Indian Birds – Painted Stork The painted stork is a large wader 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. Their distinctive pink tertial feathers of the adults give them their name.They forage in […]
Indian Bird – Jacobin Cuckoo: The Jacobin cuckoo, pied cuckoo or the pied crested cuckoo, is a member of the cuckoo order of birds that are found in Africa and Asia. It is partially migratory and in India, it has been considered a harbinger of the monsoon rains due to the timing of its arrival. […]
Indian Bird – Sandgrouse: Sandgrouse is the common name for Pteroclidae, a family of sixteen species of bird, members of the order Pterocliformes.They are traditionally placed in two genera. The two central Asian species are classified as Syrrhaptes and the other fourteen species,from Africa and Asia, are placed in the genus Pterocles. Wikipedia Facts: Scientific […]
The shikra is a small Indian bird of prey in the family Accipitridae found widely distributed in Asia and Africa where it is also called the little banded goshawk.The African forms may represent a separate species but have usually been considered as subspecies of the shikra. Facts: Scientific name: Accipiter badiusMass: 130 g Encyclopedia of […]