POPULAR BIRDING HOTSPOTS IN IDUKKI, KERALA

Birdwatching, or birding, is a form of wildlife observation in which the observation of birds is a recreational activity. It can be done with the naked eye, through a visual enhancement device like binoculars and telescopes, by listening for bird sounds, or by watching public webcams.

• Rajamalai (Eravikulam National Park) 

The terrain in the park consists of high altitude grasslands interspersed with sholas. Tickell's and Tytler’s Leaf Warblers, Large Billed Leaf Warblers, Indian Scimitar Babblers, Black and Orange Flycatchers, Nilgiri Flycatchers, Blue Rock Thrushes, Eurasian Blackbirds, Bonelli & Black Eagles, White Cheeked Barbets, Pacific Swallows, Malabar Whistling Thrushes, Velvet Fronted Nuthatchs, Grey Junglefowl, Nilgiri Wood Pigeon are some of species that have been spotted by birders here.

• Bodi Ghats

Bodinayakanur, also called Bodi is a small town located on the foothills of the Western Ghats, in the southern state of Tamil Nadu in India. This town is surrounded by the Western Ghats on three sides, offering spectacular views. Birds found in this region are Yellow Throated Bulbuls, Jungle Prinia, Sirkeer Malkohas, White Cheeked & Crimson Fronted Barbets, Pacific Swallows and Rufouy’s Babblers, Red Spurfowl, Jungle Bush Quail, Grey Junglefowl, Indian Swiftlets, Yellow Eyed Babblers, Purple Rumped and Loten's Sunbirds, Thick Billed Warblers, Green Imperial Pigeons, White Bellied Drongo, Puff Throated Babblers and Black Headed Cuckooshrike.

• Munnar

In the general areas around Munnar birders have reported sightings of over 21 species including the Malabar Parakeet, the Indian Roller, Loten’s Sunbird, Plum-headed Parakeet, Steppe Buzzard, Vernal Hanging Parrot, Scarlet Minivet, Plain Flowerpecker, Yellow-browed Bulbul, Blyth’s Reed Warbler, Asian Fairy Bluebird, Hill Myna, Jungle Myna, Pacific Swallow and the Pompadour Green Pigeon, the Crimson-backed Sunbird, Nilgiri Flycatcher, Nilgiri Wood Pigeon and Black-and-Orange Flycatcher besides Red-rumped Swallow, Greenish Warbler, Velvet-fronted Nuthatch, Fork-tailed Swift, Common Chiffchaff, Bar-winged Flycatcher Shrike, Thick-billed Flowerpecker, Dusky Crag Martin and Tickell’s Leaf Warbler.

• The High Range Club

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Exploring the area around the High Range Club, you are most likely to be able to spot the Grey-breasted Laughingthrush. Other species include: White-browed Wagtail, Grey Wagtail, Tytler’s Leaf Warbler, Little Grebe, Indian Swiflet and House Swift,: Golden–fronted Leafbird, Purple Sunbird, Ashy Drongo, Crimson-fronted Barbet, Orange-breasted Green Pigeon and Common Tailorbird, the White-breasted Water Hen, Red-wattled Lapwing, Common Moorhen, and Brown Shrike, the Nilgiri Pipit, White-bellied Shortwing and Broad-tailed Grassbird. Grey Jungle Fowl, Pied Bushchat; Oriental White Eye, Common Buzzard, Eurasian Blackbird, and Plain Prinia may also be spotted in the area.

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