Birds

Black-naped Monarch male Photo: Enam Ul Haque

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Black-naped Monarch: A sovereign who never abandoned the Indian subcontinent

Black-naped Monarch is the only bird in the village groves of Bangladesh with stunning azure feathers. But only an adult male attains the striking azure colour in the breeding season

Hawk-Cuckoo dodging detection. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

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Common Hawk-Cuckoo: An uncommon impersonator and an amazing vocalist

A stream snakes through the Satchhari National Park located in Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj. The Forest Department has proposed doubling the size of the national park by acquiring nearby lands, which naturalists said would benefit the wildlife. Photo: Saad Abdullah

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Satchhari National Park: Home to 200 species of birds set to get even bigger

Long-tailed Shrike staring. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

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Long-tailed Shrike: An astute and princely ‘butcher’

Malkoha with nesting material. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

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Green-billed Malkoha: An odd cuckoo that cuckolds no one

A male Baya Weaver beating wings. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

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Baya Weavers weave: ‘Must be witnessed to be fully credited’

Green-backed Heron on a tilting stalk. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

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Green-backed Heron: Nothing but a prayer to catch a fish

Kingfisher on overhead cable. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

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White-breasted Kingfisher: Keeping calm and cool in our claustrophobic capital

Common Iora singing. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

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Common Iora nesting: Wary of House Crows, not of humans

Their plumage is beaded with numerous eye-like spots, akin to its namesake, the peacock. Photo: eBird

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Of peacock-pheasant, jungle rules, and lucky strike: A birdwatching story

A pair of Hill Mynas. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

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Hill Myna nesting: Hopefully, out of reach of the pet-traders

Little Spiderhunter on Banana flower. Photo: Enam Ul Haque

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Little Spiderhunter: A good omen nearly lost from our villages

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Birds

Black-naped Monarch: A sovereign who never abandoned the Indian subcontinent

Common Hawk-Cuckoo: An uncommon impersonator and an amazing vocalist

Satchhari National Park: Home to 200 species of birds set to get even bigger

Long-tailed Shrike: An astute and princely ‘butcher’

Green-billed Malkoha: An odd cuckoo that cuckolds no one

Baya Weavers weave: ‘Must be witnessed to be fully credited’

Green-backed Heron: Nothing but a prayer to catch a fish

White-breasted Kingfisher: Keeping calm and cool in our claustrophobic capital

Common Iora nesting: Wary of House Crows, not of humans

Of peacock-pheasant, jungle rules, and lucky strike: A birdwatching story

Hill Myna nesting: Hopefully, out of reach of the pet-traders

Little Spiderhunter: A good omen nearly lost from our villages

Online bird seller detained in Gazipur

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