Singalila is undoubtedly a paradise for birders. One can explore the ravines and forests by pitstopping at a small village called Dhotrey on the outskirts of the region or cover it while trekking to Sandakphu. It is also home for the endangered Red Panda(though you need to be favoured by extreme good luck to spot one!). Below are 34 species of birds I found during my trek. My pics below also include record shots.
Do visit https://gauricosmos.wordpress.com/2016/06/05/of-ravines-wild-flowers-and-a-red-panda-sandakphu/ to experience Sandakphu through my pen and lens.
- Rufous Sibia
- Great Barbet
- Sapphire Flycatcher
- Spotted Laughingthrush
- Spotted Nutcracker
- Himalayan Griffon Vulture
- Olive Backed Pipit
- Stripe throated Yuhina
- Golden naped Finch
- Darjeeling Woodpecker
- Rufous gorgetted Flycatcher
- Rufous winged Fulvetta
- Yellow billed blue Magpie
- White collared Blackbird
- Green Tailed Sunbird
- Whistler’s Warbler
- Red billed Leiothrix
- Fire capped Tit
- Bush Warbler
- Red cross bill
- Mrs. Gould’s sunbird
- Verditer flycatcher
- Oriental Turtle Dove
- Long tailed Shrike
- Plumbeous water Redstart
- Blue Whistling thrush
- Black Bulbul
- Grey headed Canary Flycatcher
- Black Headed Shrike Babbler
- White Throated Fantail
- Black Drongo
- Rufous bellied Niltava
- Barn Swallow
- Green backed Tit