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Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve · 75 m

Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve

A wide, braided stretch of the Koshi River in eastern Nepal, with grassland, marsh and sandbars that fill with thousands of ducks, waders and raptors in winter.

  • Wide shot: the Koshi River at dawn with mist on the water, sandbars, and a flock of waterbirds in flight

    Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve · 75 m

    Koshi Tappu · JAN 2026

    “winter dawn”

  • Landscape: Ruddy Shelducks and Northern Pintails on a Koshi sandbar in winter light

    Ruddy Shelduck

    Tadorna ferruginea

    Koshi Tappu · 75 m · JAN 2026

    “mixed flock on sandbar”

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Around here

A few of the things you might meet here. Krishna will tell you which ones to look for, and when.

Birds

  • Ruddy Shelduck

    Tadorna ferruginea

  • Northern Pintail

    Anas acuta

  • Gadwall

    Mareca strepera

  • River Tern

    Sterna aurantia

  • Great Thick-knee

    Esacus recurvirostris

  • Small Pratincole

    Glareola lactea

  • Bronze-winged Jacana

    Metopidius indicus

  • Citrine Wagtail

    Motacilla citreola

  • Swamp Francolin

    Francolinus gularis

  • Pied Harrier

    Circus melanoleucos

Mammals

  • Ganges River Dolphin

    Platanista gangetica

  • Hog Deer

    Axis porcinus

Reptiles

  • Gharial

    Gavialis gangeticus

Trips nearby

No set trip goes here yet. Krishna can plan one around Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve.

Want to see it for yourself?

Tell Krishna when you are coming and what you hope to see. He will plan the days around Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve.