A pair of Darter

Peacock: The National Bird of India

Dove Couple

Assam State Zoo

PARROT: It is a parrot of green colour body and has a dominant red beak. The zoological name is "parakeet". The parrot generally eats vegetables and its favourite is red ripe chilly.

HIMALAYAN MONAL

Woody Woodpecker...!

There are two woodpeckers both are of yellow colour, their faces are white and black, they have a black tail and a red wisker. Their beak is black. The long sticky tongues, which possess bristles aid these birds in grabbing and extracting insects deep within a hole of a tree.The tongue was used to spear grubs, tongue instead wraps around the prey before being pulled out. tongue instead wraps around the prey before being pulled out.They make their nests in tree cavities.

Red-vented Bulbul

The Red-vented Bulbul: Pycnonotus cafer

The word Bulbul derives from Persian, meaning Nightingale (Source: Wikipedia)

 The red vented bulbul is a member of bulbul family It has a brown is brown with some scaly patterns and a darker head .It is called a red vented because its vent is red .It lives in dry scrub, open forest and cultivated lands.It feeds on fruits, petals, insects etc. The red vented bulbuls build their nests in a height above the ground . The nest look like a small cup.They built their nests with small twigs or metal wires.

In culture they are well known in kala bulbul(black bulbul),bulbuli, etc.Earlier, they are kept as cage pets.In hajo,Assam,India it is kept for fighting .They were held on the finger with a thread attached and when they fought they seize the red feathers  of their opponent and people enjoy it.