Birds

Yellow footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera) – complete detail. Description of Yellow footed green pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera) Hariyal. Habit and habitat of Yellow footed green pigeon. They prefer semi evergreen forests deciduous forest, wooded habitats and secondary forests up to 800 meter. They commonly found in road side trees particularly Banyan and Peepal trees. Also visits gardens even inside towns…………….  Distribution of …

State bird of Maharashtra – complete detail – updated. Description of state bird  of Maharashtra. Name of the State bird of Maharashtra is Yellow footed green pigeon. Habit and habitat of Yellow footed green pigeon. They prefer semi evergreen forests, deciduous forest, wooded habitats and secondary forests up to 800 meter. They commonly found…………. Size of adult Yellow footed green pigeon is between 29 to …

Common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) complete detail. Description of Common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius) – Tuntuni. Classification of Common tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius). Habit and habitat of Common tailorbird.  The Common Tailorbird lives in deciduous forests, scrub lands, mangroves, open woodlands, urban parks and gardens. Common Tailorbird is very active when foraging and hopping into vegetation of wooded habitat, searching for insects. This bird flicks continuously its …

State bird of Arunachal Pradesh – complete detail – updated. Description of State bird of Arunachal Pradesh. The name of State bird of Arunachal Pradesh is Great hornbill (Buceros bicornis). Habit and habitat of Great hornbill. Generally found in the canopy of the rainforest and wet, tall, evergreen forests. They can find shelter in the holes of the trees, and may cover large …

State bird of Gujarat (Greater flamingo) complete detail – updated. What is the name of State bird of Gujarat. Description of State bird of Gujarat. They inhabits relatively shallow water bodies, including saline lagoons, salt pans, estuaries, and large saline or alkaline lakes. The timing of breeding is variable in most of the tropics and subtropics (season varies with location and may occur …

Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) complete detail – updated. Description of Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus). Classification of Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus). Habit and habitat Greater flamingo. They inhabits relatively shallow water bodies, including saline lagoons, salt pans, estuaries, and large saline or alkaline lakes.  Size of adult Greater flamingo is between 110 cm to 150 cm. The weight of adult is between 2.0 …

Indian pond heron (Ardeola grayii) Complete detail – updated. Description of Indian pond heron (Ardeola grayii) – Khunch bagula. Classification of Indian pond heron (Ardeola grayii). Habit and habitat of Indian pond heron (Ardeola grayii). The Indian Pond Heron is a shallow aquatic habitat bird. Sometimes it may live at fresh, salt, natural or human made aquatic places. The Indian Pond Heron is a small drab …

State Bird of Rajasthan – complete detail – updated. State Bird of Rajasthan – Great Indian bustard (Godawan). Description of state bird of Rajasthan. Classification of Great Indian bustard. Habit and habitat of Great Indian bustard. Godawan mostly found in arid and semi-arid grasslands. The Indian Bustard is usually found singly or in 2 or 3 or sometime more. Size: Male size between 90 to …

Bay backed shrike (Lanius vittatus) complete detail – updated. Description of Bay backed shrike (Lanius vittatus). Classification of Bay backed shrike (Lanius vittatus). Identification of Bay backed shrike (Lanius vittatus). Habit and habitat of Bay backed shrike. Bay backed shrike is a bird of dry open country abounding in Babool trees and scrub. Bay backed shrike have grey and white head with a broad …

Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus) complete detail – updated. Description of Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus). Classification of Asian koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus). Habit and habitat of Asian koel. They prefers staying in a dense thick forest with thick trees and bamboos, light woodland and cultivation areas. Size of adult Asian koel is between 38 to 46 cm including the tail. The weight of adult is …