Birds in Mundanthurai Sanctuary
Experience the enchanting chirping of splendid birds in the wild surroundings of Mundanthurai Sanctuary, situated in Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu; India.
Birds that can be sighted here includes Ceylon mouth frog (The frogmouths are nocturnal birds, found from India across southern Asia to Australia. They are named for their large flattened hooked bills and huge frog-like gape, which they use to take insects. But their flight is weak). Grey headed bulbul (The Grey-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus is a member of the bulbul family of passerine birds. It is endemic to the Western Ghats of south-west India, found from Goa south to Tamil Nadu, at altitudes up to 1200m), Great Pied hornbill, Great Indian Hornbill (Any of a group of omnivorous birds found in Africa, India, and Malaysia. They are about 3 ft long, and have powerful down-curved beaks, usually surmounted by a bony growth. Hornbills feed chiefly on the ground, their food consisting of insects, small mammals, and reptiles. The great hornbill, Buceros bicornis of Southeast Asia can reach up to 1.3 m/4.3 ft in length), Malabar Grey hornbill, Oriental bay owl (The Oriental Bay Owl has been recently split as two different species - The Oriental Bay Owl, Phodilus badius and Ceylon Bay Owl Phodilus assimilis by Pamela Rasmussen. Oriental Bay Owl is found in Himalauan foothills to S Assam hills. Ceylon bay owl is found in South Western Ghats (kerala) and Sri Lanka), Broad tailed Grass warbler (It is also known as Broad-tailed Grassbird-Schoenicola platyuara. It is an endemic bird to Western Ghats) and several others birds.
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