I'HA'i!ANII'AF J 1,\" RtJcl P. mcn/m fy..::'lc li'1ld ()rw or I Wll gee:} r heard (It (J, h .. ·C'l'1, lnd tIH.:Jl Sl'vl·r;.i! y[ Clutwao s with 1IH.'4.' Ylew ,f d pair ,In d". ["Vl"Olllg_ Hill Partru..lgc (C:ommpn HIlI Partridgd Arharnphila rmqltenla (H," Heard on Phul, howka . Red Uallus L'amman;u Clllfwan. K.illl J'hc..tS:1n1 J,l1phurfJ '.el«ctJT1Iefana Sevr:ral sighting,> on Phukl.:)wkl, ;,11 .... ·.:rC' hrid. lIu.:n 5itW lwo groul" tll'M Ti,l;l'r T0pS i,. $l·V{·.n hirds, whICh well. Im.lii!.n Peafowl (Common Pe ",fowl) Pavo PEN PRlX;YUN I PAE '-es$I..'r J)cndrocygna }QlIanica. A dlst3m flock in fljght at dusk near Jungll' Ltxlge. ANATIDAF. Ruridy Shdduck Tlldorna [ermginea liadwall Anas Around ..,ix Clt river l'ro ... :.tt Saurab<t (:uras\;m Wlgcon Anas penclo(Je A d02en or .IS aMve. L:"rgclnl'Y Ana:; qUCT(lucduLa' Two at Saurma. .ft2'1 Common Poch:-mi A'Jrhjo fninn- Two (It Saurahll., In the heal-haze, E. used to thl"ir H.k'ntity_ Common Mcrg(lnscr (Goosan.der) Mergus mer,(!anser· A smg le hauted out on (t Ol udb<lnk <It S .. ur .. IHI. P[CIOAE Speckled Piculct Seen on (WO dates ,u Gooitvt:n. ltr('y-cilPP1.'d Wt""lf"ldrx.'ckt. .. r (Crey-capj:Jt:d Woodpt:ck1.'r) Dendr(I("(lp(l:; canicapiHu.s: A couple of siJ;hrings in Chitw;m .. Woo<..Irx,(h'f IJendrocot",{j:; man>j· Common Ifl Chitwan. Rufous-bellied Wooopcckn lJendmcopos hYl'erythrus: of this often dUSlvt fa two places on Phukh()w\(I. r'\41S'1 bu<{ fhrjeeimg Woodpecker J)endwcnpos darjf"lunns A sinp,l { near the summit of Phulchowkt. Rufous Woodrcckt'r Celeus hrachyuTUS; Two Sf't'O on our I(lst morning 10 Chit wan, 2 B/rdouest Swift Neoal 1999
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I'HA'i!ANII'AF J 1,\" RtJcl P. mcn/m fy..::'lc li'1ld Iran"(J!inu~ ()rw or I Wll gee:} r heard (It (J, h .. ·C'l'1, lnd
tIH.:Jl Sl'vl·r;.i! y[ Clutwaos with ~-l 1IH.'4.' Ylew ,f d pair ,In d". la~t ["Vl"Olllg_
Hill Partru..lgc (C:ommpn HIlI Partridgd Arharnphila rmqltenla (H," Heard on
Phul, howka.
Red 'un~dcfowl Uallus £:Cltlu.~ L'amman;u Clllfwan.
Rcd~breastcd Pttrakeet Psitracula alexandrf' Evenlunlly, we h.<\d good ~ope views ohll the par:akt°_ct spl~cie5. at ChJtwJn, but it W(ts loiti<lUy frustrllting!
