Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India
Nainital District
List of the videos, photographs and sound recordings taken in Nainital District
Materials recorded in Nainital District
List of all the materials recorded in Nainital District, sorted by rating.105 Videos
Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush (Ianthocincla rufogularis)
A bird quickly out of the vegetation
LocalitySat Tal, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India Eldert Groenewoud 24 October 2009 5 sec 5
Ultramarine Flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris)
adult taking a bath.
LocalitySat Tal, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India Eldert Groenewoud 23 October 2009 28 sec 4.8
Common Hill-partridge (Arborophila torqueola)
A wary male in a tree, with a flock of White-throated Laughingthrushes passing through.
LocalityNainital, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (ssp millardi) Pieter de Groot Boersma 01 February 2008 25 sec 4.7
Asian Barred Owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides)
A bird perched in a tree
LocalitySat Tal, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India Eldert Groenewoud 23 October 2009 32 sec 4.5
Rufous Sibia (Malacias capistratus)
A bird drinking several times
LocalityPangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (ssp nigriceps) Guus van Duin 31 December 2005 14 sec 4.4
Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus)
A female foraging on the ground
LocalityPangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (ssp asiae) Guus van Duin 31 December 2005 45 sec 4.4
Russet Sparrow (Passer rutilans)
Three birds drinking
LocalityPangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (ssp cinnamomeus) Guus van Duin 31 December 2005 17 sec 4.4
Himalayan Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys)
A bird feeding at a feeder
LocalitySat Tal, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (Monotypic species) Guus van Duin 28 December 2006 43 sec 4.4
Collared Owlet (Glaucidium brodiei)
A close view of this day-active owl, perched in a pine tree.
LocalityPangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (ssp brodiei) Pieter de Groot Boersma 31 January 2008 48 sec 4.3
Collared Owlet (Glaucidium brodiei)
A close-up of an individual on a broken branch, also defecating.
LocalityPangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (ssp brodiei) Pieter de Groot Boersma 31 January 2008 52 sec 4.3
Slaty-headed Parakeet (Psittacula himalayana)
Pair copulating vigorously! This act was filmed for 592 seconds - almost ten minutes - and continued for around two minutes afte
LocalitySat Tal, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (Monotypic species) Martin Kennewell 09 April 2012 59 sec 4.3
Himalayan Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys)
A bird hopping on the ground.
LocalityPangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (Monotypic species) Pieter de Groot Boersma 31 January 2008 22 sec 4.3
Slaty-headed Parakeet (Psittacula himalayana)
A bird perched in a leafless tree.
LocalityPangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (Monotypic species) Pieter de Groot Boersma 31 January 2008 20 sec 4.3
Brown Wood-owl (Strix leptogrammica)
A close view of a bird during the day.
LocalityPangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (ssp newarensis) Pieter de Groot Boersma 31 January 2008 26 sec 4.3
60 Photographs
Black-headed Jay (Garrulus lanceolatus)
Bird was coming in to a lodge to feed on grain.
LocalityPangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (Monotypic species) Sam Woods 25 November 2007 4.5
Streaked Laughingthrush (Strophocincla lineata)
A bird perched.
LocalityNainital, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India Ken Havard 11 February 2008 4
Black-throated Accentor (Prunella atrogularis)
Bird perched on top of a bush.
LocalityPangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (ssp huttoni) Sam Woods 26 November 2007 4
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrogenys)
Close-up of the bird.
LocalityNainital, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India Ken Havard 11 February 2008 4
Blue-capped Redstart (Phoenicurus caeruleocephala)
Immature male or winter plumage male?
LocalityNainital, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (Monotypic species) Sam Woods 25 November 2007 4
Black-and-yellow Grosbeak (Mycerobas icterioides)
A striking adult male.
LocalityNainital, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India Ken Havard 12 February 2008 4
White-throated Laughingthrush (Garrulax albogularis)
A bird on the ground.
LocalityNainital, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India Ken Havard 12 February 2008 4
Striated Laughingthrush (Grammatoptila striata)
A perched bird.
