Kerala, India
Kerala
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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Kerala
Materials recorded in Kerala
List of all the materials recorded in Kerala, sorted by rating.660 Videos
Loten's Sunbird (Cinnyris lotenius)
A female feeding chicks at nest.
LocalityThittamangalam, Thiruvananthapuram District, Kerala, India Abhiram R 20 September 2010 39 sec 4.5
Rufous Babbler (Turdoides subrufa)
An alerted bird on a branch, looking around.
LocalityMunnar, Idukki District, Kerala, India (ssp hyperythra) Josep del Hoyo 02 December 2009 45 sec 4.5
Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
Two birds feeding on papaya and bananas, sharing the tree with a Jungle Myna at the biginning.
LocalityThattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp tristis) Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 46 sec 4.5
Crimson-backed Sunbird (Leptocoma minima)
female arriving at nest, sticks her head out, sticks her tongue out, departs 61 seconds later - calls on arrival and on departur
LocalityThattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species) Martin Kennewell 15 December 2012 24 sec 4.5
Oriental White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
A bird feeding on nectar.
LocalityMunnar, Idukki District, Kerala, India (ssp nilgiriensis) Josep del Hoyo 02 December 2009 46 sec 4.5
Nilgiri Pipit (Anthus nilghiriensis)
A bird on a rocky area, calling and walking.
LocalityEravikulam National Park, Kerala, India (Monotypic species) Josep del Hoyo 03 December 2009 26 sec 4.5
Grey Junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii)
A male feeding next to a female, which is expelled by a second male.
LocalityThattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (Monotypic species) Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 46 sec 4.5
Kerala Laughingthrush (Strophocincla fairbanki)
A bird in a bush, calling softly and flying away.
LocalityMunnar, Idukki District, Kerala, India (ssp fairbanki) Josep del Hoyo 03 December 2009 22 sec 4.5
281 Photographs
Malabar Trogon (Harpactes fasciatus)
a male perched
LocalityThattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp malabaricus) Stefan Helming 27 January 2012 4
White-browed Wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis)
Bird perched on a cable rope
LocalityThattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India Johannes Pfleiderer 02 September 2012 4
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
A bird perched.
LocalityKochi (Cochin), Ernakulam District, Kerala, India Sunil Elias 03 March 2012 4
Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger)
Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger) perched on a float in Pookot Lake, Wayanad District, Kerala, India.
LocalityKerala, India Ryan Brookes 11 March 2009 4
Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus)
Stork foraging near a paddy feild bund.
LocalityKerala, India Ragoorao 23 September 2003 4
Little Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis)
An adult perched.
LocalityThattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp orientalis ) Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 4
Spotted Owlet (Athene brama)
2 owlets have been spotted in the village , one was sitting on palm tree instead of window frame
LocalityKovalam, Kerala, India Jacek Nalepa 22 February 2013 4
Common Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
A front view of a female.
LocalityThattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India (ssp scolopacea ) Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 4
111 Sounds
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Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)
A bird singing several times.
Locality:Munnar, Idukki District, Kerala, India Josep del Hoyo 02 December 2009 4
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Crested Serpent-eagle (Spilornis cheela)
Calls of a bird passing
Locality:Munnar, Idukki District, Kerala, India Stuart Fisher 12 February 2006 4
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Oriental White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
Calls of a group passing
Locality:Munnar, Idukki District, Kerala, India Stuart Fisher 11 February 2006 4
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Plain Flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor)
Several calls of a bird in flight.
Locality:Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 4
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Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum)
Several soft calls of a bird.
Locality:Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India Josep del Hoyo 30 November 2009 4
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House Crow (Corvus splendens)
Typical calls
Locality:Kerala, India Stuart Fisher 05 February 2006 4
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House Crow (Corvus splendens)
Several calls of a bird.
Locality:Kuttippuram, Malappuram District, Kerala, India Josep del Hoyo 07 December 2009 4
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Jerdon's Nightjar (Caprimulgus atripennis)
A bird calling in a tree (at night).
