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Other noteworthy bird species include black-rumped flameback (Dinopium benghalense), Eurasian cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), alpine swift (Apus apus), European nightjar (Caprimulgus europaeus), blue rock thrush (Monticola solitarius), and two owl species (Otus scops and O. brucei).
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These species include the Oriental pied-hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris), wreathed hornbill (Aceros undulatus), Blyth's tragopan (Tragopan blythii), Himalayan flameback (Dinopium shorii), and Sclater's monal (Lophophorus sclateri).
reesetee commented on the word flameback
A type of large woodpecker resident in tropical southern Asia. Flamebacks derive their English name from their golden or crimson backs.
February 26, 2007