eBird hotspot
Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve - East Section (General)
Species checklist
234 species recorded here
From eBird’s species list for this hotspot, in taxonomic order. Tap a species to see where else it’s been found.

Lesser Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna javanica·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Bar-headed Goose
Anser indicus·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Cotton Pygmy-Goose
Nettapus coromandelianus·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Gadwall
Mareca strepera·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Northern Pintail
Anas acuta·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Green-winged Teal
Anas crecca·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca·Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Swamp Francolin
Ortygornis gularis·Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Black Francolin
Francolinus francolinus·Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies

Oriental Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia orientalis·Pigeons and Doves

Eurasian Collared-Dove
Streptopelia decaocto·Pigeons and Doves

Red Collared-Dove
Streptopelia tranquebarica·Pigeons and Doves

Spotted Dove
Spilopelia chinensis·Pigeons and Doves

Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon
Treron bicinctus·Pigeons and Doves

Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon
Treron phoenicopterus·Pigeons and Doves

Greater Coucal
Centropus sinensis·Cuckoos

Lesser Coucal
Centropus bengalensis·Cuckoos

Asian Koel
Eudynamys scolopaceus·Cuckoos

Gray-bellied Cuckoo
Cacomantis passerinus·Cuckoos

Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Hierococcyx varius·Cuckoos

Indian Cuckoo
Cuculus micropterus·Cuckoos

Common Cuckoo
Cuculus canorus·Cuckoos

Large-tailed Nightjar
Caprimulgus macrurus·Nightjars and Allies

Savanna Nightjar
Caprimulgus affinis·Nightjars and Allies

House Swift
Apus nipalensis·Swifts

Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus·Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Gray-headed Swamphen
Porphyrio poliocephalus·Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

White-breasted Waterhen
Amaurornis phoenicurus·Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Brown Crake
Zapornia akool·Rails, Gallinules, and Coots

Indian Thick-knee
Burhinus indicus·Thick-knees

Little Ringed Plover
Thinornis dubius·Plovers and Lapwings

Northern Lapwing
Vanellus vanellus·Plovers and Lapwings

River Lapwing
Vanellus duvaucelii·Plovers and Lapwings

Yellow-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus malabaricus·Plovers and Lapwings
Gray-headed Lapwing
Vanellus cinereus·Plovers and Lapwings

Red-wattled Lapwing
Vanellus indicus·Plovers and Lapwings

Pheasant-tailed Jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus·Jacanas

Bronze-winged Jacana
Metopidius indicus·Jacanas

Common Snipe
Gallinago gallinago·Sandpipers and Allies

Common Sandpiper
Actitis hypoleucos·Sandpipers and Allies

Green Sandpiper
Tringa ochropus·Sandpipers and Allies

Wood Sandpiper
Tringa glareola·Sandpipers and Allies

Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia·Sandpipers and Allies

Temminck's Stint
Calidris temminckii·Sandpipers and Allies

Indian Courser
Cursorius coromandelicus·Pratincoles and Coursers

Small Pratincole
Glareola lactea·Pratincoles and Coursers

Whiskered Tern
Chlidonias hybrida·Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Black-bellied Tern
Sterna acuticauda·Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers

Little Grebe
Tachybaptus ruficollis·Grebes

Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus·Grebes

Asian Openbill
Anastomus oscitans·Storks

Black Stork
Ciconia nigra·Storks

Asian Woolly-necked Stork
Ciconia episcopus·Storks

Lesser Adjutant
Leptoptilos javanicus·Storks
Oriental Darter
Anhinga melanogaster·Anhingas

Little Cormorant
Microcarbo niger·Cormorants and Shags

Great Cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo·Cormorants and Shags

Black-headed Ibis
Threskiornis melanocephalus·Ibises and Spoonbills

Red-naped Ibis
Pseudibis papillosa·Ibises and Spoonbills

Black Bittern
Botaurus flavicollis·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Cinnamon Bittern
Botaurus cinnamomeus·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Yellow Bittern
Botaurus sinensis·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Little Egret
Egretta garzetta·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Little Heron
Butorides atricapilla·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Indian Pond-Heron
Ardeola grayii·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Eastern Cattle-Egret
Ardea coromanda·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Great Egret
Ardea alba·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Medium Egret
Ardea intermedia·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Gray Heron
Ardea cinerea·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Purple Heron
Ardea purpurea·Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns

Osprey
Pandion haliaetus·Osprey

Black-winged Kite
Elanus caeruleus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Oriental Honey-buzzard
Pernis ptilorhynchus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Himalayan Griffon
Gyps himalayensis·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

White-rumped Vulture
Gyps bengalensis·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Eurasian Griffon
Gyps fulvus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Crested Serpent-Eagle
Spilornis cheela·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Short-toed Snake-Eagle
Circaetus gallicus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Indian Spotted Eagle
Clanga hastata·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Booted Eagle
Hieraaetus pennatus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Shikra
Tachyspiza badia·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Accipiter nisus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Hen Harrier
Circus cyaneus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Black Kite
Milvus migrans·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

