Birds of Kerala
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IOC Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Cladus: Osteichthyes • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Cladus: Amniota • Cladus: Reptilia • Cladus: Archosauria • Classis: Aves Linnaeus, 1758
This is a gallery list of birds found in Kerala, India.
Order: Accipitriformes
[edit]Family: Accipitridae (Hawks, kites and eagles)
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Male
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Female
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In flight
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Illustration
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Juvenile
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In flight
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Male
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Female
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Female
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In flight
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In flight
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In flight
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Illustration
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In flight
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In flight
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In flight
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In flight
Genus: Haliaeetus
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In flight
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In flight
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In flight
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In flight
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In flight
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In flight
Genus: Hieraaetus
[edit]Genus: Ictinaetus
[edit]Genus: Lophotriorchis
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In flight
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In flight
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In flight
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In flight
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In flight
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In flight
Family: Pandionidae (Osprey)
[edit]Order: Anseriformes
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Male
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Female
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In flight
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Egg
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Male
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Female
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In flight
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In flight
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Male
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Male
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In flight
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Male
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Head
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Take off
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In flight
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Female
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Male
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Female
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Ducklings
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In flight
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Male
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Female
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In flight
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Eggs
Genus: Dendrocygna
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Adult
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Adult
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Flock
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Adult
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Adult
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With ducklings
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Flock
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In flight
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Male
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Female
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In flight
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Egg
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Male
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Female
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In flight
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Eggs
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Male
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Female
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In flight
Genus: Sarkidiornis
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Male
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Male
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Female
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In flight
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Male
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Female
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In flight
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Eggs
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Male
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Male
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Females
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In flight
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Male
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Female
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In flight
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In flight
Order: Apodiformes
[edit]Genus: Aerodramus
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Illustration
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Illustration
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Egg
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Egg
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Illustration
Genus: Hemiprocne
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Pair
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Illustration
Genus: Hirundapus
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Illustration
Genus: Tachymarptis
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Illustration
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Eggs
Order: Bucerotiformes
[edit]Family: Bucerotidae (Hornbills)
[edit]Genus: Anthracoceros
[edit]Order: Caprimulgiformes
[edit]Family: Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)
[edit]Genus: Caprimulgus
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Illustration
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With chicks
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Illustration
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With chick
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In flight
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Illustration
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Illustration
Family: Podargidae (Frogmouths)
[edit]Genus: Batrachostomus
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Flock
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Male
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Pair
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Pair
Order: Charadriiformes
[edit]Family: Burhinidae (Stone-curlews/Thick-knees)
[edit]Family: Charadriidae (Plovers and lapwings)
[edit]Genus: Charadrius
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In flight
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Illustration
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Egg
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Illustration
Family: Dromadidae (Crab-plovers)
[edit]Family: Glareolidae (Pratincoles and coursers)
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Juvenile
Family: Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
[edit]Genus: Haematopus
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Flock
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In flight
Genus: Hydrophasianus
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Male (breeding plumage)
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Illustration
Genus: Metopidius
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Illustration
Genus: Chlidonias
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Breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
Genus: Chroicocephalus
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In flight
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In flight
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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In flight
Genus: Gelochelidon
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In flight
Genus: Hydroprogne
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
Genus: Ichthyaetus
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Adult
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Adult
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Sub adult
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In flight
Genus: Onychoprion
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In flight
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Breeding site
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Illustration
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Illustration
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Head
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In flight
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Head
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In flight
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In flight
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Illustration
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Juvenile
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In flight
Genus: Thalasseus
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Breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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In flight
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Nesting colony
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In flight
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In flight
Family: Recurvirostridae (Avocets and stilts)
[edit]Genus: Himantopus
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In flight
Genus: Recurvirostra
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In flight
Family: Rostratulidae (Painted-snipes)
[edit]Genus: Rostratula
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Male
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Female
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Illustration
Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and allies)
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
Calidris alpina (Dunlin / ഡൺലിൻ)
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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Juvenile
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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Territorial male in breeding plumage
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Satellite male with white ruff
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Non-breeding plumage
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Female
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Breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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nest
