Birds seen at the University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India between 15/01/2009 and 17/01/2009.
I also saw a smooth-coated otter here.
The guest house overlooks a shallow lake 550m long and 150m wide.
The surrounding terrain is the typical volcanic slabs of the Deccan Trapps, with scrubby vegetation and occasional large trees.
For a pinpoint on Google earth enter 'Guest House, University of Hyderabad'.
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicatus
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Dusky Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
Large Grey Babbler Turdoides malcolmi
Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
Crimson-fronted Barbet Megalaima rubricapillus
Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus
River Tern Sterna aurantia
I also saw a smooth-coated otter here.
The guest house overlooks a shallow lake 550m long and 150m wide.
The surrounding terrain is the typical volcanic slabs of the Deccan Trapps, with scrubby vegetation and occasional large trees.
For a pinpoint on Google earth enter 'Guest House, University of Hyderabad'.
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Little Cormorant Phalacrocorax niger
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii
Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus
Painted Stork Mycteria leucocephala
Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus
Eurasian Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
Common Iora Aegithina tiphia
Indian Robin Saxicoloides fulicatus
Common Myna Acridotheres tristis
Dusky Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne concolor
Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer
Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius
Large Grey Babbler Turdoides malcolmi
Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica
Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus
Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata
Crimson-fronted Barbet Megalaima rubricapillus
Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis
Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis
Plum-headed Parakeet Psittacula cyanocephala
Marsh Sandpiper Tringa stagnatilis
Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus
Indian Courser Cursorius coromandelicus
River Tern Sterna aurantia