The Bird from Paradise - Dudhraj ( Indian Paradise Flycatcher )

[@jollygood4819]

It is truly a bird from paradise. I was sitting in our house front porch and sang a song praising God for his creation. This paradise bird showed up, sand a song and quickly flew off . It was the first time I had seen the bird. It looked so magical with the white long tail and bright blue head.

[@ShashankBirla]

Wonderful, happy to hear you saw this bird :)

[@aikomath]

The male paradise flycatcher visited my home garden once.I was so happy and glad that it came to garden.I felt so joyful being a bird lover that day

[@ShashankBirla]

Wonderful to hear the bird has visited your garden, all the best for future sightings!

[@kaurgill1717]

@@ShashankBirla these birds seen near to the sea beaches....Dudharaj is new name.Indian paradise flycatcher, bird with very long tails like two ribbons hanging...I have seen regularly a white colour bird with black crown on the head & a pair of white ribbons like tail.who stayed near my house on trees for two years...sat in my window along with other birds to eat food,i used to give regularly to other small colourful birds..,so I could observe very closely when it came close.... I also saw yellowish orange bird? Female. .recently I saw a same type of bird with greyish colour flying with two long ribbons tail emitting sparks like fire crackers..& i noticed because tail made sound like fire crackers....it was a great surprize for the first time & all other birds,crows tried to chase him...& it went towards the trees. to hide... Had Shukla seen this? May be due to friction of the feathers...fire was seen like an electricity sparks...in the morning 🙏

[@kanchanthapa4255]

My office is near woods. I saw them daily dancing on my fences. I haven't seen one before I got posted in this new office. Truly it looks like they have descended from heaven

[@ShashankBirla]

Happy to hear you have this amazing bird near your workplace. Happy birding :)

[@kshitijsalwan5805]

Best wishes to Mr Shukla for bringing that sight to the world. Great job.

[@sakshipal60754]

This is so underrated. You are doing an amazing job. 😊🙏

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you so much 🙂

[@yashirajepateriya4201]

Accha hai underated warna log use kaid karenge pinjre me

[@ShashankBirla]

Hope you enjoyed this short documentary on the Indian Paradise Flycatcher, the state bird of Madhya Pradesh. To watch more such documentaries and other videos on India's wildlife, please do subscribe to our channel: kzbin.info/door/hGuS6DyyuvrxlyzTw0JMsg

[@pratibhaaa7265]

Aww These things are adorable

[@Grace-pp3dw]

Shalom .Thank you. Watching from Australia. Praise the Lord. God bless you.

[@ariga8732]

I am living in south India Madurai city today morning I've seen this bird amazed and searched in net find its name as Indian paradise fly catcher.

[@ShashankBirla]

Happy to hear you saw this amazing bird :)

[@ahmedhomran9405]

Subhan Allah, what a beautiful bird 😍

[@ShashankBirla]

It is indeed

[@akhil_sai]

Saw this bird nearby home, luckily i was able to capture a video of it and posted in my channel. this was first time i seen this beautiful bird 😊

[@ShashankBirla]

Lucky you :)

[@noopurmehta7710]

what a beautiful bird, and its wonderful to be able to see it nesting.

[@ShashankBirla]

It truly is 🙂

[@shalinis3112]

Hi Thanks for this beautiful video. I vividly remember seeing this bird in my college campus in the year 2004. I was sitting in a bench in our campus alone. I heard a long ribbon moving upwards and I was so surprised to find out it was a bird's tail. None of my friends believed me. However I learnt the name.of the bird only few years ago.

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you, happy to hear you liked the video. Few forget their first encounter with this bird, happy to hear yours left a lasting impression too :)

[@anagramlover]

Great movie and narration! A rare treat to the eyes. Thank you, Shashankji. I came across this bird in the forests of Sirsi, Karnataka, three years ago, and could only manage a few shots of this beautiful bird from a distance. Couldn't find its name, though, so far. Only today could I get to know its name, from an avid bird enthusiast whom I met accidentally. She identified the bird as a male Bird of Paradise, which she had seen in Udaipur.

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you so much, happy to hear you enjoyed the movie and have personally observed and photographed the bird. Wish you many more moments with it :)

[@ravindramishra7832]

Great video!! Particularly chicks are so cute!!!

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you :)

[@santelang]

I am from Chandrapur, maharashtra. I roam around jungles nearly 3 weeks and found this insanely beautiful bird. I wish I could touch it and hold it in my hands!😔

[@ShashankBirla]

We are very glad you found this bird, but would not advise handling it. Wild birds may carry a number of parasites, viruses and the act can be unsafe for both the handler and the bird.

