Free field guide to Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve

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A free printable field guide to Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve covers 12 mammals and 415 birds in taxonomic order, with photos for 426 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

Little Cormorant

White-throated Kingfisher

Indian Pond-Heron

Black Drongo

Red-vented Bulbul

Spotted Dove

Greater Coucal

Jungle Babbler

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Checklist: mammals of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (12)

Elephantidae

• Asian Elephant Elephas maximus

Mustelidae

• Smooth-coated Otter Lutra perspicillata

Canidae

• Golden Jackal Canis aureus
• Indian Fox Vulpes bengalensis

Felidae

• Jungle Cat Felis chaus
• Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus

Hyaenidae

• Striped Hyena Hyaena hyaena

Bovidae

• Nilgai Boselaphus tragocamelus
• Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis

Cervidae

• Chital Axis axis
• Hog Deer Axis porcinus

Suidae

• Eurasian Wild Pig Sus scrofa

Checklist: birds of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (415)

Anatidae

• Fulvous Whistling-Duck Dendrocygna bicolor
• 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
• Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
• Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea
• Common Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
• Common Merganser Mergus merganser
• Knob-billed Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
• Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
• Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca
• Baer's Pochard Aythya baeri
• Common Pochard Aythya ferina
• Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
• Garganey Spatula querquedula
• Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata
• Falcated Duck Mareca falcata
• 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

• 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
• Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis

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
• Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
• Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
• Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus

Columbidae

• Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis
• Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis
• Red Collared-Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
• Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis
• Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto
• Rock Pigeon Columba livia
• Asian Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
• Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon Treron phayrei
• 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

• Brown-cheeked Rail Rallus indicus
• 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
• Baillon's Crake Zapornia pusilla

Burhinidae

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

Recurvirostridae

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

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 Curlew Numenius arquata
• Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa
• 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
• 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

• Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus
• Small Pratincole Glareola lactea
• Oriental Pratincole Glareola maldivarum

Laridae

• Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis
• Little Tern Sternula albifrons
• Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia
• Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
• Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybrida
• River Tern Sterna aurantia
• Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda
• Common Tern Sterna hirundo
• 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

• Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus
• Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa
• Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia
• Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus

Pelecanidae

• Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus philippensis

Ardeidae

• Eurasian Bittern Botaurus stellaris
• 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
• Purple Heron Ardea purpurea
• Gray Heron Ardea cinerea

Caprimulgidae

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

Hemiprocnidae

• Crested Treeswift Hemiprocne coronata

Apodidae

• Blyth's Swift Apus leuconyx
• House Swift Apus nipalensis
• Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
• Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba
• Himalayan Swiftlet Aerodramus brevirostris

Strigidae

• Brown Boobook Ninox scutulata
• 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
• 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
• Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus
• White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis
• Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis
• Slender-billed Vulture Gyps tenuirostris
• Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus
• Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela
• Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus
• Changeable Hawk-Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus
• Indian Spotted Eagle Clanga hastata
• Greater Spotted Eagle Clanga clanga
• Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus
• Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis
• Imperial Eagle Aquila heliaca
• Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata
• Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
• Pallid Harrier Circus macrourus
• Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
• Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucos
• Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
• Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
• Black Kite Milvus migrans
• Pallas's Fish-Eagle Haliaeetus leucoryphus
• 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

Upupidae

• Common Hoopoe Upupa epops

Bucerotidae

• 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

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

Megalaimidae

• Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus
• Great Barbet Psilopogon virens
• Lineated Barbet Psilopogon lineatus
• Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus

Picidae

• Eurasian Wryneck Jynx torquilla
• 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
• Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
• Gray-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus canicapillus
• Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Yungipicus nanus
• Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Leiopicus mahrattensis
• Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei

Falconidae

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

Psittaculidae

• Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
• Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri
• Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
• Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri

Pittidae

• Indian Pitta Pitta brachyura

Campephagidae

• Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus
• Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
• Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
• Brown-rumped Minivet Pericrocotus cantonensis
• Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus roseus
• Ashy Minivet Pericrocotus divaricatus
• 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

Oriolidae

• 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
• 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

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

Corvidae

• Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
• House Crow Corvus splendens
• Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos

Stenostiridae

• Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis

Paridae

• 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
• Hume's Lark Calandrella acutirostris
• Sand Lark Alaudala raytal

Cisticolidae

• Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
• Gray-breasted Prinia Prinia hodgsonii
• Delicate Prinia Prinia lepida
• Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis
• Yellow-bellied Prinia Prinia flaviventris
• 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

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

Hirundinidae

• Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
• Gray-throated Martin Riparia chinensis
• Wire-tailed Swallow Hirundo smithii
• Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
• Asian House-Martin Delichon dasypus
• Eastern Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis daurica

Cettiidae

• Gray-bellied Tesia Tesia cyaniventer
• Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler Cettia major
• Gray-sided Bush Warbler Cettia brunnifrons
• Aberrant Bush Warbler Horornis flavolivaceus

Phylloscopidae

• Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
• Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei
• 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
• Green Warbler Phylloscopus nitidus
• Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
• Large-billed Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus magnirostris
• Yellow-vented Warbler Phylloscopus cantator
• Western Crowned Warbler Phylloscopus occipitalis
• Blyth's Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus reguloides
• Gray-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos

Pycnonotidae

• Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris
• Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
• Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
• Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys

Sylviidae

• Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca

Paradoxornithidae

• Yellow-eyed Babbler Chrysomma sinense

Zosteropidae

• Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus

Timaliidae

• Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis

Pellorneidae

• Puff-throated Babbler Pellorneum ruficeps
• Rufous-vented Grass Babbler Laticilla burnesii

Leiothrichidae

• Jungle Babbler Argya striata
• Striated Babbler Argya earlei

Sittidae

• Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
• 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
• Great Myna Acridotheres grandis
• Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus
• Spot-winged Starling Saroglossa spilopterus

Turdidae

• Scaly Thrush Zoothera dauma
• Orange-headed Thrush Geokichla citrina
• Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis
• Black-throated Thrush Turdus atrogularis
• Dusky Thrush Turdus eunomus
• Gray-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul
• Tickell's Thrush Turdus unicolor

Muscicapidae

• Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis
• White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus
• Dark-sided Flycatcher Muscicapa sibirica
• Asian Brown Flycatcher Muscicapa dauurica
• Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassinus
• 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
• Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
• Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor
• Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
• Red-breasted Flycatcher Ficedula parva
• Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
• Plumbeous Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus
• Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicurus hodgsoni
• Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
• Blue-capped Rock-Thrush Monticola cinclorhyncha
• 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
• Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina

Dicaeidae

• Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorhynchos

Nectariniidae

• Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
• Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus

Chloropseidae

• 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
• Tricolored Munia Lonchura malacca
• Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla
• Red Avadavat Amandava amandava

Passeridae

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

Motacillidae

• Forest Wagtail Dendronanthus indicus
• 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

Fringillidae

• Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus

Emberizidae

• Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala
• Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala
• Yellow-breasted Bunting Emberiza aureola
• Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
• Crested Bunting Emberiza lathami
• Gray-necked Bunting Emberiza buchanani

More about the wildlife here: Wildlife of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve. 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.