Birds of north-east India

Mrs Hume’s pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae), male, in its roost.

Mrs Hume's pheasant, female, spotted in the forest near Pungro village in eastern Nagaland during a night trek.

The rufous-necked hornbill (Aceros nipalensis). In Arunachal Pradesh it is hunted by the tribal people for its beak and feathers.

The green cochoa (Cochoa viridis) in the Mishmi hills.

The chestnut-vented nuthatch (Sitta nagaensis).

The golden-throated barbet (Megalaima franklinii).

Blyth’s tragopan (Tragopan blythii).

Blyth’s kingfisher (Alcedo hercules).

The blood pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus).

Temminck’s tragopan (Tragopan temminckii).

The grey peacock-pheasant (Polyplectron bicalcaratum).

The Yunnan nuthatch (Sitta yunnanensis), a species endemic to south-west China. Jainy Kuriakose spotted a small flock of this bird at Walong, Arunachal Pradesh, in 2014.

The Yunnan Nuthatch.

The Yunnan nuthatch.

The Yunnan nuthatch.

The oriental bay-owl (Phodilus badius) found in the north-eastern region.

Ward’s trogon (Harpactes wardi) photographed in the Mishmi hills.

Jainy Maria Kuriakose.

The Mishmi hills, a biodiversity hotspot in Arunachal Pradesh.

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Hodgson's frogmouth (Batrachostomus hodgson), found in the Mishmi hills in Arunachal Pradesh.