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North Bengal: 13th ~ 17th March 2005
by Sumit K Sen
LIST OF BIRDS OBSERVED IN
North Bengal
 Incorporates 34 images from the trip
1. Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola
Single female seen at dawn feeding on the field below Karmi Farm
2. Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus
Chapramari WLS
3. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus
Chapramari WLS and Gorumara National Park
4. Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Many seen during the drive past Gajoldoba Barrage
5. Gadwall Anas strepera
Small flock in overhead flight at Gorumara and many at Gajoldoba
6. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Common at Gajoldoba Barrage
7. Common Teal Anas crecca
Few seen at Gajoldoba
8. Garganey Anas querquedula
Gajoldoba Barrage
9. Northern Pintail Anas acuta
Gajoldoba
10. Northern Shoveler Anas clypeata
Small numbers at Gajoldoba
11. Common Pochard Aythya ferina
Only aythya of the trip again at Gajoldoba, where seen in good numbers.
12. Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus
One at Chapramari WLS
13. Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus
Noisy pair at Gorumara Jungle Camp
14. Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei
Single at Karmi
15. Greater Yellownape Picus flavinucha
Common at Karmi
16. Grey-headed Woodpecker Picus canus
At Karmi. Possibly pecking out a nest hole.
17. Greater Flameback Chrysocolaptes lucidus
Four at dawn near Gorumara National Park gate.
18. Great Barbet Megalaima virens
Noisy at Karmi, where seen at a fruiting tree through the day.
19. Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata
Small numbers at Gorumara.
20. Golden-throated Barbet Megalaima franklinii
Seen regularly in small numbers at Karmi
21. Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica
Found throughout the area.
22. Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris
Common at Gorumara.
23. Common Hoopoe Upupa epops
Single bird at Gorumara Jungle Camp
24. Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis affinis
A few seen on the road. Also at Gorumara.
25. White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis
Only kingfisher species of the trip. Seen both at Karmi and the plains.
26. Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
Pairs at Gorumara NP
27. Common Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius
Heard regularly at Gorumara
28. Indian Cuckoo Cuculus micropterus
Heard at Karmi
29. Eurasian Cuckoo Cuculus canorus
Call of this species recorded at Gorumara Jungle Camp.
30. Asian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea
Common in the Gorumara area where already very vocal.
31. Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria
Common in the Gorumara area
32. Red-breasted Parakeet Psittacula alexandri
Gorumara
33. Asian Palm Swift Cypsiurus balasiensis
34. Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidium cuculoides
Single bird at Gorumara.
35. Brown Hawk Owl Ninox scutulata
One bird at the Gorumara Jungle Camp.
36. Rock Pigeon Columba livia
37. Green Imperial Pigeon Ducula aenea
Rhino Point Watchtower, Gorumara.
38. Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis
Common at all sites.
39. Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis
Common
40. Red Collared Dove Streptopelia tranquebarica
At Gorumara NP.
41. Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto
On the road to Gorumara from Karmi.
42. Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera
Many at Rhino Point, Gorumara.
43. Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
One on the road near Gorumara
44. Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
Chapramari WLS.
45. Black Kite Milvus migrans
Siliguri and Gorumara area.
46. White-rumped Vulture Gyps bengalensis
Two birds seen overhead at Gorumara.
47. Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis
Single bird flying over Karmi Farm.
48. Crested Serpent Eagle Spilornis cheela
Gorumara area.
49. Black Eagle Ictinaetus malayensis
Pair at Karmi. Apparently common at the location.
50. Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
One circling over Gorumara Jungle Camp.
51. Mountain Hawk Eagle Spizaetus nipalensis
One seen on the drive to Karmi.
52. Collared Falconet Microhierax caerulescens
Single bird at Chapramari.
53. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Observed at Gajoldoba Barrage.
54. Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger
Gorumara National Park
55. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
On the Teesta and at Gajoldoba Barrage
56. Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Plains
57. Great Egret Casmerodius albus
58. Intermediate Egret Mesophoyx intermedia
Gorumara National Park
59. Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis
Common lowlands.
60. Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii
Chapramari
61. Black Ibis Pseudibis papillosa
A flock of eight birds coming in to roost by the roadside on NH 31. Chapramari.
62. Asian Fairy Bluebird Irena puella
Pair at the Chapramari entrance. Very vocal.
63. Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons
Gorumara National Park, where seen on all trips.
64. Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus
Many on the road from Siliguri to river Teesta. Also at Gorumara.
65. Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach tricolor
At Gorumara. ssp. erythronotus.
66. Grey-backed Shrike Lanius tephronotus
Karmi area.
67. Common Green Magpie Cissa chinensis
Common in the Karmi Farm area.
68. Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda
Plains
69. Grey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae
At Karmi
70. House Crow Corvus splendens
71. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos
Seen on all days of the trip
72. Ashy Woodswallow Artamus fuscus
Gorumara National park
73.Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus
Gorumara area.
74. Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
Gorumara area.
75. Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus
Karmi and Gorumara area.
76. White-throated Fantail Rhipidura albicollis
Karmi Farm
77. Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
Common in the lowlands.
78. Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
Seen on all days.
79. Spangled Drongo Dicrurus hottentottus
On the road around Karmi Farms where actively feeding on the Flame of the Forest.
80. Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea
Pair at Gorumara.
81. Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
Gorumara NP.
82. Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
Gorumara
83. Blue Whistling Thrush Myophonus caeruleus
84. Grey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul
At Karmi and surprisingly in the plains at Gorumara Jungle camp.
