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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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