Nepalese scientists have recorded a new subspecies of bird at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve of east Nepal. The bird was identified as Rufous-vented Prinia bringing Nepal's total bird list to 862 ...

Spotted owlets. Photo: AARATI NEPALI. Nepal has more than 889 species of birds, and counting them accurately is a difficult process. Now, a new app will help crowdsource the annual bird census.

Nepal's rich biodiversity extends beyond the land and water to the skies, where various bird species, from the endangered to the invasive, take flight. Here is a collection of recent bird sightings ...

KATHMANDU (AFP) – Nepal's government on Thursday ordered health workers to cull half a million chickens to combat a major bird flu outbreak on the outskirts of the capital Kathmandu. The orders come ...

Nepal, Nov. 23 -- headed gulls, a bird that breeds way up North, reached Kathmandu valley last week. Thousands of birds from ...

Says Baral: “The reason for the declining number is mostly human encroachment into wetlands and river banks. If this trend continues, the birds from Siberia will just fly on to India without stopping ...

Nepali bird enthusiasts used a mobile app in February to record sightings of birds in their neighborhoods, in an initiative inspired by the Great Backyard Bird Count. In addition to being a tool for ...

First Central Asian Flyways project under the WWF Wetlands for Asian Flyways initiative In celebration of World Migratory Bird Day 2024, WWF Nepal is launching a new project "Community-led ...

A new study shows that Nepal’s farmlands are an important habitat for a quarter of the bird species found in the country. The researchers also found that different agriculture practices influenced the ...

KATMANDU, Nepal – A festival believed to be the largest animal sacrifice ritual in the world began Friday in southern Nepal, where devotees believe the sacrifices bring good luck and a Hindu goddess ...

Nepal has reported an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 bird flu virus on a poultry farm, the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) said on Monday. PARIS, Jan 31 (Reuters) - Nepal has ...

Three boys walk through a community forest in the village of Pithauli in southern Nepal. One kicks a soccer ball, the other two carry a goat leg in each hand. They're on their way to feed white-rumped ...