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  • Indian Rhino Rhinoceros unicornis Shoulder height 160-190cm Massive, bulky herbivore with a single horn and greyish, virtually hairless skin. Rare and restricted mainly to Terai grassland in southern foothills of Himalayas (these days, mainly Nepal and India).
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  • Indian Rhino Rhinoceros unicornis Shoulder height 160-190cm Massive, bulky herbivore with a single horn and greyish, virtually hairless skin. Rare and restricted mainly to Terai grassland in southern foothills of Himalayas (these days, mainly Nepal and India).
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  • Indian Rhino Rhinoceros unicornis Shoulder height 160-190cm Massive, bulky herbivore with a single horn and greyish, virtually hairless skin. Rare and restricted mainly to Terai grassland in southern foothills of Himalayas (these days, mainly Nepal and India).
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  • Indian Python - Python molurus
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  • Indian Silverbill (or White-throated munia)- Euodice malabarica
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  • Common Indian Tree Frog - Polypedates maculatus
    157256.jpg
  • Gaur or Indian Bison - Bos gaurus
    157099.jpg
  • Indian Wild Boar - Sus scrofa cristatus - male
    157262.jpg
  • Gaur or Indian Bison - Bos gaurus
    157100.jpg
  • Gaur or Indian Bison - Bos gaurus
    157098.jpg
  • White-eyed Buzzard - Butastut seesa
    157265.jpg
  • Lesser Adjutant - Leptoptilus javanicus
    157213.jpg
  • Little Cormorant - Phalacrocorax niger
    157210.jpg
  • Bank Mynah - Acridotheres ginginianus
    157202.jpg
  • House Crow - Corvus splendens
    157096.jpg
  • Asiatic Honey Bee - Apis cerana
    157083.jpg
  • Asiatic Honey Bee - Apis cerana
    157082.jpg
  • Lesser Whistling Duck - Dendrocygna javanica
    139658.jpg
  • Oriental Darter - Anhinga melanogaster
    139693.jpg
  • Oriental Mole Cricket - Gryllotalpa orientalis
    157266.jpg
  • Spotted Deer or Chital, Axis axis
    157231.jpg
  • Spotted Deer or Chital, Axis axis
    157230.jpg
  • Spotted Dove - Spilopelia chinensis
    157229.jpg
  • Little Cormorant - Phalacrocorax niger
    157222.jpg
  • Open-billed Stork -Anastomus oscitans
    157219.jpg
  • Little Cormorant - Phalacrocorax niger
    157211.jpg
  • Lesser Whistling Duck - Dendrocygna javanica
    157212.jpg
  • Asiatic Honey Bee - Apis cerana
    157203.jpg
  • Collared Kingfisher - Todirhamphis chloris
    157091.jpg
  • Asiatic Honey Bee - Apis cerana
    157081.jpg
  • Swinhoe's Petrel - Oceanodroma monorhis
    155758.jpg
  • Gharial - Gavialis gangeticus
    139176.jpg
  • Common Myna - Acridotheres tristis
    139646.jpg
  • Oriental Darter - Anhinga melanogaster
    139652.jpg
  • Lesser Whistling Duck - Dendrocygna javanica
    139657.jpg
  • Yellow-wattled Lapwing - Vanellus malabaricus
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  • Yellow Wagtail, an eastern race - Motacilla flava melanogrisea
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  • Common Mynah - Acridotheres tristis
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  • Painted Spurfowl - Galloperdix lunulata
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  • Mole Cricket - Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa
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  • Indian Bean Tree (Southern Catalpa) Catalpa bignonioides (Bignoniaceae) HEIGHT to 20m. Medium-sized deciduous tree with a short bole. BARK Greyish-brown and scaly. BRANCHES Mostly spreading with smooth, stout twigs tipped with very small orange-brown buds. LEAVES Long-stalked, large and broadly ovate, to 25cm long and 20cm across, with heart-shaped bases and short-pointed tips; margins are untoothed, upper surface is smooth and lower surface is downy. Leaves are tinged with purple and downy when young, becoming a lighter, almost transparent green when mature. Usually late to open and early to fall. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS 5cm-long flowers are an open bell shape with 2 lips; petals are white with purple and yellow spots; in large showy panicles in midsummer. Fruit is a long, slender bean-like pod, to 40cm long, that hangs from branches long after leaves have fallen; contains many inedible flat, papery seeds, to 2.5cm long. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of SE USA, planted here and quite common in many large cities, including London.
