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Pictorial – The birds of Gilgit-Baltistan
Imran Shah, a photographer par excellence, is in love with birds. He has photographed beautiful birds during the month of August 2014 in various parts of Gilgit-Baltistan, including Deosai, Gojal Valley (Hunza), Yasin Valley and Naltar Valley. The Gilgit-Baltistan region is home to many species of birds, including the Golden Eagle, which is found in the Khunjerab National Park, close to the Chinese border.
Imran has also provided the common and scientific names of the birds, making this post a very good resource for people interested in birds. The common and scientific names can be seen by hovering the mouse over the image in the gallery below, or by clicking on the image.
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) – Phundar, Ghizer
Cinereous Tit (Parus cinereus) – Aliabad, Hunza
Eurasian treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) – Naltar, Gilgit
Rock bunting (Emberiza cia) – Gulkhin, Gojal
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) – Deosai, Skardu
Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) – Khudabad, Gojal
Lesser whitethroat chick (Sylvia curruca) – Naltar, Gilgit
Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo) – Jutial, Gilgit
Greenish warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides) – Naltar, Gilgit
Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo) – Hussaini, Gojal
Pied wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) – Khudabad, Gojal
Variable wheatear (Oenanthe picata) – Darkot, Yasin
White-capped Redstart or White-capped Water Redstart (Chaimarrornis leucocephalus) – Phundar, Ghizer
Plumbeous water redstart (Rhyacornis fuliginosa) – Kargah, Gilgit
Common whitethroat (Sylvia communis) – Khudabad, Gojal
Sulphur-bellied warbler (Phylloscopus griseolus) – Khudabad, Gojal
Rock dove or Rock pigeon (Columba livia) – Raminj, Chapursan
Brown-headed gull (Larus brunnicephalus) – Deosai, Skardu
Garganey (Anas querquedula) – Borit, Gojal
Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) – Atabad, Gojal
Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) – Phundar, Ghizer
Lesser whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) – Naltar, Gilgit
Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops) – Khudabad, Gojal
Mountain chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus) – Borit, Gojal
Citrine wagtail or Yellow-headed wagtail (Motacilla citreola) – Borit, Gojal
Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) – Khudabad, Gojal
European Goldfinch or Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) – Naltar, Gilgit
Common Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) – Naltar, Gilgit
Rufous-backed redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus) – Darkot, Yasin
Spot-winged Tit or Black-crested Tit (Periparus melanolophus) – Naltar, Gilgit
Red-fronted Serin or Fire-fronted Serin (Serinus pusillus) – Hussaini, Gojal
Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) – Deosai, Skardu
Common Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) – Darkot, Yasin
Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) – Reshit, Gojal
