LAPWINGS

1. NORTHERN LAPWING

vanellus vaanellus 28-31 cm

This is winter visitor type of bird which visits to N subcontinent. It has black crest, white (or buff) and black face pattern, black breast-band, and dark green upperparts. It Has very broad, rounded wings-tips. Shows whitish rump and blackish tail band in flight. Wet grass land, marshes, fallow fields and wetland edges.

2. YELLOW-WATTLED LAPWING

vanellus malarbaricus 26-28 cm

This type of bird is found mainly in India. It has yellow wattles and legs. In it's body we can find white supercilium, dark cap, and brown breast-band. It is found in open dry ground.

3. RIVER LAPWING

Vanellus duvaucelii 29-32 cm

It is found in N subcontinent and also in Pakistan. It has black cap and throat, grey sides to neck and black bill and legs. Black patch on belly. Mainly sandbanks and shigle banks of rivers, also estuaries.

4. GREY-HEADED LAPWING

Vanellus cinereus 34-37 cm

This type of bird is winter visitor where it visit in the places like; Nepal, mainly NE India, and Bangladesh. It has yellow bill with black tip and yellow legs. Grey head, neck and breast, latter with diffuse black border, and black tail-band. Secondaries are white. It is mainly found in the side of River banks, marshes and wet fields.

5.RED WATTLED LAPWING

Vanellus indicus 35-35 cm

This type of bird is mainly found in many countries. It has black cap and breast, red bill with black tip and yellow legs. V.i. atronuchalis, of E India, has black head, neck and breast, with white patch on ear-coverts. Mostly found in open flat ground near water.

6.SOCIABLE LAPWING

Vanellus gregarius 27-30 cm

This type of bird is found mainly mainly in Pakistan and Nepal and NW India. It has Dark cap, with white supercilia which join at nape. Adult breeding has yellow wash to sides of head, and black and maroon patch on belly. Non-breeding and immature have duller head pattern, white belly and streaked breast. It is found in dry fallow fields and scrub desert.

7. WHITE-TAILED LAPWING

Vanellus leucurus 26-29 cm

Breeds in Baluchistan; winters in N subcontinent. Blackish bill, and very long yellow legs. Plain head. Tail all white, lacking black band of other vanellus plovers. Freshwater marshy lake edges.

FALCOMS

1. AMUR FALCONS

Falco amurenis 28-31 cm

This type of bird is spread in many parts of countries and also in Pakistan. In all plumage, has red to pale orange cere, eye-ring, legs and feet. Frequently hovers. In this type of bird we can found male has dark grey, with rufous thighs and under tail-coverts and while under wing-coverts. First year male shows mixture of adult male and juvenile characters. Female has dark grey upperparts, short moustachial stripe, whitish underparts with some dark barring and spotting and orange-buff thighs and undertail-coverts; uppertail barred; underwing white with strong dark barring. Junvenile has rufous buff fringes to upperparts, rufous-buff streaking on crown, and boldly streaked underparts. It is found in open country.

2. SOOTY FALCON

flacon concolor 33-36 cm

It is summer visitor type of bird which is found in Makran coast, Pakistan. It is slim with very long wings and tail (latter wedge-shaped at tip). Adult entirely pale grey with blackish flight feathers; Older male can be almost black. Juvenile has narrow buff fringes to upperparts, and yellowish-brown underparts and underwing- voverts which are diffusely streaked. It is found in rocky areas and desert

3. MERLIN

falco columbarius -25-30 cm

It is winter visitor type of bird found in N subcontinent. It has Small and compact with short, pointed wings. It's flight is typically swift with rapid beants interspersed with short dashing glides, when wings often closed into body. Where male has blue-grey upperparts, broad black subterminal tail-band, weak moustanchial stripe and diffuse patch of rufous-orange on nape. As well as female has juvenile have weak moustachial stripe, brown upperparts with variable rufous/buff markings and strongly barred uppertail. It is found in open Country.

4. EURASIAN HOBBY

falco subbuteo 30-36 cm

It is mostly found in himalayas; widespread winter visitor; also found in Sri-Lanka. It is Slim, with long pointed wings and medium-length tail. Hunting flight swift and powerful, with stiff beats interspersed with short glides. Mainly adult has broad black moustachial stripe, cream underparts with bold blackish streaking, and rufous thighs and undertail-coverts. Juvenile has dark brown upperparts with buffish fringes, pale buffish underparts which are more heavily streaked, and lacks rufous thighs and undertail-coverts. It is found in Well-wooded areas; also open country in winter.

5.ORIENTAL HOBBY

falco severus 27-30 cm

It is found mainly Himalayas and NE India. Similar to Eurasian Hobby in stucture, flight action and appearance, although slightly stockier, with shorter tail. Adult has complete blackish hood, bluish-black upperparts, and unmarked rufous underparts and underwing-coverts. Junvenile has browner upperparts, and heavily streaked rufous-buff underparts. Open wodded hills.

FRIGATEBIRDS

1. GREAT FRIGATEBIRD

Fregata minor 85-105 cm

This type of birds visit in new places in another word we can say migrating bird. We can found this type of bird in Coasts of India, Sri-lanka and Maldives. In this type of bird adult male is only frigatebird which under part of body is all black. As well as in adult female has black cap and pink eye-ring and also found grey throat and black neck sides, lacks spur of white on underwing. Juvenile and immature have rufous or white head, blackish breast band and largely white underparts, which are gradually replaced by adult plumage; lack white spur on underwing (shown by all Lesser and some Christmas Island Frigatebirds); inseparable from some juvenile and immature Christmas Island, although any black on belly will indicate Great. Pelagic.

2.LESSER FRIGATEBIRD

Fregata ariel 70-80 cm

It is also one of the migrating bird which is also found in the coasis of India, Sri Lanka and Maldives; has bred. Smaller and more finely built than other two frigatebirds. Adult male entirely black except for white spur extending from breast sides onto inner underwing. Adult Female has black head and red eye ring; also black throat, white neck sides, white spur extending from white breast onto inner underwing, and black belly and vent. Juvenile and immature have rufous or white head, blackish breast-band and much white on underparts, which are gradually replaced by adult plumage; always show white spur on underwing (lacking on Great); any black on belly indicates Lesser rather than christmas Island. Pelagic