Free field guide to Chitwan National Park

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A free printable field guide to Chitwan National Park covers 50 mammals and 509 birds in taxonomic order, with photos for 557 species and a tick-box checklist. It downloads as a PDF (A5 pocket size) or EPUB e-book. You choose the animal groups; the book is built in your browser in under a minute.

Inside the guide

Red-vented Bulbul

Spotted Dove

White-throated Kingfisher

Indian Peafowl

Black Drongo

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Large-billed Crow

Indian Pond-Heron

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Checklist: mammals of Chitwan National Park (50)

Elephantidae

• Asian Elephant Elephas maximus

Cercopithecidae

• Assamese Macaque Macaca assamensis
• Rhesus Macaque Macaca mulatta
• Bengal Sacred Langur Semnopithecus entellus
• Terai Sacred Langur Semnopithecus hector
• Nepal Sacred Langur Semnopithecus schistaceus

Leporidae

• Hispid Hare Caprolagus hispidus
• Indian Hare Lepus nigricollis

Hystricidae

• Indian Crested Porcupine Hystrix indica

Sciuridae

• Irrawaddy Squirrel Callosciurus pygerythrus

Muridae

• House Mouse Mus musculus
• Lesser Bandicoot Rat Bandicota bengalensis
• Greater Bandicoot Rat Bandicota indica
• Roof Rat Rattus rattus

Soricidae

• Etruscan Shrew Suncus etruscus

Vespertilionidae

• Painted Woolly Bat Kerivoula picta

Pteropodidae

• Greater Short-nosed Fruit Bat Cynopterus sphinx
• Large Flying Fox Pteropus vampyrus

Megadermatidae

• Indian Greater False-vampire Lyroderma lyra

Mustelidae

• Yellow-throated Marten Martes flavigula
• Smooth-coated Otter Lutra perspicillata

Ursidae

• Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus

Canidae

• Golden Jackal Canis aureus
• Dhole Cuon alpinus
• Indian Fox Vulpes bengalensis

Felidae

• Jungle Cat Felis chaus
• Marbled Cat Pardofelis marmorata
• Mainland Leopard Cat Prionailurus bengalensis
• Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus
• Mainland Clouded Leopard Neofelis nebulosa
• Leopard Panthera pardus
• Tiger Panthera tigris

Herpestidae

• Indian Gray Mongoose Urva edwardsii
• Javan Mongoose Urva javanica

Hyaenidae

• Striped Hyena Hyaena hyaena

Viverridae

• Masked Palm Civet Paguma larvata
• Philippine Palm Civet Paradoxurus philippinensis
• Large Indian Civet Viverra zibetha
• Small Indian Civet Viverricula indica

Rhinocerotidae

• Greater One-horned Rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis

Bovidae

• Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra
• Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus
• Chowsingha Tetracerus quadricornis
• Gayal Bos frontalis

Cervidae

• Chital Axis axis
• Hog Deer Axis porcinus
• Barasingha Rucervus duvaucelii
• Sambar Rusa unicolor
• Southern Red Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak

Suidae

• Eurasian Wild Pig Sus scrofa

Checklist: birds of Chitwan National Park (509)

Anatidae

• Lesser Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna javanica
• Cotton Pygmy-Goose Nettapus coromandelianus
• Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
• Graylag Goose Anser anser
• Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
• Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata
• Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
• Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
• Common Merganser Mergus merganser
• Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
• Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
• Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
• Common Pochard Aythya ferina
• Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
• Baikal Teal Sibirionetta formosa
• Garganey Spatula querquedula
• Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
• Gadwall Mareca strepera
• Eurasian Wigeon Mareca penelope
• Eastern Spot-billed Duck Anas zonorhyncha
• Indian Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
• Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
• Northern Pintail Anas acuta
• Green-winged Teal Anas crecca

Phasianidae

• Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos
• Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
• Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
• Swamp Francolin Ortygornis gularis
• Gray Francolin Ortygornis pondicerianus
• Black Francolin Francolinus francolinus
• Common Quail Coturnix coturnix

