NEPAL REP 09 - Birdquest

Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea: Regular sightings of this wintering Palearctic species along the main
rivers.
Richard’s Pipit Anthus richardi: Two ‘big pipits’ in the fields on the back route to Sauraha.
Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus: Small numbers seen (e.g. at Toudha, Chitwan Jungle Lodge and the
river crossings).
Blyth’s Pipit Anthus godlewskii: Up to six in the fields on the back route to Sauraha, flying up into
the trees giving a chup chup call.
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni: Small numbers at several sites; they too often fly up into the
trees and sit there, pumping their tails.
Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus: Singles along the river at Toudha, Chitwan Jungle Lodge and at the Rapti
crossing.
CAMPEPHAGIDAE
Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei: These raucous birds were seen, mostly in flight, in the woods at
Pokhara and at Chitwan Jungle Lodge.
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Coracina melaschistos: One on the first morning at Chitwan Jungle
Lodge.
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus: Small numbers at Chitwan Jungle Lodge and at Tiger
Tops.
Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus: Good numbers on Phulchowki and at Godaveri.
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris: One perched up at the foot of Phulchowki, showing its
wing pattern for a little while.
Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus: Small numbers at Godaveri, at Pokhara and in Chitwan.
Pied Flycatcher-shrike (Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike) Hemipus picatus: A couple at Godaveri, and
then small numbers at Chitwan Jungle Lodge and at Tiger Tops.
Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus: Several at Tiger Tops.
RHIPIDURIDAE
White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis: Plenty on Phulchowki and at Godaveri, and also seen in
Chitwan (even in the grassland at Tiger Tops).
Yellow-bellied Fantail Rhipidura hypoxantha: This curious little fantail was seen a couple of times on
Phulchowki.
PYCNONOTIDAE
Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus flaviventris: Good numbers in Chitwan.
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus: Common in Chitwan.
Himalayan Bulbul (White-cheeked Bulbul) Pycnonotus leucogenys: Small numbers at Godaveri,
Nagarjung, Pokhara and at the Churia Hills in Chitwan. Restricted to the Himalayan
region of the Indian subcontinent.
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus caffer: Seen throughout; and abundant in Chitwan.
Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala (NL): One seen by Danny at Pokhara.
Mountain Bulbul Hypsipetes mcclellandii: A few on Phulchowki and at Nagarjung.
Himalayan Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus: Flocks in the tree tops at Godaveri and
Nagarjung, and then plenty in Chitwan, at the Churia Hills and at Tiger Tops.
AEGITHINIDAE
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia: Small numbers at Chitwan Jungle Lodge and Tiger Tops.
CHLOROPSEIDAE
Gold-fronted Leafbird (Golden-fronted Leafbird) Chloropsis aurifrons: One at Chitwan Jungle Lodge
and three at Tiger Tops, all showing well.
Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii: Four in the scrub at Godaveri, comprising two pairs
singing heartily at each other.
14 Birdquest: Nepal 2009