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Accessible Species

ASIA INDIA

# Species:1367
# Excl Vagrants:1235
# Endemics:86
# Near Endemics:65

OTHER COUNTRIESIN ASIA

BIRDING LOCALES

§ Includes Sarawak, Sabah, & Kalimantan
§§ Excludes Taiwan
§§§ Includes Wallacea but excludes Kalimantan (Borneo) and West Papua New Guinea & nearby islands
§§§§ Excludes Sarawak and Sabah on Borneo

PRESENCE CODES

CodeDescription##
//Boreal Visitor229
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient18
##Non-breeding Dispersal6
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only14
{}Casual/Vagrant15
[]Accidental112

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened63
VVulnerable53
ENEndangered17
CRCritically Endangered13

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.

List of all species in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Table indicates 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. See sidebar for meaning of location codes and symbols associated with common names.*

color codes

 
Ducks: Anatidae

1Fulvous Whistling-DuckDendrocygna bicolorKNP,NNP
2Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanicaMany
3/Bar-headed Goose/Anser indicusMany
4/Graylag Goose/Anser anserMany
5/Greater White-fronted Goose/Anser albifronsKNP,SNP
6[Lesser White-fronted Goose]Anser erythropusKNP
7[Taiga Bean-Goose]Anser fabalisHBS,KNP
8[Tundra Bean-Goose]Anser serrirostris 
9[Red-breasted Goose]Branta ruficollis 
10[Mute Swan]Cygnus olor 
11[Tundra Swan]Cygnus columbianusKNP
12[Whooper Swan]Cygnus cygnus 
13Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotosMany
14/Ruddy Shelduck/Tadorna ferrugineaMany
15/Common Shelduck/Tadorna tadornaMany
16Cotton Pygmy-GooseNettapus coromandelianusMany
17[Mandarin Duck]Aix galericulata 
18[Baikal Teal]Sibirionetta formosaKNP,SNP
19/Garganey/Spatula querquedulaMany
20/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeataMany
21/Gadwall/Mareca streperaMany
22/Falcated Duck/Mareca falcataKNP,RNP,SNP
23/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelopeMany
24Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhynchaMany
25[Eastern Spot-billed Duck]Anas zonorhynchaNNP
26/Mallard/Anas platyrhynchosMany
27/Northern Pintail/Anas acutaMany
28/Green-winged Teal/Anas creccaMany
29/Marbled Duck/Marmaronetta angustirostrisAH,BW,HBS,KNP,SNP
30White-winged DuckAsarcornis scutulataKNP,NNP
31/Red-crested Pochard/Netta rufinaMany
32/Common Pochard/Aythya ferinaMany
33/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyrocaMany
34/Baer's Pochard/Aythya baeriKNP
35/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligulaMany
36{Greater Scaup}Aythya marilaKNP
37[Long-tailed Duck]Clangula hyemalisHBS
38{Common Goldeneye}Bucephala clangula 
39{Smew}Mergellus albellusKNP
40/Common Merganser/Mergus merganserHBS,JCNP,KNP,NNP
41{Red-breasted Merganser}Mergus serrator 
42|White-headed Duck|Oxyura leucocephalaHBS

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

43Hill PartridgeArborophila torqueolaDRA,EWS,NA,PG
44Chestnut-breasted PartridgeArborophila mandelliiDRA,EWS
45Rufous-throated PartridgeArborophila rufogularisEWS,NA,PG
46White-cheeked PartridgeArborophila atrogularisKNP,NNP
47Snow PartridgeLerwa lerwaDRA
48Blood PheasantIthaginis cruentusDRA
49Blyth's TragopanTragopan blythiiEWS
50Temminck's TragopanTragopan temminckiiDRA,EWS
51Himalayan MonalLophophorus impejanusDRA,NA
52Koklass PheasantPucrasia macrolophaNA,PG
53Cheer PheasantCatreus wallichiiNA,PG
54Kalij PheasantLophura leucomelanosMany
55Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusMany
56Red SpurfowlGalloperdix spadiceaMany
57Painted SpurfowlGalloperdix lunulataMany
58Gray Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron bicalcaratumEWS,KNP,NNP
59Red JunglefowlGallus gallusMany
60Gray JunglefowlGallus sonneratiiMany
61Gray FrancolinOrtygornis pondicerianusMany
62Swamp FrancolinOrtygornis gularisKNP,NNP
63Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinusMany
64Painted FrancolinFrancolinus pictusMany
65Blue-breasted QuailSynoicus chinensisKNP
66/Common Quail/Coturnix coturnixMany
67Rain QuailCoturnix coromandelicaMany
68ChukarAlectoris chukarNA,PG
69Jungle Bush-QuailPerdicula asiaticaMany
70Rock Bush-QuailPerdicula argoondahAH,GRK,JLR,RNP,SWL
71Painted Bush-QuailPerdicula erythrorhynchaMany

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

72Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
73Hill PigeonColumba rupestrisNA,PG
74Snow PigeonColumba leuconotaDRA,PG
75/Yellow-eyed Pigeon/Columba eversmanniAH,HBS,JVCC,TCS
76Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbusNA,PG
77Speckled Wood-PigeonColumba hodgsoniiDRA,EWS,NA,PG
78Ashy Wood-PigeonColumba pulchricollisEWS
79Nilgiri Wood-PigeonColumba elphinstoniiMany
80Pale-capped PigeonColumba puniceaKNP
81[European Turtle-Dove]Streptopelia turtur 
82Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalisMany
83Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaoctoMany
84Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebaricaMany
85Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensisMany
86Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
87Barred Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia unchallDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
88[Namaqua Dove]Oena capensis 
89Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indicaMany
90Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobarica 
91Orange-breasted Green-PigeonTreron bicinctusKHNP,KNP,NNP,TBS
92Gray-fronted Green-PigeonTreron affinisMany
93Ashy-headed Green-PigeonTreron phayreiKNP,NNP
94Thick-billed Green-PigeonTreron curvirostraKNP,NNP
95Yellow-footed Green-PigeonTreron phoenicopterusMany
96Pin-tailed Green-PigeonTreron apicaudaEWS,JCNP,KNP,NA
NNP
97Wedge-tailed Green-PigeonTreron sphenurusMany
98Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aeneaMany
99Malabar Imperial-PigeonDucula cupreaMany
100Mountain Imperial-PigeonDucula badiaDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

101[Pallas's Sandgrouse]Syrrhaptes paradoxus 
102Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustusMany
103/Spotted Sandgrouse/Pterocles senegallusGRK
104Painted SandgrousePterocles indicusMany

 
Bustards: Otididae

105Great Indian BustardArdeotis nigricepsAH
106/Asian Houbara/Chlamydotis macqueeniiAH,GRK,JVCC,TCS
107Bengal FloricanHoubaropsis bengalensisKNP
108Lesser FloricanSypheotides indicusAH
109|Little Bustard|Tetrax tetrax 

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

110Indian CuckooCuculus micropterusMany
111(Common Cuckoo)Cuculus canorusMany
112(Himalayan Cuckoo)Cuculus saturatusMany
113|Lesser Cuckoo|Cuculus poliocephalusMany
114Greater CoucalCentropus sinensisMany
115Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensisJCNP,KNP,NNP,PNP
116Sirkeer MalkohaTaccocua leschenaultiiMany
117Blue-faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus viridirostrisMany
118Green-billed MalkohaPhaenicophaeus tristisJCNP,KNP,NNP
119Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusMany
120Chestnut-winged CuckooClamator coromandusMany
121Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceusMany
122/Asian Emerald Cuckoo/Chrysococcyx maculatusEWS,KNP,NNP
123(Violet Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchusKNP
124[Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo]Chalcites basalis 
125(Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo)Surniculus lugubrisMany
126Fork-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus dicruroidesMany
127Large Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx sparverioidesMany
128Common Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx variusMany
129Hodgson's Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx nisicolorEWS,NNP
130Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratiiMany
131Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinusDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
132Gray-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

133Great Eared-NightjarLyncornis macrotisKNP,MA,PNP,TBS
134Jungle NightjarCaprimulgus indicusMany
135Gray NightjarCaprimulgus jotakaMany
136/Sykes's Nightjar/Caprimulgus mahrattensisAH,GRK,RNP
137Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurusMany
138Jerdon's NightjarCaprimulgus atripennisMany
139Indian NightjarCaprimulgus asiaticusMany
140Savanna NightjarCaprimulgus affinisMany

