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black-breasted weaver(non breeding plumage) also known as the Bengal weaver or black-throated weaver (Ploceus benghalensis), बंगाल बया

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black-breasted weaver(non breeding plumage)  also known as the Bengal weaver  or black-throated weaver  (Ploceus benghalensis),  बंगाल बया Samda wetland Ayodhya January 2021 Nikon Gears Full screen mode recommended for details https://maghaa.com/mIvtV This is a weaver resident in the northern river plains of the Indian subcontinent. Like the other weavers, the males build an enclosed nest from reeds and mud, and visiting females select a mate at least partially based on the quality of the nest. It is polygynous and colonial, and on the whole similar to that of the baya and streaked weavers.  Male constructs the nest single-handedly, with a group of females visiting it during late construction stage, jumping on the helmets, tugging and testing, presumably for strength. If a female appears interested, the male bows low before her, presenting his golden crown to her. He flaps his wings deliberately and sings. #tobuovimaan #strabo
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Brown boobook (Ninox scutulata), Brown hawk-owl भूरा बाज उल्लू

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Brown boobook  (Ninox scutulata),   Brown hawk-owl  भूरा बाज उल्लू Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh October 2023 Nikon Gears Hand held (night mode) Full screen mode recommended for details This is an owl which is a resident breeder in south Asia from India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Nepal east to western Indonesia and south China. The brown boobook is a medium-sized owl with a length of 32 cm (13 in). It has a hawk-like shape due to its long tail and lack of a distinct facial disk. The upperparts are dark brown, with a barred tail. The underparts are whitish with reddish-brown streaking. This species is very nocturnal but it can often be located by the small birds that mob it while it is roosting in a tree. It feeds mainly on large insects, frogs, lizards, small birds, and mice. The call is a repeated low soft, musical oo-uk ...ooo-uk... which may be heard at dusk and dawn.
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tufted duck or tufted pochard (Aythya fuligula) गुच्छेदार बतख

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tufted duck  or tufted pochard  (Aythya fuligula)  गुच्छेदार बतख  #Saryuwetland #Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh November 2022 Nikon gears Conservation status -NT This is a small diving duck with a population of close to one million birds, found in northern Eurasia. The scientific name is derived from Ancient Greek aithuia, an unidentified seabird mentioned by authors including Hesychius and Aristotle, and Latin fuligo "soot" and gula "throat". The adult male is all black except for white flanks and a blue-grey bill with gold-yellow eyes, along with a thin crest on the back of its head. It has an obvious head tuft that gives the species its name. The adult female is brown with paler flanks, and is more easily confused with other diving ducks
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Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)Conservation status -NT

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Black-tailed godwit  (Limosa limosa) काली पूंछ वाली चंचुकी Conservation status -NT  #Saryuwetland #Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh Dop 13/11/22 Nikon Gears Full screen mode recommended for details (First time captured in Ayodhya) *National Bird of Netherland* This is a large, long-legged, long-billed shorebird first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is a member of the godwit genus, Limosa. There are four subspecies, all with orange head, neck and chest in breeding plumage and dull grey-brown winter coloration, and distinctive black and white wingbar at all times. Its breeding range stretches from Iceland through Europe and areas of central Asia. Black-tailed godwits spend (the northern hemisphere) winter in areas as diverse as the Indian subcontinent, Australia, New Zealand, western Europe and west Africa. The species breeds in fens, lake edges, damp meadows, moorlands and bogs and uses estuaries
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olive-backed pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)Indian pipit or Hodgson's pipit

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olive-backed pipit  (Anthus hodgsoni) Indian pipit or Hodgson's pipit Zuluk Pangolakha wildlife sanctuary Old silk route East Sikkim April 22 Nikon Gears Full screen mode recommended for details This  is a small passerine bird of the pipit (Anthus) genus, which breeds across southern, north central and eastern Asia, as well as in the north-eastern European Russia. It is a long-distance migrant moving in winter to southern Asia and Indonesia.  Greenish brown streaked with darker brown above. Supercilium, double wingbar and outer rectrices whitish. Whitish to buff below streaked with dark brown on breast and flanks. Sexes alike.  Seen singly or pairs. Runs about on the ground in search of food and flies up into trees when disturbed.
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Bar-throated minla with nesting material or chestnut-tailed minla (Actinodura strigula), or even bar-throated siva,

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Bar-throated minla with nesting material  or chestnut-tailed minla  (Actinodura strigula),  or even bar-throated siva,  Zuluk Pangolakha wildlife sanctuary East Sikkim April2022 Nikon Gears This is a species of bird in the laughingthrush and babbler family Leiothrichidae. Traditionally, it has been placed in the genus Minla but is now placed in Actinodura. The species is mainly resident but may move to lower altitudes during harsh winters, coming as low as 1,300 m (4,300 ft). Among the forest types it may occur in are evergreen broadleaf forest, mixed broadleaf and evergreen forest, pine forest, pine or oak and rhododendron forest, rhododendron or bamboo stands. The diet of the bar-throated minla varies by season; during the summer months it is almost exclusively insectivorous, taking beetles, caterpillars and other insects. In the winter months it will also take berries, seeds, and nectar. It will join flocks of other babblers and yuhinas in the non-breeding se
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black-faced laughingthrush on Rhododendron flower(Trochalopteron affine) हिन्दी नाम-कलमुख गप्पू

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black-faced laughingthrush on Rhododendron flower (Trochalopteron affine)  हिन्दी नाम-कलमुख गप्पू। Pangolakha wildlife sanctuary Zuluk Old silk route East Sikkim Nikon Gears Full screen mode recommended for details This is a bird species in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in the Eastern Himalayas. Its range extends from eastern Nepal eastwards to Arunachal Pradesh in India and further to Myanmar, along with Bhutan and southeastern Tibet. Small disjunct populations also exist in continental Southeast Asia.
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