The Search for India's Rarest Birds

Uncovering the subcontinent’s avian mysteries

To find a rare bird is the ultimate dream of ornithologists and birdwatchers. But doing it requires an understanding of habitats, animal behaviour and people skills as well as plain old good luck. Join ornithologists, naturalists and birdwatchers in the dense jungles of north-eastern India, the mysterious channels of the Sundarbans, the shola grasslands of the Western Ghats and the majestic landforms of the Deccan, as they track down the rarest birds of the Indian subcontinent.