Locality:Thattekad Bird Sanctuary, Ernakulam District, Kerala, India Josep del Hoyo 01 December 2009 4
List of the species with videos, photos and sounds taken in Kerala
Species with materials recorded in Kerala
List of species with materials recorded in Kerala. Species that occur in Kerala but that do not have materials recorded there will not be included in the list.- Grebes (Podicipedidae)
- Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
- Petrels and Shearwaters (Procellariidae)
- Audubon's Shearwater (Puffinus lherminieri)
- Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- Indian Cormorant (Phalacrocorax fuscicollis)
- Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger)
- Darters (Anhingidae)
- Darter (Anhinga melanogaster)
- Herons (Ardeidae)
- Purple Heron (Ardea purpurea)
- Great White Egret (Egretta alba)
- Intermediate Egret (Egretta intermedia)
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Eastern Reef-egret (Egretta sacra)
- Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
- Indian Pond-heron (Ardeola grayii)
- Black-crowned Night-heron (Nycticorax nycticorax)
- Yellow Bittern (Ixobrychus sinensis)
- Black Bittern (Ixobrychus flavicollis)
- Storks (Ciconiidae)
- Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans)
- Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus)
- Lesser Adjutant (Leptoptilos javanicus)
- Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
- Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)
- Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
- Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- Lesser Whistling-duck (Dendrocygna javanica)
- Osprey (Pandionidae)
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- Black Baza (Aviceda leuphotes)
- Crested Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhyncus)
- Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
- Crested Serpent-eagle (Spilornis cheela)
- Western Marsh-harrier (Circus aeruginosus)
- Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus)
- Besra (Accipiter virgatus)
- Indian Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malayensis)
- Rufous-bellied Eagle (Hieraaetus kienerii)
- Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- Painted Bush-quail (Perdicula erythrorhyncha)
- Red Spurfowl (Galloperdix spadicea)
- Grey Junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii)
- Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
- Purple Swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio)
- Common Coot (Fulica atra)
- Jacanas (Jacanidae)
- Bronze-winged Jacana (Metopidius indicus)
- Plovers (Charadriidae)
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus)
- Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
- Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
- Greater Sandplover (Charadrius leschenaultii)
- Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
- Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
- Gulls (Laridae)
- Great Black-headed Gull (Larus ichthyaetus)
- Brown-headed Gull (Larus brunnicephalus)
- Terns (Sternidae)
- Whiskered Tern (Chlidonias hybridus)
- Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- Nilgiri Woodpigeon (Columba elphinstonii)
- Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis)
- Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica)
- Pompadour Green-pigeon (Treron pompadora)
- Mountain Imperial-pigeon (Ducula badia)
- Parrots (Psittacidae)
- Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
- Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala)
- Malabar Parakeet (Psittacula columboides)
- Vernal Hanging-parrot (Loriculus vernalis)
- Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- Banded Bay Cuckoo (Cacomantis sonneratii)
- Asian Drongo-cuckoo (Surniculus lugubris)
- Common Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
- Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis)
- Barn-owls (Tytonidae)
- Oriental Bay-owl (Phodilus badius)
- Typical Owls (Strigidae)
- Indian Scops-owl (Otus bakkamoena)
- Oriental Scops-owl (Otus sunia)
- Mottled Wood-owl (Strix ocellata)
- Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum)
- Spotted Owlet (Athene brama)
- Brown Hawk-owl (Ninox scutulata)
- Frogmouths (Podargidae)
- Sri Lanka Frogmouth (Batrachostomus moniliger)
- Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
- Jungle Nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus)
- Jerdon's Nightjar (Caprimulgus atripennis)
- Swifts (Apodidae)
- Indian Swiftlet (Aerodramus unicolor)
- White-rumped Spinetail (Zoonavena sylvatica)
- Little Swift (Apus affinis)
- Trogons (Trogonidae)
- Malabar Trogon (Harpactes fasciatus)
- Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis)
- White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
- Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
- Bee-eaters (Meropidae)
- Little Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis)
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus)
- Bay-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti)
- Rollers (Coraciidae)
- Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)
- Dollarbird (Eurystomus orientalis)
- Hornbills (Bucerotidae)
- Malabar Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros griseus)
- Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
- Barbets (Capitonidae)
- White-cheeked Barbet (Megalaima viridis)
- Crimson-throated Barbet (Megalaima rubricapillus)
- Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala)
- Woodpeckers (Picidae)
- Brown-capped Woodpecker (Dendrocopos moluccensis)
- White-bellied Woodpecker (Dryocopus javensis)
- Lesser Yellownape (Picus chlorolophus)
- Streak-throated Woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus)
- Common Flameback (Dinopium javanense)
- Black-rumped Flameback (Dinopium benghalense)
- Greater Flameback (Chrysocolaptes lucidus)
- Heart-spotted Woodpecker (Hemicircus canente)
- Pittas (Pittidae)
- Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura)
- Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo rustica)
- Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
- Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica)
- Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae)
- Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus)
- Long-billed Pipit (Anthus similis)
- Nilgiri Pipit (Anthus nilghiriensis)
- White-browed Wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis)
- Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
- Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
- Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae)
- Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)
- Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus)
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus picatus)
- Large Wood-shrike (Tephrodornis virgatus)
- Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
- Ruby-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus dispar)
- Flame-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus gularis)
- Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
- Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)
- Yellow-browed Bulbul (Acritillas indica)
- Square-tailed Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes ganeesa)
- Leafbirds (Chloropseidae)
- Golden-fronted Leafbird (Chloropsis aurifrons)
- Fairy-bluebirds (Irenidae)
- Asian Fairy-bluebird (Irena puella)
- Ioras (Aegithinidae)
- Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia)
- Thrushes (Turdidae)
- Indian Blackbird (Turdus simillimus)
- Orange-headed Thrush (Zoothera citrina)
- Malabar Whistling-thrush (Myophonus horsfieldii)
- Blue-capped Rock-thrush (Monticola cinclorhynchus)
- Blue Rock-thrush (Monticola solitarius)
- Indian Blue Robin (Luscinia brunnea)
- Oriental Magpie-robin (Copsychus saularis)
- Black Redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros)
- White-bellied Blue Robin (Myiomela albiventris)
- Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)
- Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher (Muscicapa muttui)
- Rusty-tailed Flycatcher (Muscicapa ruficauda)
- Little Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula westermanni)
- Black-and-orange Flycatcher (Ficedula nigrorufa)
- Asian Verditer-flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus)
- Nilgiri Flycatcher (Eumyias albicaudatus)
- White-bellied Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis pallipes)
- Blue-throated Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides)
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)
- Monarch-flycatchers (Monarchidae)
- Black-naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea)
- Asian Paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi)
- Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
- Common Tailorbird (Orthotomus sutorius)
- Grey-breasted Prinia (Prinia hodgsonii)
- Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis)
- Plain Prinia (Prinia inornata)
- Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
- Paddyfield Warbler (Acrocephalus agricola)
- Blyth's Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)
- Clamorous Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus)
- Tickell's Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus affinis)
- Green Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus nitidus)
- Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)
- Large-billed Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus magnirostris)
- Babblers (Timaliidae)
- Brown-cheeked Fulvetta (Alcippe poioicephala)
- Dark-fronted Babbler (Rhopocichla atriceps)
- Indian Scimitar-babbler (Pomatorhinus horsfieldii)
- Large Grey Babbler (Turdoides malcolmi)
- Rufous Babbler (Turdoides subrufa)
- Jungle Babbler (Turdoides striata)
- Yellow-billed Babbler (Turdoides affinis)
- Wynaad Laughingthrush (Dryonastes delesserti)
- Kerala Laughingthrush (Strophocincla fairbanki)
- Black-chinned Laughingthrush (Strophocincla cachinnans)
- Tits and Chickadees (Paridae)
- Great Tit (Parus major)
- Black-lored Tit (Parus xanthogenys)
- Nuthatches (Sittidae)
- Velvet-fronted Nuthatch (Sitta frontalis)
- Sunbirds (Nectariniidae)
- Purple-rumped Sunbird (Leptocoma zeylonica)
- Crimson-backed Sunbird (Leptocoma minima)
- Purple Sunbird (Cinnyris asiaticus)
- Loten's Sunbird (Cinnyris lotenius)
- Little Spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra)
- Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos)
- Plain Flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor)
- White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
- Oriental White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
- Orioles (Oriolidae)
- Indian Golden Oriole (Oriolus kundoo)
- Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
- Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)
- Shrikes (Laniidae)
- Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus)
- Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach)
- Drongos (Dicruridae)
- Bronzed Drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)
- Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus)
- Black Drongo (Dicrurus macrocercus)
- Woodswallows (Artamidae)
- Ashy Woodswallow (Artamus fuscus)
- Crows (Corvidae)
- Rufous Treepie (Dendrocitta vagabunda)
- White-bellied Treepie (Dendrocitta leucogastra)
- House Crow (Corvus splendens)
- Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
- Starlings (Sturnidae)
- Common Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa)
- Southern Hill Myna (Gracula indica)
- Rose-coloured Starling (Pastor roseus)
- Chestnut-tailed Starling (Sturnia malabarica)
- Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus)
- Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
- Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Weavers (Ploceidae)
- Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus)
- Streaked Weaver (Ploceus manyar)
- Waxbills (Estrildidae)
- Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava)
- White-rumped Munia (Lonchura striata)
- Tricoloured Munia (Lonchura malacca)
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