Black-chinned Laughingthrush is a highly endemic and globally threatened bird of the Nilgiri hills of the Western Ghats. Just like the Kerala Laughingthrush found in the south, its distribution is confined to a very small place.
Indian Paradise Flycatcher is a bird from the Monarchidae family. Until 2015, it was also known as Asian Paradise Flycatcher when it got divided into three different species.
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch is one of the two nuthatches of southern India. The other one is Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch, which is less common. Like all nuthatches, it is an interesting bird because of its ability to climb trees downwards with head also…
Crimson-backed Sunbird is a small nectar-feeding bird endemic to the Western Ghats mountain ranges of India. It is also the smallest bird found in south India along with the Pale-billed Flowerpecker, which also has a similar size. Know more about…
Nilgiri Pipit is a globally threatened bird endemic to the Western Ghats. It is mainly found in the green grasslands of this mountain range in south India.
Black-hooded Oriole is a common bird from the Oriolidae family. The bird has a black hood as its common name indicates.
Oriental White-eye is a small bird from the Zosteropidae family. This species has also various subspecies depend on the region.
Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher is a small bird with grey-colored head and light yellow feathers elsewhere. It looks very much like other flycatchers in shape and size. It is placed in the Stenostiridae family, which is slightly different from Muscicapidae.
Southern Hill Myna (Gracula indica) is a forest dweller bird from the family of Starlings. It was actually a race of the Common Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa). But now both are different species. The one found in the Western Ghats…
Loten’s Sunbird is a small bird from the Nectariniidae family with long and curved bills. This bird often visits the our garden to feed on the flowers. This and the Purple-rumped Sunbird are two most common sunbirds seen in Kerala.
Nilgiri Flowerpecker is one of the few flowerpecker birds found in Kerala, India. It is mainly found in the Western Ghats mountain range of the Southern India. The other main flowerpeckers found here are the Thick-billed Flowerpecker and Pale-billed flowerpecker.
Indian Yellow Tit is a small bird from the Paridae family. The distribution of the bird is almost across India. This attractive bird has distinct colors with yellow and blue feathers. So it can be easily identified. Photo 1 –…