Birds of Japal-Rangapur Observatory, Andhra Pradesh, India http://www-int.stsci.edu/~yogesh/wildlife/ Birds of Japal-Rangapur Observatory, Andhra Pradesh, India Birds of Japal-Rangapur Observatory, Andhra Pradesh, India birds,andhra pradesh,india I spent two hours on the morning of 26 October 1997, watching birds in the vicinity of the Japal-Rangapur Observatory, Andhra Pradesh. The observatory is located about 50 kms. southeast of Hyderabad. The area contains disturbed deciduous teak forest, with more extensive forest patches towards the South-East. The altitude was about 600 m. The weather was partially overcast. It had rained slightly during the previous night. English names as given in the Pictorial Guide ot the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent by Ali and Ripley have been used. The birds seen were: