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22 Indian Birding Fair 22nd INDIAN BIRDING FAIR 7-8 February 2019, Man Sagar, Jaipur Dedicated to Waders of India A Citizens' Initiative Black-winged Stilt family, illustration by Peter Elfman. Wildlife artist and illustrator, lives in Sweden (details on page 52). Fair Approach It is my pride privilege to take over as TWSI President from a conservation luminary and most experienced decision-maker, Maharaj Samar Singh Dungarpur. And serve a decision making organization that has had blessings of some of the most outstanding conservationists like late Dharmakumarsinhji, late Maharawal Lakshman Singh Dungarpur, late K.C.Kulish among others. Support from Maharaja Gajsingh of Marwar continues to be available, Maharaja Gajsingh Marwar and some most significant experts from abroad continue to lead our path, continues to be Patron of TWSI. as briefly acknowledged in the new web site – www.birdfair.org Be recalled it was he who My green initiatives had been through my real estate business and accorded decision to organize managing some eco-hotels. Knowledge got suddenly deepened as I Indian Birding Fair while he was mixed with TWSI group, both in field and in office. Must I outline that Chairman of WWF - India's the strength lies in being together and all colleagues are displaying Rajasthan State, and led the unique abilities and capabilities. Congratulations to all Volunteers. 1st Fair on 1-2 February 1997 at Man Sagar, Jaipur. Waders? As we review literature, it is noted that this group of birds had never received attention barring what Dr. Balachandran had done through BNHS for ringing. I gather from experts across the country, it is not sufficient for a country of its large size and diversity of birds. It is an appeal to Government and non-profit groups to have a meeting on scientific experiments on threatened/endangered avifauna, in which bird banding, recovery and related topics should find priority. Let me know how to go ahead. My facilities shall be available. The 22nd Indian Birding Fair is an example for all bird experts. Welcome to lead and enlighten us so that we attain the best. Best wishes. Anand Mishra Mr. Samar Singh Dungarpur, to TWSI President continue guiding TWSI. Dr. Rajkumari W. Jones, TWSI's Advisor in Britain, leading the Red Squirrel reintroduction initiative in Wales. Mr. Anand Mishra at the Indian Birding Fair (Ayub Khan) 2 22nd Birding Fair Waders of India R.G. Soni* and Harkirat Singh Sangha** *Ex PCCF and ex CWLW, Rajasthan, Ornithologist, Photographer, Movie-maker on avians, Writer **Ornithologist, writing a book on Waders of Indian subcontinent Waders are birds commonly Ancient Indian Scholars/ found along shorelines and Philosophers lived with nature mudflats that wade in order to and understood it deeply. They forage for food (such as insects f o l l o w e d s i m p l e a n d or crustaceans) in the mud, systematic/logical procedure of water or sand. They are called naming birds. If there was an shorebirds in North America, a n c i e n t n a m e f o r a where the term "wader" is used species/subspecies, it was made to refer to long-legged wading the basis of the name of Genus birds such as storks and herons. R. G. Soni Harkirat Singh Sangha and family. Thus Common Waders are members of the order Charadriiformes, House Crow काक, yields genus Corvus काक-जात which includes gulls, auks and their allies also. and Corvidae becomes काक-वंश. In trinomial system Notes: 1. Serial Number followed by * indicates its Corvussplendenssplendens is characterized by ashy- occurrence in Rajasthan. brown nape, ear-coverts, head, upper back and breast 2. Letters R & M indicate Resident and Migratory ashy-brown shade (ashy is , colour is respectively. भम-छव भम ) Corvus splendens is nominate 3. IUCN Status is indicated at the end of description छव भम छव काक of each species where it is of concern. subspecies is सामाय, others are appropriately Sanskrit/Vernacular names have been borrowed from prefixed according to Region. “Indian Scientific Nomenclature of Birds” by Prof Dr. Raghu Vira and Shri K. N. Dave; published by Sh. Corvus splendens splendens is सामायभम छव काक Lokesh Chandra for The International Academy of Corvus splendens zugamayeri सधु भम छव काक Indian Culture, Nagpur; 1949, courtesy Shri D. S. Chavda. Some names were borrowed from " Bhartiya Corvus splendens insolens ाम भम छव काक Pakshi" by Suresh Singh, published by Hindi Samiti, Corvus splendens protegatus लकं ा भम छव काक Lucknow, 1974. Waders, waders, and waders all around (Harsh Vardhan) 22nd Birding Fair 3 2*. Black-winged Stilt (Himantopus Order CHARADRIIFORMES टभप-गण himantopus) (32cm) (R, common) काल- (टभ ancient word) पवाल-पाद, गजपांव, टघर,ु लमगोड, Family - IBIDORHYNCHIDAE ककषा-वंशृ लालगोन, लाल ठेगी (बंग), टलआ,ु लमरंगा, लालगोडी, कणपृ िटट, सरगनी. Genus - IBIDORHYNCHA ककषा-जात,ृ ( occurs in Very long thin pink legs. Called stilt due to long ककषाृ पारकरगयस)ृ ू legs. Ibisbill Genus - RECURVIROSTRA कषकानी-जात (कषकानी occurs in चरक) 1.Ibisbill (Ibidorhyncha struthersii) (41cm) (R, Himalayas higher reaches) गरककषाृ , कं कण- हारका The Ibisbill is sufficiently distinctive to merit its own family Ibidorhynchidae. It occurs on the shingle riverbanks of the high plateau of central Asia and the Himalayas. Family - RECURVIROSTRIDAE कषकानी- 3*.Pied Avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) वंश Genus HIMANTOPUS वाल-पादजात, (46 cm) (M & R, breeds in Kuchchh) कषका, (वाल-पाद Occurs in पालकाय) कणकषकाृ , कयाचहा, सजीू (कषका Occurs in उणादसू ). Usually in pairs or small parties. SUBFAMILY PHALAROPODINAE (चमप ादानवंशु ) Genus PHALAROPUS (चपाद-जात) (the toes are bordered throughout by a web divided into lobes). The phalaropes differ from all other waders in their love of swimming, often being seen floating lightly on top of the water. 4 22nd Birding Fair Red Phalarope by Mohak Katvi Crab Plover 4. Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) Family BURHINIDAE (पाणवक-वंश) (पाणवक (20cm) (M) - , (Earlier called काल शीषध सरचमपू ाद occurs in चरक) Grey Phalarope). Migrating mainly on oceanic routes and wintering at sea on tropical oceans. Bous in Greek is Ox and Rhis is nose, thus bull- nosed, referring to large head and short, thick bill of birds of this family. Red-necked Phalarope Genus BURHINUS पाणवक-ाजात Eurasian Thick-knee 5*. Red-necked Phalarope (Phalaropus lobatus) (19cm) (M) रत-ीवपद-जालक, रत- ीवजल-य. Usually winters at sea on tropical 7 * . E u r a s i a n T h i c k - k n e e ( B u rh i n u s oceans, rare in inland waters; was seen swimming near Bikaner around 1992. oedicnemus) (41cm) (R) करवानक, बडसर, अम कल,ू नत कर.ु Earlier called Persian Stone Family DROMADIDAE (कक टाश-वंश) Curlew. Some occur in W. Rajasthan, Gujarat in semi-desert areas. Genus DROMAS कक टाश-जात (They feed 8.* Indian Thick-knee (Burhinus indicus) chiefly on crabs कक ट) (42cm) (R) भारतरेखतपाणवक, भारतपाणवक, 6.Crab Plover (Dromas ardeola) (41 cm) (M sea करवानक, बडसर, लबी, खरमा, छोटा शला coasts) कक टाश, सहं लकक टाश. Sufficiently बाटन (बंग. Earlier called Indian stone-curlew. distinctive to merit its own family. 22nd Birding Fair 5 Indian Thick-knee Beach Thick-knee Has large yellow eyes, nocturnal, usually calls Family GLAREOLIDAE (शाक र-वंश). Glarea (bursts of loud wails) at dusk and dawn. Though in Latin is gravel, reference to family frequenting regarded as a wader, usually seen on land near dry stony places, deserts, ploughed land etc. water. Genus CURSORIUS धाव-जात. Cursor in G e n u s E S A C U S दघ शर- जात ( दघ शर Latin is runner, they are remarkable runners, Ancient word) usually running to escape. Great Thick-knee Jerdon's Courser by Simon Cook 9.* Great Thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostri) (51cm) (R) व-चंचदघु - शर, बड़ा करवानक, गंग टटाई, बड़ा शला बाटन (बंग). Latin “curvus” is curved (व) rostrum is bill (चंच).ु It has large head, Also called Great Stone-curlew or Great Stone Plover. It prefers gravel banks along rivers 11. Jerdon's Courser (Cursorius Rhinoptilus) or large lakes, and also beaches. (27cm) (R in Godavari R valley AP), दण 10. Beach Thick-knee (Esacus magnirostris) , . T h e b i r d w a s (55cm) (R-found in Andaman Islands - पवस दण चला discovered by Thomas C. Jerdon in 1848 but not कणवीप)ृ आवअसमु -चंच ु (brown=आव.ु Also seen again until its rediscovery in 1986, by Bharat called Australian Stone Plover. Bhushan. Critically endangered. 6 22nd Birding Fair Indian Courser Collared Pratincole 12*. Indian Courser (Cursorius 14*.Collared Pratincol (Glareola pratincola) coromandelicus) (26cm) (R) ( 2 3 c m ) ( M ) सामायवेतोदरसकै त, पी- जांगलधावी, भारतचला, नु , ठठ, जांगल. कठहापीु (when it approaches the nest it makes Found on relatively dry land running to feed on sound हाहा). Also called Swallow Plover, insects. Common Pratincole or Red-winged Pratincole. Cream-coloured Courser Breeds in W Pak, uncommon winter migrant in India. Oriental Pratincole 13*. Cream-coloured Courser (Cursorius c u r s o r ) ( 2 3 c m ) ( M ) सामायधावी, 1 5 * . O r i e n t a l P r a t i n c o l e ( G l a re o l a , ( ).
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