Birds

List of Threatened Birds in Nepal and their Status

S.N.	Scientific Name	Common Name	Nepali Name	IUCN Status	CITES	NRDB
1	Francolinus gularis	Swamp Francolin	Seemtitara	Vulnerable	–	–
2	Catreus wallichii	Cheer Pheasant	Cheer	Vulnerable	I	–
3	Rhodonessa caryophyllacea	Pink-headed Duck	Gulabi Tauke Haas	Critically Endangered	I	Endangered
4	Aythya baeri	Baer’s Pochard	Dev Haas	Critically Endangered	–	Endangered
5	Aythya ferina	Common Pochard	Kailo Tauke Haas	Vulnerable	–	–
6	Clangula hyemalis	Long-tailed Duck	Lampuchhe Haas	Vulnerable	–	–
7	Aceros nipalensis	Rufous-necked Hornbill	Hemraj	Vulnerable	I	Endangered
8	Mulleripicus pulverulentus	Great Slaty Woodpecker	Rajlahanche	Vulnerable	–	Endangered
9	Grus antigone	Sarus Crane	Sarus	Vulnerable	II	Endangered
10	Houbaropsis bengalensis	Bengal Florican	Khar Majur	Critically Endangered	I	Endangered
11	Sypheotides indicus	Lesser Florican	Sano Khar Majur	Critically Endangered	II	Critical
12	Gallinago nemoricola	Wood Snipe	Baan Chaha	Vulnerable	–	–
13	Sterna acuticauda	Black-bellied Tern	Utra Kahi Falfele	Endangered	–	–
14	Rynchops albicollis	Indian Skimmer	Jhanjhar Chiwwa	Endangered	–	–
15	Haliaeetus leucoryphus	Pallas’s Fish Eagle	Boksi Cheel	Endangered	II	Endangered
16	Neophron percnopterus	Egyptian Vulture	Seto Ghiddha	Endangered	II	Susceptible
17	Gyps bengalensis	White-rumped Vulture	Dangar Giddha	Critically Endangered	II	–
18	Gyps tenuirostris	Slender-billed Vulture	Sano Khairo Ghiddha	Critically Endangered	II	–
19	Gyps indicus	Indian Vulture	Lamo Thulo Ghiddha	Critically Endangered	II	Susceptible
20	Sarcogyps calvus	Red-headed Vulture	Sun Ghiddha	Critically Endangered	II	Susceptible
21	Aquila hastata	Indian Spotted Eagle	Laghu Mahachari	Vulnerable	II	–
22	Aquila clanga	Greater Spotted Eagle	Jeebahar Mahacheel	Vulnerable	II	Vulnerable
23	Aquila nipalensis	Steppe Eagle	Gomiau Mahacheel	Endangered	II	–
24	Aquila heliaca	Eastern Imperial Eagle	Randmat Mahacheel	Vulnerable	I	Vulnerable
25	Falco cherrug	Saker Falcon	Thap Baj	Endangered	II	Susceptible
26	Ardea insignis	White-bellied Heron	Thulo Baan Bakulla	Critically Endangered	–	Susceptible
27	Leptoptilos javanicus	Lesser Adjutant	Bhudifod Garud	Near Threatened	–	Critical
28	Leptoptilos dubius	Greater Adjutant	Raj Garud	Near Threatened	–	Vulnerable
29	Ficedula subrubra	Kashmir Flycatcher	Kasmiri Arjunak	Vulnerable	–	–
30	Saxicola insignis	White-throated Bushchat	Setokalo Dhipsi	Vulnerable	–	Endangered
31	Prinia cinereocapilla	Grey-crowned Prinia	Gheghari Gasefiste	Vulnerable	–	–
32	Chaetornis striata	Bristled Grassbird	Kanse Ghanse Chari	Vulnerable	–	–
33	Chrysomma altirostre	Jerdon’s Babbler	Nakart Bhyakur	Vulnerable	–	–
34	Turdoides longirostris	Slender-billed Babbler	Khadne Bhyakur	Vulnerable	–	–
35	Paradoxornis flavirostris	Black-breasted Parrotbill	Terai Bhadarchari	Vulnerable	–	–
36	Ploceus megarhynchus	Yellow Weaver	Sunaulo Topchara	Endangered	–	–
37	Emberiza aureola	Yellow-breasted Bunting	Bagase Bagedi	Critically Endangered	–	–
IUCN- International Union for Conservation of Nature CITES- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora NRDB- Nepal’s Red Data Book