Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach)

Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach) breeds from central Asian to Chinese pacific Coast, southern Asia and New Guinea.

 Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach) feeds on wide variety of large insects and small mammals, birds, birds’ eggs, fish, lizards, amphibians, crabs, and any small living animal that can be caught. It may occasionally consume fruits.


The Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach) is well distinguished from other Shrikes by the bright, contrast color and the long tail. The adult male has grey crown and nape, grey buffy tinged fore-back, brightly-buff rear-back, rump and uppertail; black forehead, lores and ear coverts. The forming black mask enframes the eyes. Above the eye over the black mask there is faint off-white supercilium. The throat, breast and abdomen are off-white with buffy tinge which is more intensive on the flanks and undertail. The wings are black-brownish. The wing coverts are almost black, primaries are dark-brown with white bases forming the little speculum almost hidden by the wing coverts; the secondaries are dark-brown with buffy edges. The central tail feathers are black-brown, next ones become paler, the outer are pale-brown buffy tinged. All tail feathers except the central pair have pale edges. The adult females are slightly dimmer; the grey on head and nape isn't clear but brownish tinged; the tail and flight feathers are not black but brown. The bill and legs are black-brown, eyes are dark-brown. Sometimes breeding young males (probably second-year) keep the partial juvenile plumage.


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pacific golden plover identification

pacific golden plover identification-A beautiful shorebird, the Pacific Golden-Plover breeds in western Alaska and Siberia and winters on islands across the Pacific Ocean, through southeast Asia, to northeastern Africa. It is uncommon in North America, found breeding in Alaska, and migrating and wintering in small numbers along the Pacific Coast.

Typically they walk or run a few steps and then pause, then move forward again, pecking at the ground whenever they spot something edible.Mostly insects, also mollusks, crustaceans, berries. On breeding grounds, feeds mostly on insects, including beetles, flies, and others, also some berries. In migration in open fields, eats wide variety of insects, including grasshoppers, caterpillars. On shores, also feeds on small crustaceans and mollusks. During migration seasons, may eat many berries.


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Eurasian wryneck-Jynx torquilla-The Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla) is a species of wryneck bird belonging to the family of woodpeckers.


 The Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla) is a species of wryneck bird belonging to the family of woodpeckers. The Eurasian Wryneck bird breeds in temperate regions of Europe and Asia. The Eurasian Wryneck bird is migratory, wintering in tropical Africa and southern Asia. It is a bird of open woodland and orchards. On migration it is frequently seen in sandy areas, where it forages for ants.

 The beaks of the Eurasian Wryneck are shorter and less dagger-like than in the true woodpeckers. Their main prey is ants and other insects, which they find in decaying wood or almost bare soil. Eurasian Wryneck birds re-use woodpecker holes for nesting, rather than making their own holes. Their eggs are white, as with many hole nesters.

The Eurasian Wryneck birds get their English name from their ability to turn their heads almost 180 degrees.



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White-throated kingfisher-Halcyon smyrnensis-The White-throated Kingfisher also known as the White-breasted Kingfisher


 This is a large kingfisher, 28 cm in length.The adult has a bright blue back, wings and tail. Its head, shoulders, flanks and lower belly are chestnut, and the throat and breast are white. The large bill and legs are bright red.The flight of the White-throated Kingfisher is rapid and direct, the short rounded wings whirring. In flight, large white patches are visible on the blue and black wings.Males and females look alike, but juveniles are a duller version of the adult.

White-throated Kingfisher is a common species of a variety of habitats, mostly open country in the plains (but has been seen at 7500 ft in the Himalayas) with trees, wires or other perches. The range of the species is expanding.


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Eurasian hoopoe-Upupidae-The Eurasian hoopoe (Upupa epops) is the most widespread species of the genus Upupa, native to Europe, Asia and the northern half of Africa.

Description: 
Sexes alike. Fawn-coloured plumage; black and white markings on wings, back and tail; black and white-tipped crest; longish, gently curved beak. Solitary or in scattered pairs; small, loose flocks in winter; probes ground with long beak, sometimes feeding along with other birds; flits among tree branches; crest often fanned open; becomes rather aggressive with onset of breeding season.
 
Habitat:
meadows, open country, garden lawns, open light forests.
 
Food:
insects caught on ground or pulled from underground.


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Bluethroat-Luscinia svecica-The Bluethroat is small bird, similar in size to a robin.the Bluethroat is found in North America only on the tundra of Alaska and the Yukon Territory. It is common, however, across Europe and Asia where it is not restricted to tundra habitat.

 The male Bluethroat is quite striking with its blue and red throat and its flashing reddish tail. However, it normally is very secretive and hard to see as it skulks through thick vegetation. It is easy to see only while it is singing or performing flight displays. When seen in the open, it often jerks or holds its tail up and quickly fans it open to flash the rufous patches at the base.

In size they are similar to Robins, around 13 – 14 cm in length, albeit they have evolved somewhat longer and slimmer legs than Erithacus rubecula; and they have a tendency to defend their territories quite aggressively with an emphatic song, and often do so in mid-flight.


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Common kingfisher-Alcedo atthis


The Common kingfisher occurs throughout Europe and in Asia as far to the east as Japan, and south of the Sahara in Africa.They are found in wetlands and on the shores streams, ponds and lakes. The Common kingfisher is carnivore (piscivore) and mainly eats fish and small crustaceans, such as prawns and crabs. It also catches insects in flight.

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Eurasian curlew- Numenius arquata

The Eurasian Curlew is one of the largest waders of the world. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding across temperate Europe and Asia.The Eurasian Curlew breeds in open wet areas such as damp grassland and moorland, bogs, grassy or boggy open areas in forest, farmland, heathland and coastal marshes.

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Pallas's fish eagle-Haliaeetus leucoryphus

Pallas's fish eagle (Haliaeetus leucoryphus), also known as Pallas's sea eagle or band-tailed fish eagle, is a large, brownish sea-eagle. It breeds in Central Asia, between the Caspian Sea and the Yellow Sea, from Kazakhstan and Mongolia to the Himalayas, Bangladesh and northern India.Feeds mainly on fish, but also takes birds, mammals, including rabbits and rodents, frogs, reptiles, including snakes and terrapins, and carrion


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Plain Prinia (Prinia inornata)


The plain prinia, also known as the plain wren-warbler or white-browed wren-warbler, is a small cisticolid warbler found in southeast Asia. It is a resident breeder from Pakistan and India to south China and southeast Asia.

 Diet-Their diet consists mostly of insects, including grasshoppers. 

Breeding-The nest is placed in a shrub or tall grass; the clutch consists of 3-6 eggs.  


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Short-eared owl-Asio flammeus

The short-eared owl is a species of typical owl.Look for Short-eared Owls in grasslands and open areas, where they perch in low trees or on the ground.They hunt during daylight, flying low over short vegetation.



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Spoon-billed sandpiper-Calidris pygmaea

The spoon-billed sandpiper is a small wader which breeds in north-eastern Russia and winters in Southeast Asia.This species is highly threatened.Spoon-billed Sandpipers migrate down the Pacific coast of Russia, Japan, North and South Korea, and China to their main wintering grounds in Southeast Asia. 



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 The oriental magpie-robin
 Scientific name: Copsychus saularis
 Family: Muscicapidae

The oriental magpie-robin is a small passerine bird that was formerly classed as a member of the thrush family.A medium-sized robin with a broad white wingbar running from the shoulder to the tip of the wing and white outertail feathers. Males sport black-and-white plumage while the females are grayish brown and white.These birds are often seen in cultivated areas, woodlands, and gardens.

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