Over the past three years we have been studying the urban bird community in Chhattisgarh and have noticed a decline in the most common bird species. This decline tells us that we are damaging the environment through habitat fragmentation and destruction, pollution and pesticides and lack of awareness. Birds are one of the most visible form of biodiversity in all parts of the world. They can be found across different habitats like Terrestrial (forests, grasslands, deserts, mountain ranges, wetlands) and Aquatic (river, lakes, ponds and oceans). The Central Indian Landscape consists of the states of Madhya Praesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. This landscape is home to more than 500 Bird species (Chandra and Singh 2004) including Resident and migratory Birds. All the birds mentioned in this book are resident species that can be observed throughout the year in this region. They all belong to the Least concern category according to IUCN. But many of the most common birds have dwindled in numbers over the years for instance the House sparrow and House crow which have always been associated to human beings. Contents: Preface & Acknowledgements, 1. Common Kingfisher, 2. Black Drongo, 3. Asian Koel, 4. Common Tailorbird, 5. Laughing Dove, 6. Rose Ringed Parakeet, 7. Baya Weaver, 8. Greater Coucal, 9. Green Bee Eater, 10. House Crow, 11. Jungle Crow, 12. Shikra, 13. Oriental Magpie Robin, 14. Indian Peafowl, 15. Cattle Egret, 16. Common Myna, 17. Red Wattled Lapwing, 18. Indian Pond Heron, 19. House Sparrow, 20. White Throated Kingfisher, 21. Indian Roller, 22. Purple Sunbird, 23. Spotted Owlet, 24. Red Vented Bulbul, 25. Indian Silverbill, 26. Black Kite, 27. Little Cormorant, 28. Jungle Babbler, 29. Barn Owl, 30. Scaly-breasted Munia, 31. Brahminy Starling, 32. Indian Robin, References About the Author: Fergus Mark Anthony is a Research scholar at the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Environmental Sciences, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya. He has been working in the field of Avian reserach for the past 5 years. Currently he is studying the forest bird community dynamics for his PhD, in Forestry and Environmental Sciences under the guidance of Dr Garima Tiwari. His area of interest is Avian ecology and Biodiversity conservation. Dr Garima Tiwari is an assistant professor at the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Environmental Sciences, Guru Ghasidas Vishwavidyalaya. She has experience of more than 17 years in Forestry and her expertise is in Sustainable Forest Management and Natural resource conservation.