A song bird found in Northeast India. Has a shrill whistling call. The clutch is of seven eggs laid inside a lined tree cavity.

Commonly found in Northeast India. Fragmentation of habitat is a big danger to it. The White-browed Piculet is monogamous.

Seen over waterbodies in middle of a forest. Also, found in Nepal & Bangladesh

Nest made of it’s own feathers and pieces of bark glued together with it’s saliva. It lays one Bluish egg per clutch. Defends it’s nest by flapping on the face of a predator.

From Heron family. Shares symbiotic relationship with cattle. The Masai, a tribe from Kenya & Tanzania, believe that too many birds seen at one place is an indication of drought.

Nests on ground. Resident in Northern Asia – travels to Southern Asia & Africa in winters

Lays Turquoise Blue eggs. Sometimes, lines it’s nest with snake skin.

Known as brain fever bird because of it’s characteristic 3-note call. It’s a brood parasite. Laughingthrushes & babblers are preferred hosts. The eggs laid are Blueish in color.

Known as whistling school boy. Kadar, a forest tribe of Southern India, consider these birds as their ancestors that guide them through the forests