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Bird Watching In Goa
Goa's wildlife sanctuaries boast of more than 1512 documented species of plants,
over 275 species of birds, over 48 kinds of animals and over 60 genera of reptiles
Goa is a great place to see birds of the air. We came across many different
species without any planning.
Fish Eagle - The Grey-headed Fish Eagle (Ichthyophaga
ichthyaetus) is a
bird of prey. Like all eagles, it is in the family Accipitridae. - Grey-headed
Fish Eagle breeds in southern Asia from India and Sri Lanka to south east Asia
and the Philippines.
Grey-headed Fish Eagle is a largish stocky raptor at about 70-75cm in length.
Adults have dark brown wings and back, a grey head and reddish brown breast.
The lower belly, thighs and tail are white, the latter having a black terminal
band.
Mynah Bird / Myna Bird - Mynah Birds were eveywhere and quite tame around
the hotels and on the beach, where they would take tit-bits at arms length! -
The Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis), is a member of the starling
family. This charming bird is native across Asia.
It is also known as the Indian Myna or Talking Myna for its ability to mimic
human speech. In India, it is called Lali or Lalee.
Rose-Ringed Parakeet - The Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri), also
known as the Ringnecked Parakeet, is a gregarious tropical parakeet species that
is popular as a pet. We saw these at Hampi, but they were quite common elsewhere
- we just never got close enough to take a (half-decent) photo.
bee-eater?
Kingfisher - Kingfishers are small bright colored birds of the three families
Alcedinidae (river kingfishers), Halcyonidae (tree kingfishers), and Cerylidae(water kingfishers). There are about 90 species of kingfisher. All have large
heads, long, sharp, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. They are found
throughout the world.
Kingfisher
Crow - There are a great number of Tropical Asian species of Crow: Slender-billed
Crow Corvus enca,
Piping Crow Corvus typicus,
Banggai Crow Corvus unicolor (possibly extinct),
Flores Crow Corvus florensis,
Collared Crow Corvus torquatus,
Daurian Jackdaw Corvus dauricus,
House Crow Corvus splendens,
Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos and
Jungle Crow Corvus macrorhynchos levaillantii.
Crow on the nest
Cattle Egret - The Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) is a cosmopolitan
species of heron (family Ardeidae) found in the tropics, subtropics
and warm temperate zones. We saw Cattle Egret just about everywhere there were
open fields, especially 'paddy'.
Kite - Seen over Calangute Beach - Kites are raptors with long wings and
can be recognised by the V shaped tail. Kites spend a great deal
of time soaring and gliding. In general they feed on carrion but may also take
small live prey.
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