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Illustration
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Illustration
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In flight
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Illustration
Genus: Limnodromus
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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In flight
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In flight
Genus: Lymnocryptes
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In flight
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In flight
Genus: Phalaropus
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Illustration
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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In flight
Family: Stercorariidae (Skuas)
[edit]Genus: Stercorarius
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Mating
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In flight
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In flight
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In flight (juvenile)
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In flight
Family: Turnicidae (Buttonquails)
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Male
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female
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Pair
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Illustration
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Museum specimen
Order: Ciconiiformes
[edit]Family: Ciconiidae (Storks)
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In flight
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Mating
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Breeding plumage
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Foraging
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In flight
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Flock
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In flight
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Head
Genus: Leptoptilos
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In flight
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Head
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In flight
Order: Columbiformes
[edit]Family: Columbidae (Pigeons and doves)
[edit]Genus: Chalcophaps
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Male
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Female
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Female
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Pair
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Adult
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Adult
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Adult
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Illustration
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Adult
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Adult
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Head
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In flight
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Adult
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Adult
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Adult
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Illustration
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Adult
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Adult
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Adult
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Illustration
Genus: Spilopelia
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Adult
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Adult
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Adullt
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Adult
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Illustration
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Adult
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Adult
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Pair
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Egg
Genus: Streptopelia
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Adult
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Head
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Juvenile
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Courtship
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Adult
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Adult
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Adullt
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Egg
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Adult
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Adullt
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Adullt
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Adullt
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Female
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Pair
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Illustration
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Adult
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Adult
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Pair
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Illustration
Order: Coraciiformes
[edit]Family: Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
[edit]Genus: Pelargopsis
[edit]Family: Coraciidae (Rollers)
[edit]Genus: Eurystomus
[edit]Genus: Nyctyornis
[edit]Order: Cuculiformes
[edit]Genus: Cacomantis
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Male
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Female
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Illustration
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Illustration
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Juvenile
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Juvenile
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Head
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In flight
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Acrocephalus scirpaceus raising a Common cuckoo
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Juvenile
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Male
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Female
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Female
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Head (male)
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Head (female)
Genus: Hierococcyx
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Illustration
Genus: Phaenicophaeus
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Illustration
Genus: Surniculus
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Illustration
Order: Falconiformes
[edit]Family: Falconidae (Falcons)
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Female
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Female
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Male
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Female
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Mating
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In flight
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Male
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Female
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In flight
Order: Galliformes
[edit]Family: Phasianidae (Pheasants and partridges)
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Male
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Female
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Illustration
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Illustration
Genus: Francolinus
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Male
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Male
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Illustration
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Illustration
Genus: Galloperdix
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Male
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Pair
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Pair
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Illustration
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Male
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Female
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Illustration
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Egg
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Male
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Female
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Illustration
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Egg
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Male
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Female
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Courtship
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In flight
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Female
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Illustration
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Eggs
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Male
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Illustration
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Illustration
Order: Gruiformes
[edit]Genus: Amaurornis
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Illustration
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Illustration
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Male
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Male
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Female
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In flight
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Head
Genus: Gallirallus
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Head
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Illustration
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Illustration
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Illustration
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Eggs
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Illustration
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Eggs
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Illustration
Order: Otidiformes
[edit]Genus: Chlamydotis
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In flight
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Illustration
Genus: Sypheotides
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Illustration
Order: Passeriformes
[edit]Family: Acrocephalidae (Tree & reed warblers)
[edit]Genus: Acrocephalus
[edit]Family: Aegithinidae (Ioras)
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Male
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Male
Genus: Calandrella
[edit]Genus: Eremopterix
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Female
Family: Campephagidae (Minivets and cuckooshrikes)
[edit]Genus: Pericrocotus
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Female
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Female
Family: Chloropseidae (Leafbirds)
[edit]Genus: Chloropsis
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Female
Family: Cisticolidae (Cisticolas)
[edit]-
Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
Genus: Orthotomus
[edit]Genus: Dendrocitta
[edit]Family: Dicruridae (Drongos)
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Immature
Family: Emberizidae (Buntings)
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Female
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Female
Family: Estrildidae (Waxbills and munias)
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Male
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Male
Family: Fringillidae (Finches)
[edit]Genus: Carpodacus
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Female
Family: Hirundinidae (Swallows)