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

141Sri Lanka FrogmouthBatrachostomus moniligerCWS,MA,PNP,TBS
142Hodgson's FrogmouthBatrachostomus hodgsoniEWS

 
Swifts: Apodidae

143White-rumped SpinetailZoonavena sylvaticaMany
144White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutusDRA,EWS,JCNP,NNP
PG
145Silver-backed NeedletailHirundapus cochinchinensisEWS,KNP,NNP
146Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteusMany
147Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolorMany
148Himalayan SwiftletAerodramus brevirostrisMany
149White-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagusKNP
150Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaMany
151[Pallid Swift]Apus pallidus 
152Blyth's SwiftApus leuconyxMany
153(Dark-rumped Swift)Apus acuticauda 
154Little SwiftApus affinisMany
155House SwiftApus nipalensisKNP,NNP
156Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensisMany

 
Treeswifts: Hemiprocnidae

157Crested TreeswiftHemiprocne coronataMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

158/Water Rail/Rallus aquaticusMany
159/Brown-cheeked Rail/Rallus indicusNNP
160[Corn Crake]Crex crex 
161Slaty-breasted RailLewinia striatusKNP,TBS
162/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzanaAH,BW,SNP
163Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
164Eurasian CootFulica atraMany
165Gray-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalusMany
166[White-browed Crake]Poliolimnas cinerea 
167WatercockGallicrex cinereaMany
168White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurusMany
169[Red-legged Crake]Rallina fasciata 
170Slaty-legged CrakeRallina eurizonoidesKNP,TBS
171Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fuscaMany
172Brown CrakeZapornia akoolMany
173[Little Crake]Zapornia parva 
174/Baillon's Crake/Zapornia pusillaMany
175Black-tailed CrakeZapornia bicolorDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP

 
Cranes: Gruidae

176/Demoiselle Crane/Anthropoides virgoMany
177Sarus CraneAntigone antigoneMany
178/Common Crane/Grus grusMany

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

179Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostrisMany
180Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostris 
181Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicusMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

182Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusMany
183/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Ibisbill: Ibidorhynchidae

184IbisbillIbidorhyncha struthersiiEWS,JCNP,KNP,NNP

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

185/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaSWL
186[European Golden-Plover]Pluvialis apricaria 
187[American Golden-Plover]Pluvialis dominica 
188/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulvaMany
189/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaBW,GRK,SWL
190Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusMany
191/Long-billed Plover/Thinornis placidusDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
192/Northern Lapwing/Vanellus vanellusMany
193River LapwingVanellus duvauceliiMany
194Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricusMany
195/Gray-headed Lapwing/Vanellus cinereusMany
196Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicusMany
197/Sociable Lapwing/Vanellus gregariusAH,SNP,TCS
198/White-tailed Lapwing/Vanellus leucurusMany
199{Caspian Plover}Anarhynchus asiaticusTCS
200[Oriental Plover]Anarhynchus veredus 
201/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsMany
202/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiGRK,SNP,TCS
203Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinusMany
204[White-faced Plover]Anarhynchus dealbatus 

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

205Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

206Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgusMany
207Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

208/Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus 
209/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquataMany
210/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica 
211/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosaMany
212/Asian Dowitcher/Limnodromus semipalmatus 
213[Long-billed Dowitcher]Limnodromus scolopaceusSNP
214/Jack Snipe/Lymnocryptes minimusMany
215/Eurasian Woodcock/Scolopax rusticolaDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA
216/Solitary Snipe/Gallinago solitaria 
217/Wood Snipe/Gallinago nemoricola 
218[Great Snipe]Gallinago media 
219/Swinhoe's Snipe/Gallinago megalaKNP
220/Pin-tailed Snipe/Gallinago stenuraMany
221/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinagoMany
222[Red Phalarope]Phalaropus fulicariusTCS
223/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatusKNP,TCS
224/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereusGRK,KNP
225/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosMany
226/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusMany
227[Gray-tailed Tattler]Tringa brevipes 
228/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisMany
229/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaMany
230/Common Redshank/Tringa totanusMany
231[Nordmann's Greenshank]Tringa guttifer 
232/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropusMany
233/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaMany
234/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresGRK
235/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostrisKNP
236/Red Knot/Calidris canutus 
237/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxMany
238/Broad-billed Sandpiper/Calidris falcinellus 
239[Sharp-tailed Sandpiper]Calidris acuminata 
240/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaMany
241[Stilt Sandpiper]Calidris himantopus 
242/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckiiMany
243/Long-toed Stint/Calidris subminuta 
244/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis 
245{Spoon-billed Sandpiper}Calidris pygmaea 
246[Buff-breasted Sandpiper]Calidris subruficollis 
247/Sanderling/Calidris albaGRK
248/Dunlin/Calidris alpinaMany
249/Little Stint/Calidris minutaMany
250[Pectoral Sandpiper]Calidris melanotosHBS

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

251Yellow-legged ButtonquailTurnix tankiMany
252Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitatorMany
253Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

254/Cream-colored Courser/Cursorius cursorMany
255Indian CourserCursorius coromandelicusMany
256Small PratincoleGlareola lacteaMany
257Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarumMany
258(Collared Pratincole)Glareola pratincolaGRK

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

259[Long-tailed Jaeger]Stercorarius longicaudus 
260Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus 
261Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinus 
262[Brown Skua]Stercorarius antarcticus 
263[South Polar Skua]Stercorarius maccormicki 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

264[Little Gull]Hydrocoloeus minutusKNP
265[Black-legged Kittiwake]Rissa tridactyla 
266[Sabine's Gull]Xema sabini 
267/Slender-billed Gull/Chroicocephalus geneiGRK,HBS
268/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusMany
269/Brown-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus brunnicephalusMany
270[Franklin's Gull]Leucophaeus pipixcan 
271/Pallas's Gull/Ichthyaetus ichthyaetusMany
272{Sooty Gull}Ichthyaetus hemprichii 
273[White-eyed Gull]Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus 
274[Common Gull]Larus canusHBS,PG
275/Caspian Gull/Larus cachinnans 
276[Mongolian Gull]Larus mongolicus 
277/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscusMany
278Indian SkimmerRynchops albicollisAH,HBS,KNP,NCS,SWL
279[White Tern]Gygis alba 
280#Brown Noddy#Anous stolidus 
281[Lesser Noddy]Anous tenuirostris 
282[Black Noddy]Anous minutus 
283|Sooty Tern|Onychoprion fuscatus 
284|Bridled Tern|Onychoprion anaethetus 
285Little TernSternula albifronsMany
286Saunders's TernSternula saundersi 
287/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaMany
288Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaAH,GRK,SNP
289Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaMany
290[Black Tern]Chlidonias niger 
291/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusBW,KNP
292Roseate TernSterna dougallii 
293River TernSterna aurantiaMany
294[Arctic Tern]Sterna paradisaea 
295/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoHBS,KNP,SNP
296White-cheeked TernSterna repressa 
297Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana 
298Black-bellied TernSterna acuticaudaMany
299Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensisGRK
300#Sandwich Tern#Thalasseus sandvicensis 
301Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii 

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

302/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseusMany
303Lesser FlamingoPhoenicoparrus minorBW,GRK,RNP,SNP

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

304Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
305[Horned Grebe]Podiceps auritusHBS
306/Great Crested Grebe/Podiceps cristatusMany
307/Eared Grebe/Podiceps nigricollisMany

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

308#White-tailed Tropicbird#Phaethon lepturus 
309{Red-billed Tropicbird}Phaethon aethereus 
310Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda 

 
Loons: Gaviidae

311[Red-throated Loon]Gavia stellata 
312[Arctic Loon]Gavia arctica 

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

313#Wilson's Storm-Petrel#Oceanites oceanicus 
314[White-faced Storm-Petrel]Pelagodroma marina 
315[Black-bellied Storm-Petrel]Fregetta tropica 

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

316Swinhoe's Storm-PetrelHydrobates monorhis 

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

317Pintado PetrelDaption capense 
318Barau's PetrelPterodroma baraui 
319#Jouanin's Petrel#Bulweria fallax 
320Streaked ShearwaterCalonectris leucomelas 
321Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis 
322Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipes 
323Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacificus 
324[Short-tailed Shearwater]Ardenna tenuirostris 
325#Persian Shearwater#Puffinus persicus 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

326Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitansMany
327/Black Stork/Ciconia nigraMany
328Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopusMany
329/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
330Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticusMany
331/Lesser Adjutant/Leptoptilos javanicusMany
332Greater AdjutantLeptoptilos dubiusKGNP,KNP,NNP
333Painted StorkMycteria leucocephalaMany

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

334[Lesser Frigatebird]Fregata ariel 
335[Great Frigatebird]Fregata minor 
336[Christmas Island Frigatebird]Fregata andrewsi 

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

337{Red-footed Booby}Sula sula 
338{Brown Booby}Sula leucogaster 
339{Masked Booby}Sula dactylatra 

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

340Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogasterMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

341Little CormorantMicrocarbo nigerMany
342Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany
343Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollisMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

344/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellusMany
345Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalusMany
346Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosaMany
347Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

348/Eurasian Bittern/Botaurus stellarisMany
349Black BitternBotaurus flavicollisMany
350Cinnamon BitternBotaurus cinnamomeusMany
351Little BitternBotaurus minutusKNP,RNP
352Yellow BitternBotaurus sinensisMany
353Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
354Malayan Night HeronGorsachius melanolophusCWS,KNP,NNP,TBS
355Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacra 
356[Chinese Egret]Egretta eulophotes 
357Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
358Western Reef-HeronEgretta gularisGRK,RBS,TBS,TCS
359Striated HeronButorides striataMany
360Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayiiMany
361[Javan Pond-Heron]Ardeola speciosa 
362Chinese Pond-HeronArdeola bacchusKNP,NNP
363Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandusMany
364Great EgretArdea albaMany
365Medium EgretArdea intermediaMany
366Gray HeronArdea cinereaMany
367Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
368White-bellied HeronArdea insignisKNP
369/Goliath Heron/Ardea goliathKNP

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

370/Great White Pelican/Pelecanus onocrotalusMany
371Spot-billed PelicanPelecanus philippensisMany
372/Dalmatian Pelican/Pelecanus crispusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

373/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

374Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
375Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusDRA,JCNP,NA,PG
376Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusMany
377Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoniKHNP,KNP,NNP
378Black BazaAviceda leuphotesKHNP,KNP,NNP,PNP
TBS
379[European Honey-buzzard]Pernis apivorusMany
380Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusMany
381Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvusMany
382/Cinereous Vulture/Aegypius monachusMany
383White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensisMany
384Indian VultureGyps indicusMany
385Slender-billed VultureGyps tenuirostrisJCNP,KNP
386/Himalayan Griffon/Gyps himalayensisMany
387/Eurasian Griffon/Gyps fulvusMany
388Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheelaMany
389Short-toed Snake-EagleCircaetus gallicusMany
390Legge's Hawk-EagleNisaetus kelaartiCWS,MA,PNP,TBS
391Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensisMany
392Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatusMany
393Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kieneriiMany
394Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisMany
395Indian Spotted EagleClanga hastataMany
396/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clangaMany
397/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusMany
398Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
399/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
400/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliacaMany
401Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosNA,PG
402Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataMany
403Crested GoshawkLophospiza trivirgatusMany
404BesraTachyspiza virgatusMany
405/Japanese Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza gularisKNP
406ShikraTachyspiza badiusMany
407/Chinese Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza soloensis 
408Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusMany
409Eurasian GoshawkAstur gentilisMany
410/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusMany
411/Eastern Marsh Harrier/Circus spilonotusKNP
412/Hen Harrier/Circus cyaneusMany
413/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusMany
414/Pied Harrier/Circus melanoleucosJCNP,KNP,NNP,SNP
TCS
415/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargusMany
416[Red Kite]Milvus milvus 
417Black KiteMilvus migransMany
418Brahminy KiteHaliastur indusMany
419Pallas's Fish-EagleHaliaeetus leucoryphusMany
420/White-tailed Eagle/Haliaeetus albicillaMany
421White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogasterKRL
422Lesser Fish-EagleIcthyophaga humilisMany
423Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetusMany
424White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesaMany
425[Rufous-winged Buzzard]Butastur liventer 
426[Gray-faced Buzzard]Butastur indicus 
427[Rough-legged Hawk]Buteo lagopus 
428/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
429Himalayan BuzzardButeo reflectusMany
430/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinusMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

431American Barn OwlTyto furcataMany
432Sri Lanka Bay-OwlPhodilus assimilisTBS

 
Owls: Strigidae

433Mountain Scops-OwlOtus spilocephalusEWS,KNP,NA,PG
434Indian Scops-OwlOtus bakkamoenaMany
435Collared Scops-OwlOtus lettiaMany
436Eurasian Scops-OwlOtus scopsJLR
437/Pallid Scops-Owl/Otus bruceiAH,GRK,JLR,RNP
438Oriental Scops-OwlOtus suniaMany
439Eurasian Eagle-OwlBubo buboKNP
440Rock Eagle-OwlBubo bengalensisAH,KNP
441Brown Fish-OwlKetupa zeylonensisMany
442Tawny Fish-OwlKetupa flavipesJCNP,KNP,NA,PG
443Dusky Eagle-OwlKetupa coromandaAH,KGNP,KNP,RNP
SNP
444Spot-bellied Eagle-OwlKetupa nipalensisMany
445Collared OwletGlaucidium brodieiMany
446Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoidesMany
447Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatumMany
448Spotted OwletAthene bramaMany
449Forest OwletAthene blewittiABU,KNP
450Mottled Wood-OwlStrix ocellataMany
451Brown Wood-OwlStrix leptogrammicaMany
452Himalayan OwlStrix nivicolumEWS,NA,PG
453/Long-eared Owl/Asio otusTCS
454Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusMany
455{Boreal Owl}Aegolius funereus 
456Brown BoobookNinox scutulataMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

457Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatusCWS,MA,MNP,PNP,TBS
458Red-headed TrogonHarpactes erythrocephalusEWS,KNP,NNP
459Ward's TrogonHarpactes wardiDRA,EWS

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

460Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epopsMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

461Great HornbillBuceros bicornisEWS,JCNP,KNP,NNP
462Malabar Gray HornbillOcyceros griseusMany
463Indian Gray HornbillOcyceros birostrisMany
464Malabar Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros coronatusMany
465Oriental Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros albirostrisJCNP,KNP,NNP
466Rufous-necked HornbillAceros nipalensisEWS,NNP
467Wreathed HornbillRhyticeros undulatusEWS,KNP,NNP

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

468Blue-bearded Bee-eaterNyctyornis athertoniMany
469Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalisMany
470[Blue-throated Bee-eater]Merops viridis 
471(Blue-cheeked Bee-eater)Merops persicusMany
472Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinusMany
473Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaultiMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

474Blyth's KingfisherAlcedo herculesEWS,KNP
475Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisMany
476Blue-eared KingfisherAlcedo menintingKNP,NNP,TBS
477Black-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx erithacaKNP,NNP,TBS
478Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensisMany
479Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromandaKNP,NNP
480White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensisMany
481Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataMany
482Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris 
483Crested KingfisherMegaceryle lugubrisMany
484Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

485|European Roller|Coracias garrulusMany
486Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisMany
487Indochinese RollerCoracias affinisNNP
488Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalisJCNP,KNP,MA,NNP
TBS

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

489Malabar BarbetPsilopogon malabaricusMany
490Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalusMany
491Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisKNP,NNP
492Great BarbetPsilopogon virensMany
493Lineated BarbetPsilopogon lineatusEWS,JCNP,KNP,NA
NNP
494Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicusMany
495White-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridisMany
496Golden-throated BarbetPsilopogon frankliniiDRA,EWS,NNP
497Blue-throated BarbetPsilopogon asiaticusMany

