INDIA BIRD CHECKLIST

Accessible Species

ASIA INDIA

# Species:1368
# Excl Vagrants:1236
# Endemics:86
# Near Endemics:65

BIRDING LOCALES

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
101Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolor 

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

102[Pallas's Sandgrouse]Syrrhaptes paradoxus 
103Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustusMany
104/Spotted Sandgrouse/Pterocles senegallusGRK
105Painted SandgrousePterocles indicusMany

 
Bustards: Otididae

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

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

111Indian CuckooCuculus micropterusMany
112(Common Cuckoo)Cuculus canorusMany
113(Himalayan Cuckoo)Cuculus saturatusMany
114|Lesser Cuckoo|Cuculus poliocephalusMany
115Greater CoucalCentropus sinensisMany
116Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensisJCNP,KNP,NNP,PNP
117Sirkeer MalkohaTaccocua leschenaultiiMany
118Blue-faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus viridirostrisMany
119Green-billed MalkohaPhaenicophaeus tristisJCNP,KNP,NNP
120Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusMany
121Chestnut-winged CuckooClamator coromandusMany
122Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceusMany
123/Asian Emerald Cuckoo/Chrysococcyx maculatusEWS,KNP,NNP
124(Violet Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchusKNP
125[Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo]Chalcites basalis 
126(Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo)Surniculus lugubrisMany
127Fork-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus dicruroidesMany
128Large Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx sparverioidesMany
129Common Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx variusMany
130Hodgson's Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx nisicolorEWS,NNP
131Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratiiMany
132Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinusDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
133Gray-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

134Great Eared-NightjarLyncornis macrotisKNP,MA,PNP,TBS
135Jungle NightjarCaprimulgus indicusMany
136Gray NightjarCaprimulgus jotakaMany
137/Sykes's Nightjar/Caprimulgus mahrattensisAH,GRK,RNP
138Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurusMany
139Jerdon's NightjarCaprimulgus atripennisMany
140Indian NightjarCaprimulgus asiaticusMany
141Savanna NightjarCaprimulgus affinisMany

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

142Sri Lanka FrogmouthBatrachostomus moniligerCWS,MA,PNP,TBS
143Hodgson's FrogmouthBatrachostomus hodgsoniEWS

 
Swifts: Apodidae

144White-rumped SpinetailZoonavena sylvaticaMany
145White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutusDRA,EWS,JCNP,NNP
PG
146Silver-backed NeedletailHirundapus cochinchinensisEWS,KNP,NNP
147Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteusMany
148Plume-toed SwiftletCollocalia affinis 
149Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolorMany
150Himalayan SwiftletAerodramus brevirostrisMany
151White-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagusKNP
152Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaMany
153[Pallid Swift]Apus pallidus 
154Blyth's SwiftApus leuconyxMany
155(Dark-rumped Swift)Apus acuticauda 
156Little SwiftApus affinisMany
157House SwiftApus nipalensisKNP,NNP
158Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensisMany

 
Treeswifts: Hemiprocnidae

159Crested TreeswiftHemiprocne coronataMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

160/Water Rail/Rallus aquaticusMany
161/Brown-cheeked Rail/Rallus indicusNNP
162[Corn Crake]Crex crex 
163Slaty-breasted RailLewinia striatusKNP,TBS
164/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzanaAH,BW,SNP
165Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
166Eurasian CootFulica atraMany
167Gray-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalusMany
168[White-browed Crake]Poliolimnas cinerea 
169WatercockGallicrex cinereaMany
170White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurusMany
171[Red-legged Crake]Rallina fasciata 
172Slaty-legged CrakeRallina eurizonoidesKNP,TBS
173Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fuscaMany
174Brown CrakeZapornia akoolMany
175[Little Crake]Zapornia parva 
176/Baillon's Crake/Zapornia pusillaMany
177Black-tailed CrakeZapornia bicolorDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP

 
Cranes: Gruidae

178Sarus CraneAntigone antigoneMany
179/Demoiselle Crane/Grus virgoMany
180/Common Crane/Grus grusMany

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

181Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostrisMany
182Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostris 
183Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicusMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

184Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusMany
185/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Ibisbill: Ibidorhynchidae

186IbisbillIbidorhyncha struthersiiEWS,JCNP,KNP,NNP

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

187/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaSWL
188[European Golden-Plover]Pluvialis apricaria 
189[American Golden-Plover]Pluvialis dominica 
190/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulvaMany
191/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaBW,GRK,SWL
192Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusMany
193/Long-billed Plover/Thinornis placidusDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
194/Northern Lapwing/Vanellus vanellusMany
195River LapwingVanellus duvauceliiMany
196Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricusMany
197/Gray-headed Lapwing/Vanellus cinereusMany
198Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicusMany
199/Sociable Lapwing/Vanellus gregariusAH,SNP,TCS
200/White-tailed Lapwing/Vanellus leucurusMany
201{Caspian Plover}Anarhynchus asiaticusTCS
202[Oriental Plover]Anarhynchus veredus 
203/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsMany
204/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiGRK,SNP,TCS
205Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinusMany
206[White-faced Plover]Anarhynchus dealbatus 

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

207Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

208Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgusMany
209Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

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

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

253Yellow-legged ButtonquailTurnix tankiMany
254Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitatorMany
255Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

256/Cream-colored Courser/Cursorius cursorMany
257Indian CourserCursorius coromandelicusMany
258Small PratincoleGlareola lacteaMany
259Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarumMany
260(Collared Pratincole)Glareola pratincolaGRK

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

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

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

266[Little Gull]Hydrocoloeus minutusKNP
267[Black-legged Kittiwake]Rissa tridactyla 
268[Sabine's Gull]Xema sabini 
269/Slender-billed Gull/Chroicocephalus geneiGRK,HBS
270/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusMany
271/Brown-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus brunnicephalusMany
272[Franklin's Gull]Leucophaeus pipixcan 
273/Pallas's Gull/Ichthyaetus ichthyaetusMany
274{Sooty Gull}Ichthyaetus hemprichii 
275[White-eyed Gull]Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus 
276[Common Gull]Larus canusHBS,PG
277/Caspian Gull/Larus cachinnans 
278Mongolian GullLarus mongolicus 
279[Mongolian Gull]Larus mongolicus 
280/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscusMany
281Indian SkimmerRynchops albicollisAH,HBS,KNP,NCS,SWL
282[Blue-billed White-Tern]Gygis candida 
283#Brown Noddy#Anous stolidus 
284[Lesser Noddy]Anous tenuirostris 
285[Black Noddy]Anous minutus 
286|Sooty Tern|Onychoprion fuscatus 
287|Bridled Tern|Onychoprion anaethetus 
288Little TernSternula albifronsMany
289Saunders's TernSternula saundersi 
290/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaMany
291Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaAH,GRK,SNP
292Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaMany
293[Black Tern]Chlidonias niger 
294/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusBW,KNP
295River TernSterna aurantiaMany
296Roseate TernSterna dougallii 
297[Arctic Tern]Sterna paradisaea 
298/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoHBS,KNP,SNP
299White-cheeked TernSterna repressa 
300Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana 
301Black-bellied TernSterna acuticaudaMany
302Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensisGRK
303#Sandwich Tern#Thalasseus sandvicensis 
304Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii 

