Jungle Owlet

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...

Brown FIsh Owl

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...

Booted Warbler

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. 

Tickell's Blue Flycatcher

Name: Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Size: 14 Cms
Appearance: A small,  blue winged bird with Orange throat. White coloured belly. Females have a a bit dull blue coat and dull orange throat colour. 
Habitat: Found in dense bushes (often near water bodies). Feeds on insects and sits low on perches. Also found in urban areas but only in less disturbed green patches. Often seen in pairs. 
Sound: A continuous metallic shrill chrrr....followed by Tak tak...

Asian Koel

Asian Koel (Female)

Asian Koel (Male)

Name:  Asian Koel

Size: 40 Cms 

Appearance: A Medium sized bird, with ruby red eyes, and large white billed specifically designed for plucking berries out of trees. Males have black glossy coat and long tail. Females have dark grey and brown spots on white coat. 

Habitat:  Found across India in abundance. Amongst the very few parasitic parents and lay there eggs mostly in crows nest. 

Sound: Adult males have trade mark voice of Kuu...Kuu... (mating call), female calls are more noisy and more clamorous of  shrieks of Ku ku ku...

Stork Billed Kingfisher

Name: Stork Billed Kingfisher.
Appearance: A large billed kingfisher. Perhaps the largest bill among all kingfishers. Light blue wings and Yellow underparts. Head is grey in colour.
Habitat: Found across peninsular India and Gangetic plains. Mostly found in well wooded areas near water bodies. A very shy bird and difficult to spot as mostly hides in dense bushes. 

Small Blue Kingfisher

Name: Small Blue Kingfisher (Common Kingfisher)
Appearance : A light blue colour on wings, with orange brown underparts. Darkish blue bill. 
Tail shorter then  White breasted kingfisher.
Habitat: Found across India. Often sitting perches hanging above water streams. Nests near water bodies only in form of burrows on sandy banks. 

White Breasted Kingfisher

Name: White breasted Kingfisher (White Throated Kingfisher)
Size : 28 Cms
Appearance: Long red bill, with blue wings, brown head and white throat. Male and female alike. 
Habitat: Almost ubiquitous through out India. Found near water bodies. Only kingfisher which is not solely dependent on fishes. Very liberal on diet front, eats Insects, dragon flies, reptiles and amphibians. 

Oriental White Eye

Name : Oriental White Eye
Size: 10 Cms
Appearance : A Small yet plump bird with bright yellow coloured body. Characterized by Big white rings around eyes. A White Rufous belly. 
Habitat: Mostly found in gardens, forests and well wooded areas. Often found in groups. Very active on tree foliage ans is difficult to get a still shot. 

Scaly Breasted Munia

Name: Scaly Breasted Munia
Size: 10 Cms
Appearance: A tiny bird with scales of blackish brown on chest. Brown Head, Brown wings. Beak meant to crush grains. 
Habitat: Found across central, eastern and southern India.  Often find near grain fields. Feeds primarily on grains and some times on insects. 

Grey Myna (Chestnut Tailed Starling)

Name: Grey Myna (Chestnut Tailed Starling)
Size: 20 Cms
Appearance : A Chestnut coloured starling, with charecteristic Pale yellow bill and white round eyes. Wings are a bit darker then rest of the body. 
Habitat: Found across in Southern and eastern India. Mostly found on fringes of villages and forests, eats on insects near flowers and on tree canopy. 

Pale-Billed Flowerpecker

Name: Plain Flowerpecker
Size: 8 Cms
Appearance : A tiny bird, with pink bill. Dark grey colour above on wings and Pale grey buff below. A slightly curved bill. 
Habitat : Mostly found in fringes of forests. Often near bushes. Found on the canopy of the bushes feeding on insects near berries and flowers. 
Sound: A surprisingly loud call of Chik chik chik...mostly made during short flights from one perch to other. 

Pied Bushchat

Name: Pied Bushchat
Size: 13 Cms
Appearance: A small bird, with blackish brown brown body and white stripes on wings and white vent. Females have similar size but grey body colour. Body colouration of male is pretty similar to oriental Magpie Robin. 
Habitat: Found across India, A very common bird. Often found near villages sitting on barren perches and wires. 
Sound: A sound of Cheep...cheep... tree....

Indian Robin

Name: Indian Robin
Size: 16 Cms
Appearance : A Rufous bellied chat like bird. Dark body in southern India, as we go above central India the males have brownish appearance. 
Habitat: A very common bird found in both urban and rural landscapes. Feeds on insects. Almost a surety near wooded water bodies. 

Oriental Magpie Robin

Name: Oriental Magpie Robin
Size: 20 Cms
Appearance: A black and white bird, with Black throat and white stripes on black wings. Black underparts. Mostly characterized by an up tail while sitting on perch of trees. Commonly found in all the gardens. It is  national  bird of Bangladesh. Females have Grey and less glossy appearance instead of black. 
Habitat: Found across India. A very common bird in Garden and densely bushed areas. Found even in urban areas. 

Blue Throat

Name : Blue Throat
Size: 15 Cms
Appearance : A Small bird with orange, black, blue and red bands on throat, starting from bottom. Off white eyebrows. Brown body (like Indian Chat). Thin legs. 
Habitat: Almost found spread across India. Becomes scarce as we move down south India. 
Sound: Chak.... Chak....