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Red-tailed bamboo pitviper Postcard

Trimeresurus erythrurus is a venomous pit viper species endemic to India, Bangladesh and Burma.

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Crimson Backed Sunbird or Small Sunbird

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Bengal fox (Vulpes bengalensis), also known as the Indian fox, is endemic to the Indian subcontinent. A relatively small fox with an elongated muzzle, long, pointed ears, and a bushy tail about 50 to 60% of the length of the head and body. - Banni Grassland, Gujarat, India [1638x2048] [OC]

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Indian Giant Squirrel

Indian Giant Squirrel

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- * Lion - Tailed Macaque * - Also known as the wanderoo, it is an Old World monkey endemic to the Western Ghats of South India. Lion-tailed macaques are diurnal rainforest dwellers. They are good climbers and spend a majority of their lives in the upper canopy of tropical, moist evergreen forests. Unlike other macaque species, the Lion-tailed macaque avoids humans -

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Настоящие бюльбюли (лат. Pycnonotus)

Желтогорлый настоящий бюльбюль (Pycnonotus xantholaemus) Yellow-throated bulbul an endemic specie of southern India

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Ravenwhimsy's Wonderful World

The Sri Lanka bay owl (Phodilus assimilis) is a species of bay owl in the Tytonidae family. It is endemic to the island of Sri Lanka and Western Ghats in Kerala, South Western India. It is sometimes considered a subspecies of the Oriental bay owl. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss. (picture taken from Arippa forests, Trivandrum, Kerala State, South India - October 2015...

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Vigors's sunbird

~ Vigors's sunbird (Aethopyga vigorsii) . ~ Photo by 👉 Prasad Datar ~ The Vigors's sunbird, Sahyadri sunbird, or western crimson sunbird, is a species of sunbird which is endemic to the Western Ghats of India.

Malabar Grey Hornbill- Birds of Coorg by Meriyanda Lodge ~ Coorg

The Malabar grey hornbill (Ocyceros griseus) is a hornbill endemic to the Western Ghats and associated hills of southern India. They have a large beak but lack the Casque that is prominent in some other hornbill species. They are found mainly in dense forest and around rubber, arecanut or coffee plantations. They move around in small groups, feeding on figs and other forest fruits. Their loud cackling and laughing call makes them familiar to people living in the region.