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The Indian state of Karnataka has 570 bird species within its boundaries. The following list of birds is based on multiple sources and incorporates recent taxonomic revisions. Species which are considered provisional, introduced or escapees are mentioned, but are not considered in the count. The birds of some parts of Karnataka have been well ...
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).
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 ...
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%). [1] Karnataka state has 5 Tiger Reserves, 30 wildlife sanctuaries and 15 conservation reserves. Following is the list of Protected Areas (PAs) for Birds in Karnataka.
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 ...
The Indian roller is the state bird of the Indian states of Odisha, Telangana, [62] [63] and Karnataka. [64] At the height of the plume trade in the early 20th century, the Indian roller was sought for export of its colourful feathers, and was among the most widely killed bird species in India. [65]
The Banasura laughingthrush (Montecincla jerdoni) is a species of bird in the family Leiothrichidae. It is found in shola habitat in a small section of the Western Ghats in southwestern Karnataka and northern Kerala. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the black-chinned laughingthrush.
Kokkarebellur Bird Sanctuary, usually shortened by the colloquial usage to Kokrebellur is a village in Maddur taluk of Mandya district of Karnataka, India. The village is named after the painted stork ( Mycteria leucocephala ), which is called "kokkare" in the native Kannada language .