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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.

steppe eagle (Aquila nipalensis)

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steppe eagle   ( Aquila nipalensis ) Mussoorie Uttarakhand November 20 20 Nikon Gears This  is a large  bird of prey . Like all  eagles , it belongs to the family  Accipitridae . [3]  The steppe eagle's well-feathered legs illustrate it to be a member of the subfamily  Aquilinae , also known as the "booted eagles".  This species was once considered to be closely related to the  non-migratory   tawny eagle  ( Aquila rapax ) and the two forms have previously been treated as  conspecific . They were split based on pronounced differences in morphology and anatomy; two molecular studies, each based on a very small number of genes, indicate that the species are distinct but disagree over how closely related they are.

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 August 2021 Nikon Gears  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 

common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis),Eurasian kingfisher/ river kingfisher, छोटा किलकिला, राम चिरैया, लघु मीन रंक

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common kingfisher  ( Alcedo atthis ), Eurasian kingfisher/   river kingfisher , छोटा किलकिला, राम चिरैया, लघु मीन रंक Saryuwetland Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh Nikon Gears Full screen mode recommended for details https://maghaa.com/Haf9X This is a small  kingfisher  with seven subspecies recognized within its wide distribution across  Eurasia  and  North Africa . It is resident in much of its range, but  migrates  from areas where rivers freeze in winter. This  sparrow-sized  bird has the typical short-tailed, large-headed kingfisher profile; it has blue upperparts, orange underparts and a long bill. It feeds mainly on fish, caught by diving, and has special visual adaptations to enable it to see prey under water. The glossy white eggs are laid in a nest at the end of a burrow in a riverbank.