Hi Folks,
Went on a short bird-watching trip to Manas National Park in Assam, India. This area borders Bhutan and covers Himalayan foothill habitat. The Manas area is unique with stunning natural beauty combining with great animal diversity.
More about Manas at:
http://www.kolkatabirds.com/manas/manas.htm
We saw about 180 species over 3 full dyas of birding in eastern Manas and the highlight was a Black-tailed Crake. 19 raptor and 8 woodpecker species is indicative of bird diversity.
An illustrated trip report is available at:
http://www.kolkatabirds.com/manas/manastripreport.htm
and the trip list is as under:
Birds of Eastern Manas
Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
Lesser Whistling-duck Dendrocygna javanica.
Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus
Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus
Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
Himalayan Flameback Dinopium shorii
Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium
Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus
Great Barbet Megalaima virens
Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata
Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica
Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
Wreathed Hornbill Aceros undulatus
Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus
Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis.
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris
Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni
Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
Plaintive Cuckoo Cacomantis merulinus
Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea
Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri
Himalayan Swiftlet Collocalia brevirostris
Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
Fork-tailed Swift Apus pacificus
Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
Spotted Owlet Athene brama
Rock Pigeon Columba livia
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
Pompadour Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera
Pin-tailed Green Pigeon Treron apicauda
Black-tailed Crake Porzana bicolor
Snipe Gallinago sp.
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
Grey-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus
Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus
Black Kite Milvus migrans
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
Shikra Accipiter badius
Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
Common Buzzard Buteo buteo
Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis
Rufous-bellied Eagle Hieraaetus kienerii
Changeable Hawk Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus
Mountain Hawk Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis
Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens
Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
Great Egret Casmerodius albus
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
Asian Fairy Bluebird Irena puella
Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis
Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
House Crow Corvus splendens
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii
Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
Black-winged Cuckooshrike Coracina melaschistos
Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus
Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer
Spangled Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis gularis
Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
Tickell’s Thrush Turdus unicolor
Eyebrowed Thrush Turdus obscurus
Slaty-backed Flycatcher Ficedula hodgsonii
Red-throated Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor
Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae
Pale-chinned Flycatcher Cyornis poliogenys
Pale Blue Flycatcher Cyornis unicolor.
Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis
White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
Hodgson’s Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
White-capped Water Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus
Plumbeous Water Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus
Black-backed Forktail Enicurus immaculatus
Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus
Spotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus
Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata
Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea
Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnus malabaricus
Asian Pied Starling Sturnus contra
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
Nepal House Martin Delichon nipalensis
Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
Blunt-winged Warbler Acrocephalus concinens ?
Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus
Thick-billed Warbler Acrocephalus aedon
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
Hume’s Warbler Phylloscopus humei
Grey-hooded Warbler Seicercus xanthoschistos
Yellow-bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris
Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris
White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus
Abbott’s Babbler Malacocincla abbotti
Striped Tit Babbler Macronous gularis
Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata
Striated Babbler Turdoides earlei
Red-tailed Minla Minla ignotincta
Black-chinned Yuhina Yuhina nigrimenta ?
Bengal Bushlark Mirafra assamica
Yellow-vented Flowerpecker Dicaeum chrysorrheum
Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
Russet Sparrow Passer rutilans
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus
Indian Silverbill Lonchura malabarica
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
Chestnut-eared Bunting Emberiza fucata
Cheers!
sumit
Ah, you make me jealous. I hope to go there some day and see all wonderful birds and mammals. :)
Brilliant trip report Sumit, really interesting reading, I have visited most Indian regions by now, only Kashmir and Assam remains unvisited by me. I have a friend which visited assam 2002, I was busy with work that time so I was not able to come with him. I guess that Assam will be one of my targets for 2006, do you have any suggestions about areas, parks, places to go to in Assam? I have read that there is very many areas to go to.