Birds of Desert National Park Jaisalmer, Rajasthan

Great Indian Bustard

Birds of Desert National Park, Rajasthan

It often surprises people to learn that birdwatchers go to deserts, hot, and cold (Ladakh) places in search of birds. The habitat, it seems, can't be sustaining bird life. In actuality it is quite the opposite!

 A large number of species of birds are found all over Rajasthan like Larks, Wheatears, raptors including Vultures. Most of these birds are not colourful as they must camouflage themselves from predators.

The Great Indian Bustard (image on the top left) is one of the critically endangered birds in India owing to hunting and loss of habitat. The habitats that these birds thrive in are dry grasslands, semi-desert regions, and scrubs. One of main reasons, for the Great Indian Bustard's reducing numbers in this region and in all parts of India, is because the earlier semi-desert lands have got transformed into farmed areas because of irrigation.

These bird pictures are from the Desert National Park, Jaisalmer, Rajasthan.The pictures are courtesy Soma Jha.
Asian Desert Warbler
Bimaculated lark


Black-crowned sparrow-lark
Common babbler with Spanish sparrow


Cream-coloured Courser
Desert Lark


Long-legged Buzzard
Southern grey Shrike




Variable Wheatear

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