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INDIA BIRD CHECKLIST

ASIA
INDIA

# Species:1368
# Excl Vagrants:1236
# 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 Visitor249
\\Austral Visitor0
||Transient18
##Non-breeding Dispersal6
<>Erratic/Irregular0
()Breeding Season Only19
{}Casual/Vagrant15
[]Accidental117

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened87
VVulnerable66
ENEndangered22
CRCritically Endangered15

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 known to occur in the country. 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 bicolorDGA,DSNP,KNP,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 falcataDGA,KNP,RNP,SNP
23/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelopeMany
24Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhynchaMany
25[Eastern Spot-billed Duck]Anas zonorhynchaDGA,DSNP,NNP
26/Mallard/Anas platyrhynchosMany
27/Northern Pintail/Anas acutaMany
28Andaman TealAnas albogularisFFR,MTH,SW,WD
29/Green-winged Teal/Anas creccaMany
30/Marbled Duck/Marmaronetta angustirostrisAH,BW,HBS,KNP,SNP
31White-winged DuckAsarcornis scutulataDGA,DSNP,KNP,NNP
32/Red-crested Pochard/Netta rufinaMany
33/Common Pochard/Aythya ferinaMany
34/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyrocaMany
35/Baer's Pochard/Aythya baeriDGA,KNP
36/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligulaMany
37{Greater Scaup}Aythya marilaKNP
38[Long-tailed Duck]Clangula hyemalisHBS
39{Common Goldeneye}Bucephala clangulaDSNP
40{Smew}Mergellus albellusKNP
41/Common Merganser/Mergus merganserDSNP,HBS,JCNP,KNP
NNP
42{Red-breasted Merganser}Mergus serrator 
43|White-headed Duck|Oxyura leucocephalaHBS

 
Megapodes: Megapodiidae

44Nicobar MegapodeMegapodius nicobariensis 

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

45Hill PartridgeArborophila torqueolaMany
46Chestnut-breasted PartridgeArborophila mandelliiDRA,EWS,MH
47Rufous-throated PartridgeArborophila rufogularisEWS,KS,NA,PG
48White-cheeked PartridgeArborophila atrogularisDGA,KNP,MH,NNP
49Snow PartridgeLerwa lerwaDRA
50Blood PheasantIthaginis cruentusDRA
51Western TragopanTragopan melanocephalus 
52Satyr TragopanTragopan satyra 
53Blyth's TragopanTragopan blythiiEWS,KS,MH
54Temminck's TragopanTragopan temminckiiDRA,EWS
55Himalayan MonalLophophorus impejanusDRA,NA
56Sclater's MonalLophophorus sclateriMH
57Koklass PheasantPucrasia macrolophaNA,PG
58Tibetan PartridgePerdix hodgsoniae 
59Mrs. Hume's PheasantSyrmaticus humiae 
60Cheer PheasantCatreus wallichiiNA,PG
61Tibetan Eared-PheasantCrossoptilon harmani 
62Kalij PheasantLophura leucomelanosMany
63Indian PeafowlPavo cristatusMany
64Green PeafowlPavo muticus 
65Red SpurfowlGalloperdix spadiceaMany
66Painted SpurfowlGalloperdix lunulataMany
67Gray Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron bicalcaratumDGA,EWS,KNP,MH,NNP
68Mountain Bamboo-PartridgeBambusicola fytchiiKS
69Red JunglefowlGallus gallusMany
70Gray JunglefowlGallus sonneratiiMany
71Gray FrancolinOrtygornis pondicerianusMany
72Swamp FrancolinOrtygornis gularisDSNP,KNP,MH,NNP,TA
73Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinusMany
74Painted FrancolinFrancolinus pictusMany
75Chinese FrancolinFrancolinus pintadeanus 
76Tibetan SnowcockTetraogallus tibetanus 
77Himalayan SnowcockTetraogallus himalayensis 
78Blue-breasted QuailSynoicus chinensisDSNP,KNP,TA
79/Japanese Quail/Coturnix japonica 
80/Common Quail/Coturnix coturnixMany
81Rain QuailCoturnix coromandelicaMany
82ChukarAlectoris chukarNA,PG
83Jungle Bush-QuailPerdicula asiaticaMany
84Rock Bush-QuailPerdicula argoondahAH,GRK,JLR,RNP,SWL
85Painted Bush-QuailPerdicula erythrorhynchaMany
86Manipur Bush-QuailPerdicula manipurensis 

