Showing posts with label eagles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label eagles. Show all posts

Thursday, February 14, 2019

The Raptors, Buteos and Eagles Birds of Mount Abu FEBRUARY 2019 mountabubirds.blogspot.com

Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata

Long-legged buzzard - Buteo rufinus

1 February 2019  


FEBRUARY HAS COME AND IN A DAY WE WILL HAVE REACHED THE HALFWAY MARK. YEAH I know folks around the world will be celebrating Valentines day tomorrow. The birds also will begin their courtship by the end of Feb. My internet this part of the world sucks. I do not have a broadband connection.Will try to post on a regular basis as and when time permits.Enjoy the photographs taken on the first of Feb. 


Bonelli's Eagle Aquila fasciata


Long-legged buzzard - Buteo rufinus


Long-legged buzzard attacking the eagle.


The first of Feb, was a feast for the birders eyes,

The morning sky, was greeted with soaring  hawks,

The Buteos were attacking the Bonelli's Eagle,

Their aerial display for supremacy was greeted with continuous clicks.

Watch my small presentation, wished it had lasted a little longer.

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Raptors in the February sky 





Friday, December 13, 2013

Photo Gallery Hawks, kites and eagles mountabubirds.blogspot.com

              Hawks, kites and eagles--Falconiformes- Accipitridae                                                 Part II

Black Kite Milvus migrans   - In flight  Ahmedabad Guj.

Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus  Ahmedabad Guj

Changeable Hawk Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus cirrhatus  Gir Guj.

Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus   - Male Gir Guj.

Changeable Hawk Eagle Nisaetus cirrhatus cirrhatus   Gir Guj

Common Buzzard Buteo buteo   - In flight from below   Gir Guj

Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhyncus   - Male  Gir Guj

Montagu's Harrier (Circus pygargus)    Banni Kutch

Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus   - Female  Banni Kutch

Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus   - Female  Banni Kutch

Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis   - Adult   Banni Kutch

Montagu's Harrier Circus pygargus   - Female  Banni Kutch

Long-billed Vulture Gyps indicus  Bera Raj.

Steppe Eagle Aquila nipalensis   in flight Nainital UK

Thursday, December 12, 2013

PHOTOS GALLERIES COMMON NAMES and SCIENTIFIC NAMES mountabubirds.blogspot.com

 Common Names and Scientific Names





Jungle Bush Quail - Perdiculaasiatica
Red Spurfowl -  Galloperdix spadicea

Ducks, geese and swans - Anseriformes - AnatidaeAnseriformes - Anatidae


Northern Pintail - Anas acuta
Northern Shoveler - Anas clypeata
Common Pochard -  Aythya ferina
Tufted Duck - Aythya fuligula
Common Teal - Anas crecca
  
Little Grebe - Tachybaptus ruficollis

Storks--Ciconiiformes- Ciconiidae

Woolly-necked stork - Ciconia episcopic


Grey Heron - Ardea cinerea
Pond Heron - Ardeola grayii
Little Heron - Butorides striatus

Cattle Egret - Bubulcus ibis
Little Egret - Egretta thula

Indian Cormorant -  Phalacrocorax fuscicollis
Great Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo
Little Cormorant - Microcarbo niger

Oriental Honey Buzzard - Pernis ptilorhyncus
Black-Shouldered Kite - Elanus axillaris
Egyptian Vulture - Neophron percnopterus
Himalayan griffon Vultures - Gyps himalayensis

Shikra - Neophron percnopterus
Common Buzzard - Buteo buteo
Crested Serpent Eagle - Spilornis cheela
Steppe Eagle - Aquila nipalensis
Tawny Eagle - Aquila rapax
Bonelli's Eagle - Aquila fasciata
White-eyed Buzzard - Butastur teesa

Hawks, kites and eagles - Falconiformes - Accipitridae
Part II

Eurasian Sparrowhawk - Accipiter nisus
Common Kestrel - Falco tinnunculus
Peregrine Falcon - Falco peregrinus

Coot - Fulica atra 
                  
White Breasted Water Hen - Amaurornis phoenicurus

Common Moorhen - Gallinula chloropus

Red Wattled Lapwing - Vanellus indicus

Common Snipe - Gallinago gallinago
Green Sandpiper - Tringa ochropus
Wood sandpiper - Tringa glareola
Marsh Sandpiper - Tringa stagnatilis

River Tern - Psittacula krameri

Rock Pigeon - Columba livia
Oriental  Turtle Dove - Streptopelia orientalis
Eurasian collared Dove - Streptopelia decaocto
Laughing Dove - Spilopelia senegalensis
Spotted Dove - Spilopelia chinensis


Alexandrian Parrot - Psittacula eupatria
Rose-ringed Parakeet - Psittacula krameri
Plum Headed Parakeet - Psittacula cyanocephala

Asian Koel - Eudynamys scolopaceus
Common Hawk Cuckoo - Hierococcyx varius
Greater Coucal - Centropus sinensis
Large Hawk-Cuckoo - Hierococcyx sparverioides
Lesser Coucal - Centropus bengalensis
Pied Cuckoo - Clamator jacobinus
Sirkeer Malokha - Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii

Barn owls - Strigiformes - TytonidaeStrigiformes - Tytonidae

Collared Scops Owl - Otus lettia
Spotted Owlet - Athene brama

Nightjars - Caprimulgiformes - CaprimulgidaeCaprimulgiformes - Caprimulgidae
Indian NightJar - Caprimulgus asiaticus

