: A pocket guide brought out on the Common Birds of Kerala has listed 135 birds categorised into birds of prey, wetland, ground feeding, aerial feeding and arboreal birds.
The birds have been depicted with their pictures, features and name in both English and Malayalam. The guide has been brought out by the WWF-India (WWF) with the Nature Conservation Foundation (NCF) and Early Bird.
The guide, brought out as a six-fold handy material, will be released at the inaugural session of the Thiruvananthapuram Bird Atlas to be held at Kowdiar Palace on Saturday. The original concept and design, prepared in English, titled ‘Common Birds of India’ belongs to the NCF.
Renjan Mathew Varghese, State Director, WWF-India, said the WWF was invited to partner in the publication to modify the guide to make it specific to Kerala by including vernacular names.
Expert birders A. K. Sivakumar, who is also the Senior Education Officer, WWF, and WWF volunteer G. Govind took up the work. The cover illustration is by Sangeetha Kadur.
