page_title: Bal-chatri
hierarchical_section_title: Bal-chatri
caption_attribution_description: Shikra trap - a Bal-chatri with bird bait
context_page_description: Bal-chatri are traps designed to catch birds of prey. The trap essentially consists of a cage baited inside with a conspicuously visible live rodent or small bird, with a series of monofilament nooses attached to the surface to snare the legs of a free-flying raptor that attempts to take the bait. The name is derived from the Hindi word used by trappers in India. Modified bal-chatri traps are also used for catching shrikes.
context_section_description: Bal-chatri (/bɑːl tʃʌθri/) are traps designed to catch birds of prey (raptors). The trap essentially consists of a cage baited inside with a conspicuously visible live rodent or small bird, with a series of monofilament nooses attached to the surface to snare the legs of a free-flying raptor that attempts to take the bait. The name is derived from the Hindi word used by trappers in India. Modified bal-chatri traps are also used for catching shrikes.
caption: Bal-chatri made of split bamboo with a small bird as bait used for trapping Shikras (India, 1897)[1]
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