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Birds of Mount Abu FEBRUARY 2019 mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Birding in the Second week of February 2019.


Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus

8 February 2019.

Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus

Ashy Drongo Dicrurus leucophaeus
The Ashy Drongo is a winter and passage migrant in Abu. Not a commonly seen species. Eucalyptus tree seems to be their favourite haunt here in Abu.
The adult Ashy Drongo is mainly dark grey, and the tail is long and deeply forked, very similar to the Black Drongo.
The iris is crimson and there is no white rictal spot like that of the Black Drongo.

 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

9 February 2019.

 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

 White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis

10 February 2019.

Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis


Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis

Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis

Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis

Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis


Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros


Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros

Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros

Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros

Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros

Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus


Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus

Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus

Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 


Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 

Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 

Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 

Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 

Common Buzzard Buteo buteo 

Rufous treepie -   Dendrocitta vagabunda


Rufous treepie -   Dendrocitta vagabunda


Shikra Accipiter badius 

Shikra Accipiter badius 

Shikra Accipiter badius 

14 February 2019.

Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros


Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros   - Female 

Brown rock chat - Cercomela fusca 


Brown rock chat - Cercomela fusca 

Brown rock chat - Cercomela fusca 

Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Gymnoris xanthocollis


Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Gymnoris xanthocollis

Chestnut-shouldered Petronia Gymnoris xanthocollis

Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus 


Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus 

Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus 

Oriental Honey Buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus 

Buzzard attacking Bonelli's Eagle

Keep tuned will be adding the third week of February shortly







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