nepal, birdwatching, jagadishpur reservoir, moustached warbler, warbler.

Scarlet Minivet

Posted on March 26, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Pericrocotus speciosus
Nepali Name: रानीचरी (Raanichari)

Scarlet Minivet

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

Scarlet Minivet (female)

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

Scarlet Minivet

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

This entry was posted in Campephagidae, Passeriformes and tagged रानीचरी, bird photography, birds of nepal, birdwatching, dhading, minivet, Nagarjun, nepal, Pericrocotus speciosus, Scarlet Minivet, wildlife photography.

Yellow-bellied Fantail

Posted on March 25, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Chelidorhynx hypoxantha
Nepali Name: पहेँलो मारुनीचरी (Pahelo Marunichari)

Yellow-bellied Fantail

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

Yellow-bellied Fantail

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

This entry was posted in Passeriformes, Stenostiridae and tagged पहेँलो मारुनीचरी, bird photography, birds of nepal, birdwatching, Chelidorhynx hypoxantha, nature photography, photography, photos, wildlife photography, Yellow-bellied Fantail.

Plumbeous Water Redstart

Posted on March 22, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Rhyacornis fuliginosus
Nepali name: निलाम्बर जलखञ्जरी (Nilambar Jalkhanjari)

Plumbeous Redstart at

Shivapuri, Kathmandu, Nepal. ~1,800m. 25 March, 2017. Photo: Sadeep Dangol

Plumbeous Redstart

Sundarijal, Kathmandu, Nepal. ~1,400m. 31 December 2016. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Plumbeous Water Redstart

Zamphute Phakding (Everest Base Camp Trek), Solukhumbu, Nepal. 2,680m. 19 May, 2014. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Plumbeous Redstart

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

Notes:
Highly territorial.

This entry was posted in Passeriformes, Saxicolini and tagged bagmati, bird photography, birds, birds of nepal, birdwatching, chobhar, EBC Trek, Everest Base Camp, kathmandu, nepal, Phakding, photography, Plumbeous Water Redtstart, Redstart, Rhyacornis fuliginosus, wildlife photography.

White-capped Redstart

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

Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
Nepali Name: सेतो टाउके जलखञ्जरी (Seto Tauke Jalkhanjari)

White-capped Redstart

Sundarijal, Kathmandu, Nepal. ~1,400m. 31 December 2016. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

White-capped Water Redstart

Sundarijal (Shivapuri-Nagarjung National Park), Kathmandu, Nepal. ~1500m. 31 December, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. A staple bird of Himalayan streams right from the lowlands to high mountains. Descends during the winter and goes up to breed.
2. Very territorial during the breeding season.
3. Rather animated and cheerful behavior.
4. Males have a slightly larger head cap.

This entry was posted in Muscicapini, Passeriformes and tagged bird photography, birds of nepal, birdwatching, Chaimarrornis leucocephalus, nepal, photos, Picture, Redstart, Shivapuri, Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park, Sundarijal, White-capped Redstart, wildlife photography.

Large Cuckooshrike

Posted on March 20, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Coracina macei
Nepali Name: लटुशक विरहीचरी (Latusak Birahichari)

Large Cuckooshrike

Sundarijal, Kathmandu, Nepal. ~1,400m. 31 December 2016. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Large Cuckooshrike

Beli Forests (Dhangadhi), Kailali, Nepal. 190m. 9 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Large Cuckooshrike

Beli Forests (Dhangadhi), Kailali, Nepal. 190m. 9 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Oriolini, Passeriformes and tagged birds of nepal, birdwatching, cuckooshrike, dhangadhi, nepal, photography, wildlife photography.

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Posted on March 20, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Passer montanus
Nepali Name: रुख भँगेरा

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

Eurasian Tree Sparrow at Taudaha Kathmandu — Taudaha, Kathmandu, Nepal. 1,300m. 11 March 2017. Photo: Sadeep Dangol.

This entry was posted in Passeriformes, Passerinae and tagged रुख भँगेरा, bagheswori, bhaktapur, bird photography, birds of nepal, birdwatching, eurasian tree sparrow, nature photography, nepal, Passer montanus, sparrow.

Upland Pipit

Posted on January 15, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Anthus sylvanus
Nepali Name:

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

This entry was posted in Motacillinae, Passeriformes and tagged Anthus sylvanus, bird photography, birdwatching, chobhar, kathmandu, nature photography, photography, pipit, Upland Pipit, 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.

Dusky Warbler

Posted on January 9, 2017 Updated on November 11, 2020

Phylloscopus fuscatus
Nepali Name: गोधुलि फिस्टो Godhuli Fisto

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

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

This entry was posted in Passeriformes, Phylloscopidae and tagged गोधुलि फिस्टो, bird photography, birds of nepal, birdwatching, chobhar, Dusky Warbler, kathmandu, nature photography, Phylloscopus fuscatus, warblers, wildlife photography.

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