Bird AlbumNepal · Sudurpashchim Province
Ghodaghodi Lake Important Bird Area
309 species and 4,113 records in eBird up to 2024-12-31.
Best months: April and December, with up to 96 species seen regularly.
Seen here in November
Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
Eurasian CootFulica atra
Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
Indian Pond HeronArdeola grayii
Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
Medium EgretArdea intermedia
Grey-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus30 species seen regularly here in November · showing the 14 most recorded. All 309 species recorded here ↓
Species seen regularly, by month
Species with 3 or more records in that month, all years combined.
Nearby hotspots
- Bardiya National Park71 km381 species
- Shuklaphanta National Park73 km333 species
All 309 species recorded here
- Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
- Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica
- Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
- Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus
- Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
- Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
- White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
- Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
- Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
- Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
- Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
- White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
- Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
- Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
- Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
- Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
- Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
- Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
- Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster
- Little Egret Egretta garzetta
- Grey-headed Swamphen Porphyrio poliocephalus
- Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
- Cinereous Tit Parus cinereus
- Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
- Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
- White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
- Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa
- Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
- Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
- Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
- Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
- Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus
- Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
- White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
- Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
- House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
- Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
- Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
- Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
- House Crow Corvus splendens
- Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
- Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus
- Indian Pied Myna Gracupica contra
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
- Eastern Cattle Egret Ardea coromanda
- Grey-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
- Jungle Babbler Argya striata
- Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
- Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
- Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
- Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
- Gadwall Mareca strepera
- Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
- Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
- Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
- Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
- Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
- Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta cinnamoventris
- Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus
- Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
- Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
- Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
- Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
- White Wagtail Motacilla alba
- Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
- Oriental Cuckooshrike Coracina javensis
- Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
- Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
- White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
- Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
- Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
- Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
- Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
- Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
- Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
- Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
- Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
- Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris
- Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
- Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
- Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
- Great Egret Ardea alba
- Grey-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
- Himalayan Flameback Dinopium shorii
- Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker Pachyglossa agilis
- Hume's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus humei
- Cinnamon Bittern Botaurus cinnamomeus
- Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Yellow Bittern Botaurus sinensis
- Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
- Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
- Pied Bush Chat Saxicola caprata
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
- Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- Shikra Tachyspiza badia
- Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
- Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
- Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
- Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
- Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus
- Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
- Crested Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
- Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
- Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
- Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
- Common Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
- Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Indian Paradise Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
- Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
- Garganey Spatula querquedula
- White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
- Rock Dove Columba livia
- Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
- Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Northern Pintail Anas acuta
- Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
- Mountain Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis
- Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
- Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus
- Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris
- Grey-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
- Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus
- Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis
- Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus
- Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
- Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
- Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
- Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
- Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
- Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
- Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
- Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
- Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
- Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
- Grey-headed Fish Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
- Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
- Smoky Warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer
- Grey-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
- Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
- Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris
- Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
- Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus
- Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
- White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
- Himalayan Vulture Gyps himalayensis
- Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei
- Brown Rock Chat Oenanthe fusca
- House Swift Apus nipalensis
- Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
- Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicinctus
- Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae
- Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
- Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus
- Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii
- Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens
- Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- Little Ringed Plover Thinornis dubius
- Eurasian Teal Anas crecca
- Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
- Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher
- Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia
- Crested Bunting Emberiza lathami
- Spotted Owlet Athene brama
- White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
- Jacobin Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
- Black Kite Milvus migrans
- Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris
- Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus
- Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
- River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
- Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
- Grey Bush Chat Saxicola ferreus
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata
- Yellow-bellied Fantail Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus
- Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus
- Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
- White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
- Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii
- Collared Scops Owl Otus lettia
- White-rumped Spinetail Zoonavena sylvatica
- Bengal Bush Lark Plocealauda assamica
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis
- Red-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythroryncha
- Red Avadavat Amandava amandava
- Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys
- Great Barbet Psilopogon virens
- Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
- Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
- Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus
- Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
- Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
- Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor
- Black-headed Jay Garrulus lanceolatus
- Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala
- Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
- Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata
- Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
- Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
- Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
- Blyth's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides
- Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca
- Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
- Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos
- Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
- Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
- Grey Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
- Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
- Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
- Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
- White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus
- Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
- Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
- Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
- Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
- Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides
- Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata
- Ashy-headed Green Pigeon Treron phayrei
- Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii
- Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
- Green-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga nipalensis
- Black-chinned Babbler Cyanoderma pyrrhops
- Himalayan Prinia Prinia crinigera
- Common Merganser Mergus merganser
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
- Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana
- Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
- Black Bittern Botaurus flavicollis
- Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus
- Indian Nuthatch Sitta castanea
- Oriental Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
- Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus
- Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
- Falcated Duck Mareca falcata
- Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
- Grey-crowned Prinia Prinia cinereocapilla
- Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis
- Striated Babbler Argya earlei
- Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni
- Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
- Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
- Greater Painted-snipe Rostratula benghalensis
- Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
- Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
- Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus
- Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
- Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
- Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
- Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
- Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
- Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul
- Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata
- Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
- Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka
- Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
- Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
- Asian House Martin Delichon dasypus
- Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria
- White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus
- Indian Stone-curlew Burhinus indicus
- Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
- Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
- Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
- Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon
- Spiny Babbler Turdoides nipalensis
- Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris
- Brown-fronted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes auriceps
- Black-throated Bushtit Aegithalos concinnus
- White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis
- Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
- Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
- Graceful Prinia Prinia gracilis
- Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
- Pin-tailed Green Pigeon Treron apicauda
- Brown Crake Zapornia akool
- Common Redshank Tringa totanus
- Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus
- Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
- White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus
- Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
- Spot-winged Starling Saroglossa spilopterus
- Striated Heron Butorides striata
- Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
- Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis
- Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
- Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
- Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
- Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
- Short-toed Snake Eagle Circaetus gallicus
- Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
- Indian Scops Owl Otus bakkamoena
- Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
Most recorded first. Species we protect from disturbance aren't listed.
Questions
When is the best time to go birding at Ghodaghodi Lake Important Bird Area?
April and December. That's when the most species are seen regularly here, up to 96 in a month.
How many bird species have been seen at Ghodaghodi Lake Important Bird Area?
309 species, from 4,113 eBird records up to 2024-12-31.
What birds can I see at Ghodaghodi Lake Important Bird Area in November?
The most recorded in November: Common Moorhen, Little Cormorant, Bronze-winged Jacana, Eurasian Coot and Lesser Whistling Duck.
eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.