The common hawk-cuckoo, popularly known as the brainfever bird, is a medium-sized cuckoo resident in the Indian subcontinent. It bears a close resemblance to the Shikra, even in its style of flying and landing on a perch. Males have ashy-gray upperparts, white underparts with rufous streaking and barring, a broadly barred tail, and a distinct yellow eye rim. Females and juveniles are browner with bolder streaking below. During their breeding season males produce a loud, repetitive three note call. Common Hawk-Cuckoos feed mainly on insects and are specialised feeders that can handle hairy caterpillars. The species is arboreal and rarely descends to the ground. Mainly a brood parasite of babblers. Found in gardens, groves, and deciduous and semi-evergreen forests.

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The Indian Flying Fox is a species (Pteropus medius) is a species of megabats native to the Indian subcontinent. It is also known as the Greater Indian Fruit Bat.

One of the largest bats in the world it is also known as the carrier of many diseases that have affected the population of India from time to time.

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This is a medium-sized woodpecker with a densely-spotted black-and-white back & blotchy brown-and-white underparts. The female has an all-golden crown while the male has a red fore crown. It favours dry arid areas with relatively open foliage.

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