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  • Indian Horse-chestnut Aesculus indica (Hippocastanaceae) HEIGHT to 30m. Large, broadly columnar tree with a thick trunk. Resembles Horse-chestnut, but more graceful, especially in winter outline. BARK Smooth, greyish-green or pink-tinged. BRANCHES Ascending, but with pendulous twigs and shoots. LEAVES Resemble those of Horse-chestnut but leaflets are narrower, stalked and finely toothed, to 25cm long; bronze tinged when young, green in summer, turning yellow or orange in autumn. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Flowers open in midsummer, white or pale pink with bright-yellow blotches and long stamens extending out of flower; yellow blotch becomes red as flower matures. Flower spikes erect, to 30cm long. Stalked brown fruits are pear-shaped and scaly with up to 3 seeds. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of Himalayas. Planted here occasionally.
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  • Indian Bean Tree (Southern Catalpa) Catalpa bignonioides (Bignoniaceae) HEIGHT to 20m. Medium-sized deciduous tree with a short bole. BARK Greyish-brown and scaly. BRANCHES Mostly spreading with smooth, stout twigs tipped with very small orange-brown buds. LEAVES Long-stalked, large and broadly ovate, to 25cm long and 20cm across, with heart-shaped bases and short-pointed tips; margins are untoothed, upper surface is smooth and lower surface is downy. Leaves are tinged with purple and downy when young, becoming a lighter, almost transparent green when mature. Usually late to open and early to fall. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS 5cm-long flowers are an open bell shape with 2 lips; petals are white with purple and yellow spots; in large showy panicles in midsummer. Fruit is a long, slender bean-like pod, to 40cm long, that hangs from branches long after leaves have fallen; contains many inedible flat, papery seeds, to 2.5cm long. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of SE USA, planted here and quite common in many large cities, including London.
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  • INDIAN BALSAM Impatiens glandulifera (Balsaminaceae) Height to 2m. Distinctive annual with reddish stems. Found along riverbanks and on damp waste ground. FLOWERS are 3-4cm long and pinkish purple with a short, curved spur; borne on stalks in clusters (Jul-Oct). FRUITS are club-shaped and explosive. LEAVES are oval, toothed and borne in opposite pairs or whorls of 3. STATUS-Widely naturalised.
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  • INDIAN BALSAM Impatiens glandulifera (Balsaminaceae) Height to 2m. Distinctive annual with reddish stems. Found along riverbanks and on damp waste ground. FLOWERS are 3-4cm long and pinkish purple with a short, curved spur; borne on stalks in clusters (Jul-Oct). FRUITS are club-shaped and explosive. LEAVES are oval, toothed and borne in opposite pairs or whorls of 3. STATUS-Widely naturalised.
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  • Indian Robin - Saxicoloides fulicatus
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  • Indian Roller - Coracias benghalensis
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  • Indian Pond Heron - Ardeola grayii
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  • Indian Roller - Coracias benghalensis
    139669.jpg
  • Indian Courser - Cursorius coromandelicus
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  • Indian Long-tailed Nightjar - Caprimulgus atripennis
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  • Indian Bean Tree (Southern Catalpa) Catalpa bignonioides (Bignoniaceae) HEIGHT to 20m. Medium-sized deciduous tree with a short bole. BARK Greyish-brown and scaly. BRANCHES Mostly spreading with smooth, stout twigs tipped with very small orange-brown buds. LEAVES Long-stalked, large and broadly ovate, to 25cm long and 20cm across, with heart-shaped bases and short-pointed tips; margins are untoothed, upper surface is smooth and lower surface is downy. Leaves are tinged with purple and downy when young, becoming a lighter, almost transparent green when mature. Usually late to open and early to fall. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS 5cm-long flowers are an open bell shape with 2 lips; petals are white with purple and yellow spots; in large showy panicles in midsummer. Fruit is a long, slender bean-like pod, to 40cm long, that hangs from branches long after leaves have fallen; contains many inedible flat, papery seeds, to 2.5cm long. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of SE USA, planted here and quite common in many large cities, including London.