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

305/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseusMany
306Lesser FlamingoPhoenicoparrus minorBW,GRK,RNP,SNP

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

307Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
308[Horned Grebe]Podiceps auritusHBS
309/Great Crested Grebe/Podiceps cristatusMany
310/Eared Grebe/Podiceps nigricollisMany

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

311#White-tailed Tropicbird#Phaethon lepturus 
312{Red-billed Tropicbird}Phaethon aethereus 
313Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda 

 
Loons: Gaviidae

314[Red-throated Loon]Gavia stellata 
315[Arctic Loon]Gavia arctica 

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

316#Wilson's Storm-Petrel#Oceanites oceanicus 
317[White-faced Storm-Petrel]Pelagodroma marina 
318[Black-bellied Storm-Petrel]Fregetta tropica 

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

319Swinhoe's Storm-PetrelHydrobates monorhis 

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

320Pintado PetrelDaption capense 
321Barau's PetrelPterodroma baraui 
322#Jouanin's Petrel#Bulweria fallax 
323Streaked ShearwaterCalonectris leucomelas 
324Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis 
325Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipes 
326Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacificus 
327[Short-tailed Shearwater]Ardenna tenuirostris 
328#Persian Shearwater#Puffinus persicus 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

329Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitansMany
330/Black Stork/Ciconia nigraMany
331Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopusMany
332/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
333Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticusMany
334/Lesser Adjutant/Leptoptilos javanicusMany
335Greater AdjutantLeptoptilos dubiusKGNP,KNP,NNP
336Painted StorkMycteria leucocephalaMany

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

337[Lesser Frigatebird]Fregata ariel 
338[Great Frigatebird]Fregata minor 
339[Christmas Island Frigatebird]Fregata andrewsi 

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

340{Red-footed Booby}Sula sula 
341{Brown Booby}Sula leucogaster 
342{Masked Booby}Sula dactylatra 

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

343Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogasterMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

344Little CormorantMicrocarbo nigerMany
345Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany
346Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollisMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

347/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellusMany
348Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalusMany
349Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosaMany
350Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

351/Eurasian Bittern/Botaurus stellarisMany
352Black BitternBotaurus flavicollisMany
353Cinnamon BitternBotaurus cinnamomeusMany
354Little BitternBotaurus minutusKNP,RNP
355Yellow BitternBotaurus sinensisMany
356Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
357Malayan Night HeronGorsachius melanolophusCWS,KNP,NNP,TBS
358Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacra 
359[Chinese Egret]Egretta eulophotes 
360Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
361Western Reef-HeronEgretta gularisGRK,RBS,TBS,TCS
362Little HeronButorides atricapillaMany
363Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayiiMany
364[Javan Pond-Heron]Ardeola speciosa 
365Chinese Pond-HeronArdeola bacchusKNP,NNP
366Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandusMany
367Great EgretArdea albaMany
368Medium EgretArdea intermediaMany
369Gray HeronArdea cinereaMany
370Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
371White-bellied HeronArdea insignisKNP
372/Goliath Heron/Ardea goliathKNP

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

373/Great White Pelican/Pelecanus onocrotalusMany
374Spot-billed PelicanPelecanus philippensisMany
375/Dalmatian Pelican/Pelecanus crispusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

376/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

377Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
378Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusDRA,JCNP,NA,PG
379Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusMany
380Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoniKHNP,KNP,NNP
381Black BazaAviceda leuphotesKHNP,KNP,NNP,PNP
TBS
382[European Honey-buzzard]Pernis apivorusMany
383Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusMany
384Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvusMany
385/Cinereous Vulture/Aegypius monachusMany
386White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensisMany
387Indian VultureGyps indicusMany
388Slender-billed VultureGyps tenuirostrisJCNP,KNP
389/Himalayan Griffon/Gyps himalayensisMany
390/Eurasian Griffon/Gyps fulvusMany
391Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheelaMany
392Short-toed Snake-EagleCircaetus gallicusMany
393Legge's Hawk-EagleNisaetus kelaartiCWS,MA,PNP,TBS
394Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensisMany
395Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatusMany
396Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kieneriiMany
397Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisMany
398Indian Spotted EagleClanga hastataMany
399/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clangaMany
400/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusMany
401Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
402/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
403/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliacaMany
404Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosNA,PG
405Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataMany
406Crested GoshawkLophospiza trivirgatusMany
407BesraTachyspiza virgatusMany
408/Japanese Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza gularisKNP
409ShikraTachyspiza badiusMany
410/Chinese Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza soloensis 
411Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusMany
412Eurasian GoshawkAstur gentilisMany
413/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusMany
414/Eastern Marsh Harrier/Circus spilonotusKNP
415/Hen Harrier/Circus cyaneusMany
416/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusMany
417/Pied Harrier/Circus melanoleucosJCNP,KNP,NNP,SNP
TCS
418/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargusMany
419[Red Kite]Milvus milvus 
420Black KiteMilvus migransMany
421Brahminy KiteHaliastur indusMany
422Pallas's Fish-EagleHaliaeetus leucoryphusMany
423/White-tailed Eagle/Haliaeetus albicillaMany
424White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogasterKRL
425Lesser Fish-EagleIcthyophaga humilisMany
426Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetusMany
427White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesaMany
428[Rufous-winged Buzzard]Butastur liventer 
429[Gray-faced Buzzard]Butastur indicus 
430[Rough-legged Hawk]Buteo lagopus 
431/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
432Himalayan BuzzardButeo reflectusMany
433/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinusMany

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

434Australasian Grass-OwlTyto longimembris 
435American Barn OwlTyto furcataMany
436Sri Lanka Bay-OwlPhodilus assimilisTBS

 
Owls: Strigidae

437Mountain Scops-OwlOtus spilocephalusEWS,KNP,NA,PG
438Indian Scops-OwlOtus bakkamoenaMany
439Collared Scops-OwlOtus lettiaMany
440Eurasian Scops-OwlOtus scopsJLR
441/Pallid Scops-Owl/Otus bruceiAH,GRK,JLR,RNP
442Oriental Scops-OwlOtus suniaMany
443Eurasian Eagle-OwlBubo buboKNP
444Rock Eagle-OwlBubo bengalensisAH,KNP
445Brown Fish-OwlKetupa zeylonensisMany
446Tawny Fish-OwlKetupa flavipesJCNP,KNP,NA,PG
447Dusky Eagle-OwlKetupa coromandaAH,KGNP,KNP,RNP
SNP
448Spot-bellied Eagle-OwlKetupa nipalensisMany
449Collared OwletGlaucidium brodieiMany
450Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoidesMany
451Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatumMany
452Spotted OwletAthene bramaMany
453Forest OwletAthene blewittiABU,KNP
454Mottled Wood-OwlStrix ocellataMany
455Brown Wood-OwlStrix leptogrammicaMany
456Himalayan OwlStrix nivicolumEWS,NA,PG
457/Long-eared Owl/Asio otusTCS
458Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusMany
459{Boreal Owl}Aegolius funereus 
460Brown BoobookNinox scutulataMany

