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A disjunct population of L. s. svecica also breeds at high altitudes in the northern Carpathian Mountains in the Czech Republic, altitudinally and ecologically separated from L. s. cyanecula at low levels in the same area; these birds migrate to India in winter like other L. s. svecica, not to Africa as L. s. cyanecula. [6] [8]
Parvati Arga Bird Sanctuary is in the Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests ecoregion. [3] The avian population of the bird sanctuary is a mix of about 35 species of resident as well as migratory birds. The birds migrate across Himalayas from Tibet, China, Europe and Siberia during winters. Some of these birds fly over 5000 km and above ...
This is a list of the bird species of India and includes extant and recently extinct species recorded within the political limits of the Republic of India as defined by the Indian government. There have been 1377 species recorded as of 2023, [ 1 ] of which 81 are endemic to the country.
[34] [35] However most bird migration is in the range of 150 to 600 m (490–2,000 ft). Bird strike Aviation records from the United States show most collisions occur below 600 m (2,000 ft) and almost none above 1,800 m (5,900 ft). [36] Bird migration is not limited to birds that can fly. Most species of penguin (Spheniscidae) migrate by ...
Among approximately 1,800 migratory bird species out of total 10,000 species of birds in the world, nearly 370 species migrate to India due to seasonal changes, including 175 long-distance migration species that use the Central Asian Flyway route, [3] [4] and among those some of these migratory birds species have been sighted nesting here during the winter, [5] [6] many of which are endangered ...
Among approximately 1,800 migratory bird species out of total approximately 9,000-10,000 species of birds in the world, nearly three thousand species migrate to India due to seasonal changes, including 175 long-distance migration species that use the Central Asian Flyway route which also include Amur falcons, Egyptian vultures, plovers, ducks ...
The Indian pitta (Pitta brachyura) is a passerine bird native to the Indian subcontinent.It inhabits scrub jungle, deciduous and dense evergreen forest.It breeds in the forests of the Himalayas, hills of central and western India, and migrates to other parts of the peninsula in winter.
The black baza (Aviceda leuphotes) is a small bird of prey found in the forests of Northeast India, the eastern Himalayas, China and Southeast Asia. Many populations are migratory, including those in the Indian region, which winter in the south of the Peninsula and Sri Lanka. Black bazas have short, stout legs and feet with strong talons, and a ...