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...

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.