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

87Rock PigeonColumba liviaMany
88Hill PigeonColumba rupestrisNA,PG
89Snow PigeonColumba leuconotaDRA,PG
90/Yellow-eyed Pigeon/Columba eversmanniAH,HBS,JVCC,TCS
91Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbusNA,PG
92Speckled Wood-PigeonColumba hodgsoniiMany
93Ashy Wood-PigeonColumba pulchricollisDGA,EWS,KS,MH
94Nilgiri Wood-PigeonColumba elphinstoniiMany
95Pale-capped PigeonColumba puniceaDGA,DSNP,KNP
96Andaman Wood-PigeonColumba palumboidesFFR,MTH,SW,WD
97[European Turtle-Dove]Streptopelia turtur 
98Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalisMany
99Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaoctoMany
100Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebaricaMany
101Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensisMany
102Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensisMany
103Barred Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia unchallMany
104Andaman Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia rufipennisFFR,MTH,SW
105[Namaqua Dove]Oena capensis 
106Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indicaMany
107Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobaricaMTH
108Orange-breasted Green-PigeonTreron bicinctusKHNP,KNP,NNP,TBS
109Gray-fronted Green-PigeonTreron affinisMany
110Andaman Green-PigeonTreron chloropterusFFR,MTH,SW
111Ashy-headed Green-PigeonTreron phayreiDGA,DSNP,KNP,NNP
112Thick-billed Green-PigeonTreron curvirostraDGA,DSNP,KNP,NNP
113Yellow-footed Green-PigeonTreron phoenicopterusMany
114Pin-tailed Green-PigeonTreron apicaudaMany
115Wedge-tailed Green-PigeonTreron sphenurusMany
116Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aeneaMany
117Nicobar Imperial-PigeonDucula nicobarica 
118Malabar Imperial-PigeonDucula cupreaMany
119Mountain Imperial-PigeonDucula badiaMany
120Pied Imperial-PigeonDucula bicolorMTH

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

121Tibetan SandgrouseSyrrhaptes tibetanus 
122[Pallas's Sandgrouse]Syrrhaptes paradoxus 
123/Pin-tailed Sandgrouse/Pterocles alchata 
124Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustusMany
125/Spotted Sandgrouse/Pterocles senegallusGRK
126/Black-bellied Sandgrouse/Pterocles orientalis 
127Painted SandgrousePterocles indicusMany

 
Bustards: Otididae

128Great Indian BustardArdeotis nigricepsAH
129/Asian Houbara/Chlamydotis macqueeniiAH,GRK,JVCC,TCS
130Bengal FloricanHoubaropsis bengalensisDSNP,KNP,MH
131Lesser FloricanSypheotides indicusAH
132|Little Bustard|Tetrax tetrax 

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

133Indian CuckooCuculus micropterusMany
134(Common Cuckoo)Cuculus canorusMany
135(Himalayan Cuckoo)Cuculus saturatusMany
136|Lesser Cuckoo|Cuculus poliocephalusMany
137Greater CoucalCentropus sinensisMany
138Andaman CoucalCentropus andamanensisFFR,MTH,SW,WD
139Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensisMany
140Sirkeer MalkohaTaccocua leschenaultiiMany
141Blue-faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus viridirostrisMany
142Green-billed MalkohaPhaenicophaeus tristisMany
143Pied CuckooClamator jacobinusMany
144Chestnut-winged CuckooClamator coromandusMany
145Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceusMany
146/Asian Emerald Cuckoo/Chrysococcyx maculatusDGA,EWS,KNP,MH,NNP
147(Violet Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchusDGA,FFR,KNP,MTH,SW
148[Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoo]Chalcites basalis 
149(Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo)Surniculus lugubrisMany
150Fork-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus dicruroidesMany
151Large Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx sparverioidesMany
152Common Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx variusMany
153Hodgson's Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx nisicolorDGA,EWS,MH,NNP
154Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratiiMany
155Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinusMany
156Gray-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinusMany

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

157Great Eared-NightjarLyncornis macrotisKNP,MA,PNP,TBS
158Jungle NightjarCaprimulgus indicusMany
159Gray NightjarCaprimulgus jotakaMany
160(Eurasian Nightjar)Caprimulgus europaeus 
161/Sykes's Nightjar/Caprimulgus mahrattensisAH,GRK,RNP
162Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurusMany
163Andaman NightjarCaprimulgus andamanicusFFR,MTH,SW,WD
164Jerdon's NightjarCaprimulgus atripennisMany
165Indian NightjarCaprimulgus asiaticusMany
166Savanna NightjarCaprimulgus affinisMany

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

167Sri Lanka FrogmouthBatrachostomus moniligerCWS,MA,PNP,TBS
168Hodgson's FrogmouthBatrachostomus hodgsoniEWS,MH

 
Swifts: Apodidae

169White-rumped SpinetailZoonavena sylvaticaMany
170White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutusMany
171Silver-backed NeedletailHirundapus cochinchinensisEWS,KNP,NNP
172Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteusMany
173Plume-toed SwiftletCollocalia affinisFFR,MTH,SW,WD
174Glossy SwiftletCollocalia esculenta 
175Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolorMany
176Himalayan SwiftletAerodramus brevirostrisMany
177White-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagusFFR,KNP,MTH,SW,WD
178Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaMany
179(Common Swift)Apus apusMTH
180[Pallid Swift]Apus pallidus 
181Pacific SwiftApus pacificusMTH
182Blyth's SwiftApus leuconyxMany
183(Dark-rumped Swift)Apus acuticaudaKS
184Little SwiftApus affinisMany
185House SwiftApus nipalensisDGA,KNP,KS,NNP,TA
186Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensisMany

