Birds to See in Nepal in May
72 bird species on our list for Nepal are recorded regularly in May
Of these, the most often recorded are Rock Dove, House Sparrow, Barn Swallow, Eurasian Tree Sparrow and Cuckoo. New this month: Horned Lark, Little Tern and Brambling.
On the move in May
GBIF · MayArriving
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 72 birds in May
72 birds
Rock DoveColumba liviaResidentCommon31–34 cmRecorded all year · 2.06% in May
House SparrowPasser domesticusResidentCommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 1.74% in May
Barn SwallowHirundo rusticaResidentCommon17–19 cmRecorded all year · 1.57% in May
Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusResidentCommon13–14 cmRecorded all year · 1.46% in May
CuckooCuculus canorusSummer visitorCommon32–34 cmRegularly Mar–Aug · 1.35% in May
Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriResidentCommon38–42 cmRecorded all year · 1.34% in May
Spotted OwletAthene bramaResidentCommon19–21 cmRecorded all year · 0.63% in May
Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaoctoResidentCommon30–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.53% in May
Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaResidentCommon65–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.48% in May
Little EgretEgretta garzettaResidentCommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.41% in May
White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusResidentUncommon27–31 cmRecorded all year · 0.27% in May
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinereaWinter visitorCommon17–20 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in May
Plumbeous Water-redstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusResidentUncommon12–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in May
Red JunglefowlGallus gallusResidentUncommon42–75 cmRecorded all year · 0.21% in May
Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusResidentUncommon86–230 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in May
Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusResidentUncommon55–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.20% in May
Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisResidentUncommon16–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.19% in May
Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusResidentUncommon14–17 cmRecorded all year · 0.18% in May
KestrelFalco tinnunculusWinter visitorUncommon32–39 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in May
Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataResidentCommon11–12 cmRecorded all year · 0.15% in May
Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusResidentUncommon52–68 cmRecorded all year · 0.14% in May
Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxPassage migrantUncommon39–43 cmRegularly Mar–Jan · 0.14% in May
Great White EgretArdea albaResidentUncommon80–104 cmRecorded all year · 0.12% in May
Black-crowned Night-heronNycticorax nycticoraxResidentUncommon58–65 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in May
White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucuraResidentUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Oct–Aug · 0.11% in May
HoopoeUpupa epopsWinter visitorCommon25–32 cmRecorded all year · 0.11% in May
Pied WagtailMotacilla albaWinter visitorCommon17–18 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in May
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucosWinter visitorCommon18–20 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.10% in May
Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaSummer visitorUncommon20–23 cmRecorded all year · 0.10% in May
Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisResidentUncommon65–80 cmRecorded all year · 0.09% in May
Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusResidentUncommon32–35 cmRecorded all year · 0.08% in May
Alpine ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusPassage migrantUncommon36–39 cmRegularly Mar–Dec · 0.08% in May
MoorhenGallinula chloropusResidentUncommon30–38 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusResidentUncommon34–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.07% in May
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochrurosWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
OspreyPandion haliaetusWinter visitorUncommon54–58 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataResidentUncommon65–72 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctusSummer visitorUncommon25–30 cmRecorded all year · 0.06% in May
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.05% in May
Purple HeronArdea purpureaResidentUncommon78–90 cmRecorded all year · 0.05% in May
Green SandpiperTringa ochropusWinter visitorCommon21–24 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.05% in May
HobbyFalco subbuteoSummer visitorUncommon28–35 cmRegularly Apr–Nov · 0.04% in May
Grey HeronArdea cinereaWinter visitorUncommon90–98 cmRecorded all year · 0.04% in May
Coal TitPeriparus aterPassage migrantUncommon10–12 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.04% in May
Crag MartinPtyonoprogne rupestrisWinter visitorRare14–15 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.03% in May
Temminck's StintCalidris temminckiiWinter visitorUncommon13–15 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.03% in May
Common RavenCorvus coraxPassage migrantUncommon54–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.03% in May
Sarus CraneGrus antigoneResidentUncommon152–156 cmRegularly Sep–Jul · 0.03% in May
ChukarAlectoris chukarPassage migrantUncommon32–38 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.03% in May
Booted EagleHieraaetus pennatusWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in May
GreenshankTringa nebulariaWinter visitorUncommon30–35 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.03% in May
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisWinter visitorUncommon23–29 cmRecorded all year · 0.02% in May
Blue Rock-thrushMonticola solitariusWinter visitorUncommon21–23 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in May
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flavaWinter visitorUncommon15–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.02% in May
Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesWinter visitorUncommon9–10 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.02% in May
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusWinter visitorUncommon28–38 cmRegularly Sep–Jun · 0.02% in May
Pacific Golden-PloverPluvialis fulvaPassage migrantUncommon23–26 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.02% in May
Wood SandpiperTringa glareolaWinter visitorUncommon19–21 cmRegularly Jul–May · 0.02% in May
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaWinter visitorRare20–23 cmRegularly Aug–Jun · 0.01% in May
Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosWinter visitorUncommon66–102 cmRegularly Oct–Jun · 0.01% in May
Little TernSternula albifronsPassage migrantRare21–25 cmRegularly Mar–May · 0.01% in May
Common QuailCoturnix coturnixWinter visitorRare16–18 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in May
GarganeySpatula querquedulaWinter visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in May
Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisPassage migrantRare16–20 cmRegularly May–Nov · 0.01% in May
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.01% in May
Common SnipeGallinago gallinagoWinter visitorUncommon25–27 cmRegularly Aug–May · 0.01% in May
Oriental Scops-owlOtus suniaPassage migrantRare16–20 cmRegularly Nov–May · 0.01% in May
Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatusPassage migrantRare15–17 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in May
WryneckJynx torquillaWinter visitorUncommon16–18 cmRegularly Sep–May · 0.01% in May
BramblingFringilla montifringillaPassage migrantRare14–16 cmRegularly May · 0.00% in May
Common SwiftApus apusPassage migrantRare16–17 cmRegularly Dec–May · 0.00% in May
GoldcrestRegulus regulusWinter visitorRare9–10 cmRegularly Oct–May · 0.00% in May
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