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

498Yellow-rumped HoneyguideIndicator xanthonotusEWS

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

499/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquillaMany
500Speckled PiculetPicumnus innominatusMany
501White-browed PiculetSasia ochraceaEWS,KNP,NNP
502Heart-spotted WoodpeckerHemicircus canenteCWS,MA,MNP,PNP,TBS
503Brown-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus nanusMany
504Gray-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus canicapillusMany
505Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLeiopicus mahrattensisMany
506Brown-fronted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes auricepsJCNP,NA,PG
507Rufous-bellied WoodpeckerDendrocopos hyperythrusDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
508Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos maceiMany
509Darjeeling WoodpeckerDendrocopos darjellensisDRA,EWS
510Himalayan WoodpeckerDendrocopos himalayensisNA,PG
511Crimson-naped WoodpeckerDryobates cathphariusDRA,EWS
512Bay WoodpeckerBlythipicus pyrrhotisDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
513Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurusMany
514Pale-headed WoodpeckerGecinulus grantiaEWS,KNP
515Himalayan FlamebackDinopium shoriiJCNP,KNP
516Common FlamebackDinopium javanenseMany
517Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalenseMany
518Lesser YellownapePicus chlorolophusMany
519Streak-throated WoodpeckerPicus xanthopygaeusMany
520Scaly-bellied WoodpeckerPicus squamatusNA,PG
521Gray-headed WoodpeckerPicus canusMany
522Greater YellownapeChrysophlegma flavinuchaMany
523Greater FlamebackChrysocolaptes guttacristatusJCNP,KNP,MNP,NNP
OTY
524Malabar FlamebackChrysocolaptes socialisMany
525White-naped WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes festivusMany
526Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentusJCNP,NNP
527White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensisKRL,MA,PNP,TBS

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

528Pied FalconetMicrohierax melanoleucosKNP,NNP
529Collared FalconetMicrohierax caerulescensJCNP,KNP,NA,PG
530|Lesser Kestrel|Falco naumanniAH,KNP,MA,SNP,TCS
531Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculusMany
532Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraMany
533[Red-footed Falcon]Falco vespertinus 
534|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisMany
535/Merlin/Falco columbariusBW,SNP,SWL,TCS
536Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteoMany
537/Oriental Hobby/Falco severusEWS,KNP,NNP
538Laggar FalconFalco juggerMany
539Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

540Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatriaMany
541Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriMany
542Slaty-headed ParakeetPsittacula himalayanaJCNP,NA,PG
543Gray-headed ParakeetPsittacula finschiiKNP
544Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephalaMany
545Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseataKNP,NNP
546Malabar ParakeetPsittacula columboidesMNP,OTY,PNP,TBS
547Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandriEWS,JCNP,KNP,NA
NNP
548Long-tailed ParakeetPsittacula longicauda 
549Vernal Hanging-ParrotLoriculus vernalisMany

 
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills: Eurylaimidae

550Long-tailed BroadbillPsarisomus dalhousiaeMany
551Gray-lored BroadbillSerilophus rubrophygiusEWS,KNP,NNP

 
Pittas: Pittidae

552Blue-naped PittaHydrornis nipalensisEWS,KNP
553Blue PittaHydrornis cyaneus 
554Indian PittaPitta brachyuraMany
555(Western Hooded Pitta)Pitta sordidaEWS,JCNP,KNP,NNP

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

556White-bellied MinivetPericrocotus erythropygiusMany
557Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeusMany
558Gray-chinned MinivetPericrocotus solarisEWS,KNP,NNP
559Short-billed MinivetPericrocotus brevirostrisDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
560/Long-tailed Minivet/Pericrocotus ethologusMany
561Orange MinivetPericrocotus flammeusMany
562Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosusMany
563/Ashy Minivet/Pericrocotus divaricatusKNP,NNP
564[Brown-rumped Minivet]Pericrocotus cantonensisNNP
565Rosy MinivetPericrocotus roseusJCNP,KNP,NNP
566Indian CuckooshrikeCoracina maceiMany
567Oriental CuckooshrikeCoracina javensisJCNP,KNP,MBR,NNP
568/Black-winged Cuckooshrike/Lalage melaschistosMany
569Black-headed CuckooshrikeLalage melanopteraMany

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

570Black-headed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius rufiventerDRA,EWS
571White-browed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius aeralatusDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
572Green Shrike-BabblerPteruthius xanthochlorusDRA,EWS,NA,PG
573Black-eared Shrike-BabblerPteruthius melanotisDRA,EWS
574White-bellied ErpornisErpornis zantholeucaEWS,JCNP,KNP,NA,PG

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

575Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinerea 

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

576Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusKNP
577Indian Golden OrioleOriolus kundooMany
578/Black-naped Oriole/Oriolus chinensisMany
579/Slender-billed Oriole/Oriolus tenuirostrisDRA,EWS,KNP
580Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornusMany
581Maroon OrioleOriolus trailliiMany

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

582Ashy WoodswallowArtamus fuscusMany
583White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchus 

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

584Malabar WoodshrikeTephrodornis sylvicolaMany
585Large WoodshrikeTephrodornis virgatusDRA,EWS,JCNP,KNP
NNP
586Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianusMany
587Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus picatusMany

 
Ioras: Aegithinidae

588Common IoraAegithina tiphiaMany
589White-tailed IoraAegithina nigroluteaAH,GRK,MV,RNP,SNP

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

590White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollisMany
591Spot-breasted FantailRhipidura albogularisMany
592White-browed FantailRhipidura aureolaMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

593Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercusMany
594/Ashy Drongo/Dicrurus leucophaeusMany
595White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescensMany
596Crow-billed DrongoDicrurus annectensJCNP,KNP,NA,NNP
597Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneusMany
598Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remiferMany
599Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottusMany
600Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseusMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

601Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azureaMany
602Blyth's Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone affinisNNP
603Indian Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisiMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

604|Red-backed Shrike|Lanius collurioGRK,TCS
605|Red-tailed Shrike|Lanius phoenicuroidesGRK,JVCC,TCS
606/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinusMany
607/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatusMany
608|Burmese Shrike|Lanius collurioides 
609Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatusMany
610Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schachMany
611/Gray-backed Shrike/Lanius tephronotusDRA,EWS,JCNP,KNP
NNP
612Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitorMany
613[Lesser Gray Shrike]Lanius minor 

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

614Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
615Black-headed JayGarrulus lanceolatusNA,PG
616Yellow-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa flavirostrisDRA,EWS,NA,PG
617Red-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaJCNP,NA,PG
618Common Green-MagpieCissa chinensisMany
619Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabundaMany
620Gray TreepieDendrocitta formosaeMany
621White-bellied TreepieDendrocitta leucogastraMany
622Collared TreepieDendrocitta frontalisEWS
623Southern NutcrackerNucifraga hemisilaDRA,EWS,PG
624Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxDRA,EWS,NA
625Yellow-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusNA
626House CrowCorvus splendensMany
627Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchosMany
628[Pied Crow]Corvus albus 
629Common RavenCorvus coraxAH,JVCC,TCS,TD

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

630Yellow-bellied Fairy-FantailChelidorhynx hypoxanthusMany
631Gray-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensisMany

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

632Fire-capped TitCephalopyrus flammicepsDRA,EWS,NA,NNP,PG
633Coal TitPeriparus aterDRA,EWS,NA,PG
634Rufous-naped TitPeriparus rufonuchalisNA,PG
635Rufous-vented TitPeriparus rubidiventrisDRA,EWS,NA,PG
636Gray-crested TitLophophanes dichrousDRA,EWS,NA,PG
637Asian TitParus cinereusMany
638Green-backed TitParus monticolusDRA,EWS,NA,PG
639White-naped TitMachlolophus nuchalisGRK,JLR
640Himalayan Black-lored TitMachlolophus xanthogenysJCNP,NA,PG
641Indian Yellow TitMachlolophus aplonotusMany
642Yellow-cheeked TitMachlolophus spilonotusDRA,EWS
643Yellow-browed TitSylviparus modestusDRA,EWS,NA,PG
644Sultan TitMelanochlora sultaneaEWS,KNP,NNP

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

645/White-crowned Penduline-Tit/Remiz coronatusHBS,SNP

 
Larks: Alaudidae

646Greater Hoopoe-LarkAlaemon alaudipesGRK,TD
647Rufous-tailed LarkAmmomanes phoenicuraMany
648Desert LarkAmmomanes desertiJVCC,TCS,TD
649Black-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix nigricepsAH,JVCC,TCS,TD
650Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseusMany
651Jerdon's BushlarkPlocealauda affinisMany
652Indian BushlarkPlocealauda erythropteraMany
653Bengal BushlarkPlocealauda assamicaMany
654Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaAH,KNP,RNP
655/Eurasian Skylark/Alauda arvensisBW,HBS,SNP,TCS
656Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgulaMany
657Crested LarkGalerida cristataMany
658Malabar LarkGalerida malabaricaMany
659Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisNNP
660/Greater Short-toed Lark/Calandrella brachydactylaMany
661Mongolian Short-toed LarkCalandrella dukhunensisMany
662/Hume's Lark/Calandrella acutirostrisMany
663/Bimaculated Lark/Melanocorypha bimaculataMany
664Sand LarkAlaudala raytalMany

