Tag Archive for: Sylhet
Pheasant-tailed Jacana, by Saniar Rahman Rahul
Taken at Baikka Beel, a wetland in the eastern part of Hail Haor, the pheasant-tailed jacana is a jacana in the family Jacanidae. They are identifiable by their wide feet and claws, which enable them to walk on floating vegetation in shallow…
Grey-headed Lapwing, by Saniar Rahman Rahul
Taken somewhere between Sunamganj and Tangua, in north-eastern Bangladesh within the Sylhet Division, this grey-headed lapwing is a lapwing species which breeds in northeast China and Japan. The mainland population winters in northern Southeast…
The Great Thick Knee, by Saniar Rahman Rahul
Taken at Pashuar Haor, Sunamganj, this great thick-knee is a large wader, which is a resident breeder in tropical southern Asia from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh into South-east Asia. They prefer gravel banks along rivers or large…