White-eyed Buzzard
Butastur teesa·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Long-legged Buzzard
Buteo rufinus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Himalayan Buzzard
Buteo refectus·Hawks, Eagles, and Kites

Indian Scops-Owl
Otus bakkamoena·Owls

Brown Fish-Owl
Ketupa zeylonensis·Owls

Asian Barred Owlet
Glaucidium cuculoides·Owls

Jungle Owlet
Glaucidium radiatum·Owls

Spotted Owlet
Athene brama·Owls

Brown Boobook
Ninox scutulata·Owls

Common Hoopoe
Upupa epops·Hoopoes

Indian Gray Hornbill
Ocyceros birostris·Hornbills

Asian Green Bee-eater
Merops orientalis·Bee-eaters

Blue-tailed Bee-eater
Merops philippinus·Bee-eaters

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
Merops leschenaulti·Bee-eaters

Common Kingfisher
Alcedo atthis·Kingfishers

Stork-billed Kingfisher
Pelargopsis capensis·Kingfishers

White-throated Kingfisher
Halcyon smyrnensis·Kingfishers

Pied Kingfisher
Ceryle rudis·Kingfishers

Indian Roller
Coracias benghalensis·Rollers

Indochinese Roller
Coracias affinis·Rollers
Dollarbird
Eurystomus orientalis·Rollers

Coppersmith Barbet
Psilopogon haemacephalus·Asian Barbets

Lineated Barbet
Psilopogon lineatus·Asian Barbets

Blue-throated Barbet
Psilopogon asiaticus·Asian Barbets

Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus nanus·Woodpeckers

Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Yungipicus canicapillus·Woodpeckers

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
Dendrocopos macei·Woodpeckers

Black-rumped Flameback
Dinopium benghalense·Woodpeckers

Lesser Yellownape
Picus chlorolophus·Woodpeckers

Streak-throated Woodpecker
Picus xanthopygaeus·Woodpeckers

Gray-headed Woodpecker
Picus canus·Woodpeckers

Eurasian Kestrel
Falco tinnunculus·Falcons and Caracaras

Alexandrine Parakeet
Psittacula eupatria·Old World Parrots

Rose-ringed Parakeet
Psittacula krameri·Old World Parrots

Slaty-headed Parakeet
Psittacula himalayana·Old World Parrots

Plum-headed Parakeet
Psittacula cyanocephala·Old World Parrots

Scarlet Minivet
Pericrocotus speciosus·Cuckooshrikes

Indian Cuckooshrike
Coracina macei·Cuckooshrikes

Oriental Cuckooshrike
Coracina javensis·Cuckooshrikes

Black-winged Cuckooshrike
Lalage melaschistos·Cuckooshrikes

Black-headed Cuckooshrike
Lalage melanoptera·Cuckooshrikes

Indian Golden Oriole
Oriolus kundoo·Old World Orioles

Black-hooded Oriole
Oriolus xanthornus·Old World Orioles

Ashy Woodswallow
Artamus fuscus·Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies

Large Woodshrike
Tephrodornis virgatus·Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies

Common Woodshrike
Tephrodornis pondicerianus·Vangas, Helmetshrikes, and Allies

Common Iora
Aegithina tiphia·Ioras

White-throated Fantail
Rhipidura albicollis·Fantails

White-browed Fantail
Rhipidura aureola·Fantails

Black Drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus·Drongos

Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus·Drongos

White-bellied Drongo
Dicrurus caerulescens·Drongos

Bronzed Drongo
Dicrurus aeneus·Drongos

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus remifer·Drongos

Hair-crested Drongo
Dicrurus hottentottus·Drongos

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus·Drongos

Black-naped Monarch
Hypothymis azurea·Monarch Flycatchers

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisi·Monarch Flycatchers

Brown Shrike
Lanius cristatus·Shrikes

Bay-backed Shrike
Lanius vittatus·Shrikes

Long-tailed Shrike
Lanius schach·Shrikes

Gray-backed Shrike
Lanius tephronotus·Shrikes

Rufous Treepie
Dendrocitta vagabunda·Crows, Jays, and Magpies

House Crow
Corvus splendens·Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos·Crows, Jays, and Magpies

Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Culicicapa ceylonensis·Fairy Flycatchers

Asian Tit
Parus cinereus·Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice

Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark
Eremopterix griseus·Larks

Bengal Bushlark
Plocealauda assamica·Larks

Oriental Skylark
Alauda gulgula·Larks

Mongolian Short-toed Lark
Calandrella dukhunensis·Larks

Sand Lark
Alaudala raytal·Larks

Common Tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius·Cisticolas and Allies

Gray-breasted Prinia
Prinia hodgsonii·Cisticolas and Allies

Plain Prinia
Prinia inornata·Cisticolas and Allies

Zitting Cisticola
Cisticola juncidis·Cisticolas and Allies

Thick-billed Warbler
Arundinax aedon·Reed Warblers and Allies

Blyth's Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus dumetorum·Reed Warblers and Allies

