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birds · wildlife

Chestnut-bellied Rock Thrush (Monticola rufiventris) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. It is found in the northern regions of the Indian Subcontinent, eastwards towards parts of Southeast Asia.

forest · wildlife

About 150 bird species are reported from the Chambal Wildlife Sanctuary and during winter large congregations of Brahminy Duck Tadorna ferruginea can be seen at the sanctuary.

hills · forest

A White-collared Blackbird enjoys digging into berries on a fruiting Himalayan tree in early winter, in the lower Harsil valley, in Garhwal, Uttarakhand Himalaya. The white-collared blackbird is a species of bird in the family Turdidae.

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A partridge is attacked by a small raptor on a forest path in Rajasthan. Could you help us identify the falcon? Is this a Goshawk or a Sparrow Hark? Certainly not a Kestrel or a Shikra.

Bharatpur, Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

Formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, the Keoladeo National Park is recognised as one of the world’s most important bird breeding and feeding grounds.

forest · birds

This is an unusual sighting as this raptor is generally found below 5000 feet in altitude. Here, it is sighted at 7300 feet in the western Himalaya, in a mixed Oak forest.

forest · birds

This bird is known as the Black-capped Sibia or the Rufous Sibia which is its new name. The scientific name of the bird is Heterophasia capistrata. It's roughly the size of a bulbul and is around 21 cms. long.

forest · birds

Boat ride across the thick forest of Sundarbans in West Bengal. A Collared Kingfisher and Green bee-eater sit on a branch of a tree in the forest.

forest · river

A lone Lesser adjutant kills boredom during her breeding season as she walks along a river in the forest of Sundarbans in West Bengal. They eat fish, mudskippers, frogs and other smaller wetland species.

birds · wildlife

A Date tree loaded with ripe dates in the forest of Sundarbans in West Bengal, India. Oriental white-eye or Indian white-eye and Chestnut-tailed starting birds peach on mangroves tree in Sundarbans, West Bengal.

forest · wildlife

Dark Grey Bush Chat, Yellowish-green Leaf Warbler and Rhododendron trees in our Wilderness protected forest. 0:00 - The dark grey-Bushchat (Saxicola ferreus) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.

forest · wildlife

This beautiful songster is rather silent as it feeds on wild fruit on a shrub at the wildfilmsindia wildlife sanctuary in the Himalaya. The Grey-winged Blackbird male has black plumage on head, neck, back and top of underparts.

wildlife · forest

The grey-Bushchat (Saxicola ferreus) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

birds · wildlife

This bird is known as the Black-capped Sibia or the Rufous Sibia which is its new name. The scientific name of the bird is Heterophasia capistrata. It's roughly the size of a bulbul and is around 21 cms. long.

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Size of Rufous sibia is around 21-24 cm. and weight is 28-48 gms. The body is slender. Buffy rufous colour at back, parts of wings and tail and at the lower side. Colour if the head is black. Blue grey colour in rest of the wings and tail.

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Female and male grey Bushchat feed their juvenile with worms and insects. The grey bush chat (Saxicola ferreus) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.

wildlife · forest

An Indian leopard, beast of prey, enjoys every morsel of its prey while we only see its back. Found in the hilly rocks of Jawai bandh and Jhalana forest reserve in Rajasthan show distinct characteristics especially while they are feeding.

wildlife · forest

An Indian leopard, beast of prey, enjoys every morsel of its prey while we only see its back. Found in the hilly rocks of Jawai bandh and Jhalana forest reserve in Rajasthan show distinct characteristics especially while they are feeding.

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A ' Grey Bushchat' holding an insect in her beak and waiting to feed the juveniles. The Grey bush chat (Saxicola ferreus) is a species of bird in the Muscicapidae family.

wildlife · forest

Name of State Bird of Karnataka is Indian Roller. They are mostly found near the edges of the forest rather than the deep forest.

birds · forest

The Striated Laughing thrush is a bird species in the Leiothrichidae family. In the proposed rearrangement of the laughingthrushes, it is placed in the monotypic genus Grammatoptila, as G. striata.

birds · wildlife

0:00 - Green bee-eater: A little green bee-eater perched on a tree branch. A small dainty bee-eater that is intensely green overall with a greenish-blue throat, a thin black throat band, and long central tail feathers.

wildlife · birds

0:00 - Blue Crowned Pigeon: The western crowned pigeon (Goura cristata), also known as the common crowned pigeon or blue-crowned pigeon, is a large, blue-grey pigeon with blue lacy crests over the head and dark blue mask feathers around its…