85. Red-throated (Taiga) Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla
Gorumara Jungle Camp.
86. Little Pied Flycatcher Ficedula westermanni
Pair seen on all days at Karmi Farm.
87. Verditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina
Common at Karmi.
88. Small Niltava Niltava macgrigoriae
Three birds at Karmi Farms.
89. Rufous-bellied Niltava Niltava sundara
Pair at Gorumara NP.
90. Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis
Gorumara area.
91. Oriental Magpie Robin Copsychus saularis
92. White-rumped Shama
Male at Gorumara National Park
93.. White-capped Water Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus
94. Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus
On the Little Rangit, Karmi area.
95. Siberian Stonechat Saxicola torquata
Several spotted on fallow land around Gorumara Jungle Camp.
96. Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferrea
Karmi area.
97. Chestnut-tailed Starling Sturnus malabaricus
Gorumara area.
98. Asian Pied Starling Sturnus contra
Lowland areas.
99. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
100. Hill Myna Gracula religiosa
Gorumara NP.
101. Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch Sitta castanea
Gorumara.
102. Velvet-fronted Nuthatch Sitta frontalis
Common at Karmi where up to 5 seen.
103. Great Tit Parus major
Gorumara.
104. Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus
Resident pair at Karmi Farm.
105. Yellow-cheeked Tit Parus spilonotus
On the road to Karmi at about 4000 feet.
106. Black-throated Tit Aegithalos concinnus
Daily at Karmi Farm.
107. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica
108.Nepal House Martin Delichon nipalensis
At Karmi.
109. Striated Bulbul Pycnonotus striatus
Karmi Farms.
110. Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicterus
Both at Karmi and in the Gorumara area.
111. Himlayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys
Karmi area.
112. Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus
Gorumara.
113. Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
114. Mountain Bulbul Hypsipetes mcclellandii
Impressive presence at Karmi, where possibly breeding.
115. Black Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus
Hundreds at Karmi Farm.
116. Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus
117. Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
Gorumara.
118. Ashy-throated Warbler Phylloscopus maculipennis
Karmi Farm
119. Hume's Warbler Phylloscopus humei
Karmi
120. Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus
Several at Karmi
121. Grey-hooded Warbler Seicercus xanthoschistos
Karmi Farm area.
122. Golden-spectacled warbler Seicercus burkii
Karmi
123. White-crested Laughingthrush Garrulax leucolophus
Heard at Karmi.
124. Rusty-cheeked Scimitar Babbler Pomatorhinus erythrogenys
Karmi Farm
125. Striped Tit Babbler Macronous gularis
Gorumara area.
126. Jungle Babbler Turdoides striatus
Gorumara Jungle Camp.
127. Blue-winged Minla Minla cyanouroptera
Daily with mixed hunting flock of smallies.
128. Nepal Fulvetta Alcippe nipalensis
Karmi Farm
129. Whiskered Yuhina Yuhina flavicollis
Most common species at Karmi where large numbers seen.
130. White-bellied Yuhina Yuhina zantholeuca
Two seen with a mixed hunting flock of warblers.
131. Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata
Karmi Farm.
132. Pale-billed Flowerpecker Dicaeum erythrorynchos
Gorumara.
133. Scarlet-backed Flowerpecker Dicaeum cruentatum
Male at Gorumara National Park did not fail to disappoint.
134. Fire-tailed Sunbird Aethopyga ignicauda
Single moulting male at Karmi
135. Crimson Sunbird Aethopyga siparaja
Gorumara.
136. Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna
Chapramari WLS.
137. House Sparrow Passer domesticus
138. Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus
Karmi
139. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea
On the road.
140. Paddyfield Pipit Anthus rufulus
In dry scrub outside Gorumara Jungle Camp.
141. Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni
On the road from Karmi.
142. Crested Bunting Melophus lathami
On the road towards Ghoom.
Unidentified:
143. Raptor sp.
Possibly a Changeable Hawk Eagle seen from a distance at Chapramari watering hole.
List of Mammals
1. Rhesus Macaque Macaca mulatta
Gorumara National park.
2. Assamese Macaque Macaca assamenis
On the Sevok Road, Teesta River.
3. Gaur Bos gaurus
Chapramari WLS.
4. Wild Pig Sus scorfa
Gorumara National Park.
5. Asian Elephant Elephas maximus
Tusker at Chapramari WLS
6. Greater One-horned Rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis
Gorumara National Park
7. Yellow-throated Marten Martes flavigula (?)
Three at Karmi Farm.
8. Hoary-bellied Himalayan Squirrel Callosciurus pygerythrus
Gorumara NP.
9. Spotted Deer Axis axis
Gorumara NP
10. Indian Muntjac Muntiacus muntjak
Gorumara NP.
Kolkata, India; April 2005.
REFERENCES
[1] Birds of the Indian Subcontinent; Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp & Tim
Inskipp; Christopher Helm; 1998.
[2] A Field Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent; Krys Kazmierczak & Ber
van Perlo; Pica Press; 2000;
[3] A Birdwatchers' Guide to India; Krys Kazmierczak & Raj Singh; Birdwatchers'
Guides, Oxford University Press
[4] Birds of South-east Asia ~ Craig Robson; New Holland
[5] Handbook of the Birds of the India and Pakistan; Ali & Ripley; OUP
[6] Birds of the Eastern Himalayas; Salim Ali
[7] Oriental Bird Images Gallery - OBC
[8] A Field Guide to Indian Mammals; Vivek Menon; DK
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