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