Hello! We are the big migratory birds called Rosy Pelicans. We have several names like Rosy-white Pelicans or The Great White Pelicans. We are birds found near seashores and near water bodies. Below are few interesting points about us, have a look: We are well-known for our fishing technique. We use our big gular pouch …
ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET
Hello! We are the famous parakeets of Indian Subcontinent and Africa. We are called Rose- ringed Parakeets. We are very beautiful parrots and you have many important things to know about us, have a look: Our scientific name Psittacula Krameri is named after the famous Austrian Naturalist Wilhelm Heinrich Kramer. Only males of our species have …
RING-NECKED PHEASANT
Hello! We are the Ring-necked Pheasants. We are also known as Common Pheasants. We are one of the ancient and most commonly found pheasants with a very wide range in the world. There are very interesting facts about us, have a look: We are first described by Carl Linnaeus, a famous Swedish Zoologist, in 1758. …
RHESUS MACAQUE
Hey! We are very common monkeys that you might encounter in your neighborhood if you live in India. We are Rhesus Macaques. Know more about us by reading below: Though our name comes from Mythological King Rhesus of Thrace from the Iliad, the French naturalist John Baptiste Audebert, who named us said the name doesn’t …
RED SPUR FOWL
Hey! We are shy pheasants called Red Spur fowl. In Marathi language of India, we are called as Kokatri because of our distinct and harsh sounds “ker-wick.. kerwick and karr…karr…”. Have a look at few important points about us: We are the species that were first described by French traveler Pierre Sonnerat in Madagascar in the …
RED JUNGLE FOWL
Hello! Are you wondering why a regular domesticated chicken is here? We are not regular chicken. In fact, we are the ancestors of them. We are the Red Jungle Fowls. Know about some interesting things about us down below: Humans started domesticating us from a very long time (7400 years) in Asia and the modern domesticated …
RED EARED TURTLE
Hello! We are interesting turtles and are called Red-eared Turtles or Red-eared Terrapins. Apart from our distinctive red stripe near our ear, we have some interesting things about us that you might want to know. Have a look: We are well known and mostly seen for our basking behavior. As we have cold blood, we …
RAINBOW LORIKEET
Hi! We are the colorful Rainbow Lorikeets. We are simply called Rainbow Lory. We are a well-known parrot known for our colorful plumage. Have a look at some important points about us: We are comparatively aggressive birds and are territorial birds. We chase away other lorikeets and other birds from our nesting area. We are well-known …
PURPLE HERON
Hello! We are the Majestic Purple Herons. We are distinguished by our “S” shaped neck and our big body. Have a look at some important points about us: We are big birds with powerful beaks. We can hold various kinds of fish with our bill. We stalk and hunt the prey. We have a very large …
PLUM-HEADED PARAKEET
Hello! We are the gorgeous and attractive Plum-headed Parakeets. We are the parrots found only in India. Have a look at few interesting points about us: We are first described by French Zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 in his book “Ornithologie” based on a specimen collected in India. We are one of the very impressive …