This endemic bird is now classified as ‘globally threatened’, existing only in scattered pockets of thorn-scrub forest in Rajasthan, Gujarat and south India. The forest in and around Dera Amer is the preferred habitat of this species, and there are records of breeding pairs from here over the years. 

The white-naped tit is differentiated from the relatively common great tit (Parus nuchalis) by its black back.

 

One of the largest owls in the world. It is occasionally seen around the property  perched on a fence-post either in the late evening or in the early morning.

One habitat requirement for the dusky eagle owl is the presence of tall mature trees, of which there are several in this protected environment.

 

 This is a rare winter visitor to certain hotspots distributed across India. It has been observed in the very heart of the camp where there are clumps of dense bushes in open scrubland. Since this area also has plentiful water, the siberian rubythroat shares its local patch with bluethroats which also visit in winter.

 

Endemic species of birds (that is birds found only in a certain geographical area) are always of interest to the birdwatcher. And the marshall’s iora is an endemic. It is a strikingly plumaged bird, the bright yellow, white and black showing up as it feeds acrobatically on thorny trees. The very similar common iora (also found here) does not have any white on its tail as compared to the marshall’s.

 

Birds of Dera Amer
No.	Name of Species	Scientific Name
1	Grey Francolin	Francolinus gularis
2	Black Francolin	Francolinus francolinus
3	Barred Button-Quail	Turnix suscitator
4	Indian Peafowl	Pavo cristatus
5	Bar-headed Goose	Anser indicus
6	Eurasian Wryneck	Jynx torquilla
7	Black-rumped Flameback	Dinopium benghalense
8	Yellow-crowned Woodpecker	Dendrocopos mahrattensis
9	Coppersmith Barbet	Megalaima heamacephala
10	Indian Grey Hornbill	Ocyceros birostris
11	Common Hoopoe	Upupa epops
12	Indian Roller	Coracias beghalensis
13	White-throated Kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis
14	Green Bee-eater	Merops orientalis
15	Pied Cuckoo	Clamator jacobinus
16	Common Hawk-Cuckoo	Hierococcyx varius
17	Asian Koel	Eudynamys scolopacea
18	Greater Coucal	Centropus sinensis
19	Rose-ringed Parakeet	Psittacula krameri
20	Plum-headed Parakeet	Psittacula cyanocephala
21	Alexandrine Parakeet	Psittacula eupatria
22	Dusky Eagle Owl	Bubo coromandus
23	Spotted Owlet	Athene brama
24	Indian Nightjar	Caprimulgus indicus
25	Grey Nightjar	Caprimulgus jotaka
26	Rock Pigeon	Columba livia
27	Yellow-footed Green Pigeon	Treron phoenicoptera
28	Laughing Dove	Streptopelia senegalensis
29	Red Collared Dove	Streptopelia tranquebarica
30	Eurasian Collared Dove	Streptopelia decaocto
31	Painted Sandgrouse	Pterocles indicus
32	Red-wattled Lapwing	Vanellus indicus
33	Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus
34	Eurasian Griffon	Gyps fulvus
35	Black-shouldered Kite	Elanus caerulens
36	Black Kite	Milvus migrans
37	Shikra	Accipiter badius
38	Northern Goshawk	Accipiter gentilis
39	Oriental Honey-Buzzard	Pernis ptilorhyncus
40	White-eyed Buzzard	Bitastur teesa
41	Steppe Eagle	Aquila nipalensis
42	Common Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus
43	Eurasian Hobby	Falco subbuteo
44	Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
45	Bay-backed Shrike	Lanius vittatus
46	Long-tailed Shrike	Lanius schach
47	Southern Grey Shrike	Lanius meridionalis
48	Rufous Treepie	Dendrocitta vagabunda
49	House Crow	Corvus splendens
50	Eurasian Golden Oriole	Oriolus splendens
51	Large Cuckoo-Shrike	Coracina macei
52	Black-headed Cuckoo-Shrike	Coracina melanoptera
53	Small Minivet	Pericrocotus cinnamomeus
54	White-browed Fantail Flycatcher	Rhipidura aureola
55	Black Drongo	Dicrurus macrocercus
56	White-bellied Drongo	Dicrurus caerulescens
57	Asian Paradise Flycatcher	Terpsiphone paradisis
58	Spotted Creeper	Salpornis spilonotus
59	Common Iora	Aegithinia tiphia
60	Marshall's Iora	Aegithinia nigrolutea
61	Common Woodshrike	Tephrodornis pondicerianus
62	Grey-headed Canary Flycatcher	Culicicapa ceylonensis
63	Red-throated Flycatcher	Ficedula parva
64	Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica
65	Siberian Rubythroat	Luscinia calliope
66	Oriental Magpie-Robin	Copsychus saularis
67	Indian Robin	Saxicolloides fulicata
68	Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros
69	Pied Bushchat	Saxicola caprata
70	Brown Rockchat	Cercomela fusca
71	Common Stonechat	Saxicola torquata
72	Variable Wheatear	Oenanthe picata opistholeuca
73	Brahminy Starling	Sturnus pagodarum
74	Rosy Starling	Sturnus roseus
75	Common Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
76	Asian Pied Starling	Sturnus contra
77	Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis
78	Bank Myna	Acridotheres ginginiarus
79	House Swift	Apus affinis
80	Dusky Crag Martin	Hirundo concolor
81	Red-rumped Swallow	Hirundo daurica
82	White-eared Bulbul	Pycnonotus leucotis
83	Red-vented Bulbul	Pycnonotus jocosus
84	Yellow-eyed Babbler	Chrysomma sinense
85	Common Babbler	Turdoides caudatus
86	Large Grey Babbler	Turdoides malcolmi
87	Jungle Babbler	Turdoides striatus
88	Lesser Whitethroat	Sylvia curruca
89	Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita
90	Common Tailorbird	Orthotomus sutorius
91	Greenish Warbler	Phylloscopus griseolus
92	Ashy Prinia	Prinia socialis
93	Plain Prinia	Prinia inornata
94	Rufous-fronted Prinia	Prinia buchanani
95	Grey-breasted Prinia	Prinia hodgsonii
96	Oriental White-eye	Zosterops palpebrosus
97	Great Tit	Parus major
98	White-naped Tit	Parus nuchalis
99	Purple Sunbird	Nectarinia asiatica
100	House Sparrow	Passer domesticus
101	Chestnut-shouldered Petronia	Petronia xanthocollis
102	Olive-backed Pipit	Anthus hodgsoni
103	Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis
104	Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris
105	Baya Weaver	Ploceus philippinus
106	Indian Silverbill	Lonchura malabarica
107	Common Rosefinch	Carpodacus erythrinus
108	Crested Bunting	Melophus lathami
109	White-capped Bunting	Emberiza stewarti
110	Grey-necked Bunting	Emberiza buchanani
111	Chestnut-eared Bunting	Emberiza fucata