indian birds

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #650. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...GREEN SHRIKE BABBLER ... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016..[From the photograph of Mr.Dibyendu Ash]... The green shrike-babbler (Pteruthius xanthochlorus) is a bird species that was earlier placed in the family Timaliidae. The species is...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #649. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...BLANFORD'S SNOWFINCH ... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016..[From the photograph of Mr.SarwanDeep Singh]... Blanford's snowfinch or plain-backed snowfinch (Montifringilla blanfordi) is a species of bird in the sparrow family. Other common...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #648. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...BENGAL BUSHLARK ... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016..[From the photograph of Mr. Goutam Barman ]...The Bengal bush lark or rufous-winged bush lark (Mirafra assamica) is a smallpasserine bird. It is short-tailed and has a strong stout...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #647. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...MARSHALS IORA ... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016..[From the photograph of Megh Roy Choudhury MAAM]... The white-tailed iora or Marshall's iora (Aegithina nigrolutea), is a songbirdin the genus Aegithina found in parts of India and Sri...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #646. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...OSPREY WITH A CATCH [FOR BETTER VIEW USE FULL SCREEN OPTION]... PENCIL...A4.. 2016..[From the photograph of MR. RAHUL ALVAREZ, From the cover of SRISHTI magazine Vol.10 No.3] ... ‪#‎srishti&#8236...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #645. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...GREY HEADED BULBUL... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016..[From the photograph of MR. Roshan Kamath] ... The grey-headed bulbul (Pycnonotus priocephalus) is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to the Western...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #643. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...LOTEN'S SUNBIRD... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016..[From the photograph of MR. Pranjal J. Saikia] ... The Loten's sunbird, long-billed sunbird or maroon-breasted sunbird, (Cinnyris lotenius) is a sunbird endemic to peninsular India and...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #644. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...CHESTNUT EARED/GREY HEADED BUNTING... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016..[From the photograph of MR. Asif Wadia] ... The chestnut-eared bunting (Emberiza fucata, also called grey-headed bunting) is a passerine bird in the bunting family...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #642. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...HIMALAYAN BLUETAIL... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016..[From the photograph of MR. SANTANU MANNA] ... The Himalayan bluetail or Himalayan red-flanked bush-robin (Tarsiger rufilatus) is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #641. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...STRIATED BULBUL... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016..[From the photograph of MR. Pranjal J. Saikia] ... The striated bulbul (Pycnonotus striatus) is a species of songbird in the Pycnonotidae family. It is found in Bhutan, China, India...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #640. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...SPANISH SPARROW... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016..[From the photograph of MR. Pankaj Gupta] ... The Spanish sparrow or willow sparrow (Passer hispaniolensis) is a passerine bird of the sparrow family Passeridae. It is found in the...

"Tomorrow,20TH MARCH, WORLD SPARROW DAY" PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #639. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...RUSSET SPARROW... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2015..[From the photograph of MR. Sanjay Barnwal] ... The russet sparrow (Passer rutilans), also called the cinnamon or cinnamon tree sparrow, is a...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #638. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...WHITE BELLIED MINIVET... PENCIL AND GEL PEN...A4.. 2016...[From the photographs of MR. Manoj Bind] ... The white-bellied minivet (Pericrocotus erythropygius) is a species of minivet found in India, mostly in dry deciduous forest...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #637. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...GREY NECKED BUNTING... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016...[From the photograph of MR. Pranjal J. Saikia] ... The grey-necked bunting or grey-hooded bunting (Emberiza buchanani) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It breeds...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #636. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...BLACK FACED WARBLER... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016...[From the photograph of MR. @BIPLAB ADHIKARI] ... The black-faced warbler (Abroscopus schisticeps) is a species of bush warbler (family Cettiidae). It was formerly included in the...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #635. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...WHITE BELLIED HERON... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016...[From the photograph of MR. ARKA SARKAR] ... The white-bellied heron (Ardea insignis), also known as the imperial heron or great white-bellied heron, is a species of large heron...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #634.. OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...GOLDEN THROATED BARBET... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016...[From the photograph of MR. Arunava Sinha] ... The golden-throated barbet (Psilopogon franklinii) is an Asian barbet. Barbets are a group of near passerine birds with a...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #633... OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...EURASIAN HOBBY... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016...[From the photograph of MR.Sudhir Garg] ... The Eurasian hobby (Falco subbuteo), or just simply hobby, is a small slim falcon. It belongs to a rather close-knit group of similar...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #632... OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...VIGOR'S SUNBIRD... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016...[From the photograph of MR.Rajesh Panwar] ... The Vigors's sunbird or western crimson sunbird (Aethopyga vigorsii) is a species of sunbird which is endemic to the Western Ghats of...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #631... OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...RICHARDS PIPIT... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016...[From the photograph of MR.TUSHAR BHAGWAT] ... The Richard's pipit (Anthus richardi) is a medium-sized passerine bird which breeds in open grasslands in northern Asia. It is a...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #630... OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...RED CRESTED POCHARD... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016...[From the photograph of MR. Suvadip Chowdhury] ... The red-crested pochard (Netta rufina) is a large diving duck. Its breeding habitat is lowland marshes and lakes in southern...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #629... OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...KERALA LAUGHINGTHRUSH... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016...[From the photograph of MR. Pranjal J. Saikia] ... The Kerala laughingthrush (Trochalopteron fairbanki) is a species of laughingthrush endemic to the hills of the Western Ghats...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #628... OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...THICK BILLED FLOWERPECKER... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016...[From the photograph of MR. AMIT KHER] ... The thick-billed flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile) is a tiny bird in the flowerpecker group. They feed predominantly on fruits and are...

HEAD STUDY... COMMON BUZZARD...WATERCOLOUR...A5 ...2016... [From the photograph of MR. Anubhav Anu Gupta ]... The common buzzard (Buteo buteo) is a medium-to-large bird of prey whose range covers most of Europe and extends into Asia. Over much of its range, it is resident year-round, but birds...

PAKHI DEKHOON PAKHI CHINOON #627... OBSERVE THE BIRD AND RECOGNIZE...SANDARLING... WATERCOLOUR...A4.. 2016...[From the photograph of MR. DILIPSINH CHUDASAMA] ... The sanderling (Calidris alba) is a small wading bird. It is a circumpolar Arctic breeder, and is a long-distance migrant, wintering...