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Showing posts with label Vietnam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vietnam. Show all posts

Monday, December 3, 2012

black headed ibis in nepal

The Black-headed Ibis are found in southeast asian countries like India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka and up to Japan. It lives in wetlands, where it feeds on various fish, frogs and other water creatures. Both gender look similar in size and appearance but juveniles have whiter necks and a black bill. They generally produce loud booming calls and low grunting. The breeding season of the black-headed ibis is determined by the monsoons, and it will often begin pairing up after the rains are over. Male black-headed ibises perform display flights and show off their ornamental plumes. It builds a stick nest in a tree and lays 2–4 eggs. They are found in koshi tappu of Nepal.

Common Name: seto sanwari, Oriental White Ibis, Black-headed Ibis
Scientific Name: Threskiornis melanocephalus
Weight: up to 1.5 kg kilograms
Color: white-plumaged, with some greyer areas on the wings, neck and legs are black
Length: 75 cm

Monday, November 26, 2012

Chestnut tailed Starling in Nepal


The Chestnut-tailed Starling is found in the South Asian countries only and seen in Chitwan National Park, Narayani of Nepal. These birds are seen in the countries Nepal, Bhutan, India, Bangladesh, Southern China, Taiwan, Burma, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam , Cambodia and north-western Burma. These birds are found in the woods and cultivation area too and live in a hole as their nest at higher levels of trees. The female bird lays 3-5 eggs at time as a breeding process. They feed themselves on fruit, nectar and insects.

Common Name: pauwai sarau, Myna
Scientific Name: Sturnia malabarica
Weight: 40 gms
Color: Basically they have grey head but different body color in its subfamilies
Length: 20 cm
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Image Source : Wikipedia
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