The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India
The Nilgiris District
Localities
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List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in The Nilgiris District
Materials recorded in The Nilgiris District
List of all the materials recorded in The Nilgiris District, sorted by rating.86 Videos
Puff-throated Babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps)
A bird calling on a branch.
LocalityMasinagudi-Ooty Road, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp olivaceum) Josep del Hoyo 10 December 2009 40 sec 4.9
Black-chinned Laughingthrush (Strophocincla cachinnans)
feeding around rubbish bins in car park
LocalityDoddabetta Mountain, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp cachinnans) Martin Kennewell 22 December 2012 29 sec 4.7
Black-and-orange Flycatcher (Ficedula nigrorufa)
female in undergrowth, calling
LocalityDoddabetta Mountain, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species) Martin Kennewell 22 December 2012 32 sec 4.6
Kashmir Flycatcher (Ficedula subrubra)
male in bush
LocalityGovernment Botanical Gardens , Ooty, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species) Martin Kennewell 22 December 2012 40 sec 4.6
Indian Blue Robin (Luscinia brunnea)
Open and close-up views of a male perched and calling.
LocalityOoty, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp brunnea) Josep del Hoyo 08 December 2009 38 sec 4.5
Lesser Yellownape (Picus chlorolophus)
A female calling in a tree.
LocalityMasinagudi-Ooty Road, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp chlorigaster) Josep del Hoyo 10 December 2009 36 sec 4.5
Black-chinned Laughingthrush (Strophocincla cachinnans)
feeding around the rubbish bins in the car park to the mountain
LocalityDoddabetta Mountain, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp cachinnans) Martin Kennewell 22 December 2012 35 sec 4.5
Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus)
Two adults moving around a cow.
LocalityMasinagudi-Ooty Road, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp mahrattensis) Josep del Hoyo 10 December 2009 21 sec 4.4
892 Photographs
Streak-throated Woodpecker (Picus xanthopygaeus)
A female bird
LocalityMasinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species) vasanthan.p.j 14 April 2010 4.7
Jungle Bush-quail (Perdicula asiatica)
A female bird
LocalityAnaikutty, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp vidali) vasanthan.p.j 27 October 2011 4.6
Brown-capped Woodpecker (Dendrocopos moluccensis)
A female at her nesting hole
LocalityMasinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp cinereigula) vasanthan.p.j 06 March 2010 4.5
Jungle Bush-quail (Perdicula asiatica)
A female
LocalityAnaikutty, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp vidali) vasanthan.p.j 27 October 2011 4.5
Crimson-backed Sunbird (Leptocoma minima)
Lateral view of a bird perched
LocalityMasinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species) vasanthan.p.j 22 January 2010 4.5
Indian White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis)
A close up of an adult bird
LocalityAnaikutty, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species) vasanthan.p.j 20 April 2010 4.4
Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala)
A male bird
LocalityMasinagudi, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species) vasanthan.p.j 28 January 2012 4.4
Little Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis)
A couple perched
LocalityThe Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India (ssp orientalis) vasanthan.p.j 09 January 2010 4.4
12 Sounds
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Nilgiri Blue Robin (Myiomela major)
A bird singing.
Locality:Ooty, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India Josep del Hoyo 08 December 2009 4.5
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Black-chinned Laughingthrush (Strophocincla cachinnans)
A bird calling.
Locality:Ooty, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India Josep del Hoyo 08 December 2009 4.3
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Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)
A short song of a bird.
Locality:Ooty, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India Josep del Hoyo 08 December 2009 4
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Malabar Whistling-thrush (Myophonus horsfieldii)
A bird calling during one minute.
Locality:Masinagudi-Ooty Road, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India Josep del Hoyo 10 December 2009 4
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Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
A short song of a bird.
Locality:Masinagudi-Ooty Road, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India Josep del Hoyo 10 December 2009 4
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Lesser Yellownape (Picus chlorolophus)
A female calling.
Locality:Masinagudi-Ooty Road, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India Josep del Hoyo 10 December 2009 4
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Large-billed Crow (Corvus macrorhynchos)
A group of birds calling.
