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Indian silverbill or White-throated Munia in Jaipur
The birding season is back! The bird-watcher begins her journey discovering her neighborhood birds. Her present location is Jaipur, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and a great place for bird spotting! This week I spotted the Indian Silverbill. I woke up to a sunny morning of the rainy season, suddenly a silverbill pair flew upon a branch that trails into my veranda. Hidden beneath the leaves they sat quietly for a while. I didn't have my camera then. But later this afternoon, I spotted the couple again on the oleander tree in my lawn. They swiftly drank water and then flew away. I clicked their shots as quickly as I could. The Indian silverbill or white-throated munia ( Euodice malabarica ) is a small passerine bird found in the Indian Subcontinent and adjoining regions. This estrildid finch is a common resident breeding bird in the drier regions of the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent. It has also been introduced into many other parts of the world and has become
Pied Bushchat in Jaipur
The pied bush chat ( Saxicola caprata ) is a small passerine bird found ranging from West Asia and Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia . They pick up insects mainly from the ground, and were, like other chats , placed in the thrush family Turdidae, but are now considered as Old World flycatchers . The males are black with white shoulder and vent patches whose extent varies among populations. Females are predominantly brownish while juveniles are speckled. The whistling call is somewhat like that of an Indian robin and has been transcribed as we are tea for two with tea at higher note. Pied Bushchat (female) A tiny brown bird was swinging on the diwali lighting in my lawn. I didn't see it the first time, but then the movement caught my attention. It swiftly sat on the bricks behind it... And then after some 5 mins of foraging, it flew across the lawn to perch upon the top of the branch...
