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Monsoon Seawatch
Seawatching along the western coast of India during the Southwest Monsoon offers a unique opportunity to observe seabirds driven closer to shore by the monsoon winds. During this time, strong […]
Indian Pitta
Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura) breeds in the central and northern parts of the Indian peninsula and migrates to South India during winter.
Rajo Bird Count 2025— Preliminary Results
51 Bird enthusiasts from across Odisha spotted and recorded 187 species and upload 558 checklists from 15 districts!
Dark egrets can be white…
By Ramit Singal The previous article focussed on the 4 regularly occurring white egrets from India. In this follow-up post, the attention will shift to egrets that happen to be dimorphic, i.e., they have a dark morph as well as a white morph. The Reef-Egrets are...
Bird Atlases
A bird atlas is a citizen science project intended to map the distribution and abundance of a region’s birds. In an atlas project, the region of interest is typically divided into cells that are often subdivided into smaller cells, a design that can ensure uniform sampling in space by volunteer birdwatchers.
ID Articles
A series of articles to help with the identification of difficult birds.
Bushlarks, Skylarks, & Crested Larks
Related resources Is that a Pipit or a Lark? Identifying Indian and Singing Bushlarks Larks of Telangana (PDF) By Ramit Singal Hopefully, you've had some practice in telling apart larks from pipits. In this article, we'll try and give some tips to tell between 3...
Identifying Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker and Stripe-breasted Woodpecker
Fulvous-breasted and Stripe-breasted Woodpeckers are similar-looking species that can be hard to tell apart. This guide highlights key differences in their appearance, range, and vocalizations to help you identify them with confidence.
Identifying Red-breasted, Taiga and Kashmir Flycatcher
By Tarun Menon and Ashwin Viswanathan This article is available in Hindi, Kannada, and Marathi Red-breasted, Taiga and Kashmir Flycatcher are three very similar looking flycatchers belonging to the Ficedula genus. Initially, all three were considered to be...
Keeping an ear out for prinias: A beginner’s guide to vocal identification
-Anand Krishnan Every new birdwatcher starts off identifying birds using illustrations of plumage in a field guide. Building field skills, we all eventually use a suite of traits to ID birds, of which plumage is just one. Behavioural traits, habitat and other...
Identifying Swallows: Red-rumped, Barn, Streak-throated and Wire-tailed Swallow
By Kaushik Sarkar and Ashwin Viswanathan Presented here is an easy guide to help identify the four most common Swallow species in India. You can also download just the photographic guide to this article: PDF format (345 KB). In India, there are 15 species of...
Identifying Red-breasted, Taiga and Kashmir Flycatcher-Kannada
लाल-छातीचा, लाल-कंठाचा आणि काश्मिरी माशीमार पक्ष्यांची ओळख कशी करावी? फिसेडूला गटातील या सारख्या दिसणाऱ्या प्रजातींमधील महत्त्वाचे फरक जाणून घ्या.
Is that a Pipit or a Lark?
Related resources Bushlarks, Skylarks, & Crested Larks Identifying Indian and Singing Bushlarks Larks of Telangana (PDF) By Ramit Singal Few birds are as confusing to the beginning birder as Pipits and Larks. The first step towards identifying the species...
Identifying Red-breasted, Taiga and Kashmir Flycatcher-Marathi
माशीमार कसे ओळखावे: लाल छातीचा माशीमार (Red-breasted Flycatcher), लाल-कंठाचा माशीमार (Taiga Flycatcher) आणि काश्मिरी माशीमार (Kashmir Flycatcher) इंग्रजीत प्रकाशीत झालेल्या मूळ लेखाचा हा मराठी अनुवाद आहे. लेखक : तरुण मेनन आणि अश्विन विश्वनाथन, अनुवादक : स्वरूप...
Identifying Waders: Part 2
This article focusses on the two species of a group of very small shorebirds known as Stints (Calidris sp) - the Little Stint and the Temminck's Stint.
Leafbirds – Golden-fronted, Jerdon’s and others
By Ramit Singal There are four species of leafbirds (also known as chloropsis) found in India and they never fail to enthral a birder. Each of them is largely green, slender in build, with a medium-length tail and the habit of dwelling in the top or mid-canopy....
Identifying dark Aquila and Clanga eagles in peninsular India
Struggling to tell apart those large, dark eagles soaring overhead? You’re not alone! This article offers practical tips to help birders distinguish between India’s tricky Aquila and Clanga eagles — making raptor identification a little less daunting.
Identifying Red-breasted, Taiga and Kashmir Flycatcher-Marathi
माशीमार कसे ओळखावे: लाल छातीचा माशीमार (Red-breasted Flycatcher), लाल-कंठाचा माशीमार (Taiga Flycatcher) आणि काश्मिरी माशीमार (Kashmir Flycatcher) इंग्रजीत प्रकाशीत झालेल्या मूळ लेखाचा हा मराठी अनुवाद आहे. लेखक : तरुण मेनन आणि अश्विन विश्वनाथन, अनुवादक : स्वरूप...
Keeping an ear out for prinias: A beginner’s guide to vocal identification
-Anand Krishnan Every new birdwatcher starts off identifying birds using illustrations of plumage in a field guide. Building field skills, we all eventually use a suite of traits to ID birds, of which plumage is just one. Behavioural traits, habitat and other...
Identifying Red-breasted, Taiga and Kashmir Flycatcher-Kannada
लाल-छातीचा, लाल-कंठाचा आणि काश्मिरी माशीमार पक्ष्यांची ओळख कशी करावी? फिसेडूला गटातील या सारख्या दिसणाऱ्या प्रजातींमधील महत्त्वाचे फरक जाणून घ्या.
Is that a Pipit or a Lark?
Related resources Bushlarks, Skylarks, & Crested Larks Identifying Indian and Singing Bushlarks Larks of Telangana (PDF) By Ramit Singal Few birds are as confusing to the beginning birder as Pipits and Larks. The first step towards identifying the species...
Identifying Waders: Part 1
In the first part of the series related to identifying waders, we try and tackle an often misidentified group consisting of the Tringa sandpipers.
Some tips on vocal identification of Jungle and Rock Bush-Quails in Peninsular India
By Anand Krishnan and Sarthak Malusare Introduction Two Perdicula bush-quails—Jungle Bush-Quail (Perdicula asiatica) and Rock Bush-Quail (Perdicula argoondah), are widespread in Peninsular India in scrub-jungle and grassland habitats. Like many quails, they are...
Cormorants Clarified
By Ramit Singal Ever seen a V-shaped flock of black birds flying purposefully in the sky near a water body? Or a black bird sitting still with its wings spread out in a small village pond? Or a bird's head sticking out of the water at a lake or pond? Did you notice...
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