Wildlife of Sagarmatha National Park
national park · Nepal
Sagarmatha National Park is a national park in Nepal covering about 1,130 km². Our database links 9 mammals and 202 birds species to it.
What wildlife can you see at Sagarmatha National Park?
At least 9 mammal and 202 bird species are recorded at Sagarmatha National Park (GBIF records and our guides; small mammals and bats are under-recorded). Species visitors look for include Himalayan Tahr and Himalayan Griffon.
Species to look for
Mammals most often recorded
- Stoliczka's Mountain Vole 24 rec.
- House Mouse 23 rec.
- Himalayan Tahr 9 rec.
- Domestic Yak 6 rec.
- Royle's Pika 6 rec.
- Smoke-bellied White-bellied Rat 5 rec.
- Sikkim Mountain Vole 4 rec.
- Hodgson's Brown-toothed Shrew 4 rec.
- Himalayan Large-clawed Shrew 3 rec.
Birds most often recorded
- Red-billed Chough 491 rec.
- Large-billed Crow 484 rec.
- Yellow-billed Chough 445 rec.
- Snow Pigeon 398 rec.
- Himalayan Monal 315 rec.
- Himalayan Griffon 305 rec.
- Alpine Accentor 281 rec.
- Robin Accentor 279 rec.
- Tibetan Snowcock 244 rec.
- White-winged Grosbeak 231 rec.
- Blue-fronted Redstart 229 rec.
- Rufous-vented Tit 227 rec.
- Black-faced Laughingthrush 214 rec.
- Coal Tit 201 rec.
- Bearded Vulture 178 rec.
- Eurasian Wren 178 rec.
- Gray-crested Tit 169 rec.
- Himalayan Beautiful Rosefinch 168 rec.
- White-winged Redstart 162 rec.
- Common Raven 154 rec.
- White-browed Fulvetta 149 rec.
- Plain Mountain Finch 125 rec.
- Eurasian Tree Sparrow 123 rec.
- Blood Pheasant 122 rec.
- Oriental Turtle-Dove 116 rec.
- Blue Whistling-Thrush 115 rec.
- Brown Dipper 113 rec.
- Rufous-breasted Accentor 110 rec.
- White-capped Redstart 103 rec.
- Great Rosefinch 99 rec.
172 more birds on the full list.
Nearby wildlife sites
- Qomolangma National Nature Preserve 34 km · 347 species
- Gaurishankar Conservation Area 34 km · 225 species
- Makalu Barun National Park 44 km · 254 species
In our guides
Visiting tips, access and seasons: Sagarmatha National Park in our Nepal guide.
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.