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Birder Profile: Aakib Hussain
A former student of Kerala Agricultural University, Kerala; living in Shopian, Kashmir, Aakib Hussain's wish is to explore the picturesque valleys of Kashmir!...
Frequency Matters: Acoustic Identification of Barbets
By Anand Krishnan Barbets are some of the most ubiquitous of India’s fruit-eating birds, even occupying most major cities where fruiting trees remain. These...
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.
Frequency Matters: Acoustic Identification of Barbets
By Anand Krishnan Barbets are some of the most ubiquitous of India’s fruit-eating birds, even...
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...
Identifying Flycatchers: Red-breasted, Taiga and Kashmir Flycatcher
By Tarun Menon and Ashwin Viswanathan Red-breasted, Taiga and Kashmir Flycatcher are three very...
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...
Identifying Pipits: Blyth’s and Richard’s Pipits
By Ramit Singal For Part 1 of the series (Identifying Paddyfield Pipits), click here. Birders...
Identifying Paddyfield Pipits
By Ramit Singal For part 2 of the identifying pipit series, click here It’s that time of the year...
Identifying Waders: Part 2
By Ramit Singal Most waders are here, and you may have already begun seeing and identifying the...
Identifying Waders: Part 1
By Ramit Singal It is that time of the year again. Winter soon approaches, and birders across the...
The Jungle Babbler and its Six Sisters
By Ramit Singal Almost anywhere across the length and breadth of India, you are likely to come...
Frequency Matters: Acoustic Identification of Barbets
By Anand Krishnan Barbets are some of the most ubiquitous of India’s fruit-eating birds, even...
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...
Identifying Flycatchers: Red-breasted, Taiga and Kashmir Flycatcher
By Tarun Menon and Ashwin Viswanathan Red-breasted, Taiga and Kashmir Flycatcher are three very...
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...
Identifying Pipits: Blyth’s and Richard’s Pipits
By Ramit Singal For Part 1 of the series (Identifying Paddyfield Pipits), click here. Birders...
Identifying Paddyfield Pipits
By Ramit Singal For part 2 of the identifying pipit series, click here It’s that time of the year...
Identifying Waders: Part 2
By Ramit Singal Most waders are here, and you may have already begun seeing and identifying the...
Identifying Waders: Part 1
By Ramit Singal It is that time of the year again. Winter soon approaches, and birders across the...
The Jungle Babbler and its Six Sisters
By Ramit Singal Almost anywhere across the length and breadth of India, you are likely to come...
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