Avifauna of Arki Hills, Solan (Himachal Pradesh), India - Indian Birds
Avifauna of Arki Hills, Solan (Himachal Pradesh), India - Indian Birds
Avifauna of Arki Hills, Solan (Himachal Pradesh), India - Indian Birds
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Residential status and relative abundance<strong>of</strong> birds <strong>of</strong> <strong>Arki</strong> <strong>Hills</strong>5%15%1%5%1%49%Fig. 2. Feeding habits <strong>of</strong> the birds <strong>of</strong> <strong>Arki</strong> <strong>Hills</strong>,<strong>Solan</strong> (<strong>Himachal</strong> <strong>Pradesh</strong>)IFrOMGRSCAqAVgMCR164<strong>India</strong>n <strong>Birds</strong> Vol. 5 No. 6 (Publ. 6th May 2010)
Thakur et al.: <strong>Avifauna</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Arki</strong> <strong>Hills</strong>Table 1. Systematic List <strong>of</strong> <strong>Birds</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Arki</strong> <strong>Hills</strong>, <strong>Solan</strong> (<strong>Himachal</strong> <strong>Pradesh</strong>)List <strong>of</strong> <strong>Birds</strong> Residential Status Relative Abundance Feeding HabitsCattle Egret Bubulcus ibis SV UC AqABlack Kite Milvus migrans SV VC OMEgyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus * EN R/LM C SC<strong>India</strong>n White-backed Vulture Gyps bengalensis *CR R/LM Ra SCHimalayan Griffon G. himalayensis R/LM C SCRed-headed Vulture Sarcogyps calvus * CR R/LM UC SCBlack Francolin Francolinus francolinus R VC VgM & IRed Junglefowl Gallus gallus R/LM C GRKaleej Pheasant Lophura leucomelanos R C GR<strong>India</strong>n Peafowl Pavo cristatus R/LM UC OMRed-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus R/SV C IBlue Rock Pigeon Columba livia R/LM VC GROriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis R/LM VC GRSpotted Dove S. chinensis R/LM VC GRWedge-tailed Green-Pigeon Treron sphenura R/LM C FRAlexandrine Parakeet Psittacula eupatria R/LM C FRRose-ringed Parakeet P. krameri R/SV VC FRSlaty-headed Parakeet P. himalayana R/SV VC FRPlum-headed Parakeet P. cyanocephala R/SV VC FRBrainfever Bird Hierococcyx varius SV C ICommon Cuckoo Cuculus canorus SV VC IAsian Koel Eudynamys scolopacea SV C FRSpotted Owlet Athene brama R C I, CRWhite-throated Needletail-Swift Hirundapus caudacutus SV Ra IWhite-breasted Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis R/LM C AqACommon Hoopoe Upupa epops R/LM VC IGreat Barbet Megalaima virens R/LM VC FR, IBlue-throated Barbet M. asiatica R/LM C FRBrown-fronted Pied Woodpecker Dendrocopos auriceps R C IFulvous-breasted Pied Woodpecker D. macei R/LM C IRed-rumped Swallow Hirundo daurica SV C IAsian House-Martin Delichon dasypus R/LM C IGrey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea R/LM VC IHimalayan Bulbul Pycnonotus leucogenys R/LM VC FRRed-vented Bulbul P. cafer R/LM C FRBlack Bulbul Hypsipetes leucocephalus R/LM C FRRufous-backed Shrike Lanius schach R/SV C CRChestnut-bellied Rock-Thrush Monticola rufiventris R/LM UC IBlue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus R/LM VC AqAGrey-winged Blackbird Turdus boulboul WV UC IDark-throated Thrush T. ruficollis WV C IOriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis SV C IBlack Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros WV VC I<strong>India</strong>n <strong>Birds</strong> Vol. 5 No. 6 (Publ. 6th May 2010) 165
Thakur et al.: <strong>Avifauna</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Arki</strong> <strong>Hills</strong>Table 1. Systematic List <strong>of</strong> <strong>Birds</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Arki</strong> <strong>Hills</strong>, <strong>Solan</strong> (<strong>Himachal</strong> <strong>Pradesh</strong>)List <strong>of</strong> <strong>Birds</strong> Residential Status Relative Abundance Feeding HabitsWhite-capped Redstart Chaimarrornis leucocephalus R/LM C IPlumbeous Redstart Rhyacornis fuliginosus R/LM C ISpotted Forktail Enicurus maculatus R/LM UC AqACommon Stonechat Saxicola torquata R/SV C IPied Bushchat S. caprata SV UC IGrey Bushchat S. ferrea R/LM VC IStreaked Laughingthrush Garrulax lineatus R/LM C IVariegated Laughingthrush G. variegatus R/WV UC I, FRBlack-chinned Babbler Stachyris pyrrhops R/SV C IJungle Babbler Turdoides striatus SV C IBar-throated Minla Minla strigula R/LM C IRufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata R/LM C IBrown Prinia Prinia crinigera R/LM C IBrown-flanked Bush-Warbler Cettia fortipes R/LM UC ILemon-rumped Warbler Phylloscopus chloronotus R/LM C IUltramarine Flycatcher Ficedula superciliaris SV C IVerditer Flycatcher Eumyias thalassina SV C IGrey-headed Flycatcher Culicicapa ceylonensis R/LM VC IAsian Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone paradisi SV C IYellow-bellied Fantail-Flycatcher Rhipidura hypoxantha WV C IWhite-throated Fantail-Flycatcher R. albicollis SV C IRed-headed Tit Aegithalos concinnus R/LM VC ISpot-winged Crested Tit Parus melanolophus WV UC IGreat Tit P. major R/LM VC IGreen-backed Tit P. monticolus R/LM C IWallcreeper Tichodroma muraria WV C IBar-tailed Tree-Creeper Certhia himalayana R/LM C IOriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus SV C OMRock Bunting Emberiza cia R/LM VC GRCommon Rosefinch Carpodacus erythrinus WV C GRHouse Sparrow Passer domesticus R/LM VC GRCinnamon Tree Sparrow P. rutilans R/SV C GRCommon Myna Acridotheres tristis R VC OMJungle Myna A. fuscus SV C OM<strong>India</strong>n Golden Oriole Oriolus kundoo SV C FRBlack Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus R/LM VC IEurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius R/WV C OMBlack-headed Jay G. lanceolatus R/WV C OMRed-billed Blue Magpie Urocissa erythrorhyncha R/LM VC OMGrey Treepie Dendrocitta formosae R/LM VC OMHouse Crow Corvus splendens R/LM C OMJungle Crow C. macrorhynchos R/LM VC OM166<strong>India</strong>n <strong>Birds</strong> Vol. 5 No. 6 (Publ. 6th May 2010)
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