Order: Apodiformes Family: Apordidae Scientific name: Hirundapus giganteus, Temminck, 1825 IUCN Red list status-Least Concern Did you know? Brown-backed Needletail is also known as Giant Needletail and Giant Spinetail Swift. Brown-backed Needletail spends most of their life time flying. Brown-backed Needletail is the largest among the needletails found in...
Order: Gruiformes Family: Rallidae Scientific name: Gallinula chloropus, Linnaeus, 1758 IUCN Red list status- Least Concern Did you know? Common Moore Hen is also known as Eurasian Moore Hen. Description Common Moorhen is 30-38 cms long and weighs 270-350 gms. They have slate-black plumage. Upperparts are brownish. We can...
Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae Scientific name: Taccocua leschenaultia, Lesson, 1830 IUCN Red list status-Least Concern Did you know? Sirkeer Malkoha is also known as Sirkeer Cuckoo. Description Sirkeer Malkoha is 40-45 cms long and weighs 160-175. The adult bird has sandy brown head, neck, throat and upperparts. The breast...
Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae Scientific name: Phaenicophaeus viridirostris, Jerdon, 1840 IUCN Red list status- Least Concern Did you know? Blue Faced Malkoha is also known as Small Green-billed Malkoha Description Blue Faced Malkoha is35- 40 cm long and weigh 75-80 grams. The upperparts are dark greenish gray. The head...
Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae Scientific name: Eudynamys scolopaceus, Linnaeus, 1758 IUCN Red list status-Least Concern Did you know? Asian Koel is also known as Common Koel and Western Koel. Asian Koel lays their eggs in the nest of Crows. Asian Koel is the state bird of Jharkhand. Description Asian...
Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae Scientific name: Halcyon smyrnensis, Linnaeus, 1758 IUCN Red list status-Least Concern Did you know? White Throated Kingfisher is also known as White Breasted Kingfisher. White Throated Kingfisher is the state bird of West Bengal. Description White Throated Kingfisher is 28-30 cms long and weighs 85-90...
Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae Scientific name: Pelargopsis capensis, Linnaeus, 1766 IUCN Red list status-Least Concern Did you know? Stork Billed Kingfisher is the largest Kingfisher found in Kerala. Description Stork-billed Kingfisher is 30-35 cm long and weighs 140 to 180 grams and the females weigh about 180 to 220...
Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae Scientific name: Ceryle rudis, Linnaeus, 1758 IUCN Red list status- Least Concern Did you know? Pied Kingfisher is also known as Lesser Pied Kingfisher. Pied Kingfisher has the ability to hover in the air. Description Pied Kingfisher is 20 to 25 cm long and weighs...
Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae Scientific name: Alcedo atthis, Linnaeus, 1758 IUCN Red list status- Least Concern Did you know? Common Kingfisher is also known as River Kingfisher and Small Blue Kingfisher. Description The Common Kingfisher is 25 to 35 cm long and weighs 30 to 45 grams. It is...
Order: Coraciiformes Family: Alcedinidae Scientific name: Alcedo meninting, Horsfield, 1821. IUCN Red list status-Least Concern Did you know? Blue eared Kingfisher has close resemblance with Common kingfisher except for the blue ear stripe. Description The Blue-eared Kingfisher is 16 to 17 cm long and weighs 15 to 24 grams....
