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This is a list of the bird species recorded in Nepal. The avifauna of Nepal include a total of 915 species recorded, of which one is endemic , and one has been introduced by humans. 42 species are globally threatened.
There are approximately 27 Important Bird Areas in the country [9] and over 900 bird species (as of 2012) in Nepal of which 30 are globally threatened, 1 is endemic and 1 is introduced. [10] The danphe , the national bird, is a type of pheasant.
It is the national bird of Nepal, where it is known as the danphe or danfe, [2] and state bird of Uttarakhand, India, where it is known as a monal. [3] The scientific name commemorates Lady Mary Impey, the wife of the British chief justice of Bengal, Sir Elijah Impey.
About 200 species of birds have been recorded in this ecoregion of which six are endemic; chestnut-breasted partridge (Arborophila mandellii), hoary-throated barwing (Actinodura nipalensis), brown-throated fulvetta (Alcippe ludlowi), Nepal cupwing (Pnoepyga immaculata), buff-throated partridge (Tetraophasis szechenyii), and Lord Derby's ...
In Nepal, it is essentially restricted to protected areas, namely Shuklaphanta, Bardia and Chitwan National Parks. Since 1982, the Shuklaphanta and Bardia populations appear to have been stable, but the Chitwan population has declined. In 2001, 20–28 birds were estimated in Shuklaphanta, 6–10 birds in Bardia, and 6–22 birds in Chitwan.
List of endemic birds of the Himalayas. 1 language. ... Nepal cupwing (Pnoepyga immaculata) Spiny babbler (Turdoides nipalensis) kahef Eastern Himalayan endemics.
Conservation successes have increased the Bengal tiger populations in India and Nepal in recent years. Commercial plane crashes midair with military helicopter near Reagan National Airport
Every year dedicated bird watchers and conservationists survey bird species occurring all over the country. In 2006 they recorded 543 species in the Chitwan National Park, much more than in any other protected area in Nepal and about two-thirds of Nepal's globally threatened species.