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

461Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatusCWS,MA,MNP,PNP,TBS
462Red-headed TrogonHarpactes erythrocephalusEWS,KNP,NNP
463Ward's TrogonHarpactes wardiDRA,EWS

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

464Common HoopoeUpupa epopsMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

465Great HornbillBuceros bicornisEWS,JCNP,KNP,NNP
466Malabar Gray HornbillOcyceros griseusMany
467Indian Gray HornbillOcyceros birostrisMany
468Malabar Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros coronatusMany
469Oriental Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros albirostrisJCNP,KNP,NNP
470Rufous-necked HornbillAceros nipalensisEWS,NNP
471Wreathed HornbillRhyticeros undulatusEWS,KNP,NNP

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

472Blue-bearded Bee-eaterNyctyornis athertoniMany
473Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalisMany
474[Blue-throated Bee-eater]Merops viridis 
475(Blue-cheeked Bee-eater)Merops persicusMany
476Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinusMany
477Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaultiMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

478Blyth's KingfisherAlcedo herculesEWS,KNP
479Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisMany
480Blue-eared KingfisherAlcedo menintingKNP,NNP,TBS
481Black-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx erithacaKNP,NNP,TBS
482Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensisMany
483Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromandaKNP,NNP
484White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensisMany
485Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataMany
486Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris 
487Crested KingfisherMegaceryle lugubrisMany
488Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

489|European Roller|Coracias garrulusMany
490Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisMany
491Indochinese RollerCoracias affinisNNP
492Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalisJCNP,KNP,MA,NNP
TBS

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

493Malabar BarbetPsilopogon malabaricusMany
494Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalusMany
495Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisKNP,NNP
496Great BarbetPsilopogon virensMany
497Lineated BarbetPsilopogon lineatusEWS,JCNP,KNP,NA
NNP
498Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicusMany
499White-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridisMany
500Golden-throated BarbetPsilopogon frankliniiDRA,EWS,NNP
501Blue-throated BarbetPsilopogon asiaticusMany

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

502Yellow-rumped HoneyguideIndicator xanthonotusEWS

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

503/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquillaMany
504Speckled PiculetPicumnus innominatusMany
505White-browed PiculetSasia ochraceaEWS,KNP,NNP
506Heart-spotted WoodpeckerHemicircus canenteCWS,MA,MNP,PNP,TBS
507Brown-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus nanusMany
508Gray-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus canicapillusMany
509Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLeiopicus mahrattensisMany
510Brown-fronted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes auricepsJCNP,NA,PG
511Rufous-bellied WoodpeckerDendrocopos hyperythrusDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
512Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos maceiMany
513Darjeeling WoodpeckerDendrocopos darjellensisDRA,EWS
514Himalayan WoodpeckerDendrocopos himalayensisNA,PG
515Crimson-naped WoodpeckerDryobates cathphariusDRA,EWS
516Bay WoodpeckerBlythipicus pyrrhotisDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
517Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurusMany
518Pale-headed WoodpeckerGecinulus grantiaEWS,KNP
519Himalayan FlamebackDinopium shoriiJCNP,KNP
520Common FlamebackDinopium javanenseMany
521Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalenseMany
522Lesser YellownapePicus chlorolophusMany
523Streak-throated WoodpeckerPicus xanthopygaeusMany
524Scaly-bellied WoodpeckerPicus squamatusNA,PG
525Gray-headed WoodpeckerPicus canusMany
526Greater YellownapeChrysophlegma flavinuchaMany
527Greater FlamebackChrysocolaptes guttacristatusJCNP,KNP,MNP,NNP
OTY
528Malabar FlamebackChrysocolaptes socialisMany
529White-naped WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes festivusMany
530Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentusJCNP,NNP
531White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensisKRL,MA,PNP,TBS

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

532Pied FalconetMicrohierax melanoleucosKNP,NNP
533Collared FalconetMicrohierax caerulescensJCNP,KNP,NA,PG
534|Lesser Kestrel|Falco naumanniAH,KNP,MA,SNP,TCS
535Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculusMany
536Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraMany
537[Red-footed Falcon]Falco vespertinus 
538|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisMany
539/Merlin/Falco columbariusBW,SNP,SWL,TCS
540Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteoMany
541/Oriental Hobby/Falco severusEWS,KNP,NNP
542Laggar FalconFalco juggerMany
543Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

544Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatriaMany
545Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriMany
546Slaty-headed ParakeetPsittacula himalayanaJCNP,NA,PG
547Gray-headed ParakeetPsittacula finschiiKNP
548Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephalaMany
549Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseataKNP,NNP
550Malabar ParakeetPsittacula columboidesMNP,OTY,PNP,TBS
551Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandriEWS,JCNP,KNP,NA
NNP
552Long-tailed ParakeetPsittacula longicauda 
553Vernal Hanging-ParrotLoriculus vernalisMany

 
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills: Eurylaimidae

554Long-tailed BroadbillPsarisomus dalhousiaeMany
555Gray-lored BroadbillSerilophus rubrophygiusEWS,KNP,NNP

 
Pittas: Pittidae

556Blue-naped PittaHydrornis nipalensisEWS,KNP
557Blue PittaHydrornis cyaneus 
558Indian PittaPitta brachyuraMany
559(Western Hooded Pitta)Pitta sordidaEWS,JCNP,KNP,NNP

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

560White-bellied MinivetPericrocotus erythropygiusMany
561Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeusMany
562Gray-chinned MinivetPericrocotus solarisEWS,KNP,NNP
563Short-billed MinivetPericrocotus brevirostrisDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
564/Long-tailed Minivet/Pericrocotus ethologusMany
565Orange MinivetPericrocotus flammeusMany
566Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosusMany
567/Ashy Minivet/Pericrocotus divaricatusKNP,NNP
568[Brown-rumped Minivet]Pericrocotus cantonensisNNP
569Rosy MinivetPericrocotus roseusJCNP,KNP,NNP
570Indian CuckooshrikeCoracina maceiMany
571Oriental CuckooshrikeCoracina javensisJCNP,KNP,MBR,NNP
572/Black-winged Cuckooshrike/Lalage melaschistosMany
573Black-headed CuckooshrikeLalage melanopteraMany

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

574Black-headed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius rufiventerDRA,EWS
575White-browed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius aeralatusDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
576Green Shrike-BabblerPteruthius xanthochlorusDRA,EWS,NA,PG
577Black-eared Shrike-BabblerPteruthius melanotisDRA,EWS
578White-bellied ErpornisErpornis zantholeucaEWS,JCNP,KNP,NA,PG

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

579Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinerea 

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

580Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusKNP
581Indian Golden OrioleOriolus kundooMany
582/Black-naped Oriole/Oriolus chinensisMany
583/Slender-billed Oriole/Oriolus tenuirostrisDRA,EWS,KNP
584Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornusMany
585Maroon OrioleOriolus trailliiMany

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

586Ashy WoodswallowArtamus fuscusMany
587White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchus 

