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India: 12/31/2005 - 1/22/2006 (
Center on Map
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Tuqalaqabad, Delhi
Tuqalaqabad, Delhi
Tuqalaqabad, Delhi
Tuqalaqabad, Delhi
Tuqalaqabad, Delhi
Cricket game, Tuqalaqabad, Delhi
Old Delhi Market Area
Red Fort, Delhi
Red Fort, Delhi
Snake Charmer, Delhi
Jamu Mashid, Delhi
Indian Ladies
Gajneer Palace Hotel, Bikaner
Camel Safari, Bikaner
Karni Mata Rat Temple
Monkey Temple, Jaipur
Monkey Temple, Jaipur
Jaipur
City Palace Gate, Jaipur
Indian Children
Indian People, Rathambore
Indian People, Rathambore
Rathambore Fort
Rathambore Fort and Lake
Ganges River, Varanasi
Nainital Lake
Elephant Ride, Corbett Tiger Reserve
Corbett Tiger Reserve
Rhesus Monkey (Macaca mulatta) male
tiger (Panthera tigris)
White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
Blackbuck - Antilope cervicapra
Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra) Females
Isabelline Shrike (Lanius isabellinus)
Taiga Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) Female
Cinereous Tit (Parus cinereus)
Hanuman Langur Monkeys, Rathambore
Common Redshank (Tringa totanus)
Greater Flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus)
Little Forktail (Enicurus scouleri)
Lesser Yellownape (Picus chlorolophus)
Rufous-bellied Niltava (Niltava sundara)
Brown Dipper (Cinclus pallasii)
Asian Barred Owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides)
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris)
Yellow-bellied Fantail (Rhipidura hypoxantha)
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch (Sitta frontalis)
Grey-capped Woodpecker (Dendrocopos canicapillus)
White-browed Wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis)
White-bellied Drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens)
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
Grey Bushchat (Saxicola ferrea) Female
In a one month trip to Northern India, we visited Rajasthan, The Himalayan Foothills, and more.
Sites Visited - Click on a link to read the blog!
Delhi - Tughlaqabad, India (12/31/2005)
Delhi - Red Fort, India (1/1/2006)
Delhi - Okhla, India (1/2/2006)
Bikaner - Gajner Palace, India (1/3/2006)
Bikaner - Sandy Desert, India (1/4/2006)
Deshnok - Karna Mati Temple, India (1/4/2006)
Jaipur, India (1/6/2006)
Rathambore National Park, India (1/8/2006)
Kheoladeo National Park, India (1/9/2006)
Kheoladeo National Park, India (1/10/2006)
Bandhavgarh National Pak, India (1/12/2006)
Bandhavgarh National Pak, India (1/13/2006)
Varanasi, India (1/14/2006)
Nainital, India (1/17/2006)
Nainital, India (1/18/2006)
Jim Corbett National Park - Dhikala, India (1/19/2006)
Jim Corbett National Park - Dhikala, India (1/20/2006)
Jim Corbett National Park - Kosi River, India (1/21/2006)
Jim Corbett National Park - Kosi River, India (1/22/2006)
Jim Corbett National Park - Lohachaur, India (1/22/2006)
Species Recorded (284)
Birds ( 258 )
Shoebill ( Balaenicipitidae )
Dalmatian Pelican -
Pelecanus crispus
Great White Pelican -
Pelecanus onocrotalus
Old World Tree Warblers ( Phylloscopidae )
Common Chiffchaff -
Phylloscopus collybita
Hume's Bush Warbler -
Phylloscopus humei
Gray-cheeked Warbler -
Phylloscopus poliogenys
Whistler's Warbler -
Phylloscopus whistleri
Gray-hooded Warbler -
Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
Old World Flycatchers and Chats ( Muscicapidae )
Tickell's Blue-Flycatcher -
Cyornis tickelliae
Spotted Forktail -
Enicurus maculatus
Little Forktail -
Enicurus scouleri
Pied Bushchat -
Saxicola caprata
Gray Bushchat -
Saxicola ferreus
Siberian Stonechat -
Saxicola maurus
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Little Grebe -
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Cinereous Vulture -
Aegypius monachus
Eurasian Goshawk -
Astur gentilis
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier -
Circus aeruginosus
White-rumped Vulture -
Gyps bengalensis
Eurasian Griffon -
Gyps fulvus
Acrocephalidae ( Acrocephalidae )
Booted Warbler -
Iduna caligata
