Birds

Birds

Kingfisher on overhead cable. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

White-breasted Kingfisher: Keeping calm and cool in our claustrophobic capital

Being the most well-known kingfisher of Bengal, the White-breasted Kingfisher is simply called Machranga in Bangla. Had it not been the state bird of West Bengal, it could have easily become the...

Common Iora singing. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Common Iora nesting: Wary of House Crows, not of humans

Their plumage is beaded with numerous eye-like spots, akin to its namesake, the peacock. Photo: eBird

Of peacock-pheasant, jungle rules, and lucky strike: A birdwatching story

A pair of Hill Mynas. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Hill Myna nesting: Hopefully, out of reach of the pet-traders

Little Spiderhunter on Banana flower. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Little Spiderhunter: A good omen nearly lost from our villages

Online bird seller detained in Gazipur

Online bird seller detained in Gazipur

Changeable Hawk-Eagle in India. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Changeable Hawk-Eagles may change the colour, not the menu

Two Spot-billed Ducks swim. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Indian Spot-billed Ducks: Not easy to spot or save in Bangladesh

A flock of Whistling Ducks descend over a beel. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Birds are laying eggs earlier as climate change shifts springs

Two Godwits in a chase. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Godwit: Feathered missile and chemical combat at paddy field

Playful Golden Plovers. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

Golden Plover: A golden yield of the haor basin

Black-headed Bunting. It is found in open grassland habitats where they fly in flocks in search of grains and seed. Photo: Mohiul Islam

Small wonders: The migratory birds that come to visit Dhaka

Illustration: TBS

Facebook becomes a thriving marketplace for threatened species of birds