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is a small passerine bird in the flycatcher family. This is an insectivorous species which breeds in tropical Asia, from the Indian Subcontinent eastwards to Southeast Asia. Its range stretches across all the countries from India to Indonesia. They are blue on the upperparts and the throat and breast are rufous. They are found in the dense scrub to forest habitats. The name commemorates the…

Cauvery river flows through the stone filled topography of the Deccan plateau and drops off in the form of Shivanasamudra Falls. The river further splits into two beautiful waterfalls – Barachukki and Gaganchukki, making this waterfall near Bangalore a popular holiday getaway. Visitors can enjoy a coracle ride over the gushing waves of the water…

The black-naped monarch or black-naped blue-flycatcher is a slim and agile passerine bird belonging to the family of monarch flycatchers. They are sexually dimorphic with males having a distinctive black patch on the back of the head and a narrow black half collar (“necklace”) while the female is duller and lacks the black markings. They have a call that is similar to that of the Asian…

The white-throated fantail is a small passerine bird. It is found in forest, scrub and cultivation across tropical southern Asia from the Himalayas, India and Bangladesh east to Indonesia. The white-spotted fantail, until recently was considered a subspecies. Description The adult white-throated fantail is about 19 cm long. It has a dark fan-shaped tail, edged in white and white supercilium and throat. There is otherwise much…

The ashy drongo is a species of bird in the drongo familyDicruridae. It is found widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia with several populations that vary in the shade of grey, migration patterns and in the size or presence of a white patch around the eye. The adult ashy drongo is mainly dark grey, and…

The ashy drongo is a species of bird in the drongo family Dicruridae. It is found widely distributed across South and Southeast Asia with several populations that vary in the shade of grey, migration patterns and in the size or presence of a white patch around the eye. The ashy drongo has short legs and…