 
Treeswifts: Hemiprocnidae

187Crested TreeswiftHemiprocne coronataMany

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

188/Water Rail/Rallus aquaticusMany
189/Brown-cheeked Rail/Rallus indicusNNP
190[Corn Crake]Crex crex 
191Slaty-breasted RailLewinia striatusDSNP,KNP,MTH,SW
TBS
192/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzanaAH,BW,SNP
193Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropusMany
194Eurasian CootFulica atraMany
195Gray-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalusMany
196[White-browed Crake]Poliolimnas cinereaSW
197WatercockGallicrex cinereaMany
198White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurusMany
199Andaman CrakeRallina canningiFFR,MTH,SW,WD
200[Red-legged Crake]Rallina fasciata 
201Slaty-legged CrakeRallina eurizonoidesKNP,TBS
202Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fuscaMany
203Brown CrakeZapornia akoolMany
204[Little Crake]Zapornia parva 
205/Baillon's Crake/Zapornia pusillaMany
206Black-tailed CrakeZapornia bicolorDRA,EWS,KNP,KS,NNP

 
Finfoots: Heliornithidae

207Masked FinfootHeliopais personatus 

 
Cranes: Gruidae

208Sarus CraneAntigone antigoneMany
209/Demoiselle Crane/Grus virgoMany
210/Common Crane/Grus grusMany
211(Black-necked Crane)Grus nigricollis 

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

212Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostrisMany
213Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostrisMTH,WD
214Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicusMany

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

215Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopusMany
216/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosettaMany

 
Ibisbill: Ibidorhynchidae

217IbisbillIbidorhyncha struthersiiEWS,JCNP,KNP,NNP

 
Oystercatchers: Haematopodidae

218/Eurasian Oystercatcher/Haematopus ostralegus 

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

219/Black-bellied Plover/Pluvialis squatarolaMTH,SW,SWL
220[European Golden-Plover]Pluvialis apricaria 
221[American Golden-Plover]Pluvialis dominica 
222/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulvaMany
223/Common Ringed Plover/Charadrius hiaticulaBW,GRK,SWL
224Little Ringed PloverThinornis dubiusMany
225/Long-billed Plover/Thinornis placidusDRA,DSNP,EWS,KNP
NNP
226/Northern Lapwing/Vanellus vanellusMany
227River LapwingVanellus duvauceliiMany
228Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricusMany
229/Gray-headed Lapwing/Vanellus cinereusMany
230Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicusMany
231/Sociable Lapwing/Vanellus gregariusAH,SNP,TCS
232/White-tailed Lapwing/Vanellus leucurusMany
233{Caspian Plover}Anarhynchus asiaticusTCS
234[Oriental Plover]Anarhynchus veredus 
235/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifronsMany
236/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultiiMany
237Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinusMany
238[White-faced Plover]Anarhynchus dealbatus 

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

239Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensisMany

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

240Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgusMany
241Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicusMany

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

242/Eurasian Whimbrel/Numenius phaeopus 
243/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquataMany
244/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponicaMTH,SW
245/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosaMany
246/Asian Dowitcher/Limnodromus semipalmatus 
247[Long-billed Dowitcher]Limnodromus scolopaceusSNP
248/Jack Snipe/Lymnocryptes minimusMany
249/Eurasian Woodcock/Scolopax rusticolaDRA,EWS,JCNP,KS,NA
250/Solitary Snipe/Gallinago solitariaMH
251/Wood Snipe/Gallinago nemoricolaKS
252[Great Snipe]Gallinago media 
253/Swinhoe's Snipe/Gallinago megalaKNP
254/Pin-tailed Snipe/Gallinago stenuraMany
255/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinagoMany
256[Red Phalarope]Phalaropus fulicariusTCS
257/Red-necked Phalarope/Phalaropus lobatusKNP,TCS
258/Terek Sandpiper/Xenus cinereusFFR,GRK,KNP,MTH,SW
259/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucosMany
260/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropusMany
261[Gray-tailed Tattler]Tringa brevipes 
262/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilisMany
263/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareolaMany
264/Common Redshank/Tringa totanusMany
265[Nordmann's Greenshank]Tringa guttifer 
266/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropusMany
267/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebulariaMany
268/Ruddy Turnstone/Arenaria interpresGRK,MTH,SW
269/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostrisKNP,SW
270/Red Knot/Calidris canutus 
271/Ruff/Calidris pugnaxMany
272/Broad-billed Sandpiper/Calidris falcinellusSW
273[Sharp-tailed Sandpiper]Calidris acuminata 
274/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferrugineaMany
275[Stilt Sandpiper]Calidris himantopus 
276/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckiiMany
277/Long-toed Stint/Calidris subminutaFFR,MTH,SW
278/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollisMTH,SW
279{Spoon-billed Sandpiper}Calidris pygmaea 
280[Buff-breasted Sandpiper]Calidris subruficollis 
281/Sanderling/Calidris albaGRK
282/Dunlin/Calidris alpinaMany
283/Little Stint/Calidris minutaMany
284[Pectoral Sandpiper]Calidris melanotosHBS,SW