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

665Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutoriusMany
666Dark-necked TailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularisKNP,NNP
667Himalayan PriniaPrinia crinigeraJCNP,KNP,NA,PG
668Black-throated PriniaPrinia atrogularisDRA,EWS
669Gray-crowned PriniaPrinia cinereocapillaJCNP,NA,PG
670Rufous-fronted PriniaPrinia buchananiMany
671Rufescent PriniaPrinia rufescensKNP
672Gray-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsoniiMany
673Delicate PriniaPrinia lepidaMany
674Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvaticaMany
675Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventrisMany
676Ashy PriniaPrinia socialisMany
677Plain PriniaPrinia inornataMany
678Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
679Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisJCNP,KNP,NNP

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

680/Thick-billed Warbler/Arundinax aedonMany
681/Booted Warbler/Iduna caligataMany
682/Sykes's Warbler/Iduna ramaMany
683/Moustached Warbler/Acrocephalus melanopogonBW,HBS,KGNP,SNP
SWL
684/Paddyfield Warbler/Acrocephalus agricolaMany
685/Blunt-winged Warbler/Acrocephalus concinensKNP
686/Blyth's Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus dumetorumMany
687|Large-billed Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus orinus 
688/Oriental Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus orientalis 
689/Clamorous Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus stentoreusMany

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

690/Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes certhiolaKNP
691/Lanceolated Warbler/Locustella lanceolata 
692Brown Bush WarblerLocustella luteoventrisDRA
693Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaBW,MA,SNP
694/Chinese Bush Warbler/Locustella tacsanowskiaKNP
695(Long-billed Bush Warbler)Locustella majorKNP
696Spotted Bush WarblerLocustella thoracicaKNP,NNP
697Russet Bush WarblerLocustella mandelliDRA,EWS,NNP
698Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustrisHBS,KNP,NNP,SNP
SWL
699Broad-tailed GrassbirdSchoenicola platyurusMA
700Bristled GrassbirdSchoenicola striataAH,BW,HBS,KNP,SNP

 
Cupwings: Pnoepygidae

701Scaly-breasted CupwingPnoepyga albiventerDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
702Nepal CupwingPnoepyga immaculataJCNP,NA,PG
703Pygmy CupwingPnoepyga pusillaMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

704Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensisMany
705/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
706/Pale Martin/Riparia dilutaMany
707/Eurasian Crag-Martin/Ptyonoprogne rupestrisMany
708Dusky Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne concolorMany
709Hill SwallowHirundo domicolaMany
710/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
711Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
712Western House-MartinDelichon urbicumMany
713Asian House-MartinDelichon dasypusDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
714Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalenseMany
715European Red-rumped SwallowCecropis rufula 
716Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis dauricaMany
717Striated SwallowCecropis striolataKNP,NNP
718Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicolaMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

719White-throated BulbulAlophoixus flaveolusEWS,KNP,NNP
720Striated BulbulAlcurus striatusDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
721Olive BulbulIole viridescens 
722[Gray-eyed Bulbul]Iole propinqua 
723Ashy BulbulHemixos flavalaMany
724Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indicaMany
725Mountain BulbulIxos mcclellandiiDRA,EWS,NA,NNP,PG
726Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalusMany
727Square-tailed BulbulHypsipetes ganeesaMany
728Gray-headed BulbulMicrotarsus priocephalusCWS,MA,MNP,PNP,TBS
729Black-crested BulbulRubigula flaviventrisEWS,JCNP,KNP,NNP
730Flame-throated BulbulRubigula gularisCWS,MA,PNP,TBS
731White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolusMany
732Flavescent BulbulPycnonotus flavescens 
733Yellow-throated BulbulPycnonotus xantholaemusCWS,MA,PNP
734Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosusMany
735Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus caferMany
736White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotisMany
737Himalayan BulbulPycnonotus leucogenysMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

738[Wood Warbler]Phylloscopus sibilatrix 
739Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennisMany
740Buff-barred WarblerPhylloscopus pulcherMany
741/Yellow-browed Warbler/Phylloscopus inornatusDRA,EWS,KNP,MNP
NNP
742/Hume's Warbler/Phylloscopus humeiMany
743/Brooks's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus subviridisMany
744[Chinese Leaf Warbler]Phylloscopus yunnanensis 
745/Lemon-rumped Warbler/Phylloscopus chloronotusMany
746[Sichuan Leaf Warbler]Phylloscopus forresti 
747Tytler's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus tytleriMA,MNP,NA,OTY,PG
748Sulphur-bellied WarblerPhylloscopus griseolusMany
749/Tickell's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus affinisMany
750/Dusky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuscatusHBS,JCNP,KGNP,KNP
NNP
751/Smoky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuligiventerBW,JCNP,KGNP,KNP
NNP
752[Buff-throated Warbler]Phylloscopus subaffinisDRA
753[Willow Warbler]Phylloscopus trochilus 
754|Mountain Chiffchaff|Phylloscopus sindianusHBS,KNP
755/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybitaMany
756White-spectacled WarblerPhylloscopus intermediusDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
757Gray-cheeked WarblerPhylloscopus poliogenysEWS,KNP,NNP
758Green-crowned WarblerPhylloscopus burkiiDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
759(Gray-crowned Warbler)Phylloscopus tephrocephalusDRA
760/Whistler's Warbler/Phylloscopus whistleriMany
761|Green Warbler|Phylloscopus nitidusMany
762/Greenish Warbler/Phylloscopus trochiloidesMany
763/Large-billed Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus magnirostrisMany
764[Pale-legged Leaf Warbler]Phylloscopus tenellipes 
765[Arctic Warbler]Phylloscopus borealis 
766Chestnut-crowned WarblerPhylloscopus castanicepsMany
767Yellow-vented WarblerPhylloscopus cantatorDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
768Western Crowned WarblerPhylloscopus occipitalisMany
769/Blyth's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus reguloidesMany
770Gray-hooded WarblerPhylloscopus xanthoschistosMany

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

771Pale-footed Bush WarblerHemitesia pallidipesJCNP,KNP,NNP
772[Asian Stubtail]Urosphena squameiceps 
773Gray-bellied TesiaTesia cyaniventerMany
774Slaty-bellied TesiaTesia oliveaEWS,KNP,NNP
775Chestnut-crowned Bush WarblerCettia majorDRA,JCNP,KNP
776Gray-sided Bush WarblerCettia brunnifronsMany
777Chestnut-headed TesiaCettia castaneocoronataMany
778/Cetti's Warbler/Cettia cettiHBS
779Yellow-bellied WarblerAbroscopus superciliarisEWS,KNP,NNP
780Rufous-faced WarblerAbroscopus albogularisEWS
781Black-faced WarblerAbroscopus schisticepsDRA,EWS,NA,PG
782Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatusDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
783Broad-billed WarblerTickellia hodgsoniDRA,EWS
784Brownish-flanked Bush WarblerHorornis fortipesMany
785Hume's Bush WarblerHorornis brunnescensDRA,EWS
786Aberrant Bush WarblerHorornis flavolivaceusJCNP,KNP,NA,PG

 
Long-tailed Tits: Aegithalidae

787[Crested Tit-Warbler]Leptopoecile elegans 
788Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnusDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
789Black-browed TitAegithalos iouschistosDRA,EWS

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

790[Eurasian Blackcap]Sylvia atricapillaMA
791/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca currucaMany
792/Eastern Orphean Warbler/Curruca crassirostrisMany
793/Asian Desert Warbler/Curruca nanaMany
794|Greater Whitethroat|Curruca communisABU,GRK,HBS,SNP

 
Parrotbills: Paradoxornithidae

795Fire-tailed MyzornisMyzornis pyrrhouraDRA,EWS
796Golden-breasted FulvettaLioparus chrysotisDRA,EWS
797Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinenseMany
798Jerdon's BabblerChrysomma altirostreHBS,KNP
799Brown-throated FulvettaFulvetta ludlowiDRA,EWS
800Black-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis flavirostrisKNP
801Brown ParrotbillParadoxornis unicolorDRA,EWS
802Gray-headed ParrotbillParadoxornis gularisEWS
803White-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis ruficepsDRA,EWS
804Fulvous ParrotbillSuthora fulvifronsEWS
805Black-throated ParrotbillSuthora nipalensisDRA,EWS
806Pale-billed ParrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliarisEWS

