Some Common Birds of Nepal

Author: AmritPublished On: 13 October, 2026

Here is a list of some common birds of the Kathmandu Valley

Names of Some Common Birds of Kathmandu Valley

S.No.	English Name	Scientific Name	Local Nepali Name	Information Links
1	Alexandrine Parakeet	Psittacula eupatria	कर्रा सुगा	-
2	Ashy Drongo	Dicrurus leucophaeus	ध्वाँसे चिबे
3	Asian Barred Owlet	Glaucidium cuculoides	-	https://www.thainationalparks.com/species/asian-barred-owlet
4	Asian Koel	Eudynamys scolopaceus	कोहो कोइली	-
5	Asian Tit	Parus cinereus	चिचिल्कोटे	https://ebird.org/species/cintit13?siteLanguage=en_PH
6	Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
7	Black Bulbul	Hypsipetes leucocephalus	बाख्रे जुरेली
8	Black Eagle	Ictinaetus malaiensis		https://ebird.org/species/blaeag1/NP
9	Black Kite	Milvus migrans	कालो चील	https://avisure.com/black-kites/
10	Black-chinned Babbler	Cyanoderma pyrrhops	कालोचिउँडे वनभ्याकुर
11	Black-headed Jay	Garrulous lanceolatus		https://ebird.org/species/blhjay1?continue
12	Black-throated Sunbird	Aethopyga saturata		https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/bltsun1/cur/introduction
13	Black-throated Tit	Aegithalos concinnus	कालीकण्ठे चिचिल्कोटे
14	Black-winged Cuckooshrike	Lalage melaschistos	कालो विरहीचरी	https://ebird.org/species/bkwcus1/L1096278
15	Blue Whistling-Thrush	Myophonus caeruleus	कल्चौँडे	https://www.shanghaibirding.com/tag/blue-whistling-thrush/
16	Blue-bearded bee-eater	Nyctyornis athertoni		https://www.ross.no/2017/04/03/blue-bearded-bee-eater-nyctyornis-athertoni/
17	Blue-capped Rock-Thrush	Monticola cinclorhyncha	सानो हजारा चाँचर
18	Blue-tailed Bee-eater	Merops phillipinus	Name wrong in some files	https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/btbeat1/cur/introduction
19	Blue-throated (blue) Flycatcher	Cyornis rubeculoides	नीलकण्ठे अर्जुनक	https://ebird.org/species/butfly1
20	Blue-throated Barbet	Psilopogon asiaticus	कुथुर्के
21	Bronze Drongo	Dicrurus aeneus		https://ebird.org/species/brodro1
22	Brown boo book	Ninox scutulata
23	Brown-fronted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos auriceps		https://ebird.org/species/brfwoo1?siteLanguage=th
24	Cattle Egret	Bubulcus ibis
25	Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch	Sitta cinamonentris
26	Chestnut-tailed Starling	Sturnia malabarica	फुस्रोटाउके सारौँ	https://ebird.org/species/chtsta2?siteLanguage=en_IN
27	Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus	कुक्कु कोइली
28	Common Hoopoe	Upupa epops		https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/hoopoe/cur/introduction
29	Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis	डाङ्ग्रे रुपी
30	Common Rosefinch	Carpodacus erythrinus	अमोगा तितु
31	Common Tailorbird	Orthotomus sutorius	पातसिउने फिस्टो
32	Copper-smith Barbet	Psilopogon haemacephalus		https://ebird.org/species/copbar1/LK
33	Crimson Sunbird	Aethopyga siparaja	सिपराजा बुङ्गेचरा
34	Dark-sided Thrush	Zoothera marginata		https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/dasthr1/cur/introduction
35	Eastern Cattle-Egret	Ardea coromanda	वस्तु बकुल्ला	https://ebird.org/species/categr2?siteLanguage=en_IN
36	Eurasian Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto
37	Eurasian Hobby	Accipiter nisus
38	Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	रुख भँगेरा
39	Fire-breasted Flowerpecker	Dicaeum ignipectus	अग्निवक्ष पुष्पकोकिल	https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/fibflo1/cur/introduction
40	Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos macei	काष्ठकूट
41	Gray Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea	फुस्रो टिकटिके
42	Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher	Culicicapa ceylonensis	चञ्चले अर्जुनक	https://ebird.org/species/gyhcaf1
43	Gray-headed Woodpecker	Picus canus	कालोगर्दने काठफोर
44	Gray-hooded Warbler	Phylloscopus xanthoschistos	तुमूलकारी फिस्टो	https://ebird.org/species/gyhwar2/IN-JK
45	Gray-throated Babbler	Stachyris nigriceps	फुस्रोकण्ठे वनभ्याकुर	https://ebird.org/species/gytbab1?siteLanguage=en_PH
46	Gray-throated Babbler	Stachyris nigriceps		https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/gytbab1/cur/introduction