Podicipedidae

• Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
• Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus

Otididae

• Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis

Cuculidae

• Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
• Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
• Sirkeer Malkoha Taccocua leschenaultii
• Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis
• Chestnut-winged Cuckoo Clamator coromandus
• Pied Cuckoo Clamator jacobinus
• Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopaceus
• Banded Bay Cuckoo Cacomantis sonneratii
• Gray-bellied Cuckoo Cacomantis passerinus
• Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo Surniculus lugubris
• Large Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides
• Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
• Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
• Himalayan Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus
• Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

Columbidae

• Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
• Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
• Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis
• Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
• Ashy Wood-Pigeon Columba pulchricollis
• Speckled Wood-Pigeon Columba hodgsonii
• Rock Pigeon Columba livia
• Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
• Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon Treron phayrei
• Thick-billed Green-Pigeon Treron curvirostra
• Pin-tailed Green-Pigeon Treron apicauda
• Wedge-tailed Green-Pigeon Treron sphenurus
• Orange-breasted Green-Pigeon Treron bicinctus
• Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon Treron phoenicopterus

Gruidae

• Sarus Crane Antigone antigone
• Demoiselle Crane Grus virgo
• Common Crane Grus grus

Rallidae

• Slaty-breasted Rail Lewinia striata
• Eurasian Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
• Eurasian Coot Fulica atra
• Western Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio
• Watercock Gallicrex cinerea
• White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus
• Brown Crake Zapornia akool
• Ruddy-breasted Crake Zapornia fusca

Burhinidae

• Great Thick-knee Esacus recurvirostris
• Indian Thick-knee Burhinus indicus

Recurvirostridae

• Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta
• Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus

Ibidorhynchidae

• Ibisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii

Charadriidae

• Pacific Golden-Plover Pluvialis fulva
• Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus
• River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii
• Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
• Gray-headed Lapwing Vanellus cinereus
• Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
• Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus

Rostratulidae

• Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis

Jacanidae

• Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chirurgus
• Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidius indicus

Scolopacidae

• Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus
• Eurasian Curlew Numenius arquata
• Pin-tailed Snipe Gallinago stenura
• Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
• Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
• Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropus
• Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
• Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola
• Common Redshank Tringa totanus
• Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus
• Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia
• Ruff Calidris pugnax
• Temminck's Stint Calidris temminckii
• Dunlin Calidris alpina
• Little Stint Calidris minuta

Turnicidae

• Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki
• Barred Buttonquail Turnix suscitator

Glareolidae

• Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
• Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum

Laridae

• River Tern Sterna aurantia
• Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda
• Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus
• Brown-headed Gull Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
• Pallas's Gull Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
• Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus

Ciconiidae

• Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans
• Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus
• Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
• Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
• Black Stork Ciconia nigra
• Asian Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus

Anhingidae

• Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster

Phalacrocoracidae

• Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger
• Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo

Threskiornithidae

• Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa
• Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus

Ardeidae

• Little Egret Egretta garzetta
• Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax
• Striated Heron Butorides striata
• Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii
• Great Egret Ardea alba
• Medium Egret Ardea intermedia
• Western Cattle-Egret Ardea ibis
• Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
• Gray Heron Ardea cinerea

Caprimulgidae

• Gray Nightjar Caprimulgus jotaka
• Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus macrurus
• Savanna Nightjar Caprimulgus affinis

Hemiprocnidae

• Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata

Apodidae

• Blyth's Swift Apus leuconyx
• House Swift Apus nipalensis
• Silver-backed Needletail Hirundapus cochinchinensis
• White-throated Needletail Hirundapus caudacutus
• White-rumped Spinetail Zoonavena sylvatica
• Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
• Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
• Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris

Tytonidae

• Eastern Barn Owl Tyto javanica

Strigidae

• Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
• Collared Owlet Taenioptynx brodiei
• Spotted Owlet Athene brama
• Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
• Jungle Owlet Glaucidium radiatum
• Indian Scops-Owl Otus bakkamoena
• Collared Scops-Owl Otus lettia
• Oriental Scops-Owl Otus sunia
• Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
• Eurasian Eagle-Owl Bubo bubo
• Brown Fish-Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
• Brown Wood-Owl Strix leptogrammica

