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Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus All
the sightings were of birds seen en-route,on 21/11, 23/11 and 29/11.
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Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
Birds of the black-headed subspecies tricolor were seen en-route and in
the Gorumara area.
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Grey-backed Shrike Lanius
excubitoroides The most frequent shrike species encountered, with
small numbers at Gorumara, Chapramari, Mahakal Trail and
Phulbari Barrage, and one also in the hills at Lulagaon.
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Yellow-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa
flavirostris Small numbers seen at Neora Valley (eight here), Lava
and on the Sandakphu trek. These were the nominate subspecies, with pale
yellow underparts and a grayer mantle than the western subspecies
cucullata.
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Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
Fairly common in the lowlands, but replaced by Grey Treepie in the
hills.
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Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
One was seen at Gorumara but otherwise all the sightings were in the
hills, with birds seen at all the main sites visited.
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Spotted Nutcracker Nucifraga
caryocatactes A bird seen and heard on the Sandakphu trek on 27/11
was also heard on the subsequent two days. It would have been of either
of the eastern subspecies hemispila or macella.
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House Crow Corvus splendens Common,
records from most sites including around habitation in the hills.
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Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
Just two birds seen in the lowlands, at Mahakal Trail but quite common
in the hills with records from Neora Valley, Lava and the Sandakphu trek
where 40 were estimated near the summit on 28/11. Those birds seen well
were very raven-like with powerful bills and a slightly wedge-shaped
tail, and a deep call. These were presumably tibetosinensis. The two
birds at Mahakal Trail may well have been “Jungle Crows”, i.e.
culminates or levaillantii.
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Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus Two
seen near Gorumara Jungle Camp on 21/11 and one in the Gorumara National
Park the following morning.
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Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
A few seen at Gorumara and the Mahakal Trail, with two also at Lulagaon.
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Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii
Excellent views of birds at Gorumara, Chapramari and especially the
Mahakal Trail where at least six were seen on 23/11.
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Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
One seen at Chapramari and three at Mahakal Trail, all presumably of the
Himalayan foothills subspecies nipalensis.
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Black-winged Cuckooshrike Coracina
melaschistos About four seen on both 22/11 and 23/11 in the areas of
Gorumara National Park, the Mahakal Trail and
Gorumara Jungle Camp.
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Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus
solaris Small groups noted at Lulagaon on both 23/11 and 24/11.
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Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus
brevirostris Good views of about ten on the Mahakal Trail with large
numbers of Scarlet Minivets.
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Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
Some relatively large flocks seen in the areas of Gorumara (e.g. about
70 in total), Chapramari and Mahakal Trail, with smaller numbers at
Lulagaon.
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Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus
picatus One at Chapramari on 22/11 was presumably of the subspecies
capitalis but seen too briefly to confirm this.
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Yellow-bellied Fantail Rhipidura
hypoxantha One at Chapramari was the only sighting.
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White-throated Fantail Rhipidura
albicollis One at Chapramari and two at Lava, both of one the
dark-breasted races.
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White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
Recorded at Gorumara and Phulbari Barrage.
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Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
Common in the lowlands, for example several seen daily in the Gorumara,
area but not recorded anywhere in the hills.
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Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
Small numbers seen in the Gorumara area and also two at Bamunpokhri.
These were quite obviously grey birds, easily separable from Black
Drongo, and were therefore probably of the hopwoodi subspecies.
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White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus
caerulescens At least four were seen at Gorumara on 22/11 but these
were the only sightings.
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Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectans
Two were seen well on the Mahakal Trail on 23/11, the seventh species of
drongo that morning!
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Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus A
few seen at Gorumara and on the Mahakal Trail, for example at least six
at the former site.
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Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus
remifer Very good views of as many as 12 on the Mahakal Trail.
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Spangled Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
Seen at most lowland sites, including about six at Gorumara with others
at Chapramari, the Mahakal Trail and Bamunpokhri.
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Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus
paradiseus Small numbers at Gorumara and the Mahakal Trail, plus two
at Bamunpokhri.
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Common Iora Aegithina tiphia One
was seen by one observer at Gorumara.