My Bird Gallery
Purple Swamphen | xxx | yyyy | zzzz
(R) (c) Kallol Kundu. Okhla Bird Sanctuary on 02nd January 2022 | Canon EoS 1100D | ISO 100. 55-250@250mm. f/1.4. 1/200s on Tripod.
Common Aora (Male) | Aegithina tiphia | Widespread resident | 14 Cm |
Photographed at Sundarban Tiger Reserves | Nikon D5300 ISO 320. 70-300@300mm. f/6.3. 1/500s
Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher (Male) | Cyornis rubeculoides | 14 Cm | Summer visitor to Himalayas; winters in E Himalayan foothills. Male has blue throat (some with orange wedge) and well defined white belly and flanks. Female has narrow and poorly defined creamy-orange throat, and orange breast well demarcated from white belly. Voice – Short, sweet song recalls Tickell’s but more rapid and higher-pitched. Spotted at Ranthambore Tiger Reserve.
Purple Sunbird (Eclipse) | Cinnyris asiaticus | 10 cm | Male is metallic blue-green and purple, becoming blackish on belly and vent. Female has uniform yellowish underparts, with faint supercilium and darker mask. Eclipse male is as female, but has a broad blackish stripe down centre of throat and breast, metallic blue wing coverts and glossy black wings and tail. (L) Spotted at Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. (BL) Spotted at Ranthambore Tiger Reserve. Purple Sunbird (Eclipse) | Cinnyris asiaticus | 10 cm | Male is metallic blue-green and purple, becoming blackish on belly and vent. Female has uniform yellowish underparts, with faint supercilium and darker mask. Eclipse male is as female, but has a broad blackish stripe down centre of throat and breast, metallic blue wing coverts and glossy black wings and tail. (L) Spotted at Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. (BL) Spotted at Ranthambore Tiger Reserve. (BR) Spotted at Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary.
Blue-throated Blue Flycatcher (Male) | Cyornis rubeculoides | 14 Cm | Summer visitor to Himalayas; winters in E Himalayan foothills. Male has blue throat (some with orange wedge) and well defined white belly and flanks. Female has narrow and poorly defined creamy-orange throat, and orange breast well demarcated from white belly. Voice – Short, sweet song recalls Tickell’s but more rapid and higher-pitched. Spotted at Ranthambore Tiger Reserve.
Yellow Footed Green Pigeon | Treron phoenicopterus | 33 Cm | Large size, grey cap and greenish yellow forehead and throat, broad olive yellow collar, pale greyish green upper parts, mauve shoulder patch, yellowish band at base of tail. and yellow legs and feet. Usually at tops of tall trees, eats fruits and berries. Voice – A mellow, wandering whistle; also a subdued gurgling. Spotted flocks at The Oberoi Vanyavilas, Ranthambore.
Oriental Magpie Robin| Copsychus saularis | 20 Cm | xxxx | (BR) (Female) Canon EOS R. ISO 8000. Canon RF800mm F11 IS STM. f/11. 1/125s. Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary 09th January 2022
White Bellied Drongo | Dicrurus caerulescens | 24 Cm | Whiteish from belly downwards, restricted to vent and undertail-coverts with glossy slate-grey upperparts. Voice: Continuous, rich, slightly harsh ti-tiu and cheece-cheece-chichuk
Rose Ringed Parakeet (Male) | xxx | yyyy | zzzz
Spotted Owl | xxx | yyyy | zzzz
Red Breasted Flycatcher | xxx | yyyy | zzzz
Rufous Tree Pie| xxx | yyyy | zzzz
Jungle Babbler | xxx | yyyy | zzzz
Photographed at Okhla Bird Sanctuary | Canon EoS 1100D. ISO 1000. 55-250@250mm. f/7.1. 1/400s
Darter | xxx | yyyy | zzzz
White Throated Kingfisher | xxx | yyyy | zzzz
Common Kingfisher | xxx yyy |
Pied Kingfisher | xxx yyy | Canon EOS R. ISO 800. Canon RF800mm F11 IS STM. f/11. 1/2000s
Red Vented Bulbul | xxx | yyyy | zzzz
Red Wattled Lap Wing | xxx | yyyy | zzzz
White Browed Fan Tail Flycatcher | xxx | yyyy | zzzz
Slender-Billed Gull | Chroicocephalus genei | Winter visitor to India | 43 Cm |
Brahminy Kite (Juv) | Halistur indus Widespread resident | 48 Cm | Adult mainly chestnut, with white head, neck and breast. Juvenile mainly brown, with pale streaking on head, mantle and breast.Voice – Utters a nasal, drawn-out, slightly undulating kyerrh.
(c) Riddha Kundu. Nikon D5300.
Crested Serpant Eagle | xxx| yyy | zzz
Indian Pond Heron| xxx | yyyy | zzzz
(L) (c) Kallol Kundu. Okhla Bird Sanctuary on 02nd January 2022 | Canon EoS 1100D | ISO 100. 55-250@250mm. f/9. 1/50 s
(BL) (c) Kallol Kundu. Okhla Bird Sanctuary on 02nd January 2022 | Canon EoS 1100D | ISO 160. 55-250@250mm. f/7.1. 1/400 s
(BR) (c) Kallol Kundu. Okhla Bird Sanctuary on 02nd January 2022 | Canon EoS 1100D | ISO 100. 55-250@250mm. f/9. 1/50 s
Asian Open Bill| xxx | yyyy | zzzz
Indian Spot Billed Duck | xxx yyy | xxx xxx
Northern Shovelers (Female and Male) | xxx | yyyy | zzzz
Knob-Billed Duck | xxx yyy | xxx yyy
Great White Pelican () | xxx | yyyy | zzzz
Northern Shovelers (Female and Male) | xxx | yyyy | zzzz
Northern Shovelers (Female and Male) | xxx | yyyy | zzzz
Northern Shovelers (Female and Male) | xxx | yyyy | zzzz
Northern Shovelers (Female and Male) | xxx | yyyy | zzzz
Northern Shovelers (Female and Male) | xxx | yyyy | zzzz
References:
Grimmett, R., Inskipp, C., Inskipp, T. (2016) Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
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