Common sandpiper: the bird who must not be named?
This harmless, widespread bird displays a characteristic walk when foraging. In the Nukumanu Islands, that qualifies as adult conversation material.
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Feluda and the Indian Paradise flycatcher
This stunning bird has been mentioned in two Feluda stories: Chinnamastar Abhishap & Jahangirer Swarnamudra.
Legend of the common peafowl
The common peafowl is a species native to the Indian subcontinent. The national bird of India, it lives mostly on the ground in open forest or on land under cultivation.
Finding the Taiga flycatcher
The species, itself was first described by Peter Simon Pallas, our friend from the story above, way back in 1811.
Critically endangered: Red-headed vulture
Once seen in hundreds of thousands, the Red-headed vulture is now dangerously close to extinction. In 2007 it was listed as critically endangered in the IUCN Red List.