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river · hills

The White-capped Water-redstart is the only member of genus Chaimarrornis, representative of the Himalayan stream avifauna. Both sexes are similar, but the male may have a slightly larger white head patch.

Rajasthan·wildlife · birds

0:00 - Black Stork: The black stork (Ciconia nigra) belongs to family Ciconiidae in the order Ciconiiformes. These storks have distributed been in Europe, temperate Asia and Southern Africa.

birds · wildlife

The White-capped Water-redstart is the only member of genus Chaimarrornis, representative of the Himalayan stream avifauna. Both sexes are similar, but the male may have a slightly larger white head patch.

wildlife · birds

Like all Orioles, it has a hammock nest slung between branches of trees. The nest is neatly woven with grass stems, skeletonised leaves and green moss. Golden oriole is a small songbird that belongs to the oriole family.

wildlife · birds

Large black-and-white shorebird with a long straight, needle-like bill, and very long pink legs. Note black hind-neck. Juveniles lack the black hind-neck and have a dark grey crown.

West Bengal·river

A lone Lesser adjutant kills boredom as she walks along a river in the forest of Sundarbans in West Bengal. The lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae.

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.

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Striking and distinctive gooselike duck, breeding in southeastern Europe and Central Asia, wintering in South Asia. Escapees from waterfowl collections occasionally seen free-flying elsewhere.

birds · river

0:00 - River Tern: The river tern (Sterna aurantia) belongs to the family of gulls and terns, the Laridae. These tern species are listed as 'Near Threatened' by IUCN.

birds · wildlife

The grey heron (Ardea cinerea), is a wading bird belonging to the family Ardeidae. The heron is a large bird standing up to one meter tall. Its length is 90 to 100 cm and weight is 1,000 to 2,000 grams. It has a wingspan of 175 to 200 cm.

river · lake

The number of Lesser Flamingos visiting the Sambhar Lake and adjoining waterbodies in Rajasthan has declined.

wildlife · birds

0:00 - Coal Tit: Fairly common to common in coniferous and mixed woodland, forest, parks, gardens; visits bird feeders. Often joins mixed-species flocks in autumn and winter, moving quickly through the foliage.

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Talk of excitement and enthusiasm! These House Sparrows show great ebullience as they bathe and clean their feathers in a flowing Aravalli stream in Rajasthan.

Karnataka·river · lake

Along with many winter migratory birds, some that stay all round the year is the Grey herons(Ardea cinerea) and the Purple moorhens(Porphyrio porphyrio).

Karnataka·river · lake

These elegant looking birds, Dalmatian pelicans (Pelecanus Crispus) swim and fly over the Madiwala lake, captured in slow motion. Madiwala Lake, also known as BTM lake by locals, is one of the biggest lakes in Bangalore.

Karnataka·river · lake

Fisherman rides a Coracal while fishing in Madiwala lake, surrounded by Dalmatian Pelicans (Pelecanus Crispus) and Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae). Madiwala Lake, also known as BTM lake by locals, is one of the biggest lakes in Bangalore.

river

Imagine calling a bird the 'Pharoah's Chicken!' And yet that is another name given to the White Scavenger Vulture or Egyptian Vulture, a common-ish scavenger from Asia and parts of Africa.

river · birds

A Pied Kingfisher ruffles its feathers to shake off excess water after a successful dive. See the water droplets fly! It has caught a river fish in the Ken River and proceeds to flick it in the air and perfectly catch it each time, and batt…

Madhya Pradesh·wildlife · birds

Magpie-Robin or Oriental Magpie-Robin (Copsychus saularis), Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda), male Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus), female Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros), Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) and Liitle Cormorant…

wildlife · birds

Life in the wild is always a competition and a display of superiority within and among species. Underwater, on land, in the air it's a display of survival of the fittest every day.

Madhya Pradesh·river · lake

Come and stay at Ken River Lodge and take a boating trip down the Ken to observe these Storks aplenty! A relatively small stork species with a grayish to white body and black wings and tail with a hint of gloss.

Panna, Madhya Pradesh·river

A flock of Lesser Whistling Teal Ducks on the Ken River in Central India's Madhya Pradesh, in a placid pool with grasses on the Ken nadi around Panna. A pair of Spotbill Ducks also grace the waters.

river · wildlife

The Spotted Forktail bird is a cheery little thing, with a smart attire of black and white, and a lovely recuved tail that it flicks up and down, as it moves and gambols along the Tirthan river, snapping up insects in the fast flowing water…