Birds of Pakistan

Shrikes are passerine birds known for their habit of catching other birds and small animals and impaling the uneaten portions of their bodies on thorns. A typical shrike's beak is hooked, like a bird of prey. Red-backed shrike,  Lanius collurio Isabelline shrike,  Lanius isabellinus Red-tailed shrike,  Lanius phoenicuroides Brown shrike,  Lanius cristatus Brown Shrike  --- Head Marala, Sialkot (Feb 2018) Bay-backed shrike,  Lanius vittatus Long-tailed shrike,  Lanius schach Long-tailed shrike - H-9, Islamabad Grey-backed shrike,  Lanius tephronotus Great grey shrike,  Lanius excubitor Southern grey shrike,  Lanius meridionalis Lesser grey shrike,  Lanius minor  (A)

The fantails are small insectivorous birds which are specialist aerial feeders. White-throated fantail,  Rhipidura albicollis White-throated fantail - Margalla Hills White-throated fantail - Margalla Hills White-browed fantail,  Rhipidura aureola Yellow-bellied fantail,  Chelidorhynx hypoxantha Yellow-bellied fantail (Juvenile) - Margalla Hills 

Hooded wheatear,  Oenanthe monacha Hume's wheatear,  Oenanthe alboniger Northern wheatear,  Oenanthe oenanthe Mourning wheatear,  Oenanthe lugens Finsch's wheatear,  Oenanthe finschii Variable wheatear,  Oenanthe picata Variable Wheatear (Male) - H-13, Islamabad Variable Wheatear (Female) - Gulberg, Islamabad Pied wheatear,  Oenanthe pleschanka Pied wheatear - Gojal, Hunza Red-tailed wheatear,  Oenanthe xanthoprymna Desert wheatear,  Oenanthe deserti Isabelline wheatear,  Oenanthe isabellina Isabelline wheatear - Margalla Hill

Golden bush robin,  Tarsiger chrysaeus Rufous-tailed scrub robin,  Cercotrichas galactotes Indian robin,  Saxicoloides fulicata Indian robin - H-12, Islamabad Indian blue robin ,  Luscinia brunnea Oriental Magpie-Robin,  Copsychus saularis Oriental Magpie-Robin (Female) - H-9, Islamabad Oriental Magpie-Robin (Male) - H-9, Islamabad

Rufous-backed redstart,  Phoenicurus erythronota Evermann's Redstart - Margalla, Jan 18  Blue-capped redstart,  Phoenicurus caeruleocephalus Blue-capped redstart (Male) - Margalla Hills Blue-capped redstart (Female) - Margalla Hills Black redstart,  Phoenicurus ochruros Black redstart (Male) -  Khunjerab Black redstart (Female) -  Khunjerab Common redstart,  Phoenicurus phoenicurus  (A) White-winged redstart,  Phoenicurus erythrogaster Blue-fronted redstart,  Phoenicurus frontalis White-capped redstart,  Chaimarrornis leucocephalus White-capped redstart - Margalla Hills Plumbeous redstart,  Rhyacornis fuliginosus Plumbeous Water Redstart (Male) - Margalla Hills Plumbeous Water Redstart (Female) - Margalla Hills White-bellied redstart,  Luscinia phaenicuroides

The Old World orioles are colourful passerine birds. They are not related to the New World orioles. There are 29 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Pakistan. Indian golden oriole,  Oriolus kundoo Indian golden oriole - Hunza

The white-eyes are small and mostly undistinguished, their plumage above being generally some dull colour like greenish-olive, but some species have a white or bright yellow throat, breast or lower parts, and several have buff flanks. As their name suggests, many species have a white ring around each eye. There are 96 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Pakistan. Oriental white-eye,  Zosterops palpebrosus Oriental white-eye - Margalla Hills Oriental white-eye - Margalla Hills

The sunbirds and spiderhunters are very small passerine birds which feed largely on nectar, although they will also take insects, especially when feeding young. Flight is fast and direct on their short wings. Most species can take nectar by hovering like a hummingbird, but usually perch to feed. There are 131 species worldwide and 3 species which occur in Pakistan. Purple sunbird,  Cinnyris asiaticus Mrs. Gould's sunbird,  Aethopyga gouldiae Crimson sunbird,  Aethopyga siparaja Crimson sunbird - Margalla Hills

Nuthatches are small woodland birds. They have the unusual ability to climb down trees head first, unlike other birds which can only go upwards. Nuthatches have big heads, short tails and powerful bills and feet. There are 24 species worldwide and 5 species which occur in Pakistan. Chestnut-bellied nuthatch,  Sitta castanea Chestnut-bellied nuthatch - Margalla Hills Kashmir nuthatch,  Sitta cashmirensis White-cheeked nuthatch,  Sitta leucopsis Persian nuthatch or eastern rock nuthatch,  Sitta tephronota

Old World flycatchers are a large group of small passerine birds native to the Old World. They are mainly small arboreal insectivores. The appearance of these birds is highly varied, but they mostly have weak songs and harsh calls. Spotted flycatcher,  Muscicapa striata Siberian flycatcher,  Muscicapa sibirica Dark sided Flycatcher - Margalla Hills Rusty-tailed flycatcher,  Ficedula ruficauda Red-breasted flycatcher,  Ficedula parva Red breasted flycatcher  -- Margala Hill Red breasted flycatcher  -- Margala Hill Red breasted flycatcher -- Margala Hill (Oct 17) Taiga flycatcher ( Red Throated flycather ),  Ficedula albicilla  (A) Red Throated flycather Red-Throated Flycatcher --- Margalla Hills (March 2018) Kashmir flycatcher,  Ficedula subrubra Ultramarine flycatcher,  Ficedula superciliaris Ultramarine flycatcher (Female) Slaty-blue flycatcher,  Ficedula tricolor S...