2. 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.
3. The bird species of Nepal can be subdivided
into 3 major categories:
1. The Accidental
2. The Endemic
3. The Introduced
4. The accident species are species that have
over the course of evolution accidentally
showed up in the Nepal region
5. The endemic species are the ones who are
endemic in Nepal and have no outside
influence since very early in their evolution
6. 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
7. Of the approximately 900 bird species
within Nepal…
2 are endemic
1 is introduced by humans
74 rare species are accidental
32 are globally threatened and endangered
12. Bitterns, Herons and Egrets
Gray Heron
White-bellied Heron
Purple Heron
Eastern Great Egret
Intermediate Egret
White-faced Heron
Little Egret
Indian Pond-Heron Purple Heron
Photo by Vijaymp
13. Bitterns, Herons and Egrets
Cattle Egret
Striated Heron
Black-crowned Night-Heron
Malayan Night-Heron
Yellow Bittern
Cinnamon Bittern
Black Bittern
Great Bittern Cattle Egret
Photo by Su Neko
22. Hawks, Kites and Eagles
Jerdon’s Baza
Black Baza
Oriental Honey-buzzard
Black-shouldered Kite
Red Kite
Black Kite
Brahminy Kite Brahminy Kite
Photo by Challiyan
24. 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
25. Hawks, Kites and Eagles
Crested Serpent-Eagle
Western Marsh-Harrier
Northern Harrier
Pallid Harrier
Pied Harrier
Montagu’s Harrier
Crested Goshawk
Northern Harrier
Photo by Len Blumin
26. 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
27. Hawks, Kites and Eagles
Black Eagle
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Indian Spotted Eagle
Greater Spotted Eagle
Tawny Eagle
Steppe Eagle
Imperial Eagle
Black Eagle
Photo by Len Blumin
28. 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
29. Caracaras and Falcons
Collared Falconet
Lesser Kestrel
Eurasian Kestrel
Red-necked Falcon
Amur Falcon
Merlin
Eurasian Kestrel
Photo by Andreas Trepte
30. Caracaras and Falcons
Eurasian Hobby
Oriental Hobby
Laggar Falcon
Saker Falcon
Barbary Falcon
Peregrine Falcon
Saker Falcon
Photo by Marek Szczepanek
31. Pheasants and Partridges
Snow Partridge
Tibetan Snowcock
Himalayan Snowcock
Chukar
Black Francolin
Gray Francolin
Swamp Francolin
Tibetan Partridge Chukar
Photo by Mdf
32. Pheasants and Partridges
Common Quail
Rain Quail
Blue-breasted Quail
Jungle Bush-Quail
Hill Partridge
Rufous-throated Partridge
Red Spurfowl
Blood Pheasant Common Quail
Photo by Guérin Nicolas
33. Pheasants and Partridges
Western Tragopan
Satyr Tragopan
Koklass Pheasant
Himalayan Monal
Red Junglefowl
Kalij Pheasant
Cheer Pheasant
Indian Peafowl
Indian Peafowl
Photo by Jebulon
34. These are but a small fraction of the
many species of birds of Nepal…
35. With the prevalence of pollution and
the mismanagement of people, we may
never even get the chance to discover
more of their species.
