The Aviary
A birding room. Every sheet has the field marks that clinch an identification, the song written out and recorded, the look-alikes and how to separate them, and where and when to go. 254 birds have full sheets; the rest of the world's eleven thousand are in the open stacks.
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Perching birds & songbirds Passeriformes
20
NL·0637 · Ploceidae
Baya weaver
Ploceus philippinus
NL·0416 · Dicruridae
Black drongo
Dicrurus macrocercus
NL·0575 · Oriolidae
Black-naped oriole
Oriolus chinensis
NL·0727 · Sturnidae
Common myna
Acridotheres tristis
NL·0377 · Corvidae
Common raven
Corvus corax
NL·0359 · Cisticolidae
Common tailorbird
Orthotomus sutorius
NL·0493 · Hypocoliidae
Grey hypocolius
Hypocolius ampelinus
NL·0378 · Corvidae
House crow
Corvus splendens
NL·0541 · Monarchidae
Indian paradise flycatcher
Terpsiphone paradisi
NL·0632 · Pittidae
Indian pitta
Pitta brachyura
NL·0514 · Leiothrichidae
Jungle babbler
Argya striata
NL·0508 · Laniidae
Long-tailed shrike
Lanius schach
NL·0544 · Muscicapidae
Oriental magpie-robin
Copsychus saularis
NL·0554 · Nectariniidae
Purple sunbird
Cinnyris asiaticus
NL·0383 · Corvidae
Red-billed blue magpie
Urocissa erythroryncha
NL·0382 · Corvidae
Red-billed chough
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
NL·0656 · Pycnonotidae
Red-vented bulbul
Pycnonotus cafer
NL·0384 · Corvidae
Sri Lanka blue magpie
Urocissa ornata
NL·0752 · Tichodromidae
Wallcreeper
Tichodroma muraria
NL·0358 · Cinclidae
White-throated dipper
Cinclus cinclus
Hawks, eagles & vultures Accipitriformes
8
NL·0219 · Accipitridae
Bearded vulture (Lammergeier)
Gypaetus barbatus
NL·0228 · Accipitridae
Black kite
Milvus migrans
NL·0230 · Accipitridae
Egyptian vulture
Neophron percnopterus
NL·0216 · Accipitridae
Golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos
NL·0220 · Accipitridae
Griffon vulture
Gyps fulvus
NL·0221 · Accipitridae
Indian vulture
Gyps indicus
NL·0233 · Accipitridae
Shikra
Tachyspiza badia
NL·0217 · Accipitridae
Steppe eagle
Aquila nipalensis
Ducks, geese & swans Anseriformes
1
Hornbills & hoopoes Bucerotiformes
3
Shorebirds, gulls & auks Charadriiformes
9
NL·0687 · Scolopacidae
Bar-tailed godwit
Limosa lapponica
NL·0688 · Scolopacidae
Eurasian curlew
Numenius arquata
NL·0495 · Ibidorhynchidae
Ibisbill
Ibidorhyncha struthersii
NL·0509 · Laridae
Indian skimmer
Rynchops albicollis
NL·0502 · Jacanidae
Pheasant-tailed jacana
Hydrophasianus chirurgus
NL·0342 · Charadriidae
Red-wattled lapwing
Vanellus indicus
NL·0685 · Scolopacidae
Ruff
Calidris pugnax
NL·0341 · Charadriidae
Sociable lapwing
Vanellus gregarius
NL·0686 · Scolopacidae
Spoon-billed sandpiper
Calidris pygmaea
Storks Ciconiiformes
2
Kingfishers, rollers & bee-eaters Coraciiformes
3
Cuckoos Cuculiformes
2
Falcons Falconiformes
2
Pheasants, grouse & fowl Galliformes
8
NL·0606 · Phasianidae
Cheer pheasant
Catreus wallichii
NL·0604 · Phasianidae
Chukar partridge
Alectoris chukar
NL·0613 · Phasianidae
Grey francolin
Ortygornis pondicerianus
NL·0610 · Phasianidae
Himalayan monal
Lophophorus impejanus
NL·0614 · Phasianidae
Indian peafowl
Pavo cristatus
NL·0608 · Phasianidae
Red junglefowl (and domestic chicken)
Gallus gallus
NL·0609 · Phasianidae
Sri Lanka junglefowl
Gallus lafayettii
NL·0617 · Phasianidae
Western tragopan
Tragopan melanocephalus
Cranes & rails Gruiformes
4
Bustards Otidiformes
3
Pelicans, herons & ibises Pelecaniformes
2
Flamingos Phoenicopteriformes
2
Woodpeckers, toucans & barbets Piciformes
2
Parrots Psittaciformes
1
Owls Strigiformes
1
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