Dr. Bishan Monnappa

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On Colour Nine

The Indian pitta (Pitta brachyura) is a passerine bird native to the Indian subcontinent. It inhabits scrub jungle, deciduous and dense evergreen forest. It...

Holi-stic Approach

Happy Holi to all my dear friends Malabar Woodshrike (Tephrodornis sylvicola). Endemic to Western Ghats. Tephrodornis : Greek word tephrodes – like ashes, ash-coloured; ornis – bird....Sylvicola...

Painted Different

The greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis) is a species of wader found in a variety of wetland habitats, including swamps and the edges of larger...

Gloss-airy

The glossy ibis (Plegadis falcinellus) is a water bird of spoonbill family. The scientific name derives from Ancient Greek plegados and Latin, falcis, both...

Gather and Relish

The scaly-breasted munia or spotted munia (Lonchura punctulata), known in the pet trade as nutmeg mannikin or spice finch, is a finch native to...

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