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 Brown Fish Owl |
 Beautiful Nuthatch |
 Beautiful Sibia |
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 Collared Owlet |
 Yellow-rumped Honeyguide |
 Rufous throated Wren Babbler |
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This trip started in Guwahati where we saw the Greater Adjutants in the market. We then headed for Kaziranga for a few days, then off into Eaglenest for 10 days. Below is the species list. More details at:
http://worldbirders.com/Eaglenest-India-s-Manu-Road-trip-report-from-March-2007
1. Spot-billed Pelican
2. Indian Cormorant
3. Cormorant
4. Little Cormorant
5. Darter
6. Cinnamon Bittern
7. Grey Heron
8. Purple Heron
9. Great Egret
10. Intermediate Egret
11. Little Egret
12. Indian Pond-Heron
13. Cattle Egret
14. Striated Heron
15. Asian Openbill
16. Black Stork
17. Woolly-necked Stork
18. Black-necked Stork
19. Lesser Adjutant
20. Greater Adjutant 16 in Guwhati, 1 in Kaziranga
21. Bar-headed Goose
22. Ruddy Shelduck
23. Wigeon
24. Gadwall
25. Teal
26. Mallard
27. Spot-billed Duck
28. Shoveler
29. Oriental Honey-Buzzard
30. Osprey
31. Black-shouldered Kite
32. Black Kite
33. Pallas' Fish-Eagle
34. Grey-headed Fish-Eagle
35. Slender-billed Vulture
36. Crested Serpent-Eagle
37. Marsh Harrier
38. Northern Harrier
39. Pied Harrier
40. Crested Goshawk
41. Shikra
42. Besra
43. Goshawk
44. Buzzard
45. Upland Buzzard 1 at Sa La Pass
46. Changeable Hawk-Eagle
47. Mountain Hawk-Eagle
48. Black Eagle
49. Pied Falconet
50. Kestrel
51. Oriental Hobby
52. Snow Partridge 6 at Sa La Pass
53. Swamp Francolin
54. Hill Partridge
55. Chestnut-breasted Partridge 1 seen very well, others haerd
56. Rufous-throated Partridge
57. Blood Pheasant brillant views of 1
58. Temminck's Tragopan 1 seen
59. Blyth's Tragopan seen by 3 people, including 2 seen together. 4 sightings in total
60. Himalayan Monal common below Sal La Pass, at least 7 seen
61. Red Junglefowl
62. Kalij Pheasant
63. Grey Peacock-Pheasant commonly heard
64. White-breasted Waterhen
65. Moorhen
66. Bengal Florican 2-3 seen at Kaziranga
67. Pheasant-tailed Jacana
68. Bronze-winged Jacana
69. Black-winged Stilt
70. Great Thick-knee
71. Small Pratincole
72. Lapwing
73. River Lapwing
74. Grey-headed Lapwing
75. Red-wattled Plover
76. Long-billed Plover 4 seen
77. Little Ringed Plover
78. Eurasian Woodcock
79. Pintail Snipe
80. Great/Wood Snipe
81. Spotted Redshank
82. Redshank
83. Marsh Sandpiper
84. Greenshank
85. Green Sandpiper
86. Wood Sandpiper
87. Common Sandpiper
88. Temminck's Stint
89. River Tern
90. Rock Pigeon
91. Snow Pigeon over 25 seen at Sa La Pass
92. Speckled Wood-Pigeon
93. Oriental Turtle-Dove
94. Red Collared-Dove
95. Spotted Dove
96. Laughing Dove
97. Barred Cuckoo-Dove
98. Emerald Dove
99. Yellow-footed Pigeon
100. Pin-tailed Pigeon
101. Green Imperial-Pigeon
102. Mountain Imperial-Pigeon
103. Alexandrine Parakeet
104. Rose-ringed Parakeet
105. Red-breasted Parakeet
106. Large Hawk-Cuckoo
107. Banded Bay Cuckoo
108. Asian Koel
109. Greater Coucal
110. Mountain Scops-Owl
111. Oriental Scops-Owl
112. Brown Fish-Owl 2 seen at day roost, Kaziranga
113. Collared Owlet
114. Asian Barred Owlet
115. Spotted Owlet
116. Brown Hawk-Owl
117. Brown Wood-Owl
118. Gray Nightjar
119. Himalayan Swiftlet
120. Asian Palm-Swift
121. Fork-tailed Swift
122. Ward's Trogon 1 pair seen very well
123. Red-headed Trogon
124. White-throated Kingfisher
125. Crested Kingfisher
126. Pied Kingfisher
127. Blue-bearded Bee-eater
128. Chestnut-headed Bee-eater
129. Blue-tailed Bee-eater
130. Indian Roller
131. Rufous-necked Hornbill
