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The birds of some parts of Karnataka have been well studied. Uttara Kannada (known as North Kanara) district was surveyed by James Davidson [1] for five years between 1888 and 1896 (341 species) while parts of this district along with several sites in Belgavi district were covered for three months by Walter Norman Koelz in 1938 (232 species). [2]
The following is a list of birds found in and around Bengaluru in Karnataka, India.The Nandi Hills, Bannerghatta forest ranges and the Kaveri valley/Sangam area are included in addition to the Bengaluru city limits roughly extending 40 kilometres around the city centre (General Post Office).
Bar-headed Geese in Magadi lake. Karnataka is a state in India with rich archaeological and ecological heritage. The total geographical area of Karnataka is 191,976 square kilometres (74,122 sq mi) of which forest area is 37,550 square kilometres (14,500 sq mi) (19.58%).
Mammals include elephant, tiger, slender loris, Nilgiri marten and bonnet macaque. Around 230 species of birds have been observed. [3] Bird species include great pied hornbill, Malabar trogon and Nilgiri blackbird. Ranibennur Blackbuck Sanctuary is in Haveri district and is spread over 119.00 square kilometres (45.95 sq mi). Eucalyptus is the ...
List of Indian state birds (Union territories) Union territory Common name [3] Binomial name [4] Image IUCN category [5] Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Andaman wood pigeon: Columba palumboides: Near Threatened: Chandigarh: Indian grey hornbill: Ocyceros birostris: Least Concern: Delhi: House Sparrow: Passer domesticus: Jammu and Kashmir: Kalij ...
Daniels.R.J.R.Bird Community of Uttara Kannada, 1989 This list probably has observations by the author + observations made by others over the last one & a half centuries. 1. Orthotomus atrogularis (Temminck, 1836) Black-necked Tailorbird (1540) (Extralimital, NE species) 2. Pericrocotus roseus (Vieillot, 1818) Rosy Minivet (1089)
The greater coucal is a large bird which takes a wide range of insects, caterpillars, snails and small vertebrates such as the saw-scaled vipers. [10] They are also known to eat bird eggs, nestlings, fruits and seeds. In Tamil Nadu they were found to feed predominantly on snails Helix vittata.
In this list of birds by common name 11,278 extant and recently extinct (since 1500) bird species are recognised. [1] Species marked with a "†" are extinct.