Spotted Owlet, Athene brama indica, 21 cm / 8.26 in. Widespread resident around habitation and cultivation. India Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh. Handheld. Thanks, Mike!

Eastern Range, Kaziranga National Park, Assam Province, India.

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Tags:   Strigidae Birds of India Spotted Owlet Athene brama Owls Athene brama indica

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Black Drongo, Dicrurus macrocercus albirictus, 28 cm / 11.02 in. COMMON and widespread resident near human habitations and cultivation. Handheld.

Eastern Range, Kaziranga National Park, Assam Province, India.

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Tags:   Birds Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus Dicruridae Wild Birds Birds of India Drongos

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Black Kites (Black-eared), Milvus migrans lineatus, 58-66 cm / 22.83-25.98 in. Widespread resident. Might have been 60-70 kites scavenging at this garbage site. Handheld.

At the very birdy Gorchuk Dump outside of Guwahati, Assam Province, India.

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Tags:   Black Kites Milvus migrans Birds of Prey Birds of India Hawks, Eagles and Kites Accipitridae Milvus migrans lineatus

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Black-headed Ibis, Threskiornis melanocephalus

Asian Openbill, Anastomus oscitans. Associated with water. Handheld.

Seen in the wetlands in the eastern range of Kaziranga National Park, Assam Province, India.

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Tags:   Storks Ibis Threskiornis melanocephalus Anastomus oscitans Black-headed Ibis Asian Openbill Threskiornithidae Ibises and Spoonbills Ciconidae

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Blue-throated Barbet, Megalaima asiaticus asiaticus, 23 cm / 9.05 in. Resident of the Himalayas, NE India and Bangladesh in moist, broadleaved subtropical and temperate forest. Handheld.

Seen among the landscaping of the Assam State Zoological Gardens, Assam Province, India.

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Tags:   Blue-throated Barbet Megalaimidae Birds of India Birds of the Himalayas Psilopogon asiaticus Asian Barbets Megalaima asiatica

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