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

807Striated YuhinaStaphida castanicepsEWS
808White-naped YuhinaYuhina bakeriEWS,NNP
809Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollisMany
810Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularisDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
811Rufous-vented YuhinaYuhina occipitalisDRA,EWS
812Black-chinned YuhinaYuhina nigrimentaMany
813[Chestnut-flanked White-eye]Zosterops erythropleurus 
814Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosusMany

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

815Chestnut-capped BabblerTimalia pileataJCNP,KNP
816Tawny-bellied BabblerDumetia hyperythraMany
817Dark-fronted BabblerDumetia atricepsCWS,MA,MNP,PNP,TBS
818Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis gularisDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
819Golden BabblerCyanoderma chrysaeumEWS,KNP
820Rufous-fronted BabblerCyanoderma rufifronsEWS,KNP,NNP
821Black-chinned BabblerCyanoderma pyrrhopsJCNP,NA,PG
822Rufous-capped BabblerCyanoderma ruficepsDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
823Rufous-throated Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis caudatusEWS
824Bar-winged Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis troglodytoidesDRA,EWS
825Black-crowned Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ferruginosusEWS
826Red-billed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ochraceicepsEWS
827Slender-billed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus superciliarisDRA,EWS
828Streak-breasted Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ruficollisDRA,EWS,KNP,NA,PG
829Indian Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus horsfieldiiMany
830White-browed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus schisticepsMany
831Large Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys hypoleucosKNP
832Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys erythrogenysJCNP,NA,PG
833Gray-throated BabblerStachyris nigricepsEWS,KNP,NNP
834Sikkim Wedge-billed BabblerStachyris humeiEWS

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

835Indian GrassbirdGraminicola bengalensisKNP
836White-hooded BabblerGampsorhynchus rufulusEWS,KNP
837Yellow-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus cinereusEWS
838Rufous-winged FulvettaSchoeniparus castanecepsDRA,EWS
839Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficepsMany
840Marsh BabblerPellorneum palustreKNP
841Spot-throated BabblerPellorneum albiventreEWS,KNP,NNP
842Buff-breasted BabblerPellorneum tickelliEWS,KNP,NNP
843Rufous-vented Grass BabblerLaticilla burnesiiHBS,KNP
844Swamp Grass BabblerLaticilla cinerascensKNP
845Abbott's BabblerMalacocincla abbottiKNP,NNP
846Eyebrowed Wren-BabblerNapothera epilepidotaEWS
847Long-billed Wren-BabblerNapothera malacoptilaEWS

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

848Brown-cheeked FulvettaAlcippe poioicephalaMany
849Nepal FulvettaAlcippe nipalensisDRA,EWS,NNP
850Striated LaughingthrushGrammatoptila striataDRA,EWS,NA,PG
851Himalayan CutiaCutia nipalensisDRA,EWS
852Scaly LaughingthrushTrochalopteron subunicolorDRA,EWS
853Blue-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron squamatumDRA,EWS
854Streaked LaughingthrushTrochalopteron lineatumJCNP,NA,PG
855Bhutan LaughingthrushTrochalopteron imbricatumDRA,EWS
856Variegated LaughingthrushTrochalopteron variegatumNA,PG
857Black-faced LaughingthrushTrochalopteron affineDRA,EWS
858Chestnut-crowned LaughingthrushTrochalopteron erythrocephalumDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
859Nilgiri LaughingthrushMontecincla cachinnansMBR,OTY
860Palani LaughingthrushMontecincla fairbankiCWS,MA
861Rufous SibiaHeterophasia capistrataJCNP,NA,PG
862Beautiful SibiaHeterophasia pulchellaDRA,EWS
863Hoary-throated BarwingActinodura nipalensisDRA,EWS
864Streak-throated BarwingActinodura waldeniDRA,EWS
865Blue-winged MinlaActinodura cyanouropteraMany
866Chestnut-tailed MinlaActinodura strigulaDRA,EWS,NA,PG
867Rusty-fronted BarwingActinodura egertoniDRA,EWS
868Red-billed LeiothrixLeiothrix luteaDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
869Silver-eared MesiaLeiothrix argentaurisDRA,EWS,JCNP,NNP
870Red-tailed MinlaMinla ignotinctaDRA,EWS,NNP
871Rufous-backed SibiaLeioptila annectensDRA,EWS
872Bugun LiocichlaLiocichla bugunorumEWS
873Red-faced LiocichlaLiocichla phoeniceaEWS
874Large Gray BabblerArgya malcolmiMany
875Slender-billed BabblerArgya longirostrisKNP
876Rufous BabblerArgya subrufaMany
877Jungle BabblerArgya striataMany
878Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinisMany
879Common BabblerArgya caudataMany
880Striated BabblerArgya earleiMany
881Lesser Necklaced LaughingthrushGarrulax monilegerKNP,NNP
882White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusMany
883Rufous-chinned LaughingthrushIanthocincla rufogularisDRA,EWS,NA,PG
884Spotted LaughingthrushIanthocincla ocellataDRA,EWS
885Wayanad LaughingthrushPterorhinus delessertiMA,PNP,TBS
886Rufous-vented LaughingthrushPterorhinus gularisEWS
887Rufous-necked LaughingthrushPterorhinus ruficollisKNP,NNP
888Greater Necklaced LaughingthrushPterorhinus pectoralisEWS,KNP,NNP
889White-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus albogularisDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
890Gray-sided LaughingthrushPterorhinus caerulataDRA,EWS

 
Kinglets: Regulidae

891GoldcrestRegulus regulusDRA,EWS,PG

 
Wallcreeper: Tichodromidae

892/Wallcreeper/Tichodroma murariaMany

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

893Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosaEWS
894Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalisMany
895[Yunnan Nuthatch]Sitta yunnanensis 
896White-tailed NuthatchSitta himalayensisDRA,EWS,NA,NNP,PG
897Indian NuthatchSitta castaneaMany
898Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta cinnamoventrisMany
899Chestnut-vented NuthatchSitta nagaensisKNP

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

900Indian Spotted CreeperSalpornis spilonotaAH,JVCC,RNP,TCS

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

901/Bar-tailed Treecreeper/Certhia himalayanaHBS,JCNP,NA,PG
902Rusty-flanked TreecreeperCerthia nipalensisDRA,EWS
903Sikkim TreecreeperCerthia discolorDRA,EWS

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

904Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesDRA,EWS,NA

 
Spotted Elachura: Elachuridae

905Spotted ElachuraElachura formosaEWS

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

906White-throated DipperCinclus cinclusDRA
907Brown DipperCinclus pallasiiDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

908Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensisKNP
909Golden-crested MynaAmpeliceps coronatusNNP
910Common Hill MynaGracula religiosaKNP,NNP
911Southern Hill MynaGracula indicaMany
912/European Starling/Sturnus vulgarisMany
913/Rosy Starling/Pastor roseusMany
914Daurian StarlingAgropsar sturninaKNP
915[Chestnut-cheeked Starling]Agropsar philippensisNNP
916Indian Pied StarlingGracupica contraMany
917Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarumMany
918Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabaricaMany
919Malabar StarlingSturnia blythiiMany
920[Red-billed Starling]Spodiopsar sericeus 
921[White-cheeked Starling]Spodiopsar cineraceus 
922Common MynaAcridotheres tristisMany
923Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianusMany
924Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscusMany
925Great MynaAcridotheres grandisKNP,NNP
926/Spot-winged Starling/Saroglossa spilopterusJCNP,KNP,NA,NNP,PG

