India GOBirds of Goa
Flame-throated bulbul (ruby-throated yellow bulbul)
The state bird of Goa, and one of the species that make the Western Ghats a distinct bird region rather than a southern extension of the plains.
Rubigula gularis
Malabar pied hornbill
Hornbills need large old trees with natural cavities, so their presence is a direct measure of how much mature forest a valley still has.
Anthracoceros coronatus
White-bellied sea eagle
Pairs hold the same headland for years and are known by name to fishing villages along the Goan and Konkan coast.
Icthyophaga leucogaster
Western reef heron
The Dr Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary on Chorao island covers 178 hectares of mangrove at the Mandovi mouth and was declared a protected area in 1988; the reef heron is one of its regular residents.
Egretta gularis
Brahminy kite
Identified with Garuda, Vishnu's mount, along much of the Indian coast; the sight of one before a voyage is read as a good sign by fishing communities.
Haliastur indus
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