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

588Malabar WoodshrikeTephrodornis sylvicolaMany
589Large WoodshrikeTephrodornis virgatusDRA,EWS,JCNP,KNP
NNP
590Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianusMany
591Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus picatusMany

 
Ioras: Aegithinidae

592Common IoraAegithina tiphiaMany
593White-tailed IoraAegithina nigroluteaAH,GRK,MV,RNP,SNP

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

594White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollisMany
595Spot-breasted FantailRhipidura albogularisMany
596White-browed FantailRhipidura aureolaMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

597Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercusMany
598/Ashy Drongo/Dicrurus leucophaeusMany
599White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescensMany
600Crow-billed DrongoDicrurus annectensJCNP,KNP,NA,NNP
601Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneusMany
602Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remiferMany
603Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottusMany
604Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseusMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

605Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azureaMany
606Blyth's Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone affinisNNP
607Indian Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisiMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

608|Red-backed Shrike|Lanius collurioGRK,TCS
609|Red-tailed Shrike|Lanius phoenicuroidesGRK,JVCC,TCS
610/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinusMany
611/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatusMany
612|Burmese Shrike|Lanius collurioides 
613Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatusMany
614Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schachMany
615/Gray-backed Shrike/Lanius tephronotusDRA,EWS,JCNP,KNP
NNP
616Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitorMany
617[Lesser Gray Shrike]Lanius minor 

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

618Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
619Black-headed JayGarrulus lanceolatusNA,PG
620Yellow-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa flavirostrisDRA,EWS,NA,PG
621Red-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaJCNP,NA,PG
622Common Green-MagpieCissa chinensisMany
623Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabundaMany
624Gray TreepieDendrocitta formosaeMany
625White-bellied TreepieDendrocitta leucogastraMany
626Collared TreepieDendrocitta frontalisEWS
627Southern NutcrackerNucifraga hemisilaDRA,EWS,PG
628Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxDRA,EWS,NA
629Yellow-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusNA
630House CrowCorvus splendensMany
631Carrion CrowCorvus corone 
632Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchosMany
633[Pied Crow]Corvus albus 
634Common RavenCorvus coraxAH,JVCC,TCS,TD

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

635Yellow-bellied Fairy-FantailChelidorhynx hypoxanthusMany
636Gray-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensisMany

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

637Fire-capped TitCephalopyrus flammicepsDRA,EWS,NA,NNP,PG
638Coal TitPeriparus aterDRA,EWS,NA,PG
639Rufous-naped TitPeriparus rufonuchalisNA,PG
640Rufous-vented TitPeriparus rubidiventrisDRA,EWS,NA,PG
641Asian TitParus cinereusMany
642Green-backed TitParus monticolusDRA,EWS,NA,PG
643White-naped TitMachlolophus nuchalisGRK,JLR
644Himalayan Black-lored TitMachlolophus xanthogenysJCNP,NA,PG
645Indian Yellow TitMachlolophus aplonotusMany
646Yellow-cheeked TitMachlolophus spilonotusDRA,EWS
647Yellow-browed TitSylviparus modestusDRA,EWS,NA,PG
648Sultan TitMelanochlora sultaneaEWS,KNP,NNP

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

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

 
Larks: Alaudidae

650Greater Hoopoe-LarkAlaemon alaudipesGRK,TD
651Rufous-tailed LarkAmmomanes phoenicuraMany
652Desert LarkAmmomanes desertiJVCC,TCS,TD
653Black-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix nigricepsAH,JVCC,TCS,TD
654Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseusMany
655Jerdon's BushlarkPlocealauda affinisMany
656Indian BushlarkPlocealauda erythropteraMany
657Bengal BushlarkPlocealauda assamicaMany
658Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaAH,KNP,RNP
659/Eurasian Skylark/Alauda arvensisBW,HBS,SNP,TCS
660Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgulaMany
661Crested LarkGalerida cristataMany
662Malabar LarkGalerida malabaricaMany
663Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisNNP
664/Greater Short-toed Lark/Calandrella brachydactylaMany
665Mongolian Short-toed LarkCalandrella dukhunensisMany
666/Hume's Lark/Calandrella acutirostrisMany
667/Bimaculated Lark/Melanocorypha bimaculataMany
668Sand LarkAlaudala raytalMany

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

669Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutoriusMany
670Dark-necked TailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularisKNP,NNP
671Himalayan PriniaPrinia crinigeraJCNP,KNP,NA,PG
672Black-throated PriniaPrinia atrogularisDRA,EWS
673Gray-crowned PriniaPrinia cinereocapillaJCNP,NA,PG
674Rufous-fronted PriniaPrinia buchananiMany
675Rufescent PriniaPrinia rufescensKNP
676Gray-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsoniiMany
677Delicate PriniaPrinia lepidaMany
678Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvaticaMany
679Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventrisMany
680Ashy PriniaPrinia socialisMany
681Plain PriniaPrinia inornataMany
682Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
683Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisJCNP,KNP,NNP

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

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

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

694/Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes certhiolaKNP
695/Lanceolated Warbler/Locustella lanceolata 
696Brown Bush WarblerLocustella luteoventrisDRA
697Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaBW,MA,SNP
698/Chinese Bush Warbler/Locustella tacsanowskiaKNP
699(Long-billed Bush Warbler)Locustella majorKNP
700Spotted Bush WarblerLocustella thoracicaKNP,NNP
701Russet Bush WarblerLocustella mandelliDRA,EWS,NNP
702Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustrisHBS,KNP,NNP,SNP
SWL
703Broad-tailed GrassbirdSchoenicola platyurusMA
704Bristled GrassbirdSchoenicola striataAH,BW,HBS,KNP,SNP

 
Cupwings: Pnoepygidae

705Scaly-breasted CupwingPnoepyga albiventerDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
706Nepal CupwingPnoepyga immaculataJCNP,NA,PG
707Pygmy CupwingPnoepyga pusillaMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

708Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensisMany
709/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
710/Pale Martin/Riparia dilutaMany
711/Eurasian Crag-Martin/Ptyonoprogne rupestrisMany
712Dusky Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne concolorMany
713Hill SwallowHirundo domicolaMany
714/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
715Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
716Western House-MartinDelichon urbicumMany
717Asian House-MartinDelichon dasypusDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
718Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalenseMany
719European Red-rumped SwallowCecropis rufula 
720Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis dauricaMany
721Striated SwallowCecropis striolataKNP,NNP
722Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicolaMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

723White-throated BulbulAlophoixus flaveolusEWS,KNP,NNP
724Striated BulbulAlcurus striatusDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
725Olive BulbulIole viridescens 
726[Gray-eyed Bulbul]Iole propinqua 
727Ashy BulbulHemixos flavalaMany
728Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indicaMany
729Mountain BulbulIxos mcclellandiiDRA,EWS,NA,NNP,PG
730Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalusMany
731Square-tailed BulbulHypsipetes ganeesaMany
732Gray-headed BulbulMicrotarsus priocephalusCWS,MA,MNP,PNP,TBS
733Black-crested BulbulRubigula flaviventrisEWS,JCNP,KNP,NNP
734Flame-throated BulbulRubigula gularisCWS,MA,PNP,TBS
735White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolusMany
736Flavescent BulbulPycnonotus flavescens 
737Yellow-throated BulbulPycnonotus xantholaemusCWS,MA,PNP
738Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosusMany
739Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus caferMany
740White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotisMany
741Himalayan BulbulPycnonotus leucogenysMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

