This is not only a huge geographical area, but has a range of habitats extending from deserts to rainforest, and from the world's highest mountains to coastal mangrove swamps.
These factors, coupled with the tropical climate, result in a large numbers of bird species, some 1300. As would be expected in the tropics, most of these, more than 1,000 species, are resident within the subcontinent. The rest are mainly winter visitors from further north in Eurasia. Only eighteen species are purely summer visitors to the subcontinent.
141 species are endemic to the region, and 26 of these are endemic to Sri Lanka
Status abbreviations:
R = widespread resident
r = very local resident
W = widespread winter visitor
w = sparse winter visitor
P = widespread migrant
p = sparse migrant
V = vagrant or irregular visitor
I = introduced resident
Ex = Extinct
C = critically endangered
E = endangered
V = vulnerable
D = conservation dependent
N = near threatened
Because of the large number of species, the lists are divided into four parts.
This site is aimed at all the people interested in the fascinating world of Indianbirds some of whom may not be aware of ornithological terms, names, etc. The response to this effort has been very encouraging.
Out of 8,600 Bird Species(about 30,000 if subspecies or geographical races are taken into account) the Indiansubcontinent affords suitable living conditions for more than 2,400 Birds(Species and subspecies) of which over 300 are winter visitors.
All necessary precautions have been taken during the course of photography to ensure the safety of the nest and the bird and also not to disturb the birds.
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