Bird Watching

By-
Mr. Nandkishor Dudhe (Research Assistant, IBA –BNHS)
 BIRD

 They evolved from

dinosaurs millions of
years ago

 The first bird is called as

Archaeopteryx

Archaeopteryx fossils
 BIRDS
 Warm-blooded
Vertebrates
 A body covered with
feather
 Forelimb modified in
to wing
 A beak with no teeth
State bird of Maharashtra
 Laying hard-shelled Yellow-footed Green-pigeon (Treron
eggs phoenicoptera)
 COLOURS
Birds are colourful

Indian Courser Red Avadavat

(Cursorius coromandelicus ) (Amandava amandava)
 Birds are found in
different shapes and
size
 Diversity of the Birds

 There are about 9,000 +

species of birds found all
over the world of them

 1300 + species found in

South Asia

 1200 + found in India

Spotted Owlet (Athene brama )

 Start bird-watching
• Preparation
– Bird book
– binoculars
– Field Notebook
and pen/pencil
 Identification

Black Drongo

Red Avadavat

By Colour Green Bee Eater

Compare the size with- Crow
Pigeon

Sparrow
Body parts
 Habitat
City,/village Wetland

Red-vented Bulbul Woolly-necked Stork

Grassland Forests

Ashy-crowned Finch-lark Shikra

Birds are useful
• As pollinator
• As seed
disperser
• As controller of
insect pests
• As scavenger
• As cultural icon
• As a part of web
of life
Some commonly seen birds
Black Drongo

It is a common
resident

Black in colour ,
with a distinctive
forked tail
Indian Robin

 Male
.
are glossy
black with a white
shoulder patch

 Females are
smoky brown
with grey
underside

 Feed mostly on
 Green Bee-eater
 They mostly eats
honey bees, wasps,
dragonflies and other
insects.

 They live in small

flocks and hunt
together or solitary

 Interesting roosting
behaviour – they sit in
closely tight flocks in
green leafy trees.
 Purple Sunbird

 Usually seen in pairs

Male
 Nectar feeding birds

 Found in open
forests, scrub, towns
and cities.
Widespread
resident.

Female
 Cattle Egret
 A pure white bird with a
stout
yellow bill and greenish
or blackish legs

 Mostly seen in small

flocks in open areas

 Mostly found near to

cattle they pick up
insects disturbed by
them

 Nests and roosts in large

colonies on trees.
 Asian Koel

 A cuckoo species with

bright red eyes and a
hooked beak.
Male

 Males are glossy black

while females are dark
brownish with heavy
spotting and barring

 Male sing a song

Female
 Open country, towns,
forests.
Widespread resident.
Common Myna

 Brown body, black

head

Bold and aggressive,

noisy. Usually in pairs

Nests in abandoned
tree holes or
buildings.

Found around human

habitation. Open
Thank You