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		<title>Bird Species New to Science</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 04:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is the quick list of new bird species, subspecies and genus described to science. &#160; Year 2012 Species: Capito fitzpatricki Seeholzer et al, 2012 Sira Barbet (Family: Capitonidae) Subspecies: Charadrius leschenaultii scythicus Carlos, Roselaar &#38; Voisin, 2012 (Family: Charadriidae) Crithagra scotops kirbyi Dowsett, 2012 (Family: Fringillidae) Genus: Isleria Bravo, … <a href="http://www.aviandiversity.com/blog/2012/bird-species-new-to-science/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>How many bird species are there????? &#8211; A Quick Comparison of Checklists of World Birds</title>
		<link>http://www.aviandiversity.com/blog/2012/how-many-bird-species-are-there-a-quick-comparison-of-checklists-of-world-birds/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=how-many-bird-species-are-there-a-quick-comparison-of-checklists-of-world-birds</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 14:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arpit Deomurari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many bird species are there???? that&#8217;s a kinda common question which keeps coming in birders&#8217;s mind&#8230;.so I did a quick analysis to check out the numbers of various avian taxa across various Avian Taxonomy Checklists&#8230; There are approximately 10,500 bird species in the world. This number varies by a few hundred … <a href="http://www.aviandiversity.com/blog/2012/how-many-bird-species-are-there-a-quick-comparison-of-checklists-of-world-birds/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bird of the Day: Water Rail (Rallus aquaticus &#8211; Linnaeus, 1758)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arpit Deomurari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rallids or Rallidae, are a large cosmopolitan family of small to medium-sized birds. The family exhibits considerable diversity and the family also includes the crakes, coots, and gallinules. They mostly occupy dense vegetation in damp environments near lakes, swamps, or rivers. They are slim with slender legs. Their laterally flattened … <a href="http://www.aviandiversity.com/blog/2012/bird-of-the-day-water-rail-rallus-aquaticus-linnaeus-1758/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Handbook of the Mammals of the World &#8211; Volume 2  (Hoofed Mammals)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 07:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arpit Deomurari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just received my complimentary copy of Handbook of the Mammals of the World &#8211; Volume 2 Hoofed Mammals Edited by Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier. It&#8217;s always nice to see some of your own photos published in a book, and I&#8217;m really pleased to have photos of Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) and Blackbuck … <a href="http://www.aviandiversity.com/blog/2012/handbook-of-the-mammals-of-the-world-volume-2-hoofed-mammals/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Tal Chappar : A Birder&#8217;s Heaven</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arpit Deomurari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tal Chappar Sanctuary, Churu District, Rajsthan has been famous for some of really hard-to-get birds in the world&#8230;Been planning for this place since quite long but never materialized due to many reasons&#8230;Finally A call from Sharad Shridhar did the trick ..and we were set to drive 1000KM to explore this … <a href="http://www.aviandiversity.com/blog/2011/tal-chappar-a-birders-heaven/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bird of the Day: Lesser Florican (Sypheotides indicus &#8211; Miller, 1782)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 06:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arpit Deomurari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lesser Florican was on my list of TO BE PHOTOGRAPHED since quite long time&#8230;.I had enjoyed them watching regularly at Kutch and some vidis in Jamnagar area, Gujarat in monsoon when I was not at all into photography. I thought to venture out in search of this species to SAILANA … <a href="http://www.aviandiversity.com/blog/2011/bird-of-the-day-lesser-florican-sypheotides-indicus-miller-1782/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bird of the Day: Crab Plover (Dromas ardeola &#8211; Paykull, 1805)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2011 05:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arpit Deomurari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Crab Plover is one of my favorite waders&#8230;.never let go any opportunity to observe and photograph this large, long-legged, pied, exclusively marine wader. It&#8217;s regular visitor to Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch, Jamnagar, Gujarat. In winter you can see them in Hundreds!!!!!&#8230; Crab Plover was described by Swedish entomologist … <a href="http://www.aviandiversity.com/blog/2011/bird-of-the-day-crab-plover-dromas-ardeola-paykull-1805/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bird of the Day: Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps &#8211; Brandt, 1841)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:20:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arpit Deomurari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Red-headed Bunting (Emberiza bruniceps &#8211; Brandt, 1841) is winter migratory bird in India. Normally found with it&#8217;s cousin Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala).     