CAUVERY RIVER
INDIA
LOCALE
| # Species: | 206 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 206 |
| # Endemics: | 5 |
| # Near Endemics: | 18 |
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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| 1 | Lesser Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna javanica |
| 2 | Cotton Pygmy-Goose | Nettapus coromandelianus |
| 3 | Indian Spot-billed Duck | Anas poecilorhyncha |
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| 4 | Indian Peafowl | Pavo cristatus |
| 5 | Red Spurfowl | Galloperdix spadicea |
| 6 | Painted Spurfowl | Galloperdix lunulata |
| 7 | Gray Junglefowl | Gallus sonneratii |
| 8 | Gray Francolin | Ortygornis pondicerianus |
| 9 | Jungle Bush-Quail | Perdicula asiatica |
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| 10 | Rock Pigeon | Columba livia |
| 11 | Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto |
| 12 | Spotted Dove | Spilopelia chinensis |
| 13 | Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis |
| 14 | Yellow-footed Green-Pigeon | Treron phoenicopterus |
| 15 | Green Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula aenea |
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| 16 | Painted Sandgrouse | Pterocles indicus |
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| 17 | Indian Cuckoo | Cuculus micropterus |
| 18 | Greater Coucal | Centropus sinensis |
| 19 | Sirkeer Malkoha | Taccocua leschenaultii |
| 20 | Blue-faced Malkoha | Phaenicophaeus viridirostris |
| 21 | Asian Koel | Eudynamys scolopaceus |
| 22 | Common Hawk-Cuckoo | Hierococcyx varius |
| 23 | Banded Bay Cuckoo | Cacomantis sonneratii |
| 24 | Gray-bellied Cuckoo | Cacomantis passerinus |
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| 25 | Jungle Nightjar | Caprimulgus indicus |
| 26 | Jerdon's Nightjar | Caprimulgus atripennis |
| 27 | Indian Nightjar | Caprimulgus asiaticus |
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| 28 | Alpine Swift | Tachymarptis melba |
| 29 | Little Swift | Apus affinis |
| 30 | Asian Palm Swift | Cypsiurus balasiensis |
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| 31 | Crested Treeswift | Hemiprocne coronata |
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| 32 | Eurasian Coot | Fulica atra |
| 33 | Gray-headed Swamphen | Porphyrio poliocephalus |
| 34 | White-breasted Waterhen | Amaurornis phoenicurus |
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| 35 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus |
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| 36 | Little Ringed Plover | Thinornis dubius |
| 37 | Yellow-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus malabaricus |
| 38 | Red-wattled Lapwing | Vanellus indicus |
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| 39 | Pheasant-tailed Jacana | Hydrophasianus chirurgus |
| 40 | Bronze-winged Jacana | Metopidius indicus |
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| 41 | /Green Sandpiper/ | Tringa ochropus |
| 42 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola |
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| 43 | Barred Buttonquail | Turnix suscitator |
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| 44 | Small Pratincole | Glareola lactea |
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| 45 | Whiskered Tern | Chlidonias hybrida |
| 46 | River Tern | Sterna aurantia |
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| 47 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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| 48 | Asian Openbill | Anastomus oscitans |
| 49 | /Black Stork/ | Ciconia nigra |
| 50 | Asian Woolly-necked Stork | Ciconia episcopus |
| 51 | Painted Stork | Mycteria leucocephala |
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| 52 | Oriental Darter | Anhinga melanogaster |
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| 53 | Little Cormorant | Microcarbo niger |
| 54 | Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo |
| 55 | Indian Cormorant | Phalacrocorax fuscicollis |
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| 56 | /Glossy Ibis/ | Plegadis falcinellus |
| 57 | Black-headed Ibis | Threskiornis melanocephalus |
| 58 | Red-naped Ibis | Pseudibis papillosa |
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| 59 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
| 60 | Indian Pond-Heron | Ardeola grayii |
| 61 | Eastern Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus coromandus |
| 62 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 63 | Medium Egret | Ardea intermedia |
| 64 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea |
| 65 | Purple Heron | Ardea purpurea |
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| 66 | Spot-billed Pelican | Pelecanus philippensis |
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| 67 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus |
