Digitally Exploring the world

There are 238 species of woodpeckers in the world and India has 12 species. I have been lucky enough to see 11 of them . Black-rumped Flameback Greater Flameback Common Flameback Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker   Heart-spotted Woodpecker Lesser Yellownape Rufous Woodpecker Speckled Piculet Streak-throated Woodpecker White-bellied Woodpecker   White-naped Woodpecker   Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker (Picidae).   Black-rumped Flameback Greater Flameback Streak-throated Woodpecker White-bellied Woodpecker White-naped Woodpecker Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Lesser Yellow Nape Yellow-crowned Woodpecker Grey-capped Pygmy Woodpecker Heart-spotted Woodpecker Rufous Woodpecker More pictures here

There are roughly 90 species of kingfishers around the world, out of which 12 are found in India . Common Kingfisher, Alcedo atthis Collared Kingfisher, Todiramphus chloris Crested Kingfisher ,Ceryle lugubris Blue-eared Kingfisher, Alcedo meninting Black-capped Kingfisher, Halcyon pileata Blyth's Kingfisher , Alcedo hercules Brown-Winged Kingfisher ,Pelargopsis amauroptera   Oriental Dwarf Kingfisher, Ceyx erithaca   Pied Kingfisher, Ceryle rudis Ruddy Kingfisher ,Halcyon coromanda Stork-billed Kingfisher, Pelargopsis capensis White-throated Kingfisher, Halcyon smyrnensis Common Kingfisher Collared Kingfisher Black-capped Kingfisher Pied Kingfisher Stork-billed Kingfisher  White-throated Kingfisher More pictures of Kingfishers here

India is home to 7 species of Bee-Eaters   I was lucky enough to sight five of them in my travels across the country Blue-tailed Bee-eater (Merops philippinus)  Blue-bearded Bee-eater (Nyctyornis athertoni)  Blue-cheeked Bee-eater (Merops superciliosus)  Blue-throated Bee-eater (Merops viridis)  Chestnut-headed Bee-eater (Merops leschenaulti)  European Bee-eater (Merops apiaster)  Green Bee-eater (Merops orientalis)  Blue-tailed Bee-eater  Blue-beared Bee-eater  Chestnut-headed Bee-eater  European Bee-eater  Green Bee-eater  Pictures of Bee Eaters captured here

India is home to 9 species of Hornbills   I was lucky enough to sight five of them in my travels around the country. Great Indian Hornbill (Buceros bicornis) Malabar Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus) Malabar Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros griseus) Rufous Necked Hornbill (Aceros nipalensis) Indian Grey Hornbill (Ocyceros birostris) Oriental Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros albirostris) Wreathed Hornbill (Rhyticeros undulatus) Austen’s Brown Hornbill /White Throated Brown Hornbill(Anorrhinus austeni) Narcondam Hornbill (Rhyticeros narcondami) Great Indian Hornbill  Rufous Necked Hornbill Malabar Pied Hornbill Malabar Grey Hornbill Indian Grey Hornbill More pictures here Hornbills-Anuradhac