We made a dawn departure from Munnar, seeing another two Nilgiri Woodpigeon close by. As we descended from Munnar we made a brief stop at an area of bamboo and saw a flock of Indian Rufous Babblers. We then made the detour to Bodi Ghat where we walked the road seeing a pair of the range-restricted Yellow-throated Bulbuls. After retracing our steps we were on our way to Periyar Tiger Reserve where we spent the afternoon walking near the HQ, accompanied by a ranger, to a grassy clearing. Our progress was hampered as we encountered an Elephant, but once successfully circumnavigated, we saw several Malabar Large Woodshrikes, 3 Malabar White-headed Starlings and, just before dusk, we encountered a fast-moving mixed-species flock that included a flock of Wynaad Laughingthrushes and at least one White-bellied Treepie.
Little Egret 1
Indian Pond Heron 2
Black Baza 5
Shikra 1
Oriental Honey-Buzzard 3
Crested Serpent-Eagle 1
Booted Eagle 1
Black Eagle 2
Green Sandpiper 1
Mountain Imperial Pigeon 1
Nilgiri Woodpigeon 2
Spotted Dove 2
Emerald Dove 1
Malabar Parakeet 20
Common Hawk-Cuckoo 1
Indian Swiftlet 20
Brown-throated Needletail 30
Malabar Crimson-fronted Barbet 3
White-cheeked Barbet 4
Hill Swallow 2
Grey Wagtail 2
White-browed Wagtail 2
MALABAR LARGE WOODSHRIKE 4
Red-vented Bulbul 1
Red-whiskered Bulbul 10
YELLOW-THROATED BULBUL 2
Brown Shrike 1
Oriental Magpie-Robin 1
WYNAAD LAUGHINGTHRUSH 12
Jungle Babbler 8
INDIAN RUFOUS BABBLER 4
Blyth's Reed Warbler 2
Loten's Sunbird 1
Common Rosefinch 2
Indian Golden Oriole 1
MALABAR WHITE-HEADED STARLING 3
Jungle Myna 6
Lesser Hill-Myna 2
WHITE-BELLIED TREEPIE 1
Nilgiri Woodpigeon at Munnar
Indian Rufous Babbler near Munnar
the scrub-covered hillsides at Bodi Ghat
Immature Crested Serpent-Eagle at Bodi Ghat
Yellow-throated Bulbul at Bodi Ghat
Birdlife consider this species Vulnerable as despite its relatively large range, populations of this Bulbul are small and severely fragmented. Destruction and degradation of its habitat continue to cause population declines.
Birdlife consider this species Vulnerable as despite its relatively large range, populations of this Bulbul are small and severely fragmented. Destruction and degradation of its habitat continue to cause population declines.
birding the grassy clearing at Periyar Tiger Reserve
Palm Civet at Periyar Tiger Reserve
Male Indian Golden Oriole at Periyar
