CHANGEABLE HAWK EAGLE

(*   908)           CHANGEABLE HAWK EAGLE                  Nisaetus (cirrhatus) limnaeetus

NEPAL            138

Found in open sal and mixed broadleaf forest. 63-77 cm. Local resident, mainly in lowland protected areas.

PIED BUSHCHAT

(*  828)             PIED BUSHCHAT                Saxicola leucurus

NEPAL              137

Found mainly in cultivation and open country with scattered bushes or tall grass. 12.5-13 cm. Widespread resident, common.

SPANGLED DRONGO

SPANGLED DRONGO                   Dicrurus hottentottus

Found in moist broadleaved forests. 32 cm. Quite widespread resident, fairly common. 

NOTE:  Spangled Drongo D bracteatus is considered conspecific with Hair-crested Drongo D hottenttottus known as Spangled Drongo.

PLUM-HEAD PARAKEET

1045                PLUM-HEAD PARAKEET               Psittacula cyanocephala

NEPAL               135

Found in broadleaved forests and well-wooded areas, destructive to crops. 36 cm. Resident, common in some protected areas and locally common elsewhere.

ASIAN BROWN FLYCATCHER

(*   917)                      ASIAN BROWN FLYCATCHER                 Muscicapa dauurica 

NEPAL                    134

Found in open broadleaved forest, groves and wooded areas. 14 cm. Uncommon summer visitor and passage migrant; rare in winter.

WHITE-RUMPED SHAMA

Photographed in Chitwen NP, Nepal March 2017

1044            WHITE-RUMPED SHAMA                    Copsychus malabaricus

NEPAL               133

found close to ground in undergrowth and low trees in broadleaved forests. 25 cm. Locally fairly common resident.

EURASIAN WRYNECK

Photographed in Koshi Tappu, Nepal, March 2017

1043                  EURASIAN WRYNECK                   Jynx torquilla

NEPAL                   132

Found in scrub, secondary growth and edges of cultivation and marshes. 16-17 cm. frequent passage migrant and winter visitor.

DARTER

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

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.

WHITE-BELLIED DRONGO

Photographed in Chitwen, Nepal, March 2017

1041               WHITE-BELLIED DRONGO                     Dicrurus caerulescens

NEPAL          129

Found in open forest and well-wooded areas. 24 cm. Locally fairly common and quite widespread resident.

GREY-HEADED WOODPECKER

Photographed at Beeshazar Wetlands, Nepal, March 2017

1040                 GREY-HEADED WOODPECKER                   Picus canus

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

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

Photographed in Chitin, Nepal, March 2017

 1039               RIVER LAPWING              Vanellus duvaucelii

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

Photographed in Chitwen, Nepal, March 2017

1038            BROWN CRAKE              Amaurornis akool

NEPAL            125

Inhabits reedy marshes and vegetation bordering watercourses. 28 cm. Local resident, fairly common in Chitin NP, rare elsewhere.

BAYA WEAVER

Photographed in Kathmandu, Nepal March 2017

1037               BAYA WEAVER                Ploceus philippines

NEPAL               124

Found in open country near water with scattered bushes and tall trees, and cultivation. 15 cm. Locally common resident.

GREY-HEADED LAPWING

Photographed in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 2017

GREY-HEADED LAPWING               Vanellus cinereus

NEPAL        

Found on riverbanks and in wet fields. 34-37 cm. Uncommon winter visitor and passage migrant.

EURASIAN COOT

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

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.