Cheer Pheasant in Dhorpatan Valley
Dhorpatan valley is one of the best site for Cheer Pheasant in the World. The Cheer Pheasant has been monitored there in every decade since 1980s, follow more aboout our Cheer project in Dhorpatan valley.
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Pipar Pheasant Survey
The Piper pheasant survey is the longest-running monitoring initiative project in Nepal. Follow us for more updates:
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Birds of Prey
The bearded vulture is the only known vertebrate whose diet consists almost exclusively of bone.
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Black-breasted Thrush
Black-breasted Thrush is the new bird recorded in the Eastern Nepal. Do you have rare sighting and wanted to know expert opinion, do visit our NBRC page for more detail information:
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About Us
Nepalese Ornithological Union
The Nepalese Ornithological Union (NOU), founded in 2009 by a group of dedicated ornithologists in Nepal. It is a non-profit, membership organization, works to protect wild birds with a focus on threatened and endangered species and their habitats across Nepal through scientific research and conservation. Our actions include field monitoring, community-based conservation, and capacity building of locals to provide community stewardship towards birds and their habitat. Moreover, we advocate for environmental protection and management to provide sustainable benefit to local communities by offering fundamental skills and training.
Mission
Conserving rare and threatened birds and their habitat across Nepal through research, education and community stewardship.
Vision
Securing bird habitats to contribute to healthy landscape across Nepal.
Pipar Pheasant Survey
The Piper pheasant survey is the longest-running monitoring initiative project in Nepal. Every two years, Galliformes have been monitored in the Pipe…
Galliformes research and conservation Project-Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve
This project will develop the permanent monitoring plots, survey the Galliformes and develop the capacity of locals to support long-term monitoring o…
Status and Conservation of Great Slaty Woodpecker in the Western Lowland Nepal
The Great Slaty Woodpecker, is the largest in Asia, and perhaps the largest surviving picid in the world. Great Slaty Woodpecker has been classified …
Ecology of the Mountain Hawk Eagle in Nepal
The Mountain Hawk-eagle is one of the high-profile species in the forest of mountain ranges in Asia. However, relatively very few studies have happen…
Status and Conservation of Great Slaty Woodpecker in the Western Lowland Nepal
The Great Slaty Woodpecker, is the largest in Asia, and perhaps the largest surviving picid in the world. Great Slaty Woodpecker has been classified …
Breeding biology of Wood Snipe-Lamtang National Park
Wood Snipe is globally Vulnerable, one of the least known yet most difficult wader species that breeds in subalpine and alpine meadows between 3,650–…