47	Great Barbet	Psilopogon virens or Megalaima virens	न्याउली	https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/grebar1/cur/introduction?lang=es&media=photos
48	Great Tit	Parus major		https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/great-tit
49	Greater Coucal	Centropus sinensis	ढोडे गोकुल
50	Green backed Tit	Parus monticolus
51	Greenish Warbler	Phylloscopus trochiloides	जीवल फिस्टो	https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/grewar3/cur/introduction
52	Grey Treepie	Dendrocitta formosae		https://ebird.org/species/grytre1/IN-ML
53	Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher	Culicicapa ceylonensis
54	Grey-hooded Warbler	Phylloscopus xanthoschistos		https://ebird.org/species/gyhwar2/IN-JK
55	Hair-crested Drongo	Dicrurus hottentottus	केशराज चिबे	https://ebird.org/species/hacdro1
56	Himalayan Black-lored Tit	Machlolophus xanthogenys	पाण्डु चिचिल्कोटे
57	Himalayan Bulbul	Pycnonotus leucogenys	जुल्फे जुरेली
58	Himalayan Cuckoo	Cuculus saturatus	पूर्वीय कोइली	https://ebird.org/species/himcuc1/BD
59	Himalayan Prinia	Prinia crinigera	सुया घाँसेफिस्टो	https://ebird.org/species/strpri2?siteLanguage=ml
60	House Crow	Corvus splendens	घर काग
61	House sparrow	Passer domesticus	घर भँगेरा
62	House Swift	Apus nipalensis	घरगौँथली
63	Hume's Warbler	Phylloscopus humei	चञ्चले फिस्टो	https://ebird.org/species/humwar1
64	Indian Cuckoo-shrike	Coracina macei
65	Indian Golden Oriole	Oriolus kundoo		https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/ingori1/cur/introduction?lang=es
66	Indian Paradise-Flycatcher	Terpsiphone paradisi	स्वर्गचरी
67	Indian Pond-Heron	Ardeola grayii	आसकोटे बकुल्ला
68	Indian White-eye	Zosterops palpebrosus	काङ्कीर
69	Jungle Myna	Acridotheres fuscus	वन रुपी
70	Large-billed Crow	Corvus macrorhynchos	कालो काग
71	Lesser Cuckoo	Cuculus poliocephalus		https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/lescuc1/cur/introduction
72	Long-tailed Minivet	Pericrocotus enthologus
73	Long-tailed Shrike	Lanius schach	भद्राई
74	Maroon Oriole	Oriolus traillii		https://ebird.org/species/marori2/NP
75	Olive-backed Pipit	Anthus hodgsoni	रुख चुइयाँ	https://ebird.org/species/olbpip
76	Oriental Cuckooshrike	Coracina javensis	लटुशक विरहीचरी	https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/larcuc11/cur/introduction
77	Oriental Hobby	Falco severus		https://ebird.org/species/orihob1
78	Oriental Magpie-Robin	Copsychus saularis	धोबिनी चरा	https://ebird.org/species/magrob
79	Oriental Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia orientalis	तामे ढुकुर	https://ebird.org/species/ortdov
80	Pied Bushchat	Saxicola caprata	चिबिर्चे	https://ebird.org/species/piebus1
81	Pied Thrush	Geokichla wardii	कस्तूरा चाँचर	https://ebird.org/species/piethr1
82	Plumbeous Redstart	Phoenicurus fuliginosus	नीलाम्बर जलखञ्जरी	https://ebird.org/species/plured1
83	Puff-throated Babbler	Pellorneum ruficeps	थोप्ले भ्याकुर	https://ebird.org/species/putbab1
84	Red-rumped Swallow, Eastern	Cecropis daurica
85	Red-billed Blue-magpie	Urocissa erythrorhyncha		https://birdsoftheworld.org/bow/species/rbbmag/cur/introduction
86	Red-vented Bulbul	Pycnonotus cafer	जुरेली
87	Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)	Columba livia	मलेवा
88	Rose-ringed Parakeet	Psittacula kramerii	कण्ठे सुगा
89	Rufous Sibia	Heterophasia capistrata		https://ebird.org/species/rufsib1
90	Rufous Treepie	Dendrocitta bhagabunda
91	Rufous-bellied Niltava	Niltava sundara		https://cdn.download.ams.birds.cornell.edu/api/v1/asset/207766861/1200
92	Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler	Erythrogenys erythrogenys or Pomatorhynus erythrogenys	पाल्कोटे
93	Scaly-breasted Munia	Lonchura punctulata
94	Scarlet Minivet	Pericrocotus speciosus	रानीचरी
95	Shikra	Tachyspiza badia	शिक्रा	https://ebird.org/species/shikra1
96	Siberian Rubythroat	Calliope calliope	साइबेरियाली रातोकण्ठ	https://ebird.org/species/sibrub
97	Small Niltava	Niltava macgrigoriae
98	Speckled Piculet	Picumnus innominatus	थोप्ले ससिया	https://ebird.org/species/spepic1
99	Spiny Babbler	Acanthopttila nipalensis		https://ebird.org/species/spibab1
100	Spotted Dove	Spilopelia chinensis	कुर्ले ढुकुर
101	Spotted Forktail