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Amur Falcon (Falco amurensis) breeds in northern China and eastern Russia (Amur) and migrates to southern Africa to...

Arctic Warbler (Phylloscopus borealis) breeds across the northern Eurasian taiga from Sweden, Finland and Norway to...

WIthin the Indian subcontinent, Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus) breeds in the Himalayas and in parts of central...

Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica) is an intriguing species that breeds in temperate habitats in Mongolia and...

Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus) has scattered breeding populations across Ladakh, Mongolia and the Tibetan Plateau...

Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes) breeds in parts of eastern Nepal, Northeast India, Southeast Asia and China....

Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) breeds throughout temperate Eurasia and migrates south across its range during...

Blue Rock-Thrush (Monticola solitarius) breeds across the more southern latitudes of temperate Eurasia and many...

Blue-tailed Bee-Eater (Merops philippinus) breeds patchily across South and Southeast Asia but most South Asian birds...

Blyth's Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum) is a tiny brown bird close to the hearts of birdwatchers in the Indian...

Brown-breasted Flycatcher (Muscicapa muttui) provides one of the best examples of passage migration (aside from the...

Brown-headed Gull (Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus) breeds from Ladakh to Mongolia across the Tibetan Plateau and...

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) may not be the most obvious migrant but shows local and potentially long-distance...

Some populations of Chestnut-headed Bee-Eater (Merops leschenaulti) are strongly migratory while others show no more...

Chestnut-winged Cuckoo (Clamator coromandus) is a close relative of our much-loved Pied Cuckoo. Strongly migratory in...

Collared Pratincole (Glareola pratincola) and Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) are two very similar species...

Common Crane (Grus grus) breeds across temperate Eurasia and migrates south across its range. Populations from Central...

Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is a brood parasite that breeds across temperate Eurasia and pockets in central India....

Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) breeds across temperate Eurasia and winters throughout Africa, South and...

Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) is another species that breeds across the Eurasian temperate and taiga...

Crab Plover (Dromas ardeola) breeds primarily in the Middle-East and shows some intriguing and not very...

Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo) breeds eastwards from Central Asia to Mongolia and winters almost entirely in...

Desert Wheatear (Oenanthe deserti) and Pied Wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) are two similar species that breed in cold...

Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla) is an odd looking woodpecker that breeds across temperate Eurasia and migrates...

European Bee-Eater (Merops apiaster) has a very similar breeding range to European Roller. It breeds in all but the...

European Roller (Coracias garrulus) has a very similar breeding range to European Bee-Eater. It breeds in all but the...

Forest Wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus) breeds in East Asia (largely China) and migrates to southern and eastern India,...

One of the most common wintering ducks in the Indian Subcontinent, Garganey (Spatula querquedula) breeds across...

Grey Nightjar (Caprimulgus jotaka) is present year-round in Northeast India and in parts of Southeast Asia, but is...

Grey-headed Lapwing (Vanellus cinereus) breeds largely in northeastern China and winters throughout eastern India and...

Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) has a widespread range in Eurasia, Africa and Australia and shows some complex...

Great White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) and Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) are two large and similar...

Greater Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) has a temperate breeding range extending eastwards from Western Europe to...

Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides) and Green Warbler (Phylloscopus nitidus) are two very similar species...

Gull-billed Tern (Gelochelidon nilotica) has a widespread breeding range that spans the Americas, Africa, coastal...

Hypocolius (Hypocolius ampelinus) breeds in northern West Asia and migrates to the Arabian peninsula, Pakistan and...

Indian Blue Robin (Larvivora brunnea) breeds across the Himalayas and winters largely in the Western Ghats, other...

Indian Golden Oriole (Oriolus kundoo) breeds in most of India (except South India) and Central Asia. During winter,...

Indian Paradise-Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi), like Indian Golden Oriole, has a widespread breeding range across...

Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura) is a favourite among birdwatchers in India. It breeds in the central and northern parts...

Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus) and Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus) are both common winter visitors to...

Isabelline Wheatear (Oenanthe isabellina) has a breeding range extending from southeastern Europe to Mongolia. It...

Kashmir Flycatcher (Ficedula subrubra) is an endemic to the Indian Subcontinent with a very restricted breeding and...

Little Tern (Sternula albifrons) has a widespread breeding range that spans Africa, coastal South Asia, Australia and...

Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe) breeds across the northern latitudes (temperate, taiga and tundra) from eastern...

Oriental Pratincole (Glareola maldivarum) is a truly remarkable migrant that breeds in the Indian Subcontinent and...

Oriental Turtle-Dove (Streptopelia orientalis) breeds across a large part of temperate Asia including the Himalayas,...

Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva) is an Arctic breeding shorebird that winters in South and Southeast Asia along...

Pallas Fish-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus) is a migrant like few others in the northern hemisphere. It breeds during...

Pied Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus) is one of the most iconic migrants in the Indian Subcontinent, and their arrival in...

Red-breasted Flycatcher (Ficedula parva) and Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) are two very similar flycatchers...

Red-flanked Bluetail (Tarsiger cyanurus) breeds across the northern Eurasian taiga from Sweden, Finland and Norway to...

Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps) is one of many species whose entire global population winters in the Indian...

Rosy Starling (Pastor roseus) is another iconic species whose entire global population winters largely in the Indian...

Rufous-tailed Srub Robin (Cercotrichas galactotes) has a southern temperate breeding range extending eastwards from...

Another Arctic breeding shorebird, Sanderling (Calidris alba) is a chunkier, paler version of Little Stint. Much like...

Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) breeds across the taiga and tundra zones in the northern hemisphere and in...

Spot-winged Starling (Saroglossa spilopterus) is one of very few species that breed exclusively in the Western and...

Spotted Flycatcher (Muscicapa striata) has a temperate breeding range extending eastwards from Western Europe to...

Tytler's Leaf Warbler (Phylloscopus tytleri) is an endemic to the Indian Subcontinent that is strongly migratory. It...

Another Arctic breeding shorebird, Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) is a shorter-billed version of Eurasian Curlew. Much...

White-eyed Buzard (Butastur teesa) is a small raptor that is largely confined to the Indian Subcontinent and Myanmar....

White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) is another species that may be making its way down to Australia for...

Willow Warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) breeds across the northern latitudes (temperate, taiga and tundra) from...

Wilson's Storm-Petrel (Oceanites oceanicus) is not our typical migrant as it breeds in the South Polar region and...

Yellow-browed Warbler (Phylloscopus inornatus) breeds across the eastern Palearctic and primarily winters in Northeast...

Yellow-eyed Pigeon (Columba eversmanni) is a globally threatened species that breeds in Central Asia and winters in...