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From subtropical wetlands 90 metres above sea level to Himalayan summits over 8,000 metres, Nepal has recorded more than 900 bird species — and a new…
By Laxman Rawal · Jul 23, 2026
Key facts Nepal has recorded more than 900 bird species — roughly 8% of every bird species known on Earth, packed into a country about the size of Illinois. Only one bird species is endemic to Nepal and found nowhere else: the spiny babbler, Turdoides…
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The diversity is not evenly spread — it clusters at a handful of sites that any visiting birder can reach without a trekking permit: One guide, Shankar Tiwari, a 57-year-old who founded the ecotourism outfit Travel Nepal, currently tops Nepal's eBird…
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What this means for you You do not need a dedicated birding tour to see a meaningful slice of this list. The Annapurna Conservation Area alone hosts the Himalayan monal (Nepal's iridescent national bird), satyr tragopan and yellow-billed blue magpie along…
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