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Sarus Crane
Sarus Crane (Grus antingone) (pair calling at Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur) Size(160-180cm): Widely regarded as the tallest flying bird in the world. Area: The Sarus is more common in Northern and Central India than th Southern and Eastern. (Pair calling) Habitat: It generally prefers watered fields, marshes, ponds and lakes. My two words: Sarus crane has a grey…
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Baya Weaver
Baya Weaver (Ploceus Philippinus) (Adult male over its perfectly weaved nest) Size(15 cm): Baya Weaver is a very small bird with almost the same size as that of a Common House Sparrow. Infact the Female of Baya Weaver is very often confused with the Female of House Sparrows. Area-Resident all over the entire Indian Subcontinent…
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Jungle Babbler
Jungle Babbler (Turdoides striata) Size(24-26cm): Small noisy bird found everywhere-in homes, forests and gardens. Area: All India south of Himalayas. Habitat: Likes human inhabitation, light forests, open scrub, cultivated lands, gardens and parks. My two words: Dull earth brown plumage. The upper parts are usually darker and is mottled on throat as well as breast. It has got a rufous…
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Common Kingfisher
Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)(adult bird with its prey) Size(17-18cm): It is a small bird with the size same as that of a House Sparrow known to most of us. Area: Almost all India except dry desert area of Rajasthan and heights of Jammu and Kashmir(especially Ladakh). Habitat: It inhabits clear and slow flowing rivers and…
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Pied Kingfisher
Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis) Size(28-30cm): It is a small water kingfisher with the size almost the same as that of the White Breasted Kingfisher. Area: All India till 2100-2200m in Himalayas. Habitat: Ponds, lakes, riversides and streams. My two words: It is a common Kingfisher of India which has a black and white plumage. They have a short black…
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White Throated Kingfisher
White Throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis) (White Throated Kingfisher with a grasshopper) Size(26-28cm): It is a small Tree Kingfisher. Area: All India, south of Himalayas. Habitat: Cultivation, forests, ponds, lakes, rivers. My two words: It is the most common Kingfisher of India. It is a brown bird with turquoise-blue wings and of course, a white breast. It has a white wing-patch…
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Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
Kingfishers are, as the name suggests, master fish-catchers but it is not necessary that all Kingfishers feed solely on fish and other aquatic animals, some like the White-breasted Kingfisher can also live without fish. All Kingfishers have a long head and a long and pointed bill. They are found almost all over the world. There…
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