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Kalesar National Park; Game Territory of Mughals

Posted on March 6, 2013 by bNomadic

It was in mid-January of 2013 when I first got a chance to visit the Kalesar National Park situated in the terai region of eastern Haryana. Although the visit chanced upon at a time when winters were peaking but fortunately…

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Category: Haryana, Travels, Wildlife Tags: Asan, Barking Deer, Barrage, Bird, Bird-watching, birding, Dense, Elephant, Forest, Green, Haryana, Hathni Kund, Jungle, Jungle fowl, Kalesar, Monsoon, Muntjac, National Park, Paonta Sahib, Protected, Rajaji, Sal, Sambar, Species, Sunset, Wetland, Wildlife, Yamuna, Yamunanagar

Common Pigeon

Posted on December 27, 2012 by bNomadic

Common Pigeon (Rock Dove/ Feral, Rock, Blue Rock Pigeon); 33 cm Local Name: Kabutar Distribution: Widespread resident; unrecorded in parts of NW and NE subcontinent. Also occurs in Europe, Africa, W and E Asia Conservation Status: Common Location: village Shamlo…

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Category: Wildlife Tags: birding, Common Pigeon, conservation, Feral, Haryana, Jind, Julana, Kabutar, Pigeon, Rock Dove, Rock Pigeon, Shamlo, Wildlife

Grey Bushchat

Posted on December 27, 2012 by bNomadic

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Grey Bushchat (F); 15 cm Local Name: Jhaari Pidda Distribution: Resident. Breeds in Himalayas and NE Indian hills; winters south to N Indian plains. Also occurs in China and SE Asia. Conservation Status: Common Location: Sarahan, Himachal Pradesh, Apr 2012

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Category: Wildlife Tags: birding, Bushchat, conservation, female, Grey Bushchat, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayas, Pidda, Sarahan, Wildlife

Grey-hooded Warbler

Posted on December 27, 2012 by bNomadic

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Grey-hooded Warbler; 10 cm Local Name: Saleti-sir Keet Fuddki Distribution: Resident. Himalayas and NE Indian hills. Also occurs in Myanmar Conservation Status: Common Location: Village Chindi, Himachal Pradesh, June 2012

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Category: Wildlife Tags: birding, Chindi, conservation, Grey-hooded Warbler, Himachal Pradesh, Himalayas, Warbler, Wildlife

Red-billed Chough

Posted on December 27, 2012 by bNomadic

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Red-billed Chough (Chough); 37-39 cm Local Name: Karnbhedi Distribution: Resident. Mountains of W Pakistan and Himalayas. Moves lower in winter. Also occurs in Europe, Africa, W, C, N, E Asia. Conservation Status: Less common Location: Sarchu, Himachal Pradesh, Sept 2012

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Category: Wildlife Tags: birding, Chough, conservation, Himalayas, Red-billed Chough, Sarchu, trans-Himalayas, Wildlife

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