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India: 12/31/2005 - 1/22/2006 (
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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)
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)
Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum)
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch (Sitta castanea)
Yellow-bellied Fantail (Rhipidura hypoxantha)
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch (Sitta frontalis)
Grey-capped Woodpecker (Dendrocopos canicapillus)
White-browed Wagtail (Motacilla madaraspatensis)
White-bellied Drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens)
White-tailed Eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla)
Grey Bushchat (Saxicola ferrea) Female
Grey Bushchat (Saxicola ferrea) Male
Scaly-bellied Woodpecker (Picus squamatus)
Yellow-eyed Babbler (Chrysomma sinense)
Pallas's Sea-Eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus)
Crested Kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
One month trip to Northern India
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 (283)
Birds ( 256 )
Grebes ( Podicipedidae )
Little Grebe -
Tachybaptus ruficollis
Pelicans ( Pelecanidae )
Dalmatian Pelican -
Pelecanus crispus
Spot-billed Pelican -
Pelecanus philippensis
Cormorants ( Phalacrocoracidae )
Great Cormorant -
Phalacrocorax carbo
Indian Cormorant -
Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Little Cormorant -
Phalacrocorax niger
Anhingas ( Anhingidae )
Oriental Darter -
Anhinga melanogaster
Herons ( Ardeidae )
Great Egret -
Ardea alba
Gray Heron -
Ardea cinerea
Purple Heron -
Ardea purpurea
Indian Pond-Heron -
Ardeola grayii
Cattle Egret -
Bubulcus ibis
Little Egret -
Egretta garzetta
Black Bittern -
Ixobrychus flavicollis
Intermediate Egret -
Mesophoyx intermedia
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 )
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
Northern Shoveler -
Anas clypeata
Green-winged Teal -
Anas crecca
Eurasian Wigeon -
Anas penelope
Mallard -
Anas platyrhynchos
Indian Spot-billed Duck -
Anas poecilorhyncha
Garganey -
Anas querquedula
Gadwall -
Anas strepera
Graylag Goose -
Anser anser
Bar-headed Goose -
Anser indicus
Common Pochard -
Aythya ferina
Lesser Whistling-Duck -
Dendrocygna javanica
Red-crested Pochard -
Netta rufina
Comb Duck -
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Ruddy Shelduck -
Tadorna ferruginea
Common Shelduck -
Tadorna tadorna
Kites, Hawks, Eagles, and Allies ( Acciptridae )
Shikra -
Accipiter badius
Northern Goshawk -
Accipiter gentilis
Cinereous Vulture -
Aegypius monachus
Greater Spotted Eagle -
Aquila clanga
Bonelli's Eagle -
Aquila fasciata
Indian Spotted Eagle -
Aquila hastata
Imperial Eagle -
Aquila heliaca
Steppe Eagle -
Aquila nipalensis
Long-legged Buzzard -
Buteo rufinus
Eurasian Marsh-Harrier -
Circus aeruginosus
Black-shouldered Kite -
Elanus caeruleus
White-rumped Vulture -
Gyps bengalensis
Eurasian Griffon -
Gyps fulvus
White-tailed Eagle -
Haliaeetus albicilla
Pallas's Fish-Eagle -
Haliaeetus leucoryphus
Booted Eagle -
Hieraaetus pennatus
Black Kite -
Milvus migrans
Egyptian Vulture -
Neophron percnopterus
Changeable Hawk-Eagle -
Nisaetus cirrhatus
Red-headed Vulture -
Sarcogyps calvus
Crested Serpent-Eagle -
Spilornis cheela
Falcons and Allies ( Falconidae )
Peregrine Falcon -
Falco peregrinus
Eurasian Kestrel -
Falco tinnunculus
Grouse, Turkeys, and Allies ( Phasianidae )
Gray Francolin -
Francolinus pondicerianus
Red Junglefowl -
Gallus gallus
Kalij Pheasant -
Lophura leucomelanos
Indian Peafowl -
Pavo cristatus
Rails, Gallinules, and Allies ( Rallidae )
White-breasted Waterhen -
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Eurasian Coot -
Fulica atra
Eurasian Moorhen -
Gallinula chloropus
Purple Swamphen -
Porphyrio porphyrio
Cranes ( Gruidae )
Demoiselle Crane -
Anthropoides virgo
Sarus Crane -
Grus antigone
Common Crane -
Grus grus
Thick-knees ( Burhinidae )
Eurasian Thick-knee -
Burhinus oedicnemus
Plovers ( Charadriidae )
Little Ringed Plover -
Charadrius 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 )
Emerald Dove -
Chalcophaps indica
Rock Pigeon -
Columba livia
Eurasian Collared-Dove -
Streptopelia decaocto
Laughing Dove -
Streptopelia senegalensis
Yellow-footed Pigeon -
Treron phoenicoptera
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
Dusky Eagle-Owl -
Bubo coromandus
Jungle Owlet -
Glaucidium radiatum
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 -
Megalaima haemacephala
Lineated Barbet -
Megalaima lineata
Brown-headed Barbet -
Megalaima zeylanica
