Himalayan wildlife
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The Himalayan monal (Lophophorous impejanus). ▲
The monal in flight. ▲
Mountain bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii). ▲
Maroon oriole (Oriolus traillii). ▲
Wedge-tailed green pigeon (Treron sphenurus). ▲
Chestnut-bellied rock thrush (Monticola rufiventris). ▲
Red-billed blue magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha). ▲
Long-tailed broadbill (Psarisomus dalhousiae). ▲
White-throated fantail (Rhipidura albicollis). ▲
Plumbeous water redstart (Rhyacornis fuliginosa), male. ▲
Khalij pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos). ▲
Asian paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi). ▲
Blue-throated barbet (Megalaima asiatica). ▲
Ultramarine flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris). ▲
White-capped redstart (Chaimarrornis leucocephalus). ▲
Eurasian jay (Garrulus glandarius). ▲
Alpine accentor (Prunella collaris). ▲
Great barbet (Megalaima virens). The freeze shot shows its dropping. ▲
Brown dipper (Cinclus pallasii), juvenile. ▲
Rufous-vented yuhina (Yuhina occipitalis). ▲
Russet sparrow (Passer rutilans). ▲
Long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus). ▲
The Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus). It inhabits rocky and precipitous terrains as well as frozen cliffs. ▲
The Himalayan tahr. ▲
The tahr amidst rocks and rhododenrons. ▲
A regal setting for the tahr herd. ▲
The wildlife photographer Shefiq Basheer Ahammed. ▲
