Common Urban Birds in India

Common Urban Birds

Some birds are very specific about the terrain they live like the shore birds or hornbills. But few birds are very adaptable and they have started to live with us in urban environment like the rock pigeons. Mynas, crows use the urban setup efficiently and their population is exploding while birds that are very specific to their diet and terrain are deteriorating in alarming speed. Sunbirds, flowerpeckers are so tiny and their requirements are very limited, so they can be seen both in garden and jungle. Black kites who have started scavenging the garbage pile-up areas can be often seen circling on the sky even above a busy road. I have seen mynas using the traffic lights boxes as their nest box, rose-ringed parakeets using the holes on tunnels and spotted owlets on any abandoned building sites.

Even though there are numerous birds in urban setup, most people don't recognise the birds except for crows and mynas. So we decided to take video of our urban avian neighbours and educate people. People should recognise treepies and southern coucals too. In this video we have showed the common urban birds that are near your house but you have missed to notice or you have noticed but don't know the name. Once you know the name, you will start observing their behaviour. Once you start to know them, you will start taking care of them like you won't disturb their nests or food. That's how conservation starts!!