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NEPAL'S A - BIRDWATCHING TOUR (15 -23 February 2003). Led by Hathan Chaudhary.
BIRD SPECIES SCIENTIFIC NAME TJip 1 2 3 4 5 6
Little Grebe Tachybaptlls nificollis ..J 3
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis ..J
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatlls ..J
Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo ..J 10 24 61 11
Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger ..J 5 6
Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster ..J 2 2
Great White Pelican Pelecal1l1s onocrotallls
Spot-billed Pelican Peiecanlls phillipensis
Eurasian Bittem Botaunls stellaris
Cinnamon Bittem b:Oblychlls cinnamomells ..J
Yellow Bittem Ixobrychlls sinensis
Black Bittem DlIpetorjlavicollis
Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticora.'( ..J 1
Green-backed Heron Butorides stJiatus ..J 2 1
Indian Pond Heron Ardeola grayii ..J 5 120 134 52
Cattle Egret Bublllcus ibis ..J 2 3 300 101
Little Egret Egretta garzetta ..J 3 6 19 117 22
Intermediate Egret Egretta intennedia ..J 1 1 150 6
Great White Egret Egretta alba ..J 2 13 3
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea ..J 1 1
Purple Heron Ardea purplll'ea ..J 2 1
Asian Openbill Stork AnasfoJnlls oscitans ..J 2 32 35
Black Stork Ciconia nigra ..J 24 1 1
Woolly-necked Stork Ciconia episcopus ..J 1
Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchlls asiaticlls ..J 4
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
Greater Adjutant Stork Leptopfilos dubills
Lesser Adjutant Stork Leptopfilos javaniclls ..J 1 1 17 2
Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papi/losa ..J 32 9 3 20
Oriental White Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus ..J 2 9
Eurasian Spoonbill Platalea lellcorodia
Lesser Whistling Duck Dendrocygna javanica ..J
Greylag Goose Anseranser
Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus
Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna Jerruginea 2 96 2 103
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Eurasian Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Comb Duck Sarkidiornis melanotos
Cotton Pygmy Goose Nettaplls coromandelianus
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Falcated Duck Anas Jalcata
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Eurasian Wigeon Anas penelope 6 7
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Gadwall Anas strepera 6
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Common Teal Anas crecca 4 500
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Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 100
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Spot-billed Duck Anas poecilorhyncha
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Northern Pintail iAnas aCl/ta 7 50
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Garganey Anas qllerqlledllla
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Northern Shoveler iAnas c/ypeata
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Red-crested Po chard Netta rufina
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Common Pochard Aythyaferina
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Baer's Po chard Aythya baeri
Ferruginous Duck Aythya nyroca 2
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Tufted Duck Aythyafitligllla
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Long-tailed Duck Clanga hyemalis
Common Goldeneye Bucephala c/angula
Goosander Mergus merganser 16 4
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Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus 1 3
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Black-shouldered Kite Elanus caeruleus 3 1
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Black Kite Mi/vIIs migrans 6 5 1 1 1
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PaIlas's Fish Eagle Haieaeetlls leucoryphus
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla 1
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Grey-headed Fishing Eagle Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus
Egyptian Vulture Neophroll percnopterlls 3 1
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Oriental White-backed Vulture Gyps bengalensis 7
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Long-billed Vulture Gyps indiclIs 1 5 1
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Eurasian Griffon Vulture Gyps fitlvIIs 13 1 6
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Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis 2
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Red-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvIIs 1
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Eurasian Black Vulture Aegypills monachus
Short-toed Eagle Circaetlls gallicus ..J
Crested Serpent Eagle Spilomis cheela ..J 6 1
