Over the last two years I have been spending time off and on in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. It is one of the unique biospheres in India and there are a lot of endemic bird species. Here are a few to give you an idea.
I have been documenting different species and a lot more needs to be done. I hope you enjoy it.
For birding specifically in the Nilgiris please contact Aggal Shivalingam at +919486530021
Areas around Mettupalayam
Indian Eagle Owl
European Bee-eater
Fight between Drongo and a cattle egret
Indian Roller
Areas around Muloor :
Hill Mayna
Malabar Parakeet
Brown capped woodpecker
Coppersmith Barbet
Common Goldenback
Asian Fairy Bluebird
Indian Scimitar Babbler
White cheeked Barbet
Red breasted Flycatcher
Verditer Flycatcher
Vernal Hanging Parrot
Aravenu/ Kotagiri/ Longwood shola/ Catherine falls area
Nilgiri Pipit
Nilgiri Laughing Thrush
Chestnut headed bee-eater
Tawny bellied babbler
Kashmir Flycatcher
Kashmir Flycatcher (Female)
Painted Bush Quail
Cinerous Tit
Nilgiri Sholakili (Nilgiri Blue Robin)
Coonoor area
Streak-Throated woodpecker (Male)
Streak-throated Woodpecker (Female)
Olive backed Pippit
Orange Minivet
Common Hoopoe
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Nilgiri flycather
Malabar Whistling Thrush
Black and Orange Flycatcher
Grey headed Canary Flycatcher
Indian Blue Robin
Crested Goshawk
Indian Black Eagle
Emerald Dove
Oriental White eye
Yellow Throated Bulbul
Crested serpent Eagle
Rosefinch
Manjur/ Kundah area:
Peregrine Falcon
Indian Black Eagle
Mammals of Nilgiris:
Nilgiris has a lot to offer in terms of diversity and as I wander around the biosphere more posts to follow....
