Webinar: Ask ID of Himalayan Birds
Join us for a special Bird ID Webinar on Thursday, 8 May 2025, where birdwatchers from India, Nepal, and Bhutan come together to discuss confusing species, share tips, and learn from regional experts.
Bird ID
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 sluggish, largely green birds are often heard before they are seen, their loud, repetitive calls betraying...
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 quiz. This 2-step process is useful when you are preparing for a bird survey, or a birding trip in a new...
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...