Locality:Ooty, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India Josep del Hoyo 08 December 2009 4
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Indian Scimitar-babbler (Pomatorhinus horsfieldii)
A bird singing.
Locality:Masinagudi-Ooty Road, The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu, India Josep del Hoyo 10 December 2009 4
List of the species with videos, photos and sounds taken in The Nilgiris District
Species with materials recorded in The Nilgiris District
List of species with materials recorded in The Nilgiris District. Species that occur in The Nilgiris District but that do not have materials recorded there will not be included in the list.- Grebes (Podicipedidae)
- Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis)
- Cormorants (Phalacrocoracidae)
- Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
- Little Cormorant (Phalacrocorax niger)
- Darters (Anhingidae)
- Darter (Anhinga melanogaster)
- Herons (Ardeidae)
- Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
- Great White Egret (Egretta alba)
- Little Egret (Egretta garzetta)
- Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis)
- Indian Pond-heron (Ardeola grayii)
- Storks (Ciconiidae)
- Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala)
- Black Stork (Ciconia nigra)
- Woolly-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus)
- Ibises and Spoonbills (Threskiornithidae)
- Black-headed Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus)
- Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
- Spot-billed Duck (Anas poecilorhyncha)
- Osprey (Pandionidae)
- Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
- Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- Crested Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhyncus)
- Common Black-shouldered Kite (Elanus caeruleus)
- Black Kite (Milvus migrans)
- Brahminy Kite (Haliastur indus)
- Grey-headed Fishing-eagle (Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus)
- Indian White-backed Vulture (Gyps bengalensis)
- Long-billed Vulture (Gyps indicus)
- Red-headed Vulture (Sarcogyps calvus)
- Crested Serpent-eagle (Spilornis cheela)
- Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus)
- Shikra (Accipiter badius)
- Besra (Accipiter virgatus)
- Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus)
- White-eyed Buzzard (Butastur teesa)
- Eurasian Buzzard (Buteo buteo)
- Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina)
- Indian Black Eagle (Ictinaetus malayensis)
- Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga)
- Tawny Eagle (Aquila rapax)
- Bonelli's Eagle (Hieraaetus fasciatus)
- Changeable Hawk-eagle (Spizaetus cirrhatus)
- Falcons and Caracaras (Falconidae)
- Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
- Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- Grey Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus)
- Jungle Bush-quail (Perdicula asiatica)
- Painted Bush-quail (Perdicula erythrorhyncha)
- Red Spurfowl (Galloperdix spadicea)
- Grey Junglefowl (Gallus sonneratii)
- Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus)
- Buttonquails (Turnicidae)
- Barred Buttonquail (Turnix suscitator)
- Rails, Gallinules and Coots (Rallidae)
- White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus)
- Common Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus)
- Common Coot (Fulica atra)
- Thick-knees (Burhinidae)
- Stone-curlew (Burhinus oedicnemus)
- Plovers (Charadriidae)
- Yellow-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus malabaricus)
- Red-wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus)
- Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius)
- Snipes, Sandpipers and Phalaropes (Scolopacidae)
- Common Snipe (Gallinago gallinago)
- Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
- Green Sandpiper (Tringa ochropus)
- Wood Sandpiper (Tringa glareola)
- Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos)
- Sandgrouse (Pteroclidae)
- Painted Sandgrouse (Pterocles indicus)
- Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- Rock Dove (Columba livia)
- Nilgiri Woodpigeon (Columba elphinstonii)
- Eurasian Collared-dove (Streptopelia decaocto)
- Spotted Dove (Streptopelia chinensis)
- Laughing Dove (Streptopelia senegalensis)
- Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica)
- Pompadour Green-pigeon (Treron pompadora)
- Yellow-footed Green-pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera)
- Parrots (Psittacidae)
