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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 […]
Hareli Bird Count
Mark your calendar for 13–16 July and be part of Chhattisgarh’s first-ever Hareli Bird Count — celebrate the festival and observe the region’s incredible birdlife!
Yellow-browed Warbler
Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) breeds across the eastern Palearctic and primarily winters in Northeast India, Bangladesh and Southeast Asia.
Rajo Bird Count 2025— Preliminary Results
51 Bird enthusiasts from across Odisha spotted and recorded 187 species and upload 558 checklists from 15 districts!
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...
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.
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 Red-breasted, Taiga and Kashmir Flycatcher-Hindi
रेड-ब्रेस्टेड, टैगा और कश्मीर फ्लाईकैचर की पहचान कैसे करें? इन प्रवासी पक्षियों को पहचानने के आसान तरीके जानिए।
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.
The Jungle Babbler and its Six Sisters
The guide to identifying the 7 species of turdoides babblers found in India
What’s that White Egret sp?
By Ramit Singal Egrets are beautiful and elegant birds to watch. You'll often see them standing still over water and, in a flash, using their long, pointed bills to stab a fish or pick out an insect. No matter where you are in India, it is common to see one or many...
Identifying Paddyfield Pipits
The Paddyfield Pipit is resident across most parts of the country and this is an excellent time of the year to familiarise oneself with the most common pipit of the region.
Identifying Indian and Singing Bushlarks: White on the tail is not diagnostic!
Related resources Is that a Pipit or a Lark? Bushlarks, Skylarks, & Crested Larks Larks of Telangana (PDF) By Ashwin Viswanathan Indian Bushlark and Singing Bushlark are very similar species that share many morphological features. Identification can be a real...
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.
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...
Identifying Red-breasted, Taiga and Kashmir Flycatcher-Hindi
रेड-ब्रेस्टेड, टैगा और कश्मीर फ्लाईकैचर की पहचान कैसे करें? इन प्रवासी पक्षियों को पहचानने के आसान तरीके जानिए।
The Jungle Babbler and its Six Sisters
The guide to identifying the 7 species of turdoides babblers found in India
Identifying Paddyfield Pipits
The Paddyfield Pipit is resident across most parts of the country and this is an excellent time of the year to familiarise oneself with the most common pipit of the region.
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.
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...
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...
Identifying Indian and Singing Bushlarks: White on the tail is not diagnostic!
Related resources Is that a Pipit or a Lark? Bushlarks, Skylarks, & Crested Larks Larks of Telangana (PDF) By Ashwin Viswanathan Indian Bushlark and Singing Bushlark are very similar species that share many morphological features. Identification can be a real...
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 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.
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