Behind the Lens

a blog every Friday on a specific species of animal or bird and stories of photos

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Orange-headed Thrush

The orange-headed thrush is a resident bird in the thrush family. It is common in well-wooded areas of the Indian Subcontinent & Southeast Asia. The species shows a preference for shady damp areas, and like many Geokichla and Zoothera thrushes, can be quite secretive.

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White-naped Woodpecker/ Black-shouldered Woodpecker

An uncommon, four-toed, large-billed, golden-backed woodpecker endemic to the Indian Subcontinent. It inhabits open wooded habitat all over its range, but is often difficult to find. Separated from the group of “small-billed” flamebacks by its much larger bill, a conspicuous white nape with a contrasting black border, and a divided black horizontal stripe below the cheek. Separated from the similarly large-billed Greater Flameback by its black rump, clean white nape, and preference for drier habitat.

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Jungle Nightjar

The jungle nightjar is a gray-brown nightjar of wooded, open grassy, and scrubby areas found in the Indian Subcontinent. Intricately patterned, with a golden patch behind the ear (often not visible on a resting bird) and pale tan spots on the wings it is found mainly on the edge of forests where it is seen or heard at dusk.

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Blue-faced Malkoha

The blue-faced malkoha/ small green-billed malkoha, is a non-parasitic cuckoo found in the scrub & deciduous forests of peninsular India and Sri Lanka. It has a waxy, dark, blue-grey plumage on its upper parts and has a long tail with graduated white-tipped feathers.

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Black-rumped Flameback/ Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker

The Black-rumped Flameback, also known as the Lesser Golden-backed Woodpecker or Lesser Goldenback, is a woodpecker found widely distributed in the Indian subcontinent. It is one of the few woodpeckers that are seen in urban areas. It has a characteristic rattling-whinnying call and an undulating flight

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Red-legged Crake

It is a small, brightly-coloured crake of wet patches in dense forests. It is brown with an orange head & zebra-striped sides with a bright red patch of bare skin around the eye which gives it a somewhat startled appearance. Candy-red legs distinguish it from the Slaty-legged Crake, and dainty, smaller-billed appearance distinguish it from Ruddy-breasted and Band-bellied Crakes. Generally shy and unobtrusive, it moves quietly through wet vegetation and tends to be difficult to see.

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Malayan Water Monitor

Malayan/ Asian Water Monitors are among the largest lizards in the world with a wide distribution. Varanus salvator (subspecies macromaculatus) are a common sight across parts of South and South-east Asia. Their coloration ranges from brown to black with orange, yellow or white spots or ocelli. Their heads are ventrally flattened with an elongated snout. Their tails are long and powerful and are used for swimming, fighting or hunting.

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Hill-blue Flycatcher

A medium-sized and confusing flycatcher. The male is beautifully coloured, with deep blue upper parts, an orange throat & breast, and a white belly. The female is duller and very similar to and closely-related to the Large Blue Flycatcher. It breeds in hilly & montane broadleaf thickets, often in areas with dense undergrowth and migrates to lower altitudes in winter. Their calls are a loud “chak” or “tak,” reminiscent of stones tapping.

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