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites ( Accipitridae )
Egyptian Vulture -
Neophron percnopterus
Changeable Hawk-Eagle -
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Red-headed Vulture -
Sarcogyps calvus
Shikra -
Tachyspiza badia
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Little Cormorant -
Microcarbo niger
Great Cormorant -
Phalacrocorax carbo
Indian Cormorant -
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Anhingas ( Anhingidae )
Oriental Darter -
Anhinga melanogaster
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Gray Heron -
Ardea cinerea
Eastern Cattle Egret -
Ardea coromanda
Medium Egret -
Ardea intermedia
Purple Heron -
Ardea purpurea
Indian Pond-Heron -
Ardeola grayii
Black Bittern -
Botaurus flavicollis
Little Egret -
Egretta garzetta
Black-crowned Night-Heron -
Nycticorax nycticorax
Ibises and Spoonbills ( Threskiornithidae )
Eurasian Spoonbill -
Platalea leucorodia
Glossy Ibis -
Plegadis falcinellus
Black-headed Ibis -
Threskiornis melanocephalus
Storks ( Ciconiidae )
Asian Woolly-necked Stork -
Ciconia episcopus
Black-necked Stork -
Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus
Lesser Adjutant -
Leptoptilos javanicus
Painted Stork -
Mycteria leucocephala
Swans, Geese, and Ducks ( Anatidae )
Northern Pintail -
Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal -
Anas crecca
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Indian Spot-billed Duck -
Anas poecilorhyncha
Graylag Goose -
Anser anser
Bar-headed Goose -
Anser indicus
Common Pochard -
Aythya ferina
Lesser Whistling-Duck -
Dendrocygna javanica
Eurasian Wigeon -
Mareca penelope
Gadwall -
Mareca strepera
Red-crested Pochard -
Netta rufina
Knob-billed Duck -
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Northern Shoveler -
Spatula clypeata
Garganey -
Spatula querquedula
Ruddy Shelduck -
Tadorna ferruginea
Common Shelduck -
Tadorna tadorna
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Bonelli's Eagle -
Aquila fasciata
Imperial Eagle -
Aquila heliaca
Steppe Eagle -
Aquila nipalensis
Long-legged Buzzard -
Buteo rufinus
Greater Spotted Eagle -
Clanga clanga
Indian Spotted Eagle -
Clanga hastata
Black-winged Kite -
Elanus caeruleus
White-tailed Eagle -
Haliaeetus albicilla
Pallas's Fish-Eagle -
Haliaeetus leucoryphus
Booted Eagle -
Hieraaetus pennatus
Black Kite -
Milvus migrans
Crested Serpent-Eagle -
Spilornis cheela
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Peregrine Falcon -
Falco peregrinus
Eurasian Kestrel -
Falco tinnunculus
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Red Junglefowl -
Gallus gallus
Kalij Pheasant -
Lophura leucomelanos
Gray Francolin -
Ortygornis pondicerianus
Indian Peafowl -
Pavo cristatus
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
White-breasted Waterhen -
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Eurasian Coot -
Fulica atra
Eurasian Moorhen -
Gallinula chloropus
Gray-headed Swamphen -
Porphyrio poliocephalus
Cranes ( Gruidae )
Demoiselle Crane -
Anthropoides virgo
Sarus Crane -
Antigone antigone
Common Crane -
Grus grus
Thick-knees ( Burhinidae )
Indian Thick-knee -
Burhinus indicus
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Little Ringed Plover -
Thinornis dubius
River Lapwing -
Vanellus duvaucelii
Red-wattled Lapwing -
Vanellus indicus
White-tailed Lapwing -
Vanellus leucurus
Yellow-wattled Lapwing -
Vanellus malabaricus
Coursers ( Glareolidae )
Indian Courser -
Cursorius coromandelicus
Stilts and Avocets ( Recurvirostridae )
Black-winged Stilt -
Himantopus himantopus
Jacanas ( Jacanidae )
Pheasant-tailed Jacana -
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
Bronze-winged Jacana -
Metopidius indicus
Sandpipers and Allies ( Scolopacidae )
Common Sandpiper -
Actitis hypoleucos
Little Stint -
Calidris minuta
Common Snipe -
Gallinago gallinago
Black-tailed Godwit -
Limosa limosa
Wood Sandpiper -
Tringa glareola
Common Greenshank -
Tringa nebularia
Green Sandpiper -
Tringa ochropus
Common Redshank -
Tringa totanus
