Which bird is this?

mridula · Jul 15th, 2009, 23:28

Calling on all the bird enthusiasts (the feathered variety) please identify this bird for me. I clicked the picture at Barog, Himachal Pradesh.

rajered · Jul 16th, 2009, 00:09

I think it's a Black Bulbul

Himalayn Hippie · Jul 16th, 2009, 00:19

It is the Red Billed Blue Magpie found mostly in a flock of 4-8.

HH

delhiwala · Jul 16th, 2009, 00:31

Where is the black colour ?

Quote:

I think it's a Black Bulbul

mridula · Jul 16th, 2009, 00:50

I do not know hence I asked

If it helps here is a bigger picture of the same bird.

http://www.gonomad.com/traveltalesfr...ird-704950.JPG

PS. I did a google image search for Red Billed Blue Magpie and it looks like the same bird

Thank you Himalayan Hippie, thank you all. I have many more pictures though which I will add to this thread.

jituyadav · Jul 16th, 2009, 00:54

As Hippie said, it is a red-billed blue magpie. Btw, it’s from the crow family so now you have copyright of an image of a crow.

mridula · Jul 16th, 2009, 00:56

Jitu thanks, I have no copyright over crows but over that particular image, I think I have

Nick-H · Jul 16th, 2009, 01:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by Himalayn Hippie

It is the Red Billed Blue Magpie found mostly in a flock of 4-8.

HH

The only thing in Salim Ali's book that looks anything like it, although lacking the intensity of colour is the yellow-billed Blue Magpie, Urocissa flavirostris.

That's a lovely picture, Mridula

mridula · Jul 16th, 2009, 11:35

There is consensus now that it is blue magpie, red or yellow, that is the question!

Thank you Nick.

livinhimalayas · Jul 16th, 2009, 11:45

It is a magpie (yellow billed blue) they can be seen all over the hills and are a frequent visitor to our yard in search of food that they nick from the dog's bowl! Very boisterous and noisy!

mridula · Jul 16th, 2009, 11:49

Thank you Livinhimalayas. But if I do image search in google it looks closer to red billed rather yellow

mridula · Jul 16th, 2009, 12:11

I know this one is not very clear but I am sure some of you would be able to identify it.

jituyadav · Jul 16th, 2009, 12:29

It’s a Oriental Magpie Robin.

birds · Jul 16th, 2009, 13:13

Correct oriental magpie. Check out: http://orientalbirdimages.org/search...ID=&pagesize=1

It will help you IDing.

mridula · Jul 16th, 2009, 17:55

Jitu, thanks. I did a google search and yes it looks like the same

Birds, thanks a lot for the website but I guess I can still post my images here as well.

I mean I would never know how to search for a Sunbird at that excellent site!

Jul 15th, 2009, 23:28	#1
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,586	Which bird is this? Calling on all the bird enthusiasts (the feathered variety) please identify this bird for me. I clicked the picture at Barog, Himachal Pradesh. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Mridula Travel Tales from India

Jul 16th, 2009, 00:50	#5
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,586	I do not know hence I asked If it helps here is a bigger picture of the same bird. http://www.gonomad.com/traveltalesfr...ird-704950.JPG PS. I did a google image search for Red Billed Blue Magpie and it looks like the same bird Thank you Himalayan Hippie, thank you all. I have many more pictures though which I will add to this thread. Last edited by mridula : Jul 16th, 2009 at 00:54. Reason: Added PS

Jul 16th, 2009, 00:54	#6
jituyadav Humble servant of the self Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Delhi Posts: 613	As Hippie said, it is a red-billed blue magpie. Btw, it’s from the crow family so now you have copyright of an image of a crow. __________________ I started with nothing and I still have most of it!

Jul 16th, 2009, 11:45	#10
livinhimalayas still learning Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: The Abode of Snow Posts: 3,324	It is a magpie (yellow billed blue) they can be seen all over the hills and are a frequent visitor to our yard in search of food that they nick from the dog's bowl! Very boisterous and noisy! __________________ He that would live in peace and at ease must not speak all he knows or all he sees. - Benjamin Franklin

Jul 16th, 2009, 12:11	#12
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,586	Another Bird Picture I know this one is not very clear but I am sure some of you would be able to identify it. Attached Thumbnails

Jul 16th, 2009, 00:09	#2
rajered Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Navi Mumbai Posts: 1,184	I think it's a Black Bulbul

Jul 16th, 2009, 00:19	#3
Himalayn Hippie Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: mumbai Posts: 62	It is the Red Billed Blue Magpie found mostly in a flock of 4-8. HH

Jul 16th, 2009, 00:56	#7
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,586	Jitu thanks, I have no copyright over crows but over that particular image, I think I have

Jul 16th, 2009, 11:35	#9
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,586	There is consensus now that it is blue magpie, red or yellow, that is the question! Thank you Nick.

Jul 16th, 2009, 11:49	#11
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,586	Thank you Livinhimalayas. But if I do image search in google it looks closer to red billed rather yellow

Jul 16th, 2009, 12:29	#13
jituyadav Humble servant of the self Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Delhi Posts: 613	It’s a Oriental Magpie Robin.

Jul 16th, 2009, 13:13	#14
birds Adopt a stray Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Goa Posts: 1,058	Correct oriental magpie. Check out: http://orientalbirdimages.org/search...ID=&pagesize=1 It will help you IDing. __________________ http://strayassist.blogspot.com Of the estimated 500 million dogs in the world, approximately 75% are strays, of which about 25 million live in India.

Jul 16th, 2009, 17:55	#15
mridula Sair Kar Duniya Ki Galib , Jindagani Fir Kahan ... Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 2,586	Jitu, thanks. I did a google search and yes it looks like the same Birds, thanks a lot for the website but I guess I can still post my images here as well. I mean I would never know how to search for a Sunbird at that excellent site! Attached Thumbnails

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