Category: Bird

The Black-naped Tern (Sterna sumatrana), locally known as Kirudhooni (Kiru dhooni), is one of the most familiar breeding seabirds of the Maldives.…

The Common Redshank (Tringa totanus), locally known in the Maldives as Rathafai Ilolhi (ރަތަފައި އިލޮޅި), is a medium-sized migratory wading bird belonging…

The Tibetan Sand-Plover (Anarhynchus atrifrons), locally known as Bodana or Bondana, is a small migratory shorebird of the plover family, Charadriidae. In…

Plegadis falcinellus The Glossy Ibis, locally known as Kalhu Bulhithunbi, is an uncommon migratory waterbird recorded in the Maldives. It belongs to…

The Dhon Dheeni (ދޮންދީނި), known in English as the Blue-billed White-Tern, is a small, entirely white seabird belonging to the gull and…

The White-breasted Waterhen (Amaurornis phoenicurus), locally known as ކަނބިލި — Kanbili, is a medium-sized wetland bird found on many islands of the…

The Village Weaver (Ploceus cucullatus) is a small, brightly coloured bird belonging to the weaver family, Ploceidae. It is native to much…

The Maldivian Pond Heron, known locally as Huvadhoo Raabondhi, is a captivating symbol of the Maldives’ avian diversity. This subspecies of the…

The Little Heron (Butorides atricapilla) is a small waterbird belonging to the heron family. In the Maldives, it is locally known as…

Among the many birds that grace the islands of the Maldives, few are as iconic and memorable as the Grey Heron, known…