Joshosaurus' Avifauna

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Indian Ring-necked Parakeet

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Great Egret

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Asian Koel

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Grey Heron

Common name: Grey heron Binomial name: Ardea cinerea Description: It is a large 100cm tall bird with a nearly 200cm wingspan. It bears plumage that is ashy- grey above and greyish white below with black on its flanks. It also has a black stripe above its eyes that leadsd to a dangling streak behind its head. Like all herons, it flies with its long neck retracted in an S- shape (unlike cranes…

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Lineated Barbet

Common name: Lineated Barbet Binomial name: Psilopogon lineatus Description: It is a 25cm large barbet with a brown head and underparts, and mostly green wings and back. It has distinctive bright yellow periorbital features and a pinkish- yellow bill. Call: A two- note “hoo- hook” call. Diet: Fruits, especially figs. Habitat: Secondary forests, scrubs, parklands. Native countries: India to…

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Asian Emerald Dove

Common name: Asian emerald dove Binomial name: Chalcophaps indica Description: A 25cm pigeon with bright emerald green wings and back, giving it its name. Its head and neck are dark pink, with a white band running past its eyes, with a grey crown above this band. Call: Soft coos, sometimes a “hoo- hoo- hoo” call. Diet: Seeds, grains, fruits. Habitat: Tropical forest, woodlands and…

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Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Common name: Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Binomial name: Dicrurus paradiseus Description: Black, glossy plumage with a raised tuft on its fo

Common name: Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

Binomial name: Dicrurus paradiseus

Description: Black, glossy plumage with a raised tuft on its forehead; tail lightly forked with elongated streamers ending in a curled “racket”. Juveniles are duller and lack tail streamers.

Call: Varied vocal repertoire, known to also utter metallic “tunk- tunk- tunk” whistles and harsh notes

Diet: Insects

Habitat: Primary and secondary forests, occasionally plantations.

Native countries: Much of Asia from India to Southeast Asia.

IUCN Conservation Red List: Least Concern

Fun facts: It is known to mimic other birds’ calls perfectly. These vocal imitations may help form mixed- species foraging flocks. Drongos will sometimes steal prey caught by others.

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Striated Heron

Common name: Striated heron Binomial name: Butorides striata Description: Small heron, 44cm tall; adults have blue- grey back and wings, whi

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Olive-backed Sunbird

Common name: Olive- backed sunbird/ yellow- breasted sunbird Binomial name: Cinnyris jugularis Description: 11cm sunbird. Males have a disti

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Scaly-breasted Munia

Common name: Scaly- breasted munia/ spotted munia Binomial name: Lonchura punctulata Description: 12cm sparrow- sized estrildid finch. Adult

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Little Egret

Common name: Little egret Binomial name: Egretta garzetta Description: 55cm medium- sized egret. It has an all white plumage with yellow/ bl

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Eyebrowed Jungle Flycatcher

Common name: Eyebrowed jungle flycatcher Binomial name: Vauriella gularis Description: 15cm sized species of bird in Old World flycatcher fa

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Purple Heron

Common name: Purple heron Binomial name: Ardea purpurea Description: 80- 90cm far- ranging wading bird of the Ardeidae family. Its forehead

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Golden- naped Barbet

Common name: Golden-naped barbet Binomial name: Psilopogon pulcherrimus Description: 20cm small green barbet of the mountains, with an azure

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Tanimbar Corella

Common name: Tanimbar corella Binomial name: Cacatua goffiniana Description: 30cm, smallest of the white cockatoos. It is a crested bird, wi

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Purple heron @ Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

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Pacific Swallow

Common name: Pacific swallow Binomial name: Hirundo tahitica Description: 13cm small passerine swallow bird. It has a blue- black back with