These are some of the photos I’ve clicked from different parts of South India. Locations include:
- Munnar and surrounding areas
- Pampadumshola National Park
- Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
- Masinagudi & Mudumalai (Nilgiris)
- Ooty & surroundings (Nilgiris)
- Thattekad
- Changaram Wetlands
- Kottayam (my homeplace)
125 species photographed so far and counting…
Malabar Grey Hornbill
Nilgiri Wood Pigeon / Munnar
Jungle Owlet
White-cheeked Barbet
Indian Robin / Masinagudi
Black-winged Stilt / Changaram
Black and Orange Flycatcher (male)
Jungle Babblers
Jungle Myna & Jackfruit
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo - a closeup
Nilgiri Flycatcher (male)
Jungle Owlet, Kottayam
Black-rumped Flameback
Red-whiskered Bulbul, Pampadumshola NP
Bronzed Drongo
Indian Paradise Flycatcher / Masinagudi
Bay-backed Shrike, Masinagudi, TN
Indian Scimitar Babbler, Munnar
Jungle Babbler
Common Hawk Cuckoo
Jungle Babbler
Evening at Changaram Wetlands
Whiskered Tern in Flight, Thattekad, KL
Pair of Bronzed Drongos
Black & Orange Flycatcher, Munnar
Rose-ringed Parakeet
White-cheeked Barbet
Jungle Babbler
Jungle Owlet
Ceylon Frogmouth
Black Baza
Purple-rumped Sunbird
Lotens Sunbird
Rufous Babbler
Nilgiri Thrush
Grey Wagtail
Nilgiri Flycatcher
Indian Blue Robin
Grey Junglefowl
Plum-headed Parakeet
Indian Pitta
Brahminy Starling
Yellow-crowned Woodpecker
Indian Blue Robin
Brown-cheeked Fulvetta
Whiskered Tern
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
White-rumped Shama (Female)
Green Bee-Eater
Velvet-fronted Nuthatch
Spot-bellied Eagle Owl
Orange Minivet (Female)
Indian Scops Owl
Indian Pitta
Indian Paradise Flycatcher
Indian Paradise Flycatcher (Female)
White-browed Bulbul
Crismon-backed Sunbird, Thattekad
Crimson-backed Sunbird
Flame-throated Bulbul
Crimson-backed Sunbird (female)
Common Iora (Female)
Brown Shrike / Thattekad
Barn Swallow
Banded Bay Cuckoo, Thattekad
Nilgiri Pipit / Munnar
Nilgiri Pipit / Munnar
Nilgiri Pipit
Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher
Heart-spotted Woodpecker
Indian Scimitar Babbler
Nilgiri Flycatcher
Ashy Prinia / Munnar
Grey-headed Canary-Flycatcher / Munnar
Pied Bushchat
Loten's Sunbird (Female)
Yellow-browed Bulbul
Kerala Laughingthrush
Indian Scimitar Babblers
Indian Yellow Tit
Kerala Laughingthrush
Malabar Whistling Thrush
Indian Scimitar Babbler
Square-tailed Bulbul
Black and Orange Flycatcher - Female
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
Juvenile Nilgiri Flycatcher
Pied Bushchat
Oriental White-eye
Common Hoopoe
Red-Whiskered Bulbul
Black and Orange Flycatcher
White-bellied Blue Robin
Golden-fronted Leafbird / Thattekad
Jacobin Cuckoo / Thattekad
Southern Hill Myna / Thattekad
Malabar Trogon / Thattekad
Black-Hooded Oriole
Nilgiri Flowerpecker
Oriental Darter / Thattekad
Grey Junglefowl / Thattekad
Great Indian Hornbill / Periyar
Minivet / Chinnar
Asian Fairy Bluebird / Chinnar
Tickell's Blue Flycatcher
White Browed Wagtail / Pampadumshola
Spotted Dove
White-bellied Blue Flycatcher / Periyar
Rufous Woodpecker / Periyar
Lesser Sand Plover, Muzhuppilangad Beach
Malabar Trogon
Pale Billed Flowerpecker
Little Cormorant, Thekkady
Oriental Darter
White Throated Kingfisher
Malabar Grey Hornbill
Jungle Owlet
Jungle Owlet
White-throated Kingfisher
White-cheeked Barbet
Thick-billed Flowerpecker
Nilgiri Pipit, Munnar
Indian Robin (female) / Masinagudi
Tawny-bellied Babbler
White-bellied Drongo, Mudumalai
Jungle Babbler
Rosy Starling, Masinagudi