Pandionidae

• Osprey Pandion haliaetus

Accipitridae

• Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus
• Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus
• Black Baza Aviceda leuphotes
• Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus
• Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus
• Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
• White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis
• Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis
• Indian Vulture Gyps indicus
• Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris
• Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus
• Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela
• Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus
• Mountain Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus nipalensis
• Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
• Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis
• Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata
• Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga
• Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
• Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
• Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
• Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
• Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
• Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus
• Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
• Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
• Black Kite Milvus migrans
• White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
• Gray-headed Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga ichthyaetus
• Lesser Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga humilis
• White-eyed Buzzard Butastur teesa
• Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus
• Himalayan Buzzard Buteo refectus

Trogonidae

• Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus

Upupidae

• Common Hoopoe Upupa epops

Bucerotidae

• Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis
• Indian Gray Hornbill Ocyceros birostris
• Oriental Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris

Coraciidae

• Dollarbird Eurystomus orientalis
• Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis

Meropidae

• Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyornis athertoni
• Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
• Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
• Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinus

Alcedinidae

• Blue-eared Kingfisher Alcedo meninting
• Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
• Crested Kingfisher Megaceryle lugubris
• Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis
• Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis
• Ruddy Kingfisher Halcyon coromanda
• Black-capped Kingfisher Halcyon pileata
• White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

Megalaimidae

• Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
• Great Barbet Psilopogon virens
• Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus
• Brown-headed Barbet Psilopogon zeylanicus
• Golden-throated Barbet Psilopogon franklinii
• Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus

Picidae

• Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
• Speckled Piculet Picumnus innominatus
• White-browed Piculet Sasia ochracea
• Rufous Woodpecker Micropternus brachyurus
• Black-rumped Flameback Dinopium benghalense
• Himalayan Flameback Dinopium shorii
• Lesser Yellownape Picus chlorolophus
• Streak-throated Woodpecker Picus xanthopygaeus
• Gray-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
• Greater Yellownape Chrysophlegma flavinucha
• Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus
• Bay Woodpecker Blythipicus pyrrhotis
• White-naped Woodpecker Chrysocolaptes festivus
• Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
• Buff-spotted Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus
• Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
• Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
• Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis
• Brown-fronted Woodpecker Dendrocoptes auriceps
• Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei

Falconidae

• Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens
• Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
• Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
• Amur Falcon Falco amurensis
• Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo
• Red-necked Falcon Falco chicquera
• Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus

Psittaculidae

• Blossom-headed Parakeet Psittacula roseata
• Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
• Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana
• Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri
• Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
• Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri
• Vernal Hanging-Parrot Loriculus vernalis

Eurylaimidae

• Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae

Pittidae

• Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura
• Western Hooded Pitta Pitta sordida

Campephagidae

• Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus
• Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
• Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
• Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotus brevirostris
• Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
• Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus
• Indian Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
• Oriental Cuckooshrike Coracina javensis
• Black-headed Cuckooshrike Lalage melanoptera
• Black-winged Cuckooshrike Lalage melaschistos

Artamidae

• Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus

Aegithinidae

• Common Iora Aegithina tiphia

Vangidae

• Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike Hemipus picatus
• Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianus
• Large Woodshrike Tephrodornis virgatus

Vireonidae

• White-browed Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius aeralatus
• White-bellied Erpornis Erpornis zantholeuca

Oriolidae

• Maroon Oriole Oriolus traillii
• Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
• Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo
• Slender-billed Oriole Oriolus tenuirostris
• Black-naped Oriole Oriolus chinensis

Rhipiduridae

• White-browed Fantail Rhipidura aureola
• White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis

Dicruridae

• Bronzed Drongo Dicrurus aeneus
• Lesser Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus remifer
• Crow-billed Drongo Dicrurus annectens
• Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus
• Hair-crested Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
• White-bellied Drongo Dicrurus caerulescens
• Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
• Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus