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

285Yellow-legged ButtonquailTurnix tankiMany
286Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitatorMany
287Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticusMany

 
Crab Plover: Dromadidae

288Crab-PloverDromas ardeola 

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

289Jerdon's CourserRhinoptilus bitorquatus 
290/Cream-colored Courser/Cursorius cursorMany
291Indian CourserCursorius coromandelicusMany
292Small PratincoleGlareola lacteaMany
293Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarumMany
294(Collared Pratincole)Glareola pratincolaGRK

 
Skuas and Jaegers: Stercorariidae

295[Long-tailed Jaeger]Stercorarius longicaudus 
296Parasitic JaegerStercorarius parasiticus 
297Pomarine JaegerStercorarius pomarinus 
298[Brown Skua]Stercorarius antarcticus 
299[South Polar Skua]Stercorarius maccormicki 

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

300[Little Gull]Hydrocoloeus minutusKNP
301[Black-legged Kittiwake]Rissa tridactyla 
302[Sabine's Gull]Xema sabini 
303/Slender-billed Gull/Chroicocephalus geneiGRK,HBS
304/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundusMany
305/Brown-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus brunnicephalusMany
306[Franklin's Gull]Leucophaeus pipixcan 
307/Pallas's Gull/Ichthyaetus ichthyaetusMany
308{Sooty Gull}Ichthyaetus hemprichii 
309[White-eyed Gull]Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus 
310[Common Gull]Larus canusHBS,PG
311/Caspian Gull/Larus cachinnans 
312Mongolian GullLarus mongolicus 
313[Mongolian Gull]Larus mongolicus 
314/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscusMany
315Indian SkimmerRynchops albicollisAH,HBS,KNP,NCS,SWL
316[Blue-billed White-Tern]Gygis candida 
317#Brown Noddy#Anous stolidus 
318[Lesser Noddy]Anous tenuirostris 
319[Black Noddy]Anous minutus 
320|Sooty Tern|Onychoprion fuscatus 
321|Bridled Tern|Onychoprion anaethetusSW
322Little TernSternula albifronsMany
323Saunders's TernSternula saundersi 
324/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon niloticaMany
325Caspian TernHydroprogne caspiaAH,GRK,SNP
326Whiskered TernChlidonias hybridaMany
327[Black Tern]Chlidonias niger 
328/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusBW,KNP,SW
329Roseate TernSterna dougalliiSW
330River TernSterna aurantiaMany
331[Arctic Tern]Sterna paradisaea 
332/Common Tern/Sterna hirundoHBS,KNP,SNP,SW
333White-cheeked TernSterna repressa 
334Black-naped TernSterna sumatranaMTH,SW,WD
335Black-bellied TernSterna acuticaudaMany
336Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensisGRK,MTH,SW
337#Sandwich Tern#Thalasseus sandvicensis 
338Great Crested TernThalasseus bergii 

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

339/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseusMany
340Lesser FlamingoPhoenicoparrus minorBW,GRK,RNP,SNP

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

341Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollisMany
342[Horned Grebe]Podiceps auritusHBS
343/Red-necked Grebe/Podiceps grisegena 
344/Great Crested Grebe/Podiceps cristatusMany
345/Eared Grebe/Podiceps nigricollisMany

 
Tropicbirds: Phaethontidae

346#White-tailed Tropicbird#Phaethon lepturus 
347{Red-billed Tropicbird}Phaethon aethereus 
348Red-tailed TropicbirdPhaethon rubricauda 

 
Loons: Gaviidae

349[Red-throated Loon]Gavia stellata 
350[Arctic Loon]Gavia arctica 

 
Southern Storm-Petrels: Oceanitidae

351#Wilson's Storm-Petrel#Oceanites oceanicus 
352[White-faced Storm-Petrel]Pelagodroma marina 
353[Black-bellied Storm-Petrel]Fregetta tropica 

 
Northern Storm-Petrels: Hydrobatidae

354Swinhoe's Storm-PetrelHydrobates monorhis 

 
Shearwaters and Petrels: Procellariidae

355Pintado PetrelDaption capense 
356Barau's PetrelPterodroma baraui 
357#Jouanin's Petrel#Bulweria fallax 
358Streaked ShearwaterCalonectris leucomelas 
359Cory's ShearwaterCalonectris borealis 
360Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipes 
361Wedge-tailed ShearwaterArdenna pacificus 
362[Short-tailed Shearwater]Ardenna tenuirostris 
363#Persian Shearwater#Puffinus persicus 

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

364Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitansMany
365/Black Stork/Ciconia nigraMany
366Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopusMany
367/White Stork/Ciconia ciconiaMany
368Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticusMany
369/Lesser Adjutant/Leptoptilos javanicusMany
370Greater AdjutantLeptoptilos dubiusDGA,DSNP,KGNP,KNP
NNP
371Painted StorkMycteria leucocephalaMany

 
Frigatebirds: Fregatidae

372[Lesser Frigatebird]Fregata ariel 
373[Great Frigatebird]Fregata minor 
374[Christmas Island Frigatebird]Fregata andrewsi 

