Familiar small chirping passerine closely associated with human settlements.

Bold brown bird with yellow eye patches and bill, highly vocal around lawns and markets.

Dark grey-brown myna with a tuft of feathers on the forehead and blue-black eye base.

Ubiquitous grey-necked crow found across towns, villages, and settlements.

Blue-grey domestic and feral pigeon common on building ledges, roofs, and grain markets.

Crested songbird with dark head, scaly breast pattern, and vibrant crimson undertail.

Conspicuous tall crest, red cheek patch, and cheerful whistling calls in orchards and thickets.

Vibrant lime-green parakeet with long tapering tail and loud shrieking flight calls.

Large cuckoo; glossy black male with ruby eyes, spotted brown female, famous for ringing 'ko-el' call.

Glossy jet-black bird with a distinctive deeply forked tail, often perched on wires hunting insects.

Tiny nectar feeder; breeding male gleams iridescent purple-black with decurved bill.

Tiny active olive-green warbler with rufous cap, known for stitching leaves together for nests.

Graceful dove with white-spotted black collar patch on the back of its neck.

Dainty reddish-brown dove with checkered throat necklace and musical bubbling coo.

Slender greyish-brown aerial insectivore tightly linked to fan palms and open skies.

Spectacular national bird; male boasts luminous blue neck and expansive eyed train.

Large terrestrial cuckoo with glossy black body, chestnut wings, and deep resonant 'coop' calls.

Distinctive black-and-white songbird that cocks its tail upright while delivering melodious whistling songs.

Male is black with a white shoulder stripe and chestnut undertail; female is grey-brown.

Striking yellow forest bird with jet-black hood and pink beak; clear liquid flute notes.

Canopy dweller blending into foliage; bright green with golden-orange forehead and violet-blue chin.

Small olive-yellow arboreal bird with two white wing bars, acrobatically foraging for caterpillars.

Stocky green barbet with crimson forehead and breast patch; rhythmic metallic 'tuk... tuk... tuk' call.

Large green barbet with brown head and streaked neck, yellow eye ring, and hollow resonant calls.

Cinnamon-rufous corvid with long silver-grey and black tipped tail; musical metallic call.

Gregarious brownish-grey 'seven sisters' bird foraging in noisy chattering social flocks.

Dainty bronze-green bird with black eye stripe and central tail streamers, sallying for flying bees.

Small round-headed owl with greyish-brown spots, yellow eyes, roosting in tree hollows and eaves.

Arboreal fruit specialist with grey plumage, long tail, and pointed black-and-pale casque atop its bill.

Golden-backed woodpecker with bold crimson crest, loudly whinnying as it climbs tree trunks.

Jewel-like tiny kingfisher with brilliant cobalt blue upperparts and rich rust-orange underparts.

Large kingfisher with bright turquoise wings, deep chocolate head, and stark white throat and chest.

Black-and-white crested kingfisher famed for hovering stationery above open water before plunge-diving.

Snow-white heron with slim black bill, black legs, and bright yellow feet ('golden slippers').

Compact stocky white egret with yellow bill, frequently foraging alongside grazing livestock.

Camouflaged earthy-brown heron when standing still, revealing flashing pure white wings in flight.

Tall long-legged wading bird with ash-grey plumage, white neck, and prominent black brow plume.

Slender marsh-dwelling heron with striped rufous-and-chestnut neck, skulking within reedbeds.

Chestnut-brown tree duck producing gentle whistling flight calls over marshy vegetation and lakes.

Dark slate-grey water rail with clean white face and breast, stepping nervously near canal margins.

Ground plover with red facial wattles and piercing, unmistakable 'did-he-do-it' alarm call.

Glossy dark wader with bronze wings and enormously elongated toes for walking atop floating lilies.

Compact jet-black diver often seen perching on lakeside branches with wings spread out to dry.

Plentiful medium-sized raptor with shallow forked tail, soaring effortlessly on thermal updrafts.

Striking raptor with contrasting chestnut mantle and clean white head and breast.

Small agile hawk with finely barred rufous underparts and sharp piercing yellow eyes.

Pale grey raptor with stark black shoulder patches and intense ruby-red eyes, hovering like a kestrel.

Forest raptor with rounded wings, barred tail, bushy nuchal crest, and loud ringing aerial screams.