Birds of Pakistan

The  blue-tailed bee-eater  ( Merops philippinus ) is a near passerine bird in the bee-eater family Meropidae. It breeds in southeastern Asia. It is strongly migratory, seen seasonally in much of peninsular India. This species is sometimes considered to be conspecific with the blue-cheeked bee-eater. This species, like other bee-eaters, is a richly coloured, slender bird. It is predominantly green; its face has a narrow blue patch with a black eye stripe, and a yellow and brown throat; the tail is blue and the beak is black. It can reach a length of 23–26 cm, including the two elongated central tail feathers. Sexes are alike. This is a bird which breeds in sub-tropical open country, such as farmland, parks or ricefields. It is most often seen near large waterbodies. Like other bee-eaters it predominantly eats insects, especially bees, wasps and hornets, which are caught in the air by so...

Hornbills are a group of birds whose bill is shaped like a cow's horn, but without a twist, sometimes with a casque on the upper mandible. Frequently, the bill is brightly coloured. There are 57 species worldwide and 1 species which occurs in Pakistan. Indian grey hornbill,  Ocyceros birostris

Crested Kingfisher  Margalla, Islamabad   White-Tailed Rubythroat  P lumbeous Water Redstart  C hestnut -E ared Bunting - Lifer  W allcreeper     Fire-Fronted Serin - Lifer Great Barbet - Lifer

White-Tailed Ruby Throat White Capped  Bunting - FeMale White Capped  Bunting - Male White Capped  Bunting - FeMale Scaly Breasted   Munia  (femaile) Scaly-Breasted  munia - Male Scaly-Breasted  munia - Male Fulvous-Breasted Woodpecker Fulvous-Breasted Woodpecker

Paradise Flycatcher Pipat Crested Kingfisher White-Throated Kingfisher Common Kingfisher Sulphur Bellied Warbler Ultramarine Flycatcher White Eyed Buzzard Red-Throated Flycatcher Common Rosefinch (Female) Common Rosefinch (Male)