birds of Bengal

When mangrove vegetation systems invade a bare tidal flat, dense canopies are gradually formed and they outcompete other types of vegetation. Photo: Rajib Dhar
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The other side of conservation: How mangrove extension is threatening birds' habitats

Expansion of mangrove distribution has led to a conservation dilemma in some areas, particularly along the East Asian-Australasian flyways

Barbet sings undercover
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Blue-throated Barbets: Unsung singers of village groves

Playful Golden Plovers. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
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Golden Plover: A golden yield of the haor basin

Pale-billed Flowerpecker sunning (L). Flowerpecker sitting on a twig (R). Photos: Enam Ul Haque
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Flowerpeckers: Size does matter – the smaller, the better

A well-hidden female Koel. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
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Asian Koel: Shall I call thee Kokil, or but a wandering voice!

Photos: Enam Ul Haque
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Purple Sunbird: Petite, pretty and gifted to live in a crowded land

Male and female (top) Cotton Pygmy-goose. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
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Cotton Pygmy-goose: Will we soon see no ‘Bali-Hash’ in Bangladesh!

A flock of ruddy shelducks. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
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Ruddy Shelduck: Is the ‘chokachokir mela’ in Bangladesh coming to an end?

Pallas’s Fish Eagle nestlings. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
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The last breeding pair of Pallas’s fish eagles at Tanguar haor

Two male Red-crested Pochards. Photo: Enam Ul Haque
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Red-crested pochards of Tanguar Haor: Could they go down the way other pochards went?

Painted Snipe. Photo: Abu Bakar Siddik
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Birdwatching in the dying wetland of South Keraniganj

Where have all the humans gone! A female Oriental Magpie-Robin looks around. Photo: Ashraful Haque
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Birdwatching in the time of shutdown

Flag-Bearers: Wildlife toting Bengal in names
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Flag-Bearers: Wildlife toting Bengal in names