The Indian Spot billed Duck is one among the three Spot billed Duck species commonly observed as a resident bird in almost all coffee growing regions of India. The Classification table is as follows. Kingdom Animalia Scientific Name Ardeola grayii Class Aves Order Anseriformes Family Anatidae Genus Anas Species Anas Poecilorhyncha Sub species Anas poecilorhyncha […]
Bird Friendly Coffee and the White Breasted Water Hen
There is no doubt in our mind that birds inside shade grown ecofriendly coffee forests are often outstanding Indicators of the health of the overall environment within the coffee ecosystem. Their abundance and diversity is closely linked to loss of habitat. The need of the hour is for coffee planter’s to understand that these birds […]
Bird Friendly Coffee and the Purple Moor Hen
Nestled in the heart of the Western Ghats, coffee forests, provide the ideal habitat for a wide variety of wildlife. These evergreen coffee forests run all along the Western Ghat corridor and is home to one of the world’s veritable treasure houses of biodiversity. New species of birds, animals, insects, microbes and plants are found […]
Bird Friendly Shade Coffee and the Bronze Winged Jacana
All coffee Plantations in India are Shade grown under the canopy of a three tiered shade system, both native and introduced tree species. Robusta plantations have a fewer number of trees and the Arabica Plantations have a significantly higher level of a heterogeneous tree population. At any given point of time the day time temperatures […]
Bird Friendly Shade Coffee and the Brahminy Kite
Shade grown ecofriendly coffee forests is a birders paradise in terms of the diversity of bird life. The reason being; shade grown ecofriendly coffee provides quality natural habitat across tens of thousands of acres which is ideal for bird habitats. Indian coffee forests stretching forth thousands of miles are perfect bird sanctuaries because they provide […]
Bird Friendly Shade Coffee and the Black Crowned Night Heron
Kindly refer to our earlier article; Bird Friendly Shade Coffee and the Pied Kingfisher for a better understanding of the Significance of Birds, inside shade grown ecofriendly coffee forests. In writing this short article we have focused on two very important aspects. To highlight the avian fauna inside Shade Grown Ecofriendly Indian Coffee Forests and […]