 
Boobies and Gannets: Sulidae

375{Red-footed Booby}Sula sula 
376{Brown Booby}Sula leucogaster 
377{Masked Booby}Sula dactylatra 

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

378Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogasterMany

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

379Little CormorantMicrocarbo nigerMany
380Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carboMany
381Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollisMany

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

382/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellusMany
383Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalusMany
384Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosaMany
385Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodiaMany

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

386/Eurasian Bittern/Botaurus stellarisMany
387Black BitternBotaurus flavicollisMany
388Cinnamon BitternBotaurus cinnamomeusMany
389Little BitternBotaurus minutusKNP,RNP
390Yellow BitternBotaurus sinensisMany
391Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticoraxMany
392Malayan Night HeronGorsachius melanolophusCWS,KNP,MTH,NNP
TBS
393Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacraFFR,MTH,SW,WD
394[Chinese Egret]Egretta eulophotesSW
395Little EgretEgretta garzettaMany
396Western Reef-HeronEgretta gularisGRK,RBS,TBS,TCS
397Little HeronButorides atricapillaMany
398Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayiiMany
399[Javan Pond-Heron]Ardeola speciosaSW
400Chinese Pond-HeronArdeola bacchusKNP,MTH,NNP,SW
401Eastern Cattle-EgretBubulcus coromandusMany
402Great EgretArdea albaMany
403Medium EgretArdea intermediaMany
404Gray HeronArdea cinereaMany
405Purple HeronArdea purpureaMany
406White-bellied HeronArdea insignisKNP
407/Goliath Heron/Ardea goliathKNP

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

408/Great White Pelican/Pelecanus onocrotalusMany
409Spot-billed PelicanPelecanus philippensisMany
410/Dalmatian Pelican/Pelecanus crispusMany

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

411/Osprey/Pandion haliaetusMany

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

412Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleusMany
413Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatusDRA,JCNP,NA,PG
414Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterusMany
415Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoniDGA,KHNP,KNP,KS
NNP
416Black BazaAviceda leuphotesMany
417[European Honey-buzzard]Pernis apivorusMany
418Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchusMany
419Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvusMany
420/Cinereous Vulture/Aegypius monachusMany
421White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensisMany
422Indian VultureGyps indicusMany
423Slender-billed VultureGyps tenuirostrisMany
424/Himalayan Griffon/Gyps himalayensisMany
425/Eurasian Griffon/Gyps fulvusMany
426Nicobar Serpent-EagleSpilornis klossi 
427Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheelaMany
428Andaman Serpent-EagleSpilornis elginiFFR,MTH,SW
429Short-toed Snake-EagleCircaetus gallicusMany
430Legge's Hawk-EagleNisaetus kelaartiCWS,MA,PNP,TBS
431Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensisMany
432Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatusMany
433Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kieneriiMany
434Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensisMany
435Indian Spotted EagleClanga hastataMany
436/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clangaMany
437/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatusMany
438Tawny EagleAquila rapaxMany
439/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensisMany
440/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliacaMany
441Golden EagleAquila chrysaetosNA,PG
442Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciataMany
443Crested GoshawkLophospiza trivirgatusMany
444BesraTachyspiza virgatusMany
445/Japanese Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza gularisKNP,MTH,SW
446ShikraTachyspiza badiusMany
447Nicobar SparrowhawkTachyspiza butleri 
448/Chinese Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza soloensisMTH
449Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisusMany
450Eurasian GoshawkAstur gentilisMany
451/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosusMany
452/Eastern Marsh Harrier/Circus spilonotusKNP,SW
453/Hen Harrier/Circus cyaneusMany
454/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourusMany
455/Pied Harrier/Circus melanoleucosMany
456/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargusMany
457[Red Kite]Milvus milvus 
458Black KiteMilvus migransMany
459Brahminy KiteHaliastur indusMany
460Pallas's Fish-EagleHaliaeetus leucoryphusMany
461/White-tailed Eagle/Haliaeetus albicillaMany
462White-bellied Sea-EagleIcthyophaga leucogasterFFR,KRL,MTH,SW,WD
463Lesser Fish-EagleIcthyophaga humilisMany
464Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetusMany
465White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesaMany
466[Rufous-winged Buzzard]Butastur liventer 
467[Gray-faced Buzzard]Butastur indicus 
468[Rough-legged Hawk]Buteo lagopus 
469/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteoMany
470Himalayan BuzzardButeo reflectusMany
471/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinusMany
472/Upland Buzzard/Buteo hemilasius 

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

473Australasian Grass-OwlTyto longimembrisDSNP,MH,TA
474American Barn OwlTyto furcataMany
475Andaman Masked-OwlTyto deroepstorffi 
476/Oriental Bay-Owl/Phodilus badiusDGA
477Sri Lanka Bay-OwlPhodilus assimilisTBS

