Nepal · Bagmati Province
Chitwan National Park - Headquarters
315 species and 3,818 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: October–January, with up to 104 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Jungle BabblerArgya striata
Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schachSpecies seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Chitwan National Park - Lamo Taal2 km282 species
- Chitwan National Park - Beeshazar Lake13 km255 species
- Chitwan National Park - Baghmara Buffer Zone14 km278 species
- Chitwan National Park - Tiger Tops Jungle Lodge14 km361 species
- Chitwan National Park - Sauraha15 km431 species
- Chitwan National Park - Sauraha Rapti River Dike16 km348 species
All 315 species recorded here
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Jungle Babbler Argya striata
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
- Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta cinnamoventris
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus
- Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa
- Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus
- Brown Crake Zapornia akool
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Himalayan Flameback Dinopium shorii
- Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
- Oriental Cuckooshrike Coracina javensis
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Indian Pied Myna Gracupica contra
- Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
- Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
- Greater Yellownape Chrysophlegma flavinucha
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Spotted Owlet Athene brama
- Pale-chinned Flycatcher Cyornis poliogenys
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus
- Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens
- Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Black-backed Forktail Enicurus immaculatus
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
- Ashy-headed Green Pigeon Treron phayrei
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
- Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris
- White-tailed Stonechat Saxicola leucurus
- Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- White-rumped Spinetail Zoonavena sylvatica
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythroryncha
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Slender-billed Babbler Argya longirostris
- Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Grey-crowned Prinia Prinia cinereocapilla
- Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus
- Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus
- White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
- Sand Lark Alaudala raytal
- Blossom-headed Parakeet Psittacula roseata
- Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
- Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos
- Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii
- Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata
- Pale-footed Bush Warbler Hemitesia pallidipes
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Striated Babbler Argya earlei
- Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Bengal Bush Lark Plocealauda assamica
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
- White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
- Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Blyth's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis
- Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Pterorhinus pectoralis
- Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus
- Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus
- Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus
- Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
- Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna
- White-browed Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps
- Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
- Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer
- Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Smoky Warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Crested Bunting Emberiza lathami
- Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
- Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
- Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
- Mountain Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
- Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata
- Spot-winged Starling Saroglossa spilopterus
- Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala
- Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
- Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Pin-tailed Green Pigeon Treron apicauda
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Common Babbler Argya caudata
- Black-chinned Babbler Cyanoderma pyrrhops
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- Grey Bush Chat Saxicola ferreus
- Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor
- Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis
- Indian Grassbird Graminicola bengalensis
- Brown-fronted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes auriceps
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus
- Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
- Jerdon's Babbler Chrysomma altirostre
- Eurasian Crag Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
- White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis
- Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Nepal House Martin Delichon nipalense
- Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
- Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
- Greater Adjutant Leptoptilos dubius
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Chitwan National Park - Headquarters?
October–January. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 104 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Chitwan National Park - Headquarters?
315 species, from 3,818 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Chitwan National Park - Headquarters in November?
The most recorded in November: Black-hooded Oriole, Red-whiskered Bulbul, Plum-headed Parakeet, Indian Pond Heron and White-throated Kingfisher.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.