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Wildlife Species - Birding India is home to more than 1200 different birds that are almost 14% of all birds in the world. From the highest Himalaya to the great mangrove forest delta in the Sundarbans, the land is unique for several types of birds. All the Indian birds belong to 25 groups called ‘Orders’ that are further divided into 'Families', 'Sub-families' and 'Genera'.
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1200 out of 8650 birds live everywhere in Indian forests. Roughly, these are 14% of all birds, found in the entire worlds. 141 out of 1200 are endemic to the region. What's even more astonishing is that of the 27 Orders and 155 Families that bird life has been classified into, India has 20 Orders and 77 Families. The reason which attracts these birds to live here is region’s highly varied climates, the diversity of vegetation as well as its wide altitudinal range that is spread from sea level to the Himalayas. The second aspect is the subcontinent’s geographical position that overlaps between three bio geographical provinces - the Indo-Malayan (South & Southeast Asia), Palaearctic (Europe & Northern Asia) and Afro Tropical (Africa).
India has always been a fascinating destination for birds. Also, country’s relation with birds can perhaps be traced to several Hindu methodologies where birds are revered as vahanas for the gods and goddesses. The owl, peacock, eagle, swan and parakeet have found a prominent place in the Hindu pantheon. The Ramayana begins with King Dasrath of Ayodhya shooting down a Sarus crane. Its mate curses him of eternal separation from his loved ones and thus unfolds the 2000-year-old epic. More than anything else, it portrays a deep understanding of birds in ancient India, for today we know that most crane species pair for life.
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Out of the world's 8650 bird species, more than 1200 are found in India. If subspecies are also included, then the number may become double. From sae level to Himalaya and from deserts to tropical forests, this land has varying climates which invite and attract these birds to live in different Indian regions.
Timely weather onset also generates enough foods to these birds so they live here. India is blessed with unchangeable weather conditions, making this land a paradise for birds and other wild species.
India has thousands kilometres of coastline and several other big and small sources of water including, rivers, lakes, village tankers etc. which always generate soothing conditions to these birds.
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