wildlife

Birds of Terai

Mohit Khodidas

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Some images of birds from my recent trip to Terai forests.

The names in the caption are scientific names along with subspecies, gender and age (for those I could identify)

Indian Roller

Indian Roller (ad benghalensis)
Coracias benghalensis (ad benghalensis)

Jungle Owlet

Glacidium radiatum (ad radiatum)/

Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher

Culicicapa ceylonensis

Oriental Pied Hornbill

Anthracoceros albirostris (likely a female)
Anthracoceros albirostris (likely a female)
Anthracoceros albirostris (male)

White-rumped Shama

Copsychus malabaricus (male)

Rosy Pipit (?)
Olive-backed Pipit

Lesser Goldenback

Dinopium benghalense (female)

Spangled Drongo

Dicrurus hottentotus

Indian Grey Hornbill

Ocyceros birostris (male)

Long-tailed Shrike

Lanius schach (ad erythronotus)

Oriental Turtle Dove

Streptopelia orientalis (ad meena)

Red-whiskered Bulbul

Pycnonotus jocosus (ad emeria)

Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker

Dendrocopus nanus (male, nanus)

Common Hoopoe

Upupa epops