Name: Black- Crested Bulbul (Black headed yellow Bulbul)
Size: 18 Cms
Appearance: A olive green wing and body coloured bird, with prominent black crest on head along with black head. Eyes are light yellow coloured hence appears prominent on black head.
Habitat: Found only in certain parts of M.P, Odisha, Srilanka, Nort east and Uttarakhand. A shy bird mostly lives in forest and found in dense undergrowth. Feeds on fruits and insects.
Name: Red Whiskered Bulbul
Size: 22 Cms
Appearance: A thick Bulbul with prominent black crest on head along with red streaks behind eyes. White throat and underparts, light grey wings.
Habitat: Found in urban as well as rural areas. Very liberal on diet. Feeds on nectar, insects and even human food left overs. Often seen in groups or pairs.
Sounds: Call sounds like bird is asking " Peter who?'
Name : Red Vented Bulbul
Size: 20 Cms
Appearance: A Dark black headed Bulbul with streaked grey wings, and a red vent. Underparts light grey. Race found in eastern India is much darker in shade as compared to found in other parts of India.
Habitat: Perhaps one of the most common birds found in India. Usually found in pairs. Inquisitive by nature and defends nests with full zeal and aggression.
Sound: Pee pee... Jit chew...
Name: Spotted Owlet
Size: 20 Cms
Appearance: A Small grayish brown owl with yellow irises.Small white dots on brown forehead and white stripes like marking on grayish brown underparts. White eyebrows give accentuated look to the perfectly rounded eyes.
Habitat: Among the most common owls found across India. Lives on trees in dense woods. Family party stays together. Nests in holes. Feeds on small birds and mammals along with reptiles.
Call: Repeated and cracking calls of Chrew....
Name: Jungle Owlet (Barred owlet)
Size: 25 Cms
Appearance: A small owlet with yellow iris. Thick dark brown bars on face which reduces as we down the body. The streaks on the body become less thinner as we look down and is totally absent in vent.
Habitat: Found on fringes of forests sitting on trees in day time. Hunts in night. Mostly found in teak and sal forests. Feeds on insects, reptiles, rodents and some times Juvenile birds as well.
Sound: An increasing call of high and low pitched sounds of Ooo..OO...
Name: Brown Fish Owl
Size: 56 cms
Appearance: A huge owl, with flat face and thorn like ear tufts coming above the face. Brown coloured. Wings dark brown with black and white spots and streaks, belly light brown with black streaks on it. Dark yellow iris.
Habitat: A rare sighting in day time. Mostly found in forest near small rivulets or streams of water. Feeds on fish and small rats and rabbits coming near water bodies.
Call : An echoing call of whom... whom...
Name : Booted Warbler (Booted tree warbler)
Size: 12 Cms
Appearance: A small brown winged warbler with white throat and white belly. Square ended tail.
Habitat: Found in southern penisular India including Maharashtra. Sighting is a rarity as mostly lives in low scrubs, thorn trees and crops. Often found in parties of 3 to 4.
