Spiny Babbler is from the family of “Passerine
Birds” a species of bird in the Timaliidae
family. (Scientific name: Turdoides nipalensis)
or (Kande Bhyakur in Nepali) It is a rare
species of bird found only in Nepal. Nepal is
blessed with different species of flora and
fauna’s nevertheless we are high in numbers of
birds too. Up till now Nepal has been recorded
to have 867 species of birds, which rounds of
to be about 8% of the total bird species found
worldwide. We are home for total of 35
globally threatened species around the world
and 19 proximate threatened species and 15
restricted-range species. “Spiny Babbler” is
found in restricted range but till now
researchers have reckoned the species aren’t
to be under vulnerable category as the
thresholds is summarized under the range size
criterion.
It can be sighted easily around the heart of
Nepal; the Kathmandu valley, distinctively
around the Godavari and Phulchoki area. It is
rarely to be foreseen by the human eyes but
on the contrary the bird is very common. It is
a medium sized bird with a sharp beak and is
quite shy an elegant and spectacular brown
bird. Though the ‘Spiny Babbler” doesn’t has
its name on extinction but because of it scarce
nature, it must be protected and should be
given special attention. A genuine fact about
“Kande Bhyakur; Spiny Babbler” is it was
thought to be extinct for over centuries but
later it suddenly came under everyone’s
attention when “Sidney Dillon Ripley”, an
American ornithologist came to know about its
existence. The population size of this bird is
unknown. They have a range restriction but it’s
said that their population is stable till apparent
condition.