Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii)
The Indian Pond Heron (Ardeola grayii) is a small heron occurring in South Asia from southern Iran to India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. The birds are quite common throughout their […]
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Spotted Owlet (Athene brama)
The Spotted Owlet (Athene brama) is a small owl occurring mainly in South and Southeast Asia. The comparatively common birds are mostly nocturnal, hunting for insects and smaller rodents. They […]
Indian Jungle Crow (Corvus culminatus)
True to its name, the Indian Jungle Crow (Corvus culminatus) occurs throughout India south of the Himalaya. The most characteristic features of these common birds are their thick bill and […]
White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
The White-throated Kingfisher (Halycon smyrnensis) is a very wide-ranging species occurring from eastern Europe (e.g., Bulgaria) through Turkey, western, southern, and south-eastern Asia until the Philippines in the far east. […]
Common Babbler (Turdoides caudata)
The Common Babbler (Turdoides caudata) occurs from Iraq and Iran in the east until India in the west. Throughout its range it favours dry open scrub areas where it feeds […]
Grey Junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii)
The Grey Junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii) is a bird endemic to India where it inhabits forest undergrowth, secondary growth, and bamboo thickets. So far no concerns for this species have been […]
Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis)
The Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis) is a widespread resident across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal in the west to Ethiopia in the east. It also occurs along the Nile Valley and […]
Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
The Black Kite (Milvus migrans) is a medium-sized bird of prey occurring through much of Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia. With especially large populations in South Asia, some believe it […]
Indian Wild Ass (Equus hemionus khur)
The Indian Wild Ass (Equus hemionus khur), also called the Khur, originally inhabited large parts of southern Asia including western India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and eastern Iran. However, populations diminished dramatically […]
Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta)
The Rhesus Macaque (Macaca mulatta) has the widest geographical distribution of any primate except for us humans. It occurs all the way from Afghanistan and Pakistan through northern India up […]
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