Birds of Gujarat

White-cheeked Barbet

Sanjeev Kapadia — Fri, 05 Apr 2019 11:50:27 +0000

White-cheeked Barbet is barbet species which is endemic to the forests of Western Ghats and South India but at times has been sighted in Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary and the jungles of Dang in Gujarat. They are mainly distributed in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra and Gujarat. […]

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Jungle Owlet

Sanjeev Kapadia — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 14:14:30 +0000

Jungle Owlet is widely found in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. In India, these owlet species are distributed in the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal, Assam, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan. The species […]

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White-rumped Vulture

Vishal Vasu — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 12:47:20 +0000

White-rumped Vulture is a medium sized vulture and much smaller than Eurasian Griffon to which it is closely related. It is very common on the Indian subcontinent and regularly occurs in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, and southern Vietnam. In Gujarat, the highest sightings have […]

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Ultramarine Flycatcher

Sanjeev Kapadia — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 06:01:30 +0000

The Ultramarine Flycatcher is a small Old World Flycatcher that breeds in low altitude areas of the Himalayas. It spends winters in southern India. It is a passage migrant in India. It is also called Ultramarine Blue Flycatcher, White-browed Blue Flycatcher, Western White-browed Blue Flycatcher, Eastern White-browed Blue Flycatcher, White-browed […]

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Common Chiffchaff

Sanjeev Kapadia — Mon, 25 Mar 2019 05:42:57 +0000

The Common Chiffchaff is a widespread leaf warbler which breeds in northern and temperate Europe and Asia. It is a migratory passerine bird which winters in Europe, southern Asia and north Africa. It is also known as Chiffchaff Leaf-warbler, Brown Leaf-warbler, Eurasian Chiffchaff, Northern Chiffchaff and Chiff-chaff.Gujarati Nameજલ કીટકીટ, બદામી […]

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Egyptian Vulture

Vishal Vasu — Wed, 20 Mar 2019 11:44:07 +0000

The Egyptian Vulture is the smallest of the four species of vultures and is widely distributed from southern Europe and Asia as well as northern Africa to India. The Egyptian Vulture is a globally endangered species owing to a recent and extremely rapid population decline in India (presumably resulting from […]

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Laggar Falcon

Sanjeev Kapadia — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:47:18 +0000

Laggar Falcon is a midsized bird of prey found in southern Asia and in the northern and central parts of the Indian sub-continent. Most commonly found in south-east Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and north-west Myanmar. It is also known as Laggar.Gujarati NameલગડScientific NameFalco juggerScientific FamilyFalconidaeStatus in GujaratResidentIUCN Status

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Common Kestrel

Sanjeev Kapadia — Mon, 18 Mar 2019 09:10:16 +0000

Common Kestrel is a bird of prey and it is widespread in Europe, Asia, Africa and sparsely seen in the east coast of North America. They are smaller as compared to other prey birds but larger than song birds. It is also known as Eurasian Kestrel, European Kestrel, Kestrel, Old […]

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Collared Pratincole

Vishal Vasu — Thu, 14 Mar 2019 14:13:39 +0000

The Collared Pratincole is an insectivorous wader and earlier was considered conspecific with the Oriental Pratincole but now it has earned a separate species status. Collared Pratincole have several sighting and photographed records from Gujarat however, outside Gujarat there are only few records from India, especially from Rajasthan, Punjab and […]

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Clamorous Reed Warbler

Sanjeev Kapadia — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 07:55:38 +0000

Clamorous Reed Warbler is a large thrush-sized warbler. It breeds from Egypt eastwards through Pakistan, Afghanistan and northernmost India to south China, southeast Asia and south to Australia. It is an endemic species of Sri Lanka. It is also known as Indian Great Reed Warbler, Indian Great Reed-Warbler, Large-billed Reed-Warbler, […]

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