 
Owls: Strigidae

478Andaman Scops-OwlOtus balliFFR,MTH,SW,WD
479Mountain Scops-OwlOtus spilocephalusMany
480Indian Scops-OwlOtus bakkamoenaMany
481Collared Scops-OwlOtus lettiaMany
482Nicobar Scops-OwlOtus alius 
483Eurasian Scops-OwlOtus scopsJLR
484/Pallid Scops-Owl/Otus bruceiAH,GRK,JLR,RNP
485Oriental Scops-OwlOtus suniaMany
486Eurasian Eagle-OwlBubo buboKNP
487Rock Eagle-OwlBubo bengalensisAH,KNP
488Buffy Fish-OwlKetupa ketupu 
489Brown Fish-OwlKetupa zeylonensisMany
490Tawny Fish-OwlKetupa flavipesJCNP,KNP,MH,NA,PG
491Dusky Eagle-OwlKetupa coromandaAH,KGNP,KNP,RNP
SNP
492Spot-bellied Eagle-OwlKetupa nipalensisMany
493Collared OwletGlaucidium brodieiMany
494Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoidesMany
495Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatumMany
496Spotted OwletAthene bramaMany
497Little OwlAthene noctua 
498Forest OwletAthene blewittiABU,KNP
499Mottled Wood-OwlStrix ocellataMany
500Brown Wood-OwlStrix leptogrammicaMany
501Tawny OwlStrix aluco 
502Himalayan OwlStrix nivicolumEWS,MH,NA,PG
503/Long-eared Owl/Asio otusTCS
504Short-eared OwlAsio flammeusMany
505{Boreal Owl}Aegolius funereus 
506Andaman BoobookNinox affinisFFR,MTH,SW
507Brown BoobookNinox scutulataMany
508Hume's BoobookNinox obscuraFFR,MTH,SW,WD

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

509Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatusCWS,MA,MNP,PNP,TBS
510Red-headed TrogonHarpactes erythrocephalusMany
511Ward's TrogonHarpactes wardiDRA,EWS,MH

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

512Common HoopoeUpupa epopsMany

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

513Great HornbillBuceros bicornisDGA,EWS,JCNP,KNP
NNP
514Brown HornbillAnorrhinus austeniDGA
515Malabar Gray HornbillOcyceros griseusMany
516Indian Gray HornbillOcyceros birostrisMany
517Malabar Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros coronatusMany
518Oriental Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros albirostrisMany
519Rufous-necked HornbillAceros nipalensisEWS,MH,NNP
520Wreathed HornbillRhyticeros undulatusEWS,KNP,MH,NNP
521Narcondam HornbillRhyticeros narcondami 

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

522Blue-bearded Bee-eaterNyctyornis athertoniMany
523Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalisMany
524[Blue-throated Bee-eater]Merops viridis 
525(Blue-cheeked Bee-eater)Merops persicusMany
526Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinusMany
527(European Bee-eater)Merops apiaster 
528Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaultiMany

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

529Blyth's KingfisherAlcedo herculesDGA,DSNP,EWS,KNP
530Common KingfisherAlcedo atthisMany
531Blue-eared KingfisherAlcedo menintingMany
532Black-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx erithacaDGA,KNP,MTH,NNP
TBS
533Rufous-backed Dwarf-KingfisherCeyx rufidorsa 
534Brown-winged KingfisherPelargopsis amauroptera 
535Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensisMany
536Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromandaMany
537White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensisMany
538Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileataMany
539Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chlorisFFR,MTH,SW,WD
540Crested KingfisherMegaceryle lugubrisMany
541Pied KingfisherCeryle rudisMany

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

542|European Roller|Coracias garrulusMany
543Indian RollerCoracias benghalensisMany
544Indochinese RollerCoracias affinisMany
545Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalisMany

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

546Malabar BarbetPsilopogon malabaricusMany
547Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalusMany
548Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon cyanotisDGA,KNP,KS,NNP
549Great BarbetPsilopogon virensMany
550Lineated BarbetPsilopogon lineatusMany
551Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicusMany
552White-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridisMany
553Golden-throated BarbetPsilopogon frankliniiDRA,EWS,KS,MH,NNP
554Blue-throated BarbetPsilopogon asiaticusMany