742[Wood Warbler]Phylloscopus sibilatrix 
743Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennisMany
744Buff-barred WarblerPhylloscopus pulcherMany
745/Yellow-browed Warbler/Phylloscopus inornatusDRA,EWS,KNP,MNP
NNP
746/Hume's Warbler/Phylloscopus humeiMany
747/Brooks's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus subviridisMany
748[Chinese Leaf Warbler]Phylloscopus yunnanensis 
749/Lemon-rumped Warbler/Phylloscopus chloronotusMany
750[Sichuan Leaf Warbler]Phylloscopus forresti 
751Tytler's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus tytleriMA,MNP,NA,OTY,PG
752Sulphur-bellied WarblerPhylloscopus griseolusMany
753/Tickell's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus affinisMany
754/Dusky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuscatusHBS,JCNP,KGNP,KNP
NNP
755/Smoky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuligiventerBW,JCNP,KGNP,KNP
NNP
756[Buff-throated Warbler]Phylloscopus subaffinisDRA
757[Willow Warbler]Phylloscopus trochilus 
758|Mountain Chiffchaff|Phylloscopus sindianusHBS,KNP
759/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybitaMany
760White-spectacled WarblerPhylloscopus intermediusDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
761Gray-cheeked WarblerPhylloscopus poliogenysEWS,KNP,NNP
762Green-crowned WarblerPhylloscopus burkiiDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
763(Gray-crowned Warbler)Phylloscopus tephrocephalusDRA
764/Whistler's Warbler/Phylloscopus whistleriMany
765|Green Warbler|Phylloscopus nitidusMany
766/Greenish Warbler/Phylloscopus trochiloidesMany
767/Large-billed Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus magnirostrisMany
768[Pale-legged Leaf Warbler]Phylloscopus tenellipes 
769[Arctic Warbler]Phylloscopus borealis 
770Chestnut-crowned WarblerPhylloscopus castanicepsMany
771Yellow-vented WarblerPhylloscopus cantatorDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
772Western Crowned WarblerPhylloscopus occipitalisMany
773/Blyth's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus reguloidesMany
774Gray-hooded WarblerPhylloscopus xanthoschistosMany

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Cettiidae

775Pale-footed Bush WarblerHemitesia pallidipesJCNP,KNP,NNP
776[Asian Stubtail]Urosphena squameiceps 
777Gray-bellied TesiaTesia cyaniventerMany
778Slaty-bellied TesiaTesia oliveaEWS,KNP,NNP
779Chestnut-crowned Bush WarblerCettia majorDRA,JCNP,KNP
780Gray-sided Bush WarblerCettia brunnifronsMany
781Chestnut-headed TesiaCettia castaneocoronataMany
782/Cetti's Warbler/Cettia cettiHBS
783Yellow-bellied WarblerAbroscopus superciliarisEWS,KNP,NNP
784Black-faced WarblerAbroscopus schisticepsDRA,EWS,NA,PG
785Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatusDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
786Broad-billed WarblerTickellia hodgsoniDRA,EWS
787Brownish-flanked Bush WarblerHorornis fortipesMany
788Hume's Bush WarblerHorornis brunnescensDRA,EWS
789Aberrant Bush WarblerHorornis flavolivaceusJCNP,KNP,NA,PG

 
Long-tailed Tits: Aegithalidae

790[Crested Tit-Warbler]Leptopoecile elegans 
791Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnusDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
792Black-browed TitAegithalos iouschistosDRA,EWS

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

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

 
Parrotbills: Paradoxornithidae

798Fire-tailed MyzornisMyzornis pyrrhouraDRA,EWS
799Golden-breasted FulvettaLioparus chrysotisDRA,EWS
800Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinenseMany
801Jerdon's BabblerChrysomma altirostreHBS,KNP
802Brown-throated FulvettaFulvetta ludlowiDRA,EWS
803Black-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis flavirostrisKNP
804Brown ParrotbillParadoxornis unicolorDRA,EWS
805Gray-headed ParrotbillParadoxornis gularisEWS
806White-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis ruficepsDRA,EWS
807Fulvous ParrotbillSuthora fulvifronsEWS
808Black-throated ParrotbillSuthora nipalensisDRA,EWS
809Pale-billed ParrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliarisEWS

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

810Striated YuhinaStaphida castanicepsEWS
811White-naped YuhinaYuhina bakeriEWS,NNP
812Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollisMany
813Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularisDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
814Rufous-vented YuhinaYuhina occipitalisDRA,EWS
815Black-chinned YuhinaYuhina nigrimentaMany
816[Chestnut-flanked White-eye]Zosterops erythropleurus 
817Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosusMany

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

818Chestnut-capped BabblerTimalia pileataJCNP,KNP
819Tawny-bellied BabblerDumetia hyperythraMany
820Dark-fronted BabblerDumetia atricepsCWS,MA,MNP,PNP,TBS
821Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis gularisDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
822Golden BabblerCyanoderma chrysaeumEWS,KNP
823Rufous-fronted BabblerCyanoderma rufifronsEWS,KNP,NNP
824Black-chinned BabblerCyanoderma pyrrhopsJCNP,NA,PG
825Rufous-capped BabblerCyanoderma ruficepsDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
826Rufous-throated Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis caudatusEWS
827Bar-winged Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis troglodytoidesDRA,EWS
828Black-crowned Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ferruginosusEWS
829Red-billed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ochraceicepsEWS
830Slender-billed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus superciliarisDRA,EWS
831Streak-breasted Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ruficollisDRA,EWS,KNP,NA,PG
832Indian Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus horsfieldiiMany
833White-browed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus schisticepsMany
834Large Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys hypoleucosKNP
835Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys erythrogenysJCNP,NA,PG
836Gray-throated BabblerStachyris nigricepsEWS,KNP,NNP
837Sikkim Wedge-billed BabblerStachyris humeiEWS

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

838Indian GrassbirdGraminicola bengalensisKNP
839White-hooded BabblerGampsorhynchus rufulusEWS,KNP
840Yellow-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus cinereusEWS
841Rufous-winged FulvettaSchoeniparus castanecepsDRA,EWS
842Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficepsMany
843Marsh BabblerPellorneum palustreKNP
844Spot-throated BabblerPellorneum albiventreEWS,KNP,NNP
845Buff-breasted BabblerPellorneum tickelliEWS,KNP,NNP
846Rufous-vented Grass BabblerLaticilla burnesiiHBS,KNP
847Swamp Grass BabblerLaticilla cinerascensKNP
848Abbott's BabblerMalacocincla abbottiKNP,NNP
849Eyebrowed Wren-BabblerNapothera epilepidotaEWS
850Long-billed Wren-BabblerNapothera malacoptilaEWS

