Violet cuckoo recorded for the first time in Nepal

With this, the total number of birds found in Nepal has now reached 899. A group of four birders spotted the cuckoo in the lower Mai Valley area in Ilam.

A new migratory bird species, locally named Baijani Koili (violet cuckoo), has been recorded for the first time in Nepal. The bird was sighted at the Sukhani forest area of Rong Rural Municipality in Ilam district in eastern Nepal.