Piculets and Woodpeckers ( Picidae )
Greater Flameback -
Chrysocolaptes guttacristatus
Brown-fronted Woodpecker -
Dendrocopos auriceps
Gray-capped Woodpecker -
Dendrocopos canicapillus
Himalayan Woodpecker -
Dendrocopos himalayensis
Fulvous-breasted Woodpecker -
Dendrocopos macei
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker -
Dendrocopos mahrattensis
Black-rumped Flameback -
Dinopium benghalense
Gray-faced Woodpecker -
Picus canus
Lesser Yellownape -
Picus chlorolophus
Scaly-bellied Woodpecker -
Picus squamatus
Cuckoo-shrike ( Campephagidae )
Large Cuckoo-shrike -
Coracina macei
Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike -
Hemipus picatus
Small Minivet -
Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Long-tailed Minivet -
Pericrocotus ethologus
Scarlet Minivet -
Pericrocotus flammeus
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
Black-headed Bulbul -
Pycnonotus atriceps
Red-vented Bulbul -
Pycnonotus cafer
Red-whiskered Bulbul -
Pycnonotus jocosus
White-Cheeked Bulbul -
Pycnonotus leucogenys
White-eared Bulbul -
Pycnonotus leucotis
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 )
Oriental 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 hypoxantha
White-throated Fantail -
Rhipidura albicollis
White-browed Fantail -
Rhipidura aureola
Chickadees and Titmice ( Paridae )
Great Tit -
Parus major
Green-backed Tit -
Parus monticolus
Black-lored Tit -
Parus xanthogenys
Bushtits ( Aegithalidae )
Black-throated Tit -
Aegithalos concinnus
Nuthatches ( Sittidae )
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch -
Sitta castanea
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
Yellow-eyed Babbler -
Chrysomma sinense
Tawny-bellied Babbler -
Dumetia hyperythra
Booted Warbler -
Hippolais caligata
Red-billed Leiothrix -
Leiothrix lutea
Blue-winged Minla -
Minla cyanouroptera
Common Tailorbird -
Orthotomus sutorius
Puff-throated Babbler -
Pellorneum ruficeps
Common Chiffchaff -
Phylloscopus collybita
Hume's Warbler -
Phylloscopus humei
Gray-hooded Warbler -
Phylloscopus xanthoschistos
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-Babbler -
Pomatorhinus erythrogenys
Golden-spectacled Warbler -
Seicercus burkii
Gray-cheeked Warbler -
Seicercus poliogenys
Black-chinned Babbler -
Stachyridopsis pyrrhops
Lesser Whitethroat -
Sylvia curruca
Common Babbler -
Turdoides caudata
Jungle Babbler -
Turdoides striata
Laughingthrushes ( Timaliidae )
White-crested Laughingthrush -
Garrulax leucolophus
Streaked Laughingthrush -
Garrulax lineatus
Striated Laughingthrush -
Garrulax striatus
Rufous Sibia -
Heterophasia capistrata
Wheatears ( Muscicapidae )
Desert Wheatear -
Oenanthe deserti
Variable Wheatear -
Oenanthe picata
Red-tailed Wheatear -
Oenanthe xanthoprymna
Thrushes and Allies ( Turdidae )
Indian Chat -
Cercomela fusca
Indian Robin -
Copsychus fulicata
White-rumped Shama -
Copsychus malabaricus
Oriental Magpie-Robin -
Copsychus saularis
Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher -
Culicicapa ceylonensis
Tickell's Blue-Flycatcher -
Cyornis tickelliae
Spotted Forktail -
Enicurus maculatus
Little Forktail -
Enicurus scouleri
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
Blue-capped Redstart -
Phoenicurus caeruleocephala
Plumbeous Redstart -
Phoenicurus fuliginosus
White-Capped Redstart -
Phoenicurus leucocephalus
Black Redstart -
Phoenicurus ochruros
Pied Bushchat -
Saxicola caprata
Gray Bushchat -
Saxicola ferreus
Siberian Stonechat -
Saxicola maurus
Red-flanked Bluetail -
Tarsiger cyanurus
Red-throated Thrush -
Turdus ruficollis
Tickell's Thrush -
Turdus unicolor
Plain-backed Thrush -
Zoothera mollissima
Wagtails and Pipits ( Motacillidae )
Tawny Pipit -
Anthus campestris
Blyth's Pipit -
Anthus godlewskii
Olive-backed Pipit -
Anthus hodgsoni
Oriental Pipit -
Anthus rufulus
White Wagtail -
Motacilla alba
Gray Wagtail -
Motacilla cinerea
Citrine Wagtail -
Motacilla citreola
Western Yellow Wagtail -
Motacilla flava
White-browed Wagtail -
Motacilla madaraspatensis
Leafbirds ( Chloropseidae )
Orange-bellied Leafbird -
Chloropsis hardwickii
Shrikes ( Laniidae )
Brown Shrike -
Lanius cristatus
Rufous-tailed 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 -
Temenuchus pagodarum
Brushfinches, Seedeaters, Sparrows, and Allies ( Emberizinae )
Crested Bunting -
Melophus lathami
Cardueline Finches and Allies ( Fringillidae )
Common Rosefinch -
Carpodacus erythrinus
Old World Sparrows ( Passeridae )
Indian Silverbill -
Euodice malabarica
House Sparrow -
Passer domesticus
Russet Sparrow -
Passer rutilans
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