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers ( Laridae )
Whiskered Tern -
Chlidonias hybrida
Gull-billed Tern -
Gelochelidon nilotica
Pigeons and Doves ( Columbidae )
Asian Emerald Dove -
Chalcophaps indica
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Laughing Dove -
Spilopelia senegalensis
Eurasian Collared-Dove -
Streptopelia decaocto
Yellow-footed Pigeon -
Treron phoenicopterus
New World Parrots ( Psittacidae )
Red-breasted Parakeet -
Psittacula alexandri
Plum-headed Parakeet -
Psittacula cyanocephala
Alexandrine Parakeet -
Psittacula eupatria
Rose-ringed Parakeet -
Psittacula krameri
Coucals ( Centropodidae )
Lesser Coucal -
Centropus bengalensis
Greater Coucal -
Centropus sinensis
Typical Owls ( Strigidae )
Spotted Owlet -
Athene brama
Asian Barred Owlet -
Glaucidium cuculoides
Dusky Eagle-Owl -
Ketupa coromanda
Brown Fish-Owl -
Ketupa zeylonensis
Indian Scops-Owl -
Otus bakkamoena
Mottled Wood-Owl -
Strix ocellata
Nighthawks and Nightjars ( Caprimulgidae )
Large-tailed Nightjar -
Caprimulgus macrurus
Swifts ( Apodidae )
White-rumped Needletail -
Zoonavena sylvatica
Tree-swifts ( Hemiprocnidae )
Crested Treeswift -
Hemiprocne coronata
Sunbirds ( Nectariniidae )
Purple Sunbird -
Cinnyris asiaticus
Kingfishers ( Alcedinidae )
Common Kingfisher -
Alcedo atthis
Pied Kingfisher -
Ceryle rudis
White-throated Kingfisher -
Halcyon smyrnensis
Crested Kingfisher -
Megaceryle lugubris
Bee-eaters ( Meropidae )
Green Bee-eater -
Merops orientalis
Rollers ( Coraciidae )
Indian Roller -
Coracias benghalensis
Hoopoes ( Upupidae )
Eurasian Hoopoe -
Upupa epops
Hornbills ( Bucerotidae )
Malabar Pied-Hornbill -
Anthracoceros coronatus
Indian Gray Hornbill -
Ocyceros birostris
Barbets ( Megalaimoidae )
Coppersmith Barbet -
Psilopogon haemacephalus
Lineated Barbet -
Psilopogon lineatus
Brown-headed Barbet -
Psilopogon zeylanicus
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Greater Flameback -
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Himalayan Woodpecker -
Dendrocopos himalayensis
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker -
Dendrocopos macei
Brown-fronted Woodpecker -
Dendrocoptes auriceps
Black-rumped Flameback -
Dinopium benghalense
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker -
Leiopicus mahrattensis
Gray-faced Woodpecker -
Picus canus
Lesser Yellownape -
Picus chlorolophus
Scaly-bellied Woodpecker -
Picus squamatus
Gray-capped Woodpecker -
Yungipicus canicapillus
Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephagidae )
Indian Cuckooshrike -
Coracina macei
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike -
Hemipus picatus
Small Minivet -
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Long-tailed Minivet -
Pericrocotus ethologus
Scarlet Minivet -
Pericrocotus speciosus
Drongos ( Dicruridae )
White-bellied Drongo -
Dicrurus caerulescens
Hair-crested Drongo -
Dicrurus hottentottus
Ashy Drongo -
Dicrurus leucophaeus
Black Drongo -
Dicrurus macrocercus
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo -
Dicrurus paradiseus
Swallows ( Hirundinidae )
Barn Swallow -
Hirundo rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow -
Hirundo smithii
Gray-throated Martin -
Riparia chinensis
Bulbuls ( Pycnonotidae )
Ashy Bulbul -
Hemixos flavala
Black Bulbul -
Hypsipetes leucocephalus
Red-vented Bulbul -
Pycnonotus cafer
Red-whiskered Bulbul -
Pycnonotus jocosus
White-Cheeked Bulbul -
Pycnonotus leucogenys
White-eared Bulbul -
Pycnonotus leucotis
Black-crested Bulbul -
Rubigula flaviventris
Prinias and Apalis ( Cisticolidae )
Rufous-fronted Prinia -
Prinia buchanani
Gray-breasted Prinia -
Prinia hodgsonii
Plain Prinia -
Prinia inornata
Ashy Prinia -
Prinia socialis
White-eyes ( Zosteropidae )
Indian White-eye -
Zosterops palpebrosus
Iora ( Aegithinidae )
White-tailed Iora -
Aegithina nigrolutea
Common Iora -
Aegithina tiphia
Jays and Crows ( Corvidae )
Green Magpie -
Cissa chinensis
Common Raven -
Corvus corax
Large-billed Crow -
Corvus macrorhynchos
House Crow -
Corvus splendens
Rufous Treepie -
