common hoopoe in nepal

The common hoopoe is a colorful bird found across Europe, Asia and North Africa with crown like feather in head. These birds are found in bare or lightly vegetated ground and nests in holes of trees, cliffs, burrows, grasslands, forests. These birds are also seen at high altitudes during migration across the Himalayas and was recorded at about 6400 m by the first Mount Everest Expedition.The diet of the Hoopoe consists grasshoppers, similar swarming insects, crickets, locusts, beetles, earwigs, cicadas, ant lions, bugs, ants, small reptiles and frogs as well as some plant matter such as seeds and berries. The species has a long, thin tapering bill that is black with a fawn base. The female lays eggs with clutch size varying up to 12 weighing 4.5 grams each. The Hoopoe is Israel's national bird. It is found in koshi tappu of Nepal.

Common Name: fapre charaa, common hoopoe
Scientific Name: Upupa epops
Weight: 46–89 grams
Color: Colorful with black with a fawn base
Length: 25–32 cm

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black headed ibis in nepal

The Black-headed Ibis are found in southeast asian countries like India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka and up to Japan. It lives in wetlands, where it feeds on various fish, frogs and other water creatures. Both gender look similar in size and appearance but juveniles have whiter necks and a black bill. They generally produce loud booming calls and low grunting. The breeding season of the black-headed ibis is determined by the monsoons, and it will often begin pairing up after the rains are over. Male black-headed ibises perform display flights and show off their ornamental plumes. It builds a stick nest in a tree and lays 2–4 eggs. They are found in koshi tappu of Nepal.

Common Name: seto sanwari, Oriental White Ibis, Black-headed Ibis
Scientific Name: Threskiornis melanocephalus
Weight: up to 1.5 kg kilograms
Color: white-plumaged, with some greyer areas on the wings, neck and legs are black
Length: 75 cm