VERDITER FLYCATCHER

Photographed at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal March 2017

(997)                          VERDITER FLYCATCHER                Eumyias thalassinus

NEPAL                  53

Found in open forests, clearings, edges and wooded areas. 16 cm. Partial migrant, common in summer in central Nepal, and in wintering southern part. 

GREAT TIT

Photographed at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal March 2017

(* 309)                GREAT TIT                       Parus major

NEPAL                52

Forages in middle and especially lower level of forests and well-wooded country. 14 cm. Common, widespread resident.

NOTE: Nepal taxon, Cinereous Tit P. cinereus, often treated as seperate species but not enough information known yet.

Photographed at Chitwen, Nepal March 2017

RED-NECKED FALCON

996                  RED-NECKED FALCON                  Falco chicquera

NEPAL                51

Found in open country with trees. 31-36 cm. Resident, uncommon at Koshi, rare everywhere else.

COMMON STONECHAT

Photographed at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal March 2017

(*  443)                COMMON STONECHAT             Taxicola torquatus      

NEPAL                   50

Sometimes lumped with Siberian Stonechat but relationship still not clear. 12.2-13 cm. Breeds in open country with bushes, including high altitude semi-desert; winters in scrub, reeds and cultivation. Common and widespread resident, winter visitor and passage migrant.

PURPLE SUNBIRD

Photographed at Koshi Tappu, Nepal March 2017

995                      PURPLE SUNBIRD                            Cinnyris asiaticus

NEPAL                   48

Breeds by running water in open country in hills and mountains; winters in open country near water. 19 cm. Widespread; common passage migrant and winter visitor.

WHITE WAGTAIL

Photographed at Koshi Tappu, Nepal March 2017

994            WHITE WAGTAIL                   Motacilla alba

NEPAL                   48

Breeds by running water in open country in hills and mountains; winters in open country near water. 19 cm. Widespread; common passage migrant and winter visitor.

EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE

Photographed at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal March 2017

993            EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE          Streptopelia decaocto

NEPAL                     47

Found in dry country with cultivation and groves. 32 cm. Fairly common and widespread resident.

ASIAN PIED STARLING

Photographed at Koshi Tappu, Nepal March 2017

992          ASIAN PIED STARLING                     Gracupica contra

NEPAL                46

Also known as Pied Myna. 23 cm. Found in cultivation, damp grassland and habitation. Common and widespread resident.

GREATER COUCAL

Photographed at Kossi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal March 2017

991       GREATER COUCAL                    Centropus sinensis

NEPAL               45

Found in tall grass near cultivation. 48 cm. Common and widespread resident.

LESSER GOLDENBACK

Photographed in Koshi Tappu Wilderness Reserve, Nepal March 2017

(990)                     LESSER GOLDENBACK                   Dinopium benghalense

NEPAL                     44

Also known as Black-rumped Flareback. 26-29 cm. Found in light forests, groves and trees in open country. Common resident. 

NOTE: eats mainly ants.

SPOTTED DOVE

Photographed at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal March 2017

(* 50)                   SPOTTED DOVE                       Stigmatopelia chinensis

NEPAL                   43

Found near cultivation, habitation and open forest. 30 cm. Common and widespread resident.

COMMON MYNA

Photographed at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal March 2017

(* 27)            COMMON MYNA                   Acridotheres tristis

NEPAL                42

Found near habitation and cultivation. 25 cm. Abundant and widespread resident.

COMMON MOORHEN

Photographed at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal March 2017

(* 351)                  COMMON MOORHEN                       Fulica atra

NEPAL                41

Found in large areas of open water with emergent vegetation. 36-38 cm. Regular winter visitor and passage migrant, locally common.

COMMON TEAL

Photographed at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal March 2017

(* 939)               COMMON TEAL                         Anas crecca

                  

NEPAL               40

Found in all kinds of shallow wetlands. 34-38 cm. Common winter visitor and passage migrant.

RED-NAPED IBIS

Photographed in Koshi Tappu Wildlife Park, Nepal March 2017

989             RED-NAPED IBIS                    Pseudibis papillosa

NEPAL                 39

Also known as Black Ibis. 68 cm. Frequents river banks and open fields; sometimes in dry areas. Fairly common and widespread resident.

RUFOUS TREEPIE

Photographed at Koshi Tappu, Nepal, March 2017

988                          RUFOUS TREEPIE                     Dendrocitta vagabunda

NEPAL               38

Found in open wooded country. 46-50 cm. Widespread, common resident.

RED-WHISKERED BULBUL

Photographed at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal March 2017

(102)             RED-WHISKERED BULBUL                  * Pycnonotus jocosus

NEPAL                  37

Found in open forest and secondary growth. 20 cm. Locally common and widespread resident.