Rare & Elusive Birds Indian SubCont

It is believed this selection are of birds are rare to see or photograph or extremely elusive due to habitat.

Kingfisher Madagascar Pygmy (Corythornis madagascariensis) endemic – MadagascarSpurfowl Sri Lanka (Galloperdix bicalcarata) endemic male – Sri LankaSpurfowl Sri Lanka (Galloperdix bicalcarata) endemic male – Sri LankaAdjutant Greater (Leptoptilos dubius) juvenile with adults – IndiaBittern Yellow (Ixobrychus sinensis) – Sri LankaBaza Black (Aviceda leuphotes) adult with Drongo – IndiaCrake Baillon’s (Porzana pusilla) adult – Andaman IslandsCrane Sarus (Grus antigone) m&f courting dance – India – Click for NotesCrane Sarus (Grus antigone) on nest with egg – IndiaIbisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii) – India – Click for NotesCourser Indian (Cursorius coromandelicus) – IndiaMalkoha Red-faced (Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus) endemic – Sri LankaOwl Serendib Scops (Otus thilohoffmanni) endemic – Sri LankaOwl Indian Scops (Otus bakkamoena) – Sri LankaFrogmouth Sri Lanka (Batrachostomus moniliger) male & female – IndiaNightjar Great Eared (Lyncornis macrotis) flight at night – IndiaNightjar Large-Tailed (Caprimulgus macrurus) – IndiaSwiftlet Glossy (Collocalia esculenta) in flight – Andaman IslandsTrogon Malabar (Harpactes fasciatus) male – IndiaKingfisher Brown-Winged (Pelargopsis amauroptera) – IndiaKingfisher Black-Capped (Halcyon pileata) – IndiaHornbill Wreathed (Rhyticeros undulatus) male & female – IndiaCuckooshrike Andaman (Coracina dobsoni) male & female – Andaman IslandsMinivet White-Bellied (Pericrocotus erythropygius) male – IndiaBushtit_Rufous-Fronted (Aegithalos iouschistos) – IndiaLark Greater Hoopoe (Alaemon alaudipes) – IndiaHypocolius Grey (Hypocolius ampelinus) – IndiaHypocolius Grey (Hypocolius ampelinus) – IndiaTailorbird Common (Orthotomus sutorius) female – IndiaTailorbird Common (Orthotomus sutorius) in nest – India – Click for NotesTailorbird Common (Orthotomus sutorius) eggs in nest – IndiaTailorbird Common (Orthotomus sutorius) pullus in nest – IndiaTailorbird Common (Orthotomus sutorius) nest tailored – IndiaWarbler Dusky (Phylloscopus fuscatus) adult – Andaman IslandsWren-Babbler Eyebrowed (Napothera epilepidota) – IndiaWren-Babbler Long-Billed (Rimator malacoptilus) – IndiaBabbler Slender-Billed Scimiter (Pomatorhinus superciliaris) – IndiaLaughingthrush Scaly (Trochalopteron subunicolor) – IndiaLaughingthrush Black-Faced (Trochalopteron affine) – IndiaDipper Brown (Cinclus pallasii) adult – IndiaThrush Sri Lanka Whistling (Myophonus blighi) endemic male – Sri LankaThrush Sri Lanka Whistling (Myophonus blighi) endemic male – Sri LankaFlycatcher Black-and-Orange (Ficedula nigrorufa) male – IndiaFlycatcher Black-and-Orange (Ficedula nigrorufa) female – IndiaAccentor Alpine (Prunella collaris) – IndiaAccentor Alpine (Prunella collaris) – IndiaPitta Ivory-breasted (Pitta maxima) endemic – Moluccas, IndonesiaGeomalia (Zoothera heinrichi) e-male – Sulawesi, Indonesia – Click for Notes
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