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Greater Flamingo and Lesser flamingo are the most beautiful migratory
birds found in India, Sewri Mudflats,Bhigwan Bird Sanctuary,Chilka Lake
and Jawai Dam Sanctuary are few best places to spot Flamingoes in India
Demoiselle cranes are migratory birds and spend the winter in the Indian
subcontinent. These cranes are smallest species of crane lives in a variety of
different environments, including desert areas of Rajasthan.
The breeding habitat of all these species of stilts are marshes, shallow
lakes and ponds, Basai Wetland,Pune shallow lakes and Gujarat water
ponds are the few places to spot Black Winged Stilt.
Blue Tailed Bee Eater is a strongly migratory bird found
seasonally in much of peninsular India. This species is a richly
coloured near passerine bird breeds in farmland and most often
seen near large waterbodies.
Blue Tailed Bee Eater nest under ground in sandy banks or
open flat areas near waterbodies and predominantly feed on
Indian bees,Honey Bees, wasps and hornet.
Bar Headed Goose is the highest flying bird in the world and migrate
to India every in winter season. The bar headed migrates over the
Himalayas and spend their winter in Assam to Tamil Nadu states of
India.
This bird is one of the most common winter season visitor found in
large wetlands of India. Keoladeo National Park or Bharatpur Bird
Sanctuary is the most famous avifauna sanctuary to spot bar headed
goose in India.
The great white pelican also known as rosy pelican is a large
bird with long beak and a large throat pouch, distributed in
Eastern Europe, Africa and Northwest India. This species
migrates to India during winters in large numbers and settles
down mainly in the states of Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan
and Gujarat. Follow the link to know more about Sanctuaries
to See Pelican Birds in India.
Rosy Starling is a black head, chest and tail with white
body passerine bird from starling family. It is a strong
migrant bird and spend winters in India including
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Telangana
and Andhra Pradesh.
Mobile phone radiation
Hunting of Birds
Smuggling of birds
Deforestation
Forest fires
Natural disasters
Habitat
Forest fire in the bandipur on 25th feb 2019
Approx 900 birds are died on this incident
Siberian Cranes
Bald eagle
Forest owlet
Whooping crane
Piping plover
Kakapo
Spotted owl
Red knot