Birds of Munsiyari
Birding Locations & Key Species
Our birding tours cover a wide range of habitats across the Kumaon Himalayas including forest trails, river valleys and high-altitude mountain landscapes. Here are some of the important bird species you may encounter during our guided birdwatching experiences.
Munsiyari – High Himalayan Specialties
Himalayan Monal
Snow Partridge
Satyr Tragopan
Red-headed Bullfinch
Fire-fronted Serin
Grey-crested Tit
Alpine Accentor
Altai Accentor
Himalayan Griffon
Bearded Vulture
Mountain Hawk-Eagle
Red-billed Chough
Yellow-billed Chough
Himalayan Woodpecker
Himalayan Cutia
Prabhu’s Bird Photography Hide – Key Species
Rufous-throated Partridge
Asian Emerald Dove
Rufous-bellied Niltava
Small Niltava
Ashy Bulbul
Mountain Bulbul
Red-billed Leiothrix
Blue-winged Siva
Black-throated Tit
Streaked Laughingthrush
Rufous Sibia
Red-billed Blue Magpie
White-crested Laughingthrush
Black-headed Jay
Blue-throated Barbet
Lemon-rumped Warbler
Green-backed Tit
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
Greater Yellownape
Blue Whistling Thrush
Himalayan Bulbul
Sattal Forest Trails – Key Birds
Green-tailed Sunbird
Crimson Sunbird
Scarlet Minivet
Long-tailed Minivet
Maroon Oriole
Bronzed Drongo
Asian Brown Flycatcher
Himalayan Bluetail
Blue-capped Redstart
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Rock Bunting
Banded Bay Cuckoo
Brown Wood Owl
Asian Barred Owlet
Chafi – River & Forest Birds
Crested Kingfisher
Little Forktail
Slaty-backed Forktail
Spotted Forktail
Himalayan Rubythroat
Brown Dipper
Plumbeous Redstart
White-capped Redstart
Golden Bush Robin
Long-billed Thrush
Tawny Fish Owl
Shyamkhet – Hill Forest Species
European Goldfinch
Pink-browed Rosefinch
Yellow-breasted Rosefinch
Fire-breasted Flowerpecker
Chestnut Thrush
Whiskered Yuhina
Ranikhet – Pheasants & Open Hills
Cheer Pheasant
Koklass Pheasant
Chukar Partridge
Upland Pipit
Steppe Eagle
Crested Bunting