Birds Around Me

House Sparrow (चिड़िया, घरेलू गौरैया) - Passer domesticus    (15 cm), is a common bird in urban areas throughout most of Europe, the Mediterranean region, and most of Indian Subcontinent.  Bird Facts:    House Sparrow  is believed to have become associated with humans around 10,000 years ago.      Identification:   Males  have grey crown and black of throat extending onto the upper breast. pale buffy-brown supercilium behind the eye and unstreaked dingy white underparts.   Where: a  common bird in urban areas House Sparrow (चिड़िया, घरेलू गौरैया) - Passer domesticus Taken on June 26, 2018 Location: Sanjivini Nagar, Jabalpur, India (Latitude: 23.172826, Longitude: 79.881881) 

Baya Weaver (बया) - Ploceus philippinus Taken on June 26, 2018 Location: Sanjivini Nagar, Jabalpur, India (Latitude: 23.172826, Longitude: 79.881881)  Baya Weaver (बया) - Ploceus philippinus  (15 cm), is a weaverbird found across the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia. Flocks of these birds are found in grasslands, cultivated areas, scrub and secondary growth and they are best known for their hanging retort shaped nests woven from leaves. Crown and back of female is yellowish-buff streaked brown. Baya Weaver (बया) - Ploceus philippinus, also known as the Bottle Weaver bird, is a small, brightly colored bird found in India and Southeast Asia. It is known for its intricate and beautiful nests, which are often woven into elaborate shapes and decorated with colorful feathers and other natural materials. Baya Weaver birds are also known for their social behavior, and they often live in large colonies.   Baya Weaver (बया) - Ploceus philippinus Location: Sanjivini Nagar, Jabalpur, I

Indian Rose-ringed Parakeet (तोता) - Psittacula krameri manillensis  Indian Rose-ringed Parakeet (तोता) - Psittacula krameri manillensis  (42 cm), is the most common and widespread parakeet throughout most of the Indian sub-continent. Males can be distinguished by black and rose collars, absent in females.  They are UK's only naturalized Parrot, found in a large number in parks all around London.  Indian Rose-ringed Parakeet (तोता) - Psittacula krameri manillensis  Bird Facts:  Excellent ability to mimic human speech and can contextually apply depending on the situation; unfortunately, this makes it very popular as a pet throughout the world.   Identification:  slim green with black-rose ring (males)   Where:  wooded habitats including the vicinity of man; cultivation Hindi Name of Indian Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri manillensis): तोता  Ashutosh Jhureley  @BirdsAroundMe Unfinished List of Birds (पक्षियों की अपूर्ण सूची):  https://birds.rekabira.in/p/this-is-list-of-bird

Common European Stonechat गोजा (Saxicola rubicola) is an attractive, perky chat that sits up on bushes, flicks its wings and tail and gives a call that sounds like stones being knocked together, hence its name. Common European Stonechat गोजा (Saxicola rubicola) Cornwall, U.K. May 2021 Common European Stonechat (गोजा) - Saxicola rubicola (13cm), is a subcontinent birds sometimes treated as Asian Stonechat. Robin-sized, in all plumages tail uniformly dark, long but narrow white patch on inner edge of folded wing (often hidden), underparts peachy-orange, head lacks pale eyebrow. Spring male has sooty head, broad white half-collar and very dark underparts.  Common European Stonechat गोजा (Saxicola rubicola) females are similar, but paler head pattern much more subdued.  In the U.K. a fairly common resident, some moving to Europe for milder temperatures. Typically uses a prominent pech; usually seen in pairs. Identification: Breading - black head and throat; white rump, neck and wing patc

Brown rock chat or Indian chat (शमा) - Oenanthe fusca (17cm) is larger than the somewhat similar looking female  Indian Robin (कलचुरी) - Copsychus fulicatus .  It is uniformly rufous brown with the wings and tail of a slightly darker shade, tail being blackish. More rufous supercilium and cheek, stouter and straighter bill, paler and brown underparts and dark grey-brown vent. Also, the tail is broad and square across. Indian Robin has reddish or chestnut vent, more curved bill and greyish underparts. Found mainly in Central and Northern India. Identification: underparts rufous-brown and lacks chestnut on the vent.   Where: rocky areas, quarries, ruins, old forts Birds Around Me - Unfinished List ( अपूर्ण    सूची )  -- Ashutosh Jhureley @BirdsAroundMe Brown rock chat or Indian chat (शमा) - Oenanthe fusca Sanjivini Nagar, Jabalpur, M.P. October 2022  Brown rock chat or Indian chat (शमा) - Oenanthe fusca Sanjivini Nagar, Jabalpur, M.P. October 2022  Brown rock chat or Indian