Treeswifts - Treeswifts - Hemiprocnidae
Crested Treeswift - Hemiprocne coronata


Typical rollers - Coraciiformes Coraciidae
Indian Roller - Coracias benghalensis

Common Kingfisher - Alcedo atthis
Pied Kingfisher - Ceryle rudis
White-Throated Kingfisher - Halcyon smyrnensis

Green Bee Eater - Merops orientalis
Blue-tailed Bee-eater - Merops philippinus

Hoopoe - Upupa epops

Hornbills - Coraciiformes - BucerotidaeCoraciiformes - Bucerotidae

Indian Grey Hornbill - Ocyceros birostris

Coppersmith Barbet - Megalaima haemacephala 
Brown-Headed Barbet - Megalaima zeylanica

Woodpeckers and allies - Piciformes - PicidaePiciformes - Picidae

Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker - Dendrocopos nanus
Black-rumped flameback - Dinopium benghalense
Common Flameback - Dinopium javanense
Grey-capped pygmy woodpecker - Picoides canicapillus
White-naped Woodpecker - Chrysocolaptes festivus

Woodshrikes - Passeriformes - TephrodornithidaePasseriformes - Tephrodornithidae

Common Woodshrike - Tephrodornis pondicerianus

Common Iora - Aegithina tiphia
White-tailed Iora or Marshall's Iora  - Aegithina nigrolutea


Small Minivet - Pericrocotus cinnamomeus 
Long-tailed Minivet - Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
Short-billed Minivet - Pericrocotus brevirostris
Scarlet Minivet - Pericrocotus flammeus

Bay Backed Shrike - Lanius vittatus


Grey Backed Shrike - Lanius tephronotus
Long Tailed Shrike - Lanius schach

Indian golden oriole - Oriolus kundoo
Black-naped Oriole - Oriolus chinensis


Ashy Drongo - Dicrurus leucophaeus  
Black Drongo - Dicrurus macrocercus
White Bellied  Drongo - Dicrurus caerulescens


White-throated Fantail flycatcher - Rhipidura albicollis
White-spotted fantail - Rhipidura albogularis

Asian Paradise Flycatcher - Terpsiphone paradise

Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda
Large-billed Crow - Corvus macrorhynchos


Yellow-bellied Fantail - Chelidorhynx hypoxantha- 

Titmice - Passeriformes - ParidaePasseriformes - Paridae



Black Lored tit - Parus xanthogenys
Great-tit - Parus major

Crested Lark - Galerida cristata
Indian Bush Lark   - Mirafra erythroptera

Red Whiskered Bulbul - Pycnonotus jocosus
Red Vented Bulbul - Pycnonotus cafer
White-eared Bulbul - Pycnonotus leucotis



Red Rumped Swallow - Cecropis daurica
Dusky Crag Martin - Hirundo concolor 


Long-tailed tits - Passeriformes - Aegithalidae

Black-throated Tit - Aegithalos concinnus iredalei 


Common Tailorbird - Orthotomus
Plain Leaf Warbler - Phylloscopus neglectus
Sulphur-bellied Warbler - Phylloscopus griseolus
Yellow-browed Warbler - Phylloscopus inornatus

Cisticolas and allies - Passeriformes - Cisticolidae

Ashy Prinia - Priniasocialis
Graceful Prinia - Prinia gracilis
Jungle Prinia - Prinia sylvatica
Plain Prinia - Prinia inornata

Babblers - Passeriformes - TimaliidaePasseriformes - Timaliidae

Jungle Babbler - Turdoides striata
Tawny-bellied Babbler - Dumetia hyperythra
White browed Scimitar Babbler - Pomatorhinus schisticeps
Yellow-eyed babbler - Chrysomma sinense

Oriental White eye - Zosterops palpebrosus

Common Myna - Acridotheres tristis

Black Bird - Turdus merula

Old World flycatchers - Passeriformes - MuscicapidaePasseriformes - Muscicapidae


Bluethroat - Luscinia svecica
Taiga Flycatcher or Red Throated Flycatcher -  Ficedula albicilla
Verditer Flycatcher - Eumyias thalassina
Tickells BlueFlycatcher - Cyornis tickelliae
Oriental Magpie-Robin - Copsychus saularis
Indian Robin - Saxicoloides fulicatus
Black Redstart - Phoenicurus ochruros
Hodgson’s Redstart - Phoenicurushodgsoni
Siberian Stonechat - Saxicola rubicola
Brown Rock Chat -  Cercomela fusca
White eyed Slaty Flycatcher - Melaenornis fischeri
Flowerpeckers - Passeriformes Dicaeidae

Thick-billed Flowerpecker - Dicaeum agile

Purple Sunbird - Cinnyris asiaticus

House Sparrow - Passer domesticus
Yellow-throated sparrow - Petronia xanthocollis

Baya Weaver - Ploceus philippinus

Green Avadavat - Amandava formosa
Indian Silverbill - Euodice malabarica
Scaly Breasted Munia - Lonchura punctulata

Lesser Whitethroat - Sylvia curruca
White Wagtail - Motacilla alba
Yellow wagtail - Motacillaflava

Tree Pipit - Anthus trivialis
Olive-backed Pipit - Anthushodgsoni

Crested Bunting - Melophus lathami
White-capped Bunting - Emberiza stewarti 

Common Rosefinch - Carpodacus erythrinus



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