132. Oriental Pied-Hornbill
133. Great Hornbill
134. Wreathed Hornbill
135. Great Barbet
136. Lineated Barbet
137. Golden-throated Barbet
138. Blue-throated Barbet
139. Coppersmith Barbet
140. Yellow-rumped Honeyguide 1 seen was a welcome suprise
141. Eurasian Wryneck
142. White-browed Piculet
143. Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
144. Crimson-breasted Woodpecker
145. Rufous-bellied Woodpecker
146. Darjeeling Woodpecker
147. Lesser Yellownape
148. Streak-throated Woodpecker
149. Greater Flameback
150. Bay Woodpecker
151. Sand Lark
152. Oriental Skylark
153. Grey-throated Martin
154. Swallow
155. Asian Martin
156. White Wagtail
157. Citrine Wagtail
158. Grey Wagtail
159. Oriental Pipit
160. Olive-backed Pipit
161. Rosy Pipit
162. Large Cuckoo-shrike
163. Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike
164. Long-tailed Minivet
165. Short-billed Minivet
166. Grey-chinned Minivet
167. Bar-winged Flycatcher-Shrike
168. Striated Bulbul
169. Black-crested Bulbul
170. Red-whiskered Bulbul
171. White-throated Bulbul
172. Mountain Bulbul
173. Ashy Bulbul
174. Black Bulbul
175. Goldcrest
176. Orange-bellied Leafbird
177. Gold-fronted Leafbird
178. Common Iora
179. Brown Dipper
180. Robin Accentor
181. Rufous-breasted Accentor
182. Alpine Accentor
183. Blue Rock Thrush
184. Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush
185. Blue Whistling-Thrush
186. Long-tailed Thrush
187. Plain-backed Thrush
188. White-collared Blackbird
189. Grey-winged Blackbird
190. Dark-throated Thrush both Black and Red throated seen
191. Lesser Shortwing
192. Hill Prinia
193. Ashy Prinia
194. Plain Prinia
195. Chestnut-headed Tesia
196. Slaty-bellied Tesia
197. Grey-bellied Tesia
198. Brownish-flanked Bush-Warbler
199. Yellowish-bellied Bush-Warbler
200. Grey-sided Bush-Warbler
201. Russet Bush-Warbler
202. Pale-footed Bush-Warbler
203. Thick-billed Warbler
204. Mountain Tailorbird
205. Common Tailorbird
206. Dusky Warbler
207. Tickell's Leaf-Warbler
208. Buff-barred Warbler
209. Ashy-throated Warbler
210. Lemon-rumped Warbler
211. Yellow-browed Warbler
212. Greenish Warbler
213. Blyth's Leaf-Warbler
214. Yellow-vented Warbler
215. Whistler's Warbler
216. Green-crowned Warbler
217. Grey-cheeked Warbler
218. Chestnut-crowned Warbler
219. Rufous-faced Warbler
220. Yellow-bellied Warbler
221. Black-faced Warbler
222. Broad-billed Warbler
223. Striated Grassbird
224. Rufous-rumped Grassbird
225. Dark-sided Flycatcher
226. Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher
227. Taiga Flycatcher
228. White-gorgeted Flycatcher
229. Snowy-browed Flycatcher
230. Sapphire Flycatcher
231. Little Pied Flycatcher
232. Verditer Flycatcher
233. Large Niltava
234. Small Niltava
235. Pale-chinned Blue-Flycatcher
236. Hill Blue-Flycatcher
237. Pygmy Blue-Flycatcher
238. Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher
239. White-tailed Rubythroat
240. Bluethroat
241. Red-flanked Bluetail
242. Golden Bush-Robin
243. White-browed Bush-Robin
244. Rufous-breasted Bush-Robin
245. Oriental Magpie-Robin
246. Blue-fronted Redstart
247. White-capped Redstart
248. Plumbeous Redstart
249. Hodgson's Redstart
250. Grandala amazing flock of over 50 seen, some really close views
251. Black-backed Forktail
252. Slaty-backed Forktail
253. Purple Cochoa
254. Siberian Stonechat
255. Grey Bushchat
256. Yellow-bellied Fantail
257. White-throated Fantail
258. Black-naped Monarch
259. Asian Paradise-Flycatcher
260. Black-faced Laughingthrush
261. White-crested Laughingthrush
262. White-throated Laughingthrush
263. Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush
264. Striated Laughingthrush
