Red Junglefowl [Gallus gallus]
5-10 heard and seen at Mahananda WS daily.

Kalij Pheasant [Lophura leucomelanos]
1 pair seen on the track to Sandakphu after about 1 kilometre, 1 male seen at Gairibas.

Common Peafowl (Indian) [Pavo cristatus]
Fairly common to common at Maharnada WS, 1 seen between Kalimpong and Manebhanjang.

Male Peafowl

Ruddy Shelduck [Tadorna ferruginea]
7 seen in Teesta river at Mahananda WS

Northern Pintail [Anas acuta]
1 male seen in Teesta river at Mahananda WS

Common Pochard [Aythya ferina]
1 male seen in Teesta river at Mahananda WS

Goosander [Mergus merganser]
10 seen in Teesta river at Mahananda WS

Yellow-rumped Honeyguide [Indicator xanthonotus]
1 seen near Samtar 1.4 This species is very rare and seldom recorded. Peter Lobo hadn’t seen it in this area before.

Speckled Piculet [Picumnus innominatus]
1 seen in bamboo at Mahananda FR

Rufous Woodpecker [Micropternus brachyurus]
1 seen on the lower part of the Mahananda FR

Pale-headed Woodpecker  [Gecinulus grantia]
1 pair seen in bamboo in the Mahananda FR at about 600 masl.

Grey-capped Woodpecker [Dendrocopos canicapillus]
9 seen at Mahananda WS, 1 seen at Samtar, 2 seen at Neora, Lava and 1 seen near Gairibas

Crimson-breasted Woodpecker [Dendrocopos cathpharius]
1 seen at lake Khecheoperi

Darjeeling Woodpecker [Dendrocopos darjellensis]
2 seen at Neora, Lava, Up to 5 seen around Gairibas and 1 near Tonglu, 1 seen at Varsey

Greater Yellownape [Picus flavinucha]
Common at Mahananda, 1 seen at Neora, Lava

Grey-headed Woodpecker [Picus canus]
A total of 7 seen and heard at Mahananda and 1 seen at Lava.

Black-rumped Flameback [Dinopium benghalense]
3 seen at Mahananda WS including a female in a nesthole.

Greater Flameback [Chrysocolaptes lucidus]
10 seen at Mahananda WS southern part.

Great Barbet [Megalaima virens]
Common in the mountains

Lineated Barbet [Megalaima lineate]
Common at Mahananda

Golden-throated Barbet [Megalaima franklinii]
3 seen at Samtar and 2 heard at Pipeline trail, Lava

Blue-throated Barbet [Megalaima asiatica]
Common at Mahananda

Blue-eared Barbet [Megalaima australis]
1 seen at Mahananda FR at 700 masl.

Coppersmith Barbet [Megalaima haemacephala]
1 seen at Calcutta

Indian Grey Hornbill [Ocyceros birostris]
3 seen at Mahananda WS

Oriental Pied Hornbill [Anthracoceros albirostris]
8 seen at Mahananda WS

Great Pied Hornbill [Buceros bicornis]
4 seen at Mahananda WS

Eurasian Hoopoe [Upupa epops]
2 seen at Mahananda WS

Red-headed Trogon [Harpactes erythrocephalus]
1 male seen along the Pipeline trail, Lava

Indian Roller [Coracias benghalensis]
Common at Mahananda WS

Dollarbird [Eurystomus orientalis]
6 seen at Mahananda

Common Kingfisher [Alcedo atthis]
2 seen at Mahananda WS

Stork-billed Kingfisher [Pelargopsis capensis]
1 seen at Sorea, Mahananda WS

White-throated Kingfisher [Halcyon smyrnensis]
2 seen at Calcutta. Fairly common at Mahananda WS

Pied Kingfisher [Ceryle rudis]
2 seen at Teesta river at Mahananda WS

(Little) Green Bee-eater [Merops orientalis]
5 seen between Mahananda and Siliguri

Blue-tailed Bee-eater [Merops philippinus]
4 seen near Teesta river, Mahananda WS

Bay-headed Bee-eater [Merops leschenaultia]
Common at Mahananda WS

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo [Clamator coromandus]

4 heard at Mahananda WS southern part. None came to playback.

Large Hawk-Cuckoo [Cuculus sparverioides]
Singles heard in the mountains although not as high as Sandakphu.

Indian Cuckoo [Cuculus micropterus]
4 heard at Mahananda and 1 heard at lake Khecheoperi. The four-note song is often translated to “you-can’t-see-me” Perhaps that’s why we didn’t see it ;-)

Common Cuckoo (Eurasian) [Cuculus canorus]
Singles heard at low and middle altitude.

Himalayan Cuckoo (Oriental) [Cuculus saturatus]
About 5 heard daily. Goes slightly higher than Common cuckoo and is a bit more common.

Banded Bay Cuckoo [Cacomantis sonneratii]
1 seen and heard at Mahananda WS

Common Koel (Asian) [Eudynamys scolopacea]
1 seen at Sorea, Mahananda and 1 heard at Mahananda FR, 1 heard near a gasstation north of Siliguri.