Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park

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Steep ridgelines cloaked in mixed temperate forest rise abruptly north of Kathmandu's sprawl, their slopes carved by monsoon-fed streams that vanish during the long, dry winter months characteristic of the region's Cwb climate. Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park protects a landscape of vertical relief where subtropical broadleaf forest transitions at higher elevations into oak and conifer woodland, creating a patchwork of microclimates within striking distance of Nepal's capital. The park's streams and seeps support populations of small forest mammals and amphibians; woodland songbirds patrol the canopy and mid-storey, while birds of prey ride thermals above the ridges where visibility often extends across the Kathmandu Valley. The dry winter season strips away moisture and leaf cover, leaving the forest more open and the terrain more stark—a rhythm that shapes both the park's ecology and the rhythm of visitor experience across the calendar year.

Lophura leucomelanos

Centropus sinensis

Cuculus canorus

Oriental Turtle Dove

Streptopelia orientalis

Spilopelia chinensis

Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon

Treron sphenurus

Common Sandpiper

Actitis hypoleucos

Egretta garzetta

Crested Serpent Eagle

Spilornis cheela

Hieraaetus pennatus

Aquila nipalensis

Eurasian Sparrowhawk

Accipiter nisus

Eastern Barn Owl

Asian Barred Owlet

Glaucidium cuculoides

Collared Scops Owl

White-throated Kingfisher

Halcyon smyrnensis

Chestnut-headed Bee-eater

Merops leschenaulti

Psilopogon virens

Golden-throated Barbet

Psilopogon franklinii

Blue-throated Barbet

Psilopogon asiaticus

Speckled Piculet

Picumnus innominatus

Grey-headed Woodpecker

Peregrine Falcon

Falco peregrinus

Slaty-headed Parakeet

Psittacula himalayana

Alexandrine Parakeet

Psittacula eupatria

Rose-ringed Parakeet

Psittacula krameri

Long-tailed Broadbill

Psarisomus dalhousiae

Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike

Hemipus picatus

Long-tailed Minivet

Pericrocotus ethologus

Scarlet Minivet

Pericrocotus speciosus

Oriental Cuckooshrike

Coracina javensis

White-bellied Erpornis

Erpornis zantholeuca

Oriolus traillii

Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus remifer

Hair-crested Drongo

Dicrurus hottentottus

Dicrurus leucophaeus

Dicrurus macrocercus

White-throated Fantail

Rhipidura albicollis

Long-tailed Shrike

Grey-backed Shrike

Lanius tephronotus

Red-billed Blue Magpie

Urocissa erythroryncha

Common Green Magpie

Cissa chinensis

Dendrocitta formosae

Corvus splendens

Large-billed Crow

Corvus macrorhynchos

Yellow-bellied Fantail

Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus

Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher

Culicicapa ceylonensis

Green-backed Tit

Parus monticolus

Himalayan Black-lored Tit

Machlolophus xanthogenys

Mountain Bulbul

Ixos mcclellandii

Hypsipetes leucocephalus

Red-vented Bulbul

Pycnonotus cafer

Himalayan Bulbul

Pycnonotus leucogenys

Hirundo rustica

Eastern Red-rumped Swallow

Cecropis daurica

Chestnut-headed Tesia

Cettia castaneocoronata

Black-throated Bushtit

Aegithalos concinnus

Lemon-rumped Warbler

Phylloscopus chloronotus

Chestnut-crowned Warbler

Phylloscopus castaniceps

Grey-hooded Warbler

Phylloscopus xanthoschistos

Common Tailorbird

Orthotomus sutorius

Whiskered Yuhina

Yuhina flavicollis

Indian White-eye

Zosterops palpebrosus

Streak-breasted Scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus ruficollis

Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler

Erythrogenys erythrogenys

Alcippe nipalensis

Striated Laughingthrush

Grammatoptila striata

Streaked Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron lineatum

Heterophasia capistrata

Blue-winged Minla

Actinodura cyanouroptera

White-crested Laughingthrush

Garrulax leucolophus

White-throated Laughingthrush

Pterorhinus albogularis

Grey-sided Laughingthrush

Pterorhinus caerulatus

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch

Sitta cinnamoventris

Tichodroma muraria

Acridotheres tristis

Long-tailed Thrush

Zoothera dixoni

Grey-winged Blackbird

Turdus boulboul

Black-throated Thrush

Turdus atrogularis

Chestnut Thrush

Turdus rubrocanus

Oriental Magpie-Robin

Copsychus saularis

Rufous-bellied Niltava

Niltava sundara

Niltava macgrigoriae

Verditer Flycatcher

Eumyias thalassinus

Little Forktail

Enicurus scouleri

Slaty-backed Forktail

Enicurus schistaceus

Spotted Forktail

Enicurus maculatus

Blue Whistling Thrush

Myophonus caeruleus

Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher

Ficedula strophiata

Taiga Flycatcher

Ficedula albicilla

Golden Bush Robin

Tarsiger chrysaeus

Himalayan Bluetail

Tarsiger rufilatus

Blue-fronted Redstart

Phoenicurus frontalis

Plumbeous Water Redstart

Phoenicurus fuliginosus

White-capped Redstart

Phoenicurus leucocephalus

Hodgson's Redstart

Phoenicurus hodgsoni

Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush

Monticola rufiventris

Saxicola ferreus

Saxicola caprata

Siberian Stonechat

Saxicola maurus

Cinclus pallasii

Orange-bellied Leafbird

Chloropsis hardwickii

Fire-breasted Flowerpecker

Dicaeum ignipectus

Crimson Sunbird

Aethopyga siparaja

Fire-tailed Sunbird

Aethopyga ignicauda

Eurasian Tree Sparrow

Passer montanus

Passer domesticus

White-rumped Munia

Lonchura striata

Motacilla cinerea

Yellow-breasted Greenfinch

Chloris spinoides

Anas platyrhynchos

Northern Pintail

Arborophila torqueola

Tragopan satyra

Black Francolin

Francolinus francolinus

Coturnix coturnix

Caprimulgus jotaka

Himalayan Swiftlet

Aerodramus brevirostris

Tachymarptis melba

Apus nipalensis

Eudynamys scolopaceus

Grey-bellied Cuckoo

Cacomantis passerinus

Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo

Surniculus lugubris

Large Hawk-Cuckoo

Hierococcyx sparverioides

Cuculus poliocephalus

Cuculus micropterus

Himalayan Cuckoo

Cuculus saturatus

Speckled Wood Pigeon

Columba hodgsonii

Ashy Wood Pigeon

Columba pulchricollis

Eurasian Collared Dove

Streptopelia decaocto

Red Collared Dove

Streptopelia tranquebarica

Barred Cuckoo-Dove

Macropygia unchall

Common Emerald Dove

Chalcophaps indica

Gallinula chloropus

Ruddy-breasted Crake

White-breasted Waterhen

Amaurornis phoenicurus

Red-wattled Lapwing

Vanellus indicus

Eurasian Woodcock

Scolopax rusticola

Gallinago gallinago

Green Sandpiper

Tringa ochropus

Asian Woolly-necked Stork

Ciconia episcopus

Great Cormorant

Phalacrocorax carbo

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

Indian Pond Heron

Bearded Vulture

Gypaetus barbatus

Crested Honey Buzzard

Pernis ptilorhynchus

Red-headed Vulture

Sarcogyps calvus

Cinereous Vulture

Aegypius monachus

Himalayan Vulture

Gyps himalayensis

White-rumped Vulture

Gyps bengalensis

Mountain Hawk-Eagle

Nisaetus nipalensis

Greater Spotted Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

Bonelli's Eagle

Aquila fasciata

Long-legged Buzzard

Buteo hemilasius

Himalayan Buzzard

Mountain Scops Owl

