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The Indian peafowl (Pavo cristatus) is the national bird of India. [3] This list does not cover species in Indian jurisdiction areas such as Dakshin Gangotri and oceanic species are delineated by an arbitrary cutoff distance. The list does not include fossil bird species or escapees from captivity.
Hamsa is thought to refer to the bar-headed goose found in India (left) or a species of swan. [1]The haṃsa (Sanskrit: हंस haṃsa or hansa) is an aquatic migratory bird, referred to in ancient Sanskrit texts which various scholars have interpreted as being based on the goose, the swan, [2] or even the flamingo.
All Indian states and some of the union territories have their own elected government and the union territories come under the jurisdiction of the Central Government. India has its own national symbols. [2] Apart from the national symbols, the states and union territories have adopted their own seals and symbols including birds listed below.
Oriental magpie-robins were widely kept as cage birds for their singing abilities and for fighting in India in the past. [36] They continue to be sold in the pet trade in parts of Southeast Asia. Aside from being recognized as the national bird of the country, in Bangladesh, the oriental magpie-robin is common and known as the doyel or doel ...
When the "national bird" of India was under consideration, the great Indian bustard was a proposed candidate (strongly supported by the Indian ornithologist Salim Ali [46] [47]), but dropped in favour of the Indian peafowl with at least one reason being the potential for being misspelt. [48] [49]
India is home to 423 mammals, 1233 birds, 526 reptiles, 342 amphibians, 3022 fish apart from other species which form 7.6% of mammal, 14.7% of amphibian, 6% of bird, 6.2% of reptilian species worldwide. [3] [5] Among Indian species, only 12.6% of mammals and 4.5% of birds are endemic, contrasting with 45.8% of reptiles and 55.8% of amphibians. [5]
Indian peacock was designated as the national bird of India in February 1963. [ 61 ] [ 62 ] A bird indigenous to the Indian subcontinent , the peacock is a colourful bird, with males being larger than females and consisting of blue neck and a spectacular long train made up of elongated upper-tail covert feathers with colourful eyespots, which ...
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.