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

927GrandalaGrandala coelicolorDRA
928(Pied Thrush)Geokichla wardiiMA,NA,PG
929Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaMany
930Long-tailed ThrushZoothera dixoniEWS,KNP,NA,PG
931Alpine ThrushZoothera mollissimaDRA,EWS,NA,PG
932Himalayan ThrushZoothera salimaliiEWS
933Dark-sided ThrushZoothera marginataNA,NNP,PG
934Long-billed ThrushZoothera monticolaMany
935Scaly ThrushZoothera daumaMany
936Nilgiri ThrushZoothera neilgherriensisMA,MBR,MNP,OTY,TBS
937[Chinese Thrush]Turdus mupinensis 
938Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusNA,PG
939[Song Thrush]Turdus philomelosHBS
940Chinese BlackbirdTurdus mandarinus 
941Gray-winged BlackbirdTurdus boulboulMany
942Indian BlackbirdTurdus simillimusMany
943/Tickell's Thrush/Turdus unicolorMany
944Black-breasted ThrushTurdus dissimilisDRA,KNP,NNP
945[Japanese Thrush]Turdus cardisDRA
946/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurusEWS,NNP
947/Tibetan Blackbird/Turdus maximusDRA
948[White-backed Thrush]Turdus kessleri 
949[Fieldfare]Turdus pilaris 
950White-collared BlackbirdTurdus albocinctusDRA,EWS,KNP,NA,PG
951Chestnut ThrushTurdus rubrocanusEWS,NA,PG
952/Black-throated Thrush/Turdus atrogularisMany
953/Red-throated Thrush/Turdus ruficollisKNP,NNP
954/Dusky Thrush/Turdus eunomus 
955[Naumann's Thrush]Turdus naumanni 
956Purple CochoaCochoa purpureaEWS
957(Green Cochoa)Cochoa viridisEWS,KNP,NNP

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

958|Dark-sided Flycatcher|Muscicapa sibiricaMany
959(Ferruginous Flycatcher)Muscicapa ferrugineaEWS,KNP
960Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauuricaMany
961/Brown-breasted Flycatcher/Muscicapa muttuiMany
962|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataABU,GRK,TD
963Rufous-tailed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas galactotesGRK,JVCC,TCS,TD
964Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatusMany
965Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularisMany
966White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricusMany
967Nilgiri SholakiliSholicola majorMBR,MNP,OTY
968White-bellied SholakiliSholicola albiventrisMA
969Large NiltavaNiltava grandisDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP,PG
970Small NiltavaNiltava macgrigoriaeMany
971Rufous-bellied NiltavaNiltava sundaraMany
972Chinese Vivid NiltavaNiltava oatesi 
973[Blue-and-white Flycatcher]Cyanoptila cyanomelana 
974[Zappay's Flycatcher]Cyanoptila cumatilis 
975Nilgiri FlycatcherEumyias albicaudatusMany
976Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinusMany
977White-gorgeted FlycatcherAnthipes monilegerDRA,EWS
978White-bellied Blue FlycatcherCyornis pallidipesMany
979Pale-chinned Blue FlycatcherCyornis poliogenysKNP,NNP
980(Pale Blue Flycatcher)Cyornis unicolorDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
981Blue-throated FlycatcherCyornis rubeculoidesMany
982Large Blue FlycatcherCyornis magnirostrisEWS
983Hill Blue FlycatcherCyornis whiteiNNP
984Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliaeMany
985Rusty-bellied ShortwingBrachypteryx hyperythraKNP
986Lesser ShortwingBrachypteryx leucophrisDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
987Himalayan ShortwingBrachypteryx cruralisDRA,EWS,KNP
988Gould's ShortwingBrachypteryx stellataDRA,EWS
989Indian Blue RobinLarvivora brunneaMany
990[Siberian Blue Robin]Larvivora cyane 
991White-bellied RedstartLuscinia phaenicuroidesDRA,EWS
992/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecicaMany
993Malabar Whistling-ThrushMyophonus horsfieldiiMany
994Blue Whistling-ThrushMyophonus caeruleusMany
995Little ForktailEnicurus scouleriDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
996White-crowned ForktailEnicurus leschenaultiKNP
997Spotted ForktailEnicurus maculatusDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
998Black-backed ForktailEnicurus immaculatusEWS,KNP,NNP
999Slaty-backed ForktailEnicurus schistaceusEWS,JCNP,KNP,NA,PG
1000[Firethroat]Calliope pectardens 
1001/Siberian Rubythroat/Calliope calliopeJCNP,KGNP,KNP,NNP
RNP
1002/Himalayan Rubythroat/Calliope pectoralisJCNP,KNP,NA,PG
1003/Chinese Rubythroat/Calliope tschebaiewiNNP
1004White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucurumDRA,EWS,JCNP,KNP
NNP
1005Blue-fronted RobinCinclidium frontaleDRA,EWS
1006Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurusKNP
1007/Himalayan Bluetail/Tarsiger rufilatusDRA,EWS,NA,PG
1008Rufous-breasted Bush-RobinTarsiger hyperythrusDRA,EWS
1009White-browed Bush-RobinTarsiger indicusEWS
1010Golden Bush-RobinTarsiger chrysaeusDRA,EWS,NA,PG
1011Yellow-rumped FlycatcherFicedula zanthopygiaKNP,TBS
1012[Mugimaki Flycatcher]Ficedula mugimaki 
1013Slaty-backed FlycatcherFicedula erithacusDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
1014Black-and-orange FlycatcherFicedula nigrorufaMA,MBR,OTY,PNP
1015Slaty-blue FlycatcherFicedula tricolorMany
1016Snowy-browed FlycatcherFicedula hyperythraEWS,JCNP,KNP,NNP
1017Pygmy FlycatcherFicedula hodgsoniEWS,KNP,NNP
1018Rufous-gorgeted FlycatcherFicedula strophiataMany
1019Sapphire FlycatcherFicedula sapphiraDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
1020Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanniMany
1021Ultramarine FlycatcherFicedula superciliarisMany
1022/Rusty-tailed Flycatcher/Ficedula ruficaudaMany
1023/Taiga Flycatcher/Ficedula albicillaMany
1024/Kashmir Flycatcher/Ficedula subrubraOTY
1025/Red-breasted Flycatcher/Ficedula parvaMany
1026/Blue-fronted Redstart/Phoenicurus frontalisDRA,EWS,NA,NNP,PG
1027Plumbeous RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusMany
1028White-capped RedstartPhoenicurus leucocephalusMany
1029/Blue-capped Redstart/Phoenicurus coeruleocephalaJCNP,NA,PG
1030[Common Redstart]Phoenicurus phoenicurus 
1031/Hodgson's Redstart/Phoenicurus hodgsoniDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
1032/Black Redstart/Phoenicurus ochrurosMany
1033/Daurian Redstart/Phoenicurus auroreusEWS,KNP,NNP
1034Chestnut-bellied Rock-ThrushMonticola rufiventrisMany
1035Blue-capped Rock-ThrushMonticola cinclorhynchaMany
1036|Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush|Monticola saxatilisTD
1037/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitariusMany
1038[Whinchat]Saxicola rubetra 
1039White-browed BushchatSaxicola macrorhynchusGRK,JVCC,SNP,TCS
TD
1040/White-throated Bushchat/Saxicola insignisJCNP,KNP
1041/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurusMany
1042White-tailed StonechatSaxicola leucurusBW,HBS,JCNP,KNP
SNP
1043Pied BushchatSaxicola caprataMany
1044Jerdon's BushchatSaxicola jerdoniKNP
1045Gray BushchatSaxicola ferreusMany
1046{Northern Wheatear}Oenanthe oenanthe 
1047/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellinaMany
1048/Desert Wheatear/Oenanthe desertiMany
1049Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fuscaMany
1050/Variable Wheatear/Oenanthe picataMany
1051[Hume's Wheatear]Oenanthe albonigra 
1052{Finsch's Wheatear}Oenanthe finschii 

 
Hypocolius: Hypocoliidae

1053/Hypocolius/Hypocolius ampelinusGRK

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

1054Thick-billed FlowerpeckerPachyglossa agileMany
1055Yellow-vented FlowerpeckerPachyglossa chrysorrheumKNP,NNP
1056Yellow-bellied FlowerpeckerPachyglossa melanozanthumEWS
1057Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchosMany
1058Nilgiri FlowerpeckerDicaeum concolorMany
1059Plain FlowerpeckerDicaeum minullumNNP
1060Fire-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeum ignipectusMany
1061Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatumKNP,NNP

