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Small minivet male  (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)  सहेली,लघु  विष्फुलिंग Saryuwetland Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh Nikon Gears Full screen mode recommended for details Male Female This  is a small passerine bird. This minivet is found in tropical southern Asia from the Indian subcontinent east to Indonesia The small minivet is 16 cm long with a strong dark beak and long wings. The male differs from most other common minivets by having grey, not glossy black, upperparts and head, and orange underparts, fading to yellow on the belly, orange tail edges, rump and wing patches. The female is grey above, with yellow underparts (including the face), tail edges, rump and wing patches.

Gadwall (Mareca strepera)  मलिन हंसक, मैला Shishumara Brahmaputra River Dhubari Assam January 2020 This is a common and widespread dabbling duck in the family Anatidae The gadwall is 46–56 cm (18–22 in) long with a 78–90 cm (31–35 in) wingspan.The male is slightly larger than the female, weighing on average 990 g (35 oz) against her 850 g (30 oz).The breeding male is patterned grey, with a black rear end, light chestnut wings, and a brilliant white speculum, obvious in flight or at rest. In non-breeding (eclipse) plumage, the drake looks more like the female, but retains the male wing pattern, and is usually greyer above and has less orange on the bill. The female is light brown, with plumage much like a female mallard. It can be distinguished from that species by the dark orange-edged bill, smaller size, the white speculum, and white belly.Both sexes go through two moults annually, following a juvenile moult

Red-crested pochard  (Netta rufina) लालसर Tulsipur outskirts Sohelva wildlife sanctuary Balrampur Uttar Pradesh Nikon Gears Full screen view recommended for details This is a large diving duck. The scientific name is derived from Greek Netta "duck", and Latin rufina, "golden-red" (from rufus, "ruddy").[2] Its breeding habitat is lowland marshes and lakes in southern Europe and Central Asia, wintering in the Indian Subcontinent and Africa. It is somewhat migratory, and northern birds winter further south into north Africa.

Black eared kite  (Milvus migrans lineatus)  Lucknow outskirts Uttar Pradesh February 2020 Nikon gears This  is a medium-sized bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors. It is thought to be the world's most abundant species of Accipitridae, although some populations have experienced dramatic declines or fluctuations.Current global population estimates run up to 6 million individuals. Unlike others of the group, black kites are opportunistic hunters and are more likely to scavenge. They spend a lot of time soaring and gliding in thermals in search of food.

Booted eagle pale morph  (Hieraaetus pennatus, ) गिलहरी मार गरुड़ Lucknow outskirts Uttar Pradesh February 2020 Nikon gears also classified as Aquila pennata This is a medium-sized mostly migratory bird of prey with a wide distribution in the Palearctic and southern Asia, wintering in the tropics of Africa and Asia, with a small, disjunct breeding population in south-western Africa. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. The booted is a small eagle, comparable to the common buzzard in size though more eagle-like in shape. Males grow to about 510–770 g (1.12–1.70 lb) in weight, with females about 840–1,025 g (1.852–2.260 lb) with a length of 40 cm and a wingspan of 11–132 cm. There are two relatively distinct plumage forms. Pale birds are mainly light grey with a darker head and flight feathers. The other form has mid-brown plumage with dark grey flight feathers.

western marsh harrier  (Circus aeruginosus)  गिरगिट मार Eurasian marsh harrier. Lucknow outskirts Uttar Pradesh February 2020 Nikon gears This is a large harrier, a bird of prey from temperate and subtropical western Eurasia and adjacent Africa. The genus name Circus is derived from the Ancient Greek kirkos, referring to a bird of prey named for its circling flight (kirkos, "circle"), probably the hen harrier. The specific aeruginosus is Latin for "rusty".

Grey-headed lapwing (Vanellus cinereus) Lucknow outskirts Uttar Pradesh February 2020 Nikon Gears Full screen view recommend for details This is a lapwing species which breeds in northeast China and Japan. The mainland population winters in northern Southeast Asia from northeastern India to Cambodia. The Japanese population winters, at least partially, in southern Honshū. The grey-headed lapwing is 34–37 cm long. It has a grey head and neck, darker grey breast band and white belly. The back is brown, the rump is white and the tail is black. This is a striking species in flight, with black primaries, white under wings and upper wing secondaries, and brown upper wing coverts.

Red-naped ibis  (Pseudibis papillosa)  Indian black ibis or black ibis करांकुल,कालाबाझ Lucknow outskirts Uttar Pradesh February 2020   This is a species of ibis found in the plains of the Indian Subcontinent. Unlike other ibises in the region it is not very dependent on water and is often found in dry fields a good distance away from water. It is usually seen in loose groups and can be told by the nearly all dark body with a white patch on the shoulder and a bare dark head with a patch of crimson red warty skin on the crown and nape. It has a loud call and is noisy when breeding. It builds its nest most often on the top of a large tree or palm.

Ashy prinia or  ashy wren-warbler (Prinia socialis) फुत्की, पुराल्लिका Lucknow outskirts Uttar Pradesh February 2020 Nikon Gears  This is a small warbler in the family Cisticolidae. This prinia is a resident breeder in the Indian Subcontinent, ranging across most of India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and western Myanmar. It is a common bird in urban gardens and farmland in many parts of India and its small size, distinctive colours and upright tail make it easy to identify. The northern populations have a rufous rump and back and have a distinct breeding and non-breeding plumage while other populations lack such variation.