In Photos: Pleasant winter weather draws colourful birds to Mumbai

16 December,2025 08:01 AM IST |  Mumbai  |  Team mid-day

Pleasant winter weather in city and metropolitian region attracts colourful birds that brighten up the greenscape

Common name: Common kingfisher, Scientific name: Alcedo atthis, Location: Aarey colony. Pics/Prabhu Swami, naturalist and wildlife photographer


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Common name: Orange-headed thrush, Scientific name: Geokichla citrina, Location: Andheri West

Common name: Golden-fronted leafbird, Scientific name: Chloropsis aurifrons, Location: Tungareshwar

Common name: Black-naped monarch, Scientific name: Hypothymis azurea, Location: Tungareshwar

Common name: Red avadavat, Scientific name: Amandava amandava, Location: Andheri West

Common name: verditer flycatcher, Scientific name: Eumyias thalassinus, Location: Tungareshwar

Common name: Greater Flamingo, Scientific name: Phoenicopterus roseus, Location: Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary. Representation pic/istock

Common name: Bluethroat, Scientific name: Luscinia svecica, Location: Mumbai. Pic/Mahesh Yadav, naturalist and wildlife photographer

Common name: Siberian stonechat, Scientific name: Saxicola maurus, Location: Vasai West

Common name: Lesser flamingo, Scientific name: Phoeniconaias minor, Location: Thane Creek Flamingo Sanctuary. Representation pic/istock

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