Wildlife of Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve

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Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve is a wildlife in Nepal covering about 147 km². Our database links 12 mammals and 415 birds species to it, and it features in 1 trip report.

What wildlife can you see at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve?

At least 12 mammal and 415 bird species are recorded at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Sarus Crane and Smooth-coated Otter.

Species to look for

Sarus Crane

Smooth-coated Otter

Mammals most often recorded

• Golden Jackal 12 rec.
• Eurasian Wild Pig 10 rec.
• Striped Hyena 9 rec.
• Asian Elephant 9 rec.
• Jungle Cat 8 rec.
• Chital 8 rec.
• Indian Fox 8 rec.
• Fishing Cat 8 rec.
• Hog Deer 8 rec.
• Water Buffalo 7 rec.
• Nilgai 3 rec.
• Smooth-coated Otter · listed by our guide

Birds most often recorded

• White-throated Kingfisher 760 rec.
• Little Cormorant 760 rec.
• Indian Pond-Heron 737 rec.
• Black Drongo 719 rec.
• Red-vented Bulbul 712 rec.
• Spotted Dove 711 rec.
• Greater Coucal 710 rec.
• Jungle Babbler 693 rec.
• Common Myna 690 rec.
• Indian Pied Starling 662 rec.
• Rufous Treepie 659 rec.
• Little Egret 622 rec.
• Black-hooded Oriole 617 rec.
• Red-wattled Lapwing 614 rec.
• White-breasted Waterhen 612 rec.
• Eurasian Collared-Dove 610 rec.
• Large-billed Crow 589 rec.
• Bronze-winged Jacana 581 rec.
• Asian Green Bee-eater 573 rec.
• Oriental Magpie-Robin 565 rec.
• Asian Openbill 563 rec.
• Blue-throated Barbet 557 rec.
• Rose-ringed Parakeet 536 rec.
• Chestnut-tailed Starling 499 rec.
• Great Egret 496 rec.
• Eurasian Moorhen 491 rec.
• Lesser Adjutant 482 rec.
• Common Tailorbird 470 rec.
• Spotted Owlet 458 rec.
• Swamp Francolin 455 rec.

385 more birds on the full list.

Trip reports from Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve

• Nepal Birding Trip Report, April 2019: Wise Birding Holidays — Wise Birding Holidays

In our guides

Visiting tips, access and seasons: Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve in our Nepal guide.

2 species are listed for this place by our own guides.

GBIF download for Nepal: doi:10.15468/dl.z7ve6x.

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.