Birds of Chopta
Birding Locations & Key Species
Step into the natural habitats of Chopta and discover a wide variety of bird species across forests, rivers, and mountain trails. Each location offers unique opportunities for birdwatching and photography.
Chopta – High Himalayan Specialties
Himalayan Monal
Koklass Pheasant
Cheer Pheasant
Satyr Tragopan
Snow Partridge
Himalayan Snowcock
Himalayan Griffon
Bearded Vulture
Golden Eagle
Steppe Eagle
Mountain Hawk-Eagle
Red-billed Chough
Yellow-billed Chough
Alpine Accentor
Altai Accentor
Grey-crested Tit
Himalayan Woodpecker
Himalayan Cutia
Bird Photography Hide – Key Species
Himalayan Bulbul
Red-billed Blue Magpie
Grey-hooded Warbler
Green-backed Tit
Black-lored Tit
Rufous Sibia
White-throated Laughingthrush
Blue Whistling Thrush
Verditer Flycatcher
Himalayan Rubythroat
Chestnut-headed Tesia
Grey Bushchat
Plumbeous Water Redstart
White-capped Redstart
Spotted Forktail
Brown Dipper
Fire-tailed Sunbird
Crimson Sunbird
Sattal Forest Trails – Key Birds
Great Barbet
Blue-throated Barbet
Lineated Barbet
Golden-fronted Leafbird
Orange-bellied Leafbird
Black-headed Jay
Grey Treepie
Eurasian Jay
Asian Paradise Flycatcher
Tickell’s Blue Flycatcher
Ultramarine Flycatcher
Rusty-tailed Flycatcher
Lemon-rumped Warbler
Yellow-browed Warbler
Whistler’s Warbler
Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
Chopta – River & Forest Birds
Little Forktail
Grey Wagtail
White Wagtail
White-browed Wagtail
Citrine Wagtail
Common Sandpiper
Green Sandpiper
River Lapwing
Crested Kingfisher
Common Kingfisher
White-throated Kingfisher
Himalayan Swiftlet
House Swift
Dusky Crag Martin
Barn Swallow
Wire-tailed Swallow
Black Redstart
Dunnock
Tungnath – Hill Forest Species
Whiskered Yuhina
Stripe-throated Yuhina
White-naped Yuhina
Black-eared Shrike-Babbler
White-bellied Erpornis
Ashy Drongo
Bronzed Drongo
Grey-backed Shrike
Long-tailed Shrike
Eurasian Sparrowhawk
Common Hawk-Cuckoo
Large Hawk-Cuckoo
Grey Nightjar
Himalayan Owl
Collared Owlet
Brown Wood Owl
Great Hornbill
Hill Partridge
Chopta Meadows – Pheasants & Open Hills
Hill Partridge
Black Francolin
Grey Francolin
Painted Francolin
Common Quail
Jungle Bush Quail
Rock Bush Quail
Common Stonechat
Pied Bushchat
Isabelline Wheatear
Desert Wheatear
Variable Wheatear
Paddyfield Pipit
Tawny Pipit
Rosy Pipit
Blyth’s Pipit
Red-fronted Serin
Plain Mountain Finch
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