Birds to See in Nepal in August
52 bird species on our list for Nepal are recorded regularly in August
Of these, the most often recorded are Rock Dove, House Sparrow, Eurasian Tree Sparrow, Barn Swallow and Rose-ringed Parakeet. New this month: Temminck's Stint, Red-billed Chough, Pacific Golden-Plover and Gull-billed Tern and 5 more.
On the move in August
GBIF · AugArriving
At their peak
From Nepal’s bird records, 2019–2024: arriving birds are regular this month but not last; leaving birds are regular this month but not next.
Other months
All 52 birds in August
52 birds
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 3.38% in Aug
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 2.41% in Aug
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 2.22% in Aug
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.93% in Aug
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.66% in Aug
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.98% in Aug
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.83% in Aug
Spotted OwletAthene bramaResidentCommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.79% in Aug
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.56% in Aug
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.55% in Aug
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.51% in Aug
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaResidentCommon65–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.49% in Aug
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.35% in Aug
HoopoeUpupa epopsWinter visitorCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.30% in Aug
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.26% in Aug
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.23% in Aug
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.16% in Aug
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in Aug
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Aug
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in Aug
Gull-billed TernGelochelidon niloticaScarceUncommon33–42 cmRegularly Aug · 0.12% in Aug
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.11% in Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in Aug
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.10% in Aug
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.09% in Aug
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.09% in Aug
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in Aug
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaSummer visitorUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in Aug
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.07% in Aug
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantUncommon40–46 cmRegularly Aug–Sep · 0.06% in Aug
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in Aug
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataResidentUncommon65–72 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in Aug
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorUncommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.03% in Aug
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaWinter visitorRare20–23 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.02% in Aug
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in Aug
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in Aug
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxPassage migrantUncommon39–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.02% in Aug
Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctusSummer visitorUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.01% in Aug
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in Aug
CurlewNumenius arquataPassage migrantRare50–60 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 0.01% in Aug
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made