Birds of Tiruvannamalai

This guide is based on the book with the same name published by The Forest Way Trust in 2018. The aim of this guide is to help you to identify and learn more about the birds that can be found on and around the Sacred Hill of Arunachala.

All birds included in this volume have been noted ...more ↓

Little Egret ¹
Egretta garzetta

Western Reef-Heron ¹
Egretta gularis

Great Egret ²
Ardea alba

Intermediate Egret ³
Ardea intermedia

Cattle Egret ⁴
Bubulcus ibis

Striated Heron ⁵
Butorides striata

Indian Pond-Heron ⁶
Ardeola grayii

Grey Heron ⁷
Ardea cinerea

Black-crowned Night Heron ⁸
Nycticorax nycticorax

Purple Heron ⁵
Ardea purpurea

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Birds of Tiruvannamalai

Little Egret 1 Egretta garzetta

Western Reef-Heron 1 Egretta gularis

Great Egret 2 Ardea alba

Intermediate Egret 3 Ardea intermedia

Cattle Egret 4 Bubulcus ibis

Striated Heron 5 Butorides striata

Indian Pond-Heron 6 Ardeola grayii

Grey Heron 7 Ardea cinerea

Black-crowned Night Heron 8 Nycticorax nycticorax

Purple Heron 5 Ardea purpurea