“Around 3000 migratory bird species have been counted so far. We are conducting a count of only carnivorous birds. Some bird species migrate to Nepal to escape excessive cold in their original habitat,” said ornithologist Surya Gurung, who is also involved in the count.
He said that some of steppe eagle species that migrate to Nepal during the winter, hatch their eggs and return upon onset of summer have been counted.
The team that is conducting the count includes Gurung, Hemanta Dhakal, Sandesh Gurung and Dr Hem Sagar Baral among other ornithologists from the United States of America, Germany, United Kingdom, Australia, France, India and Malaysia.
According to Dhakal, around 150 bird species migrate to Nepal during winter every year. And they reside in various places of Nepal including the Koshi Tappu Wild Life Reserve, the Chitwan National Park, the beach areas of the Koshi and Karnali rivers, the Shukla Phanta Wildlife Reserve, the Bardiya National Park and the Annapurna Conservation Area among others.
Dhakal said the migratory birds hatch their eggs until the second week of April and return to their home thereafter. (Photo available) RSS
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