They Breeds central Asia, from Kazakhstan east to Altai mountains, south to eastern Iran, Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, and western Sinkiang. Winters in peninsular India.  Red-headed Bunting are slightly … <a href="http://www.aviandiversity.com/blog/2011/bird-of-the-day-red-headed-bunting-emberiza-bruniceps-brandt-1841/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bird of the Day: Rufous-tailed Lark (Ammomanes phoenicura &#8211; Franklin, 1831)</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arpit Deomurari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rufous-tailed Lark or Rufous-tailed Finch-Lark is a species of Lark found in drier open stony regions of India and Pakistan. It was described by Major James Franklin in Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1831) Pt1 no.10 p.119. It has two subspecies. Ammomanes phoenicura phoenicura (Franklin) 1831 PZS Pt1 no.10 … <a href="http://www.aviandiversity.com/blog/2011/bird-of-the-day-rufous-tailed-lark-ammomanes-phoenicura-franklin-1831/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Courtship Feeding and Mating Rituals in Terns</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:16:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arpit Deomurari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In many different groups of birds the male feeds the female during courtship or incubation. In nearly all birds it is the male which feeds the female. Courtship feeding is a common behavior that cements the pair-bond between mated birds also nutritional importance to the female at the time when … <a href="http://www.aviandiversity.com/blog/2011/courtship-feeding-and-mating-rituals-in-terns/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bird of the Day: Indian Courser (Cursorius coromandelicus &#8211; Gmelin, 1789)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 05:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arpit Deomurari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indian Courser (Cursorius coromandelicus &#8211; Gmelin, 1789) is one of my favorite waders&#8230; It was described by Gmelin, Johann Friedrich (1748-1804) in 1789 Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 1 pt2 p.692. The type locality given is Coromandel Coast, India. Indian courser&#8217;s vernacular names recorded in … <a href="http://www.aviandiversity.com/blog/2011/bird-of-the-day-indian-courser-cursorius-coromandelicus-gmelin-1789/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bird of the Day: Greater Hoopoe-lark (Alaemon alaudipes &#8211; (Desfontaines, 1789)) &#8211; A true desert bird</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 11:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arpit Deomurari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greater Hoopoe-lark (Alaemon alaudipes &#8211; (Desfontaines, 1789)) or better know as Hoope Lark, is one my favorite larks. Greater Hoopoe-larks occurs in the most absolutely bare and featureless regions where other larks do not venture and occasionally in regions with sparse and stunted growths of bush, but is above all a form … <a href="http://www.aviandiversity.com/blog/2011/bird-of-the-day-greater-hoopoe-lark-alaemon-alaudipes-desfontaines-1789-a-true-desert-bird/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Bird of the Day: Bristled Grassbird (Chaetornis striata &#8211; Jerdon, 1841)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 06:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arpit Deomurari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Bristled Grassbird (Chaetornis striata &#8211; Jerdon, 1841)  is rapidly declining owing to loss and degradation of its grassland habitat, primarily through drainage and conversion to agriculture in India subcontinent. It therefore qualifies as Vulnerable (A2c; A3c; A4c; C2a(i) ) species as per Birdlife International. It was described by T.C. Jerdon in … <a href="http://www.aviandiversity.com/blog/2011/bird-of-the-day-bristled-grassbird-chaetornis-striata-jerdon-1841/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Shouting for sex: males compete for females in Bronze-winged Jacana (Metopidius indicus &#8211; (Latham, 1790))</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jul 2011 09:41:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arpit Deomurari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, July 3rd, 2011, Me and one of my friend were as usual out for some photography. Although weather was not that favorable &#8216;coz of cloudy sky. We came across a small lake near town&#8230;It was full of Jacanas ( Bronz-winged and Pheasant-tailed)..we set ourselves near the bund and tried … <a href="http://www.aviandiversity.com/blog/2011/shouting-for-sex-males-compete-for-females-in-bronze-winged-jacana-metopidius-indicus-latham-1790/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Notes on Mottled wood owl (Strix ocellata)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:26:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Arpit Deomurari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mottled wood owl (Strix ocellata) is a huge species  of owl (40 – 48cm) which is endemic to the Indian subcontinent. They are found in gardens and thin deciduous forests adjacent to dry thorn forests or farmland. The best place to see them in Gujarat is Gir National Park. … <a href="http://www.aviandiversity.com/blog/2011/notes-on-mottled-wood-owl-strix-ocellata/"> Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594; </span></a>]]></description>
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