Thursday, August 12, 2021

Birds of Mount Abu July 2021 mountabubirds.blogspot.com.

 Birds snapped last week of July 2021.

Posting some snaps taken from 18 July to the end of July 2021. From the sweltering heat of Abu Road, last week to overcast skies in Abu birding has had its own charm. It’s the time of the Munias, Oriental Honey-buzzard, Scaly-breasted Munia, Green Munia, Indian Silverbill, Oriental Honey-buzzard, Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen), Indian Yellow Tit, also the Pied Cuckoo and the Indian Blackbird are seen in Abu. Appreciate the collection and my observation of Mount Abu’s feathered friends.

"Green Avadavat,resident,sitting in my garden."
Green Avadavat - Sporaeginthus formosus

People locally know the Green Avadavat as "Haria" and also call it the Green Munia. The IUCH has classified this species as VULNERABLE. This petite bird with red eyes, a red beak green and yellow barred flanks of white and black make it a target for poachers. 
The Green Avadavat (Munia)is the official mascot of Rajasthan's Mount Abu Sanctuary. To Southern Rajasthan, Central U.P, M.P, this bird is endemic, and some parts of Bihar and West Bengal. Today, people can easily spot this bird in Mount Abu, and birders from all over the world visit this place to capture images of this rare species.


Green Avadavat (Munia) Mount Abu July 2021.m4v
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'Scaly-breasted Munia, resident,portrait snot."
Scaly breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata


Scaly-breasted Munia Mount Abu July 2021.m4v
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"Indian White-eye,resident a collage."
Indian White-eye - Zosterops palpebrosusIndian

"Oriental Magpie-Robin, sub-adult sitting on a clothes line."
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis


Oriental Magpie-Robin  Mount Abu July 2021.m4v
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"Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen),with its tail spread out like a fan."
Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Falco peregrinus 


Peregrine Falcon (Shaheen) Mount Abu July 2021.m4v
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"Ashy Prinia, territorial display."
Ashy Prinia - Prinia socialis

"Brown Rock Chat,sitting on a wire."
Brown Rock Chat - Oenanthe fusca 

"Common Myna, sitting amongst the leaves of a tree."
Common Myna - Acridotheres tristis 

"House Sparrow, with a green grasshopper as prey."
House Sparrow - Passer domesticus

'Indian Silverbill, sitting on a hight tension wire."
Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica

"Indian Yellow Tit, perched on a stump."
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

'Indian Yellow Tit, collecting building matrial for nest."
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

"Indian Yellow Tit. with prey ."
Indian Yellow Tit - Machlolophus aplonotus

Pied Cuckoo
Pied Cuckoo - Clamator jacobinus

"Pied Cuckoo. apair sitting on wire."
Pied Cuckoo - Clamator jacobinus

'Purple Sunbird, Sitting on purple flowere shoe flower tree."
Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus


Purple Sunbird Territorial display and dispute July 2021 Mt Abu.m4v
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'Red-vented Bulbul, resident with prey."
Red-vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer

"Indian Pond-Heron, flying over head>"
Indian Pond-Heron - Ardeola grayii 

"Oriental Honey-buzzard, soaring over head."
Oriental Honey-buzzard - Pernis ptilorhynchus 

"White-eyed Buzzard, flying over head."
White-eyed Buzzard - Butastur teesa








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