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  • Indian Bean Tree (Southern Catalpa) Catalpa bignonioides (Bignoniaceae) HEIGHT to 20m. Medium-sized deciduous tree with a short bole. BARK Greyish-brown and scaly. BRANCHES Mostly spreading with smooth, stout twigs tipped with very small orange-brown buds. LEAVES Long-stalked, large and broadly ovate, to 25cm long and 20cm across, with heart-shaped bases and short-pointed tips; margins are untoothed, upper surface is smooth and lower surface is downy. Leaves are tinged with purple and downy when young, becoming a lighter, almost transparent green when mature. Usually late to open and early to fall. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS 5cm-long flowers are an open bell shape with 2 lips; petals are white with purple and yellow spots; in large showy panicles in midsummer. Fruit is a long, slender bean-like pod, to 40cm long, that hangs from branches long after leaves have fallen; contains many inedible flat, papery seeds, to 2.5cm long. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of SE USA, planted here and quite common in many large cities, including London.
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  • Indian Bean Tree (Southern Catalpa) Catalpa bignonioides (Bignoniaceae) HEIGHT to 20m. Medium-sized deciduous tree with a short bole. BARK Greyish-brown and scaly. BRANCHES Mostly spreading with smooth, stout twigs tipped with very small orange-brown buds. LEAVES Long-stalked, large and broadly ovate, to 25cm long and 20cm across, with heart-shaped bases and short-pointed tips; margins are untoothed, upper surface is smooth and lower surface is downy. Leaves are tinged with purple and downy when young, becoming a lighter, almost transparent green when mature. Usually late to open and early to fall. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS 5cm-long flowers are an open bell shape with 2 lips; petals are white with purple and yellow spots; in large showy panicles in midsummer. Fruit is a long, slender bean-like pod, to 40cm long, that hangs from branches long after leaves have fallen; contains many inedible flat, papery seeds, to 2.5cm long. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of SE USA, planted here and quite common in many large cities, including London.
    133676.jpg
  • Indian Bean Tree (Southern Catalpa) Catalpa bignonioides (Bignoniaceae) HEIGHT to 20m. Medium-sized deciduous tree with a short bole. BARK Greyish-brown and scaly. BRANCHES Mostly spreading with smooth, stout twigs tipped with very small orange-brown buds. LEAVES Long-stalked, large and broadly ovate, to 25cm long and 20cm across, with heart-shaped bases and short-pointed tips; margins are untoothed, upper surface is smooth and lower surface is downy. Leaves are tinged with purple and downy when young, becoming a lighter, almost transparent green when mature. Usually late to open and early to fall. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS 5cm-long flowers are an open bell shape with 2 lips; petals are white with purple and yellow spots; in large showy panicles in midsummer. Fruit is a long, slender bean-like pod, to 40cm long, that hangs from branches long after leaves have fallen; contains many inedible flat, papery seeds, to 2.5cm long. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of SE USA, planted here and quite common in many large cities, including London.
    132946.jpg
  • Indian Horse-chestnut Aesculus indica (Hippocastanaceae) HEIGHT to 30m. Large, broadly columnar tree with a thick trunk. Resembles Horse-chestnut, but more graceful, especially in winter outline. BARK Smooth, greyish-green or pink-tinged. BRANCHES Ascending, but with pendulous twigs and shoots. LEAVES Resemble those of Horse-chestnut but leaflets are narrower, stalked and finely toothed, to 25cm long; bronze tinged when young, green in summer, turning yellow or orange in autumn. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Flowers open in midsummer, white or pale pink with bright-yellow blotches and long stamens extending out of flower; yellow blotch becomes red as flower matures. Flower spikes erect, to 30cm long. Stalked brown fruits are pear-shaped and scaly with up to 3 seeds. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION Native of Himalayas. Planted here occasionally.
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  • INDIAN BALSAM Impatiens glandulifera (Balsaminaceae) Height to 2m. Distinctive annual with reddish stems. Found along riverbanks and on damp waste ground. FLOWERS are 3-4cm long and pinkish purple with a short, curved spur; borne on stalks in clusters (Jul-Oct). FRUITS are club-shaped and explosive. LEAVES are oval, toothed and borne in opposite pairs or whorls of 3. STATUS-Widely naturalised.
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  • INDIAN BALSAM Impatiens glandulifera (Balsaminaceae) Height to 2m. Distinctive annual with reddish stems. Found along riverbanks and on damp waste ground. FLOWERS are 3-4cm long and pinkish purple with a short, curved spur; borne on stalks in clusters (Jul-Oct). FRUITS are club-shaped and explosive. LEAVES are oval, toothed and borne in opposite pairs or whorls of 3. STATUS-Widely naturalised.
