NEPAL REP 09 - Birdquest

Brown Bullfinch Pyrrhula nipalensis: Three showed well on Phulchowki.
ESTRILDIDAE
White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata: Five by the roadside on the drive to Chitwan, then four or
more from elephant back at Chitwan Jungle Lodge.
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata: Seen from the elephants (by some of us) at Tiger Tops.
PASSERIDAE
House Sparrow Passer domesticus: Common around human habitation.
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus: Noted in the more rural suburbs around Kathmandu.
Yellow-throated Sparrow (Chestnut-shouldered Petronia) Petronia xanthocollis: One sat up in a tree
calling on the first morning at Chitwan Jungle Lodge.
STURNIDAE
Spot-winged Starling Saroglossa spiloptera: Three on the first day at Chitwan Jungle Lodge, with up
to 15 on the last morning there, including some fine males. A good bird to get.
Grey-headed Starling (Chestnut-tailed Starling) Sturnus malabarica: Common in Chitwan.
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis: Common throughout (although mostly absent from Chitwan).
Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus: A few around Kathmandu and on the various journey, but
common in Chitwan.
Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa: Two or more seen at Chitwan Jungle Lodge and at Tiger Tops,
and others heard.
ORIOLIDAE
Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus: Small numbers in Chitwan.
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii: Several on Phulchowki and also seen at Pokhara.
DICRURIDAE
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus: Most were seen on the journeys, sitting on the wires in open
country.
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus: Singles at Godaveri, Nagarjung and at Pokhara.
Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus: A few in Chitwan.
Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus: Three at Nagarjung, then seen at Pokhara and abundant
in Chitwan.
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus: Several in Chitwan, at both at Chitwan Jungle
Lodge and at Tiger Tops.
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus: A few at Chitwan.
CORVIDAE
Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius: Several on Phulchowki. The race here, bispecularis, has an
unmarked crown and lacks the white wing patch of European birds.
Red-billed Blue Magpie (Blue Magpie) Urocissa erythrorhyncha: Four on Phulchowki, then 20 or
more at Nagarjung and some noisy birds around at Chitwan Jungle Lodge.
Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis: One at the Churia Hills and a couple of sightings in mixed
flocks around Tiger Tops.
Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda: First seen on the drive to Chitwan, then quite a few in
Chitwan itself.
Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae: A single at Nagarjung and a few at Pokhara.
House Crow Corvus splendens: Common throughout.
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos: A couple on Phulchowki. This species shows a more
graduated raven-like tail than Indian Jungle.
Indian Jungle Crow Corvus culminatus: Fairly common, including at lower elevations in the
Kathmandu valley.
20 Birdquest: Nepal 2009