 
Honeyguides: Indicatoridae

555Yellow-rumped HoneyguideIndicator xanthonotusEWS,KS

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

556/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquillaMany
557Speckled PiculetPicumnus innominatusMany
558White-browed PiculetSasia ochraceaMany
559Heart-spotted WoodpeckerHemicircus canenteCWS,MA,MNP,PNP,TBS
560Brown-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus nanusMany
561Gray-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus canicapillusMany
562Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLeiopicus mahrattensisMany
563Brown-fronted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes auricepsJCNP,NA,PG
564Rufous-bellied WoodpeckerDendrocopos hyperythrusMany
565Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos maceiMany
566Freckle-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos analisFFR,MTH,SW
567Stripe-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos atratus 
568Darjeeling WoodpeckerDendrocopos darjellensisDRA,EWS,KS,MH
569Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major 
570Himalayan WoodpeckerDendrocopos himalayensisNA,PG
571Sind WoodpeckerDendrocopos assimilis 
572Crimson-naped WoodpeckerDryobates cathphariusDRA,EWS,KS,MH
573Bay WoodpeckerBlythipicus pyrrhotisMany
574Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurusMany
575Pale-headed WoodpeckerGecinulus grantiaDGA,EWS,KNP,MH
576Himalayan FlamebackDinopium shoriiJCNP,KNP
577Common FlamebackDinopium javanenseMany
578Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalenseMany
579Lesser YellownapePicus chlorolophusMany
580Streak-throated WoodpeckerPicus xanthopygaeusMany
581Scaly-bellied WoodpeckerPicus squamatusNA,PG
582Gray-headed WoodpeckerPicus canusMany
583Greater YellownapeChrysophlegma flavinuchaMany
584Greater FlamebackChrysocolaptes guttacristatusMany
585Malabar FlamebackChrysocolaptes socialisMany
586White-naped WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes festivusMany
587Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentusJCNP,NNP
588White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensisKRL,MA,PNP,TBS
589Andaman WoodpeckerDryocopus hodgeiFFR,MTH,SW

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

590Pied FalconetMicrohierax melanoleucosDGA,KNP,NNP
591Collared FalconetMicrohierax caerulescensJCNP,KNP,NA,PG
592|Lesser Kestrel|Falco naumanniMany
593Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculusMany
594Red-necked FalconFalco chicqueraMany
595[Red-footed Falcon]Falco vespertinus 
596|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensisMany
597/Merlin/Falco columbariusBW,SNP,SWL,TCS
598Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteoMany
599/Oriental Hobby/Falco severusMany
600Laggar FalconFalco juggerMany
601/Saker Falcon/Falco cherrugAH
602Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinusMany

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

603Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatriaMany
604Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameriMany
605Slaty-headed ParakeetPsittacula himalayanaJCNP,NA,PG
606Gray-headed ParakeetPsittacula finschiiKNP,KS,MH
607Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephalaMany
608Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseataDGA,DSNP,KNP,NNP
609Malabar ParakeetPsittacula columboidesMNP,OTY,PNP,TBS
610Derbyan ParakeetPsittacula derbiana 
611Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandriMany
612Nicobar ParakeetPsittacula caniceps 
613Long-tailed ParakeetPsittacula longicaudaFFR,MTH,SW,WD
614BudgerigarMelopsittacus undulatus 
615Coconut LorikeetTrichoglossus haematodus 
616Vernal Hanging-ParrotLoriculus vernalisMany

 
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills: Eurylaimidae

617Long-tailed BroadbillPsarisomus dalhousiaeMany
618Gray-lored BroadbillSerilophus rubrophygiusDGA,EWS,KNP,NNP

 
Pittas: Pittidae

619Blue-naped PittaHydrornis nipalensisDGA,EWS,KNP,KS,MH
620Blue PittaHydrornis cyaneus 
621Indian PittaPitta brachyuraMany
622Blue-winged PittaPitta moluccensis 
623(Western Hooded Pitta)Pitta sordidaDGA,EWS,JCNP,KNP
NNP
624Mangrove PittaPitta megarhyncha 

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

625White-bellied MinivetPericrocotus erythropygiusMany
626Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeusMany
627Gray-chinned MinivetPericrocotus solarisMany
628Short-billed MinivetPericrocotus brevirostrisMany
629/Long-tailed Minivet/Pericrocotus ethologusMany
630Orange MinivetPericrocotus flammeusMany
631Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosusMany
632/Ashy Minivet/Pericrocotus divaricatusKNP,MTH,NNP
633[Brown-rumped Minivet]Pericrocotus cantonensisNNP
634Rosy MinivetPericrocotus roseusMany
635Indian CuckooshrikeCoracina maceiMany
636Oriental CuckooshrikeCoracina javensisMany
637Andaman CuckooshrikeCoracina dobsoniFFR,MTH,SW,WD
638Pied TrillerLalage nigra 
639/Black-winged Cuckooshrike/Lalage melaschistosMany
640Black-headed CuckooshrikeLalage melanopteraMany

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

641Black-headed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius rufiventerDRA,EWS,KS,MH
642White-browed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius aeralatusMany
643Green Shrike-BabblerPteruthius xanthochlorusMany
644Black-eared Shrike-BabblerPteruthius melanotisDRA,EWS,KS,MH
645Clicking Shrike-BabblerPteruthius intermedius 
646White-bellied ErpornisErpornis zantholeucaMany

 
Whistlers and Allies: Pachycephalidae

647Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinereaFFR,MTH,SW,WD

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

648Eurasian Golden OrioleOriolus oriolusKNP
649Indian Golden OrioleOriolus kundooMany
650/Black-naped Oriole/Oriolus chinensisMany
651/Slender-billed Oriole/Oriolus tenuirostrisDRA,EWS,KNP
652Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornusMany
653Maroon OrioleOriolus trailliiMany

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

654Ashy WoodswallowArtamus fuscusMany
655White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchusFFR,MTH,SW,WD

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

656Malabar WoodshrikeTephrodornis sylvicolaMany
657Large WoodshrikeTephrodornis virgatusMany
658Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianusMany
659Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus picatusMany

