Wednesday, 24 April 2024

23-4-2024 BANDHAVGARH, INDIA - LESSER ADJUTANT (Leptoptilos javanicus)

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The lesser adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus ) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. Like other members of its genus, it has ...

24-4-24 KANHA, INDIA - JUNGLE BABBLER (Turdoides striata)

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Jungle babblers (Argya striata) are gregarious birds, members of the laughingthrushes family. Jungle babblers often forage in small groups o...

24-4-24 KANHA, INDIA - GREATER COUCAL (Centropus sinensis)

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The Greater coucal (Centropus sinensis) is a large member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. They are weak fliers and are often...

24-4-24 KANHA, INDIA - COMMON CROW BUTTERFLY (Euploea lewiniip)

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Euploea core, the common crow is a common butterfly found in South Asia to Australia. In India it is also sometimes referred to as the commo...
Tuesday, 23 April 2024

23-4-2024 BANDHAVGARH, INDIA - PIONEER WHITE BUTTERFLY (Belenois aurota)

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Belenois aurota, the pioneer or pioneer white or caper white, is a small to medium-sized butterfly of the family Pieridae, that is, the yell...

23-4-2024 BANDHAVGARH, INDIA - CRESTED SERPENT EAGLE (Gyps indicus)

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The crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela ) is a medium-sized bird of prey that is found in forested habitats across tropical Asia. Within...

23-4-2024 BANDHAVGARH, INDIA - ASIAN WOOLLY NECKED STORK (Ciconia episcopus)

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The Asian woolly-necked stork or Asian woollyneck (Ciconia episcopus) is a species of large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It b...

23-4-2024 BANDHAVGARH, INDIA - INDIAN VULTURE (Gyps indicus)

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The Indian vulture (Gyps indicus) is an Old World vulture native to Asia. This species has been listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN ...

23-4-2024 BANDHAVGARH, INDIA - ASIAN GREEN BEE-EATER (Merops orientalis)

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The Asian green bee-eater (Merops orientalis) is a brightly-colored bird in the bee-eater family. It performs some seasonal movements and is...

22-4-2024 BANDHAVGARH, INDIA - INDIAN BISON (Bos gaurus)

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The gaur (Bos gaurus; /ɡaʊər/), also known as the Indian bison, is a bovine native to South Asia and Southeast Asia, and has been listed as ...

22-4-2024 BANDHAVGARH, INDIA - JUNGLE OWLET (Glaucidium radiatum)

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  The jungle owlet, or barred jungle owlet, (Glaucidium radiatum ) is found in the Indian Subcontinent. The species is often found singly, i...

22-4-2024 BANDHAVGARH, INDIA - NORTHERN PLAINS GREY LANGUR (Semnopithecus entellus)

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The northern plains gray langur (Semnopithecus entellus ), also known as the sacred langur, Bengal sacred langur and Hanuman langur, is a sp...

22-4-2024 BANDHAVGARH, INDIA - TAWNY BELLIED BABBLER (Dumetia hyperythra)

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The tawny-bellied babbler (Dumetia hyperythra ) also known in older Indian works as the rufous-bellied babbler is a small babbler that forag...
Monday, 22 April 2024

22-4-2024 BANDHAVGARH, INDIA - SRI LANKAN SAMBAR DEER (Rusa unicolor ssp. unicolor)

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The Sri Lankan sambar or Indian sambar (Rusa unicolor unicolor), also known as ගෝනා (gōṇā) in Sinhala, is a subspecies of the sambar that li...

22-4-2024 BANDHAVGARH, INDIA - INDIAN STONE CURLEW (MALE ) (Burhinus indicus)

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This stocky and brown ground bird with large eyes is about 41 centimeters in length. It has dark streaks on a sandy brown ground colour and ...

22-4-2024 BANDHAVGARH, INDIA - INDIAN STONE CURLEW (FEMALE ) (Burhinus indicus)

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The Indian stone-curlew or Indian thick-knee (Burhinus indicus) is a species of bird in the family Burhinidae. It was formerly included as a...

22-4-2024 BANDHAVGARH, INDIA - GOLDEN JACKAL (Canis aureus)

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The Golden jackal (Canis aureus) is a wolf-like canid. Despite its name, the Golden jackal is not closely related to the African Black-backe...

21-4-2024 BANDHAVGARH, INDIA - BAND WINGED GRASSHOPPER (Oedaleus abruptus)

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Oedaleus abruptus is a species of band-winged grasshopper in the family Acrididae. It is found in Indomalaya and eastern Asia
Sunday, 21 April 2024

21-4-2024 BANDHAVGARH, INDIA - TICKELL'S BLUE FLYCATCHER (Cyornis tickelliae)

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Tickell's blue flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae ) is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family. This is an insectivorous species whi...

20-4-2024 BANDHAVGARH, INDIA - BROWN FISH OWL (Ketupa zeylonensis)

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The brown fish owl (Ketupa zeylonensis ) is a fish owl species in the family known as typical owls, Strigidae. It is native from Turkey to S...

20-4-2024 BANDHAVGARH, INDIA - CHITAL (MALE) (Axis axis)

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The Axis deer (Axis axis) is a deer species native to the Indian subcontinent. It was first described and given a binomial name by German na...

20-4-2024 BANDHAVGARH, INDIA - CHITAL (Axis axis)

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The Axis deer (Axis axis) is a deer species native to the Indian subcontinent. It was first described and given a binomial name by German na...