Birdlist    

                                                                                                                        

Birds have been listed alphabetically, according to their species names ( for example, kites are listed before pigeons, etc ). For more information about a particular bird, click on it. I'm putting up the photos and info about each bird step by step, so currently photos/info about all the birds are not available. Scroll down to see the links. To go back to tekdi.org or the birdpage, scroll to the bottom of the page for the links 

Common name                          Biological Name                 Category

Large Grey Babbler                                Turdoides malcolmi                              2

Redwented Bulbul                                 Pycnonotus cafer                                  1

Whitecheeked Bulbul                           Pycnonotus leucogenys                       4

Redwhiskered Bulbul                             Pycnonotus jocosus                               2

Pied Bush Chat                                       Saxicola caprata                                  2

Little Cormorant                                    Phalacrocorax niger                            4

Coppersmith                                           Megalaima haemacephala            2

Crow-Pheasant/ Coucal                      Centropus sinensis                               2

House Crow                                              Corvus splendens                                  1

Jungle Crow                                             Corvus macrorhynchos                       1

Little Brown Dove                                   Streptopelia senegalensis                3

Black Drongo                                           Dicrurus adsimilis                                  1

Booted Hawk Eagle                               Hieraaetus pennatus                         4

Small Green Bee-Eater                         Merops orientalis                                  2

Rose Finch                                                 Carpodacus erythrinus                       4 

Little Green Heron                                 Ardeola striatus                                    4 

Paddybird / Pond Heron                       Ardeola grayii                                       3

Common Grey Hornbill                         Tockus birostris                                      3

Hoopoe                                                      Upupa epops                                        3

Pied Kingfisher                                         Ceryle rudis                                            4

Whitebreasted Kingfisher                    Halcyon smyrnensis                             2

Common Pariah Kite                            Milvus migrans                                      1

Koel                                                             Eudynamys Scolopacea                    1

Redwattled Lapwing                          Vanella leucurus                                   1

Scarlet Minivet                                       Pericrocotus flammeus                      2

Small Minivet                                          Pericrocotus cinnamoneus               2

Spotted Munia                                       Lonchura punctulata                         2

Brahminy or Blackheaded Myna       Sturnus pagodarum                            3

Indian Myna                                            Acridotheres tristis                               1

Golden Oriole                                         Oriolus oriolus                                         3

Spotted Owlet                                       Athene brama                                     3

Rose Ringed Parakeet                          Psittacula krameri                               1

Blossomheaded Parakeet                   Psittacula cyanocephala                 4

Black Partridge*                                     Francolinus francolinus                       4

Common Peafowl                                Pavo cristatus                                        4

Blue Rock Pigeon                                    Columba livia                                       1

Blackbellied or Grey Plover                  Pluvialis squatarola                            3 

Indian Robin                                            Saxicoloides fulicata                          2

Magpie Robin                                         Copsychus saularis                               2

Indian Roller or Blue Jay                        Coracias benghalensis                      3

Rufousbacked Shrike                             Lanius schach                                       3

House Sparrow                                        Passer domesticus                                1

Spotbill                                                      Anas poecilorhyncha                         4                     

Painted Stork                                           Mycteria leucocephala                    4

Purple Sunbird                                          Nectarinia asiatica                           2

House Swift                                               Apus affinis                                            1

Shikra                                                          Accipiter badius                                 3

Tailor Bird                                                   Orthotomus sutorius                           2

Grey Tit                                                       Parus major                                            2

Grey Wagtail                                           Motacilla cinerea                               2

White Wagtail                                        Motacilla alba                                     3

White-Eye                                                 Zosterops palpebrosa                         2

Rufousfronted Wren-Warbler              Prinia buchanani                                 2

Marathi names have been added for most of the birds. In case you know the marathi name of a bird which has not been stated, please mail me at the address below.

* - Slight difference in colouration with species given in 'The book of Indian Birds' by Dr. Salim Ali

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