Birds at Phulchwoki

Phulchowki 18km south-east of Kathmandu. Phulchowki is situated at an altitude of 2760m, the highest hill encircling the Kathmandu valley. Regularly recorded resident species include Besra, Black Eagle, Mountain Hawk-Eagle, Kalij Pheasant, Common hill Partridge, Ashy Woodpigeon, Wedge-Tailed Green Pigeon, Mountain Scops Owl, Collared Owlet, Golden-Throated Barbet, Speckled Piculet, Crimson-Breasted Pied and Rufous-Bellied Pied Woodpeckers, Grey-Chinned Minivet, Straited Bulbul, Orange-Bellied Leafbird, Spotted Forktail, Chestnut-Headed and Grey-Bellied Tesias, Chestnut-Crowned and Black Faced Warblers, Rufous-Bellied Niltave, Lesser Scally-Breasted Wren Babbler, Streak-Breasted Scimitar-Babbler, Grey-Throated and Spiny Babblers, White-Crested, Striated, Rufous-Chinned and Grey-sided Laughing Thrush, Red-Billed Leiothrix, Cuttia, White-Browed Green and Black-Eared Shrike-Babblers, Hoary Barwing, Blue-Winged Minla, Nepal Fulvetta, Yellow-Browed Tit, Brown-Throated Treecreeper, Black-Throated Sunbird, Maroon Oriole, Eurasian and Lancelated Jays, Red-Billed Blue Magpie and Brown Bullfinch. A further 55 species have been known to visit the area as migratory or occasional visitors. Phulchowki’s forest is also very rich in flora and butterflies, mammals include Leopard, Yellow-Throated Marten and Orange-Bellied Squirrel.