    144541.jpg
  • Indian Courser - Cursorius coromandelicus
    139599.jpg
  • Indian Robin - Saxicoloides fulicatus
    139607.jpg
  • Indian Nightjar - Caprimulgus asiaticus
    141069.jpg
  • Indian Courser - Cursorius coromandelicus
    141141.jpg
  • Indian Pond Heron - Ardeola grayii
    157209.jpg
  • Indian Roller - Coracias benghalensis
    157206.jpg
  • Indian Roller - Coracias benghalensis
    157204.jpg
  • Yellow Catalpa Catalpa ovata (Bignoniaceae) HEIGHT to 12m<br />
Very similar to Indian Bean Tree, best distinguished by comparing leaves. BARK Grey-brown and scaly. BRANCHES Spreading. LEAVES Dark-green and pentagonal with a short point on each corner; large, to 25cm in each direction, with a heart-shaped base. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Off-white flowers, to 2.5cm across, are tinged yellow and are red-spotted inside; in spikes about 25cm long. The pod is about 25cm long. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION A native of China, introduced to our region for ornament and rarely seen outside parks and gardens.
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  • Lion Panthera leo Length to 4m, including tail up to 1.5m long. Impressive cat, second only in size to Tiger. Male is on average larger than female, with dense, shaggy mane. African subspecies is widespread but now very local in savannah grassland habitats; Indian subspecies is restricted to Gir Forest in Gujurat, India.
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  • Indian Courser - Cursorius coromandelicus
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  • Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda Large, omnivorous member of the crow family. Widespread across the Indian subcontinent. Recognised by its rufous back, black hood, and grey and black patterns on wings and long tail.
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  • Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda Large, omnivorous member of the crow family. Widespread across the Indian subcontinent. Recognised by its rufous back, black hood, and grey and black patterns on wings and long tail.
    157234.jpg
  • Indian Roller - Coracias benghalensis
    157207.jpg
  • Indian Pond Heron - Ardeola grayii
    157208.jpg
  • Indian Roller - Coracias benghalensis
    157205.jpg
  • Yellow Catalpa Catalpa ovata (Bignoniaceae) HEIGHT to 12m<br />
Very similar to Indian Bean Tree, best distinguished by comparing leaves. BARK Grey-brown and scaly. BRANCHES Spreading. LEAVES Dark-green and pentagonal with a short point on each corner; large, to 25cm in each direction, with a heart-shaped base. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Off-white flowers, to 2.5cm across, are tinged yellow and are red-spotted inside; in spikes about 25cm long. The pod is about 25cm long. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION A native of China, introduced to our region for ornament and rarely seen outside parks and gardens.
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  • Yellow Catalpa Catalpa ovata (Bignoniaceae) HEIGHT to 12m<br />
Very similar to Indian Bean Tree, best distinguished by comparing leaves. BARK Grey-brown and scaly. BRANCHES Spreading. LEAVES Dark-green and pentagonal with a short point on each corner; large, to 25cm in each direction, with a heart-shaped base. REPRODUCTIVE PARTS Off-white flowers, to 2.5cm across, are tinged yellow and are red-spotted inside; in spikes about 25cm long. The pod is about 25cm long. STATUS AND DISTRIBUTION A native of China, introduced to our region for ornament and rarely seen outside parks and gardens.
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  • Five-striped Palm Squirrel Funambulus pennantii Length to 30cm aka Indian Palm Squirrel Fur is grizzeld-grey and brown overall with three pale stripes running lengthways along body; these are bordered by darker brown lines. Widespread across northern India. Often very tame.
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  • Blackbuck Antelope Antilope cervicapra Shoulder height 70-80cm Well-makred antelope, endemic to the Indian sub-continent. Male is blackish-brown and white with long, spiral horns. Female is buffish-brown and white with no horns.
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  • Asian Wild Ass Equus hemionus khur Length 2m. Endangered, donkey-like animal whose coat grades from orange-buff on the back to creamy white on the belly. A fast-running species, adapted to harsh, desert conditions. Indian subspecies is restricted to Rann of Kutch in Gujurat.
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  • Rufous Treepie - Dendrocitta vagabunda Large, omnivorous member of the crow family. Widespread across the Indian subcontinent. Recognised by its rufous back, black hood, and grey and black patterns on wings and long tail.
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  • Brahminy Kite - Haliastur indus Widespread in the Indian subcontinent, southeast Asia and N Australia. Usually found in the vicinity of water, and on coasts. Catches fish and also scavenges.
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