Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve covers parts of the East Rukum, Baglung, and Myagdi districts of Gandaki and Lumbini provinces of Nepal. The elevation ranges from 2,000 m (Taksera) to 7,246 m (Putha Himal), featuring mountain, pasture, and forest ecosystems of midwestern Nepal that collectively represent its biodiversity.
A bird survey was conducted at the reserve from May 11 to May 26, 2025, using Mackinnon's approach with direct observations, resulting in 160 recorded species. Among them, nine nationally threatened, two globally threatened, 18 CITES-listed, 75 biome-restricted, and three restricted-range species were recorded. Of the 160 bird species listed, passerine birds (Order Passeriformes) account for the highest number of species (118), comprising 73% of the total. This was followed by Accipitriformes (7%), Galliformes (5%), Columbiformes (4%), Cuculiformes and Piciformes (3%), Charadriiformes and Strigiformes (1%), and Caprimulgiformes, Pelicaniformes, and Falconiformes (all <1%).