LocalitySat Tal, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India Ken Havard 13 February 2008 4
Bar-tailed Treecreeper (Certhia himalayana)
Adult on trunk of Chir Pine, Pinus roxburghii.
LocalitySat Tal, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India Allan Hopkins 06 April 2012 3.8
Blue-capped Redstart (Phoenicurus caeruleocephala)
A male sitting on a wire.
LocalityNainital, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India (Monotypic species) Ken Havard 12 February 2008 3.8
Kalij Pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos)
Male
LocalityPangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India meulens 09 February 2010 3.7
Jungle Babbler (Turdoides striata)
Flower lover
LocalityNainital, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India Guy Poisson 13 November 2006 3.7
Koklass Pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)
Female
LocalityPangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India meulens 07 February 2010 3.6
Oriental White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
Adult
LocalityNainital, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India Kavi Nanda 01 January 1970 3.6
7 Sounds
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Brown-fronted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos auriceps)
Male calling from the side of a tree.
Locality:Sat Tal, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India Sam Woods 17 December 2007 4
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White-tailed Nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis)
Singing male, female present
Locality:Nainital, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India Andrew_Davis 18 February 2006 4
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Golden Bush-robin (Tarsiger chrysaeus)
Male calling from the ground in the thick brush.
Locality:Sat Tal, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India Sam Woods 24 November 2008 4
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Rock Bunting (Emberiza cia)
Bird giving soft seep notes from a low bush.
Locality:Pangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India Sam Woods 18 December 2007 3.5
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Scaly-breasted Wren-babbler (Pnoepyga albiventer)
Alarm notes given after period of playback of the song. Given from on or very near the ground, in dense scrub.
Locality:Sat Tal, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India Sam Woods 17 December 2007 3
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Small Niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae)
Male singing from low in the understorey.
Locality:Sat Tal, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India Sam Woods 17 December 2007 3
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Black-chinned Babbler (Stachyridopsis pyrrhops)
Bird calling from a scrubby area, not more than three feet from the ground. Several birds in the area, although only one cut rec
Locality:Pangot, Nainital District, Uttarakhand, India Sam Woods 30 November 2007 2
List of the species with videos, photos and sounds taken in Nainital District
Species with materials recorded in Nainital District
List of species with materials recorded in Nainital District. Species that occur in Nainital District but that do not have materials recorded there will not be included in the list.- Hawks and Eagles (Accipitridae)
- Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus)
- Himalayan Griffon (Gyps himalayensis)
- Steppe Eagle (Aquila nipalensis)
- Pheasants and Partridges (Phasianidae)
- Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus)
- Common Hill-partridge (Arborophila torqueola)
- Koklass Pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha)
- Kalij Pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos)
- Cheer Pheasant (Catreus wallichii)
- Pigeons and Doves (Columbidae)
- Oriental Turtle-dove (Streptopelia orientalis)