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

1062Ruby-cheeked SunbirdChalcoparia singalensisKNP,NNP
1063Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonicaMany
1064Crimson-backed SunbirdLeptocoma minimaMany
1065Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticusMany
1066Loten's SunbirdCinnyris loteniusMany
1067Fire-tailed SunbirdAethopyga ignicaudaDRA,EWS,NA,PG
1068Black-throated SunbirdAethopyga saturataMany
1069Mrs. Gould's SunbirdAethopyga gouldiaeDRA,EWS,KNP,PG
1070Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensisMany
1071Vigors's SunbirdAethopyga vigorsii 
1072Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparajaMany
1073Little SpiderhunterArachnothera longirostraMany
1074Streaked SpiderhunterArachnothera magnaEWS,KNP,NNP

 
Fairy-bluebirds: Irenidae

1075Asian Fairy-bluebirdIrena puellaMany

 
Leafbirds: Chloropseidae

1076Blue-winged LeafbirdChloropsis moluccensisKNP,NNP
1077Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoniMany
1078Golden-fronted LeafbirdChloropsis aurifronsMany
1079Orange-bellied LeafbirdChloropsis hardwickiiMany

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

1080Streaked WeaverPloceus manyarMany
1081Baya WeaverPloceus philippinusMany
1082Finn's WeaverPloceus megarhynchusKNP
1083Black-breasted WeaverPloceus benghalensisMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

1084Indian SilverbillEuodice malabaricaMany
1085White-rumped MuniaLonchura striataMany
1086Black-throated MuniaLonchura kelaartiMany
1087Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataMany
1088Tricolored MuniaLonchura malaccaMany
1089Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaBW,KNP,NNP,SNP
1090Green AvadavatAmandava formosusAH
1091Red AvadavatAmandava amandavaMany

 
Accentors: Prunellidae

1092Alpine AccentorPrunella collarisDRA,EWS,NA,PG
1093/Altai Accentor/Prunella himalayanaNA,PG
1094Rufous-breasted AccentorPrunella strophiataDRA,EWS,NA,PG
1095/Black-throated Accentor/Prunella atrogularisNA,PG
1096Maroon-backed AccentorPrunella immaculataDRA,EWS

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

1097House SparrowPasser domesticusMany
1098/Spanish Sparrow/Passer hispaniolensisMany
1099Sind SparrowPasser pyrrhonotusBW,HBS,JVCC,SNP
TCS
1100Russet SparrowPasser cinnamomeusMany
1101Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
1102Yellow-throated SparrowGymnornis xanthocollisMany
1103{Pale Rockfinch}Carpospiza brachydactylaTCS
1104[White-rumped Snowfinch]Onychostruthus taczanowskii 

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

1105/Forest Wagtail/Dendronanthus indicusMany
1106Gray WagtailMotacilla cinereaMany
1107/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
1108[Eastern Yellow Wagtail]Motacilla tschutschensisKNP,NNP
1109/Citrine Wagtail/Motacilla citreolaMany
1110White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensisMany
1111/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaMany
1112/Richard's Pipit/Anthus richardiMany
1113Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulusMany
1114Long-billed PipitAnthus similisMany
1115/Blyth's Pipit/Anthus godlewskiiMany
1116/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestrisMany
1117Nilgiri PipitAnthus nilghiriensisMA,OTY
1118Upland PipitAnthus sylvanusNA,PG
1119[Meadow Pipit]Anthus pratensis 
1120Rosy PipitAnthus roseatusMany
1121/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisMany
1122/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoniMany
1123/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusBW,KNP
1124/Water Pipit/Anthus spinolettaMany
1125/Siberian Pipit/Anthus japonicusTCS

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

1126/Common Chaffinch/Fringilla coelebsNA,PG
1127/Brambling/Fringilla montifringilla 
1128Black-and-yellow GrosbeakMycerobas icterioidesNA,PG
1129Collared GrosbeakMycerobas affinisDRA,EWS,PG
1130Spot-winged GrosbeakMycerobas melanozanthosEWS,NA,PG
1131Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusMany
1132Scarlet FinchCarpodacus sipahiEWS,NA,PG
1133Himalayan Beautiful RosefinchCarpodacus pulcherrimusDRA
1134[Pink-rumped Rosefinch]Carpodacus waltoni 
1135Pink-browed RosefinchCarpodacus rodochroaJCNP,NA,PG
1136Vinaceous RosefinchCarpodacus vinaceusPG
1137Dark-rumped RosefinchCarpodacus edwardsiiDRA,EWS
1138[Pale Rosefinch]Carpodacus stoliczkae 
1139/Spot-winged Rosefinch/Carpodacus rodopeplusPG
1140Himalayan White-browed RosefinchCarpodacus thuraDRA
1141[Chinese White-browed Rosefinch]Carpodacus dubius 
1142Crimson-browed FinchCarpodacus subhimachalaDRA,EWS
1143Brown BullfinchPyrrhula nipalensisDRA,EWS,NA,PG
1144Red-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythrocephalaDRA,EWS,NA
1145Gray-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythacaDRA,EWS
1146[Crimson-winged Finch]Rhodopechys sanguineus 
1147/Trumpeter Finch/Bucanetes githagineusGRK,TD
1148/Gold-naped Finch/Pyrrhoplectes epaulettaDRA,EWS
1149Spectacled FinchCallacanthis burtoniPG
1150Dark-breasted RosefinchProcarduelis nipalensisEWS,NA,PG
1151Plain Mountain FinchLeucosticte nemoricolaDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
1152[Desert Finch]Rhodospiza obsoleta 
1153Yellow-breasted GreenfinchChloris spinoidesDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
1154/Eurasian Linnet/Linaria cannabina 
1155Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraEWS
1156European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisNA,PG
1157Fire-fronted SerinSerinus pusillusJCNP,PG
1158Tibetan SerinSpinus thibetanusDRA,EWS
1159[Eurasian Siskin]Spinus spinus 

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

1160[Yellowhammer]Emberiza citrinella 
1161/Pine Bunting/Emberiza leucocephalosHBS
1162Rock BuntingEmberiza ciaHBS,JCNP,NA,PG
1163/Gray-necked Bunting/Emberiza buchananiMany
1164[Ortolan Bunting]Emberiza hortulana 
1165/White-capped Bunting/Emberiza stewartiMany
1166Striolated BuntingEmberiza striolataMany
1167Chestnut-eared BuntingEmberiza fucataJCNP,KNP,NA,PG
1168[Yellow-browed Bunting]Emberiza chrysophrys 
1169/Little Bunting/Emberiza pusillaDRA,EWS,KNP,PG
1170[Rustic Bunting]Emberiza rustica 
1171/Yellow-breasted Bunting/Emberiza aureolaKNP
1172Crested BuntingEmberiza lathamiMany
1173/Black-headed Bunting/Emberiza melanocephalaMany
1174Red-headed BuntingEmberiza brunicepsMany
1175/Black-faced Bunting/Emberiza spodocephalaKNP,NNP
1176/Reed Bunting/Emberiza schoeniclusSNP

 

 *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.

 # SPECIES BY LOCALE

Locale# Species
Arvalli Hills338
Bandhavgarh National Park298
Basai Wetland291
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary225
Dibru-Saikhowa National Park339
Digboi Area332
Dirang Area252
Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary359
Ferrargunj Forest Reserve60
Great Rann of Kutch246
Harike Bird Sanctuary307
Jhalana Leopard Reserve209
Jim Corbett National Park449
Jorbeer Vulture Conservation Center235
Kabini River Lodge197
Kanha National Park304
Kaziranga National Park596
Keoladeo Ghana National Park/Bharatpur277
Khonoma Sanctuary294
Masinagudi-Bokkapuram Road195
Mishmi Hills355
Moti Virani39
Mount Abu220
Mount Harriet131
Mudumalai National Park284
Munnar Area253
Nainital Area330
Nameri National Park463
National Chambal Sanctuary162
Ooty/Ootacamund205
Pangot303
Periyar National Park258
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary224
Ranthambore National Park340
Sippighat Wetlands159
Siyana Area117
Soorwal Lake265
Sultanpur National Park349
Tadoba National Park234
Tal Chhapar Sanctuary286
Thar Desert123
Thatekkad Bird Sanctuary269
Tinsukia Area151
Wandoor69
Total Species1176

Number of species in each locale may be based on incomplete data. Also, some locales are important for specific target species rather than overall bird diversity. Hence, it does not provide an indication of which locales are the best birding sites.