[Nightwolf5903]

Hi,

I actually stumbled upon this forum when I googled "Bird Identification".I was looking for some one knowledgable to provide some information about a bird whose pictures i took yesterday.
Looks a bit like a Stork , i have no idea as i am an amateur. It would be great of you guys to help me out a bit. I hope i am not sounding rude , barging in like that and shooting a question, but there you have it.
I will post the pics in a minute.

Thank you in advance.

[Marmot]

Hi

Welcome to Birdforum.

As I don't know which species occur in India these are all guess work.

Egret http://www.birdforum.net/bird_view.php?bid=3477

Adjutant http://www.birdforum.net/bird_view.php?bid=4568

Heron http://www.birdforum.net/pp_gallery/...Heron-7117.jpg

Lets see if any of thse match up to the picture.

[Nightwolf5903]

I forgot to add , I saw it just behind my house.
Anyway , here are the pictures.
http://img352.imageshack.us/img352/7...0561wn7.th.jpg

http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/4...0567vr1.th.jpg


and thanks for replying!. I'll check out those websites..:)

[Nightwolf5903]

These are better , larger.
http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/4199/img0567vr1.jpg
http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/2966/img0561sh7.jpg

[Lappkrabben]

it's a cattle egret (of the indian race coromandus.)

[Nightwolf5903]

Thank you for the reply. Yes , i googled Cattle egret and found pics which look exactly like the ones I posted.

Cheers!

[Nightwolf5903]

Actually , just recently I developed an interest in photographing the various birds which visit the space behind my house. I have been blessed with a pretty wooded area behind my place and it invites lots of different types of birds and other assorted creatures.

I had no idea how to go about identifying the birds because I have only a rudimentary knowledge of birds.Can anyone suggest how to go about it , I mean the process of identifying birds.

[Nightwolf5903]

Ok here are another couple of birds I want to identify..Sorry for the poor quality of the pics.

This one looks like an asian pied starling from wikipedia and the forum. Am i right?

http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/2...ture001jk7.jpg


Another one..

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/9...ture003qy9.jpg

This is the one that convinced me..

http://img504.imageshack.us/img504/9...ture005jc9.jpg


Another Bird.Related to the first one , looks like. The "common myna" is my guess. Confirmation?

http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/3...ture006ae8.jpg


I failed to identify this one..

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/9...ture010ld4.jpg

Any help will be greatly appreciated..

[wintibird]

Hi Nightwolf

You're correct with Asian Pied Starling and Common Myna. However I can't help you with the third one. Maybe a Babbler or some kind of Thrush.

Greetings from Switzerland
André

[Nightwolf5903]

Thanks for the info mate. I'll check if it matches a Warbler or Thrush in the database.

[BobTag]

Hi Nightwolf,

The third bird is a Turdoides Babbler, either Large Grey Babbler (Turdoides malcolmi) or Jungle Babbler (Turdoides striatus).

From your photo it is challanging to say for sure which; do you have any other photos that show the breast or particularly the head?

If I were to guess, the plain-looking tertials and possibly unstreaked breast/flanks, plus jizz, suggest Large Grey Babbler to me, but I'd be happier with other photos to prove.

BT

[Nightwolf5903]

BobTag, I'll upload a couple more shots I took of that bird. I think it will become clearer.
Thanks.

[BobTag]

Originally Posted by Nightwolf5903

BobTag, I'll upload a couple more shots I took of that bird. I think it will become clearer.
Thanks.

Thanks, as I've changed my mind again; the relatively short and dark tail is now saying Jungle Babbler to me! Look forward to seeing the further photos.

[Nightwolf5903]

http://img179.imageshack.us/img179/9...ture012ir5.jpg

http://img180.imageshack.us/img180/4...ture008ue6.jpg

Done.What do you think now?

[BobTag]

Well, the first photo looks like a Jungle Babbler, and the second a Large Grey Babbler! Let us see what others think...

BT

[Nightwolf5903]

I checked out the birds you suggested in an earlier post. Its unlikely to be a Large grey warbler but the Jungle Babbler looks promising. Can't say for sure.

[BobTag]

Originally Posted by Nightwolf5903

Its unlikely to be a Large grey warbler but the Jungle Babbler looks promising.

Hi there Nightwolf; it's Large Grey Babbler, not warbler.

What brings you to this conclusion?

[Nightwolf5903]

Originally Posted by BobTag

Hi there Nightwolf; it's Large Grey Babbler, not warbler.

What brings you to this conclusion?

I am not an expert at all but since I've seen this bird myself this morning and after searching for the bird on google , the images very much resembled what I had seen.

Cheers

[Nightwolf5903]

And also the Wikipedia article stating its habitat matches the place where I live( Bhubaneswar , Orissa(India). There is also a picture in the article supposed to have been taken there. That combined with the pictures convinced me that the beird is more likely a Jungle Babbler rather than a Large Grey one. :)

[hampers]

Nightwolf,
There are some really good field guides for India which will help you. Just google them. I know some of the book shops around Delhi sell them and I'm sure they will be available across the country, else mail order.

Phil

[indianbrds]

It is the Jungle Babbler and they are found thru out Western Central, Eastern & Southern India. Also in parts of Northern India. They are almost everywhere.