{"id":43869,"date":"2014-09-16T09:28:19","date_gmt":"2014-09-16T04:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/?p=43869"},"modified":"2014-09-16T14:24:56","modified_gmt":"2014-09-16T09:24:56","slug":"pictorial-birds-gilgit-baltistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pamirtimes.net\/en\/2014\/09\/16\/pictorial-birds-gilgit-baltistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Pictorial – The birds of Gilgit-Baltistan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imran Shah<\/strong>, 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.\u00a0The 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.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

\"Lesser <\/a>
Lesser whitethroat (Sylvia curruca) – Naltar, Gilgit <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Red-fronted <\/a>
Red-fronted Serin or Fire-fronted Serin (Serinus pusillus) – Hussaini, Gojal <\/div> <\/div>
\"Common <\/a>
Common Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) – Darkot, Yasin <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Indian <\/a>
Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo) – Jutial, Gilgit <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Sulphur-bellied <\/a>
Sulphur-bellied warbler (Phylloscopus griseolus) – Khudabad, Gojal <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Common <\/a>
Common whitethroat (Sylvia communis) – Khudabad, Gojal <\/div> <\/div>
\"Garganey <\/a>
Garganey (Anas querquedula) – Borit, Gojal <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Greenish <\/a>
Greenish warbler (Phylloscopus trochiloides) – Naltar, Gilgit <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Rock <\/a>
Rock dove or Rock pigeon (Columba livia) – Raminj, Chapursan <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Eurasian <\/a>
Eurasian treecreeper (Certhia familiaris) – Naltar, Gilgit <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Lesser <\/a>
Lesser whitethroat chick (Sylvia curruca) – Naltar, Gilgit <\/div> <\/div>
\"White-capped <\/a>
White-capped Redstart or White-capped Water Redstart (Chaimarrornis leucocephalus) – Phundar, Ghizer <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Black <\/a>
Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) – Khudabad, Gojal <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Indian <\/a>
Indian golden oriole (Oriolus kundoo) – Hussaini, Gojal <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Common <\/a>
Common Stonechat (Saxicola torquatus) – Naltar, Gilgit <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Northern <\/a>
Northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) – Atabad, Gojal <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Rock <\/a>
Rock bunting (Emberiza cia) – Gulkhin, Gojal <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Plumbeous <\/a>
Plumbeous water redstart (Rhyacornis fuliginosa) – Kargah, Gilgit <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Rufous-backed <\/a>
Rufous-backed redstart (Phoenicurus erythronotus) – Darkot, Yasin <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Black <\/a>
Black redstart (Phoenicurus ochruros) – Khudabad, Gojal <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Citrine <\/a>
Citrine wagtail or Yellow-headed wagtail (Motacilla citreola) – Borit, Gojal <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Spot-winged <\/a>
Spot-winged Tit or Black-crested Tit (Periparus melanolophus) – Naltar, Gilgit <\/div> <\/div>
\"Common <\/a>
Common redshank (Tringa totanus) – Deosai, Skardu <\/div> <\/div>
\"Mountain <\/a>
Mountain chiffchaff (Phylloscopus sindianus) – Borit, Gojal <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Pied <\/a>
Pied wheatear (Oenanthe pleschanka) – Khudabad, Gojal <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Horned <\/a>
Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) – Deosai, Skardu <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"European <\/a>
European Goldfinch or Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) – Naltar, Gilgit <\/div> <\/div>
\"Ruff <\/a>
Ruff (Philomachus pugnax) – Phundar, Ghizer <\/div> <\/div>
\"Brown-headed <\/a>
Brown-headed gull (Larus brunnicephalus) – Deosai, Skardu <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Common <\/a>
Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops) – Khudabad, Gojal <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Variable <\/a>
Variable wheatear (Oenanthe picata) – Darkot, Yasin <\/div> <\/div>
\"Cinereous <\/a>
Cinereous Tit (Parus cinereus) – Aliabad, Hunza <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Common <\/a>
Common Rosefinch (Carpodacus erythrinus) – Reshit, Gojal <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Grey <\/a>
Grey wagtail (Motacilla cinerea) – Phundar, Ghizer <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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