Nepal Ramsar wetland
Ghodaghodi Tal
257 bird species recorded; the most in April and in December.
Gagan Raj Rai · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
128 species in January.182 species in February.123 species in March.198 species in April.124 species in May.68 species in June.48 species in July.66 species in August.79 species in September.94 species in October.105 species in November.187 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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VU
VU
- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
257 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 257Speciesrecorded more than once
- 125Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 5,135Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 186 mAltitudeabove the sea
- 14Raptors
- 8Owls
- 10Waders
- 17Ducks & geese
- 14Herons, ibises & grebes
- 3Storks & cranes
- 127Songbirds
- 64Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 257 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus
- Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensisNT
- Common KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey-headed Fish EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetusNT
- Buteo refectusButeo refectus
- Gyps himalayensisGyps himalayensis
- Black KiteMilvus migrans
- White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesa
- Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
- White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensisCR
Owls8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatum
- Spotted OwletAthene brama
- Oriental Scops-owlOtus sunia
- Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoides
- Collared Scops-owlOtus lettia
- Brown BoobookNinox scutulata
- Brown Fish OwlKetupa zeylonensis
- Indian Scops OwlOtus bakkamoena
Waders10 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
- Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
- Common GreenshankTringa nebularia
- Wood SandpiperTringa glareola
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- River LapwingVanellus duvauceliiNT
- Marsh SandpiperTringa stagnatilis
- Temminck's StintCalidris temminckii
Ducks & geese17 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Cotton Pygmy GooseNettapus coromandelianus
- Lesser Whistling DuckDendrocygna javanica
- Anas poecilorhynchaAnas poecilorhyncha
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Red-crested pochardNetta rufina
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Ferruginous DuckAythya nyrocaNT
- Eurasian WigeonMareca penelope
- GarganeySpatula querquedula
- Northern PintailAnas acuta
- Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Eurasian TealAnas crecca
- Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferruginea
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Common PochardAythya ferinaVU
- Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
Herons, ibises & grebes14 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
- Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Purple heronArdea purpurea
- Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster
- Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
- Black-crowned Night-HeronNycticorax nycticorax
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Black-necked IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
- Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus
Storks & cranes3 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Asian WoollyneckCiconia episcopusNT
- Asian Open-bill StorkAnastomus oscitans
- Black storkCiconia nigra
Songbirds127 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
- Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
- Cinereous TitParus cinereus
- Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
- Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
- Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
- Oriental Magpie-robinCopsychus saularis
- White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens
- Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus
- Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
- Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
- Grey-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis
- Jungle babblerTurdoides striata
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Indian Pied MynaGracupica contra
- House CrowCorvus splendens
- Grey-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
- Grey-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
- Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Greenish WarblerPhylloscopus trochiloides
- Taiga FlycatcherFicedula albicilla
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta cinnamoventris
- Hume’s leaf-warblerPhylloscopus humei
- Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosus
- White WagtailMotacilla alba
- Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
- Javan CuckooshrikeCoracina javensis
- Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
- White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricus
- Yellow-throated SparrowGymnoris xanthocollis
- Long-tailed MinivetPericrocotus ethologus
- Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
- Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus
- Oriolus kundooOriolus kundoo
- Pied Bush ChatSaxicola caprata
- Golden-fronted LeafbirdChloropsis aurifrons
- Ashy Wood SwallowArtamus fuscus
- Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
- Indian Paradise FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi
- Olive-backed PipitAnthus hodgsoni
- Common ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- Black-crested BulbulPycnonotus flaviventris
- Dicrurus leucophaeusDicrurus leucophaeus
- Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
- Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliae
- Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
- Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparaja
- Indian PittaPitta brachyura
- Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis
- Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
- White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola
- Siberian stonechatSaxicola maurus
- Grey-hooded WarblerPhylloscopus xanthoschistos
- Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus
- Citrine WagtailMotacilla citreola
- Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus
- Striped Tit BabblerMacronus gularis
- Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus picatus
- Maroon OrioleOriolus traillii
- Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus
- Small NiltavaNiltava macgrigoriae
- Tickell's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus affinis
- Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remifer
- Brown ShrikeLanius cristatus
- Dusky warblerPhylloscopus fuscatus
- Buff-barred WarblerPhylloscopus pulcher
- Smoky WarblerPhylloscopus fuligiventer
