Oct 15
by Admin in Masinagudi 0 comments tags: Alwan, art, Avian, Bangalore, Bird, black, Nikon, Nikon D750, Red, Red Spurfowl, Tamron, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD, wings

Red spurfowl

The red spurfowl (Galloperdix spadicea) is a member of the pheasant family and is endemic to India. It is a bird of forests, and is quite secretive despite its size. It has a distinctive call and is often hard to see except for a few seconds when it flushes from the undergrowth. It appears reddish and like a long-tailed partridge. The bare skin around the eye is reddish. The legs of both males and females have one or two spurs, which give them their name.The species is found in scrub, dry and moist-deciduous forests often in hilly country. They are found south of the Ganges across India. They prefer areas with good undergrowth. This is classified as least concern by IUCN. Forest hills at Masinagudi is a very good place to record this bird.
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Aug 21
by Admin in Bangalore 0 comments tags: Alwan, art, Avian, Bangalore, Bird, black, Black-rumped flameback woodpecker, flameback woodpecker, golden backed woodpecker, lesser flameback woodpecker, lesser goldenback woodpecker, Nikon, Nikon D750, Tamron, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD, wings, woodpecker

Lesser golden-backed woodpecker

This is a woodpecker found widely distributed in the Indian subcontinent. This is a female black-rumped flameback (lesser golden-backed) woodpecker. The female can be identified because the red in its crown does not reach forward till its forehead. The forehead is black and white in female birds whilst the male can be identified easily if the red crown extends till the forehead. This bird has white markings on black near the shoulder region. So the black-rumped flamebacks has patterned wings.The similar looking greater flameback has plain golden yellow wings. The rump i.e. the lower back above the tail of the bird, is black as their name suggests. In the greater flameback birds, the rump is red.
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Aug 21
by Admin in Bangalore 0 comments tags: Alwan, art, Avian, Bangalore, Bird, black, Black-rumped flameback woodpecker, flameback woodpecker, golden backed woodpecker, lesser flameback woodpecker, lesser goldenback woodpecker, Nikon, Nikon D750, Tamron, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD, wings, woodpecker

Black-rumped flameback woodpecker

This is a woodpecker found widely distributed in the Indian subcontinent. This is a female black-rumped flameback (lesser golden-backed) woodpecker. The female can be identified because the red in its crown does not reach forward till its forehead. The forehead is black and white in female birds whilst the male can be identified easily if the red crown extends till the forehead. This bird has white markings on black near the shoulder region. So the black-rumped flamebacks has patterned wings.The similar looking greater flameback has plain golden yellow wings. The rump i.e. the lower back above the tail of the bird, is black as their name suggests. In the greater flameback birds, the rump is red.
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Aug 21
by Admin in Bangalore 0 comments tags: Alwan, art, Avian, babbler, Bangalore, billed, Bird, black, green, headed, Nikon, Nikon D750, Tamron, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD, white, White-headed Babbler, wings, yellow, yellow billed babbler

White-headed Babbler

The yellow-billed babbler or white-headed babbler is a member of the Leiothrichidae family endemic to southern India and Sri Lanka. The yellow-billed babbler is a common resident breeding bird in Sri Lanka and southern India.
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Aug 21
by Admin in Bangalore 0 comments tags: Alwan, art, Avian, Bangalore, beeeater, Bird, black, green, Little green beeeater, Nikon, Nikon D750, small green beeeater, Tamron, Tamron SP 150-600mm f/5-6.3 Di VC USD, wings

Little green bee eater

An insect feeder – mainly feeds on honey bees and other bees / flying insects. The bird makes a quick sorties catches the insect mid air and  feeds on them. The long black beak helps in catching the insects mid air. This is classified as least concern but habitat loss and lesser number of bees / bee population decline is a concern. This bird is found in the open grass lands across Asia and Africa.
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