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White-rumped vultures /Indian white backed vultures/Gyps bengalensis/बंगाल का गिद्ध

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White-rumped vultures /Indian white backed vultures (Gyps bengalensis) बंगाल का गिद्ध, सफेद पीठ वाला गिद्ध के पीछे पड़ा कौआ.... Sohagi Barwa Wildlife Sanctuary Mahrajganj Uttar Pradesh September 19 Nikon Gears Full screen view recommend for details. This is an Old World vulture native to South and Southeast Asia. It has been listed as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List since 2000, as the population severely declined. White-rumped vultures die of renal failure caused by diclofenac poisoning.  In the 1980s, the global population was estimated at several million individuals, and it was thought to be "the most abundant large bird of prey in the world". As of 2016, the global population was estimated at less than 10,000 mature individuals. This is the smallest of the Gyps vultures, but is still a very large bird. It weighs 3.5-7.5 kg (7.7-16.5 lbs), measures 75–93 cm (30–37 in) in length,and has a wingspan of 1.92–2.6 m (6.3–8.5 ft). Thi

black-throated bushtit black-throated tit(Aegithalos concinnus)

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 black-throated bushtit  black-throated tit (Aegithalos concinnus), Sattal Uttarakhand November 2017 Nikon Gears Full screen mode recommended for details  This is a very small passerine bird in the family Aegithalidae. The black-throated bushtit is a small passerine, around 10.5 cm long and weighing 4-9 g. It ranges from the foothills of the Himalayas, stretching across northern India through north-eastern Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, northern Myanmar, Vietnam, and Taiwan

Crested honey buzzardOriental honey Buzzard (Pernis ptilorhynchus)मधुबाज

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Crested honey buzzard Oriental honey Buzzard  (Pernis ptilorhynchus) मधुबाज #Saryuwetland Ayodhya April 20 Nikon Gears Full screen mode recommended for details https://maghaa.com/hwa0r  This  is a bird of prey in the family Accipitridae, which also includes many other diurnal raptors such as kites, eagles, and harriers. This species is also known as the Oriental honey buzzard.

Striated heron (Butorides striata) mangrove heron little heron or green-backed heron

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Striated heron  (Butorides striata)  mangrove heron  little heron or green-backed heron, Saryuwetland Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh September 2021 Nikon Gears Full screen mode recommended for details  This is a small heron, about 44 cm tall. Striated herons are mostly non-migratory and noted for some interesting behavioral traits. Their breeding habitat is small wetlands.