NEW DELHI - Home to an estimated 10 per cent of the world's bird species, the Himalayan region is widely described as a global avian diversity hot spot. Around eight per cent of the global avian ...

A new study analyzes the downy feathers of 249 Himalayan songbird species, including this brown-throated fulvetta, using specimens from the National Museum of Natural History's vast collections. Photo ...

ITANAGAR, (IANS) – As part of a global effort, scientists, and birdwatchers in the Himalayan regions of India, Nepal and Bhutan came together and documented as many birds of the mountain range as ...

SRINAGAR, India – The cackle and cry of Kashmir's annual bird migration has long been a welcome ruckus for those living in the Indian-controlled Himalayan territory. It signals the summer's end, the ...

An international team of scientists has discovered a new species of bird living in northern India and China, dubbed the Himalayan forest thrust and noted for its musical song. The researchers first ...

The marshy and swampy wetland spots in Bhitarkanika have again emerged as a congenial and human-interference-free winter ...

A White-winged Redstart photographed by the Wildlife Conservation and Birds Club of Ladakh team. The Union Territory documented 104 species during the one-day event.(WCBCL) About 607 species were ...

Because Nepal is located at the confluence of four eco-biological domains, and because of its vast altitude difference, the country has the greatest variety of birdlife for its area in all the world.

A new study examines feathers across 249 species of Himalayan songbirds, finding that birds at higher elevations have more of fluffy down than lower elevation birds. Finding such a clear pattern ...