This is the list of birds I have found from Cheruvally, an ordinary village in Kottayam District of Kerala. It is my home village from where I started bird photography. So I think it will be a nice idea to compile the observation I made.
This is not a complete list, and I will continue to add more information here. Now a total of 32 species have been included.
Birds of Cheruvally:
Loten’s Sunbird
White Cheeked Barbet
Oriental Magpie Robin
Rufous Treepie
White throated Kingfisher
Common Myna
Red whiskered Bulbul
Yellow Browed Bulbul
Cattle Egret
Common Koel
Jungle Owlet
Indian Scops Owl
Indian Cuckoo (migratory)
Blyth’s Reed Warbler (not so common)
Grey Wagtail (migratory, found during winter season – rare)
Black Hooded Oriole
Greater Coucal
Shikra
Black Rumped Flameback
Malabar Grey Hornbill
Heart Spotted Woodpecker (not so common)
Asian Palm Swift
Cinereous Tit
Black Naped Oriole (not common, Black Hooded Oriole is more common)
Blue Rock Pigeon
House Crow
Jungle Crow