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| Photographed in Chitwen NP, Nepal March 2017 |
NEPAL 133
found close to ground in undergrowth and low trees in broadleaved forests. 25 cm. Locally fairly common resident.
Friday, March 17, 2017
WHITE-RUMPED SHAMA
NEPAL 133
found close to ground in undergrowth and low trees in broadleaved forests. 25 cm. Locally fairly common resident.
EURASIAN WRYNECK
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| Photographed in Koshi Tappu, Nepal, March 2017 |
NEPAL 132
Found in scrub, secondary growth and edges of cultivation and marshes. 16-17 cm. frequent passage migrant and winter visitor.
DARTER
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| Photographed in Chitwen NP, Nepal, March 2017 |
(* 134) DARTER Anhinga melanogaster
NEPAL 131
Inhabits lakes, ponds, slow moving rivers and marshes. 85-97 cm. Local breeding resident and visitor.
NOTE: Will become Oriental Darter if African and Australasian forms are split.
GREY-WINGED BLACKBIRD
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| Photographed at Beeshazr Wetlands, Nepal, March 2017 |
1042 GREY-WINGED BLACKBIRD Turdis boulboul
NEPAL 130
Found in moist broadleaved forests, winters in open forest, clearings and edges. 28 cm. Fairly common resident.
NEPAL 130
Found in moist broadleaved forests, winters in open forest, clearings and edges. 28 cm. Fairly common resident.
WHITE-BELLIED DRONGO
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| Photographed in Chitwen, Nepal, March 2017 |
NEPAL 129
Found in open forest and well-wooded areas. 24 cm. Locally fairly common and quite widespread resident.
GREY-HEADED WOODPECKER
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| Photographed at Beeshazar Wetlands, Nepal, March 2017 |
NEPAL 128
Found in open to closed broadleaved forests and edges; groves in farmland and visits lone trees. 32 cm. Fairly common resident.
GREY WAGTAIL
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| Photographed at Beeshazar Wetlands, Nepal, March 2017 |
(* 313) GREY WAGTAIL Motacilla cinerea
NEPAL 127
Breeds by fast flowing mountain streams; winters along slower moving streams. 19 cm. Common, widespread resident.
RIVER LAPWING
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| Photographed in Chitin, Nepal, March 2017 |
NEPAL 126
Found on sandbanks and shingle banks of rivers. 29-32 cm. Locally fairly common resident in lowlands, frequently in mid-hills.
BROWN CRAKE
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| Photographed in Chitwen, Nepal, March 2017 |
NEPAL 125
Inhabits reedy marshes and vegetation bordering watercourses. 28 cm. Local resident, fairly common in Chitin NP, rare elsewhere.
BAYA WEAVER
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| Photographed in Kathmandu, Nepal March 2017 |
NEPAL 124
Found in open country near water with scattered bushes and tall trees, and cultivation. 15 cm. Locally common resident.
GREY-HEADED LAPWING
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| Photographed in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 2017 |
NEPAL
Found on riverbanks and in wet fields. 34-37 cm. Uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant.
EURASIAN COOT
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| Photographed in Chitwen NP, Nepal, March 2017. |
(* 82) EURASIAN COOT Fulica atra
NEPAL 122
Found in large areas of open water with emergent vegetation. 36-38 cm. regular winter visitor and passage migrant, locally common.
RED-BREASTED PARAKEET
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| Photographed in Chitwen NP, Nepal, March 2017 |
1035 RED-BREASTED PARAKEET Psittacula alexandri
NEPAL 121
In winter found in riverine forests near settlements, sometimes in large flocks; moves deeper into broadleaf forests and in smaller flocks in breeding season. 38 cm. Resident, frequent in Chitwen, uncommon elsewhere.
SCARLET MINIVET
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| Photographed in Chitin NP, Nepal, March 2017 |
1034 SCARLET MINIVET Pericrocotus flammeus
NEPAL 120
Usually found in broadleaf forest. 22-23 cm. Common and widespread resident.
NOTE: Orange Minivet P. flammeusis considered conspecific with Scarlet Minivet P. speciosus, together known as Scarlet Minivet P flammeus.
ZITTING CISTICOLA
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| Photographed at Chitwin, Nepal, March 2017 |
NEPAL
Found in paddy fields and other crops, and dry and marshy grasslands. 10 cm. fairly common and widespread resident.
LINEATED BARBET
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| Photographed in Chitwen, Nepal, March 2017 |
NEPAL
Found in open deciduous forests, well-wooded areas and roadside avenues with fruiting trees. 28 cm. Widespread and locally common resident.
COMMON SNIPE
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| Photographed at Beeshazar Wetlands, Nepal, March 2017 |
NEPAL 117
Found in marshes, wet fields and muddy edges to rivers and pools. 25-27 cm. Locally fairly common winter visitor and passage migrant.
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