Pairs of Atlases mate, and then, with hours, they die. Within a few hours of hatching, purple swamphen chicks are active, already grooming themselves. For their first few weeks of existence ...

Krithiga. Some of the bird species recorded during the census in Tiruchi district included Purple Swamphen, Pheasant-tailed Jacana, Black-headed Ibis, Grey Heron, Glossy Ibis, Oriental Darter ...