Common Birds in Nepal
Our list for Nepal has 18 common birds recorded regularly there: 10 residents, 1 summer visitor and 7 winter visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Nepal in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 18, most common first
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon29–37 cmRecorded all year
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Aug
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year
HoopoeUpupa epopsWinter visitorCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year
Spotted OwletAthene bramaResidentCommon19–21 cmRecorded all year
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May
Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboWinter visitorCommon80–100 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaResidentCommon65–68 cmRecorded all year
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Scaly-breasted Munia 11–12 cm
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 13–14 cm
- House Sparrow 14–17 cm
- Pied Wagtail 17–19 cm
- Barn Swallow 17–19 cm
- Grey Wagtail 17–20 cm
- Common Sandpiper 18–20 cm
- Spotted Owlet 19–21 cm
- Green Sandpiper 21–24 cm
- Hoopoe 25–32 cm
- Eurasian Collared Dove 30–32 cm
- Rock Dove 29–37 cm
- Cuckoo 32–34 cm
- Rose-ringed Parakeet 38–42 cm
- Little Egret 55–65 cm
- Ruddy Shelduck 58–70 cm
- Red-billed Blue Magpie 65–68 cm
- Great Cormorant 80–100 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
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