Common Birds of Margallah Hills National...
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Common Birds of Margallah Hills National Park These birds remain in Margallah Hills National Park throughout the year. They sing and breed in spring. As their number increases the young birds disperse for food within the area and even disperse to new areas. The young birds are preyed upon by predators in the air as well as on ground. The smarter ones among these survive the hazards of nature to sing and breed in spring. Best time to see these beauties is soon after sunrise and little before sunset. By ZB Mirza Resident birds Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamomeus Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babbler Pomatorhinus erythrogenys Oriental White-eye Zosterops palpebrosa Crested Lark Galerida cristata Winter visitors from northern latitudes 1 2 Eurasian Sparrow Hawk Accipiter nisus Indian Blue Robin or Chat Phylloscopus ororegulus Summer breeders Passage migrants 3 4 Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus Pine Bunting Umberiza leucocephalos Winter visitors from Himalayan heights Blue-throated Barbet Megalaima asiatica Indian Tree Pie Dendrocitta vagabunda Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis Migratory Yellow-rumped Leaf Warbler Parus rufonuchalis Northern Hobby Falco subbuteo Hoopoe Upupa epops Black crested-tit Luscinia brunnea Four types of migratory birds visit Margallah Hills National Park (MHNP): a). Winter visitors from northern latitudes i.e. from northern Asia. b). Winter visitors from higher altitudes i.e. from Himalayan heights. c). Summer visitors from south i.e. the birds that breed and spend summer in MHNP, after that they migrate back. d). Passage migrants. These birds stop for short duration in autumn in MHNP while migrating from north to south or from Himalayan heights to lower heights or plains. These again pass through MHNP while migrating back in spring and stop again for short duration. White-crested Kalij Pheasant Lophura leucomelana P I S H P S E C G I A E L S F The Kalij Pheasant is a flagship species of the Margalla Hills National Park. It is chosen for its vulnerability and attractiveness to represent the ecosystem in urgent need of conservation, by focusing on, and achieving conservation of its habitat, the status of many other species which share its habitat- and which are threatened by the same threats- will also improve. Copyright © 2008 by Himalayan Wildlife Foundation. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced or publicly sold/distributed without the written consent of the foundation. Copies can be obtained from Himalayan Wildlife Foundation: Contact (+92 51) 285 6981. Short-toed Eagle Circaetus gallicus Supported by Darra Jangla Project
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Common Birds of Margallah Hills National Park
These birds remain in Margallah Hills National Park throughout the year. They sing and breed in spring. As their number increases the young birds disperse for food within the area and even disperse to new areas. The young birds are preyed upon by predators in the air as well as on ground. The smarter ones among these survive the hazards of nature to sing and breed in spring. Best time to see these beauties is soon after sunrise and little before sunset.
By ZB Mirza
Resident birds
Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-babblerPomatorhinus erythrogenys
Oriental White-eyeZosterops palpebrosa
Crested LarkGalerida cristata
Winter visitors from northern latitudes1 2
Eurasian Sparrow HawkAccipiter nisus Indian Blue Robin or Chat
Phylloscopus ororegulusSummer breeders
Passage migrants
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4Golden OrioleOriolus oriolus
Pine BuntingUmberiza leucocephalos
Winter visitors from Himalayan heights
Blue-throated BarbetMegalaima asiatica
Indian Tree PieDendrocitta vagabundaIndian Roller
Coracias benghalensis
Migratory
Yellow-rumped Leaf WarblerParus rufonuchalis
Northern HobbyFalco subbuteo
HoopoeUpupa epops
Black crested-titLuscinia brunnea
Four types of migratory birds visit Margallah Hills National Park (MHNP): a). Winter visitors from northern latitudes i.e. from northern Asia. b). Winter visitors from higher altitudes i.e. from Himalayan heights. c). Summer visitors from south i.e. the birds that breed and spend summer in MHNP, after that they migrate back. d). Passage migrants. These birds stop for short duration in autumn in MHNP while migrating from north to south or from Himalayan heights to lower heights or plains. These again pass through MHNP while migrating back in spring and stop again for short duration.
White-crested Kalij PheasantLophura leucomelana
P I SH PS E CG IA EL SF
The Kalij Pheasant is a flagship species of the Margalla Hills National Park. It is chosen for its vulnerability and attractiveness to represent the ecosystem in urgent need of conservation, by focusing on, and achieving conservation of its habitat, the status of many other species which share its habitat- and which are threatened by the same threats- will also improve.
Copyright © 2008 by Himalayan Wildlife Foundation. All rights reserved. May not be reproduced or publicly sold/distributed without the written consent of the foundation.Copies can be obtained from Himalayan Wildlife Foundation: Contact (+92 51) 285 6981.
Short-toed EagleCircaetus gallicus
Supported by
Darra Jangla Project