Monarchidae

• Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
• Indian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi

Laniidae

• Great Gray Shrike Lanius excubitor
• Bay-backed Shrike Lanius vittatus
• Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach
• Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
• Gray-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus

Corvidae

• Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
• Gray Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
• Common Green-Magpie Cissa chinensis
• Red-billed Blue-Magpie Urocissa erythroryncha
• House Crow Corvus splendens
• Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos

Stenostiridae

• Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus
• Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis

Paridae

• Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea
• Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
• Great Tit Parus major
• Asian Tit Parus cinereus
• Himalayan Black-lored Tit Machlolophus xanthogenys

Alaudidae

• Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark Eremopterix griseus
• Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula
• Crested Lark Galerida cristata
• Greater Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
• Sand Lark Alaudala raytal

Cisticolidae

• Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
• Gray-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
• Gray-crowned Prinia Prinia cinereocapilla
• Delicate Prinia Prinia lepida
• Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
• Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
• Jungle Prinia Prinia sylvatica
• Himalayan Prinia Prinia crinigera
• Plain Prinia Prinia inornata
• Golden-headed Cisticola Cisticola exilis
• Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis

Acrocephalidae

• Thick-billed Warbler Arundinax aedon
• Booted Warbler Iduna caligata
• Paddyfield Warbler Acrocephalus agricola
• Blyth's Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum
• Clamorous Reed Warbler Acrocephalus stentoreus

Locustellidae

• Spotted Bush Warbler Locustella thoracica
• Bristled Grassbird Schoenicola striatus
• Striated Grassbird Megalurus palustris

Hirundinidae

• Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
• Pale Martin Riparia diluta
• Gray-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
• Plain Martin Riparia paludicola
• Eurasian Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne rupestris
• Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
• Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
• Nepal House-Martin Delichon nipalense
• Asian House-Martin Delichon dasypus
• Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica

Aegithalidae

• Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus

Cettiidae

• Pale-footed Bush Warbler Hemitesia pallidipes
• Gray-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer
• Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler Cettia major
• Chestnut-headed Tesia Cettia castaneocoronata
• Gray-sided Bush Warbler Cettia brunnifrons
• Yellow-bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris
• Aberrant Bush Warbler Horornis flavolivaceus
• Hume's Bush Warbler Horornis brunnescens

Phylloscopidae

• Buff-barred Warbler Phylloscopus pulcher
• Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis
• Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
• Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei
• Lemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus
• Tickell's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus affinis
• Dusky Warbler Phylloscopus fuscatus
• Smoky Warbler Phylloscopus fuligiventer
• Common Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
• Green-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus burkii
• Whistler's Warbler Phylloscopus whistleri
• Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
• Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
• Chestnut-crowned Warbler Phylloscopus castaniceps
• Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis
• Blyth's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides
• Gray-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos

Pycnonotidae

• Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris
• Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
• Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
• Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
• Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys
• White-throated Bulbul Alophoixus flaveolus
• Ashy Bulbul Hemixos flavala
• Mountain Bulbul Ixos mcclellandii
• Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus

Sylviidae

• Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca

Paradoxornithidae

• Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense
• Jerdon's Babbler Chrysomma altirostre

Zosteropidae

• Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus

Timaliidae

• Chestnut-capped Babbler Timalia pileata
• Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis
• Black-chinned Babbler Cyanoderma pyrrhops
• Streak-breasted Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus ruficollis
• White-browed Scimitar-Babbler Pomatorhinus schisticeps
• Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler Erythrogenys erythrogenys
• Gray-throated Babbler Stachyris nigriceps

Pellorneidae

• Indian Grassbird Graminicola bengalensis
• Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps

Leiothrichidae

• Nepal Fulvetta Alcippe nipalensis
• Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata
• Slender-billed Babbler Argya longirostris
• Jungle Babbler Argya striata
• Common Babbler Argya caudata
• Striated Babbler Argya earlei
• Spiny Babbler Turdoides nipalensis
• Lesser Necklaced Laughingthrush Garrulax monileger
• White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus
• Rufous-necked Laughingthrush Pterorhinus ruficollis
• Greater Necklaced Laughingthrush Pterorhinus pectoralis
• White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis

Tichodromidae

• Wallcreeper Tichodroma muraria

Sittidae

• Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
• White-tailed Nuthatch Sitta himalayensis
• Indian Nuthatch Sitta castanea
• Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta cinnamoventris

Sturnidae

• Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
• European Starling Sturnus vulgaris
• Indian Pied Starling Gracupica contra
• Brahminy Starling Sturnia pagodarum
• Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnia malabarica
• Bank Myna Acridotheres ginginianus
• Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
• Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
• Spot-winged Starling Saroglossa spilopterus

Cinclidae

• Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii

Turdidae

• Long-billed Thrush Zoothera monticola
• Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
• Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
• White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctus
• Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis
• Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
• Gray-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul
• Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor

Muscicapidae

• Indian Robin Copsychus fulicatus
• Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
• White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
• Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
• Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
• Brown-breasted Flycatcher Muscicapa muttui
• Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae
• Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara
• Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
• Pale Blue Flycatcher Cyornis unicolor
• Blue-throated Flycatcher Cyornis rubeculoides
• Tickell's Blue Flycatcher Cyornis tickelliae
• Pale-chinned Flycatcher Cyornis poliogenys
• Bluethroat Luscinia svecica
• Siberian Rubythroat Calliope calliope
• Himalayan Rubythroat Calliope pectoralis
• White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucura
• Little Forktail Enicurus scouleri
• Slaty-backed Forktail Enicurus schistaceus
• Black-backed Forktail Enicurus immaculatus
• Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
• Indian Blue Robin Larvivora brunnea
• Snowy-browed Flycatcher Ficedula hyperythra
• Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor
• Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher Ficedula strophiata
• Ultramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris
• Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
• Rusty-tailed Flycatcher Ficedula ruficauda
• Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
• Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
• Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis
• White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus
• Plumbeous Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus
• Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
• Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
• Blue-capped Rock-Thrush Monticola cinclorhyncha
• Chestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush Monticola rufiventris
• Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius
• Gray Bushchat Saxicola ferreus
• Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata
• White-throated Bushchat Saxicola insignis
• White-tailed Stonechat Saxicola leucurus
• Siberian Stonechat Saxicola maurus

Dicaeidae

• Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos
• Plain Flowerpecker Dicaeum minullum
• Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus

Nectariniidae

• Little Spiderhunter Arachnothera longirostra
• Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna
• Ruby-cheeked Sunbird Chalcoparia singalensis
• Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata
• Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
• Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus

Chloropseidae

• Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii
• Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons

Ploceidae

• Black-breasted Weaver Ploceus benghalensis
• Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus

Estrildidae

• Indian Silverbill Euodice malabarica
• Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
• White-rumped Munia Lonchura striata
• Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
• Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
• Red Avadavat Amandava amandava

Passeridae

• Yellow-throated Sparrow Gymnoris xanthocollis
• Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
• House Sparrow Passer domesticus

Motacillidae

• Gray Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
• Western Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava
• Citrine Wagtail Motacilla citreola
• White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis
• White Wagtail Motacilla alba
• Blyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
• Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
• Richard's Pipit Anthus richardi
• Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
• Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis
• Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
• Rosy Pipit Anthus roseatus
• Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta

Fringillidae

• Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
• Yellow-breasted Greenfinch Chloris spinoides

Emberizidae

• Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
• Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola
• Crested Bunting Emberiza lathami
• Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos

More about the wildlife here: Wildlife of Chitwan National Park. Order follows AviList (birds) and the Mammal Diversity Database (mammals).

Data last updated 2026-11-05. Species–place links come from GBIF occurrence downloads (GBIF.org) matched to protected-area boundaries from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and other open boundary sources, plus places listed by our own guides. Record counts are what has been reported to GBIF, not population sizes. Reptiles and amphibians are never shown at park level. How this database works · Data sources and limits.