Nature resort near Ellora Caves · Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad)

Bright turquoise-blue wings, a chocolate-brown head and belly, and a stark white chest patch.

Unlike many kingfishers it doesn't rely on fish — it hunts lizards, frogs and large insects far from water.

A pure white bird with a yellow bill that turns soft orange-buff on the head and chest in the breeding season.

It follows grazing cattle and tractors to snap up insects and small reptiles stirred from the grass.

A ground-dwelling bird with a black crown, brown back, white belly and fleshy red wattles before its eyes.

Its loud alarm call sounds like “did-he-do-it?” and warns all the neighbouring wildlife.

A bold black-and-white songbird with an upright, cocked tail — males glossy black, females grey.

Males mimic the calls of other birds to defend their territory, and are prized for their rich song.

Males are black with a white shoulder patch, females earthy brown; both have a chestnut-red patch under the tail.

It forages near rocks and paths, flicking its tail straight up with almost every step.

A tiny nectar-feeder. Males look dark from afar but shine metallic blue-purple in sunlight.

It can hover in front of flowers like a hummingbird while it sips nectar through its curved bill.

A brownish-grey bird with a pale yellow bill, yellowish eyes and delightfully rumpled feathers.

Known as the “Seven Sisters” because they move and forage in noisy groups of seven to ten.

A tiny, busy olive-green bird with a rust-coloured crown and a long tail held upright.

True to its name, it stitches large leaves together with plant fibre or spider silk to make its nest.

A bright lime-green parakeet with a long pointed tail and a red hooked beak; males wear a pink-and-black collar.

They nest in tree hollows and in crevices of old stone walls — look for them around Daulatabad Fort.

A large grey-and-white bird with a long curved beak topped by a small casque.

While nesting, the female seals herself into a tree hollow with mud, and the male feeds her through a slit for weeks.

A large bird with a glossy black body, deep chestnut wings and bright red eyes.

Though it's a cuckoo, it builds its own domed twig nest instead of laying eggs in other birds' nests.

A dark brown raptor often seen soaring on warm air currents over the hills and open land.

You can spot it in flight by its shallow forked tail, which it uses like a rudder.

India's national bird: males have an iridescent blue-green neck and a long train of eye-spotted feathers.

Despite that long train, peacocks fly up into tall trees to roost safely overnight.

A sparrow-sized bird with vivid turquoise-blue upperparts, bright orange underparts and a long straight bill.

It flies low over the water at up to 40 km/h — a quick streak of metallic blue.

A relative of crows and magpies, with a cinnamon body, dark grey head and long slender tail.

Curious and bold, it often visits garden branches and the resort's perches looking for fruit.