Diverse floral composition of Pokhara valley has made it one of the most suitable places for birds. Habitat combination of Seti canyon and marshy lakes with dense forests and flat plains provide proper habitat for a diverse range of birds. Several species of birds including kingfishers, barbets, drongos, woodpeckers, babblers, flowerpeckers, flycatchers, egrets and bulbuls are found. The birds are residential as well as migratory. Following is a list of some very common birds of Pokhara.
S.No. Common Name Scientific Name Family
1. Cattle egret Bubulcus ibis Ardidae
2. Dark kite Milvus migrans Accipitridae
3. Egyptian vulture Neophron percnopterus Accipitridae
4. Black patridge Fancolinus francolinus Phasianidae
5. Rose-ringed parakeet Psittacula krameri Psittacidae
6. Eurasian cuckoo Cuculus canorus Cuculidae
7. Blue throated barbet Megalaima asiatica Captionidae
8. Blacknaped woodpecker Picus canus Picidae
9. House swift Apus affinis Apodidae
10. House crow Corvus splendens Corvidae
11. Himalayan tree pie Dendrocitta formosae Corvidae
12. Ashy drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus Dicruridae
13. Black headed shrike Lanius schach Laniidae
14. Whistling thrush Myiophoneus caeruleus Muscicapidae
15. Beautiful nitava Muscicapa sundara Muscicapidae
16. Black headed oriole Oriolus chinensis Oriolidae
17. Golden oriole Oriolus oriolus Oriolidae
18. Red vented bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Pycnotidae
19. Grey tit Parus major Paridae
20. Pond heron Ardeola grayii Ardidae
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