265. Spotted Laughingthrush
266. Grey-sided Laughingthrush
267. Streaked Laughingthrush
268. Scaly Laughingthrush
269. Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush
270. Bugun Liocichla brilliant views!!
271. Red-faced Liocichla
272. White-browed Scimitar-Babbler
273. Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler
274. Coral-billed Scimitar-Babbler
275. Slender-billed Scimitar-Babbler
276. Scaly-breasted Wren-Babbler
277. Long-billed Wren-Babbler
278. Eyebrowed Wren-Babbler
279. Pygmy Wren-Babbler
280. Rufous-throated Wren-Babbler amazing views
281. Bar-winged Wren-Babbler more amazing views
282. Spotted Wren-Babbler
283. Sikkim Wedge-billed Wren-Babbler 1 pair watched feeding was one of the trip highlights
284. Rufous-capped Babbler
285. Grey-throated Babbler
286. Golden Babbler
287. Grey-throated Babbler
288. Striped Tit-Babbler
289. Chestnut-capped Babbler
290. Striated Babbler
291. Slender-billed Babbler
292. Silver-eared Mesia
293. Red-billed Leiothrix
294. Cutia 1 flock was over 25 strong
295. Green Shrike-Babbler
296. Black-headed Shrike-Babbler 1 seen and others heard, scoped up for all to see
297. White-browed Shrike-Babbler
298. Black-eared Shrike-Babbler
299. White-hooded Babbler
300. Rusty-fronted Barwing
301. Streak-throated Barwing
302. Blue-winged Minla
303. Chestnut-tailed Minla
304. Red-tailed Minla
305. Golden-breasted Fulvetta
306. Yellow-throated Fulvetta
307. Rufous-winged Fulvetta
308. Ludlow's Fulvetta
309. Nepal Fulvetta
310. Rufous-backed Sibia
311. Beautiful Sibia
312. Long-tailed Sibia
313. Striated Yuhina
314. White-naped Yuhina
315. Whiskered Yuhina
316. Stripe-throated Yuhina
317. Rufous-vented Yuhina
318. Black-chinned Yuhina
319. White-bellied Yuhina
320. Fire-tailed Myzornis many seen
321. Black-breasted Parrotbill what a bird,seen at Kaziranga
322. Black-throated Parrotbill
323. Rufous-headed Parrotbill
324. Black-throated Tit
325. Coal Tit
326. Grey-crested Tit
327. Great Tit
328. Green-backed Tit
329. Yellow-cheeked Tit
330. Yellow-browed Tit
331. Sultan Tit
332. White-tailed Nuthatch
333. Beautiful Nuthatch a pair scoped up and watched at close range for over 30 mins
334. Rusty-flanked Treecreeper
335. Brown-throated Treecreeper
336. Gould's Sunbird
337. Green-tailed Sunbird
338. Black-throated Sunbird
339. Fire-tailed Sunbird
340. Streaked Spiderhunter
341. Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
342. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker
343. Oriental White-eye
344. Black-hooded Oriole
345. Maroon Oriole
346. Asian Fairy-Bluebird
347. Long-tailed Shrike
348. Grey-backed Shrike
349. Large Woodshrike
350. Black Drongo
351. Ashy Drongo
352. Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo
353. Hair-crested Drongo
354. Bronzed Drongo
355. Gold-billed Magpie
356. Green Magpie
357. Rufous Treepie
358. Nutcracker
359. Red-billed Chough
360. House Crow
361. Large-billed Crow
362. Common Hill Myna
363. White-vented Myna
364. Jungle Myna
365. Common Myna
366. Asian Pied Starling
367. Chestnut-tailed Starling
368. House Sparrow
369. Eurasian Tree Sparrow
370. White-rumped Munia
371. Black-headed Munia
372. Common Rosefinch
373. White-browed Rosefinch
374. Beautiful Rosefinch
375. Crimson-browed Finch
376. Grey-headed Bullfinch
377. Brown Bullfinch
378. Scarlet Finch
379. Crested Bunting
380. Little Bunting
381. Plain Mountain-Finch
382. Blue-naped Pitta, filmed at Kaziranga, others heard
This trip will be running again on 16th March 2008. Starting with 3 nights at Kaziranga and then going to Eaglenest until 2nd April.
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