‘Common Birds’

IN INDIA
Ashy Wren Warbler

Weaver birds can be seen behind staff hostel next to the powai lake.
Baya Weaver Bird

Bee Eater sits on trees near Tulsi House in the evenings, it keeps diving to catch flies.
Bee Eater
Blackheaded Munia

Brahminy kite is a loner flying over Vihar Lake

Brahminy Kite
Brown Flycatcher

Cattle Egret is seen near the waters in Kol-dongri.

Cattle Egret

Common Crow
Common Indian Nightjar

Coppersmith is seen on the Indian Coral tree outside the Staff canteen.
Coppersmith or Crimson Breasted Barbet

Crow-pheasant is seen walking on the lawns.

Crow Pheasant Coucal
Drongo (Kotwal) sits on power poles. Drongo

Golden Oriole

Grey Shirke
Hoopoe is seen once in a while on the Vihar hills.
Hoopoe

Indian Robin
Iora

On the branches of lakeside trees sits the kingfisher.

Kingfisher
Parrots visits the high branches of Mango and Imli (Tamarind) trees.
Large Indian Parakeet
Magpie Robin

Myna

The pariah kites hang out in groups on the Vihar hills in the evening.
Pariah Kite
Pied Myna

Pigeon
From the Guest house, a pond heron can be seen in the powai lake.
Pond Heron

On the floating Ipomea/ Water-Hyacinth leaves in powai lake waters near Kol Dongri, the
purple moorhen may be seen.
Purple Moorhen

Purple Sunbird
Racket Tailed Drongo

Raven
Red Vented Bulbul

Redvented Bulbul
Rosefinch

Rosy pastor are seen on the Indian Coral tree outside the Staff canteen in winter.
Rosy Pastor
Small Sunbird

Sparrow

This owl is seen at night on a tree between the Staff canteen and the Gym.
Spotted Owlet
Tailor Bird
Thickbilled Flowerpecker

Tickells Flowerpecker

Whitecheeked Bulbul
Whitespotted Fantail Flycatcher

Yelloweyed Babbler
Salim Ali (1896--1987)

For that which is born, death is certain; and for the dead, birth is certain.
Therefore grieve not over that which is unavoidable. -- Bhagavad Gita

A bird on tree is worth nine in the zoo -- Alfred E Neuman.

 Common birds in world:

Bald eagle at Bird of Female Mallard in

prey, mid-flight at Mallard, Red-whiskered
Red-crested Bulbul,
Pochard,

Double-crested
Silver Gull, Superb Fairy-wren, Rooster
Cormorant

Day old chick at House Sparrow, by Greylag Goose,

White-breasted Chicken Fir0002
Nuthatch,

Western Gull Blue Jay

Black Currawong, Musk Lorikeet
 Black-chinned
Barred Owl American Wig eon House Sparrow
Hummingbird,

Spruce Grouse, Richard's Pipit

Black-headed Gull,
chicks, Australian Pelican,

Striated Pardalote
with nesting Red-necked Grebe
Willet, Magnificent
material,
Hummingbird,

Female blackbird,
Tawny Owl Glossy ibis) Wilson's Snipe

White-crowned
Yellow warbler,
Young Common Sparrow
Eastern Screech Owl,
shag
 Greater Crested
Tern, by Magpie goose, by Great Blue Heron, by
benjamint444 (edited Djambalawa Acarpentier
Senegal Wattled
by Fir0002)
Plover, by Wwelles14

Chipping Sparrow,
California Condor, by Red-headed by Mdf American Black
Cszmurlo Woodpecker, by Mdf Vulture, by Mdf

Northern
Mockingbird, by Mdf Red-capped Plover, Dunlin, by Mdf
by benjamint444 (edited by Fir0002) Canada goose, by
(edited by Fir0002)
Fcb981

Restless flycatcher, by American Robin, by Bufflehead duck, by Welcome Swallow,

Fir0002 Mdf Mdf benjamint444

Green Violet-ear, by Yellowish Flycatcher,

Brolga, by jjron (edited Bearded Vulture, by Mdf by Mdf
by Fir0002) Richard Bartz
 Willie Wagtail, by
Royal Spoonbill, by Bicoloured Antbird, Eastern Imperial Fir0002
jjron by Mdf Eagle, by AngMoKio

Crescent Honeyeater, Tawny Frogmouth,

Australian Wood Long-billed Corella, by Noodle snacks by benjamint444
Duck, by Fir0002 by Noodle snacks (edited by Fir0002)

Gadwall (Anas
American Tree Piping Plover, by Mdf
strepera), by Mdf Silvereye, by Noodle
Sparrow, by Mdf
snacks
(edited by Arad)

Greater Crested Tern, Eurasian Coot, by Tasmanian Native- Australian Pelican,

by Noodle snacks Noodle snacks hen, by Noodle snacks by Noodle snacks

Domestic goose, by Yellow-faced White-faced Heron,

Rooster
Noodle snacks Honeyeater by Noodle snacks
 Dusky Moorhen, Laughing
Superb Fairy Wren, by benjamint444 White-faced Heron,
Kookaburra, by
Fir0002 by Fir0002
Fir0002

Light-mantled
White Pelican, by Red wattlebird, by Albatross, by
Dakoman Pacific Gull, by mikaul Kroclebo
Noodle snacks

New Holland
Black Phoebe, by Honeyeater, by Scarlet Robin (male), Scarlet Robin
Mfield Noodle snacks by Noodle snacks (female), by Fir0002

House Sparrow, by
Spotted Dove, by
Muhammad Mahdi
Southern Crowned White-fronted Bee- Noodle snacks Karim
Pigeon, by Lviatour eater, by Lviatour

Fulvous whistling Nankeen kestrel, by Little Wattlebird, by Pied Oystercatcher,

duck, by Nnc.banzai Fir0002 Fir0002 by Fir0002
 Female hardhead
Male house sparrow,
duck, by Fir0002
Rainbow lorikeet, by Royal Spoonbill, by by Fir0002
Fir0002 Fir0002

Skylark, by Diliff Superb Lyrebird, by

Fir0002 Tasmanian Native-
Pukeko, by Fir0002
hen, by Noodle snacks

Male Chestnut Teal,

Female Chestnut Pacific Black Duck,
Little Pied Cormorant, by Fir0002
Teal, by Fir0002 by Fir0002

Snowy Egret, by Red-footed Booby, by

Osprey, by NASA David Hall, United United States Coast
Magellanic penguin, Guard
States Fish and
Wildlife Service

Canada Goose, Diliff)

Hummingbirds Common Crossbill b Domesticated goose
 Female Mallard and Male Mallard in mid-
Long-billed Curlew, by Northern Gannets, by
ducklings at Mallard flight at Bird flight, by
Alan D. Wilson Alan D. Wilson
by Alan D. Wilson Alan D. Wilson

Juvenile red-tailed Black-bellied Emperor penguin

hawk eating a Rock pigeon, by Whistling Duck , by lifecycle, by Zina
California meadow Alan D. Wilson Alan D. Wilson (edited Deretsky, National
vole at Predation by by Olegivvit) Science Foundation
Steve Jurvetson

Greater Yellowlegs
Kentish Plover, by
(juvenile), by Alan D. Diving Emperor
Mike Baird (edited by Penguin, by Glenn
Greater Yellowlegs by Samsara) Wilson (edited by
Muhammad) Grant
Mike Baird

Ivory-billed
Bananaquits, by
Woodpecker, by John
lbojarczuk
James Audubon