Glossy ibis sighted in Kathmandu Valley after 181 years

The Glossy ibis breeds in central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan before migrating south to India and southeast Asia during winter.

Birdwatchers have recorded the sighting of the Glossy ibis, locally called sano sawari , in the Kathmandu Valley for the first time in nearly 200 years, rekindling excitement among ornithologists and wildlife photographers.