- Rose-ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri)
- Plum-headed Parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala)
- Malabar Parakeet (Psittacula columboides)
- Vernal Hanging-parrot (Loriculus vernalis)
- Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- Jacobin Cuckoo (Clamator jacobinus)
- Common Hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus varius)
- Common Cuckoo (Cuculus canorus)
- Plaintive Cuckoo (Cacomantis merulinus)
- Common Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
- Blue-faced Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus viridirostris)
- Sirkeer Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii)
- Greater Coucal (Centropus sinensis)
- Typical Owls (Strigidae)
- Rock Eagle-owl (Bubo bengalensis)
- Brown Fish-owl (Ketupa zeylonensis)
- Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum)
- Spotted Owlet (Athene brama)
- Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)
- Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)
- Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus)
- Swifts (Apodidae)
- Little Swift (Apus affinis)
- Treeswifts (Hemiprocnidae)
- Crested Treeswift (Hemiprocne coronata)
- Trogons (Trogonidae)
- Malabar Trogon (Harpactes fasciatus)
- Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- Stork-billed Kingfisher (Pelargopsis capensis)
- White-throated Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrnensis)
- Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
- Pied Kingfisher (Ceryle rudis)
- Bee-eaters (Meropidae)
- Blue-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)
- Little Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis)
- Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus)
- Bay-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti)
- Rollers (Coraciidae)
- Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)
- Hoopoe (Upupidae)
- Hoopoe (Upupa epops)
- Hornbills (Bucerotidae)
- Malabar Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros griseus)
- Indian Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros birostris)
- Indian Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus)
- Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
- Barbets (Capitonidae)
- Brown-headed Barbet (Megalaima zeylanica)
- White-cheeked Barbet (Megalaima viridis)
- Crimson-throated Barbet (Megalaima rubricapillus)
- Coppersmith Barbet (Megalaima haemacephala)
- Woodpeckers (Picidae)
- Eurasian Wryneck (Jynx torquilla)
- Brown-capped Woodpecker (Dendrocopos moluccensis)
- Yellow-crowned Woodpecker (Dendrocopos mahrattensis)
- Rufous Woodpecker (Celeus brachyurus)
- 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)
- White-naped Woodpecker (Chrysocolaptes festivus)
- Heart-spotted Woodpecker (Hemicircus canente)
- Pittas (Pittidae)
- Indian Pitta (Pitta brachyura)
- Larks (Alaudidae)
- Jerdon's Bushlark (Mirafra affinis)
- Malabar Lark (Galerida malabarica)
- Swallows and Martins (Hirundinidae)
- Pacific Swallow (Hirundo tahitica)
- Wire-tailed Swallow (Hirundo smithii)
- Dusky Crag Martin (Ptyonoprogne concolor)
- Red-rumped Swallow (Cecropis daurica)
- Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae)
- Paddyfield Pipit (Anthus rufulus)
- Nilgiri Pipit (Anthus nilghiriensis)
- Olive-backed Pipit (Anthus hodgsoni)
- Forest Wagtail (Dendronanthus indicus)
- White Wagtail (Motacilla alba)
- White-browed Wagtail (Motacilla maderaspatensis)
- Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
- Grey Wagtail (Motacilla cinerea)
- Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae)
- Large Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina macei)
- Black-headed Cuckoo-shrike (Coracina melanoptera)
- Small Minivet (Pericrocotus cinnamomeus)
- White-bellied Minivet (Pericrocotus erythropygius)
- Scarlet Minivet (Pericrocotus flammeus)
- Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrike (Hemipus picatus)
- Large Wood-shrike (Tephrodornis virgatus)
- Common Wood-shrike (Tephrodornis pondicerianus)
- Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
- Grey-headed Bulbul (Pycnonotus priocephalus)
- Flame-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus gularis)
- Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus)
- Red-vented Bulbul (Pycnonotus cafer)
- Yellow-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus xantholaemus)
- White-browed Bulbul (Pycnonotus luteolus)
- Yellow-browed Bulbul (Acritillas indica)
