Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

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2020-06-06. Dr.Jayaprakash V: Pied Bushchat, Indian Silverbill, Eurasian Buzzard, Ashy Prinia.

2020-06-03. Dr.Jayaprakash V: Lesser Whistling Duck, Spot-Billed Pelican.

2020-06-02. Dr.Jayaprakash V: Grey-Headed Swamphen, Intermediate Egret.

2020-06-01. Dr.Jayaprakash V: Loten's Sunbird, Loten's Sunbird.

2020-05-31. Dr.Jayaprakash V: Barn Swallow, Asian Koel, Coppersmith Barbet.

2020-05-30. Dr.Jayaprakash V: Green Bee-Eater, Asian Koel, Blyth's Reed Warbler, Blue-Faced Malkoha, Indian Courser, Ashy Drongo, Vernal Hanging Parrot, Black Kite, Whimbrel, White-Cheeked Barbet.

2020-05-29. Dr.Jayaprakash V: Red-Wattled Lapwing, Knob-Billed Duck, Montagu's Harrier.

2020-05-28. Dr.Jayaprakash V: Rock Pigeon, Little Cormorant, Eurasian Kestrel, Yellow-Wattled Lapwing, Black-Winged Stilt, Grey-Headed Canary-Flycatcher.

2020-05-27. Dr.Jayaprakash V: Jungle Babbler, Red-Whiskered Bulbul, Eurasian Thick-Knee, Black Ibis, Wood Sandpiper.

2020-05-26. Dr.Jayaprakash V: Coppersmith Barbet, Common Sandpiper, Garganey, Malabar Grey Hornbill, Oriental Magpie-Robin, White-Eyed Buzzard.

2020-05-25. Dr.Jayaprakash V: Greater Coucal, Malabar Whistling Thrush, Puff-Throated Babbler, Intermediate Egret, Loten's Sunbird.

2020-05-24. Dr.Jayaprakash V: Indian Robin, Small Minivet, Yellow Wagtail, Rock Eagle-Owl.

2020-05-23. Dr.Jayaprakash V: Indian Peafowl, Little Spiderhunter, Indian Blue Robin, Spotted Dove, Orange Minivet.

2020-05-22. Dr.Jayaprakash V: Ashy Woodswallow, Black-Winged Kite, Square-tailed Bulbul, Grey Wagtail, Indian Tit.

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recent comments

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2020-05-30. to photo # 00060009001 (Indian Courser)

Аскар Исабеков: Dear Dr.Jayaprakash V, could you please publish photos of different dates and places in different series, because as you know birds can look different in different seasons. Thank you for sharing your nice photos!

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2020-05-28. to photo # 00060012101 (Garganey)

Аскар Исабеков: Garganey

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2020-05-24. to photo # 00060009001 (Indian Courser)

Аскар Исабеков: My dream

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2020-05-09. to photo # 00060005401 (Mountain Imperial Pigeon)

Аскар Исабеков: i deleted duplicate image

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2020-05-03. to photo # 00060005401 (Mountain Imperial Pigeon)

Dr.Jayaprakash V: I posted the same image twice by mistake. And I do not know how to delete a post. Please help!

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2020-05-01. to photo # 00060003601 (Eurasian Buzzard)

Dr.Jayaprakash V: Posting from archives - under lock down :-(

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2020-04-28. to photo # 00060003301 (Slaty-Legged Crake)

Dr.Jayaprakash V: Posting from archives. We are under strict lock down :-(

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2020-04-25. to photo # 00010005804 (Ashy Woodswallow)

Dr.Jayaprakash V: Typical example of biting more than one can chew !

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2020-04-24. to photo # 00060003102 (Purple Sunbird)

Dr.Jayaprakash V: Male.

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2020-04-24. to photo # 00060003101 (Purple Sunbird)

Dr.Jayaprakash V: Female; Juvenile

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2020-04-17. to photo # 00010038201 (Palani Laughing-Thrush)

Dr.Jayaprakash V: Seeing this for the first time. TFS!

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2020-04-16. to photo # 00060001801 (Greater Coucal)

Dr.Jayaprakash V: Thank you, Askar, for the clarification!

Jp

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2020-04-15. to photo # 00060002601 (Ashy-Crowned Sparrow-Lark)

Dr.Jayaprakash V: If the ID is wrong, I request the experts to kindly correct me. Thank you!

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2020-04-12. to photo # 00060001801 (Greater Coucal)

Askar Isabekov: parroti is a subspecies (race) of Great Coucal. Lists of species of Birds of India (Wiki, Avibase) don't contain Southern Coucal as the full species. I agree to you, bird in your photo shows lack of rufous in mantle, it's a feature of parroti race. In [....]

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2020-04-09. to photo # 03360032401 (Ashy-headed Green-Pigeon)

Dibyendu Ash: How to rule out Thick-billed: No red bill base; rule out pin-tailed: Note the tail; Orange-breasted: note the rump, no gray tail

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2020-04-09. to photo # 00060001801 (Greater Coucal)

Dr.Jayaprakash V: I am not sure about the classification. To me this is Southern Coucal (C.(sinensis)parroti)Greater Coucal ( C.sinensis) is a resident of Pakistan, Himalayan foothills, northern Gangetic plains and Bangladesh, according to Grimmet & Inskipp.But I could [....]

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2020-04-05. to photo # 03620004501 (Blue Whistling-Thrush)

Konstanyin Kovalev: https://indianbirds.club/v2taxon.php?s=1056&l=en

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2020-02-19. to photo # 03490012601 (Common Rosefinch)

DEBASISH MUKHERJEE: I think it is Gray-banded Munia (Lonchura vana)

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2020-01-16. to photo # 03190050301 (Coal Tit)

Вадим Ивушкин: Спасибо! Разобрался, мы почему-то на это внимание не обращали.

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2020-01-15. to photo # 03190050301 (Coal Tit)

Askar Isabekov: спасибо, Вадим. но вот в том и прикол, что это такая московка - отличие от rubidiventris - это полоска белых точек на крыле. Это Periparus ater melanolophus. правда, [....]

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