India is home to some rare birds you’ve likely never seen! Discover these 5 secretive beauties hiding across the subcontinent.
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With its rainbow feathers, the Himalayan Monal is a shy mountain gem. Found in Uttarakhand and Arunachal forests.
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Discovered in 2006, the Bugun Liocichla is one of India’s rarest birds. Spotted only in a forest patch in Arunachal Pradesh.
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This flightless bird lays eggs in mounds of warm sand! Found only on the Nicobar Islands.
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Once thought extinct, this nocturnal bird was rediscovered in Andhra Pradesh in 1986. Still extremely elusive.
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Only 250 left! Found near Himalayan rivers, this heron is critically endangered and hard to spot.