Birds of Bannerghatta Zoo

A quick trip to the Bannerghatta Zoo area (about 15 KM from home) on the mid-week holiday yielded a good list of birds. I got see 4 new birds, which was great. A very serene area with the only bird calls punctuated by the distant roar of lions as the ambient noise makes for a therapeutic morning.

The bird list:


Babbler, Jungle
Babbler, Tawny-bellied
Babbler, Yellow-eyed
Barbet, Coppersmith
Barbet, White-cheeked
Bulbul, Red-vented
Bulbul, Red-whiskered
Bulbul, White-browed
Bushchat, Pied
Cormorant, Small
Crow, House
Crow, Jungle
Dove, Laughing
Dove, Spotted
Drongo, Ashy
Drongo, Black
Drongo, White-bellied
Eagle, Short-toed Snake
Egret, Small
Flowerpecker, Pale-billed
Flycatcher, Asian Brown
Flycatcher, Asian Paradise
Flycatcher, Tickell's Blue
Flycatcher, White-browed Fantail
Francolin, Grey
Heron, Pond
Kingfisher, White-breasted
Kingfisher, Small Blue
Kite, Black
Kite, Brahminy
Lark, Rufous-tailed
Leafbird, Golden-fronted
Munia, Scaly-breasted
Mynah, Brahminy
Mynah, Common
Mynah, Jungle
Parakeet, Rose-ringed
Prinia, Ashy
Prinia, Plain
Robin, Indian
Robin, Oriental Magpie
Shikra
Shrike, Brown
Sparrow, House
Sunbird, Purple
Sunbird, Purple-rumped
Swallow, Red-rumped
Swallow, Barn
Swift, House
Tailor Bird
Tit, Great
Treepie,Rufous
Wagtail, Grey
Wagtail, Pied
White-eye, Oriental


Some bird snaps from the web (not mine):

Golden Fronted Leaf Bird

Asian Brown Flycatcher

Brown Shrike