Appearance: The Plum-headed Parakeet is a green bird about the size of a Common Myna, with a long tail. The male (seen in the picture above) has a bluish red head and reddish patches on the shoulder. The female has a greyer head with a bright yellow collar, and it has no shoulder patches.

Found in (place and season): The Plum-headed Parakeet is seen both in the resort and at Manipur Villa. It may be seen easily in summer.

Some details: The Plum-headed Parakeet moves about in flocks. It calls loudly when flying.

Appearance: The Great Barbet is a little larger than a myna. It is a brightly coloured bird with a heavy yellow bill. Look for the scarlet, blue and yellow colours below!

Found in (place and season): The Great Barbet may be seen alone or in groups on fruit trees. It may be seen regularly at Manipur Villa in summer.

Some details: Barbets are closely related to woodpeckers. But while woodpeckers feed on insects and grubs, barbets mostly eat fruit. The Great Barbet can be very noisy. Its call sounds like ‘piao’. The barbet makes this call endlessly.

Appearance: The Black Bulbul is smaller than a myna. The Black Bulbuls of Binsar are actually grey in colour with a black crest. They have a bright red bill and legs.

Found in (place and season): The Black Bulbul is seen in noisy groups in trees. It is really fond of the fruits found in summer on a tree growing at Manipur Villa.

Some details: The Black Bulbul also feeds on insects and flower-nectar.

Appearance: This owl is roughly the size of a myna, but it has a round appearance. It is a brown bird marked with bars.

Found in (place and season): The Jungle Owlet may be found perched on trees around the resort even during daytime. It remains here throughout the year. Jungle Owlets are solitary birds.

Some details: Even though owls are birds of the night, this owlet may be awake during the day. It hunts small birds, insects and mice.

This owlet has a loud call.