Bird
migration
Submitted by ~ vansh singhvi
Class ~ VII D

Introduction
01 reason
02
Why do birds migrate
in India?
03 Selected places in India
where birds migrate
04
Table of contents

Types of migration
05
Table of contents
06
Different migratory
birds

Introduction
01

Introduction
Bird migration is the regular
seasonal movement, often north and
south along a flyway, between
breeding and wintering grounds.

Reason of
migration of
birds
02

REASON OF MIGRATION
• For food
• To disperse their own breed to different regions
• To protect their kids
• To get away from predators
• To avoid disease
• for warm or cold climate

Why birds
migrate in
India
03

Why birds migrate in India ?
• Most of the migratory bird species that make
their way to India in the summer often migrate
from a region with low resources to one with
high resources. In India, summers are not too
harsh and food is plenty, making it ideal for
birds to spend the hot summer months.

Winter
• The birds also migrate in cold weather as
there is lack of food in their region. They
travel to places which are warmer and have
abundant availability of food.

Places birds
migrate in
India
04

Places birds migrate in India
• Rajasthan, Gujarat and other parts of the
Indian Peninsula to cross the Arabian Sea.
They move to Africa by mid-October to
spend the winters there.

Types of
migration
05

Types of migration in India
• types of migratory birds
➊ LATTITUDINAL MIGRATION ~ It is the movement of the
birds from south to north and its vice versa
The several north American and Eurasian birds cross the
equator to spent winter in deeper and warmer parts of
South America and Africa.
The American golden plover

➋ ALTITUDINAL MIGRATION ~ In india a no. of species
during summer migrate from plains to slope of
Himalayas scanadian 1000 of feet above sea level
Wood cock

➌ LONGITUDINAL MIGRATION ~ Longitudinal or east to
west and vice versa migration also occurs in some birds
Patagonian

➍ PARTIAL MIGRATION ~ In such cases all the birds of
a group of migratory birds do not leave the native land,
visible throughout the year
Redbreast

➎ ERRATIC MIGRATION ~ Erratic migration occure in
great blue cuckoos
In such birds after breeding the adult and the
youngmany stray from there homes
Vagrant

Different
migratory birds
06

Different migratory birds
• 9 most popular migratory birds in India.
Siberian crane
• Siberian Cranes are snowy white
color birds and migrate during winter
to India. These cranes are omnivorous
and breeds in the arctic tundra of
Russia and Siberia.
➊ Siberian crane

9 Most popular birds ~
Amur Falcon
• Amur falcons are small raptor that
breed in Siberia and migrate to Southern
Africa. During migration in large flocks
across North East India and over the
Arabian sea, they feed around Doyang
Lake in Nagaland in the evening or early
in the morning during the winter season.
➋ Amur falcons

9 Most popular birds ~
Greater Flamingo
• Greater Flamingo is the largest of all
species of the flamingo family, found in
the Indian subcontinent. Greater
Flamingo and Lesser flamingo are the
most beautiful migratory birds found in
India, Sewri Mudflats Bhigwan Bird
Sanctuary ,Chilka Lake and Jawai Dam
Sanctuary are few best places to spot
flamingo in India.
➌ Greater Flamingo

9 Most popular birds ~
Demoiselle Crane
• Demoiselle cranes are migratory birds
and spend the winter in the Indian
subcontinent. These cranes are smallest
species of crane lives in a variety of
different environments, including desert
areas of Rajasthan.
➍ Demoiselle Crane

9 Most popular birds ~
Bluethroat
• Bluethroat is a small brightly colored
passerine bird from thrush family and
winters in north Africa and the Indian
subcontinent. Keoladeo National Park of
Bharatpur in Rajasthan is one of the best
place to spot migratory birds coming to
India in winter season.
➎ Bluethroat

9 Most popular birds ~
Black-winged Stilt
• Black Winged Stilt is a very long
legged wader bird and become a
regular migrant to India, usually found
around the wetland. The bird has 5
subspecies named as Black necked
stilt , Black winged stilt ,White backed
stilt and White headed stilt.
The breeding habitat of all these species
of stilts are marshes, shallow lakes and
ponds, Basai Wetland , Pune shallow
lakes and Gujarat water ponds are the
few places to spot it.
➏ Black-winged Stilt

9 Most popular birds ~
Blue-tailed Bee-eater
• Blue Tailed Bee Eater is a strongly
migratory bird found seasonally in
much of peninsular India. This species
is a richly colored near passerine bird
breeds in farmland and most often
seen near large waterbodies.
Blue Tailed Bee Eater nest under
ground in sandy banks or open flat
areas near waterbodies and
predominantly feed on Indian bees ,
Honey Bees, wasps and hornet.
➐ Blue-tailed Bee-eater

9 Most popular birds ~
Bar-headed Goose
• Bar Headed Goose is the highest
flying bird in the world and migrate to
India every in winter season. The bar
headed migrates over the Himalayas
and spend their winter in Assam to
Tamil Nadu states of India. This bird is
one of the most common winter season
visitor found in large wetlands of India.
➑ Bar-headed Goose

9 Most popular birds ~
Rosy Starling
• Rosy Starling is a black head, chest
and tail with white body passerine bird
from starling family. It is a strong
migrant bird and spend winters in
India including Karnataka,
Maharashtra, Kerala, Tamil Nadu ,
Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
➒ Rosy Starling

THANK YOU
• Name ~ Vansh Singhvi
• Class ~ VII D
• Roll no. ~ 27
• Submitted to ~ Dr. Kusum Lata Soni
• Submitted by ~ Vansh Singhvi