- Square-tailed Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes ganeesa)
- Leafbirds (Chloropseidae)
- Jerdon's Leafbird (Chloropsis jerdoni)
- 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)
- Common Scaly Thrush (Zoothera dauma)
- 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)
- White-rumped Shama (Copsychus malabaricus)
- Indian Robin (Saxicoloides fulicatus)
- Nilgiri Blue Robin (Myiomela major)
- Pied Bushchat (Saxicola caprata)
- Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
- Dark-sided Flycatcher (Muscicapa sibirica)
- Asian Brown Flycatcher (Muscicapa dauurica)
- Brown-breasted Flycatcher (Muscicapa muttui)
- Rusty-tailed Flycatcher (Muscicapa ruficauda)
- Kashmir Flycatcher (Ficedula subrubra)
- Black-and-orange Flycatcher (Ficedula nigrorufa)
- Asian Verditer-flycatcher (Eumyias thalassinus)
- Nilgiri Flycatcher (Eumyias albicaudatus)
- White-bellied Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis pallipes)
- Tickell's Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis tickelliae)
- Blue-throated Blue-flycatcher (Cyornis rubeculoides)
- Grey-headed Canary-flycatcher (Culicicapa ceylonensis)
- Fantails (Rhipiduridae)
- White-browed Fantail (Rhipidura aureola)
- White-spotted Fantail (Rhipidura albogularis)
- White-throated Fantail (Rhipidura albicollis)
- 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)
- Jungle Prinia (Prinia sylvatica)
- Ashy Prinia (Prinia socialis)
- Plain Prinia (Prinia inornata)
- Zitting Cisticola (Cisticola juncidis)
- Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
- Blyth's Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus dumetorum)
- Clamorous Reed-warbler (Acrocephalus stentoreus)
- Booted Warbler (Hippolais caligata)
- Sykes's Warbler (Hippolais rama)
- Tickell's Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus affinis)
- Greenish Warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides)
- Tytler's Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus tytleri)
- Hume's Whitethroat (Sylvia althaea)
- Babblers (Timaliidae)
- Yellow-eyed Babbler (Chrysomma sinense)
- Brown-cheeked Fulvetta (Alcippe poioicephala)
- Dark-fronted Babbler (Rhopocichla atriceps)
- Tawny-bellied Babbler (Dumetia hyperythra)
- Indian Scimitar-babbler (Pomatorhinus horsfieldii)
- Puff-throated Babbler (Pellorneum ruficeps)
- Rufous Babbler (Turdoides subrufa)
- Jungle Babbler (Turdoides striata)
- Yellow-billed Babbler (Turdoides affinis)
- Black-chinned Laughingthrush (Strophocincla cachinnans)
- Tits and Chickadees (Paridae)
- Great Tit (Parus major)
- Black-lored Tit (Parus xanthogenys)
- Nuthatches (Sittidae)
- Indian Nuthatch (Sitta castanea)
- 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)
- Flowerpeckers (Dicaeidae)
- Thick-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum agile)
- Pale-billed Flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos)
- Plain Flowerpecker (Dicaeum concolor)
- White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
- Oriental White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
- Orioles (Oriolidae)
- Eurasian Golden Oriole (Oriolus oriolus)
- Indian Golden Oriole (Oriolus kundoo)
- Black-naped Oriole (Oriolus chinensis)
- Black-hooded Oriole (Oriolus xanthornus)
- Shrikes (Laniidae)
- Brown Shrike (Lanius cristatus)
- Bay-backed Shrike (Lanius vittatus)
- Long-tailed Shrike (Lanius schach)
- Drongos (Dicruridae)
- Bronzed Drongo (Dicrurus aeneus)
- Greater Racket-tailed Drongo (Dicrurus paradiseus)
- Ashy Drongo (Dicrurus leucophaeus)
- White-bellied Drongo (Dicrurus caerulescens)
- 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)
- Southern Hill Myna (Gracula indica)
- Rose-coloured Starling (Pastor roseus)
- Chestnut-tailed Starling (Sturnia malabarica)
- Brahminy Starling (Sturnia pagodarum)
- Jungle Myna (Acridotheres fuscus)
- Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
- Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
- House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
- Chestnut-shouldered Bush-sparrow (Gymnoris xanthocollis)
- Yellow-throated Bush-sparrow (Gymnoris superciliaris)
- Weavers (Ploceidae)
- Baya Weaver (Ploceus philippinus)
- Waxbills (Estrildidae)
- Red Avadavat (Amandava amandava)
- Indian Silverbill (Euodice malabarica)
- Scaly-breasted Munia (Lonchura punctulata)
- Black-throated Munia (Lonchura kelaarti)
- White-rumped Munia (Lonchura striata)
- Finches (Fringillidae)
- Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus)