Birds at IIMA
The IIMA campus is a green oasis that nurtures rich and diverse flora and fauna. Here is a portfolio of our feathered friends that call our campus home. Photographed and compiled by IIMA faculty member, Professor Ernesto Noronha, since 2020, this collection will take you through a breathtaking range of bird species that have visited the campus since then.
For bird enthusiasts who would like to delve into details, each picture is accompanied by information on each bird species, the locations on campus where they can be spotted and the months they visit the campus. This portfolio is in no way exhaustive and will always be a work in progress as we receive newer visitors every year.
Through this presentation, we hope to spread awareness and thereby contribute to the conservation of the bird species visiting our campus.
FEMALE CUCKOO
FEMALE CUCKOO
November 2020, IMDC, common on campus
GOLDEN BACKED WOODPECKER
GOLDEN BACKED WOODPECKER
April 2020, T-19, common on campus
GREATER COUCAL
GREATER COUCAL
March 2022, KLMDC, common on campus
GREEN PIGEON
GREEN PIGEON
April 2020, cricket ground, common on campus during December to April
GREY PARTRIDGE
GREY PARTRIDGE
May 2020, near residence gate, common on campus
HOOPOE
HOOPOE
December 2020, cricket ground, common on campus
HOUSE SPARROW FEMALE
HOUSE SPARROW FEMALE
April 2020, near Torrent power substation area, seldom on campus
HOUSE SPARROW MALE
HOUSE SPARROW MALE
April 2020, near Torrent power substation area, seldom on campus
INDIAN GOLDEN ORIOLE
INDIAN GOLDEN ORIOLE
April 2020, around house 316, seen between February to May
INDIAN GRAY HORNBILL
INDIAN GRAY HORNBILL
November 2020, near CIIE area, rare on campus
INDIAN POND HERON
INDIAN POND HERON
July 2020, Near 315, common on campus
INDIAN ROBIN
INDIAN ROBIN
May 2020, near Torrent Power new campus, common on campus
INDIAN ROBIN MALE
INDIAN ROBIN MALE
April 2020, near New T-houses, common on campus
INDIAN SCOPS OWL
INDIAN SCOPS OWL
June 2022, 46 KLMDC area, rare on campus
INDIAN THICK KNEE
INDIAN THICK KNEE
July 2020, cricket ground, common on campus