Eurasian Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginoslls ..J
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
Montague's Harrier Circus pygargus
Pallid Harrier Circus macrollrus
Pied Harrier Circus melanoleucus ..J
Northern Goshawk Accipiter gentillis
Besra iAccipiter virgatus
Northern Sparrowhawk Accipiter nislls
Crested Goshawk Accipiter trivirgatlls
Shikra Accipiter badius ..J 1 2
White-eyed Buzzard Butastllr teesa ..J 3 6
Common Buzzard Buleo buteo ..J 1
Long-legged Buzzard Bufeo rujinus ..J 1
Black Eagle Ictinaetlls malayensis ..J
Lesser Spotted Eagle Aquila pomarina ..J 2 1 1
Greater Spotted Eagle Aquila clanga ..J 2
Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis ..J 3 1
Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax
Imperial Eagle Aqllila heliaca
Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatlls ..J 1
Bonelli's Eagle Hieraaetlls jasciatlls ..J
Changeable Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus cirrhatus
Mountain Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus nipaZensis ..J
Osprey Pandion haliaetlls ..J 3
Red-thighed Falconet Microhierax caeruTescens ..J 1
Common Kestrel Faleo tinnuncuTus ..J 2 1
Red-necked Falcon FaZco chicquera
Merlin FaZco coTumbarius ..J 1
Laggar FaTco jllgger
Peregrine FaZeD peregrinlls ..J 1
Black Francolin Francolinus jrancolinus
Swamp Francolin Francolinus guTaris ..J 2
Common Hill Partridge Arborophila torqueola " 2
Red Junglefowl Gal/us gal/us " 2 2 3
Kalij Pheasant Lophura lellcomelana " 5
Blue Peafowl Pavo cristatlls " 6 10 2
Yellow-legged Buttonquail Tumi. tanki
Barred Buttonquail Tumix suscitator
Ruddy-breasted Crake PorzanaJusca " 1
BrownCrake Amauromis akool " 2
Water Rail Rallus aquaticlls
Baillon's Crake Porzana plIsilla
White-breasted Waterhen iAmauromis phoenicll11ls " 1 4
Common Moorhen Gallinula chloroplls " 1 1 3 26
Purple Swamphen Porphyrio porphyrio " 4
Eurasian Coot Fulica atra "
Common Crane Gms grus
Pheasant-tailed Jacana Hydrophasianus chi11lrgus "
Bronze-winged Jacana Metopidills indicus " 6 10
Painted Snipe Rostratula benghalensis " 5
lbisbill Ibidorhyncha struthersii " 3 4
Northem Stone-curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
Great Stone-Plover Esacus recllrvirostris
Little Pratincole Glareola lac tea " 7 42
Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubills " l3 2 6
Long-billed Plover Chardrius placidlls
Kentish Plover Charadrills alexandrinus " 4 20
Pacific Golden Plover P/uvialis Julva "
River Plover Hoploptems dllvallcelli " 2 3 4
Yellow-wattled Plover Hop/opterus malabaricus
Grey-headed Plover Hop/opterus cinereus
Red-wattled Plover Hoplopterus indiclls " 1 3 8 8
Northem Lapwing Vane//us vanelllls "
Little Stint Calidris minltta "
Temminck's Stint Ca/idris temminckii " 16 11
Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea
Sanderling Ca/idris alba " 1 1
Dunlin Calidris alpina ..J 3
Ruff Philomachlls pugnax ..J 3
Common Snipe Gallinago gallinago
Pintail Snipe Gallinago stenllra
Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax msticola
Eurasian Curlew Numenius arqllata
Spotted Redshank Tringa elythropus
Redshank Tringa totanus
Greenshank Tringa nebl/laria ..J 25 3 53
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Green Sandpiper Tringa ochropl/s ..J 9 1
Wood Sandpiper Tringa glareola ..J
Terek Sandpiper Xenus cinerellS
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos ..J 8 9 5
Great Black-headed Gull LanJs ichthyaetus ..J
Common Black-headed Gull Lams ridibundus ..J
Brown-headed Gull Lams bmnnicephalus
Herring Gull Lams argentatus
Yellow-legged Gull Lams cachinnans ..J
Gull-billed Tern Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern Sterna casp ia
River Tern Sterna aurantia ..J 1
Black-bellied Tern Sterna acuticauda
Little Tern Sterna albifrons
Whiskered Tern Chlidonias hybridus
Rock Dove Columba livia ..J 10 36
Ashy Woodpigeon Columba pulchricollis
Eurasian Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto ..J 1 6 10 5
Red Turtle Dove Strepfopelia tranquebarica ..J
Oriental Turtle Dove Streptopelia orientalis ..J 15 2 3
Laughing Dove Streptopelia senegalensis
Spotted Dove Streptopelia chinensis ..J 3 6 41 30 23
Barred Cuckoo-dove iMacropygia unchall
Emerald Dove Chacophaps indica ..J 7 3
Orange-breasted Green Pigeon Treron bicincta
Pompadour Green Pigeon Treron pOlllpadora
Yellow-footed Green Pigeon Treron phoenicoptera " 3
Alexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria " 4 15
Ring-necked Parakeet Psittacllla krameri " 3 60 36 7 10
Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala " 12
Moustached Parakeet Psittacula alexandri " 3 40
Slaty-headed Parakeet Psittacula himalayana
Common Hawk-Cuckoo Hierococcyx varius " 1
Large Hawk Cuckoo Hierococcyx span'erioides
Indian Cuckoo Cuclllus microptenls " 1
KoeI Cuckoo Eudynamys scolopacea
