City List – Resident Birds, Lodhi Garden
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[Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi]
Spread over 80 acres, Lodhi Garden was developed around four monuments. A village called Khairpur was erased to give way to this urban oasis. The garden was originally named after Lady Willingdon, wife of India’s Governor-General, who inaugurated it in 1936. The park has a glass house, a bonsai park, a rose garden, a bamboo garden, and an herbal garden; and it is also home to 28 varieties of birds.
1. Green Parakeet
Local name – Tota
2. Weaver bird
Local name – Baya
3. Pied Cuckoo
Local name – Kala Papeeha
4. Black Headed Myna
Local name – Puhya
5. Common Myna
Local name – Desi Myna
6. Indian Ring Dove
Local name – Chhor Fakta
7. Little Swift
Local name – Babila
8. Crow
Local name – Kouwa
9. Eurasian Collard Dove
Local name – Dhor Fakta
10. Large Build Crow
Local name – Kariyal
11. House Crow
Local name – Kouwa
12. Spotted Owlet
Local name – Ullu
13. Common Hawk (Cuckoo)
Local name – Papeeha
14. Golden-backed Woodpecker
Local name – Kathfora
15. House Sparrow
Local name – Gaurayya
16. Red-wattled Lapwing
Local name – Titiri
17. Indian Grey Hornbill
Local name – Dhamar
18. White-rumped Vulture
Local name – Gidh
19. Red-vented Bulbul
Local name – Bulbul
20. Black Drongo
Local name – Kotwal
21. Koel
Local name – Koyal
22. Blue Throat
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23. Indian Tree-Pie
Local name – Mahalat
24. Blue Rock Pigeon
Local name – Kabutar
25. Large Grey Babbler
Local name – Satbhai
26. Tailor Bird
Local name – Darzi Chiriya
27. White-breasted Kingfisher
Local name – Ram Chiriya
28. Duck
Local name – Bathakh
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