Showing posts with label Colour of Wings- Grey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Colour of Wings- Grey. Show all posts

Saturday, 1 October 2011

Red Whiskered Bulbul


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?'

Red Vented Bulbul


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...

Saturday, 20 August 2011

Eurasian Sparrow Hawk


Name: Eurasian Sparrow Hawk
Size: 40 cm
Appearance: A Small raptor with plain throat and Shikra like banded chest with brown stripes. Wings of grey colour. Colour of eye ball yellow (major differentiation between Shikra and ESH, shikra has red eye balls.)
Habitat: Found in well wooded country sides. Seldom seen in urban areas. Mostly mistaken as Shikra. Nests in medium sized trees like Neem and Mango. A rare sighting. Shyer the  Shikra.  
Call : A repeated call of Kew.. kew.. kew...