Golden-fronted Leafbird

Golden-fronted Leafbird is a species of leafbird. It is a common resident breeder in India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Southeast Asia.

Its habitat is forest and scrub. It builds its nest in a tree, laying 2-3 eggs with red and purple lines and speckles.The nests are open cups; of the few known, most include spiderwebs. Some hang from thin horizontal shoots of trees; in others the rim is attached to a pair of vertical twigs.

This species eats insects and berries.The adult is green-bodied with a black face and throat bordered with yellow. It has an orange forehead and blue moustachial line,but lacks the blue flight feathers and tail sides of Blue-winged Leafbird. Young birds have a plain green head.The southern Indian race, C. a. frontalis, has a narrower yellow border to black face. The throat is black and it has a blue sub-moustachial stripe and duller orange forehead.

Indian white cheeked barbets

The Indian white cheeked barbets are plump birds, with short necks and large heads. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills. Most species are brightly colored and live in tropical forest.

They are mostly arboreal birds which nest in tree holes dug by breeding pairs, laying 2-4 eggs. They eat fruit and insects. These birds do not migrate.Most are restricted to habitats containing trees with dead wood, which are used for nesting.

The diet of barbets is mixed, with fruit being the dominant part of the diet. Small prey items are also taken, especially when nesting. Barbets are capable of shifting their diet quickly in the face of changes in food availability: Numerous species of fruiting tree and bush are visited; an individual barbet may feed on as many as 60 different species in its range.

They will also visit plantations and take cultivated fruit and vegetables. Fruit is eaten whole and indigestible material such as seed pits regurgitated later (often before singing). Regurgitation does not usually happen in the nest (as happens with toucans). Like their relatives, barbets are thought to be important agents in seed dispersal in tropical forests.

Malabar Parakeet

The Malabar Parakeet also known as the Blue-winged Parakeet, is endemic to the Western Ghats in Southern India. The range of this species is less than 50,000 square kilometres.Like all species of parrots found in the Indian subcontinent.

It undergoes local movements, driven mainly by the availability of the fruit, seeds, buds and blossoms that make up its diet. It nests in holes in large trees, laying 3-4 white eggs.

This species too is neglected for conservation efforts by the Indian Government and the conservation fraternity. The chief threat to this species is poaching for the illegal pet trade.