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

851Brown-cheeked FulvettaAlcippe poioicephalaMany
852Nepal FulvettaAlcippe nipalensisDRA,EWS,NNP
853Striated LaughingthrushGrammatoptila striataDRA,EWS,NA,PG
854Himalayan CutiaCutia nipalensisDRA,EWS
855Scaly LaughingthrushTrochalopteron subunicolorDRA,EWS
856Blue-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron squamatumDRA,EWS
857Streaked LaughingthrushTrochalopteron lineatumJCNP,NA,PG
858Bhutan LaughingthrushTrochalopteron imbricatumDRA,EWS
859Variegated LaughingthrushTrochalopteron variegatumNA,PG
860Black-faced LaughingthrushTrochalopteron affineDRA,EWS
861Chestnut-crowned LaughingthrushTrochalopteron erythrocephalumDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
862Nilgiri LaughingthrushMontecincla cachinnansMBR,OTY
863Palani LaughingthrushMontecincla fairbankiCWS,MA
864Rufous SibiaHeterophasia capistrataJCNP,NA,PG
865Beautiful SibiaHeterophasia pulchellaDRA,EWS
866Hoary-throated BarwingActinodura nipalensisDRA,EWS
867Streak-throated BarwingActinodura waldeniDRA,EWS
868Blue-winged MinlaActinodura cyanouropteraMany
869Chestnut-tailed MinlaActinodura strigulaDRA,EWS,NA,PG
870Rusty-fronted BarwingActinodura egertoniDRA,EWS
871Red-billed LeiothrixLeiothrix luteaDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
872Silver-eared MesiaLeiothrix argentaurisDRA,EWS,JCNP,NNP
873Red-tailed MinlaMinla ignotinctaDRA,EWS,NNP
874Rufous-backed SibiaLeioptila annectensDRA,EWS
875Bugun LiocichlaLiocichla bugunorumEWS
876Red-faced LiocichlaLiocichla phoeniceaEWS
877Large Gray BabblerArgya malcolmiMany
878Slender-billed BabblerArgya longirostrisKNP
879Rufous BabblerArgya subrufaMany
880Jungle BabblerArgya striataMany
881Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinisMany
882Common BabblerArgya caudataMany
883Striated BabblerArgya earleiMany
884Lesser Necklaced LaughingthrushGarrulax monilegerKNP,NNP
885White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusMany
886Rufous-chinned LaughingthrushIanthocincla rufogularisDRA,EWS,NA,PG
887Spotted LaughingthrushIanthocincla ocellataDRA,EWS
888Wayanad LaughingthrushPterorhinus delessertiMA,PNP,TBS
889Rufous-vented LaughingthrushPterorhinus gularisEWS
890Rufous-necked LaughingthrushPterorhinus ruficollisKNP,NNP
891Greater Necklaced LaughingthrushPterorhinus pectoralisEWS,KNP,NNP
892White-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus albogularisDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
893Gray-sided LaughingthrushPterorhinus caerulataDRA,EWS

 
Kinglets: Regulidae

894GoldcrestRegulus regulusDRA,EWS,PG

 
Wallcreeper: Tichodromidae

895/Wallcreeper/Tichodroma murariaMany

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

896Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosaEWS
897Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalisMany
898[Yunnan Nuthatch]Sitta yunnanensis 
899White-tailed NuthatchSitta himalayensisDRA,EWS,NA,NNP,PG
900Indian NuthatchSitta castaneaMany
901Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta cinnamoventrisMany
902Chestnut-vented NuthatchSitta nagaensisKNP

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

903Indian Spotted CreeperSalpornis spilonotaAH,JVCC,RNP,TCS

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

904/Bar-tailed Treecreeper/Certhia himalayanaHBS,JCNP,NA,PG
905Rusty-flanked TreecreeperCerthia nipalensisDRA,EWS
906Sikkim TreecreeperCerthia discolorDRA,EWS

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

907Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesDRA,EWS,NA

 
Spotted Elachura: Elachuridae

908Spotted ElachuraElachura formosaEWS

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

909White-throated DipperCinclus cinclusDRA
910Brown DipperCinclus pallasiiDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

911Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensisKNP
912Golden-crested MynaAmpeliceps coronatusNNP
913Common Hill MynaGracula religiosaKNP,NNP
914Southern Hill MynaGracula indicaMany
915/European Starling/Sturnus vulgarisMany
916/Rosy Starling/Pastor roseusMany
917Daurian StarlingAgropsar sturninaKNP
918[Chestnut-cheeked Starling]Agropsar philippensisNNP
919Indian Pied StarlingGracupica contraMany
920Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarumMany
921Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabaricaMany
922Malabar StarlingSturnia blythiiMany
923[Red-billed Starling]Spodiopsar sericeus 
924[White-cheeked Starling]Spodiopsar cineraceus 
925Common MynaAcridotheres tristisMany
926Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianusMany
927Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscusMany
928Great MynaAcridotheres grandisKNP,NNP
929/Spot-winged Starling/Saroglossa spilopterusJCNP,KNP,NA,NNP,PG

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

930GrandalaGrandala coelicolorDRA
931(Pied Thrush)Geokichla wardiiMA,NA,PG
932Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaMany
933Long-tailed ThrushZoothera dixoniEWS,KNP,NA,PG
934Alpine ThrushZoothera mollissimaDRA,EWS,NA,PG
935Himalayan ThrushZoothera salimaliiEWS
936Dark-sided ThrushZoothera marginataNA,NNP,PG
937Long-billed ThrushZoothera monticolaMany
938Scaly ThrushZoothera daumaMany
939Nilgiri ThrushZoothera neilgherriensisMA,MBR,MNP,OTY,TBS
940[Chinese Thrush]Turdus mupinensis 
941Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusNA,PG
942[Song Thrush]Turdus philomelosHBS
943Chinese BlackbirdTurdus mandarinus 
944Gray-winged BlackbirdTurdus boulboulMany
945Indian BlackbirdTurdus simillimusMany
946/Tickell's Thrush/Turdus unicolorMany
947Black-breasted ThrushTurdus dissimilisDRA,KNP,NNP
948[Japanese Thrush]Turdus cardisDRA
949/Tibetan Blackbird/Turdus maximusDRA
950[White-backed Thrush]Turdus kessleri 
951/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurusEWS,NNP
952[Fieldfare]Turdus pilaris 
953White-collared BlackbirdTurdus albocinctusDRA,EWS,KNP,NA,PG
954Chestnut ThrushTurdus rubrocanusEWS,NA,PG
955/Black-throated Thrush/Turdus atrogularisMany
956/Red-throated Thrush/Turdus ruficollisKNP,NNP
957/Dusky Thrush/Turdus eunomus 
958[Naumann's Thrush]Turdus naumanni 
959Purple CochoaCochoa purpureaEWS
960(Green Cochoa)Cochoa viridisEWS,KNP,NNP

