7 Birds Found in Konkan

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 1.Malabar pied Hornbill

Malabar pied Hornbill is known as a lesser pied hornbill. Mainly it is black, has a white belly, the bill or the beak is yellow with a large black casque. Females have white orbital skin which males dont have. They are found in India and Sri Lanka, they live near the human settlements in evergreen and moist deciduous forests. They eat fruits, small mammals, birds, small reptiles, and insects. They build their nest by mud walls. They only keep a sufficient hole to go out and in. The male searches for food and brings it to the nest and gives it from the hole by putting its beak inside for feeding their little ones and the females. When the babies grow up and the nest starts becoming small for them they break their nest and reconstruct it with mud walls. Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Bucerotiformes Family: Bucerotidea Specie: A. Coronatus Binomial name: Anthracoceros Coronatus.


  1. Brown-headed Barbet

Brown-headed Barbet is also known as the Asian barbet. They are found in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. They live in the tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest. They eat fruits and insects. They forage on mango, ripe jackfruits, papaya, banana, figs, and similar cultivated fruit trees. They are 27 cm. (11inch) long with a large head, short neck, and short tail. They call others by their Kura calls. Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Family: Megalaimidae Specie: P. Zeylanicus Binomial Name: Psilopoyon Zeylanicus


  1. Blue Eared Kingfisher

Blue Eared Kingfisher is found in India and Southeast Asia. They live in densely


shaded forests and hunt in small streams. They eat crustaceans, dragonfly, larvae, and fish. Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Coraciiform Family: Alcedinidae Species: A. minting Binomial name: Alcedo Meninting


  1. Black-hooded oriole

Black-hooded Orioles are found in southern Asia (In India, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia). They are open woodland and cultivation birds. They eat insects and fruits like figs. Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Oriole Species: O. xanthous Binomial Name: Oriolus xanthous


  1. Oriental magpie- robin

Oriental Magpie-Robins are from the old world flycatcher. They are found in India and parts of south-east Asia. These birds were also known as cage birds. They are also the national birds of Bangladesh. They are 19 meters long with black color (Male) and light grey (Female).

Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Muscicapidae Species: C. saularis Binomial Name: Copsychus saularis


  1. Streaked Weaver

The Steaked weavers are found in India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, China, UAE, Egypt, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, Qatar, and Pakistan. These birds build their nest in small colonies in reed beds near water bodies.

Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Ploceidea Species: P. Manyar Binomial Name: Ploceus Manyar


  1. Green bee-eater.

These birds are 19 inches long and have a bright green body with blue thought and chin and have a black patch that surrounds their eyes. These birds eat insects like bees, wasps, and ants. These birds prefer to take a sand bath after enjoying their delicious meal. They are mostly in plains but are also found in the Himalayas. They are also found in India, Egypt, UAE, Vietnam, and some parts of Southern and South- East Asia.

Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Coraciiformes Family: Meropidea Species: M.orientais Binomial Name: Merops Orientalis

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