| 68 | Crested Serpent-Eagle | Spilornis cheela |
| 69 | Short-toed Snake-Eagle | Circaetus gallicus |
| 70 | Changeable Hawk-Eagle | Nisaetus cirrhatus |
| 71 | Black Eagle | Ictinaetus malaiensis |
| 72 | Indian Spotted Eagle | Clanga hastata |
| 73 | /Greater Spotted Eagle/ | Clanga clanga |
| 74 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax |
| 75 | /Steppe Eagle/ | Aquila nipalensis |
| 76 | Bonelli's Eagle | Aquila fasciata |
| 77 | Besra | Tachyspiza virgatus |
| 78 | Shikra | Tachyspiza badius |
| 79 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans |
| 80 | Brahminy Kite | Haliastur indus |
| 81 | Lesser Fish-Eagle | Icthyophaga humilis |
| 82 | White-eyed Buzzard | Butastur teesa |
| 83 | /Common Buzzard/ | Buteo buteo |
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| 84 | Indian Scops-Owl | Otus bakkamoena |
| 85 | Brown Fish-Owl | Ketupa zeylonensis |
| 86 | Jungle Owlet | Glaucidium radiatum |
| 87 | Spotted Owlet | Athene brama |
| 88 | Brown Boobook | Ninox scutulata |
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| 89 | Common Hoopoe | Upupa epops |
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| 90 | Indian Gray Hornbill | Ocyceros birostris |
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| 91 | Blue-bearded Bee-eater | Nyctyornis athertoni |
| 92 | Asian Green Bee-eater | Merops orientalis |
| 93 | Blue-tailed Bee-eater | Merops philippinus |
| 94 | Chestnut-headed Bee-eater | Merops leschenaulti |
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| 95 | Common Kingfisher | Alcedo atthis |
| 96 | Stork-billed Kingfisher | Pelargopsis capensis |
| 97 | White-throated Kingfisher | Halcyon smyrnensis |
| 98 | Pied Kingfisher | Ceryle rudis |
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| 99 | Indian Roller | Coracias benghalensis |
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| 100 | Coppersmith Barbet | Psilopogon haemacephalus |
| 101 | Brown-headed Barbet | Psilopogon zeylanicus |
| 102 | White-cheeked Barbet | Psilopogon viridis |
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| 103 | Brown-capped Pygmy Woodpecker | Yungipicus nanus |
| 104 | Yellow-crowned Woodpecker | Leiopicus mahrattensis |
| 105 | Black-rumped Flameback | Dinopium benghalense |
| 106 | Streak-throated Woodpecker | Picus xanthopygaeus |
| 107 | White-naped Woodpecker | Chrysocolaptes festivus |
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| 108 | Alexandrine Parakeet | Psittacula eupatria |
| 109 | Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri |
| 110 | Plum-headed Parakeet | Psittacula cyanocephala |
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| 111 | Indian Pitta | Pitta brachyura |
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| 112 | Small Minivet | Pericrocotus cinnamomeus |
| 113 | Indian Cuckooshrike | Coracina macei |
| 114 | Black-headed Cuckooshrike | Lalage melanoptera |
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| 115 | Indian Golden Oriole | Oriolus kundoo |
| 116 | /Black-naped Oriole/ | Oriolus chinensis |
| 117 | Black-hooded Oriole | Oriolus xanthornus |
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| 118 | Ashy Woodswallow | Artamus fuscus |
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| 119 | Common Woodshrike | Tephrodornis pondicerianus |
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| 120 | Common Iora | Aegithina tiphia |
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| 121 | White-browed Fantail | Rhipidura aureola |
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| 122 | Black Drongo | Dicrurus macrocercus |
| 123 | /Ashy Drongo/ | Dicrurus leucophaeus |
| 124 | White-bellied Drongo | Dicrurus caerulescens |
| 125 | Hair-crested Drongo | Dicrurus hottentottus |
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| 126 | Black-naped Monarch | Hypothymis azurea |
| 127 | Indian Paradise-Flycatcher | Terpsiphone paradisi |
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| 128 | /Brown Shrike/ | Lanius cristatus |
| 129 | Bay-backed Shrike | Lanius vittatus |
| 130 | Long-tailed Shrike | Lanius schach |
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| 131 | Rufous Treepie | Dendrocitta vagabunda |
| 132 | House Crow | Corvus splendens |
| 133 | Large-billed Crow | Corvus macrorhynchos |
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| 134 | Asian Tit | Parus cinereus |
| 135 | White-naped Tit | Machlolophus nuchalis |
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| 136 | Rufous-tailed Lark | Ammomanes phoenicura |
| 137 | Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix griseus |
| 138 | Jerdon's Bushlark | Plocealauda affinis |
| 139 | Oriental Skylark | Alauda gulgula |
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| 140 | Common Tailorbird | Orthotomus sutorius |
| 141 | Gray-breasted Prinia | Prinia hodgsonii |
