The Birds In Our Neighbourhood And Beyond - Jyoti Bhavana Bhargav Uday Pinninti.pdf

The Birds in our neighbourhood ……and, beyond A PHOTO BOOK – EDITION 1

The Passion of an Amateur Birding Family The Pinnintis’

DEDICATED TO

Our Children…...Bhavana and Bhargav who introduced us into this wonderful world of Birding and are our constant source of motivation.

Disclaimer The photographs in this book have been clicked by our family. However, we have used Wikipedia to source the text and details of the birds that we captured. There are some photos, which are more of record shots...we hope to replace them with better shots we click the next time around.

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Author’s Note

It was late 2011 when we moved to theNilgiris. Being in the midst of nature, we had regular visitors, of the feathered kind :).

Our children were 5 and 1 1/2. Their curious nature would pose questions everyday....."Dada, which bird is that?" Well, I did not have the fainest clue! The easiest answer...it's a sparrow. However, every bird CANNOT be a sparrow! Then, as God send, my brother visited us with his family. They have two lovely girls. The elder one was working on her pet project of finding, clicking, drawing and cataloguing all the birds in her neighbourhood. She along with her little sister and my brother started rattling out names of all the birds around us. My children looked at me ..... the look said it all! I asked my brother for guidance and he advised us to get a book on birding by Grimmet and Inskipp. And thus started our birding saga..... We started with a simple Canon Powershot A3100 IS. This camera meant that we had to be really lucky and close to get clear pictures. However, our children's enthusiasm warmed another brother's heart...and he gifted my kids aPanasonic LUMIX DMC FZ35. There has been no looking back since then. We have upgraded our photographic equipment and we now use a Nikon D 5200 with a Tamaron 150-600 mm telephoto lens. That is why, the quality of the photos improves (atleast that’s what we felt) as the book progresses. Some pictures are sharp, others are fuzzy and are mere record shots. We hope to capture them overtime and replace them in subsequent editions. PSS Uday Kiran

The photos in this book have been primarily captured in India, but some in Brazil too.

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RED-WHISKERED BULBUL @Coonoor

RED-VENTED BULBUL @Coonoor

HIMALAYAN BULBUL @Srinagar

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FLAME-THROATED BULBUL @Thattekad, Kerala YELLOW-BROWED BULBUL @Thattekad, Kerala

WHITE-CHEEKED BULBUL @Delhi

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WHITE-BROWED BULBUL @Goa BLACK BULBUL @Gamgtok

RUFOUS TREEPIE @ Gandhinagar

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TICKELL’S BLUE FLYCATCHER @ Coonoor NILGIRI FLYCATCHER @ Coonoor

BLACK AND ORANGE FLYCATCHER @ Coonoor

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GRYE-HEADED CANARY FLYCATCHER @ Coonoor INDIAN PARADISE FLYCATCHER @ Mumbai

LITTLE-PIED FLYCATCHER @ Guwahati

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PIED BUSHCHAT @ Coonoor

ORIENTAL WHITE-EYE @ Coonoor

ASIAN STONECHAT @ Coonoor

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CINEREOUS TIT @ Coonoor INDIAN YELLOW TIT @ Goa

WHITE-THOATED FANTAIL @ Coonoor

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BROAD-BILLED FLOWERPECKER @ Coonoor

NILGIRI FLOWER-PECKER @ Goa

GREY JUNGLE FOWL @ Coonoor

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ORIENTAL MAGPIE ROBIN @ Coonoor EUROPEAN MAGPIE @ Leh

INDIAN ROBIN @ Delhi

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CRIMSON-BACKED SUNBIRD @ Coonoor PURPLE-RUMPED SUNBIRD @ Coonoor

PURPLE SUNBIRD @ Jodhpur

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VIGOR’S SUNBIRD @ Goa LOTEN’S SUNBIRD @ Goa

PEA FOWL @ Gandhinagar

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EUROPEAN HOOPOOE @ Coonoor INDIAN BLACKBIRD @ Coonoor

SOUTHERN COUCAL @ Coonoor

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LONG-TAILED SHRIKE @ Coonoor BROWN SHRIKE @ Coonoor

SOUTHERN-GREY SHRIKE @ Jaisalmer

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ISABELLINE SHRIKE @ Porbandar

TICKELL’S LEAF WARBLER @ Guwahati

WHITE-BELLIED SHORTWING @ Coonoor

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SCALY-BREASTED MUNIA @ Coonoor WHITE-RUMPED MUNIA @ Coonoor

