Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park · 2,732 m
Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park
A forested ridge on the northern rim of the Kathmandu Valley, with oak and rhododendron woods, monasteries and a good day list of mountain birds.
Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park · 2,200 m
Shivapuri, Kathmandu · NOV 2025
“misty ridge walk”
Kalij Pheasant
Lophura leucomelanos
Shivapuri, Kathmandu · 2,000 m · NOV 2025
“male on forest trail, 07:00”
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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
Kalij Pheasant
Lophura leucomelanos
Great Barbet
Psilopogon virens
Rufous Sibia
Heterophasia capistrata
Whiskered Yuhina
Yuhina flavicollis
Blue Whistling-Thrush
Myophonus caeruleus
Himalayan Bulbul
Pycnonotus leucogenys
Spotted Nutcracker
Nucifraga caryocatactes
Mountain Hawk-Eagle
Nisaetus nipalensis
Mammals
Yellow-throated Marten
Martes flavigula
Barking Deer
Muntiacus vaginalis
Himalayan Black Bear
Ursus thibetanus
Plants
Tree Rhododendron
Rhododendron arboreum
Trips nearby
Kathmandu Birding Day: Phulchowki & Godawari
Kathmandu's best birding mountain in a single day: forested slopes at dawn, Godawari garden at midday.
1 day · 2,782 m · 83 birds
Gosaikunda Birdwatching Trek
Through pheasant forest to the sacred lakes at 4,380 m, and down a quiet trail back to Kathmandu.
10 days · 4,610 m · 75 birds
Want to see it for yourself?
Tell Krishna when you are coming and what you hope to see. He will plan the days around Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park.