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# Species:340
# Excl Vagrants:340
# Endemics:12
# Near Endemics:17

BIRD CHECKLIST

The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*

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Ducks: Anatidae

1Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanica
2/Bar-headed Goose/Anser indicus
3/Graylag Goose/Anser anser
4Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
5/Ruddy Shelduck/Tadorna ferruginea
6/Common Shelduck/Tadorna tadorna
7Cotton Pygmy-GooseNettapus coromandelianus
8/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
9/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
10/Gadwall/Mareca strepera
11/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelope
12Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhyncha
13/Mallard/Anas platyrhynchos
14/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
15/Green-winged Teal/Anas crecca
16/Marbled Duck/Marmaronetta angustirostris
17/Red-crested Pochard/Netta rufina
18/Common Pochard/Aythya ferina
19/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca
20/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligula

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

21Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
22Gray JunglefowlGallus sonneratii
23Gray FrancolinOrtygornis pondicerianus
24Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinus
25Painted FrancolinFrancolinus pictus
26/Common Quail/Coturnix coturnix
27Rain QuailCoturnix coromandelica
28Jungle Bush-QuailPerdicula asiatica
29Rock Bush-QuailPerdicula argoondah

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

30Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
31/Eared Grebe/Podiceps nigricollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

32Rock PigeonColumba livia
33/Yellow-eyed Pigeon/Columba eversmanni
34Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis
35Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
36Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
37Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
38Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
39Yellow-footed Green-PigeonTreron phoenicopterus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

40Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus
41Painted SandgrousePterocles indicus

 
Bustards: Otididae

42Great Indian BustardArdeotis nigriceps
43/Macqueen's Bustard/Chlamydotis macqueenii
44Lesser FloricanSypheotides indicus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

45(Common Cuckoo)Cuculus canorus
46Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
47Sirkeer MalkohaTaccocua leschenaultii
48Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
49Chestnut-winged CuckooClamator coromandus
50Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
51Common Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx varius
52Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratii
53Gray-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

54Jungle NightjarCaprimulgus indicus
55/Sykes's Nightjar/Caprimulgus mahrattensis
56Indian NightjarCaprimulgus asiaticus
57Savanna NightjarCaprimulgus affinis

 
Treeswifts: Hemiprocnidae

58Crested TreeswiftHemiprocne coronata

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

59/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzana
60Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
61Eurasian CootFulica atra
62Gray-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
63WatercockGallicrex cinerea
64White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
65Brown CrakeZapornia akool
66/Baillon's Crake/Zapornia pusilla

 
Cranes: Gruidae

67/Demoiselle Crane/Anthropoides virgo
68Sarus CraneAntigone antigone
69/Common Crane/Grus grus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

70Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostris
71Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

72Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
73/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

74Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
75Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
76Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
77/Sociable Lapwing/Vanellus gregarius
78Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

79Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

80Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
81Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

82/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
83/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
84/Jack Snipe/Lymnocryptes minimus
85/Pin-tailed Snipe/Gallinago stenura
86/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
87/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
88/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
89/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
90/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
91/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
92/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
93/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
94/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
95/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
96/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

97Yellow-legged ButtonquailTurnix tanki
98Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator
99Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

100/Cream-colored Courser/Cursorius cursor
101Indian CourserCursorius coromandelicus
102Small PratincoleGlareola lactea
103Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

104/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
105/Pallas's Gull/Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
106Indian SkimmerRynchops albicollis
107Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
108Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
109River TernSterna aurantia
110Black-bellied TernSterna acuticauda

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

111Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans
112/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
113Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus
114/White Stork/Ciconia ciconia
115Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus
116Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

117Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

118Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
119Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
120Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

121/Great White Pelican/Pelecanus onocrotalus
122Spot-billed PelicanPelecanus philippensis
123/Dalmatian Pelican/Pelecanus crispus

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

124/Great Bittern/Botaurus stellaris
125Black BitternIxobrychus flavicollis
126Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensis
127Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
128Little EgretEgretta garzetta
129Striated HeronButorides striata
130Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
131Eastern Cattle EgretBubulcus coromandus
132Great EgretArdea alba
133Medium EgretArdea intermedia
134Gray HeronArdea cinerea
135Purple HeronArdea purpurea

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

136/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellus
137Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
138Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
139Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

140/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

141Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
142Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
143Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
144Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvus
145White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensis
146Indian VultureGyps indicus
147/Eurasian Griffon/Gyps fulvus
148Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheela
149Short-toed Snake-EagleCircaetus gallicus
150Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
151Indian Spotted EagleClanga hastata
152/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
153/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
154Tawny EagleAquila rapax
155/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
156Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
157White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesa
158/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
159/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
160/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
161ShikraAccipiter badius
162Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
163Black KiteMilvus migrans
164Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
165Pallas's Fish-EagleHaliaeetus leucoryphus
166/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

167Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

168Indian Scops-OwlOtus bakkamoena
169/Pallid Scops-Owl/Otus brucei
170Oriental Scops-OwlOtus sunia
171Rock Eagle-OwlBubo bengalensis
172Brown Fish-OwlKetupa zeylonensis
173Dusky Eagle-OwlKetupa coromanda
174Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatum
175Spotted OwletAthene brama
176Mottled Wood-OwlStrix ocellata
177Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
178Brown BoobookNinox scutulata

