The Long-tailed Shrike or Rufous-backed Shrike (Lanius schach) belongs to the shrikes family Laniidae, which has many subspecies with differences in plumage. But all of them have a long narrow black tail, a black mask and forehead, rufous rump and flanks and a small white patch on the shoulder. The shrikes are found all across Asia. They have good ability to mimic sounds, especially those of cuckoos, squirrels, lapwings and puppies.
560 Painted Francolin
The Painted Francolin or Painted Partridge (Francolinus pondiceranus) is about 31 cm long medium-sized bird with brown head, barred body of grey and brown plumage throughout, and chestnut blotches on the back and the wings. It is a resident breeder in the plains and drier regions of South Asia.
559 Spotted Owlet
The Owls are a group of 200 existing birds of prey species belonging to the order Strigiformes. They have a flat face, large forward-facing eyes with a facial disc around each eye, a hawk-like beak, and ear holes. Different types of owls are of different sizes - from 15.5 cm Elf Owl to 70 cm Great Grey Owl. Owls are found on all continents except Antartica. They are solitary and nocturnal.
558 Black Kite
The Black Kite (Milvus migrant), also known as Pariah Kite, is probably world’s most abundant bird of prey. It averages 51 cm in length and looks almost black with a light brown bar on the shoulder and forked dark brown barred tail. It is a resident breeder in the temperate and tropical regions of Eurasia and Australasia. They are known for their ritualized aerial courtship displays involving loud calling, male and female interlocking talons, and tumbling or cartwheeling.
555 Clamorous Reed Warbler
The Clamorous Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus) is 18-20 cm large passerine with plain brown back, whitish underparts, flattened forehead, and pointed strong bill. It is an Old World bird found in most of Asia. The female constructs an intricate, deep, cup-shaped nest in vegetation above water and lays 3-5 eggs that she incubates. The male hardly participates in building the nest, but does help in tending the chicks.
552 Jungle Babbler
The Jungle Babbler (Turdoides striatus) is 25 cm long Old World babbler with overall brownish grey body color and yellow bill. It is a resident breeder in the Indian Subcontinent. Jungle Babblers generally move and forage in small groups of around seven birds, earning them the popular name of “seven sisters.”
550 White Wagtail
The White Wagtail (Motacilla alba) is 16-18 cm long species in the wagtail family. It has white forehead, cheeks, ear-coverts and head sides; black chin, throat, rear crown, nape and hind neck; grey upperparts, mantle and scapulars, and uppertail coverts; two white wing bars; black breast; white belly, and black bill, legs and feet. It is found breeding in much of Asia, Europe, and Africa. It derives its name “wagtail,” like all other wagtails, from its most conspicuous trait of constant tail wagging.
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