Sirkeer Malkoha Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii " 1
Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis " 2 3 7
Greater Coucal CentropIIs sinensis
Lesser Coucal Centropus bengalensis
Brown Fish Owl Ketupa zeylonensis
Dusky Eagle Owl Bubo coromandus
Oriental Scops Owl GtllS sllnia
lndian Scops Owl Gtlls bakkamoena
Collared Scops Owl GtllS (bakkamoena) lempiji
Jungle Owlet Glallcidill11l radiatllm " 2 1
Collared Owlet Glaucidium brodiei
Asian Barred Owlet Glaucidillm Cllcllloides "
Brown Hawk Owl Ninox sCllfulata
Spotted Little Owl Athene brama " 2 2
Brown Wood Owl Strix leptogrammica
Barn Owl Tytoalba "
Short-eared Owl Asio jlammells
Large-tailed Nightjar Caprimlllgus macrurus " 1
Franklin's Nigh~ar Caprimulgus affinis
Jungle Nigh~ar Caprimlllgus indiclls
Himalayan Swiftlet Collocalia brevirostris " 3
White-rumped Needletail Zoonavena ~ylvatica
Pacific Swift Aplls pacijiclls " 3
Alpine Swift iAPlls melba " 90 1
Little Swift Aplls affinis " 6 18 13
Asian Palm Swift Cypsillrlls balasiensis " 3
Crested Tree Swift Hemiprocne coronafa " 20
Red-headed Trogon Hmpactes eryfhrocephallls
White-breasted Kingfisher Halycon smymensis " 2 4 6 9 12
Black-capped Kingfisher Halycon pileata
Stork-billed Kingfisher Pelargopsis capensis " 1 2 1 1
Common Kingfisher Alcedo atfhis " 1 3 1 3
Pied Kingfisher Cefyle rudis " 1 11 1 15
Crested Kingfisher Celyle lugllbris
Blue-bearded Bee-eater Nyctyomis afherfoni " 1 1
Little Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
Blue-tailed Bee-eater Merops philippinlls
Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti
Indian Roller COl'acias benghalensis " 6 2 13
Dollarbird Eurystoltlus orientalis
Hoopoe Upupaepops " 1 1 2 4
Indian Grey Hornbill Toclcus birostris
Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronaflls " 6 4 6
Great Pied Hornbill Bllceros bicomis
Great Barbet Megalaima virens "
Brown-headed Barbet Megalaima zeylanica
Lineated Barbet Megalaima lineata " 2 4 1
Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica " 2
Golden-throated Barbet Megalaima franklinii
Coppersmith Barbet Megalaima haemacephala
Wryneck Jynx torqui/la
Speckled Piculet Picumnus innomiatlls
Rufous Woodpecker Celeus brachyurus
Lsr. Yellow-naped Woodpecker Picus chlorolophus " 2
Gtr. Yellow-naped Woodpecker Pic:us flavinucha
Grey-headed Woodpecker Piclls canlls " 4
Streak-tlrroated Green Woodpecker Piclls mynnecophoneus " 1
Scaly-bellied Green Woodpecker Picus squamatlls
Bay Woodpecker Blythipiclls pyrrhotis
Himalayan Flameback Dinopium shorii 3 3
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Black-rumped Flameback Dinopillm benghalense 1 2 1
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Greatar Flameback Chrysocolaptes lllcidlls
Fulvous-breasted Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos macei 2 6
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Brown-fronted Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos allriceps
Darjeeling Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos dmjellensis 1
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Crimson-breasted Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos cathpharius 2
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Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos canicapillus 1 3
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Yellow-crowned Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis
Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Dendrocopos moluccensis
Rufous-bellied Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos hypelythrus 2
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Rufous-winged Bush Lark lvlirafra assamical
Ashy-crowned Sparrow lark Eremopterix grisea 2
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Sandlark Calandrella rayt al 3 13
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Crested Lark Galerida cristata
Oriental Skylark Alauda gulgula 2
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Short-toed Lark Calandrella brachydactyla
Plain Sand Martin Riparia pallldicola 16 100 15
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Collared Sand Martin Riparia riparia
BamSwallow Hirllndo rustica 2 14 2 4 4
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Red-rumped Swallow Hinmdo daurica 23 16
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Nepal House-martin Delichon nipalensis
Asian House Martin Delichon dasyplls 6
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Richard's Pipit Anthlls richardi 1
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Paddyfield Pipit Anthlls rujullls 1
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BIyth's Pipit Anthus godlewskii
Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris
Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni 3 6 3
