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Eagret, pained stork, openbill stork ನ ಸಮೂಹದ ಆಕ್ಟಿವಿಟಿ.
Median egret Mesophoyx intermedia RM village hen 80 CM. Pure white. Field Characters : Pure white. Difficult to distinguist from the slightly bigger large egret expt in breeding plumage, when filamentous plumes occur on back as well as breast.
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Brahminy kite Haliastur indus R kite (left)48 cm. Bright rusty red above white elsewhere, immature chocolate brown. Tail rounded. Sea coast and inland waters.
House crow Corvus splendens R Pigeon (right)
43 cm. Grey neck and smaller size separates it from the Jungle Crow. Human habitations. towns and cities.
Great stone plover Esacus recurvirostris R village hen51 cm. Stout black and yellow upturned bill and enormous yellow 'goggle' eyes diagnostic. Rocky river beds and seacoasts.
Purple Heron Ardea purpurea RM Vulture 97 cm. Standing 70 cm. Bluish grey above. appears bright purple in direct sunlight. Jheels, reedy lakes and rivers.

Painted stork Mycteria leucocephala RM Vulture 93 CM. The only white stork with delicate rose pink on shoulders and wing large marshes.

Asian Openbill stork Anastomus oscitans R duck 81 cm. Standing 68 cm. Reddish black bill with arching mandibles with gap in between, diagnostic. lakes and marshes.
Black crowned Night heron Nycticorax nycticorax R village hen.58 cm. Grey and black stocky bird with black crest. Crepuscular. The loud raucous kwaark call distinctive. Inland waters, estuaries, costal lagoons and backwaters.


























