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Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola
Calling birds heard at both Lulagaon and on the Sandakphu trek.
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Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus One
male seen from the Gorumara viewpoint.
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Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelana
Seen on two occasions at Lulagaon and once on the Sandakphu trek.
Unfortunately not seen well enough to determine the subspecies but
likely to have been lathami based on range.
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Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Only
recorded in the Gorumara area where small numbers (up to about 20) were
common.
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Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna
javanica One seen on a small pond en-route from Bagdogra airport to
Gorumara and also recorded at Phulbari Barrage.
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Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
Three seen in flight at Gorumara, also recorded at Phulbari Barrage.
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Gadwall Anas strepera Phulbari
Barrage.
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Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Phulbari Barrage.
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Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
Dendrocopos canicapillus Two recorded in the Gorumara National Park
and also seen on the nearby Mahakal trail, plus at Lulagaon. A male seen
at Gorumara showed considerable red at the sides of the crown and was
presumably of the subspecies semicoronatus.
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Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos
macei Two or three seen at Gorumaraand on the Mahakal trail.
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[Darjeeling Woodpecker Dendrocopus
darjellensis ] A woodpecker seen briefly in flight over the village
of Manebhanjang showed large white oval wing patches and can only really
have been this species.
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Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
About four seen at Gorumara and also seen on the Mahakal trail nearby.
Subspecies not determinable between the nominate and simlae.
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Greater Yellownape Picus flavinucha
Singles in the lowlands at Gorumara, the Mahakal trail and Bamunpokhri.
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Himalayan Flameback Dinopium shorii
Seen at Gorumara with two on the Mahakal trail and two at Bamunpokhri.
Difficult to distinguish from Common Flameback D. javanense
(which is not likely to occur in the area) other than the fact that they
appeared fairly large-billed and to approach Greater Flameback in size.
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Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes
lucidus Four seen at Gorumara and also recorded on the Mahakal
Trail.
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Great Barbet Megalaima virens
Common in the hill areas: recorded at Lulagaon (where about 100 seen),
Rishyap, Neora Valley NP, Lava, Darjeeling (about 50 at Darjeeling Zoo)
and Sandakphu.
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Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineate
Only seen at Gorumara and Chapramari, with four at the latter site.
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Golden-throated Barbet Megalaima
franklinii At least five seen very well at Lulagaon on 23/11 with a
few also seen there the following day.
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Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica
Singles at Gorumara and on the Mahakal Trail.
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Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros
albirostris A few (about six) noted at both Gorumara, where they
often sat in the open enjoying the early morning sun, and Chapramari.
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Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
Apart from a few seen en-route in the agricultural lowlands, one was
seen at Gorumara.
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Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Singles near Gorumara Jungle Camp, at Gorumara and at Chapramari.
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Stork-billed Kingfisher Halcyon
capensis One seen by the river at Gorumara.
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White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon
smyrnensis Only recorded near Gorumara where relatively common.
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Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
Seen en-route in the lowlands and at Gorumara.
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Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus
tristis Three seen at Gorumara and one at Chapramari. Good views
were eventually had: although the birds were generally very close they
usually kept obscured deep in the foliage.
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Vernal Hanging Parrot Loriculus
vernalis Small numbers seen and heard flying over at Gorumara:
unfortunately only the typical views of this species!
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Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula
eupatria Small numbers recorded daily in the Gorumara area.
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Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
Only seen in the lowlands, where common in the Gorumara and Chapramari
areas.
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Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula
alexandri Common around Gorumara where at least 100 seen near
Gorumara Jungle Camp at dusk on 21/11 and similar numbers in a large, mixed species, feeding flock of parakeets nearby on
23/11. Also seen at Chapramari.