The Large-tailed Nightjar is an intricately patterned nocturnal bird, usually found roosting on the ground or a low branch in open forest, secondary growth, and cultivated areas. Brownish gray overall, with a rich brown ear patch and chestnut-and-black dappled wings and exposing bright white tail corners when flushed. Sometimes found in parks and gardens, where it hawks for insects below street lamps.

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She is called the Enchantress of Tadoba and the Queen of Tadoba! Born to Leela and Hill Top in Pandharpauni, Maya has blossomed from a cub to a princess and finally a Queen whose glory surpasses the boundaries of the Tadoba National Park. Maya lost her mother Leela very early to snake bite but she has grown up to take up her mother’s throne and since then expanded it to cover the largest territory in the national park.

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The unmistakable Blue-fronted Redstart (Phoenicurus frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae, the Old World Flycatchers. It breeds in central China and the Himalayas (where it winters in the southern foothills, as well as in Yunnan, Northeast India and northern Southeast Asia). Its natural habitat is temperate forests. It is also known as the Chinese blue-fronted redstart and Blue-breasted Redstart

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The endangered and reclusive Red Panda has been a primary bucket list item for me for an excruciatingly long time. But with the help of Ismail Shariff - a great friend and like minded spirit - it finally boiled down to this, our maiden trip to these pristine forests - a dream come true. All my - I should say our - expectations were blown away with the monumental support of the team at Firefox Expeditions India led by Sourav Mondal and Amardeep Thami.

The beautiful Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens) is a carnivore native to the eastern Himalayas and southwestern China. It is listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. It is slightly larger than a domestic cat albeit with a slightly longer body with a bear-like body and thick russet fur. The belly and limbs are black, and there are white markings on the side of the head and above its small eyes. It is arboreal and feeds mainly on bamboo, but also eats eggs, birds, and insects. A solitary animal, it is mainly active from dusk to dawn, and is largely sedentary during the day. It is also called the lesser panda, the red bear-cat, the red cat-bear, and the fire fox.

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This eight part on my series on bulbuls is about the Ochraceous bulbul (Alophoixus ochraceus). A species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae it is found from Southeast Asia to Sumatra and Borneo. It is usually found in the mid-storey of broad-leaved evergreen and rainforests up to 1500 metres elevation.

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The seventh in the Bulbul series is the white-browed bulbul (Pycnonotus luteolus) a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds, a resident breeder in Sri Lanka and peninsular India. Largely olive coloured above with whitish underparts, it has a pale supercilium and a yellow vent. They are found in dense scrub habitats, where they skulk within vegetation and can be difficult to see although their loud and distinct burst of calls is distinctive.

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The sixth in the Bulbul series is the Vulnerable Yellow-throated Bulbul (Pycnonotus xantholaemus) - a species of songbird in the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to southern peninsular India. They are found on scrub habitats on steep, rocky hills many of which are threatened by granite quarrying. It is confusable only with the white-browed bulbul with which its range overlaps but is distinctively yellow on the head and throat apart from the yellow vent. The calls of this species are very similar to that of the white-browed bulbul.

This uncrested species of bulbul is olive grey above with a yellow throat, undertail coverts and tail tips. The head is plain while the breast and belly have a grey wash. The closest resembling species is the white-browed bulbul but this has a supercilium and lacks the yellow throat. Males and females are similar in plumage.

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The red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus), or crested bulbul, is a passerine bird found mainly in tropical Asia. It is a resident frugivore throughout its range & has been introduced in many tropical areas of the world where populations have established themselves. It feeds on fruits and small insects. Red-whiskered bulbuls perch conspicuously on trees and have a loud three or four note call. They are very common in hill forests and urban gardens within their range.

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