A pair of white-throated laughing thrush (Garrulax albogularis). Always in groups, always noisy, their derisive laugh greets birders and visitors to the forests in Nainital district.
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A mixed landscape in the higher altitudes at Munsiari in Pithorgarh district.
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The green magpie (Cissa chinensis).
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The Rufous-bellied woodpecker (Hypopicus hyperythrus).
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The Himalayan bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys), a songbird.
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The chestnut-bellied nuthatch (Sitta cinnamoventris).
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The mountain hawk eagle (Nisaetus nipalensis).
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The Munsiari lake.
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Sitabani river crossing. The lower- and middle-altitude forests on the fringes of the Corbett Tiger Reserve have a variety of thrushes.
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Participants of the Sitabani bird camp, one of the two camps organised by the Uttarakhand Forest Department.
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The jungle owlet (Glaucidium radiatum).
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The common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis).
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The white-capped redstart (Chaimarrornis leucocephalus).
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The brown-fronted woodpecker (Dendrocopos auriceps) at Maheshkhan.
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The crested serpent eagle (Spilornis cheela). This raptor's triple shriek from the canopy can give it away.
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The great hill barbet (Megalaima virens), a resident of the lower- and middle-altitudes.
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The yellow wagtail (Motacilla flava).
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The Himalayan black-lored tit (Parus xanthogenys).
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