- Ultramarine FlycatcherFicedula superciliaris
- Grey Bush ChatSaxicola ferreus
- Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fusca
- Plumbeous Water RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosus
- Dicrurus annectensDicrurus annectens
- Grey TreepieDendrocitta formosae
- Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos
- Blue Rock ThrushMonticola solitarius
- Southern Blyth's Leaf-warblerPhylloscopus reguloides
- Red AvadavatAmandava amandava
- Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus
- Rufous-gorgeted FlycatcherFicedula strophiata
- Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanni
- Crested BuntingEmberiza lathami
- Blue Whistling ThrushMyophonus caeruleus
- Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
- Himalayan BulbulPycnonotus leucogenys
- Ashy BulbulHemixos flavala
- Rosy MinivetPericrocotus roseus
- Tickell's ThrushTurdus unicolor
- White-capped Water-redstartChaimarrornis leucocephalus
- Grey-backed ShrikeLanius tephronotus
- Pale-rumped WarblerPhylloscopus chloronotus
- Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficeps
- Rufous SibiaHeterophasia capistrata
- Black-headed JayGarrulus lanceolatus
- Yellow-bellied FantailChelidorhynx hypoxantha
- Red-billed Blue MagpieUrocissa erythroryncha
- Western Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensis
- Indian NuthatchSitta castanea
- Black-winged CuckooshrikeCoracina melaschistos
- Blue-throated Blue FlycatcherCyornis rubeculoides
- Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvatica
- Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
- Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilis
- Blyth’s Reed WarblerAcrocephalus dumetorum
- Chestnut-capped BabblerTimalia pileata
- Large Grey BabblerTurdoides malcolmi
- Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
- BluethroatLuscinia svecica
- Muscicapa latirostrisMuscicapa latirostris
- Orange-bellied leafbirdChloropsis hardwickii
- Black-chinned BabblerStachyridopsis pyrrhops
- Striated PriniaPrinia crinigera
- Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalis
- Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
Other birds64 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- White-breasted KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- CootFulica atra
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala
- Western SwamphenPorphyrio porphyrio
- Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
- Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
- Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
- Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisNT
- Cuculus variusCuculus varius
- Eurasian Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
- Himalayan Flamebacked WoodpeckerDinopium shorii
- Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
- Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti
- Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
- Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
- Indian grey hornbillOcyceros birostris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Oriental Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros albirostris
- Common KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
- Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
- Grey-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinus
- Lineated BarbetPsilopogon lineatus
- Oriental Turtle DoveStreptopelia orientalis
- Yellow-footed Green-pigeonTreron phoenicopterus
- Greater FlamebackChrysocolaptes guttacristatus
- Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
- Indian CuckooCuculus micropterus
- Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinus
- Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
- Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentusVU
- Grey-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus canicapillus
- Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
- Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis
- Himalayan SwiftletAerodramus brevirostris
- Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos macei
- Orange-breasted Green-pigeonTreron bicinctus
- Jacobin CuckooClamator jacobinus
- House SwiftApus nipalensis
- Blue-throated barbetPsilopogon asiaticus
- Needle-tailed SwiftHirundapus caudacutus
- Rhopodytes tristisRhopodytes tristis
- Brown-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus nanus
- Great HornbillBuceros bicornisVU
- White-rumped NeedletailZoonavena sylvatica
- Grey-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
- Sirkeer MalkohaTaccocua leschenaultii
- Great BarbetPsilopogon virens
- Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLeiopicus mahrattensis
- Picus chlorolophusPicus chlorolophus
- Ortygornis pondicerianusOrtygornis pondicerianus
- Ruddy-breasted CrakePorzana fusca
- White-naped WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes festivus
- Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus
- Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops
- Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis
- Slaty-headed ParakeetPsittacula himalayana
- Ashy-headed Green-pigeonTreron phayreiNT
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in April and in December.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan21°/9°27 mm
- Feb25°/12°37 mm
- Mar31°/16°25 mm
- Apr37°/22°25 mm
- May39°/26°65 mm
- Jun38°/27°188 mm
- Jul33°/26°400 mm
- Aug31°/25°282 mm
- Sep30°/24°158 mm
- Oct29°/20°27 mm
- Nov26°/15°4 mm
- Dec22°/11°10 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Ghodaghodi Tal.
Lake area and Ramsar site in Kailali District, Nepal
Ghodaghodi Tal is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Nepal.
257 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 5,135 open records.
The most recorded are the Cotton Pygmy Goose, the Lesser Whistling Duck and the Bronze-winged Jacana.
35 species come for the summer, 88 for the winter and 2 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Great Slaty Woodpecker, Great Hornbill and Common Pochard.
The most species are recorded in April and in December.
Get there and watch
- Ṭikāpurnearest town · 24 km in a straight line
- Nepalgunj Airport (KEP)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 96 km in a straight lineCar hire at KTM airport (Kathmandu)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1viewpoints within 5 km
- 1car parks within 3 km
- 2places to stay within 10 km
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
- campsites within 10 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Other places nearby.
Ghodaghodi Tal
Nepal
- 76Birdyas Score
- 257Species
- 125Migrants
- 4Threatened
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q5556813) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 5,135 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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