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

179Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

180Indian Gray HornbillOcyceros birostris

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

181Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
182Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
183White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
184Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

185Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
186Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

187Indian RollerCoracias benghalensis

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

188Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

189/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
190Brown-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus nanus
191Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLeiopicus mahrattensis
192Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
193Streak-throated WoodpeckerPicus xanthopygaeus
194White-naped WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes festivus

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

195|Lesser Kestrel|Falco naumanni
196Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
197Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
198|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
199Laggar FalconFalco jugger
200/Saker Falcon/Falco cherrug
201Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

202Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
203Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
204Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala

 
Pittas: Pittidae

205Indian PittaPitta brachyura

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

206White-bellied MinivetPericrocotus erythropygius
207Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
208/Long-tailed Minivet/Pericrocotus ethologus
209Large CuckooshrikeCoracina macei
210/Black-winged Cuckooshrike/Lalage melaschistos
211Black-headed CuckooshrikeLalage melanoptera

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

212Indian Golden OrioleOriolus kundoo
213Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

214Ashy WoodswallowArtamus fuscus

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

215Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus

 
Ioras: Aegithinidae

216Common IoraAegithina tiphia
217White-tailed IoraAegithina nigrolutea

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

218Spot-breasted FantailRhipidura albogularis
219White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

220Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
221/Ashy Drongo/Dicrurus leucophaeus
222White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

223Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
224Indian Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

225/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
226/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatus
227Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
228Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
229Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

230Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
231House CrowCorvus splendens
232Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos
233Common RavenCorvus corax

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

234Gray-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

235Cinereous TitParus cinereus
236Indian Yellow TitMachlolophus aplonotus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

237Rufous-tailed LarkAmmomanes phoenicura
238Black-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix nigriceps
239Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseus
240Singing BushlarkMirafra javanica
241Indian BushlarkMirafra erythroptera
242Bengal BushlarkMirafra assamica
243/Bimaculated Lark/Melanocorypha bimaculata
244Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
245Crested LarkGalerida cristata
246Malabar LarkGalerida malabarica
247Tawny LarkGalerida deva

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

248Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
249Rufous-fronted PriniaPrinia buchanani
250Gray-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
251Delicate PriniaPrinia lepida
252Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvatica
253Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
254Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
255Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

256/Booted Warbler/Iduna caligata
257/Sykes's Warbler/Iduna rama
258/Paddyfield Warbler/Acrocephalus agricola
259/Blyth's Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus dumetorum
260/Clamorous Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus stentoreus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

261Bristled GrassbirdSchoenicola striata

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

262Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
263/Eurasian Crag-Martin/Ptyonoprogne rupestris
264Dusky Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne concolor
265/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
266Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
267Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
268Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

269White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolus
270Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
271Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
272White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis
273Himalayan BulbulPycnonotus leucogenys

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

274/Hume's Warbler/Phylloscopus humei
275Sulphur-bellied WarblerPhylloscopus griseolus
276/Tickell's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus affinis
277/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
278/Greenish Warbler/Phylloscopus trochiloides

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

279/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca curruca
280/Eastern Orphean Warbler/Curruca crassirostris
281/Asian Desert Warbler/Curruca nana
282Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

283Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus

 
Tree-Babblers, Scimitar-Babblers, and Allies: Timaliidae

284Tawny-bellied BabblerDumetia hyperythra
285Indian Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus horsfieldii

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

286Large Gray BabblerArgya malcolmi
287Jungle BabblerArgya striata
288Common BabblerArgya caudata

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

289Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalis

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

290Indian Spotted CreeperSalpornis spilonota

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

291/Rosy Starling/Pastor roseus
292Indian Pied StarlingGracupica contra
293Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
294Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
295Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
296Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus
297Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

298Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatus
299Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
300Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
301Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliae
302/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecica
303Malabar Whistling-ThrushMyophonus horsfieldii
304/Red-breasted Flycatcher/Ficedula parva
305/Black Redstart/Phoenicurus ochruros
306/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
307/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
308Pied BushchatSaxicola caprata
309/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
310/Desert Wheatear/Oenanthe deserti
311Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fusca
312/Variable Wheatear/Oenanthe picata

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

313Thick-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum agile
314Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

315Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
316Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus

 
Leafbirds: Chloropseidae

317Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoni

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

318Streaked WeaverPloceus manyar
319Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
320Black-breasted WeaverPloceus benghalensis

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

321Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
322Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
323Green AvadavatAmandava formosus
324Red AvadavatAmandava amandava

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

325House SparrowPasser domesticus
326Yellow-throated SparrowGymnornis xanthocollis

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

327Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
328/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
329/Citrine Wagtail/Motacilla citreola
330White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
331/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
332Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
333Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
334/Blyth's Pipit/Anthus godlewskii
335/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestris
336/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

337Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

338Crested BuntingEmberiza lathami
339/Black-headed Bunting/Emberiza melanocephala
340Red-headed BuntingEmberiza bruniceps

 

 *Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.