Top 10 Birds in India
The Top Ten
1 Indian Peafowl
The peafowl include two Asiatic bird species (the blue or Indian peafowl originally of India and Sri Lanka and the green peafowl of Myanmar, Indochina, and Java) and one African species (the Congo peafowl native only to the Congo Basin) of bird in the genera Pavo and Afropavo of the Phasianidae family, the pheasants and their allies, known for the male's piercing call and, among the Asiatic species, his extravagant eye-spotted tail covert feathers which he displays as part of a courtship ritual.
The peafowl include two Asiatic bird species (the blue or Indian peafowl originally of India and Sri Lanka and the green peafowl of Myanmar, Indochina, and Java) and one African species (the Congo peafowl native only to the Congo Basin) of bird in the genera Pavo and Afropavo of the Phasianidae family, the pheasants and their allies, known for the male's piercing call and, among the Asiatic species, his extravagant eye-spotted tail covert feathers which he displays as part of a courtship ritual. Only males, called peacocks, have prominent tails though.
2 Himalayan Monal
3 Satyr Tragopan (Crimson Horned Pheasant)
Very impressive colorful appearance, like most of the Asian pheasants. The guy in the image is displaying - blue horns are retractable as well as the blue thing that hangs from its throat.
4 Great Hornbill
5 Mrs. Gould’s Sunbird
6 Greater Racket-Tailed Drongo
7 Indian Pitta
8 Black Drongo
9 Asian Emerald Cuckoo
10 Myna
The Contenders
11 Asian Koel
12 Rock Pigeon
13 Himalayan Flameback
14 House Sparrow
A common bird in Indian cities
15 Indian Pond Heron
16 Chestnut-winged cuckoo
17 Eastern Jungle Crow
18 Pink-browed Rosefinch
19 Black Kite
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