What are the birds found in West Bengal?
What are the birds found in West Bengal?
Some of the best species recorded are, Blood Pheasant, Satyr Tragopan, Hill Partridge, Collared Pygmy Owlet, Darjeeling Woodpecker, Spotted Nutcracker, Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler, Scaly-breasted Wren Babbler, Brown & Black-throated Parrotbill, Spotted and Chestnut-crowned Laughingthrush, Plain Mountain Finch.
Which is the smallest bird in West Bengal?
The pale-billed flowerpecker or Tickell’s flowerpecker (Dicaeum erythrorhynchos) is a tiny bird that feeds on nectar and berries, found in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and western Myanmar. The bird is common especially in urban gardens with berry bearing trees.

What is the main bird of West Bengal?
White-breasted kingfisher
States
State | Common name | Binomial name |
---|---|---|
Tripura | Green imperial pigeon | Ducula aenea |
Uttar Pradesh | Sarus crane | Grus antigone |
Uttarakhand | Himalayan monal | Lophophorus impejanus |
West Bengal | White-breasted kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis |
What are birds names?
Pheasants and allies

Common name | Binomial | Comments |
---|---|---|
Tibetan eared pheasant | Crossoptilon harmani | |
Grey peacock-pheasant | Polyplectron bicalcaratum | |
Indian peafowl | Pavo cristatus | |
Green peafowl | Pavo muticus | Endangered |
What are regular birds called?
Most Common Backyard Birds
- 01 of 08. Mourning Dove. Carlos Camarena / Getty Images.
- 02 of 08. Downy Woodpecker. Vicki Jauron / Getty Images.
- 03 of 08. American Robin. The Spruce / jskbirds.
- 04 of 08. American Crow.
- 05 of 08. European Starling.
- 06 of 08. House Sparrow.
- 07 of 08. House Finch.
- 08 of 08. American Goldfinch.
Which is the national animal of West Bengal?
Fishing cat
State/UT | Animal | Bird |
---|---|---|
Uttranchal | Musk Deer | Himalayan Monal |
Uttar Pradesh | Swamp Deer | Sarus Crane |
West Bengal | Fishing cat | White-throated King Fisher |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands | * | * |
Which fruit is famous in West Bengal?
Horticultural crops cover 26% of the net cultivated area in the state. There is a wide diversity of horticultural crops grown in West Bengal. Important fruit crops are mango (72,000 ha), pineapple (13,500 ha), banana (28,500 ha), citrus (10,200 ha), litchi (7,200 ha), guava (10,600 ha) and papaya (7,600 ha).
Who is our state bird?
Indian roller
State Birds of India
Name of State | Common Name | Scientific Name |
---|---|---|
Jharkhand | Asian koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus |
Karnataka | Indian roller | Coracias benghalensis |
Kerala | Great hornbill | Buceros bicornis |
Madhya Pradesh | Indian paradise flycatcher | Terpsiphone paradisi |
What is the national fruit of West Bengal?
mango
Corona lockdown has put entire mango trade in West Bengal under deep uncertainty. The debacle is bound to cause severe economic crisis in the Mango zone of the state. West Bengal is one of the largest contributors to India’s national mango output that constitutes around 40% of global yield.