[@ahmedhomran9405]

Great video as well mashallah. Thanks for sharing such a great effort 👍

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you :)

[@Diptikhaira]

Today a saw paradise flycatcher Near my home that’s why I searched about this bird

[@ShashankBirla]

Wonderful to hear, congratulations on the sighting!

[@saurabhmangal6322]

Went to Jim Corbett...saw nothing but a fleeting glance of this beauty.... I think I have started falling in love with birds.

[@ShashankBirla]

Wish you many more encounters with this species. Happy birding :)

[@pixelspeaksphotography1761]

I love this bird 😍

[@SC-ez1en]

Superbly filmed such a beautiful bird

[@ShashankBirla]

It truly is, happy to hear you enjoyed the movie, Thuji :)

[@kaurgill1717]

@@ShashankBirla these birds seen near to the sea beaches....Dudhraj name is not heard,but Indian Paradise flycatcher bird with very long tails like two ribbons hanging...I have seen regularly a white colour bird with black crown on the head & a pair of white ribbons like tail.who stayed near my house on trees for two years...sat in my window along with other birds to eat food,i used to give regularly to other small colourful birds..,so I could observe very closely when it came close.... .recently I saw a same type of bird with greyish colour flying with two long ribbons tail emitting sparks like fire crackers..& i noticed because tail made sound like fire crackers....it was a great surprize for the first time & all other birds,crows tried to chase him...& it went towards the trees. to hide... I also saw a yellowish orange female bird.,but,none has had any sparks like electicity coming out from the tail,but,this only gray bird had fire sparks...may be due to friction of the feathers. Has Shukla seen this in his long observation period????

[@tomastelensky-vlog8723]

Man, your video is so good!!! The introduction!! You introduce this beautiful bird with such a divine admiration!! Love it. Beautiful relaxing video which uplifts the spirit! I saw Paradise Flycatcher twice when I was in India!! Both times at very sacred places - under Arunachala in Tiru and in the Western Complex of Temples in Khajuraho! India is amazing. And you have videos on identifying trees, wow!!! Man, you have a new subscriber! :-)

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you so much for the appreciation and very happy to hear you have seen the Indian paradise flycatcher as well. Happy to hear you are enjoying the other content on our channel as well, thank you for subscribing :)

[@aniketbarma]

So beautifully captured. Kudos to you and look forward to many more videos!

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you so much!

[@exoticgaming12350]

Beautiful creation of god

[@siddhiroy7024]

Just awesome... I have seen them too..

[@ShashankBirla]

Lucky you :)

[@lakshmifull]

I just saw this in my backyard, googled brown bird with blue head and came here. Amazing looking bird.

[@vikitothetoria]

beautiful, thank you!

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you, our pleasure!

[@MrSwapnildighe]

Such a beautiful bird. And nicely shot film.

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you, Swapnil, happy to hear you enjoyed it :)

[@ROVERRAAJ]

What an amazing video.

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you :)

[@ramabishnoi1]

Superb footage and a lovely simple narration

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you, Rama, happy to hear you enjoyed it 🙂

[@kartikaysharma2028]

Nice video man, keep up the good work! Best regards.

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you, happy to hear you liked it :)

[@ishikasoni4140]

Great job... It's such a beautiful creation...😍😍

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you, the bird is truly special.

[@coffeeholic6872]

Today i saw this bird in our backyard on jamun tree .. its beautiful

[@ShashankBirla]

Great to hear, lucky you :)

[@Channel-vs4um]

Good work shrishti!

[@thakursaab7950]

I am a ebirder as well and curently active in South Western up.

[@shahronakm1978]

Lovely Bird. Awesome documentation.

[@ShashankBirla]

It truly is, thank you, Ronak :)

[@doublecrossed9925]

Wonderful! Thank you so much for sharing this ❤️

[@ShashankBirla]

Our pleasure, happy to hear you enjoyed it :)

[@kaurgill1717]

these birds seen near to the sea beaches....Dudhraj name is not heard,but Indian Paradise flycatcher bird with very long tails like two ribbons hanging...I have seen regularly a white colour bird with black crown on the head & a pair of white ribbons like tail.who stayed near my house on trees for two years...sat in my window along with other birds to eat food,i used to give regularly to other small colourful birds..,so I could observe very closely when it came close.... .recently I saw a same type of bird with greyish colour flying with two long ribbons tail emitting sparks like fire crackers..& i noticed because tail made sound like fire crackers....it was a great surprize for the first time & all other birds,crows tried to chase him...& it went towards the trees. to hide... I also saw a yellowish orange female bird.,but,none has had any sparks like electicity coming out from the tail,but,this only gray bird had fire sparks...may be due to friction of the feathers. Has Shukla seen this in his long observation period????

