The document summarizes information about various bird species found in Kerala, India. It describes 16 different birds, including the state bird (Great Hornbill), some of the wild ancestors of domestic chickens (Grey Jungle Fowl), and other common birds in the region like Barn Owls, Cattle Egrets, House Crows, Mynas, and Magpie Robins. The document provides details on the physical characteristics, habitats, and threats facing some of these birds.

1. DIGITAL ALBUM
Aswathy M V
Natural science

2. BIRDS IN KERALA

3. INTRODUCTION
• There are several birds in kerala.Each one is unique
and different. Study of bird is called ornithology.
Salim Ali was called ",bird man of India". Human
beings highly exploit natural resources and most of
birds facing thread of extinction. So birds and its
environment should be properly protected for
avoid extinction.

4. GREAT HORN BILL
. The state bird of kerala,
Buceros bicornis also known
as Greater Indian hornbill
.It is the largest member of
hornbill family
.It is found in the evergreen
forest of kerala
. The bill is yellow and curved
downward
. India hornbill are rare and threatened
with extinction
.

5. GREY JUNGLE FOWL
• The grey jungle fowl
(Gallus sonneratii) is one
Of the wild ancestors of the
domestic chicken
.Endemic to peninsular India
Where it occurs in evergreen
and deciduous forest

6. RUFOUS TREEPIE
• It is a treepie native to the
Indian subcontinent and
adjoining parts of
southeast Asia
. It is a member of crow
family,covidae.
.It is commonly found in
agricultural areas,forests,
as well as urban garden.

7. COMMON BARN OWL
• The barn owl
( Tyto alba) is the
most distributed
species of owl in the
world and one of the
most widespread of
all species of birds.
.It belong to family,Tytonidae
.It 's food is small mammals

8. CATTIE EGRET
• Its scientific name is
Bubulcus ibis.
.It is cosmopolitan species
Of heron found in the
tropics, subtropic and warm
temperat zones
. Great egrets have all white
feathers
.migratory birds

9. HOUSE CROW
• The house crow also
known as the Indian,
greynecked,Ceylon,or
Colombo crow.
.It's scientific name is
Corpus splendors
. The wings,tails and
legs are black
.There are regional variation
in the thickness of the bill

10. RED SPURFOWL
• It is a member of
the pheasant family
and is endemic in
India.
.It is a bird of forest
and quite secretive
despite its size.
.It is slightly smaller
than domestic chicken

11. WHITE BELLIED BLUE FLYCATCHER
• The white-bellied
blue fly catcher is a a
small passerine bird in
the flycatcher family
Muscicapidae.
.It is endemic to the
western ghats of
southwest India.
.It is dark blue coloured

12. WOOD PECKER
• Wood pecker are part
of the family picidae
.woodpeckers peck into the
trees in search of food
or to create a nesting
site.
.wood peckers have
sharp and strong beaks
for effective drilling into the
trunk

13. GREEN BEE EATER
• Asian,green bee eater
also known as little
green bee eater
. It eats insects
.It is resident but
Prone to seasonal
movements
.It's greenish colour is
so attractive

14. PEAFOWL
• Indian peafowl(pavo cristatus) also known as
the common peafowl,
and blue peacock,is a
Peafowl species native
to the Indian
subcontinent.
.Indian peacock display a marked form of sexual
dimorphism.

15. MYNA
• The myna is a bird
of the starling family
.This is a group of
Passerine birds
which are native to
south Asia,especially
India.
.It is a medium sized passerines with strong feet.

16. MAGPIE ROBIN
• It is a small passerine bird
that was formerly
classified as a member of
the thursh family Turdia
but now considered as
Old world flycatcher.
.They are distinctive black
and white birds with long tail

17. • Reference: Wikipedia, Internet