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Rosy Pipit 'Anthlls roseatus 7 10 6
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Red-throated Pipit 'fAnthus celvinllS
Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea 1 1 1 1
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YeHow Wagtail Motacilla flava
Citrine Wagtail iMotacilla citreolla 6 1 4
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White Wagtail Motacilla alba 15 13 10
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White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis 6 10 6 2
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Common Woodshrike Tephrodornis pondicerianlls
Large Woodshrike Tephrodo111is gularis
Bar-winged Flycatcher Shrike Hemiplls picatlls " 30 6
Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike Coracina melanoptera
Black-winged Cuckoo-shrike Coracina l1lelaschistos
Large Cuckoo-shrike Coracina novaehollandiae " 2 2
Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotlls jlal1ll1leus " 5 2
Short-billed Minivet Pericrocotlls brevirostris
Long-tailed Minivet Pericrocotlls ethologus
Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnal1lol1leus " 10
Rosy Minivet Pericrocotus rose liS
Grey-chinned Minivet Pericrocotus solaris
Striated Bulbul PycnonotlJs striatlls
Black-crested Bulbul Pycnonotus melanicte11ls
Red-whikered Bulbul " 12 35 6
Pycnonotus jOCOSlJS
Himalayan Bulbul Pycnonotlls jocosus " 15 6
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafeI' " 30 120 36 135 19
White-throated Bulbul CrinigerjIaveolus
Black Bulbul Hypsipetes madagascariensis " 20
AshyBulbul Hypsipetes jIavallls
Mountain Bulbul Hypsipetes l1lcclellandii " 3
CommonIora Aegithina tiphia " 4 3
Golden-fronted Leafbird Chloropsis aurifrons " 1
Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii
Northern Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii " 6
Maroon-backed Accentor Prunella i11l11laclllata
Rufous-breasted Accentor P11Inella strophiata " 1
Siberian Rubythroat LlIscinia calliope " 1 1
White-tailed Rubythroat Luscinia pectoralis
Bluethroat Luscinia svecica " 3
Red-flanked Bluetail Tarsiger cyanUl1lS " 5
Rufous-breasted Bush-robin Tarsiger hyperyth11ls
Golden Bush-robin Tarsiger chlysaeus " 2
Asian Magpie-Robin Copsychlls saularis " 4 6 5 4 1
Indian Robin Saxicoloides fillicata
White-rumped Shama Copsychlls malabariclls 3 1
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Black Redstart Phoenicllrus ochruros 1
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Hodgson's Redstart Phoenicllrus hodgsoni 2
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Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicllrus frontalis
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Plumbeous Redstart Rhyacornis foliginosus 1 16 3
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White-tailed Robin Cinclidilllll lellcurllln
Common Stonechat Saxicola torquata 4 30 7 6 8
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White-tailed Stonechat Saxicola leucura 4
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Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata 4 2 1
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Grey Bushchat Saxicola fen'ea
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White-capped River Chat Chaiman'ornis leucocephalus 6 1
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Blue Rock Thrush Monticola solitarius
Chestnut-bellied Rock-thrush Monticola n~fivenh1s ~
Blue Whistling Thrush Myiophonells caerulells 2 4
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White-collared Blackbird Turdus albocinctlls 6
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Black-throated Thrush TlIrdus nificollis 2 6 18 8 2
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Grey-winged Blackbird TlIrdus bOlllboll1
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Tickell's Thrush Turdus IInicolor 1
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Long-billed Thrush Zoothera monticola
Scaly (White's) Thrush Zoothera dauma 1
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Plain Mountain Thrush Zoothera mollissima
Orange-headed Thrush Zoothera citrina
Black-backed Forktail Enicllrus immaclllatus
Slaty-backed Forktail Eniclll1lS schistacells
Spotted Forktail Enicllrus maclllatus 2 1
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Little Forktail Enicurus scollleri 2 1
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Chestnut-headed Tesia Tesia castaneocoronata
Pale-footed Bush Warbler Cettia palJidipes
Aberrant Bush Warbler Cettia jlavolivacea
Chestnut-crowned Bush Warbler Cettia major
Grey-sided Bush Warbler Cettia bnmntfrons
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Spotted Bush Warbler Bradypterus thoracicus
Chinese Bush Warbler Bradypterus lllteoventris
Fan-tailed Cisticola Cisticola juncidis
