Kailali

Little Cormorant

Posted on October 25, 2013 Updated on April 4, 2019

Phalacrocorax niger
Nepali Name: सानो जलेवा (Saano Jalewa)

Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 5 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 5 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Little Cormorant in Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal

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

Little Cormorant

Ghodaghodi Lake, Kailali, Nepal. 200m. 6 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. Nests in groups. Breeding season: July-September.
2. Ghodaghodi Lake in far-western Nepal is a good place to see these birds.

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Lesser Whistling-duck

Posted on October 25, 2013 Updated on April 4, 2019

Dendrocygna javanica
Nepali Name: सिलसिले (Silsile)

Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 5 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Lesser Whistling-duck in Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal — Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 4 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Lesser Whistling-duck — Ghodaghodi Lake, Kailali, Nepal. 200m. 11 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Lesser Whistling-duck — Ghodaghodi Lake, Kailali, Nepal. 200m. 6 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Lesser Whistling-duck — Ghodaghodi Lake, Kailali, Nepal. 200m. 11 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Notes:
1. Tree nesters, either in holes or abandoned nests. Breeding season: June-September.

This entry was posted in Anseriformes, Dendrocygnidae and tagged Bird, birds, birds of nepal, birdwatching, Ghodaghodi, Kailali, Lesser Whistling-duck, nepal, Photo, photography, photos, Whistling-duck, wildlife photography.

Purple Heron

Posted on August 28, 2013 Updated on April 4, 2019

Ardea purpurea
Nepali Name: ध्यानी बकुल्ला (Dhyani Bakulla)

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

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

Purple Heron

Ghodaghodi Lake, Kailali, Nepal. 200m. 3 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

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

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

Purple Heron

Ghodaghodi Lake, Kailali, Nepal. 200m. 11 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Ardeidae, Ciconiiformes and tagged Bakulla, Bird, bird photography, birds, birds of nepal, birdwatching, Ghodaghodi, Ghodaghodi Lake, heron, Kailali, nepal, photography, photos, Purple Heron, ramsar, wildlife photography.

Intermediate Egret

Posted on June 25, 2013 Updated on August 25, 2019

Mesophoyx intermedia
Nepali Name: मँझौला सेतोबकुल्ला (Manjhaula Setobakulla)

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

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

Intermediate Egret — Ghodaghodi Lake, Kailali, Nepal. 200m. 11 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Ardeidae, Ciconiiformes and tagged Bird, birds, birds of nepal, egret, Ghodaghodi, Intermediate Egret, Kailali, nepal, photography, West Nepal, wildlife photography.

Osprey

Posted on June 25, 2013 Updated on April 4, 2019

Pandion haliaetus
Nepali Name: मलाहा चील (Malaha Cheel)

Osprey

Ghodaghodi Lake, Kailali, Nepal. 200m. 11 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Osprey

Ghodaghodi Lake, Kailali, Nepal. 200m. 11 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Osprey

Ghodaghodi Lake, Kailali, Nepal. 200m. 11 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Osprey

Ghodaghodi Lake, Kailali, Nepal. 200m. 11 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Ciconiiformes, Pandioninae and tagged Bird, birds of nepal, birdwatching, Ghodaghodi, Kailali, nepal, Osprey, photography, wildlife photography.

Asian Openbill

Posted on June 25, 2013 Updated on April 4, 2019

Anastomus oscitans
Nepali Name: घुंगीफोर गरुड (Ghungifor Garud)

Asian Openbill at Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal

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

Asian Openbill

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

Asian Openbill

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

Asian Openbill

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

Asian Openbill

Ghodaghodi Lake, Kailali, Nepal. 200m. 11 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Asian Openbill

Ghodaghodi Lake, Kailali, Nepal. 200m. 11 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Asian Openbill

Ghodaghodi Lake, Kailali, Nepal. 200m. 11 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Ciconiidae, Ciconiiformes and tagged Asian Openbill, Bird, birds of nepal, birdwatching, Ghodaghodi, Kailali, nepal, Openbill, photography, wildlife photography.

Common Moorhen

Posted on June 25, 2013 Updated on April 4, 2019

Gallinula chloropus
Nepali Name: बगाले सिमकुखुरा (Bagale Simkukhura)

Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 5 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 5 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Common Moorhen

Ghodaghodi Lake, Kailali, Nepal. 200m. 11 May, 2013. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 5 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

Jagadishpur Reservoir, Kapilvastu, Nepal. 110 m. 5 February, 2017. Photo: Ashish Shrestha.

This entry was posted in Gruiformes, Rallidae and tagged Bird, birds, birds of nepal, birdwatching, Common Moorhen, Ghodaghodi, Kailali, Moorhen, nepal, photography, wildlife photography.

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