COMMON TAILORBIRD @ Coonoor

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WHITE-CHEEKED BARBET @ Coonoor COPPER-SMITH BARBET @ Mumbai

BLUE-THROATED BARBET @ Gangtok

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GREAT BARBET @ Gangtok BROWN-HEADED BARBET @ Chilka

MALABAR BARBET @Thattekad, Kerala

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INDIAN-SCIMITAR BABBLER @ Coonoor

YELLOW-BILLED BABBLER @ Chilka

LARGE-GREY BABBLER @ Porbandar

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DESERT BABBLER @ Jaisalmer EURASIAN TREE SPARROW @ Mirik, Darjeeling

INDIAN HOUSE SPARROW @ Mhow

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ASHY DRONGO @ Gangtok GREATER RACKET-TAILED DRONGO @ Ezhimala, Kerala

BLACK DRONGO @ Kochi

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BRONZE DRONGO @ Goa WHITE-BELLIED DRONGO @ Goa

BLACK-HEADED CUCKOOSHRIKE @ Goa

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ASIAN KOEL @ Mumbai EURASIAN CUCKOO @ Gangtok

DRONGO CUCKOO @ Goa

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JACOBIAN/ PIED CUCKOO @ Porbandar

STRIATED GRASS BIRD @ Guwahati

TAWNY PIPIT @ Porbandar

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BLYTH’S PIPIT @ Goa LONG-BILLED PIPIT @ Goa

PADDY-FIELD PIPIT @ Goa

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SPOTTED DOVE @ Coonoor EMERALD DOVE @ Coonoor

EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE @ Gangtok

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ORIENTAL TURTLE DOVE @ Gangtok LAUGHING DOVE @ Delhi

Andaman Wood Pigeon @ Port Blair

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COMMON ROCK PIGEON @ Gangok GREY-FRONTED GREEN PIGEON @ Thattekad, Kerala

YELLOW-FOOTED GREEN PIGEON @ Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Guwahati

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JUNGLE MYNA @ Coonoor LESSER HILL MYNA @ Thattekad, Kerala

COMMON BANK MYNA @ Bhuj

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BRAHMINY STARLING @ Mhow ASIAN-PIED STARLING @ Mumbai

CHESNUT-BELLIED STARLING @ Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Guwahati

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ROSY STARLING @ Porbandar BLYTH’S STARLING @ Goa

YELLOW WAGTAIL @ Port Blair

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WHITE-BROWED WAGTAIL @ Ooty

WHITE WAGTAIL @ Jodhpur

FOREST WAGTAIL @ Kochi

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BARN SWALLOW @ Goa

WIRE-TAILED SWALLOW @ Goa

DUSKY CRAG MARTIN @ Mhow

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RED-RUMPED SWALLOW @ Goa CRESTED TREE SWIFT @ Goa

GREY WOOD-SWALLOW @ Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Guwahati

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ZITTING CISTICOLA @ Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Guwahati

BROWN ROCKCHAT @ Mhow

SIBERIAN STONECHAT @ Porbandar

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LESSER WHITE-THROAT @ Mhow YELLOW-SHOULDERED PETRONIA @ Mhow

WHITE-BELLIED ERPORNIS @ Gangtok

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RED-BILLED CHOUGH @ Leh

YELLOW-BREASTED GREENFINCH @ Gangtok

TRUMPETER FINCH @ Jaisalmer

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BLUE THROAT @ Chilka DESERT WHITE-THROAT @ Jaisalmer

BLACK-HEADED BUNTING @ Porbandar

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SIRKEER MALKOHA @ New Delhi EURASIAN ROLLER @ Porbandar

INDIAN ROLLER @ Goa

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BROWN WOOD OWL @ Coonoor BARN OWL @ Kochi

SPOTTED OWLET @ Goa

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SRI LANKAN FROGMOUTH @ Thattekad, Kerala

INDIAN NIGHTJAR @ Porbandar

SPOTTED FORKTAIL @ Gangtok

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GREEN BEE-EATER @ Gandhinagar

BLUE-TAILED BEE-EATER @ Ezhimala, Kerala

HOUSE CROW @ Mumbai

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BLACK-HEADED ORIOLE @ Goa GOLDEN ORIOLE @ Goa

ORANGE MINIVET @ Thattekad, Kerala

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LESSER FLAME-BACK @ Goa BROWN-CAPPED PYGMY WOODPECKER @ Thattekad, Kerala

