Nepal · Bagmati Province
Chitwan National Park - Sauraha Rapti River Dike
348 species and 10,422 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: March and October–December, with up to 126 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
River LapwingVanellus duvaucelii
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
Grey-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
White WagtailMotacilla alba
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda116 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 348 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Chitwan National Park - Sauraha3 km431 species
- Chitwan National Park - Baghmara Buffer Zone3 km278 species
- Chitwan National Park - Kumros Buffer Zone6 km264 species
- Chitwan National Park - Beeshazar Lake7 km255 species
- Chitwan National Park11 km499 species
- Chitwan National Park - Lamo Taal14 km282 species
All 348 species recorded here
- River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
- Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Indian Pied Myna Gracupica contra
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Jungle Babbler Argya striata
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
- Brown Crake Zapornia akool
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta cinnamoventris
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Spotted Owlet Athene brama
- White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Himalayan Flameback Dinopium shorii
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Ashy-headed Green Pigeon Treron phayrei
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Oriental Cuckooshrike Coracina javensis
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
- White-tailed Stonechat Saxicola leucurus
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus
- Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
- Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata
- Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
- Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
- Sand Lark Alaudala raytal
- Pale-chinned Flycatcher Cyornis poliogenys
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Striated Babbler Argya earlei
- Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica
- Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
- Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Thick-billed Green Pigeon Treron curvirostra
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
- Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens
- Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Bengal Bush Lark Plocealauda assamica
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus
- Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris
- Slender-billed Babbler Argya longirostris
- Western Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Greater Yellownape Chrysophlegma flavinucha
- Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
- Crested Bunting Emberiza lathami
- Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana
- Pale Martin Riparia diluta
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon
- Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
- White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Little Stint Calidris minuta
- Grey-crowned Prinia Prinia cinereocapilla
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
- Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
- Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Besra Tachyspiza virgata
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting
- Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythroryncha
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Indian Grassbird Graminicola bengalensis
- Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
- Blyth's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
- Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos
- Smoky Warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Blossom-headed Parakeet Psittacula roseata
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Lesser Fish Eagle Icthyophaga humilis
- Collared Owlet Taenioptynx brodiei
- Spot-winged Starling Saroglossa spilopterus
- Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher
- Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
- Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
- Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
- Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia
- Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
- Green-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus burkii
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Crested Goshawk Lophospiza trivirgata
- Nepal House Martin Delichon nipalense
- Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
- Greylag Goose Anser anser
- Grey-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
- Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
- Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
- Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator
- Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
- Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis
- Bristled Grassbird Schoenicola striatus
- Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus
- Black-throated Bushtit Aegithalos concinnus
- Black-backed Forktail Enicurus immaculatus
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
- Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
- Pacific Golden Plover Pluvialis fulva
- Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus
- Whistler's Warbler Phylloscopus whistleri
- Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae
- Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
- Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis
- Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis
- Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
- Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris
- Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
- Long-billed Plover Thinornis placidus
- Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
- Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus
- Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
- Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
- Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- Crested Lark Galerida cristata
- Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
- Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
- White-browed Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps
- Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
- Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
- Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Great Stone-curlew Esacus recurvirostris
- Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus indicus
- Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata
- Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
- Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger
- White-rumped Spinetail Zoonavena sylvatica
- Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
- Grey Bush Chat Saxicola ferreus
- Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
- Dunlin Calidris alpina
- Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
- Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
- Speckled Wood Pigeon Columba hodgsonii
- Himalayan Black-lored Tit Machlolophus xanthogenys
- Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
- Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
- Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos
- White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus
- White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
- Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
- Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- Grey-sided Bush Warbler Cettia brunnifrons
- Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus
- Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis
- Pale-footed Bush Warbler Hemitesia pallidipes
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis
- Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
- Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
- Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
- Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis
- Brown-fronted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes auriceps
- Grey-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Chitwan National Park - Sauraha Rapti River Dike?
March and October–December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 126 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Chitwan National Park - Sauraha Rapti River Dike?
348 species, from 10,422 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Chitwan National Park - Sauraha Rapti River Dike in November?
The most recorded in November: Indian Pond Heron, Ruddy Shelduck, River Lapwing, Little Egret and White-browed Wagtail.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.