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

961|Dark-sided Flycatcher|Muscicapa sibiricaMany
962(Ferruginous Flycatcher)Muscicapa ferrugineaEWS,KNP
963Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauuricaMany
964/Brown-breasted Flycatcher/Muscicapa muttuiMany
965|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataABU,GRK,TD
966Rufous-tailed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas galactotesGRK,JVCC,TCS,TD
967Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatusMany
968Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularisMany
969White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricusMany
970Nilgiri SholakiliSholicola majorMBR,MNP,OTY
971White-bellied SholakiliSholicola albiventrisMA
972Large NiltavaNiltava grandisDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP,PG
973Small NiltavaNiltava macgrigoriaeMany
974Rufous-bellied NiltavaNiltava sundaraMany
975Chinese Vivid NiltavaNiltava oatesi 
976[Blue-and-white Flycatcher]Cyanoptila cyanomelana 
977[Zappay's Flycatcher]Cyanoptila cumatilis 
978Nilgiri FlycatcherEumyias albicaudatusMany
979Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinusMany
980White-gorgeted FlycatcherAnthipes monilegerDRA,EWS
981White-bellied Blue FlycatcherCyornis pallidipesMany
982Pale-chinned Blue FlycatcherCyornis poliogenysKNP,NNP
983(Pale Blue Flycatcher)Cyornis unicolorDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
984Blue-throated FlycatcherCyornis rubeculoidesMany
985Large Blue FlycatcherCyornis magnirostrisEWS
986Hill Blue FlycatcherCyornis whiteiNNP
987Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliaeMany
988Rusty-bellied ShortwingBrachypteryx hyperythraKNP
989Lesser ShortwingBrachypteryx leucophrisDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
990Himalayan ShortwingBrachypteryx cruralisDRA,EWS,KNP
991Gould's ShortwingBrachypteryx stellataDRA,EWS
992Indian Blue RobinLarvivora brunneaMany
993[Siberian Blue Robin]Larvivora cyane 
994White-bellied RedstartLuscinia phaenicuroidesDRA,EWS
995/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecicaMany
996Malabar Whistling-ThrushMyophonus horsfieldiiMany
997Blue Whistling-ThrushMyophonus caeruleusMany
998Little ForktailEnicurus scouleriDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
999White-crowned ForktailEnicurus leschenaultiKNP
1000Spotted ForktailEnicurus maculatusDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
1001Black-backed ForktailEnicurus immaculatusEWS,KNP,NNP
1002Slaty-backed ForktailEnicurus schistaceusEWS,JCNP,KNP,NA,PG
1003[Firethroat]Calliope pectardens 
1004/Siberian Rubythroat/Calliope calliopeJCNP,KGNP,KNP,NNP
RNP
1005/Himalayan Rubythroat/Calliope pectoralisJCNP,KNP,NA,PG
1006/Chinese Rubythroat/Calliope tschebaiewiNNP
1007White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucurumDRA,EWS,JCNP,KNP
NNP
1008Blue-fronted RobinCinclidium frontaleDRA,EWS
1009Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurusKNP
1010/Himalayan Bluetail/Tarsiger rufilatusDRA,EWS,NA,PG
1011Rufous-breasted Bush-RobinTarsiger hyperythrusDRA,EWS
1012White-browed Bush-RobinTarsiger indicusEWS
1013Golden Bush-RobinTarsiger chrysaeusDRA,EWS,NA,PG
1014Yellow-rumped FlycatcherFicedula zanthopygiaKNP,TBS
1015[Mugimaki Flycatcher]Ficedula mugimaki 
1016Slaty-backed FlycatcherFicedula erithacusDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
1017Black-and-orange FlycatcherFicedula nigrorufaMA,MBR,OTY,PNP
1018Slaty-blue FlycatcherFicedula tricolorMany
1019Snowy-browed FlycatcherFicedula hyperythraEWS,JCNP,KNP,NNP
1020Pygmy FlycatcherFicedula hodgsoniEWS,KNP,NNP
1021Rufous-gorgeted FlycatcherFicedula strophiataMany
1022Sapphire FlycatcherFicedula sapphiraDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
1023Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanniMany
1024Ultramarine FlycatcherFicedula superciliarisMany
1025/Rusty-tailed Flycatcher/Ficedula ruficaudaMany
1026/Taiga Flycatcher/Ficedula albicillaMany
1027/Kashmir Flycatcher/Ficedula subrubraOTY
1028/Red-breasted Flycatcher/Ficedula parvaMany
1029/Blue-fronted Redstart/Phoenicurus frontalisDRA,EWS,NA,NNP,PG
1030Plumbeous RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusMany
1031White-capped RedstartPhoenicurus leucocephalusMany
1032/Blue-capped Redstart/Phoenicurus coeruleocephalaJCNP,NA,PG
1033[Common Redstart]Phoenicurus phoenicurus 
1034/Hodgson's Redstart/Phoenicurus hodgsoniDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
1035/Black Redstart/Phoenicurus ochrurosMany
1036/Daurian Redstart/Phoenicurus auroreusEWS,KNP,NNP
1037Chestnut-bellied Rock-ThrushMonticola rufiventrisMany
1038Blue-capped Rock-ThrushMonticola cinclorhynchaMany
1039|Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush|Monticola saxatilisTD
1040/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitariusMany
1041[Whinchat]Saxicola rubetra 
1042White-browed BushchatSaxicola macrorhynchusGRK,JVCC,SNP,TCS
TD
1043/White-throated Bushchat/Saxicola insignisJCNP,KNP
1044/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurusMany
1045White-tailed StonechatSaxicola leucurusBW,HBS,JCNP,KNP
SNP
1046Pied BushchatSaxicola caprataMany
1047Jerdon's BushchatSaxicola jerdoniKNP
1048Gray BushchatSaxicola ferreusMany
1049{Northern Wheatear}Oenanthe oenanthe 
1050/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellinaMany
1051/Desert Wheatear/Oenanthe desertiMany
1052Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fuscaMany
1053/Variable Wheatear/Oenanthe picataMany
1054[Hume's Wheatear]Oenanthe albonigra 
1055{Finsch's Wheatear}Oenanthe finschii 

 
Hypocolius: Hypocoliidae

1056/Hypocolius/Hypocolius ampelinusGRK

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

1057Thick-billed FlowerpeckerPachyglossa agileMany
1058Yellow-vented FlowerpeckerPachyglossa chrysorrheumKNP,NNP
1059Yellow-bellied FlowerpeckerPachyglossa melanozanthumEWS
1060Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchosMany
1061Nilgiri FlowerpeckerDicaeum concolorMany
1062Plain FlowerpeckerDicaeum minullumNNP
1063Fire-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeum ignipectusMany
1064Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatumKNP,NNP

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

1065Ruby-cheeked SunbirdChalcoparia singalensisKNP,NNP
1066Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonicaMany
1067Crimson-backed SunbirdLeptocoma minimaMany
1068Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticusMany
1069Loten's SunbirdCinnyris loteniusMany
1070Fire-tailed SunbirdAethopyga ignicaudaDRA,EWS,NA,PG
1071Black-throated SunbirdAethopyga saturataMany
1072Mrs. Gould's SunbirdAethopyga gouldiaeDRA,EWS,KNP,PG
1073Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensisMany
1074Vigors's SunbirdAethopyga vigorsii 
1075Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparajaMany
1076Little SpiderhunterArachnothera longirostraMany
1077Streaked SpiderhunterArachnothera magnaEWS,KNP,NNP