GREATER YELLOW-NAPE @ Gangtok

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MALABAR TROGON @ Thattekad, Kerala MALABAR WOODSHRIKE @ Goa

HIMALAYAN WOODPECKER @ Srinagar

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COMMON WOODSHRIKE @ Goa

GREY-NECKED BUNTING @ Goa

INDIAN SILVERBILL @ New Delhi

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CHESTNUT-BELLIED NUTHATCH @ Gangtok WHITE-RUMPED SHAMA @ Goa

INDIAN PITTA @ Goa

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COMMON KINGFISHER @ Goa WHITE-BREASTED KINGFISHER @ Gandhinagar

WHITE-COLLARED KINGFISHER @ Port Blair

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PIED KINGFISHER @ Goa

STORK-BILLED KINGFISHER @ Goa

ASIAN FAIRY BLUEBIRD @ Port Blair

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ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET @ Mumbai

ALEXANDRINE PARAKEET @ Mumbai

RED-BREASTED PARAKEET @ Gangtok

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MALABAR PARAKEET @ Thattekad, Kerala PLUM-HEADED PARAKEET @ Mhow, MP

VERNAL HANGING PARROT @ Port Blair

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BLUE-WHISTLING THRUSH @ Gangtok MALABAR WHISTLING THRUSH @ Munnar, Kerala

MISTLE THRUSH @ Nongriat, Meghalaya

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TICKELL’S THRUSH @ Srinagar ORANGE-HEADED THRUSH @ Goa

BLUE-CAPPED ROCK THRUSH @ Goa

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STREAKED-LAUGHING THRUSH @ Srinagar GREAT REED WARBLER @ Chilka

BAYA-WEAVER BIRD @ Porbandar

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BLACK REDSTART @Mhow

WHITE-CAPPED REDSTART @ Gangtok

PLUMBEOUS WATER REDSTART @ Gangtok

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ASHY PRINIA @ Goa COMMON IORA @ Goa

PLAIN PRINIA @ Goa

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MALABAR GREY HORNBILL @ Goa

ORIENTAL PIED HORNBILL @ Siliguri

INDIAN GREY HORNBILL @ Mumbai

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CHUKAR PARTRIDGE @ Srinagar RAIN QUAIL @ Porbandar

GREY FRANCOLIN @ Porbandar

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GOLDEN-FRONTED LEAF BIRD @ Thattekad, Kerala

LEAF BIRD @ Goa

VELVET FRONTED NUTHATCH @ Thattekad, Kerala

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PIED WHEATEAR @ Jaisalmer

DESERT WHEATEAR @ Jaisalmer

VARIABLE WHEATEAR @ Jaisalmer

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CREAM-COLOURED COURSER @ Jaisalmer CHESTNUT-BELLIED SANDGROUSE @ Porbandar

GREAT INDIAN BUSTARD @ Jaisalmer

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GREAT ROSEFINCH @ Leh SHORT-TOED LARK @ Jaisalmer

DESERT LARK @ Jaisalmer

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GREATER or HUME’S SHORT-TOED LARK @ Srinagar

SAND LARK @ Leh

CRESTED LARK @ Bhuj

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ASHY-CROWNED SPARROW LARK @ Porbandar SYKE’S LARK @ Porbandar

BLACK-CROWNED SPARROW LARK @ Jaisalmer

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ANDAMAN SERPENT EAGLE @ Port Blair INDIAN SPOTTED EAGLE @ Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam

GREATER SPOTTED EAGLE @ Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam

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TAWNY EAGLE @ Jaisalmer

STEPPE EAGLE @ Jaisalmer

CRESTED-HAWK EAGLE @ Sasan Gir

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WHITE-EYED BUZZARD @ Sasan Gir COMMON BUZZARD @ Jaisalmer

LONG-LEGGED BUZZARD @ Jaisalmer

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BRAHMINY KITE @ Mumbai

BLACK-EARED KITE @ Mumbai

SHIKRA @ Gandhinagar

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EURASIAN MARSH HARRIER @ Mumbai

CHANGEABLE HAWK EAGLE @ Goa

LAGGAR FALCON @ Jaisalmer

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BLACK-WINGED KITE @ Goa

COMMON KESTREL @ Chirapunji, Meghalaya

OSPREY @ Porbandar

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EGYPTIAN/ ABYSSIAN VULTURE @ Jaisalmer

