Nestled at the foothills of the mighty Himalayas, Corbett is a spectacular landscape, especially famous for sightings of Tiger and Asian Elephants. Apart from big cats and other large mammals, the mountains and the foothills harbour diverse avifauna, such as Ibisbill, Lesser Fish Eagle, Tawny Fish Owl, Great Slaty Woodpecker, Wallcreeper and Himalayan Rubythroat. The scenic combination of hills, Sal forests and the terai landscape offer a variety of habitats for birds, and at least 512 species, including migrants and residents, have been reliably recorded in and around Corbett.
Read our detailed article about birds and birding in Corbett Tiger Reserve.
Target Species
- Black Francolin
- Kalij Pheasant
- Large-tailed Nightjar
- Orange-breasted Green Pigeon
- Yellow-footed Green Pigeon
- Pin-tailed Green Pigeon
- Wedge-tailed Green Pigeon
- Great Stone-curlew
- Ibisbill
- Northern Lapwing
- River Lapwing
- Egyptian Vulture
- Slender-billed Vulture
- Himalayan Vulture
- Griffon Vulture
- Red-headed Vulture
- Cinereous Vulture
- Rufous-bellied Eagle
- Pallid Harrier
- Pied Harrier
- Pallas’s Fish Eagle
- Lesser Fish Eagle
- Eastern Grass Owl
- Indian Scops Owl
- Spot-bellied Eagle-Owl
- Brown Fish Owl
- Tawny Fish Owl
- Great Hornbill
- Oriental Pied Hornbill
- Crested Kingfisher
- Blue-bearded Bee-eater
- Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker
- Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker
- Greater Yellownape
- Lesser Yellownape
- Great Slaty Woodpecker
- Collared Falconet
- Peregrine Falcon
- Long-tailed Broadbill
- Hooded Pitta
- Rosy Minivet
- White-bellied Erpornis
- Red-billed Blue Magpie
- Nepal Cupwing
- Chestnut-headed Tesia
- Whistler’s Warbler
- Grey-hooded Warbler
- Golden-headed Cisticola
- Streaked Laughingthrush
- White-crested Laughingthrush
- Wallcreeper
- Bar-tailed Treecreeper
- Long-billed Thrush
- Grey-winged Blackbird
- Himalayan Shortwing
- Himalayan Rubythroat
- Himalayan Bluetail
- Little Forktail
- Spotted Forktail
- Blue-capped Redstart
- Black Redstart
- Plumbeous Water Redstart
- White-capped Redstart
- White-throated Bush Chat
- Brown Dipper
- Orange-bellied Leafbird
- Richard’s Pipit
- Rosy Pipit
- Chestnut-eared Bunting
- Near Endemic
Itinerary
Day 1: Delhi to Corbett
Depart from Delhi in the morning and drive to Corbett, checking in at Tiger Camp.
Days 2-3: Corbett National Park
The two full days will be a combination of jeep safaris inside Corbett National Park, with birdwatching walks in the forest edges as well as along the River Kosi. In the winter many species from high altitudes descend to these lower elevations—Ibisbill is a prime example. Blue-capped and White-capped Redstarts, Spotted and Little Forktails, and Brown Dipper, are also likely along the river. The Sal forests of the park itself are the habitats for Great and Oriental Pied Hornbills, Red-billed Blue Magpie, several woodpeckers, Kalij Pheasants, green-pigeons (including Wedge-tailed, Yellow-footed, and the scarcer Pin-tailed and Orange-breasted), laughingthrushes (White-crested, White-throated and Streaked), and the beautiful Long-tailed Broadbill.
Day 4: Corbett to Delhi
After a final morning’s birding it will either be the drive back to Delhi, or the rest of the day at leisure before catching an overnight train back from Ramnagar.
Important information
As with all Bubo Birding tours, your booking is handled by Asian Adventures.
- We may change the itinerary described due to various reasons such as latest birding information, availability of accommodation, state of the roads, and other unexpected factors that, this being India, do pop up from time to time!
- We would be happy to make any additional travel bookings, e.g. domestic flights, car and driver, that you require.
- The final price and itinerary will be confirmed before booking and depending on your expected arrival and departure plans.
See Asian Adventures for full tour details, including accommodation, meal plans, what's included, other exclusions, prices for different group sizes, single room supplements, cancellation policy, and booking process.
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