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Avibase Page 1of 36 Col Location Date Start time Duration Distance Avibase - Bird Checklists of the World 1 Country or region: Nepal 2 Number of species: 905 3 Number of endemics: 1 4 Number of breeding endemics: 0 5 Number of globally threatened species: 42 6 Number of extinct species: 0 7 Number of introduced species: 1 8 Date last reviewed: 2012-02-11 9 10 Recommended citation: Lepage, D. 2019. Checklist of the birds of Nepal. Avibase, the world bird database. Retrieved from .https://avibase.bsc- eoc.org/checklist.jsp?lang=EN&region=np&list=ebird&format=1 [28/03/2019]. Make your observations count! Submit your data to ebird.org - Legend: [x] accidental [ex] extirpated [EX] extinct [EW] extinct in the wild [E] endemic [e] endemic (country/region) Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor Rare/Accidental Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus Graylag Goose Anser anser Graylag Goose (Siberian) Anser anser rubrirostris Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons Rare/Accidental Tundra Bean-Goose Anser serrirostris Rare/Accidental Taiga/Tundra Bean-Goose Anser fabalis/serrirostris Rare/Accidental Anser sp. Anser sp. Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus Rare/Accidental Tundra Swan (Bewick's) Cygnus columbianus bewickii Rare/Accidental Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus Rare/Accidental Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Cotton Pygmy-Goose Nettapus coromandelianus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Rare/Accidental Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa Rare/Accidental Garganey Spatula querquedula Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata Gadwall Mareca strepera Gadwall (Common) Mareca strepera strepera Falcated Duck Mareca falcata Near-threatened Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha Avibase Page 2of 36 Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Indian/Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha/zonorhyncha Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mallard (Domestic type) Anas platyrhynchos (Domestic type) Mallard/Mexican Duck Anas platyrhynchos/diazi Northern Pintail Anas acuta Green-winged Teal Anas crecca Green-winged Teal (Eurasian) Anas crecca crecca/nimia Anas sp. Anas sp. dabbling duck sp. Anatidae sp. (dabbling duck sp.) Pink-headed Duck Rhodonessa caryophyllacea Rare/AccidentalCritic ally endangered(possibly extinct) Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina Common Pochard Aythya ferina Vulnerable Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca Near-threatened Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri Rare/AccidentalCritic ally endangered Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Greater Scaup Aythya marila Rare/Accidental Aythya sp. Aythya sp. Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus Rare/Accidental Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis Rare/AccidentalVuln erable Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula Smew Mergellus albellus Rare/Accidental Common Merganser Mergus merganser Common Merganser (Eurasian) Mergus merganser merganser/orientalis Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator Rare/Accidental waterfowl sp. Anatidae sp. GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola Rufous-throated Partridge Arborophila rufogularis Arborophila sp. Arborophila sp. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Red Spurfowl Galloperdix spadicea Rare/Accidental Blue-breasted Quail Synoicus chinensis Common Quail Coturnix coturnix Rain Quail Coturnix coromandelica Rare/Accidental old world quail sp. Synoicus/Coturnix sp. Chukar Alectoris chukar Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus Himalayan Snowcock Tetraogallus himalayensis Jungle Bush-Quail Perdicula asiatica Rare/Accidental Jungle/Rock Bush-Quail Perdicula asiatica/argoondah Rare/Accidental Avibase Page 3of 36 Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus Gray Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus Swamp Francolin Francolinus gularis Vulnerable Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus Snow Partridge Lerwa lerwa Satyr Tragopan Tragopan satyra Near-threatened Cheer Pheasant Catreus wallichii Vulnerable Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos Tibetan Partridge Perdix hodgsoniae Koklass Pheasant Pucrasia macrolopha PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus Rare/Accidental American/Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber/roseus Rare/Accidental PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Little Grebe (Little) Tachybaptus ruficollis [ruficollis Group] Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae Rock Pigeon Columba livia Rock Pigeon (Wild type) Columba livia (Wild type) Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon) Columba livia (Feral Pigeon) Hill Pigeon Columba rupestris Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus Rare/Accidental Common Wood-Pigeon (Cinnamon- Columba palumbus casiotis Rare/Accidental necked) Speckled Wood-Pigeon Columba hodgsonii Ashy Wood-Pigeon Columba pulchricollis Columba sp. Columba sp. Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto Eurasian Collared-Dove (Eurasian) Streptopelia decaocto decaocto Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis Spotted Dove (Western) Streptopelia chinensis suratensis Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis Streptopelia sp. Streptopelia sp. Avibase Page 4of 36 Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Barred Cuckoo-Dove Macropygia unchall Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica Asian/Pacific Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica/longirostris Orange-breasted Pigeon Treron bicinctus Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon Treron phayrei Near-threatened Thick-billed Pigeon Treron curvirostra Thick-billed Pigeon (Thick-billed) Treron curvirostra curvirostra Yellow-footed Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus Pin-tailed Pigeon Treron apicauda Wedge-tailed Pigeon Treron sphenurus Treron sp. Treron sp. Green Imperial-Pigeon Ducula aenea Green Imperial-Pigeon (Green) Ducula aenea [aenea Group] Mountain Imperial-Pigeon Ducula badia Mountain Imperial-Pigeon (badia Ducula badia [badia Group] Group) OTIDIFORMES: Otididae Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis Critically endangered Lesser Florican Sypheotides indicus Endangered CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis Greater Coucal (Greater) Centropus sinensis [sinensis Group] Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis coucal sp. Centropus sp. Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus Asian Emerald Cuckoo Chrysococcyx maculatus Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus Rare/Accidental Gray-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus Plaintive/Gray-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus/passerinus Fork-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus dicruroides Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris Fork-tailed/Square-tailed Drongo- Surniculus dicruroides/lugubris Cuckoo Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides Large/Dark Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides/bocki Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius Hodgson's Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx nisicolor Rare/Accidental hawk-cuckoo sp. Hierococcyx sp. Lesser Cuckoo Cuculus poliocephalus Avibase Page 5of 36 Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus African/Common Cuckoo Cuculus gularis/canorus Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus optatus Himalayan/Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus/optatus Cuculus sp. Cuculus sp. CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae Gray Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka Jungle/Gray Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus/jotaka Sykes's Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis Rare/Accidental Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus Indian Nightjar Caprimulgus asiaticus Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Apodidae White-rumped Needletail Zoonavena sylvatica White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis Hirundapus sp. Hirundapus sp. Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris Himalayan Swiftlet (Himalayan) Aerodramus brevirostris brevirostris/innominatus Alpine Swift Apus melba Common Swift Apus apus Pacific Swift Apus pacificus Blyth's Swift Apus leuconyx fork-tailed swift sp. Apus pacificus/salimalii/leuconyx/cooki Little Swift Apus affinis House Swift Apus nipalensis Little/House Swift Apus affinis/nipalensis Apus sp. Apus sp. Asian Palm-Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis small swift sp. Apodidae sp. (small swift sp.) swift sp. Apodidae sp. CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Hemiprocnidae Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata GRUIFORMES: Rallidae Water Rail Rallus aquaticus Rare/Accidental Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus indicus Water/Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus aquaticus/indicus Rare/Accidental Avibase Page 6of 36 Common name Scientific name Synonym Status 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata Rare/Accidental Spotted Crake Porzana porzana Rare/Accidental Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Eurasian Moorhen/Common Gallinule Gallinula chloropus/galeata Eurasian Coot Fulica atra Gray-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus swamphen sp. Porphyrio sp. (swamphen sp.) Watercock Gallicrex cinerea White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus Slaty-legged Crake Rallina eurizonoides Rare/Accidental Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca Brown Crake Zapornia akool Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla Baillon's
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  • GLIMPSES of FORESTRY RESEARCH in the INDIAN HIMALAYAN REGION Special Issue in the International Year of Forests-2011

    GLIMPSES of FORESTRY RESEARCH in the INDIAN HIMALAYAN REGION Special Issue in the International Year of Forests-2011

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