VELLORE: “Look! A coppersmith barbet perched on a tree trunk!”, “There flutters a malkoha!”, “Here goes a babbler!” — ...

“We managed to spot more migratory and resident birds like the Indian grey hornbill, Blue-faced malkoha, and Fantail and uploaded the details in the eBird portal,” he said.

Terrestrial bird survey organised by the Forest Department records 9,033 birds of 232 species in Coimbatore Forest Division.

Blue-Faced Malkoha, Blue-Eared Kingfisher, Great Black Woodpecker, Rosy Starling, Long-Billed Pipit, and Indian Silverbill. During the survey, 174 species of birds were spotted. With the new ...