My Wishlist

                                 When I Started birding I had no idea that we are having a lot of bird variety in Pakistan. During birding when we are in field and come across different birds then we develop some sort of love and likeness towards them. So we create some sort of wishlist that I must see these birds. When first time I saw red-billed leiothrix I fell in love with it and still it is same.

Red-billed leiothrix

Red-billed leiothrix - Margalla Hills

                                      Indian Golden Oriole another beauty in Pakistan. When first time I saw this bird's picture on some birding page I was eager to watch this bird in wild. For that I searched Margalla a lot but no success. My first encounter with this bird was in Kallar Kahar and I tried to photograph this bird but not succeeded. Finally after 2 years of struggle I captured this bird in Hunza and believe me it was more beautiful in wild.

Indian golden oriole

Indian Golden Oriole - Hunza

                            These Birds are still in my wishlist and I hope to see them soon but this is a never ending quest as if  I succeed to capture these birds maybe at that time my wishlist will be longer.

                             The great barbet (Psilopogon virens) is an Asian barbet. Barbets are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution. They get their name from the bristles which fringe their heavy bills.

                                                The brown-headed barbet or large green barbet (Psilopogon zeylanicus) is an Asian barbet. Barbets are a group of near passerine birds with a worldwide tropical distribution.

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                                               The sirkeer malkoha or sirkeer cuckoo (Phaenicophaeus leschenaultii), is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes, which also includes the roadrunners, the anis, and the hoatzin. It is a resident bird in the Indian subcontinent.

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                                                        The black-capped kingfisher (Halcyon pileata) is a tree kingfisher which is widely distributed in tropical Asia from India east to China, Korea and Southeast Asia. It is distinctive in having a black cap that contrasts with the whitish throat, purple blue wings and the coral red bill. The species is mainly found in coastal and mangrove habitats but can sometimes be found far inland.

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                                           The Mrs. Gould's sunbird (Aethopyga gouldiae) is a species of bird in the Nectariniidae family. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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                                               The Indian pitta (Pitta brachyura) is a passerine bird native to the Indian subcontinent. It inhabits scrub jungle, deciduous and dense evergreen forest. Breeding in the forests of the Himalayas, hills of central and western India, they migrate to other parts of the peninsula in winter. Although very colourful, they are usually shy and hidden in the undergrowth where they hop and pick insects on the forest floor.

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                                                            The European bee-eater (Merops apiaster) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. The genus name Merops is Ancient Greek for "bee-eater", and apiaster is Latin, also meaning "bee-eater", from apis, "bee". It breeds in southern Europe and in parts of north Africa and western Asia. It is strongly migratory, wintering in tropical Africa. This species occurs as a spring overshoot north of its range, with occasional breeding in northwest Europe.

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