Birds of Pakistan. For bird watchers.

[itsanufy]

Muslims don't eat these birds...we eat Houbara Bustard...and Beef especially Bachiya means young virgin Cow.

Houbara Bustard tastes good. Mention can be found in Baburnama, but these need conservation. They are vulnerable species.

If you take a walk back few years in time they were found in much lower altitudes plus high altitudes. In Pakistan the domain of these birds started from Margala Hills and extended north it was around 1978-79. After that the human population pushed them much north.

Sorry state man, the same is happening in India.
For example Great Indian Bustard which was quite common in India and Pakistan is critically endangered (red list). Speculated to have 250 individual remaining. Most probably will not last a decade.

 

[BHarwana]

Sorry state man, the same is happening in India.
For example Great Indian Bustard which was quite common in India and Pakistan is critically endangered (red list). Speculated to have 250 individual remaining. Most probably will not last a decade.

I am not informed on Indian situation on these birds but in Pakistan they are being rehabilitated and the population is on growth. Yes it is on red line but not as much as critics state it.

Pin-tailed sandgrouse (Pterocles alchata)

The pin-tailed sandgrouse is a medium large bird in the sandgrouse family. It has a small, pigeon like head and neck and a sturdy, compact body.

It is migratory bird that arrives in Pakistan in winter mostly from Kazakhstan and other areas. In Pakistan it's grazing fields in winters are Thal desert and south deep into the province of Sindh. Their population also lands in Balochistan and few pockets can be found North in KPK. The usually share the terrain with Houbara Bustard.

 

[BHarwana]

Blue Capped Rock Thrush

Found in the foothills of the Himalayas, the Rock Thrush migrates to Pakistan in the winters. Fond of heights, they make their home in high trees and because of their size are very difficult to spot.
A good place to sight them is Muree, Nathia Gali and north wards in Thandiani. If lucky you can also spot them in Margala Hills.

Snow Partridge

The species is found in alpine pastures and open hillside above the treeline but not in as bare rocky terrain as the Himalayan snowcock and is not as wary as that species. Males and females look similar in plumage but males have a spur on their tarsus. It is found in North and North West Pakistan.

 

[BHarwana]

Himalayan snowcock (Tetraogallus himalayensis)

The Himalayan snowcock is a snowcock in the pheasant family Phasianidae found across the Himalayan ranges It is found on alpine pastures and on steep rocky cliffs where they will dive down the hill slopes to escape. It overlaps with the slightly smaller Tibetan snowcock in parts of its wide range. This Bird is found all over the Himalayan range in Pakistan. Some of these birds were shifted to USA and released in Lamoiille Canyon in Nevada.

 

[Zarvan]

Pakistan has some good wildlife and birds. Sometimes even in my society I see some new birds which I have never seen before

 

[BHarwana]

Pakistan has some good wildlife and birds. Sometimes even in my society I see some new birds which I have never seen before

Are you from Islamabad?

See-see partridge (Ammoperdix griseogularis)

The see-see partridge is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds. This bird can be spotted in the border districts of Pakistan with Iran.

 

[BHarwana]

Black Bulbul

Black Bulbul is 25 cm bird; resident of Himalaya region, from lower Chitral and Hazara district to Neelum Valley, and Murree Hills to Margalla Hills.

 

[BHarwana]

Eurasian collared dove

Scientific classification
Order
Columbiformes

Family
Columbidae

Subfamily
Streptopelia

Species
decaocto

Appearance
* Medium sized bird with generally brownish-grey plumage
* Black collar and black eyes
* Size: about 32 cm

Habitat
Woodland, cultivated areas and urban areas

This dove is commonly found in Punjab.

 

[Ali Tariq]

Wow, what a beautiful thread. @BHarwana bro please keep posting here.

 

[BHarwana]

Wow, what a beautiful thread. @BHarwana bro please keep posting here.

Yes I have not posted the most important birds yet. will update them.

 

[BHarwana]

White-headed Duck

White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala is the only stiff- tail (Oxyurini) indigenous to the Palearctic.

 

[El Sidd]

Arabs reading this Thread.

Dont even fucking think of it.

Peace out

El Sidd

 

[BHarwana]

Golden Eagle

Golden Eagle is a bird of prey. it belongs to the family Accipitridae. These birds are dark brown, with lighter golden-brown plumage on their napes. Immature eagles of this species typically have white on the tail and often have white markings on the wings. Golden eagles use their agility and speed combined with powerful feet and massive, sharp talons to snatch up a variety of prey, mainly hares, rabbits, marmots and other ground squirrels.

They are found all along the Himalayas in Northern Pakistan. You can spot them Capital city of Islamabad up Northwards to Himalayas.

 

[BHarwana]

Quial (Baater)

 

[Fieldmarshal]

Black francolin(kala teeter)

Grey francolin(teeter)