Clamorous Reed Warbler
Acrocephalus stentoreus·Reed Warblers and Allies

Baikal Bush Warbler
Locustella davidi·Grassbirds and Allies

Bristled Grassbird
Schoenicola striatus·Grassbirds and Allies

Gray-throated Martin
Riparia chinensis·Swallows

Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica·Swallows

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow
Cecropis daurica·Swallows

Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus·Bulbuls

Red-vented Bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer·Bulbuls

Hume's Warbler
Phylloscopus humei·Leaf Warblers
Tickell's Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus affinis·Leaf Warblers

Dusky Warbler
Phylloscopus fuscatus·Leaf Warblers

Smoky Warbler
Phylloscopus fuligiventer·Leaf Warblers

Common Chiffchaff
Phylloscopus collybita·Leaf Warblers

Green-crowned Warbler
Phylloscopus burkii·Leaf Warblers

Whistler's Warbler
Phylloscopus whistleri·Leaf Warblers

Green Warbler
Phylloscopus nitidus·Leaf Warblers

Greenish Warbler
Phylloscopus trochiloides·Leaf Warblers

Large-billed Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus magnirostris·Leaf Warblers
Yellow-vented Warbler
Phylloscopus cantator·Leaf Warblers

Blyth's Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus reguloides·Leaf Warblers

Gray-hooded Warbler
Phylloscopus xanthoschistos·Leaf Warblers

Aberrant Bush Warbler
Horornis flavolivaceus·Bush Warblers and Allies

Lesser Whitethroat
Curruca curruca·Sylviid Warblers and Allies

Indian White-eye
Zosterops palpebrosus·White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies

Pin-striped Tit-Babbler
Mixornis gularis·Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies

Jungle Babbler
Argya striata·Laughingthrushes and Allies

Striated Babbler
Argya earlei·Laughingthrushes and Allies

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
Sitta cinnamoventris·Nuthatches

Common Hill Myna
Gracula religiosa·Starlings

Indian Pied Starling
Gracupica contra·Starlings

Brahminy Starling
Sturnia pagodarum·Starlings

Chestnut-tailed Starling
Sturnia malabarica·Starlings

Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis·Starlings

Jungle Myna
Acridotheres fuscus·Starlings

Great Myna
Acridotheres grandis·Starlings

Spot-winged Starling
Saroglossa spilopterus·Starlings

Scaly Thrush
Zoothera dauma·Thrushes and Allies

Orange-headed Thrush
Geokichla citrina·Thrushes and Allies

Dark-sided Flycatcher
Muscicapa sibirica·Old World Flycatchers

Oriental Magpie-Robin
Copsychus saularis·Old World Flycatchers

White-rumped Shama
Copsychus malabaricus·Old World Flycatchers

Verditer Flycatcher
Eumyias thalassinus·Old World Flycatchers

Pale-chinned Flycatcher
Cyornis poliogenys·Old World Flycatchers

Blue-throated Flycatcher
Cyornis rubeculoides·Old World Flycatchers

Siberian Rubythroat
Calliope calliope·Old World Flycatchers

Little Pied Flycatcher
Ficedula westermanni·Old World Flycatchers

Ultramarine Flycatcher
Ficedula superciliaris·Old World Flycatchers

Taiga Flycatcher
Ficedula albicilla·Old World Flycatchers

Red-breasted Flycatcher
Ficedula parva·Old World Flycatchers

Black Redstart
Phoenicurus ochruros·Old World Flycatchers

Siberian Stonechat
Saxicola maurus·Old World Flycatchers

Gray Bushchat
Saxicola ferreus·Old World Flycatchers

Pale-billed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum erythrorhynchos·Flowerpeckers

Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
Dicaeum cruentatum·Flowerpeckers

Purple-rumped Sunbird
Leptocoma zeylonica·Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Purple Sunbird
Cinnyris asiaticus·Sunbirds and Spiderhunters

Scaly-breasted Munia
Lonchura punctulata·Waxbills and Allies

House Sparrow
Passer domesticus·Old World Sparrows

Gray Wagtail
Motacilla cinerea·Wagtails and Pipits
Western Yellow Wagtail
Motacilla flava·Wagtails and Pipits

Citrine Wagtail
Motacilla citreola·Wagtails and Pipits

White-browed Wagtail
Motacilla maderaspatensis·Wagtails and Pipits

White Wagtail
Motacilla alba·Wagtails and Pipits

Paddyfield Pipit
Anthus rufulus·Wagtails and Pipits

Rosy Pipit
Anthus roseatus·Wagtails and Pipits

Olive-backed Pipit
Anthus hodgsoni·Wagtails and Pipits

Common Rosefinch
Carpodacus erythrinus·Finches, Euphonias, and Allies
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