Bhadra and Chikamagaluru Nature Outing Report

The Coffee district of Chikkamagaluru (A village of small girl) and Home of Tigers, Elephants and many more wildlife - Bhadra Tiger Reserve have plenty of things to offer its visitors. We being Nature observers (Naturewallas) were really enjoing every moment while we were roaming roaming in these to destinations. We took two safaris in Bhadra (first by Jeep and second one by boat) and sighted lot of biodiversity. Birding in and around the coffee plantation of Chikkamagaluru was an enjoyable experience. Various species were sighted. Given below is a list of sightings... Reptiles: Skink Garden Lizard Monitor Lizard Birds: (Thanks to Mr. Shripad for making the list and all the participants fr their active contribution during making the list) Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Indian Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo Black-hooded Oriole Oriolus xanthornus Gray-headed Canary-Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii Medium Egret Ardea intermedia Osprey Pandion haliaetus Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus Malabar Pied-Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Orange Minivet Pericrocotus flammeus Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Gray-fronted Green-PigeonTreron affinis Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus Oriental Honey-buzzard Pernis ptilorhynchus Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela Indian Gray Hornbill Ocyceros birostris Coppersmith Barbet Psilopogon haemacephalus Long-tailed Shrike Lanius schach Rufous Treepie Dendrocitta vagabunda Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Common Myna Acridotheres tristis Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis Greater Coucal Centropus sinensis Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans Little Cormorant Microcarbo niger Black-headed Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus Red-naped Ibis Pseudibis papillosa Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii Shikra Tachyspiza badia Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus Malabar Gray Hornbill Ocyceros griseus Asian Green Bee-eater Merops orientalis White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus House Crow Corvus splendens Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos Asian Tit Parus cinereus Common Tailorbird Orthotomus sutorius Ashy Prinia Prinia socialis Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer Jungle Babbler Argya striata Jungle Myna Acridotheres fuscus Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis Pied Bushchat Saxicola caprata Purple-rumped Sunbird Leptocoma zeylonica Baya Weaver Ploceus philippinus White-browed Wagtail Motacilla maderaspatensis Mammals: Asian Elephant Barking Deer Spotted Deer Hanuman Langur Bonnet Macaque Indian Gaur Sambar Deer Nilgai Wild Boar Stripe-necked Mongoose Grey Mongoose Malabar Giant Squirrel Photographs by one of our participants - Param K

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