Otus spilocephalus

Indian Eagle-Owl

Bubo bengalensis

Ketupa zeylonensis

Strix leptogrammica

Strix nivicolum

Coracias benghalensis

Oriental Dollarbird

Eurystomus orientalis

Common Kingfisher

Crested Kingfisher

Megaceryle lugubris

Blue-bearded Bee-eater

Nyctyornis athertoni

Coppersmith Barbet

Psilopogon haemacephalus

Brown-fronted Woodpecker

Dendrocoptes auriceps

Crimson-naped Woodpecker

Dryobates cathpharius

Rufous-bellied Woodpecker

Dendrocopos hyperythrus

Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker

Dendrocopos macei

Darjeeling Woodpecker

Dendrocopos darjellensis

Lesser Yellownape

Picus chlorolophus

Blythipicus pyrrhotis

Rufous Woodpecker

Micropternus brachyurus

Falco tinnunculus

Aegithina tiphia

Pericrocotus cinnamomeus

Short-billed Minivet

Pericrocotus brevirostris

Black-winged Cuckooshrike

Lalage melaschistos

Green Shrike-babbler

Pteruthius xanthochlorus

Black-eared Shrike-babbler

Pteruthius melanotis

Indian Golden Oriole

Dicrurus aeneus

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus paradiseus

Indian Paradise Flycatcher

Terpsiphone paradisi

Lanius cristatus

Garrulus glandarius

Black-headed Jay

Garrulus lanceolatus

Yellow-billed Blue Magpie

Urocissa flavirostris

Dendrocitta vagabunda

Southern Nutcracker

Nucifraga hemispila

Fire-capped Tit

Cephalopyrus flammiceps

Yellow-browed Tit

Sylviparus modestus

Oriental Skylark

Striated Bulbul

Alcurus striatus

Hemixos flavala

Black-crested Bulbul

Rubigula flaviventris

Grey-throated Martin

Riparia chinensis

Eurasian Crag Martin

Ptyonoprogne rupestris

Asian House Martin

Delichon dasypus

Nepal House Martin

Delichon nipalense

Scaly-breasted Cupwing

Pnoepyga albiventer

Pnoepyga pusilla

Black-faced Warbler

Abroscopus schisticeps

Hume's Bush Warbler

Horornis brunnescens

Aberrant Bush Warbler

Horornis flavolivaceus

Grey-bellied Tesia

Tesia cyaniventer

Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler

Grey-sided Bush Warbler

Cettia brunnifrons

Buff-barred Warbler

Phylloscopus pulcher

Ashy-throated Warbler

Phylloscopus maculipennis

Hume's Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus humei

Yellow-browed Warbler

Phylloscopus inornatus

Tickell's Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus affinis

Phylloscopus fuligiventer

Phylloscopus fuscatus

Common Chiffchaff

Phylloscopus collybita

Green-crowned Warbler

Phylloscopus burkii

Greenish Warbler

Phylloscopus trochiloides

Large-billed Leaf Warbler

Phylloscopus magnirostris

Western Crowned Warbler

Phylloscopus occipitalis

Blyth's Reed Warbler

Acrocephalus dumetorum

Thick-billed Warbler

Arundinax aedon

Zitting Cisticola

Cisticola juncidis

Himalayan Prinia

Prinia crinigera

Grey-breasted Prinia

Prinia hodgsonii

White-browed Fulvetta

Fulvetta vinipectus

Black-throated Parrotbill

Suthora nipalensis

Stripe-throated Yuhina

Rufous-vented Yuhina

Yuhina occipitalis

Black-chinned Babbler

Cyanoderma pyrrhops

Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler

Pomatorhinus superciliaris

Grey-throated Babbler

Stachyris nigriceps

Rufous-winged Fulvetta

Schoeniparus castaneceps

Puff-throated Babbler

Pellorneum ruficeps

Himalayan Cutia

Cutia nipalensis

Blue-winged Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron squamatum

Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush

Trochalopteron erythrocephalum

Hoary-throated Barwing

Actinodura nipalensis

Bar-throated Minla

Actinodura strigula

Rusty-fronted Barwing

Actinodura egertoni

Red-billed Leiothrix

Leiothrix lutea

Red-tailed Minla

Minla ignotincta

Turdoides nipalensis

Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush

Ianthocincla rufogularis

Spotted Laughingthrush

Ianthocincla ocellata

Regulus regulus

Velvet-fronted Nuthatch

Sitta frontalis

White-tailed Nuthatch

Sitta himalayensis

Rusty-flanked Treecreeper

Certhia nipalensis

Sikkim Treecreeper

Certhia discolor

Acridotheres fuscus

Chestnut-tailed Starling

Sturnia malabarica

Brahminy Starling

Sturnia pagodarum

Zoothera mollissima

Long-billed Thrush

Zoothera monticola

Dark-sided Thrush

Zoothera marginata

Geokichla wardii

Orange-headed Thrush

Geokichla citrina

Tickell's Thrush

Turdus unicolor

Red-throated Thrush

Turdus ruficollis

White-collared Blackbird

Turdus albocinctus

Dark-sided Flycatcher

Muscicapa sibirica

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Muscicapa dauurica

Niltava grandis

Pale Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis unicolor

Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher

Cyornis rubeculoides

Luscinia svecica

White-bellied Redstart

Luscinia phaenicuroides

White-tailed Robin

Myiomela leucura

Siberian Rubythroat

Calliope calliope

Black-backed Forktail

Enicurus immaculatus

Himalayan Shortwing

Brachypteryx cruralis

Indian Blue Robin

Larvivora brunnea

Slaty-blue Flycatcher

Ficedula tricolor

Snowy-browed Flycatcher

Ficedula hyperythra

Slaty-backed Flycatcher

Ficedula erithacus

Ultramarine Flycatcher

Ficedula superciliaris

Little Pied Flycatcher

Ficedula westermanni

White-browed Bush Robin

Tarsiger indicus

Rufous-breasted Bush Robin

Tarsiger hyperythrus

Blue-capped Redstart

Phoenicurus coeruleocephala

Phoenicurus ochruros

Blue Rock Thrush

Monticola solitarius

Golden-fronted Leafbird

Chloropsis aurifrons

Plain Flowerpecker

Dicaeum minullum

Cinnyris asiaticus

Mrs. Gould's Sunbird

Aethopyga gouldiae

Green-tailed Sunbird

Aethopyga nipalensis

Black-throated Sunbird

Aethopyga saturata

Passer cinnamomeus

Ploceus philippinus

Scaly-breasted Munia

Lonchura punctulata

Amandava amandava

Prunella himalayana

Rufous-breasted Accentor

Prunella strophiata

Maroon-backed Accentor

Prunella immaculata

Western Yellow Wagtail

Motacilla flava

Citrine Wagtail

Motacilla citreola

White-browed Wagtail

Motacilla maderaspatensis

Richard's Pipit

Anthus richardi

Paddyfield Pipit

Anthus trivialis

Olive-backed Pipit

Anthus hodgsoni

Anthus roseatus

Anthus sylvanus

Spot-winged Grosbeak

Mycerobas melanozanthos

Brown Bullfinch

Pyrrhula nipalensis

Red-headed Bullfinch

Pyrrhula erythrocephala

Golden-naped Finch

Pyrrhoplectes epauletta

Dark-breasted Rosefinch

Procarduelis nipalensis

Plain Mountain Finch

Leucosticte nemoricola

Brandt's Mountain Finch

Leucosticte brandti

Common Rosefinch

Carpodacus erythrinus

Carpodacus sipahi

Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch

Carpodacus pulcherrimus

Pink-browed Rosefinch

Carpodacus rodochroa

Dark-rumped Rosefinch

Carpodacus edwardsii

Spot-winged Rosefinch

Carpodacus rodopeplus

Crimson-browed Finch

Carpodacus subhimachalus

Loxia curvirostra

Crested Bunting

Emberiza lathami

Emberiza pusilla

Mareca strepera

Rufous-throated Partridge

Arborophila rufogularis

Eurasian Wryneck

Pericrocotus flammeus

Prinia socialis

Eurasian Chaffinch

Fringilla coelebs

Yellow-throated Marten

Martes flavigula

Northern Red Muntjac

Muntiacus vaginalis

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