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V. Santharam -
Roadside village on the H-Cross-Chickballapur Road Kolar Karnataka
Seen from a moving vehicle.
Seen from a moving vehicle.
V. Santharam -
Chinnasandra Chinnasandra Chintamani/Kolar District Karnataka
Birds were seen from a moving vehicle.
Birds were seen from a moving vehicle.
V. Santharam -
Children's Park and Guindy National Park Chennai Tamil Nadu
Usually seen on the outskirts of the Park including at Raj Bhavan, IIT border etc.
Usually seen on the outskirts of the Park including at Raj Bhavan, IIT border etc.
V. Santharam -
MCC Campus, Tambaram Tambaram East Tambaram Tamil Nadu
See details in my paper:
Santharam, V. 2001. Changes in the bird fauna of a scrub-jungle following fragmentation and habitat alterations. Blackbuck. 15(4): 83–93.
Interestingly, the earlier work (see below):
Barnes, A. M. 1939. Birds observed in and near Tambaram, South India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. XLI(4): 744–747
Barnes, Alice M. 1938. Birds observed in and near Tambaram, Chingleput District, South India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. XL(3): 467–476
cites them as being very common in the 1930's.
See details in my paper:
Santharam, V. 2001. Changes in the bird fauna of a scrub-jungle following fragmentation and habitat alterations. Blackbuck. 15(4): 83–93.
Interestingly, the earlier work (see below):
Barnes, A. M. 1939. Birds observed in and near Tambaram, South India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. XLI(4): 744–747
Barnes, Alice M. 1938. Birds observed in and near Tambaram, Chingleput District, South India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society. XL(3): 467–476
cites them as being very common in the 1930's.
V. Santharam -
Port Blair - several localities Aberdeen Bazar Port Blair Andaman and Nicobar Islands
These birds are apparently introduced to these islands and as may be expected of exotics, they have become extremely common (at least at the time when I visited Andamans). The birds were even seen nesting in tree-holes of road-side avenue trees in the town!
These birds are apparently introduced to these islands and as may be expected of exotics, they have become extremely common (at least at the time when I visited Andamans). The birds were even seen nesting in tree-holes of road-side avenue trees in the town!
