In North Indian and Pakistani culture, as well as in Hindu mythology, the chukar sometimes symbolizes intense, and often unrequited, love. It is said to be in love with the moon and to gaze at it constantly. Because of their pugnacious behaviour during the breeding season they are kept in some areas as fighting birds.
Indigenous Australians believe the Willie Wagtail to be a gossiper who eavesdropped around the camps. In the Kimberley in Western Australia, legend has it that the birds would tell the spirit of the dead if anyone spoke badly of them.
The chukar is a symbol of love and is sometimes depicted as staring at the moon as a sign of its love for the moon. Chakura was a mythological partridge/crow in Hindu mythology that was thought to live in the moonbeams and was a symbol of good luck.
Description: The Willie Wagtail is the largest, and most well-known, of the Australian fantails. The plumage is black above with a white belly. The Willie Wagtail can be distinguished from other similar-sized black and white birds by its black throat and white eyebrows and whisker marks.
Native to the Middle East and southern Asia, the Chukar was brought as a game bird to North America, where it has thrived in some arid regions of the west. From late summer to early spring, Chukars travel in coveys, but they may be hard to see as they range through the brush of steep desert canyons.
Chakora, (Sanskrit: चकोर) is a legendary bird described in Hindu mythology and is considered to be a partridge, most likely based on the Chukar Partridge. In mythology (for example in the Mritchaktika) it is believed to feed on the beams of the moon, which is Chandra.
chu·kar ˈchə-kər. also chə-ˈkär. : a grayish-brown Eurasian partridge (Alectoris chukar) introduced as a game bird into arid mountainous regions of the western U.S. called also chukar partridge.
Willie wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys)
It has black plumage with a white belly. You can tell it apart from other similar-sized black and white birds by its black throat, white eyebrows and whisker marks. The willie wagtail lives across mainland Australia, in a variety of habitats.
Grey wagtails are relatively rare. They are currently on the amber list of birds of conservation concern due to their low numbers.
The Pied Wagtail is a small black and white (pied) bird with a long tail that is sometimes mistaken to be a young Magpie, but is much smaller than a Magpie; in fact, it is only a little bigger than a Great Tit. The most distinctive feature is its wagging tail - it never stops!
The red cardinal has been associated with Christmas time since the 16th century in Europe. They were considered symbols of faith, joy, and hope by many early Christian cultures who believed that cardinals were sent from God to bring these gifts to those in need during difficult times.
The chukar is a rotund 32–35 cm (13–14 in) long partridge, with a light brown back, grey breast, and buff belly. The shades vary across the various populations.
Gray partridge and chukar are closely related upland game birds native to Eurasia. The gray partridge has a rusty colored face and a gray chest with a dark colored U-shaped blotch on their belly. Their beak is dark and legs gray. The chukar is similar with a red bill and feet and a black necklace.
If the grey wagtail were to be seen near the doors of houses or among the hens, it was a forecast of bad weather. However, in the evil days of the Highland Clearances, if this species were seen between a person and their house, it was a prediction of imminent eviction.
It sounds from it's behaviour as if your female wagtail thinks she can see a competitor for the amorous attentions of her partner! Although you have a net curtain, she can perhaps still see her own reflection in the glass.
The wagtail's eponymous movement is thought to be an evolutionary adaptation to enhance feeding by flushing out hidden insects that it feeds on. A study has shown that tail-flicking is a positive predictor of foraging performance in a juvenile species of warbler.
They also venerated the willie wagtail as the most intelligent of all animals. Its cleverness is also seen in a Tinputz tale of Bougainville Island, where Singsing Tongereng (Willie Wagtail) wins a contest among all birds to see who can fly the highest, by riding on the back of the eagle.
They are small little birds, usually a length of approximately 18 cm and a wingspan of 25-30 c, and weigh between 17-25g. Average lifespan 2 years. When they're not standing and frantically wagging its tail up and down it can be spotted dashing about across lawns or car parks in search for food.
The willy (or willie) wagtail (Rhipidura leucophrys ) is a passerine bird native to Australia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the Bismarck Archipelago, and Eastern Indonesia. It is a common and familiar bird throughout much of its range, living in most habitats apart from thick forest.
The nests are somewhat flimsy for birds their size. Currawongs can be friendly to humans and may form long lasting relationships. As of September 2021, a currawong had been visiting the same property in the Barrington Tops area of New South Wales for over eighteen years.
The Pied Cormorant
Flocks are often seen flying above Sanctuary Lakes and Cheetham Wetlands in V-shaped formations or long lines. The Little Black Cormorant is a small (60cms high), slim, and as the name implies a totally black cormorant with a greenish sheen to the back and a slender grey hooked bill.
There are several largely black or black and white birds in Australia, and most are very familiar in the local area. Pied Currawongs are one of these birds and are becoming increasingly common in urban areas.
The chukar (Alectoris chukar) is the official national bird of Pakistan, and the shaheen falcon is the symbolic icon of the Pakistan Air Force and Pakistan Avicultural Foundation, one bird is endemic.
The Chukar is the national bird of Pakistan and Iraq.
The nightingale is the official national bird of Iran.