Birds Around Me

Jacobin cuckoo, pied cuckoo, or pied crested cuckoo (चातक) - Clamator jacobinus Taken on June 26, 2018 Location: Sanjivini Nagar, Jabalpur, India (Latitude: 23.172826, Longitude: 79.881881)  Jacobin cuckoo, pied cuckoo, or pied crested cuckoo (चातक) - Clamator jacobinus  medium-sized (31cm), slim black and white cuckoo with a crest is distinctive. The white wing patch on the black wing and the pattern make it unmistakable even in flight. They are very vocal during the breeding season. The call is a ringing series of whistling notes "piu-piu" with the calls of the nominate form more rapid and slightly mellower. Identification: Pied crested appearance distinctive.   Bird Facts: Pied crested cuckoo (चातक) species is widely mentioned in ancient Indian poetry as the chātaka ( चातक) . According to Indian mythology it has a beak atop its head and it thirsts for the rains. It is partially migratory and in India, it has been considered a harbinger of the monsoon rain

Cinnamon Bittern or Chestnut Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) Taken on June 23, 2018 Location: Sanjivini Nagar, Jabalpur, India (Latitude: 23.172826, Longitude: 79.881881)  Cinnamon Bittern or Chestnut Bittern (Ixobrychus cinnamomeus) is a small species at 38 cm (15 in) length, though it is one of the larger Ixobrychus bitterns.  Identification: Identified by the entire upperparts being rich chestnut bot at rest and inflight. Immature is browner but with chestnut flight feathers and tail, and buffy spots on the with-coverts. Crepuscular and shy. Bird Facts: When surprised on its nest or concerned, it assumes the characteristic attitude of bitterns, termed the on-guard. The neck is stretched perpendicularly, bill pointing skyward, while the bird freezes and becomes very hard to see among the surrounding reeds. Where: Reedbeds, marshes, long wet grass, wet paddies, mangroves.    My Cinnamon Bittern photos on Flickr  Birds Around Me - Unfinished List ( अपूर्ण    सूची ) 

Green Bee-eater हरियल पतरिंगा, पतुरी  (Merops orientalis), like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird. It is about 9 inches (16–18 cm) long with about 2 inches made up by the elongated central tail-feathers. The sexes are not visually distinguishable. The entire plumage is bright green and tinged with blue especially on the chin and throat. The crown and upper back are tinged with golden rufous. The flight feathers are rufous washed with green and tipped with blackish. A fine black line runs in front of and behind the eye. Bird Facts: Green bee-eaters may be capable of interpreting the behaviour of human observers. They showed an ability to predict whether a human at a particular location would be capable of spotting the nest entrance and then behaved accordingly to avoid giving away the nest location. The ability to look at a situation from another's point of view was previously believed to be possessed only by primates. Hindi Name of Green Bee-eater (Merops ori

Indian roller (नीलकंठ) - Coracias benghalensis Taken on June 26, 2018 Location: Sanjivini Nagar, Jabalpur, India (Latitude: 23.172826, Longitude: 79.881881)  The Indian roller (Coracias benghalensis), is a member of the roller family of birds. They are found widely across tropical Asia from Iraq eastward across the Indian Subcontinent to Indochina and are best known for the aerobatic displays of the male during the breeding season. They are very commonly seen perched along roadside trees and wires and are commonly seen in open grassland and scrub forest habitats. The Indian roller is a stocky bird about 26–27 cm long. The crown and vent are blue. The primaries are deep purplish blue with a band of pale blue. The tail is sky blue with a terminal band of Prussian blue and the central feathers are dull green. The neck and throat are purplish lilac with white shaft streaks. The bare patch around the eye is ochre in colour. Bird Facts: The first  time I saw an Indian Roller was at a