Kalij Pheasant, Lophura leucomelanos, is found from Pakistan to Thailand.
Kalij Pheasant
Tag: Chopta
Alpine Accentor
Alpine Accentor, Prunella collaris, is a species of birds that are widely distributed. The Accentor is a Latin word meaning the one sings with another.
Black-throated Tit
Black-throated Tit, Aegithalos concinnus, also known as Black-throated Bushtit.
Himalayan Bluetail
Himalayan Bluetail, Tarsiger rufilatus, is also known as Himalayan red-flanked bush-robin and Orange-flanked bush-robin is a bird of the Himalayas as it name says. The Himayalan Bluetail belongs to the Old World Flycatchers.
We saw the Himalayan Bluetail for the first time during our GIBT 2018 – CS at Chopta. Later it was also found at Nalsarovar area.
Blue Whistling Thrush
Blue Whistling Thrush is a ground feeding Thrush main seen in Central Asia, China and Southern Asia. As the name suggests, the Blue Whistling Thrush’s calls are like human whistle.
Blue Whistling Thrushes are a common species of birds in most of the Himalayas.
Gray Treepie
Grey Treepie, Dendrocitta formosae, is also known as Himalayan Treepie is a close relative to crows. They are mainly seen in the foothills of Himalayas, some parts of China and Taiwan.
Even though I have seen Grey Treepie quite a few times, this was the first time I have taken photograph of them. During our trip GIBT 2018 – CS we saw quite a few of them.
Himalayan Tahr
Himalayan Tahr (Thar) is a near threatened species of mammals according to the IUCN Red List. As the name suggests they can only be found in the Himalayas.
During the GIBT 2018 – CS trip, we found quite a good number of them at Chopta. For all of us Himalayan Tahr was a new species.
Koklass Pheasant
Koklass Pheasant’s name came from its territorial calls. It is one of the few pheasants that can fly for miles. Another interesting fact about Koklass Pheasant is that during winter they feed on vegetation and during the summer they become highly insectivorous.
Another species of birds in our target list during GIBT 2017 – CS, we saw them a few times in Chopta.
Himalayan Monal
Himalayan Monal, the national bird of Nepal and state bird of Uttarkhand is found in the Himalayas. The males and females differ in their plumage sometimes difficult for the common man to say they belongs to the same species.
Himalayan Monal was a dream bird for me for years. I have personally tried to see these birds a few times and all I could manage was seeing the tail of a male Himalayan Monal bird from Nepal.
Well, that was a story now. In GIBT 2018 – CS we found around 50 of them if not more. We were also able to photograph them comparatively easily.
White-throated Laughingthrush
White-throated Laughingthrush, Garrulax albogularis, belongs to the laughingthrushes family and are found mainly in the Himalayas.
In Chopta & Sattal we found them everyday. Sometimes in 100s. One of the target birds in our list the species are very common in both places we visited during our GIBT 2017 – CS trip.
Great Indian Birding Trip 