“Himalayas”

birds · wildlife

Ladakh has a great diversity of birds, both resident and migratory birds. Some 225 different species of birds have been recorded in Ladakh.

birds · hills

Ladakh has a great diversity of birds, both resident and migratory birds. Some 225 different species of birds have been recorded in Ladakh.

wildlife · birds

The russet sparrow (Passer rutilans), also called the cinnamon or cinnamon tree sparrow, is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae.

birds · wildlife

Monsoon moss and drippy rain forest in the Himalaya, with a Shikra digging into a sparrow that it just caught... Fresh meat on bone! Even the feathers get eaten.

wildlife · birds

Foraging along fields and open spaces near villages and agriculture, this large flock of 12, 000 Demoiselle Cranes winters in the north Indian state of Rajasthan, as respite from the biting cold of their more northern habitats.

Uttarakhand·birds

Verditer Flycatcher at its nest-hole in Landour, Mussoorie. The verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) is an Old World flycatcher found in the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Lower Himalaya.

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The verditer flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) is an Old World flycatcher found in the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Lower Himalaya.

birds · wildlife

The Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) is a species of bird in the drongo family Dicruridae.

birds

Uttarakhand's Jatoli village hosts a gaggle of White throated Laughing Thrushes in the early winter, when there is a shortage of air-borne insects and bugs need to be searched for in hidden places.

hills · birds

Himalayan Whistling Thrush or the Blue Whistling Thrush, also known as the Whistling schoolboy! The bird fans its tail out when it is about to fly, and is known as Kalchure in Nepali. The Latin name is Myiophoneus caeruleus.

Uttarakhand·hills · birds

A Verditer Flycatcher in Landour. The Verditer Flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus) is an Old World flycatcher found in the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Lower Himalaya.

hills · birds

Himalayan Whistling Thrush or the Blue Whistling Thrush, also known as the Whistling schoolboy! The bird fans its tail out when it is about to fly, and is known as Kalchure in Nepali. The Latin name is Myiophoneus caeruleus.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A Great Barbet (Psilopogon virens), the largest member of the barbet family, perched on a moss-covered branch in the forests of Moti Dhar, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.

birds · wildlife

This is an adult Asian verditer flycatcher, Eumyias thalassina, a member of the Old World flycatcher family, Muscicapidae.

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The Verditer Flycatcher is an Old World flycatcher found in the Indian subcontinent, especially in the Lower Himalaya.

Uttarakhand·wildlife · birds

A male Kaleej pecks at the neck of a female Kaleej Pheasant at Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand, India.

Rann of Kutch, Gujarat·wildlife · birds

Painted Storks sit in a grassland, on a keekar tree in the Rann of Kutch. They then take flight. "The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family.

birds · wildlife

What a rugged bird the Chukor is, for it to be able to survive in the high altitude cold of Ladakh and other regions of the western Himalaya! Chukar (Alectoris chukar) is a Eurasian upland gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae.

birds · wildlife

The Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense), also known as the Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker or Lesser Goldenback, is a woodpecker found widely distributed in the Indian Subcontinent.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

The Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala) is a large wading bird in the stork family. It is found in the wetlands of the plains of tropical Asia south of the Himalayas in the Indian Subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia.

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The blue whistling thrush (Myophonus caeruleus) is a whistling thrush found along the Himalayas in the Indian subcontinent and extending into Southeast Asia. It is known for its loud human-like whistling song at dawn and dusk.

Assam·wildlife · forest

Kaziranga National Park is a national park in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of the state of Assam, India. A World Heritage Site, the park hosts two-thirds of the world's Great One-horned Rhinoceroses.

birds · wildlife

Robin Accentor (Prunella rubeculoides) seen in winter in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Rosefinch in Ladakh. Help us identify this bird! Is it a rosefinch, an accentor or alpine sparrow or a thrush? Bird in Ladakh.

birds · wildlife

The great himalayan barbet's scientific name is Megalaema virens. Barbets are mainly fruit-eating birds.It has tail which is green above, blackish washed with pale blue below.