HODGSON'S REDSTART

Photographed in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 2017

1053             HODGSON'S REDSTART                    Phoenicurus hodgsoni

NEPAL            149  

Found in open grassy areas with bushes, stony riverbeds with trees, bushes in cultivation, and open forest. 15 cm. Widespread, frequent winter visitor.

SCALY THRUSH

Photographed at Koshi Wetlands, Nepal March 2017

1052                  SCALY THRUSH               Zoothera dauma

NEPAL          148

Found around thick forest with dense undergrowth, often near water, also well-wooded areas in winter. 26-27 cm. Locally fairly common partial migrant.

CRESTED SERPENT EAGLE

Photographed at Beeshazar Wetlands, Nepal March 2017

1051              CRESTED SERPENT EAGLE                 Spilornis cheela

NEPAL            147

Found in forests and well wooded areas. 56-74 cm. Fairly common and widespread resident subject to some altitudinal movement.

COMMON SANDPIPER

Photographed in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 2017

(*  508)                 COMMON SANDPIPER                 Actitis hypoleucos

NEPAL               146

Often on small small waterbodies: pools and streams, rivers, lakes and marshes. 19-21 cm. Common and widespread, winter visitor.

  

LARGE WOODSHRIKE

Photographed in Chitwen National Park, Nepal March 2017

1050            LARGE WOODSHRIKE                   Tephrodornis virgatus

NEPAL           145

Found in broadleaved forests and well-wooded areas, prefers moister habitats then Common Woodshrike. 23 cm. Resident, locally frequent.

GREEN-BILLED MALKOHA

Photographed in Chitwen National Park, Nepal March 2017

1049               GREEN-BILLED MALKOHA                  Rhopodytes tristis

NEPAL              144

Found in dense broadleaf forest and thickets. 38 cm. Locally fairly common resident.

RED COLLARED DOVE

Photographed in Chitwen National Park, Nepal March 2017

1048                    RED COLLARED DOVE                     Streptopelia tranquebarica

NEPAL                 143

Also known as Red Turtle Dove.Frequents light woodland and trees in open country. 23 cm. Fairly common and quite widespread resident.

PEREGRINE FALCON

Photographed at Chitwen National Park, Nepal, March 2017

(*   42)                PEREGRINE FALCON                Falco peregrinus

NEPAL            142

Breeds in open rugged hills and mountains, also lakes and large rivers in winter. 38-51 cm. Locally frequent, generally uncommon resident, winter visitor and passage migrant.

PUFF-THROATED BABBLER

Photographed in Chitwen National Park, Nepal, March 2017

1047                   PUFF-THROATED BABBLER                 Pellomeum ruficeps

NEPAL             141

Frequents bushy undergrowth in broadleaf forest, dense scrub and secondary growth. 15 cm. Locally fairly common resident.

CHESTNUT-HEADED BEE-EATER

Photographed in Chitwen National Park, Nepal, March 2017

(*  839)                    CHESTNUT-HEADED BEE-EATER               Merops leschenaulti

NEPAL              140

Open broadleaf forest, often near water. 18-20 cm. mainly a summer visitor, some resident at lower altitudes.

JUNGLE MYNA

Photographed in Chitwen National Park, Nepal March 2017

1046            JUNGLE MYNA                   Acridotheres fuscus

NEPAL                139

Found in cultivation near well wooded areas, edges of habitation. 23 cm. Common, widespread resident.

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.