[edit]Genus: Petrochelidon
[edit]Genus: Ptyonoprogne
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Female
Family: Leiothrichidae (Babblers and laughing-thrushes)
[edit]Genus: Montecincla
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Distribution map
Family: Locustellidae (Bush warblers and grassbirds)
[edit]Genus: Chaetornis
[edit]Genus: Locustella
[edit]Genus: Schoenicola
[edit]Family: Monarchidae (Monarchs and paradise flycatchers)
[edit]Genus: Hypothymis
[edit]Genus: Terpsiphone
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Female
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Nest
Family: Motacillidae (Wagtails and pipits)
[edit]Genus: Dendronanthus
[edit]Family: Muscicapidae (Chats and flycatchers)
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Female
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Female
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Male
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Female
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Female
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Female
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Female
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Male
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Female
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Female
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Immature
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Male (summer)
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Male (summer)
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Male (summer)
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Male (winter)
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Male (winter)
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Male (winter)
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Female
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Male (summer)
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Male (winter)
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Male (winter)
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Male (winter)
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Female
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Juvenile
Genus: Phoenicurus
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Female
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Female
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Male (breeding)
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Male (winter)
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Male (winter)
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Male (winter)
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Female
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Female
Family: Nectariniidae (Sunbirds and spiderhunters)
[edit]Genus: Arachnothera
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Male (breeding)
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Male (breeding)
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Male (eclipse)
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Male (eclipse)
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Female
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Male (breeding)
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Male (breeding)
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Male (eclipse)
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Female
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Female
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Male
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Female
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Female
Genus: Machlolophus
[edit]Family: Passeridae (Sparrows)
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
Family: Pellorneidae (Smaller babblers)
[edit]Genus: Pellorneum
[edit]Family: Phylloscopidae (Leaf warblers)
[edit]Genus: Phylloscopus
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Male
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Male
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Female
Family: Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
[edit]Genus: Acritillas
[edit]Genus: Hypsipetes
[edit]Genus: Pycnonotus
[edit]Family: Rhipiduridae (Fantails)
[edit]Family: Stenostiridae (Canary-flycatchers)
[edit]Genus: Culicicapa
[edit]Genus: Acridotheres
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Immature
Family: Tephrodornithidae (Woodshrikes and flycatcher-shrikes)
[edit]Genus: Tephrodornis
[edit]Family: Timaliidae (Old World babblers / Timaliids)
[edit]Genus: Pomatorhinus
[edit]Genus: Rhopocichla
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Subspecies
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Illustration
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Male
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Female
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Illustration
Family: Zosteropidae (White-eyes)
[edit]Order: Pelecaniformes
[edit]-
In flight
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Flock with Ardea cinerea
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In flight
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Breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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In flight
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In flight
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Nest
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In flight
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Foraging
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In flight
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In flight
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Flock
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Juvenile
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In flight
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Breeding plumage
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In flight
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Grey morph
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White morph
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Particoloured
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In flight
Genus: Gorsachius
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Juvenile
Genus: Ixobrychus
[edit]-
Illustration
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Female
Genus: Nycticorax
[edit]-
Nest
Family: Pelecanidae (Pelicans)
[edit]-
In flight
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Nest
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In fligjht
Family: Threskiornithidae (bises and spoonbills)
[edit]-
Breeding plumage
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In flight
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In flight
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In flight
Genus: Threskiornis
[edit]-
In flight
Order: Phaethontiformes
[edit]Family: Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds)
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With chick
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In flight
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In flight
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Illustration
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In nest
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In nest
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In flight
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In flight
Order: Phoenicopteriformes
[edit]Family: Palaelodidae (Flamingos)
[edit]Genus: Phoenicopterus
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Adult
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Courtship
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Subadults
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In flight
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Flock
Order: Piciformes
[edit]Family: Megalaimidae (Barbets)
[edit]Genus: Psilopogon
[edit]Genus: Chrysocolaptes
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Female
Genus: Hemicircus
[edit]-
Male
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Female
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Female
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Female
Genus: Micropternus
[edit]Genus: Yungipicus
[edit]Order: Podicipediformes
[edit]Family: Podicipedidae (Grebes)
[edit]Genus: Tachybaptus
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Breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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Flock
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Illustration
Order: Procellariiformes
[edit]Family: Hydrobatidae (Northern storm petrels)
[edit]Genus: Oceanodroma
[edit]-
Illustration
Family: Oceanitidae (Austral storm petrels)
[edit]Genus: Pelagodroma
[edit]-
Illustration
Family: Procellariidae (Shearwaters and petrels)
[edit]-
Illustration
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Adult
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Fledgling
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In flight
Genus: Calonectris
[edit]-
Illustration
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Illustration
Order: Psittaciformes
[edit]Family: Psittacidae (Parrots)
[edit]Genus: Psittacula
[edit]-
Pair
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Pair
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Female
Order: Pterocliformes
[edit]Family: Pteroclidae (Sandgrouses)
[edit]-
Male
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Female
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Pair
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Illustration
Order: Strigiformes
[edit]Genus: Glaucidium
[edit]-
Immature
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Illustration
Order: Suliformes
[edit]Family: Anhingidae (Darters)
[edit]Family: Fregatidae (Frigatebirds)
[edit]-
Male
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Juvenile
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Preserved specimen
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Head
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In flight
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Male
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Female
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Flock (see inflated gular sac of male)
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In flight
Family: Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants)
[edit]Genus: Phalacrocorax
[edit]-
In flight
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In flight
Genus: Microcarbo
[edit]-
In flight (juvenile)
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White morph
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Brown morph
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In flight
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In flight
Order: Trogoniformes
[edit]Family: Trogonidae (Trogons)
[edit]References
[edit]- A checklist of birds of Kerala, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(13): 7983–8009 by Praveen Jayadevan (2015)
- eBird India - Kerala checklist
- Ali, S. (1969). Birds of Kerala. Oxford University Press, Oxford
- Induchoodan (2017). Keralathile Pakshikal (5th Ed.). Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Thrissur
- Grimmett, Richard; Inskipp, Tim; P.O., Nameer (2007). Birds of Southern India [Thekke Indiayile Pakshikal (Malayalam version)]. Mumbai: BNHS.
- Grimmett, R., Inskipp, C. and T. Inskipp (1998) Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. Oxford University Press.
- Rasmussen, P. C. and Anderton, John C. (2005) Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. (Two volumes) Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions.