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Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary Himalayan wildlife G. SHAHEED Photographs By Shefiq Basheer Ahammed The Himalayan monal (Lophophorous impejanus). 1/27 The monal in flight. 2/27 Mountain bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii). 3/27 Maroon oriole (Oriolus traillii). 4/27 Wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus). 5/27 Chestnut-bellied rock thrush (Monticola rufiventris). 6/27 Red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha). 7/27 Long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae). 8/27 White-throated fantail (Rhipidura albicollis). 9/27 Plumbeous water redstart (Rhyacornis fuliginosa), male. 10/27 Khalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos). 11/27 Asian paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi). 12/27 Blue-throated barbet (Megalaima asiatica). 13/27 Ultramarine flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris). 14/27 White-capped redstart (Chaimarrornis leucocephalus). 15/27 Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius). 16/27 Alpine accentor (Prunella collaris). 17/27 Great barbet (Megalaima virens). The freeze shot shows its dropping. 18/27 Brown dipper (Cinclus pallasii), juvenile. 19/27 Rufous-vented yuhina (Yuhina occipitalis). 20/27 Russet sparrow (Passer rutilans). 21/27 Long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus). 22/27 The Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus). It inhabits rocky and precipitous terrains as well as frozen cliffs. 23/27 The Himalayan tahr. 24/27 The tahr amidst rocks and rhododenrons. 25/27 A regal setting for the tahr herd. 26/27 The wildlife photographer Shefiq Basheer Ahammed. 27/27 This article is closed for comments.Please Email the Editor
The Himalayan monal (Lophophorous impejanus). 1/27 The monal in flight. 2/27 Mountain bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii). 3/27 Maroon oriole (Oriolus traillii). 4/27 Wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus). 5/27 Chestnut-bellied rock thrush (Monticola rufiventris). 6/27 Red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha). 7/27 Long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae). 8/27 White-throated fantail (Rhipidura albicollis). 9/27 Plumbeous water redstart (Rhyacornis fuliginosa), male. 10/27 Khalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos). 11/27 Asian paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi). 12/27 Blue-throated barbet (Megalaima asiatica). 13/27 Ultramarine flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris). 14/27 White-capped redstart (Chaimarrornis leucocephalus). 15/27 Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius). 16/27 Alpine accentor (Prunella collaris). 17/27 Great barbet (Megalaima virens). The freeze shot shows its dropping. 18/27 Brown dipper (Cinclus pallasii), juvenile. 19/27 Rufous-vented yuhina (Yuhina occipitalis). 20/27 Russet sparrow (Passer rutilans). 21/27 Long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus). 22/27 The Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus). It inhabits rocky and precipitous terrains as well as frozen cliffs. 23/27 The Himalayan tahr. 24/27 The tahr amidst rocks and rhododenrons. 25/27 A regal setting for the tahr herd. 26/27 The wildlife photographer Shefiq Basheer Ahammed. 27/27
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