Bird

Bird

Bengal Monitor, a common monitor lizard of Bangladesh. Photo: Abu Bakar Siddik

Animals that are named after Bengal 

Bengal is inextricably linked to life, awaiting discoveries and comprehension. Around 60 animals have been named after this historic region, ranging from marine snails to wild cats

Male tailorbird sings from an exposed perch. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Tiny tailorbirds in town: Small is beautiful indeed!

Beautiful male Indian Pitta perched on a branch. Photo: Enam Ul Haque 

Fecund forest floor is a fine nursery for Indian Pitta 

Cinnamon Bittern sits hunched and hidden in grass. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Last cinnamon courtship in town!

Red-vented Bulbul inspects a switch-box. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Birds of the city: More amiable than citizens!

Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Love in the time of Covid

Flock of Whistling Ducks. Photo: Author

Death at Muhuri Dam: Killer with a shotgun and some shame 

Panchagarh is the only place where you can see the Himalaya from Bangladesh. Photo: Firoz Al Sabah

Panchagarh: A biodiverse land blessed by the Himalayas

Shrike sits on grass for a second. Photo: Author

She flies Banani-Siberia-Banani every year!

Fortune-teller Monsur Ali has to spend Tk20 on the parrot every day because it loves to eat apple, banana, and rice. Photo: Noor-A-Alam

The good fortune of fortune-tellers

Photo/Courtesy

Hundreds of birds died after New Year’s fireworks in Rome 

Photo: Collected

Noise, light pollution alter bird reproduction: study

Painted Snipe. Photo: Abu Bakar Siddik

Birdwatching in the dying wetland of South Keraniganj