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These are sparrow-sized (15 cm) and in their non-breeding plumage, both males and females resemble female house sparrows. They have a stout conical bill and a short square tail. Non-breeding males and females look alike, dark brown streaked fulvous buff above, plain (unstreaked) whitish fulvous below, eyebrow long and buff coloured, bill is horn coloured and no mask. Breeding males have a bright yellow crown, dark brown mask, blackish brown bill, upper parts are dark brown streaked with yellow, with a yellow breast and cream buff below.

The Green Bee-eater, Merops orientalis, (sometimes Little Green Bee-eater) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family. It is resident but prone to seasonal movements and is found widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa from Senegal and The Gambia to Ethiopia, the Nile valley, western Arabia and Asia through India to Vietnam.They are mainly insect eaters and they are found in grassland, thin scrub and forest often quite far from water. Several regional plumage variations are known and several subspecies have been named.
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CameraCanon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperturef/7.1
Focal Length400 mm
ISO Speed200
Exposure Bias-1/3 EV
Lens 100-400L

The Common Iora (Aegithina tiphia) is a small passerine bird found across the tropical Indian Subcontinent with populations showing plumage variations, some of which are designated as subspecies. A species found in scrub and forest, it is easily detected from its loud whistles and the bright colours. During the breeding season, males display by fluffing up their feathers and spiral in the air appearing like a green, black, yellow and white ball.

CameraCanon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperturef/7.1
Focal Length400 mm
ISO Speed250
Exposure Bias-1/3 EV
Lens 100-400L

The Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Dendrocopos mahrattensis or Mahratta woodpecker is a species of small pied woodpecker found in South Asia. Its a Medium-sized, pale-headed, pied woodpecker. Upper parts black, heavily spotted and barred white. Underparts dark, steaked dingywithe with red belly patch. Irregular brown cheek and neck patches. Female has yellowish crown and nape. In male nape scarlet and fore-crown yellow.

CameraCanon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperturef/7.1
Focal Length400 mm
ISO Speed250
Exposure Bias-1 EV
Lens 100-400L

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CameraCanon EOS Digital Rebel XSi
Exposure0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperturef/7.1
Focal Length400 mm
ISO Speed200
Exposure Bias-1/3 EV
Lens 100-400L