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...
Species Identification
How to practice bird identification with digital tools
In this brief post, we will describe how you can use free online tools to brush up on bird identification, and then test your skills through a customized...
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...
Identifying Flycatchers: Red-breasted, Taiga and Kashmir Flycatcher
By Tarun Menon and Ashwin Viswanathan Red-breasted, Taiga and Kashmir Flycatcher are three very similar looking flycatchers belonging to the Ficedula genus....
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...
Identifying Pipits: Blyth’s and Richard’s Pipits
Blyth’s and Richard’s Pipits winter across the region and are easily confused with Paddyfield Pipits. Here’s how to ID them.
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.
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.
The Jungle Babbler and its Six Sisters
The guide to identifying the 7 species of turdoides babblers found in India
Any black on the wings, Mr. Jungle Babbler?
The following article has been written by Chinmay Rahane. The classification of birds into different species, known as avian taxonomy, is a fluid subject....
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...