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(H) –
heard only
(D) – Only specimen seen
Rufous-throated Hill Partridge
Arborophila rufogularis
- Seen by single observer in the Doyang
Reservoir area
Mountain Bamboo Partridge Bambusicola fytchii
(H)
-
Heard on the drive to Old Riphyim
Great Barbet Megalaima virens
-
Seen and heard
regularly though never numerous
Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica
-
Singles seen and heard on most
days
Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
-
A couple on the drive
to Wokha. Dead bird on the last day in Nagaland. Singles at
Aizuto
White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
-
A pair as we climbed away from
Ghoshu
Large Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx (Cuculus) sparverioides
-
Commonly heard but
rarely seen
Eurasian (Common) Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
(H)
-
Heard only at Aizuto
Oriental Cuckoo Cuculus saturatus
(H)
-
Heard only at
Aizuto
Himalayan Swiftlet Collocalia (Aerodramus) brevirostris
- A few
met on the road to Kohima and elsewhere
Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
-
Observed on the
road between Mokokchung to Tuli
Fork-tailed (Pacific) Swift Apus pacificus
-
Recorded at Aizuto
House (Little) Swift Apus affinis
-
Observed on the
road between Mokokchung to Tuli
Mountain Scops Owl Otus spilocephalus
(H)
-
Heard only at Old
Riphyim
Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
-
Seen and heard at Aizuto
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
-
A few on the drive to
Old Riphyim
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
-
Met infrequently
around
Aizuto
Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica
-
Fast flying bird seen on the
drive to Old Riphyim
Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis Ptilorhyncus
-
Seen at
Aizuto
and Ghosu
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
(H)
-
Heard on the
road between
Mokokchung to Tuli
Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
- One on the drive to Zunheboto
Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach (Tricolor)
- Seen dead and alive between Zunheboto and Mokokchung
Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
-
Regularly met throughout the trip
Large-billed (Eastern Jungle) Crow Corvus macrorhynchos (levaillantii)
-
Widespread in this
part though in very small numbers. Seen on
the road to Old Riphyim, heard at Doyang
and a small flock observed near the Minkong forest
Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
-
Seen on the drive from Mokochung
to Tuli
Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotus ethologus
-
Small flock at
Aizuto
White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
- Seen or heard in in the Wokha and
Aizuto
area
Ashy Drongo
Dicrurus leucophaeus
-
Aizuto
area and on the road
Black-naped (Blue) Monarch
Hypothymis azurea
-
A
couple on the
road to Wokha
Asian Paradise-flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi
-
Adult male seen on the
drive from Mokokchung to Tuli
Black-breasted Thrush Turdus dissimilis
-
Single male
at Aizuto
Rufous (Orange)
-gorgeted Flycatcher
Ficedula strophiata
-
Singing male at Aizuto
Slaty-blue Flycatcher Ficedula tricolor
(D)
-
Male in hunter's bag between
Zunheboto and Mokokchung. Appears to be of the western race which may be new
information
Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina
-
Singles at Aizuto on
both days
Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae
-
A couple of singing males spotted
at Aizuto
Pale Blue Flycatcher Cyornis unicolor
-
Single male at Aizuto
Siberian Rubythroat Luscinia calliope
(D)
-
Male in hunter's bag
between Zunheboto and Mokokchung
Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis
-
Uncommon. Only at Aizuto
Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros
- A few
males at Doyang Reservoir. Addition to the checklist of Nagaland
Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus
-
Single male
between Zunheboto and Mokokchung
Black-backed Forktail Enicurus immaculatus
- A
couple near Doyang Reservoir
Siberian Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
-
Male at Doyang and
some seen on the last day
Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata
-
Single male between
Zunheboto and Mokokchung
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
- Two pairs seen on the trip
Common Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
(H)
-
Heard
between
Mokokchung to Tuli
Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus
-
Seen at Aizuto
Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
-
Met occasionally
throughout the trip
Striated Swallow Hirundo striolata
- Many near the Doyang Reservoir. Some could have been
Red-rumped as well
Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus
-
Observed near the Doyang
Reservoir
Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
- Encountered a few times throughout the trip
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
- Common
Flavescent Bulbul Pycnonotus flavescens
-
Singles on the
road to Old Riphyim and at Aizuto
(Himalayan) Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
-
Very large numbers at Aizuto.
Less common in other parts
Rufescent Prinia Prinia rufescens
-
A few seen on the
drive from Mokokchung to Tuli
Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
- Common
Brownish-flanked (Strong-footed) Bush Warbler Cettia fortipes
- Observed on the road to Aizuto from Wokha
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
-
Seen on the drive from
Mokokchung to Tuli
Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
-
One at Kohima and one on the road
Greenish Warbler Phylloscopus trochiloides
-
Seen on the
road between from
Mokokchung to Tuli
Blyth's
Leaf Warbler
Phylloscopus reguloides
-
At Aizuto only
Tickell's Leaf-warbler Phylloscopus affinis
-
Pair in the Wokha area
in degraded scrub forest
Grey-hooded Warbler Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
-
Seen at Aizuto and also on the
road to Akuluto
Chestnut-crowned (Assam) Laughingthrush Garrulax erythrocephalus
-
Seen by a single
observer in the Aizuto area
Spot-breasted Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus erythrocnemis
(H)
-
Heard on the drive from
Mokokchung to Tuli near Minkong forest
Pygmy Wren Babbler Pnoepyga pusilla
-
Commonly heard in
Wokha and Zunheboto, but only seen at Aizuto
Silver-eared Mesia Leiothrix argentauris
-
A flock on the
road
to Old
Riphyim and also at Aizuto
Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera
-
Regular at Aizuto
Grey Sibia Heterophasia gracilis
-
Pair at Aizuto was the only
sighting
Striated Yuhina Yuhina castaniceps
-
Feeding flock on the
way from Mokokchung to Tuli. Birds were of the plumbeiceps race
Fire-breasted Flowerpecker Dicaeum ignipectus
-
Seen at Aizuto
Mrs.
Gould's
Sunbird
Aethopyga gouldiae
- A striking male on the drive down to Ghosu
Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
-
A pair on the
way
to Old
Riphyim
House Sparrow Passer domesticus
- Seen at Wokha town
Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
-
Kohima and most large towns
White Wagtail Motacilla alba
-
At the Doyang
Reservoir
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinere
-
Aizuto area
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
-
Small flocks
encountered regularly
Common Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus
- Large
feeding flock at Kohima
Little Bunting Emberiza pusilla
-
Small flock at Aizuto
Not positively identified
Great-Eared Nightjar
Eurostopodus
macrotis
- A couple flushed at Aizuto could have been this species
Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx (Cuculus)
varius
(H)
-
Possibly this species heard in
the lowlands
Orange-breasted Green Pigeon
Treron bicintus
-
A fast flying flock
though to be this species. Near Doyang
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus paradiseus
-
A Racket-tailed Drongo was seen
near Tuli. Thought to be this species but positive ID was not possible
Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
-
Fast disappearing
large dark birds thought to be this species
Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata
-
Most likely this species at Wokha
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