RED-HEADED VULTURE @ Jaisalmer

WHITE-BELLIED SEA EAGLE @ Karwar

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RED-WATTLED LAPWING @ Delhi THICK KNEE @ Porbandar

YELLOW-WATTLED LAPWING @ Porbandar

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INDIAN POND HERON @ Ahmedabad STRIATED HERON @ Goa

BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON @ Porbandar

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GREAT EGRET @ Bengaluru – Mysore Highway

INTERMEDIATE EGRET @ Mumbai

CATTLE EGRET @ Mumbai

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BLACK-HEADED IBIS @ Goa

GLOSSY IBIS @ Goa

RED-NAPED IBIS @ Sasan Gir

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PURPLE SWAMPHEN @ Goa COMMON MOORHEN @ Delhi

WHITE-BREASTED WATERHEN @ Mumbai

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PAINTED STORK @ Gandhinagar

ASIAN OPEN-BILL @ Guwahati

LESSER ADJUTANT @ Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam

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COMMON SANDPIPER @ Kochi

MARSH SANDPIPER @ Porbandar

WOOD SANDPIPER @ Porbandar

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PURPLE HERON @ Goa

GREY HERON @ Porbandar

WESTERN REEF EGRET @ Dwarka

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SPOT-BILLED PELICAN @ Porbandar COMMON SNIPE @ Porbandar

DALMATIAN PELICAN @ Porbandar

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SPOT-BILLED DUCK @ Delhi RUDDY SHELDUCK @ Chilka

DOMESTICATED DUCK @ Shillong

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FERRUGINOUS DUCK @ Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam LESSER WHISTLING DUCK @ Goa

FULVOUS WHISTLING DUCK @ Ujjain

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NORTHERN SHOVELLER @ Porbandar

GARGENEY (FIRST TWO) @ Porbandar

GADWALL @ Porbandar

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HEUGLIN’S GULL @ Mumbai BLACK-HEADED GULL @ Leh

BROWN-HEADED GULL @ Porbandar

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COMMON POCHARD @ Jamnagar

RED-CRESTED POCHARD @ Leh

GREY-CRESTED GREBE, JUVENILE @ Leh

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GREAT CORMORANT @ Ooty LITTLE CORMORANT @ Porbandar

EURASIAN COOT @ Porbandar

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PIED AVOCET @ Porbandar

COMMON CRANE @ Porbandar

DEMOISELLE CRANE @ Porbandar

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LITTLE GREBE @ Porbandar LESSER SAND PLOVER @ Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep

BRONZE-WINGED JACANA @ Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam

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GREATER-CRESTED TERN @ Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep

WHISKERED TERN @ Porbandar

LITTLE TERN @ Porbandar

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RIVER TERN @ Porbandar MASKED BOOBY @ Off Mumbai

EURASIAN CURLEW @ Minicoy Island, Lakshadweep

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LESSER FLAMINGO @ Porbandar GREATER FLAMINGO @ Porbandar

EURASIAN SPOONBILL @ Dwarka

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LITTLE STINT @ Chilka BAILLON’S CRAKE @ Chilka

RUDDY-BREASTED CRAKE @ Chilka

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GREATER PAINTED SNIPE @ Chilka BAR-TAILED GODWIT @ Chilka

DOMESTICATED GOOSE @ Shillong

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COMMON REDSHANK @ Goa

BLACK-WINGED STINT @ Porbandar

LONG-TOED STINT @ Mumbai

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NORTHERN PINTAIL @ Chilka STEPPE GULL @ Mumbai

BLACK VULTURE @ Rio

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NEO-TROPIC CORMORANT @ Rio

SOUTHERN LAPWING @ Rio

BROWN BOOBY @ Rio

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GREY-CAPPED TYRANNULET @ Rio

SAFFRON FINCH @ Rio

VIOLET-CAPPED WOODNYMPH @ Rio

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PALM TANAGER @ Rio RUFOUS-BELLIED THRUSH @ Rio

RUFOUS HORNERO @ Rio

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FERAL PIGEON @ Rio

RUDDY-GROUND DOVE @ Rio

BANANAQUIT @ Rio

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MONK PARAKEET @ Rio

WATER TYRANT @ Rio

BLUE-GREY TANAGER @ Rio

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GREAT KISKADEE @ Rio

RUDDY-FOLIAGE GLEANER @ Rio

MAGNIFICENT FRIGATEBIRD @ Rio

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