Delhi by list.

[Text and photos by Mayank Austen Soofi]

Spread over 80 acres, Lodhi Garden was developed around four monuments. A village called Khairpur was erased to give way to this urban oasis. The garden was originally named after Lady Willingdon, wife of India’s Governor-General, who inaugurated it in 1936. The park has a glass house, a bonsai park, a rose garden, a bamboo garden, and an herbal garden; and it is also home to 28 varieties of birds.

1. Green Parakeet
Local name – Tota

2. Weaver bird
Local name – Baya

3. Pied Cuckoo
Local name – Kala Papeeha

4. Black Headed Myna
Local name – Puhya

5. Common Myna
Local name – Desi Myna

6. Indian Ring Dove
Local name – Chhor Fakta

7. Little Swift
Local name – Babila

8. Crow
Local name – Kouwa

9. Eurasian Collard Dove
Local name – Dhor Fakta

10. Large Build Crow
Local name – Kariyal

11. House Crow
Local name – Kouwa

12. Spotted Owlet
Local name – Ullu

13. Common Hawk (Cuckoo)
Local name – Papeeha

14. Golden-backed Woodpecker
Local name – Kathfora

15. House Sparrow
Local name – Gaurayya

16. Red-wattled Lapwing
Local name – Titiri

17. Indian Grey Hornbill
Local name – Dhamar

18. White-rumped Vulture
Local name – Gidh

19. Red-vented Bulbul
Local name – Bulbul

20. Black Drongo
Local name – Kotwal

21. Koel
Local name – Koyal

22. Blue Throat
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23. Indian Tree-Pie
Local name – Mahalat

24. Blue Rock Pigeon
Local name – Kabutar

25. Large Grey Babbler
Local name – Satbhai

26. Tailor Bird
Local name – Darzi Chiriya

27. White-breasted Kingfisher
Local name – Ram Chiriya

28. Duck
Local name – Bathakh

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