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<div style="{{psubheader}}">Featured Article: '''[[Thattekad Bird Sanctuary]]'''</div>
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<div style="{{psubheader}}">Featured Article: '''[[Northern Harrier]]'''</div>
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[[Image:Thattekad1.jpg|thumb|400px|left|Photo by {{user|Wintibird|Wintibird}}]]
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[[Image:HARRIER MALE 2540.jpg|thumb|325px|left|Male, Northern Harrier<br />Photo by {{user|blubird|blubird}}]]
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==Overview==
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'''Includes: Hen Harrier, Marsh Hawk'''
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Thattekad Bird Sanctuary (also known as Thattakad or Salim Ali BS) is situated in the Indian state of Kerala, near the foot of the Western Ghats. The sanctuary itself covers 25 square kilometers north of the Peryiar River. The neighbouring Idamalayar Project Area is another big area of protected forest, however it can only be visited with a guide. Thattekad can be combined with one of the Hill Stations like [[Munnar]] or [[Ooty]] to cover nearly all Western Ghat endemics.
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==Identification==
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The best time to visit is in winter, from November to February. The temperatures are bearable, there isn't too much rain and many overwintering birds from the Himalayas are presen
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A medium-sized raptor, 45-55 cm (17¾-21¾ in) long and 97-122 cm wingspan; males smaller (350 g), females larger (530 g).<br />
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===Notable Species===
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'''Male'''
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Over 270 species have been recorded in this relatively small area. Most notably are the Western Ghat endemics. Easy to see are [[Malabar Parakeet]], [[Malabar Starling]] and [[Malabar Grey Hornbill]]. The other species like [[Wynaad Laughingthrush]], [[Rufous Babbler]], [[White-bellied Blue Flycatcher]], [[White-bellied Treepie]], [[Grey-headed Bulbul]], [[Nilgiri Flowerpecker]] or [[Crimson-backed Sunbird]] need some luck and some time but are all possible.
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*Grey head and upper parts
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*Black primaries
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'''[''[[Thattekad Bird Sanctuary|Read More...]]'']'''
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*White rump. Plain grey in Hen Harrier ''C. c. cyaneus'', mottled darker in Northern Harrier ''C. c. hudsonius''.<br />
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'''Female''': Quite a bit larger than the male.  
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*Brown upperparts
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*Brownish-white underparts
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*Very noticeable white rump<br />
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'''Juvenile''' similar to adult female in Hen Harrier; distinctly orange-toned in Northern Harrier.<br />
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==Distribution==
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Widespread in the Northern Hemisphere. The two subspecies Hen Harrier ''C. c. cyaneus'' and Northern Harrier ''C. c. hudsonius'' occupy the Old and the New World respectively.
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==Conservation==
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Hen Harrier populations are secure in some areas, but in others, notably Great Britain, they have suffered massive declines due to determined criminal persecution by game-shooting estates. Northern Harrier populations are secure.
  
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'''[''[[Northern Harrier|Read More...]]'']'''
  
 
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Revision as of 17:07, 1 January 2016

Featured Article: Northern Harrier
Male, Northern Harrier
Photo by blubird

Includes: Hen Harrier, Marsh Hawk

Identification

A medium-sized raptor, 45-55 cm (17¾-21¾ in) long and 97-122 cm wingspan; males smaller (350 g), females larger (530 g).
Male

  • Grey head and upper parts
  • Black primaries
  • White rump. Plain grey in Hen Harrier C. c. cyaneus, mottled darker in Northern Harrier C. c. hudsonius.

Female: Quite a bit larger than the male.

  • Brown upperparts
  • Brownish-white underparts
  • Very noticeable white rump

Juvenile similar to adult female in Hen Harrier; distinctly orange-toned in Northern Harrier.

Distribution

Widespread in the Northern Hemisphere. The two subspecies Hen Harrier C. c. cyaneus and Northern Harrier C. c. hudsonius occupy the Old and the New World respectively.

Conservation

Hen Harrier populations are secure in some areas, but in others, notably Great Britain, they have suffered massive declines due to determined criminal persecution by game-shooting estates. Northern Harrier populations are secure.

[Read More...]

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