Birds of Kerala
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IOC Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Cladus: Osteichthyes • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Cladus: Amniota • Cladus: Reptilia • Cladus: Archosauria • Classis: Aves Linnaeus, 1758
This is a gallery list of birds found in Kerala, India.
Order: Accipitriformes
editFamily: Accipitridae (Hawks, kites and eagles)
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In flight
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Genus: Haliaeetus
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In flight
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In flight
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In flight
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In flight
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In flight
Genus: Hieraaetus
editGenus: Ictinaetus
editGenus: Lophotriorchis
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In flight
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In flight
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In flight
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In flight
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In flight
Family: Pandionidae (Osprey)
editOrder: Anseriformes
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Male
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In flight
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In flight
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Male
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Male
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In flight
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Male
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Head
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Take off
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In flight
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Male
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Male
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Female
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Female
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Male
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Female
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Ducklings
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In flight
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Male
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Female
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In flight
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Eggs
Genus: Dendrocygna
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Flock
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With ducklings
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Flock
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In flight
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Male
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In flight
Genus: Sarkidiornis
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Females
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In flight
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Male
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Female
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In flight
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In flight
Order: Apodiformes
editGenus: Aerodramus
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Illustration
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Egg
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Egg
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Illustration
Genus: Hemiprocne
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Male
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Illustration
Genus: Hirundapus
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Illustration
Genus: Tachymarptis
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Eggs
Order: Bucerotiformes
editFamily: Bucerotidae (Hornbills)
editGenus: Anthracoceros
editOrder: Caprimulgiformes
editFamily: Caprimulgidae (Nightjars)
editGenus: Caprimulgus
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With chicks
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With chick
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Illustration
Family: Podargidae (Frogmouths)
editGenus: Batrachostomus
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Pair
Order: Charadriiformes
editFamily: Burhinidae (Stone-curlews/Thick-knees)
editFamily: Charadriidae (Plovers and lapwings)
editGenus: Charadrius
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Family: Dromadidae (Crab-plovers)
editFamily: Glareolidae (Pratincoles and coursers)
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Juvenile
Family: Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
editGenus: Haematopus
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Flock
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In flight
Genus: Hydrophasianus
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Male (breeding plumage)
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Illustration
Genus: Metopidius
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Genus: Chlidonias
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Non-breeding plumage
Genus: Chroicocephalus
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In flight
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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In flight
Genus: Gelochelidon
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In flight
Genus: Hydroprogne
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
Genus: Ichthyaetus
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Adult
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Adult
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Sub adult
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In flight
Genus: Onychoprion
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Head
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Head
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Juvenile
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Genus: Thalasseus
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Breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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Nesting colony
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In flight
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In flight
Family: Recurvirostridae (Avocets and stilts)
editGenus: Himantopus
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Genus: Recurvirostra
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In flight
Family: Rostratulidae (Painted-snipes)
editGenus: Rostratula
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Illustration
Family: Scolopacidae (Sandpipers and allies)
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Breeding plumage
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Juvenile
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Breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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Territorial male in breeding plumage
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Satellite male with white ruff
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Non-breeding plumage
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Female
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Breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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nest
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Illustration
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In flight
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Illustration
Genus: Limnodromus
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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In flight
Genus: Lymnocryptes
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In flight
Genus: Phalaropus
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
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In flight
Family: Stercorariidae (Skuas)
editGenus: Stercorarius
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In flight
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In flight
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In flight (juvenile)
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In flight
Family: Turnicidae (Buttonquails)
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female
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Museum specimen
Order: Ciconiiformes
editFamily: Ciconiidae (Storks)
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Breeding plumage
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Foraging
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In flight
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Flock
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In flight
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Head
Genus: Leptoptilos
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Head
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In flight
Order: Columbiformes
editFamily: Columbidae (Pigeons and doves)
editGenus: Chalcophaps
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Female
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Adult
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Adult
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Adult
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Adult
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Adult
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Adult
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Adult
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Adult
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Adult
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Adult
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Genus: Spilopelia
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Genus: Streptopelia
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Adullt
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Adullt
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Adullt
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Order: Coraciiformes
editFamily: Alcedinidae (Kingfishers)
editGenus: Pelargopsis
editFamily: Coraciidae (Rollers)
editGenus: Eurystomus
editGenus: Nyctyornis
editOrder: Cuculiformes
editGenus: Cacomantis
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Acrocephalus scirpaceus raising a Common cuckoo
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Head (female)
Genus: Hierococcyx
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Genus: Phaenicophaeus
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Genus: Surniculus
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Order: Falconiformes
editFamily: Falconidae (Falcons)
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Order: Galliformes
editFamily: Phasianidae (Pheasants and partridges)
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Genus: Francolinus
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Genus: Galloperdix
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Courtship
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Eggs
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Male
