It is a chloropsis on caliandra haematocephala plant. rajank
On Mar 17, 10:35 am, "J.M. Garg" <[email protected]> wrote: > Forwarding pl. > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Col Bimal Sarkar <[email protected]> > Date: 4 February 2011 19:13 > Subject: GOLDFRONTED CHLOROPSIS > To: > > Dear Friend , > I was at Pachmarhi during 1981-1984.That is the time I got > interested in birds ,butterflies and plants.I used to record bird calls in > the wild.One day I heard a sweet call which was coming from a mango tree > near Pachmarhi lake.The call was not familiar to me so I wanted to locate > the bird.With great difficulty I could locate the bird.I could identify it > to be Goldfronted chloropsis or Leaf Bird( with the help of Salim Ali's book > on the subject). > At this place I have photographed this bird on the flowers of > Bottlebrush,Thunbergia Mysorensis,Rose Apple.Butea Monosperma and > Calliandra.This bird is a good mimic.I am sure you have seen this bird > somewhere.To refresh your memory I am attaching an image of the bird taken > today.Wish you happiness. > Regards > Col (Retd) Bimal Sarkar > Mobile: 9434194942 > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg ([email protected])http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > The whole world uses my Image Resource of more than a *thousand species* & > eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. (arranged > alphabetically & > place-wise):http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg. You can also > use them > for free as per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Google e-group- > Efloraofindia:http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepixorhttps://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/(more > than 1550 members & > 64,000 messages on 28/2/11 & with a database of around 4500 species on > 15/12/10) > > > > Contrast 18.jpg > 427KViewDownload- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