[@ShashankBirla]

Hello, the Indian paradise flycatcher is usually seen in two colors (morphs) - white and light orange (there may be some birds that display a bit of both - white and orange). The first bird you have described fits the description of the same. We are not sure about the other birds mentioned.

[@kallolchakraborty8628]

Beautiful bird. Nicely captured.

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you, sir 🙂

[@cambodiabird]

wow... this is amarzing bird. Greak work.. I like this.

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you

[@shivajithakur7735]

wow beautiful

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you

[@himaliyanyati1253]

today I also spotted Thier pair in my village #uttarakhand #almora #jalali #ghuguti

[@ShashankBirla]

Super 👍

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[@PSTWFB]

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[@DineshKumar-iy1ds]

I saw this bird at marudhamalai. Located in coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

[@ShashankBirla]

Lucky you! 🙂

[@atulbind2334]

Wonderful video I love it. ❣️

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you 🙂

[@TahirAbbasphotography]

Amazing work

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you!

[@TahirAbbasphotography]

@@ShashankBirla checkout my footage of this gorgeous bird thanks

[@soumakbinduwildlife]

excellent

[@mahenderlal9236]

Wow

[@muhammedbadhshah7249]

Today i see here on my tree Kerala and search for information then see this video,back head with long white tail.. amazing

[@ShashankBirla]

Wonderful to hear you saw this bird, congratulations!

[@poulinejo9508]

Me too,I spotted this bird in my garden with my Daughter in tamilnadu thanjavur, it was surprised and search for long white tail black bird

[@ShashankBirla]

Congratulations on the sighting :)

[@PB-08HSP]

Lovely 😊

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you :)

[@jay_atri777]

Hi i am from dehradun uttrakhand. We call it dhobhi chidiya..the white long tailed

[@ShashankBirla]

Good to hear of its local name, thanks for sharing :)

[@seekhowithsohail]

Good knowledge

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you!

[@zameen1850]

Beautiful

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you, Chaitali 🙂

[@prabhatjena4831]

But I am see in a last week of winter I see black Paradise body is black and tail is black and white like a ribbon I see one time in a life in Odisha paradeep bada gadagabapur in district Jagatsinghpur important information for bird lover

[@Ballu12345]

And With All These Signs They Disbelieve In Almighty Creator

[@prnk1729]

I have seen a female paradise flycatcher with a very long tail, longer than the male shown in the above video. Is this common?

[@ShashankBirla]

The male can be seen in different morphs, it can be rufous orange as well with a long tail, pure white or even a combination of the two shades. The birds with a long tail would be the male.

[@thakursaab7950]

Here in South Western up these birds are quite rare but I have seen some of them.

[@ShashankBirla]

They are a resident species through most of India, but they do make seasonal local movements. In the Southern Western Ghats, according to eBird, they tend to be observed more in the winter and early summer months.

[@thakursaab7950]

Where are you from? I want to ask because even I am an e birder .

[@ShashankBirla]

@@thakursaab7950 I am based in Mumbai, Sumit

[@nstexports7090]

Great

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you, hope you enjoy the movie :)

[@gurjar776]

Nice

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you :)

[@manikandann131]

I saw a similar bird here in Tamil Nadu but instead of rufous brown it was black and short tailed . By any chance is it the same bird ?

[@ShashankBirla]

If it was completely black, then it is unlikely to be an Indian paradise flycatcher. Please check if it might have been a drongo.

[@manikandann131]

@@ShashankBirla thank for reply. I'm pretty sure it is not drongo. It is not completely black. Same body like this rufous color fly catcher but instead of rufous brown it is black with white body.

[@ShashankBirla]

@@manikandann131 Please do check if possible to get a photo of it if you spot it next time as I am not clear on which bird this could be based on the description.

[@manikandann131]

@@ShashankBirla Hi I have found name of the bird I saw ... its Jacobin Cuckoo.

[@ShashankBirla]

@@manikandann131 Fantastic, that's a lovely sighting. This is a species that migrates through most of India at the start of the monsoon. In certain parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, they are also found year round :)

[@varunmani3568]

Class

[@ShashankBirla]

Thanks, Varun :)

[@ShashankBirla]

Thanks, Varun :)

[@alaminleodaniomo6854]

When i first saw it in my village i think it's a gost

[@ShashankBirla]

Haha, yes we can understand why 🙂

[@wanazwan7680]

china claim : chinese paradise flycatcher india clam : indian paradise flycatcher hahahahahahahahahaahaha

[@Grace-pp3dw]

Shalom .Thank you. Watching from Australia. Praise the Lord. God bless you.

[@ShashankBirla]

Thank you so much :)