Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India (1 Viewer)

AndyS56 · Dec 16, 2019

I'm getting towards the end of my photos of my trip to India and am coming towards the end of my ID questions which I'm sure will be a relief for you.

This is probably the penultimate batch, hopefully. Best guesses:
1. Maybe some kind of Bunting?
2. Woolly-necked Stork
3. ?
4. Bronze-winged Jacanas
5. ?

Apologies for the poor quality images on some of these.
TIA

Andy

Andy Adcock · Dec 16, 2019

1 and 3 Are Stonechats, 5 seems to be a Citrine Wagtail.

temmie · Dec 16, 2019

Without a book,
1. Siberian Stonechat
2. yes
3. another Stonechat
4. yes
5. one of those Citrine wagtails, but I must admit I am confused anytime I see the variety on offer in the Indian bird guides, I guess it's a calcarata (black-backed) but not sure.

AndyS56 · Dec 16, 2019

Thank you both.

Probably coming to the final hurdle perhaps!:
1. ?
2. I can't identify the species of Kingfisher. It does look very green.
3. Sorry, not much to go on!
4. Grey-headed Lapwing?
5. A Shrike of some sort?

TIA
Andy

AndyS56 · Dec 16, 2019

Hopefully to finish off:
6. Buzzard of some kind?
7. Another Raptor;
8. Alexandrine Parakeet.

TIA
Andy

temmie · Dec 16, 2019

1. long-tailed shrike;
2. the bird on your profile

3. looks like a great cormorant ssp sinensis
4. yes
5. a shrike. Not 100% sure, thinking about Grey-backed but would have to check literature.
second post:
1. a bit confusing without size reference, my first impression was Oriental Hobby. But not sure if it occurs there in winter (supposed this is photographed a short while ago)?
2. looks good for Pallas's Fish Eagle
3. yes

Andy Adcock · Dec 16, 2019

AndyS56 said:
Thank you both.

Probably coming to the final hurdle perhaps!:
1. ?
2. I can't identify the species of Kingfisher. It does look very green.
3. Sorry, not much to go on!
4. Grey-headed Lapwing?
5. A Shrike of some sort?

TIA
Andy

1, Long-tailed Shrike
2 Stork-billed
4 Correct

andyb39 · Dec 16, 2019

That ain't no Stork-billed, Andy!

The Shrike in no.5 in the second set looks like 1st-winter Grey-backed, as Temmie says.

Seth Miller · Dec 16, 2019

#3 is a Little Cormorant.

edit: #6 maybe juv Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen)

Andy Adcock · Dec 16, 2019

andyb39 said:
That ain't no Stork-billed, Andy!

The Shrike in no.5 in the second set looks like 1st-winter Grey-backed, as Temmie says.

OOps

temmie · Dec 16, 2019

Seth Miller said:
#3 is a Little Cormorant.

edit: #6 maybe juv Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen)

Thanks for the correction, I agree with the Cormorant, a bit confusing for me without size reference but I forgot about Little, only thought about great or Indian and missing the yellow bill for the latter.

I am not (yet) convinced about that falcon but have to check some books for variation within Peregrine.

Andy Adcock · Dec 16, 2019

Seth Miller said:
#3 is a Little Cormorant.

edit: #6 maybe juv Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen)

I considered a race of Peregrine?

AndyS56 · Dec 19, 2019

Here is a less-cropped image of the raptor, which hopefully gives a better sense of size.

TIA
Andy

Jeff Hopkins · Dec 19, 2019

Agree with Peregrine and Little Cormorant.

And White-throated Kingfisher

AndyS56 · Dec 20, 2019

Thank you.

Andy

AndyS56 · Dec 20, 2019

These are really the final two. Seen in late October this year. I suspect they are Black Kites but would appreciate confirmation or otherwise.

Many thanks,

Andy

Nutcracker · Dec 20, 2019

AndyS56 said:
These are really the final two. Seen in late October this year. I suspect they are Black Kites but would appreciate confirmation or otherwise.

Many thanks,

Andy

Yep, Black Kites :t:

AndyS56 · Dec 20, 2019

Thanks

Andy

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