8 Rarest Bird Species Found in India

Apr 28, 2023, 13:40 IST

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Great Indian Bustard

   The Great Indian Bustard, sometimes known as the Indian bustard, is a bustard native to the Indian subcontinent. This species is among the heaviest of the flying birds, with a horizontal body and long bare legs that give it an ostrich-like look.

White-winged duck

The white-winged duck, also known as the white-winged wood duck, is a big species of duck that was previously classified in the genus Cairina with the Muscovy duck and is related to the dabbling ducks.

Jerdon's Babbler

Jerdon's Babbler is a passerine bird native to the Indian subcontinent's marshes and grasslands. Since 1994, it has been classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.

Marsh Babbler

The Marsh Babbler is a member of the Pellorneidae family. It is found only in the Brahmaputra delta, its tributaries, and the nearby hill ranges of India's Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Meghalaya, as well as eastern Bangladesh.

Swamp Prinia

The swamp grass babbler, sometimes known as the swamp prinia, is a tiny bird native to the Indian subcontinent. Some experts believe it is a subspecies of the rufous-vented grass babbler.

White-bellied Heron

   The White-bellied Heron, sometimes known as the imperial heron or great white-bellied heron, is a huge heron species found in the eastern Himalayan foothills of northeast India and Bhutan to northern Myanmar.

Himalayan Bluetail

 The Himalayan Bluetail, also known as the Himalayan red-flanked bush-robin or orange-flanked bush-robin, is a small passerine bird that was once classified as a member of the Turdidae thrush family but is now more commonly classified as an Old World flycatcher of Muscicapidae.

Austen's Brown Hornbill

They are exclusively found in India in the Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh. Their restricted habitat makes them rare, and the deep woodlands of Namdapha make it nearly impossible to spot these birds.

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