Chestnut-tailed Starlings
Malabar Lark, Masinagudi
Small Minivet, Masinagudi
Small Minivet (Female), Masinagudi
Purple Sunbird, Masinagudi
Indian Roller
Chestnut-tailed Starling, Masinagudi
Green Bee-Eater, Thattekad
Plum-headed Parakeet, Masinagudi
Chestnut-tailed Starling, Masinagudi
Plum-headed Parakeet (female), Masinagudi
Crested Serpent Eagle, Masinagudi
Woolly-necked Stork, Masinagudi
Black-rumped Flameback / Kottayam
Greater Coucal
Rufous Treepie
Jungle Owlet
Oriental White-eye, Ooty
Tytler's Leaf Warbler, Ooty
Greenish Warbler, Ooty
Cinereous Tit, Ooty
Black-chinned Laughingthrush, Ooty
Cinereous Tit / Ooty
Black-and-Orange Flycatcher (Female) / Ooty
Indian Blackbird / Ooty
Indian Peafowl / Masinagudi
Red-vented Bulbul / Masinagudi
Jungle Bush Quail / Masinagudi
Indian Robin / Masinagudi
Jungle Bush Quail (Female) / Masinagudi
Crested Hawk Eagle / Masinagudi
Dark-fronted Babbler / Masinagudi
Crested Hawk Eagle
Malabar Trogon
Plain Prinia
Indian Yellow Tit
Blue Winged Parakeet - Female
Chestnut-Headed Bee-Eater / Periyar
Ceylon Frogmouth / Thattekad
Asian Paradise Flycatcher / Periyar
Western Reef Heron / Bekal
Oriental Magpie Robin
Asian Koel - Female
Little Egret in Flight / Bekal
Great Cormorant (left) & Little Cormorant (right)
Indian Pond Heron / Alappuzha
Cinereous Tit
Common Kingfisher
Grey-fronted Green Pigeon / early morning in Masinagudi
Painted Bush Quail / Munnar
Nilgiri Wood Pigeon, Munnar
Common Hawk Cuckoo, Munnar
Nilgiri Thrush / Munnar
Black and Orange Flycatcher / Munnar
Indian Blue Robin / Munnar
Nilgiri Pipit / Munnar
Spotted Dove / Thattekad
Oriental Darter in flight / Thattekad
Southern Hill Myna / Thattekad
Yellow-browed Bulbul / Thattekad
Malabar Parakeet / Thattekad
Flame-throated Bulbul / Thattekad
Flame-throated Bulbul / Thattekad
Malabar Woodshrike / Thattekad
Palani Laughingthrush / Pampadumshola
Pied Bushchat (female) / Pampadumshola
White-bellied Treepie / Periyar
Osprey / Periyar
Malabar Whistling Thrush / Periyar
Rose-ringed Parakeet / Kottayam
Rose-ringed Parakeet / Kottayam
Yellow-browed Bulbul / Kottayam
Dollarbird perched on electric wire / Thattekad
Crimson-backed Sunbird / Thattekad
Banded Bay Cuckoo / Thattekad
Black-naped Monarch / Thattekad
Little Spiderhunter / Thattekad
Green Imperial Pigeon / early morning in Thattekad
Flame-throated Bulbul / Thattekad
Orange Minivet / Thattekad
Banded Bay Cuckoo / Thattekad
Wire-tailed Swift / Thattekad
Blue-tailed Bee Eater / Changaram
Black-winged Stilt / Changaram
Common Sandpiper / Changaram
Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher / Munnar
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Oriental White-eye / Munnar
Nilgiri Flycatcher / Munnar
Plain Prinia / Munnar
White-bellied Sholakili / Munnar
Red-vented Bulbul / Masinagudi
Blue-faced Malkoha / Masinagudi
Rose-ringed Parakeet
Indian Peafown (female) / Masinagudi
Brahminy Starling / Masinagudi
Plum-headed Parakeet (female) / Masinagudi
Black-crowned Night Heron / Masinagudi
White-rumped Shama / Masinagudi
Grey Junglefowl
White-browed Fantail / Masinagudi
Indian Robin (female) / Masinagudi
Indian Pitta / Masinagudi
Bay-backed Shrike / Masinagudi
Grey Francolin / Masinagudi
White-cheeked Barbet with Jackfruit
Jungle Babbler
Rufous Treepie
Black-rumped Flameback
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
Malabar Grey Hornbill
Indian Oriole
Greater Coucal
Jungle Babbler
White-breasted Kingfisher
Racket-tailed Drongos
White-cheeked Barbet