Dendrocitta vagabunda
Helmetshrikes ( Prionopidae )
Common Woodshrike -
Tephrodornis pondicerianus
Fantails ( Rhipiduridae )
Yellow-bellied Fairy-Fantail -
Chelidorhynx hypoxanthus
White-throated Fantail -
Rhipidura albicollis
White-browed Fantail -
Rhipidura aureola
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Black-lored Tit -
Machlolophus xanthogenys
Asian Tit -
Parus cinereus
Green-backed Tit -
Parus monticolus
Bushtits ( Aegithalidae )
Black-throated Tit -
Aegithalos concinnus
Nuthatches ( Sittidae )
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch -
Sitta cinnamoventris
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch -
Sitta frontalis
Treecreepers ( Certhiidae )
Bar-tailed Treecreeper -
Certhia himalayana
Dippers ( Cinclidae )
Brown Dipper -
Cinclus pallasii
Old World Warblers and Gnatcatchers ( Sylviidae )
Blyth's Reed Warbler -
Acrocephalus dumetorum
Clamorous Reed Warbler -
Acrocephalus stentoreus
Common Babbler -
Argya caudata
Jungle Babbler -
Argya striata
Yellow-eyed Babbler -
Chrysomma sinense
Lesser Whitethroat -
Curruca curruca
Tawny-bellied Babbler -
Dumetia hyperythra
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler -
Erythrogenys erythrogenys
Red-billed Leiothrix -
Leiothrix lutea
Common Tailorbird -
Orthotomus sutorius
Puff-throated Babbler -
Pellorneum ruficeps
Laughingthrushes ( Timaliidae )
Blue-winged Minla -
Actinodura cyanouroptera
Black-chinned Babbler -
Cyanoderma pyrrhops
White-crested Laughingthrush -
Garrulax leucolophus
Striated Laughingthrush -
Grammatoptila striata
Rufous Sibia -
Heterophasia capistrata
Streaked Laughingthrush -
Trochalopteron lineatum
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Indian Robin -
Copsychus fulicatus
White-rumped Shama -
Copsychus malabaricus
Oriental Magpie-Robin -
Copsychus saularis
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher -
Culicicapa ceylonensis
Taiga Flycatcher -
Ficedula albicilla
Red-breasted Flycatcher -
Ficedula parva
Rufous-gorgeted Flycatcher -
Ficedula strophiata
Slaty-blue Flycatcher -
Ficedula tricolor
Orange-headed Thrush -
Geokichla citrina
Bluethroat -
Luscinia svecica
Blue Whistling-Thrush -
Myophonus caeruleus
Rufous-bellied Niltava -
Niltava sundara
Desert Wheatear -
Oenanthe deserti
Indian Chat -
Oenanthe fusca
Isabelline Wheatear -
Oenanthe isabellina
Variable Wheatear -
Oenanthe picata
Blue-capped Redstart -
Phoenicurus coeruleocephala
Plumbeous Redstart -
Phoenicurus fuliginosus
White-Capped Redstart -
Phoenicurus leucocephalus
Black Redstart -
Phoenicurus ochruros
Himalayan Bluetail -
Tarsiger rufilatus
Black-throated Thrush -
Turdus atrogularis
Tickell's Thrush -
Turdus unicolor
Alpine Thrush -
Zoothera mollissima
Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
Tawny Pipit -
Anthus campestris
Blyth's Pipit -
Anthus godlewskii
Olive-backed Pipit -
Anthus hodgsoni
Paddyfield Pipit -
Anthus rufulus
White Wagtail -
Motacilla alba
Gray Wagtail -
Motacilla cinerea
Citrine Wagtail -
Motacilla citreola
Western Yellow Wagtail -
Motacilla flava
White-browed Wagtail -
Motacilla maderaspatensis
Leafbirds ( Chloropseidae )
Orange-bellied Leafbird -
Chloropsis hardwickii
Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Brown Shrike -
Lanius cristatus
Great Gray Shrike -
Lanius excubitor
Isabelline Shrike -
Lanius isabellinus
Southern Gray Shrike -
Lanius meridionalis
Long-tailed Shrike -
Lanius schach
Bay-backed Shrike -
Lanius vittatus
Starlings and Mynas ( Sturnidae )
Bank Myna -
Acridotheres ginginianus
Common Myna -
Acridotheres tristis
Asian Pied Starling -
Gracupica contra
Brahminy Starling -
Sturnia pagodarum
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Crested Bunting -
Emberiza lathami
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Common Rosefinch -
Carpodacus erythrinus
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
Indian Silverbill -
Euodice malabarica
Russet Sparrow -
Passer cinnamomeus
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
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