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Illustration
Order: Gruiformes
editGenus: Amaurornis
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Head
Genus: Gallirallus
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Head
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Illustration
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Illustration
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Eggs
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Illustration
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Eggs
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Illustration
Order: Otidiformes
editGenus: Chlamydotis
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Illustration
Genus: Sypheotides
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Male
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Illustration
Order: Passeriformes
editFamily: Acrocephalidae (Tree & reed warblers)
editGenus: Acrocephalus
editFamily: Aegithinidae (Ioras)
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Male
Genus: Calandrella
editGenus: Eremopterix
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Female
Family: Campephagidae (Minivets and cuckooshrikes)
editGenus: Pericrocotus
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Female
Family: Chloropseidae (Leafbirds)
editGenus: Chloropsis
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Female
Family: Cisticolidae (Cisticolas)
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Breeding plumage
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Breeding plumage
Genus: Orthotomus
editGenus: Dendrocitta
editFamily: Dicruridae (Drongos)
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Immature
Family: Emberizidae (Buntings)
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Female
Family: Estrildidae (Waxbills and munias)
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Male
Family: Fringillidae (Finches)
editGenus: Carpodacus
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Male
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Female
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Female
Family: Hirundinidae (Swallows)
editGenus: Petrochelidon
editGenus: Ptyonoprogne
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
Family: Leiothrichidae (Babblers and laughing-thrushes)
editGenus: Montecincla
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Distribution map
Family: Locustellidae (Bush warblers and grassbirds)
editGenus: Chaetornis
editGenus: Locustella
editGenus: Schoenicola
editFamily: Monarchidae (Monarchs and paradise flycatchers)
editGenus: Hypothymis
editGenus: Terpsiphone
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Nest
Family: Motacillidae (Wagtails and pipits)
editGenus: Dendronanthus
editFamily: Muscicapidae (Chats and flycatchers)
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Immature
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Juvenile
Genus: Phoenicurus
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Male (breeding)
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Male (winter)
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Male (winter)
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Female
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Female
Family: Nectariniidae (Sunbirds and spiderhunters)
editGenus: Arachnothera
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Male (breeding)
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Male (eclipse)
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Male (breeding)
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Male (breeding)
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Female
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Female
Genus: Machlolophus
editFamily: Passeridae (Sparrows)
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
Family: Pellorneidae (Smaller babblers)
editGenus: Pellorneum
editFamily: Phylloscopidae (Leaf warblers)
editGenus: Phylloscopus
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
Family: Pycnonotidae (Bulbuls)
editGenus: Acritillas
editGenus: Hypsipetes
editGenus: Pycnonotus
editFamily: Rhipiduridae (Fantails)
editFamily: Stenostiridae (Canary-flycatchers)
editGenus: Culicicapa
editGenus: Acridotheres
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Immature
Family: Tephrodornithidae (Woodshrikes and flycatcher-shrikes)
editGenus: Tephrodornis
editFamily: Timaliidae (Old World babblers / Timaliids)
editGenus: Pomatorhinus
editGenus: Rhopocichla
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Illustration
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Male
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Illustration
Family: Zosteropidae (White-eyes)
editOrder: Pelecaniformes
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Flock with Ardea cinerea
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Breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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In flight
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Nest
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Foraging
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In flight
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In flight
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Flock
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Juvenile
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In flight
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Breeding plumage
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In flight
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Grey morph
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White morph
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Particoloured
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In flight
Genus: Gorsachius
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Juvenile
Genus: Ixobrychus
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Illustration
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Female
Genus: Nycticorax
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Nest
Family: Pelecanidae (Pelicans)
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Nest
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In fligjht
Family: Threskiornithidae (bises and spoonbills)
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Breeding plumage
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In flight
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In flight
Genus: Threskiornis
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In flight
Order: Phaethontiformes
editFamily: Phaethontidae (Tropicbirds)
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In flight
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Illustration
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In nest
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In nest
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In flight
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In flight
Order: Phoenicopteriformes
editFamily: Palaelodidae (Flamingos)
editGenus: Phoenicopterus
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Courtship
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Subadults
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In flight
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Flock
Order: Piciformes
editFamily: Megalaimidae (Barbets)
editGenus: Psilopogon
editGenus: Chrysocolaptes
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
Genus: Hemicircus
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Female
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Female
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Female
Genus: Micropternus
editGenus: Yungipicus
editOrder: Podicipediformes
editFamily: Podicipedidae (Grebes)
editGenus: Tachybaptus
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Breeding plumage
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Non-breeding plumage
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Flock
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Illustration
Order: Procellariiformes
editFamily: Hydrobatidae (Northern storm petrels)
editGenus: Oceanodroma
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Illustration
Family: Oceanitidae (Austral storm petrels)
editGenus: Pelagodroma
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Illustration
Family: Procellariidae (Shearwaters and petrels)
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Illustration
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Adult
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Fledgling
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In flight
Genus: Calonectris
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Illustration
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Illustration
Order: Psittaciformes
editFamily: Psittacidae (Parrots)
editGenus: Psittacula
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Male
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Female
Order: Pterocliformes
editFamily: Pteroclidae (Sandgrouses)
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Female
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Illustration
Order: Strigiformes
editGenus: Glaucidium
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Immature
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Illustration
Order: Suliformes
editFamily: Anhingidae (Darters)
editFamily: Fregatidae (Frigatebirds)
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Juvenile
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Preserved specimen
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Head
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In flight
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Male
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Female
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Flock (see inflated gular sac of male)
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In flight
Family: Phalacrocoracidae (Cormorants)
editGenus: Phalacrocorax
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In flight
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In flight
Genus: Microcarbo
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In flight (juvenile)
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White morph
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Brown morph
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In flight
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In flight
Order: Trogoniformes
editFamily: Trogonidae (Trogons)
editReferences
edit- A checklist of birds of Kerala, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(13): 7983–8009 by Praveen Jayadevan (2015)
- eBird India - Kerala checklist
- Ali, S. (1969). Birds of Kerala. Oxford University Press, Oxford
- Induchoodan (2017). Keralathile Pakshikal (5th Ed.). Kerala Sahitya Akademi, Thrissur
- Grimmett, Richard; Inskipp, Tim; P.O., Nameer (2007). Birds of Southern India [Thekke Indiayile Pakshikal (Malayalam version)]. Mumbai: BNHS.
- Grimmett, R., Inskipp, C. and T. Inskipp (1998) Birds of the Indian Subcontinent. Oxford University Press.
- Rasmussen, P. C. and Anderton, John C. (2005) Birds of South Asia. The Ripley Guide. (Two volumes) Smithsonian Institution and Lynx Edicions.