- Parrots (Psittacidae)
- Slaty-headed Parakeet (Psittacula himalayana)
- Grey-headed Parakeet (Psittacula finschii)
- Cuckoos (Cuculidae)
- Indian Cuckoo (Cuculus micropterus)
- Typical Owls (Strigidae)
- Brown Wood-owl (Strix leptogrammica)
- Collared Owlet (Glaucidium brodiei)
- Asian Barred Owlet (Glaucidium cuculoides)
- Jungle Owlet (Glaucidium radiatum)
- Kingfishers (Alcedinidae)
- Crested Kingfisher (Megaceryle lugubris)
- Barbets (Capitonidae)
- Great Barbet (Megalaima virens)
- Lineated Barbet (Megalaima lineata)
- Blue-throated Barbet (Megalaima asiatica)
- Woodpeckers (Picidae)
- Brown-fronted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos auriceps)
- Rufous-bellied Woodpecker (Dendrocopos hyperythrus)
- Himalayan Woodpecker (Dendrocopos himalayensis)
- Lesser Yellownape (Picus chlorolophus)
- Pipits and Wagtails (Motacillidae)
- Upland Pipit (Anthus sylvanus)
- Cuckoo-shrikes (Campephagidae)
- Long-tailed Minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus)
- Bulbuls (Pycnonotidae)
- Himalayan Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys)
- Mountain Bulbul (Ixos mcclellandii)
- Himalayan Black Bulbul (Hypsipetes leucocephalus)
- Dippers (Cinclidae)
- Brown Dipper (Cinclus pallasii)
- Accentors (Prunellidae)
- Altai Accentor (Prunella himalayana)
- Black-throated Accentor (Prunella atrogularis)
- Thrushes (Turdidae)
- Grey-winged Blackbird (Turdus boulboul)
- Blue Whistling-thrush (Myophonus caeruleus)
- Chestnut-bellied Rock-thrush (Monticola rufiventris)
- Siberian Rubythroat (Luscinia calliope)
- White-tailed Rubythroat (Luscinia pectoralis)
- Golden Bush-robin (Tarsiger chrysaeus)
- White-capped Water-redstart (Chaimarrornis leucocephalus)
- Blue-capped Redstart (Phoenicurus caeruleocephala)
- Plumbeous Water-redstart (Rhyacornis fuliginosa)
- Grey Bushchat (Saxicola ferreus)
- Spotted Forktail (Enicurus maculatus)
- Old World Flycatchers (Muscicapidae)
- Ultramarine Flycatcher (Ficedula superciliaris)
- Small Niltava (Niltava macgrigoriae)
- Cisticolas and Allies (Cisticolidae)
- Grey-crowned Prinia (Prinia cinereocapilla)
- Old World Warblers (Sylviidae)
- Hume's Leaf-warbler (Phylloscopus humei)
- Grey-hooded Warbler (Seicercus xanthoschistos)
- Babblers (Timaliidae)
- Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler (Pomatorhinus erythrogenys)
- Scaly-breasted Wren-babbler (Pnoepyga albiventer)
- Black-chinned Babbler (Stachyridopsis pyrrhops)
- Jungle Babbler (Turdoides striata)
- White-throated Laughingthrush (Garrulax albogularis)
- Striated Laughingthrush (Grammatoptila striata)
- Streaked Laughingthrush (Strophocincla lineata)
- Rufous-chinned Laughingthrush (Ianthocincla rufogularis)
- Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush (Trochalopteron erythrocephalum)
- Rufous Sibia (Malacias capistratus)
- Tits and Chickadees (Paridae)
- Spot-winged Tit (Periparus melanolophus)
- Green-backed Tit (Parus monticolus)
- Black-lored Tit (Parus xanthogenys)
- Long-tailed Tits (Aegithalidae)
- Black-throated Tit (Aegithalos concinnus)
- Nuthatches (Sittidae)
- White-tailed Nuthatch (Sitta himalayensis)
- Treecreepers (Certhiidae)
- Bar-tailed Treecreeper (Certhia himalayana)
- White-eyes (Zosteropidae)
- Oriental White-eye (Zosterops palpebrosus)
- Shrikes (Laniidae)
- Grey-backed Shrike (Lanius tephronotus)
- Crows (Corvidae)
- Black-headed Jay (Garrulus lanceolatus)
- Red-billed Blue Magpie (Urocissa erythroryncha)
- Grey Treepie (Dendrocitta formosae)
- Starlings (Sturnidae)
- Common Myna (Acridotheres tristis)
- Old World Sparrows (Passeridae)
- Russet Sparrow (Passer rutilans)
- Finches (Fringillidae)
- Yellow-breasted Greenfinch (Carduelis spinoides)
- Pink-browed Rosefinch (Carpodacus rodochroa)
- Scarlet Finch (Haematospiza sipahi)
- Black-and-yellow Grosbeak (Mycerobas icterioides)
- Buntings and New World Sparrows (Emberizidae)
- Rock Bunting (Emberiza cia)
- White-capped Bunting (Emberiza stewarti)