APOPIDAE
White~rumped Needletlljl loonavena sytvalica. Two buds seen on two dlltC:'s <it
ChltWitn Jungll' Lodge_. A scarn' bird In Nepal, WhOSl" status is obscurt_
Silvcr~b"c:ked Nc:cdletail (White~vented Needlctai.l) HinmdalJU$ C{]chinchinen!'iis: A
singk itl ChJtwan Jungk LoJgt" (lnd th('n two seen wclll'Ilough n('aJ Tig{'r
Tops to see tin- silver mantle.
rork ~ t(lill·d Swjh (Pacific;n Apu.s J1Qcificus (NL): On ... S{~cn (tt the_ airport on our
,uflval in Nep"l.
Housl..· Swift Apus nipalensis
HEMIPROCNlDAE
Cn;~'::ted Trceswift Hemrprocne comnata. Some nie£> views of perched /)irds.
Rnght-hcadl'd CIStiCOIa (B-cappcd C) Cisticula cxHis: A ,",uperb ~ummer-p\um<tgcd - -bird at Chitwan convinced me chat 'Golden-headed Cl5ticn1a' if-, <I far herter
English name.
Striated Prin;;.! Prinia criniger (H): he::lrd :H God;.!vcri ~nd on tlw journey bad from
Chltwan. -Grey ... crowned Priniit Prinio. cinercocapiUa: Common in the forc~t undergrowth M
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Chitwan, i:-ur only .. few ;tctlltllly H'\-n.
(Jrcy',",n::=t"lcd Pnnn Prinia hodl!,sOnlf
Ash), rrllltd p,.jnia sout/lis Jmt tW(l In ~hJtw;u), In tilt: grd~sland I-:-y Chltwdn Junglto
Lodg..:.
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ACROCEPHALlNAE
Chestnu(,headed Tcsia Tesia casraneocorona£a: One ,c:en near the summit of
Phulchowki showed welL.to some.
Grey·bellied Tcsia ~I esia cyanit.Jenter' Typically teasing, several heard on Phulchowki,
and also on\:' hC(lrd at Chitw<1n, but h<lrJ to get good vi\,.'ws (unless your mUll\'"
was Phil).
Palc ... footcd Bush Warhler Cerria pallidil){:$. A superbly reSpOn.\ilVe bird at ChitwlIn ~at
and sang for several minutes, giving fuJl·fr<:lme scope views, M;my otht:.S
he~ml tht:rl' t(Xl.
Ch(~~tnut·crowned Rush Warbler Cettia major: Onf' III th{~ grassl:md near ChltWflO
Jungle LOOge n~sJ)Onded well t~~t' ;,Ind, for ft while, gave unusually gooJ
views. It would not respond agair-£..an illustration that '3 blfd In the hand .. .'.
Aberrant Hush W~tbJ(:;t Ceaia }1avolivacea: t.ventutlHy showed weJJ to alJ at
Chitwan.
Gtey~sideu Bush Warbler Ccrtia brunnifrom: Just one or two heard at Godavcn, ~md <-
only oriscen, creeping in silhouette through the scmh.
Spotted l'u~h Warbh,'I Bral1YIHerus thoracieus, A couple of skulking birds In Chitw3n
Blyth's Reed Warbler ACTOcel:nalu5 dumewrum: Plenty of good views at the Trnred
CRmp In Chitwan. Not that (hfficult to Identify, especially jfthcy go 'chak'.
Thick-billed Warhler Anocephah.s aedon A couple hy the ffiflchan at the Tented
CRmp.
Common Tailorhini OrthouJmlu suwritu
Smoky Warbler Pll'ylloscopllS ful'igive.nter: Seen by tllmost all me water hodies in
Chitwan.
Buff·b;ured Warbler PhyU(}scopUS jmlcncT: A few near the summit of Phulchowb.
Look for the white in the tail.
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A~h\'~thro;-IteJ Wrtr~ICT Ph"jUo.<;cl1t'!L~ maculipenms &)ml· lovely vie .... : 0n the upper
~'{lp('!, (J{ Phulchowkl
l..("mon~rllmped Warhlt·r rhyUtlS~'(lJIU!! l.h[MonmUJ JU'!-l (Wll till Phuld'('W\:1