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Gujarat – Greater Flamingo Common Name: Greater Flamingo Local Name: Hanj Pakkhi (Gujrati), Bag Hans (Hindi) Scientific Name: Phoenicopterus roseus Pallas Description: The largest and […]

Goa – Flame-Throated Bulbul Common Name: Flame-throated bulbul, ruby-throated bulbul, black-headed bulbul Local Name: Manikantan (Malayalam) Scientific Name: Rubigula gularis Description: The flame-throated bulbul

Meghalaya – Hill Myna Common Name: hill myna, myna bird, grackle Local Name: Pahari Myna (Hindi), Mayna Gaschim (Cachar) Scientific Name: Gracula religiosa Linnaeus

Chhattisgarh – Hill Myna Common Name: hill myna, myna bird, grackle Local Name: Pahari Myna (Hindi), Mayna Gaschim (Cachar) Scientific Name: Gracula religiosa Linnaeus

Bihar – House Sparrow Common Name: House Sparrow Local Name: Goraya Scientific Name: Passer domesticus Description: The House Sparrow is a little, brown bird

Assam – White-winged Wood Duck Common Name: White-winged Wood Duck Local Name: known as ‘Deo Hah’ (Spirit Duck) in Assamese, because of its ghost-like

Kerala – The Great Hornbill Common Name: Great Hornbill Local Name: Scientific Name: Buceros bicornis Description The Great Hornbill is a

Arunachal Pradesh – The Great Hornbill Common Name: Great Hornbill Local Name: Scientific Name: Buceros bicornis Description The Great Hornbill is

Andhra Pradesh – Rose-Ringed Parakeet Common Name: Rose Ringed Parakeet Local Name: Rama Chiluka Scientific Name: Psittacula krameri (Scopoli, 1769) Description: The rose-ringed parakeet, also