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Common Kingfisher - Neela Ponman ( നീല പൊൻമാൻ )

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Common Kingfisher ( Alcedo atthis ) Meenkothi Common Kingfisher - Neela Ponman ( നീല പൊൻമാൻ ) The Common Kingfisher (Alcedo atthis) also known as the Eurasian Kingfisher, ‘Cheriya Meenkothi’ or ‘Neela Ponman” in Malayalam vernacular is a small kingfisher widely distributed n Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It is resident in much of its range, but also migrate from areas where rivers freeze in winter. The bird inhabits clear, slow-flowing streams and rivers, and lakes with well-vegetated banks. It frequents scrubs and bushes with overhanging branches close to shallow open water in which it hunts. In winter it is more coastal, often feeding in estuaries and along rocky seashores. The adult bird is about 16 cm long with a wingspan of 25 cm. The bird has blue upperparts, a greenish-blue neck stripe, white neck blaze and throat, rufous underparts, and a black bill with some red at the base. The legs and feet are bright red. The female is identical in appearance to t...
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Ven Neeli - The Most Beautiful Bird in Kerala The Black Naped Monarch (Hypothymis azurea) – ‘Ven Neeli’ in Malayalam vernacular is a slim and agile passerine bird widely distributed in southern and south-eastern Asia. They are sexually dimorphic. The adult male bird is about 16 cm long, and is mainly pale azure blue apart from a whitish lower belly. It has a distinctive black patch on the back of the head and a narrow black half collar ("necklace"). The female is duller and lacks the black markings. Its wings and back are greyish-brown. However, several geographically separated breeding populations differ in the extent and shade of markings. The birds occur in tropical forest habitats, singly or in pairs and in small groups. Populations differ slightly in plumage color and sizes. The bird is widely distributed in deciduous to semi-evergreen forests, bamboo stands, teak plantations and cardamom plantations of Kerala State. A total of twent...
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ആൾകാട്ടി പക്ഷി :  പക്ഷി കൂട്ടത്തിലെ കാവൽകാരൻ   !!!  Red-Wattled Lapwing  “Chenkanny Thithiri’ The Red-Wattled Lapwing (Vanellus indicus) , “Chenkanny Thithiri’ in Malayalam vernacular is a resident bird widely distributed in the Kerala State, India. Like other lapwings they are ground birds that are incapable of perching. Their characteristic loud alarm calls are indicators of human or animal movements. The birds are about 35 cm long. The wings and back are light brown with a purple to green sheen, but the head, a bib on the front and back of the neck are black. Prominently white patch runs between these two colors, from belly and tail, flanking the neck to the sides of crown. Short tail is tipped black. A red fleshy wattle   in front of each eye, black-tipped red bill, and the long legs are yellow. In flight, prominent white wing bars formed by the white on the secondary coverts. The birds usually keeps in pairs or tr...
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