
THE CROC BANK BIRD SANCTUARY
The Croc Bank, with its water-bodies, ponds, large old trees and thick shrubs, is a veritable bird sanctuary with over 60 species seen and identified by knowledgeable bird-watchers. Below is a list, which is by no means comprehensive. If you see a species not included here, we would appreciate hearing from you, preferably with a photo of the bird.
SI. No | BIRD NAMES |
1 | White Headed Babbler |
2 | Coppersmith Barbet |
3 | Blue tailed bee-eater |
4 | Small bee-eater |
5 | Red vented Bulbul |
6 | White browed bulbul |
7 | Red- Whiskered Bulbul |
8 | House Crow |
9 | Jungle Crow |
10 | Common Hawk Cuckoo |
11 | Indian Plaintive cuckoo |
12 | Spotted dove |
13 | Black drongo |
14 | Black Crowned night heron |
15 | Indian pond Heron |
16 | Common Iora |
17 | Pied Kingfisher |
18 | Small Blue Kingfisher |
19 | White throated kingfisher |
22 | Brahminy Kite |
21 | Black kite |
22 | White Bellied sea Eagle |
23 | Asian Koel |
24 | Red-wattled Lapwing |
25 | Common Myna |
26 | Eurasian golden oriole |
27 | Collared Scops Owl |
28 | Spotted Owlet |
29 | Plum headed Parakeet |
30 | Rose ringed parakeet |
31 | Oriental magpie Robin |
32 | Shikra |
33 | Loten’s Sunbird |
34 | Purple rumped sunbird |
35 | Ashy Wood Swallow |
36 | House Swift |
37 | Asian Palm Swift |
38 | Indian Treepie |
39 | White breasted waterhen |
40 | Lesser flameback woodpecker |
41 | Chestnut winged Cuckoo |
42 | Orange headed Thrush |
43 | Great Egret |
44 | Little egret |
45 | Cattle egret |
46 | Intermediate egret |
47 | Little Cormorant |
48 | Asian brown flycatcher |
49 | Asian Paradise flycatcher |
50 | Forest Wagtail |
51 | Yellow Wagtail |
52 | Small Minivet |
53 | Barn Owl |
54 | Indian Pitta |
55 | Dusky crag Martin |
56 | Greater Coucal |
57 | Collared Scops –Owl |
58 | Common Hoopoe |
59 | Common Tailorbird |
60 | Ashy Prinia |
61 | Slaty Legged Crake |