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Birds of Nepal
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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.
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The bird species of Nepal can be subdivided into 3 major categories:
1. The Accidental2. The Endemic3. The Introduced
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The accident species are species that have over the course of evolution accidentally
showed up in the Nepal region
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The endemic species are the ones who are endemic in Nepal and have no outside
influence since very early in their evolution
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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
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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
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Grebes
Little GrebeGreat Crested GrebeEared Grebe
Great Crested Grebe
Photo by Gidzy
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Pelicans
Great White PelicanSpot-billed Pelican
Great White PelicanPhoto by Dakoman
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Cormorants
Great CormorantLittle Cormorant
Great ComorantPhoto by J.M. Garg
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Darters
Darter Anhinga melanogaster
Anhinga melanogasterPhoto by Kaippally
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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
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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
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StorksPainted StorkAsian OpenbillBlack StorkWoolly-necked StorkWhite StorkBlack-necked StorkLesser AdjutantGreater Adjutant
Painted StorkPhoto by Emeldil
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Ibises and Spoonbills
Black-headed IbisRed-naped IbisGlossy IbisEurasian Spoonbill
Eurasian SpoonbillPhoto by Andreas Trepte
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Flamingos
Greater Flamingo
Greater FlamingoPhoto by Yogendra Joshi
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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
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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
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Ducks, Geese and SwansEurasian Teal Mallard Spot-billed Duck Northern Pintail Garganey Northern Shoveler Red-crested Pochard Common Pochard Red-crested Pochard
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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
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Osprey
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
OspreyPhoto by Mike Baird
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Caracaras and Falcons
Collared Falconet Lesser Kestrel Eurasian Kestrel Red-necked Falcon Amur Falcon Merlin
Eurasian Kestrel Photo by Andreas Trepte
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Caracaras and Falcons
Eurasian Hobby Oriental Hobby Laggar Falcon Saker Falcon Barbary Falcon Peregrine Falcon
Saker FalconPhoto by Marek Szczepanek
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Pheasants and PartridgesSnow Partridge Tibetan Snowcock Himalayan Snowcock Chukar Black Francolin Gray Francolin Swamp Francolin Tibetan Partridge Chukar
Photo by Mdf
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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
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Pheasants and PartridgesWestern Tragopan Satyr Tragopan Koklass Pheasant Himalayan Monal Red Junglefowl Kalij Pheasant Cheer Pheasant Indian Peafowl
Indian PeafowlPhoto by Jebulon
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These are but a small fraction of the many species of birds of Nepal…
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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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