 
Fairy-bluebirds: Irenidae

1078Asian Fairy-bluebirdIrena puellaMany

 
Leafbirds: Chloropseidae

1079Blue-winged LeafbirdChloropsis moluccensisKNP,NNP
1080Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoniMany
1081Golden-fronted LeafbirdChloropsis aurifronsMany
1082Orange-bellied LeafbirdChloropsis hardwickiiMany

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

1083Streaked WeaverPloceus manyarMany
1084Baya WeaverPloceus philippinusMany
1085Finn's WeaverPloceus megarhynchusKNP
1086Black-breasted WeaverPloceus benghalensisMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

1087Indian SilverbillEuodice malabaricaMany
1088White-rumped MuniaLonchura striataMany
1089Black-throated MuniaLonchura kelaartiMany
1090Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataMany
1091Tricolored MuniaLonchura malaccaMany
1092Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaBW,KNP,NNP,SNP
1093Green AvadavatAmandava formosusAH
1094Red AvadavatAmandava amandavaMany

 
Accentors: Prunellidae

1095Alpine AccentorPrunella collarisDRA,EWS,NA,PG
1096/Altai Accentor/Prunella himalayanaNA,PG
1097Rufous-breasted AccentorPrunella strophiataDRA,EWS,NA,PG
1098/Black-throated Accentor/Prunella atrogularisNA,PG
1099Maroon-backed AccentorPrunella immaculataDRA,EWS

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

1100House SparrowPasser domesticusMany
1101/Spanish Sparrow/Passer hispaniolensisMany
1102Sind SparrowPasser pyrrhonotusBW,HBS,JVCC,SNP
TCS
1103Russet SparrowPasser cinnamomeusMany
1104Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusDRA,EWS,KNP,NNP
1105Yellow-throated SparrowGymnornis xanthocollisMany
1106{Pale Rockfinch}Carpospiza brachydactylaTCS
1107[White-rumped Snowfinch]Onychostruthus taczanowskii 

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

1108/Forest Wagtail/Dendronanthus indicusMany
1109Gray WagtailMotacilla cinereaMany
1110/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
1111[Eastern Yellow Wagtail]Motacilla tschutschensisKNP,NNP
1112/Citrine Wagtail/Motacilla citreolaMany
1113White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensisMany
1114/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaMany
1115/Richard's Pipit/Anthus richardiMany
1116Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulusMany
1117Long-billed PipitAnthus similisMany
1118/Blyth's Pipit/Anthus godlewskiiMany
1119/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestrisMany
1120Nilgiri PipitAnthus nilghiriensisMA,OTY
1121Upland PipitAnthus sylvanusNA,PG
1122[Meadow Pipit]Anthus pratensis 
1123Rosy PipitAnthus roseatusMany
1124/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisMany
1125/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoniMany
1126/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusBW,KNP
1127/Water Pipit/Anthus spinolettaMany
1128/Siberian Pipit/Anthus japonicusTCS

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

1129/Common Chaffinch/Fringilla coelebsNA,PG
1130/Brambling/Fringilla montifringilla 
1131Black-and-yellow GrosbeakMycerobas icterioidesNA,PG
1132Collared GrosbeakMycerobas affinisDRA,EWS,PG
1133Spot-winged GrosbeakMycerobas melanozanthosEWS,NA,PG
1134Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusMany
1135Scarlet FinchCarpodacus sipahiEWS,NA,PG
1136Himalayan Beautiful RosefinchCarpodacus pulcherrimusDRA
1137[Pink-rumped Rosefinch]Carpodacus waltoni 
1138Pink-browed RosefinchCarpodacus rodochroaJCNP,NA,PG
1139Vinaceous RosefinchCarpodacus vinaceusPG
1140Dark-rumped RosefinchCarpodacus edwardsiiDRA,EWS
1141[Pale Rosefinch]Carpodacus stoliczkae 
1142/Spot-winged Rosefinch/Carpodacus rodopeplusPG
1143Himalayan White-browed RosefinchCarpodacus thuraDRA
1144[Chinese White-browed Rosefinch]Carpodacus dubius 
1145Crimson-browed FinchCarpodacus subhimachalaDRA,EWS
1146Brown BullfinchPyrrhula nipalensisDRA,EWS,NA,PG
1147Red-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythrocephalaDRA,EWS,NA
1148Gray-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythacaDRA,EWS
1149[Crimson-winged Finch]Rhodopechys sanguineus 
1150/Trumpeter Finch/Bucanetes githagineusGRK,TD
1151/Gold-naped Finch/Pyrrhoplectes epaulettaDRA,EWS
1152Spectacled FinchCallacanthis burtoniPG
1153Dark-breasted RosefinchProcarduelis nipalensisEWS,NA,PG
1154Plain Mountain FinchLeucosticte nemoricolaDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
1155[Desert Finch]Rhodospiza obsoleta 
1156Yellow-breasted GreenfinchChloris spinoidesDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
1157/Eurasian Linnet/Linaria cannabina 
1158Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraEWS
1159European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisNA,PG
1160Fire-fronted SerinSerinus pusillusJCNP,PG
1161Tibetan SerinSpinus thibetanusDRA,EWS
1162[Eurasian Siskin]Spinus spinus 

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

1163[Yellowhammer]Emberiza citrinella 
1164/Pine Bunting/Emberiza leucocephalosHBS
1165Rock BuntingEmberiza ciaHBS,JCNP,NA,PG
1166/Gray-necked Bunting/Emberiza buchananiMany
1167[Ortolan Bunting]Emberiza hortulana 
1168/White-capped Bunting/Emberiza stewartiMany
1169Striolated BuntingEmberiza striolataMany
1170Chestnut-eared BuntingEmberiza fucataJCNP,KNP,NA,PG
1171[Yellow-browed Bunting]Emberiza chrysophrys 
1172/Little Bunting/Emberiza pusillaDRA,EWS,KNP,PG
1173[Rustic Bunting]Emberiza rustica 
1174/Yellow-breasted Bunting/Emberiza aureolaKNP
1175Crested BuntingEmberiza lathamiMany
1176/Black-headed Bunting/Emberiza melanocephalaMany
1177Red-headed BuntingEmberiza brunicepsMany
1178/Black-faced Bunting/Emberiza spodocephalaKNP,NNP
1179/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 Park340
Digboi Area331
Dirang Area251
Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary357
Ferrargunj Forest Reserve61
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 Harriet133
Mudumalai National Park284
Munnar Area253
Nainital Area329
Nameri National Park463
National Chambal Sanctuary162
Ooty/Ootacamund205
Pangot302
Periyar National Park258
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary224
Ranthambore National Park340
Sippighat Wetlands160
Siyana Area117
Soorwal Lake265
Sultanpur National Park349
Tadoba National Park234
Tal Chhapar Sanctuary286
Thar Desert123
Thatekkad Bird Sanctuary269
Tinsukia Area152
Wandoor70
Total Species1179

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.