By Sara Fathima
May 14, 2022
World Migratory Bird Day
Prefers tropical freshwater swamps away from human settlements. It travels over 3500 km in search of a better climate. It can be spotted in Haryana and Tamil Nadu.
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Flies all the way from Singapore to India during summers and leaves in the winters. The bird is known for its bloodshot eyes and chirruping.
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Contrary to its name, the Bee Eater’s favourite food is the dragonfly. It migrates to breed and returns to Europe or Africa at the end of summer.
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Travels all the way from Alaska to escape the freezing temperatures. This palm-sized bird is an excellent mimic that feasts on insects.
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This feathered friend breeds in Iceland or Russia during summers but prefers to live in the mud-caked, wet grasslands of Northern India in winters.
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A resilient raptor migrating from its breeding grounds in Siberia and South China to Southern and East Africa in winters. They are mostly seen in Nagaland and a few other neighbouring states.
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Drops by every summer on the way to West Asia to meet its Indian cousin. It possesses striking features and a distinct cry.
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Travels over 6000 km to escape the biting cold of Russia to Keoladeo Ghana National Park in India. However, their sightings have reduced in the past decade.
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Flies high across the Himalayas from Central Asia in the winters. It is known to feed on barley and rice in the fields. It goes back up the Tibetan plateau in the summers to nest.
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Is a partial migrant that descends on the Rann of Kutch, every three years to nest. This social bird communicates through visual and auditory cues.
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Also called the Night Raven — is spread across from Argentina to China — spends its summers in West Bengal. It feasts on fish, insects, and snakes.
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Flies from the south of the Sahara Desert in Africa to Eastern Europe during the mating seasons. They stop by India during the winters and feast on fish.
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Loves to travel the world. It arrives all the way from Europe to the Himalayas for winter holidays to reside in the marshy wetlands of Northern India.
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Migrates all the way from Eastern Europe to South Asia during winters to help fight the locust infestation. During the migrating season, this flock outnumbers the local starlings in India.
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Reaches the Himalayas from the Arctic Tundra region to escape the sub-zero temperatures and feed the young. It returns home during the breeding season.
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