Oriental Turtle Dove, Streptopelia orientalis, is also known as Rofous Turtle Dove is a very common bird of Eastern Asia.
Oriental Turtle Dove
Tag: Uttarakhand
Kalij Pheasant
Kalij Pheasant, Lophura leucomelanos, is found from Pakistan to Thailand.
Alpine Accentor
Alpine Accentor, Prunella collaris, is a species of birds that are widely distributed. The Accentor is a Latin word meaning the one sings with another.
Black-throated Tit
Black-throated Tit, Aegithalos concinnus, also known as Black-throated Bushtit.
Himalayan Bluetail
Himalayan Bluetail, Tarsiger rufilatus, is also known as Himalayan red-flanked bush-robin and Orange-flanked bush-robin is a bird of the Himalayas as it name says. The Himayalan Bluetail belongs to the Old World Flycatchers.
We saw the Himalayan Bluetail for the first time during our GIBT 2018 – CS at Chopta. Later it was also found at Nalsarovar area.
Blue Whistling Thrush
Blue Whistling Thrush is a ground feeding Thrush main seen in Central Asia, China and Southern Asia. As the name suggests, the Blue Whistling Thrush’s calls are like human whistle.
Blue Whistling Thrushes are a common species of birds in most of the Himalayas.
Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush
Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush, Garrulax rufogularis, is found in the Indian Subcontinent and Southern Asia.
Great Barbet
Great Barbet, Psilopogon virens, is the largest Barbet in the world.
Crested Kingfisher
Crested Kingfisher, Megaceryle lugubris, is a large kingfisher found in the Southern Asia.
Gray Treepie
Grey Treepie, Dendrocitta formosae, is also known as Himalayan Treepie is a close relative to crows. They are mainly seen in the foothills of Himalayas, some parts of China and Taiwan.
Even though I have seen Grey Treepie quite a few times, this was the first time I have taken photograph of them. During our trip GIBT 2018 – CS we saw quite a few of them.
Great Indian Birding Trip 