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The Rediscovery of the Jerdon’s or Double-banded Courser
In this anthology, editors Anita Mani and Shashank Dalvi present captivating quests to find India’s rarest birds—including the particularly thrilling search for the elusive Jerdon’s Courser.
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Alpine Accentor: Facts, Habitat, Song
Everything you need to know about this songster of the high mountains
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Asian Koel: Facts, Habitat, Nests
Everything you need to know about this bird commonly heard in urban backyards
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Oriental Magpie Robin: Habitat, Calls, Nesting Behaviour
Everything you need to know about this melodious bird
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Asian Koels: The Songsters of Summer
In the summer months, the koel calls out day and night, from the dense foliage of trees it hides in. While some urban dwellers find the calls “annoying”, artists, poets, birdwatchers and researchers have long been fascinated with this shy, vocal bird
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These Swiftlet Facts Will Make You a 'Swiftie'
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment and conservation
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Snow Pigeon: Facts, Range, Habitat
All you need to know about this high-altitude resident
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Munsiyari’s Omnipresent Alpine Accentors and Their Love Lives
These stout little birds migrate to lower altitudes in the non-breeding season and are visible everywhere. Their breeding rituals and accompanying songs take place in the summer in the quieter higher reaches of the Himalayas
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Echoes of the Swiftlets: Exploring the hidden world of the Indian Swiftlet
Off the coast of Maharashtra lies a landscape unlike any other. Colossal cliffs, crashing waves, mysterious sea caves and haunted lighthouses – this is the Vengurla rocks archipelago. Two of these islands are home to the biggest known breeding colonies of the Indian swiftlets. Studying these birds in this harsh terrain is no easy feat. Watch Dr Sirish Manchi and Dhanusha Kawalkar tackle challenges as they study the mysterious Indian swiftlet.
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Indian Swiftlet: The Best Kept Secret of Vengurla Rocks
Swiftlets have adapted quite stunningly to live inside dark underground habitats using echolocation. On Burnt Island, Indian swiftlets are an integral part of the cave ecosystem
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Indian Swiftlet: Facts, Diet, Habitat
All you need to know about this medium-sized swift with a shallow forked tail
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Bank Myna: Facts, Range, Calls
All you need to know about this smaller cousin of the common myna
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The Grandala Blues
Towards the end of autumn, the Eastern Himalayas greet flocks of dazzling grandalas. Descending from the alpine grasslands, they arrive just in time for a sea buckthorn berry feast. But what does climate change have in store for them?
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Red-billed Chough: Facts, Range and Habitat
All you need to know about these vocal birds of the crow family
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Yellow-billed Chough: Facts, Range, Diet
All you need to know this high-altitude crow
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Common Hawk-cuckoo: Facts, Nesting, Calls
All you need to know about the brainfever bird
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Drop-Dead Gorgeous: Festoon of Grandalas in the Himalayas
In flight or at rest, flocks of grandalas are a joy to behold, thanks to the brilliant blue colouring of the males of the species
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Is the Jerdon’s Courser Extinct?
Lost, found, and lost again — the long story of an elusive nocturnal bird that has only been seen in a few restricted areas of scrub jungle near Cuddappah (Kadapa), Andhra Pradesh
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Edible-nest Swiftlet: Little Bird with an Expensive Nest
In deep caves on Interview Island in the Andamans, a tiny bird survives the long arm of poachers and others hungry for its nest
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Edible-nest Swiftlet: Facts, Diet, Threats
All you need to know about this colonial nester
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The Grandala: Flying Blue Gem of the Himalayas
Large restless flocks of these dazzling blue birds, with their jovial habits, are a sight to behold in Sikkim and other parts of the north in winter
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Grandala: Facts, Appearance, Diet
All you need to know about the royal-blue, gregarious bird
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The Rousing Call of the Common Hawk-Cuckoo
You know its peak summer and the breeding season when you hear the incessant calls of the brainfever bird
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Tricks and Tips from a Record-Setting Cuckoo’s Handbook
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
How did the Common Hawk-cuckoo get the Name Brainfever Bird
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
When Doves Ruffle Some Feathers
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Conspiracy Theory: Ravens Make us Rethink What Counts as Intelligence
Regarded as a bad omen in some cultures, ravens are well loved in others. One thing’s for sure though, they are truly fascinating creatures
Wild Vault
The Owlet Who Craved the Sun
This fascinating Odia tale is from Animalia Indica, edited by Sumana Roy, which is a collection of the finest fiction short stories centred around animals
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A Wild Life: Rauf Ali’s Forest Adventures
Following leatherback sea turtles, tree shrews, and crab-eating macaques — in Running Away From Elephants readers get a rare glimpse into celebrated wildlife biologist Rauf Ali’s wild adventures
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