Indian Golden Oriole

Common name: Indian golden oriole

Scientific name: Oriolus kundoo

Scientific classification: Kingdom: Animalia
                                             Phylum: Chordata
                                             Class: Aves
                                             Order: Passeriformes
                                             Family: Oriolidae
                                             Genus: Oriolus
                                             Species: O. kundoo

Type of species: Indigenous

Habitat: The Indian golden oriole inhabits a wide range of habitats. These include open deciduous forests, semi-evergreen forests, woodland, forest edge, mangroves, open country with scattered trees, parks, gardens orchards and plantations.

Conservation status: Least concern


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Distribution: Found in the Indian sub-continent and Central Asia.

Source: wikipedia

 Note: Not to be confused with the Eurasian Golden Oriole (pictured below).

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Orange-breasted Green Pigeon

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Common name: Orange-breasted green pigeon

Scientific name: Treron bicinctus

Scientific classification: Kingdom: Animalia
                                             Phylum: Chordata
                                             Class: Aves
                                             Order: Columbiformes
                                             Family: Columbidae
                                             Genus: Treron
                                             Species: T. bicinctus

Type of species: Indigenous

Habitat: They live in forests.

Conservation status: Least concern

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Note: Difference between male and female.

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Distribution: This species is found only in forested areas south of the lower Himalayas. Seasonally, they can be seen in places like Sind.They are found in Burma, Thailand the Malay Peninsula, Vietnam, Java and Hainan.

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Dog

Common name: Domesticated dog

Scientific name: Canis lupus familiaris

Scientific classification: Kingdom: Animalia
                                             Phylum: Chordata
                                             Class: Mammalia
                                             Order: Carnivora
                                             Family: Canidae
                                             Genus: Canis
                                             Species: C. lupus
                                             Sub-species: C. lupus familiaris

Type of species: Exotic

Distribution: There are over 100 million dogs the world over. They are found almost everywhere.

Conservation status: Domesticated

Common Tiger

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Common name: Monarch butterfly; common tiger; wanderer; black veined brown.

Scientific name: Danaus plexippus

Scientific classification: Kingdom: Animalia
                                             Phylum: Arthropoda
                                             Class: Insecta
                                             Order: Lepidoptera
                                             Family: Nymphalidae
                                             Genus: Danaus
                                             Species: D. plexipus

Type of species: Indigenous

Distribution: A very wide ranging butterfly, they migrate thousands of miles. They are present in North America and the Caribbean islands.

Habitat: Monarchs require very specific conditions to thrive, given here.

Conservation status: Species of special concern

Interesting fact: Monarchs were taken to the International Space Station and bred there.

Indian Palm Squirrel

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Common name: Indian palm squirrel; three-striped palm squirrel.
Scientific name: Funambulus palmarum
Scientific classification: Kingdom: Animalia
                                             Phylum: Chordata
                                             Class: Mammalia
                                             Order: Rodentia
                                             Family: Sciuridae
                                             Genus: Funambulus
                                             Species: F.palmarum

Type of species: Indigenous
Distribution: Found naturally in India and Sri Lanka, However, it has been introduced into many other areas such as Madagascar, Comoro Islands, Mayotte, etc.
Habitat: These animals prefer to live in trees, hence are called arboreal animals.
Conservation status: Least concern
On the farm: These squirrels are omnipresent throughout the farm.

A two-striped jumper eating a housefly

Telamonia dimidata (two-striped jumper) with its prey.