| 142 | Jungle Prinia | Prinia sylvatica |
| 143 | Ashy Prinia | Prinia socialis |
| 144 | Plain Prinia | Prinia inornata |
| 145 | Zitting Cisticola | Cisticola juncidis |
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| 146 | /Booted Warbler/ | Iduna caligata |
| 147 | /Sykes's Warbler/ | Iduna rama |
| 148 | /Paddyfield Warbler/ | Acrocephalus agricola |
| 149 | /Blyth's Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus dumetorum |
| 150 | /Clamorous Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus stentoreus |
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| 151 | Dusky Crag-Martin | Ptyonoprogne concolor |
| 152 | /Barn Swallow/ | Hirundo rustica |
| 153 | Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii |
| 154 | Eastern Red-rumped Swallow | Cecropis daurica |
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| 155 | White-browed Bulbul | Pycnonotus luteolus |
| 156 | Red-whiskered Bulbul | Pycnonotus jocosus |
| 157 | Red-vented Bulbul | Pycnonotus cafer |
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| 158 | /Tickell's Leaf Warbler/ | Phylloscopus affinis |
| 159 | /Greenish Warbler/ | Phylloscopus trochiloides |
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| 160 | /Lesser Whitethroat/ | Curruca curruca |
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| 161 | Yellow-eyed Babbler | Chrysomma sinense |
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| 162 | Indian White-eye | Zosterops palpebrosus |
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| 163 | Tawny-bellied Babbler | Dumetia hyperythra |
| 164 | Indian Scimitar-Babbler | Pomatorhinus horsfieldii |
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| 165 | Puff-throated Babbler | Pellorneum ruficeps |
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| 166 | Large Gray Babbler | Argya malcolmi |
| 167 | Jungle Babbler | Argya striata |
| 168 | Yellow-billed Babbler | Argya affinis |
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| 169 | /Rosy Starling/ | Pastor roseus |
| 170 | Brahminy Starling | Sturnia pagodarum |
| 171 | Chestnut-tailed Starling | Sturnia malabarica |
| 172 | Common Myna | Acridotheres tristis |
| 173 | Jungle Myna | Acridotheres fuscus |
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| 174 | Orange-headed Thrush | Geokichla citrina |
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| 175 | Asian Brown Flycatcher | Muscicapa dauurica |
| 176 | Indian Robin | Copsychus fulicatus |
| 177 | Oriental Magpie-Robin | Copsychus saularis |
| 178 | White-rumped Shama | Copsychus malabaricus |
| 179 | Verditer Flycatcher | Eumyias thalassinus |
| 180 | Tickell's Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis tickelliae |
| 181 | Indian Blue Robin | Larvivora brunnea |
| 182 | /Blue Rock-Thrush/ | Monticola solitarius |
| 183 | /Siberian Stonechat/ | Saxicola maurus |
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| 184 | Pale-billed Flowerpecker | Dicaeum erythrorhynchos |
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| 185 | Purple-rumped Sunbird | Leptocoma zeylonica |
| 186 | Purple Sunbird | Cinnyris asiaticus |
| 187 | Loten's Sunbird | Cinnyris lotenius |
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| 188 | Jerdon's Leafbird | Chloropsis jerdoni |
| 189 | Golden-fronted Leafbird | Chloropsis aurifrons |
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| 190 | Streaked Weaver | Ploceus manyar |
| 191 | Baya Weaver | Ploceus philippinus |
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| 192 | Indian Silverbill | Euodice malabarica |
| 193 | White-rumped Munia | Lonchura striata |
| 194 | Scaly-breasted Munia | Lonchura punctulata |
| 195 | Tricolored Munia | Lonchura malacca |
| 196 | Red Avadavat | Amandava amandava |
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| 197 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
| 198 | Yellow-throated Sparrow | Gymnornis xanthocollis |
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| 199 | /Forest Wagtail/ | Dendronanthus indicus |
| 200 | Gray Wagtail | Motacilla cinerea |
| 201 | /Western Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla flava |
| 202 | White-browed Wagtail | Motacilla maderaspatensis |
| 203 | Paddyfield Pipit | Anthus rufulus |
| 204 | /Tawny Pipit/ | Anthus campestris |
| 205 | /Tree Pipit/ | Anthus trivialis |
| 206 | /Olive-backed Pipit/ | Anthus hodgsoni |
*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.
OTHER LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 27 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 0 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 0 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 0 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 8 |
| V | Vulnerable | 5 |
| EN | Endangered | 1 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 0 |
Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.