 
Ioras: Aegithinidae

660Common IoraAegithina tiphiaMany
661White-tailed IoraAegithina nigroluteaAH,GRK,MV,RNP,SNP

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

662White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollisMany
663Spot-breasted FantailRhipidura albogularisMany
664White-browed FantailRhipidura aureolaMany

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

665Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercusMany
666/Ashy Drongo/Dicrurus leucophaeusMany
667White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescensMany
668Crow-billed DrongoDicrurus annectensJCNP,KNP,NA,NNP
669Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneusMany
670Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remiferMany
671Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottusMany
672Andaman DrongoDicrurus andamanensisFFR,MTH,SW,WD
673Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseusMany

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

674Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azureaMany
675[Amur Paradise-Flycatcher]Terpsiphone incei 
676Blyth's Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone affinisDGA,MH,NNP
677Indian Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisiMany

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

678|Red-backed Shrike|Lanius collurioGRK,TCS
679|Red-tailed Shrike|Lanius phoenicuroidesGRK,JVCC,TCS
680/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinusMany
681/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatusMany
682|Burmese Shrike|Lanius collurioides 
683Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatusMany
684Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schachMany
685/Gray-backed Shrike/Lanius tephronotusMany
686Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitorMany
687[Lesser Gray Shrike]Lanius minor 
688Masked ShrikeLanius nubicus 
689Woodchat ShrikeLanius senator 

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

690Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusMany
691Black-headed JayGarrulus lanceolatusNA,PG
692Yellow-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa flavirostrisDRA,EWS,MH,NA,PG
693Red-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaJCNP,NA,PG
694Common Green-MagpieCissa chinensisMany
695Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabundaMany
696Gray TreepieDendrocitta formosaeMany
697White-bellied TreepieDendrocitta leucogastraMany
698Collared TreepieDendrocitta frontalisDGA,EWS,MH
699Andaman TreepieDendrocitta bayleiiFFR,MTH,SW
700Eurasian MagpiePica pica 
701Southern NutcrackerNucifraga hemisilaDRA,EWS,PG
702Kashmir NutcrackerNucifraga multipunctata 
703Red-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocoraxDRA,EWS,NA
704Yellow-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusNA
705/Eurasian Jackdaw/Coloeus monedula 
706House CrowCorvus splendensMany
707/Rook/Corvus frugilegus 
708Carrion CrowCorvus corone 
709/Hooded Crow/Corvus cornix 
710Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchosMany
711[Pied Crow]Corvus albus 
712Common RavenCorvus coraxAH,JVCC,TCS,TD

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

713Yellow-bellied Fairy-FantailChelidorhynx hypoxanthusMany
714Gray-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensisMany

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

715Fire-capped TitCephalopyrus flammicepsDRA,EWS,NA,NNP,PG
716Coal TitPeriparus aterDRA,EWS,NA,PG
717Rufous-naped TitPeriparus rufonuchalisNA,PG
718Rufous-vented TitPeriparus rubidiventrisDRA,EWS,MH,NA,PG
719Gray-crested TitLophophanes dichrousDRA,EWS,NA,PG
720Asian TitParus cinereusMany
721Green-backed TitParus monticolusMany
722White-naped TitMachlolophus nuchalisGRK,JLR
723Himalayan Black-lored TitMachlolophus xanthogenysJCNP,NA,PG
724Indian Yellow TitMachlolophus aplonotusMany
725Yellow-cheeked TitMachlolophus spilonotusDRA,EWS,KS,MH
726Azure TitCyanistes cyanus 
727Yellow-browed TitSylviparus modestusMany
728Sultan TitMelanochlora sultaneaMany
729Ground TitPseudopodoces humilis 

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

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

 
Larks: Alaudidae

731Greater Hoopoe-LarkAlaemon alaudipesGRK,TD
732Rufous-tailed LarkAmmomanes phoenicuraMany
733Desert LarkAmmomanes desertiJVCC,TCS,TD
734Black-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix nigricepsAH,JVCC,TCS,TD
735Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseusMany
736Jerdon's BushlarkPlocealauda affinisMany
737Indian BushlarkPlocealauda erythropteraMany
738Bengal BushlarkPlocealauda assamicaMany
739Singing BushlarkMirafra javanicaAH,KNP,RNP
740/Eurasian Skylark/Alauda arvensisBW,HBS,SNP,TCS
741Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgulaMany
742Crested LarkGalerida cristataMany
743Malabar LarkGalerida malabaricaMany
744Tawny LarkGalerida devaAH
745Horned LarkEremophila alpestrisNNP
746/Greater Short-toed Lark/Calandrella brachydactylaMany
747Mongolian Short-toed LarkCalandrella dukhunensisMany
748/Hume's Lark/Calandrella acutirostrisMany
749/Bimaculated Lark/Melanocorypha bimaculataMany
750Tibetan LarkMelanocorypha maxima 
751/Turkestan Short-toed Lark/Alaudala heinei 
752Sand LarkAlaudala raytalMany

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

753Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutoriusMany
754Dark-necked TailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularisDGA,DSNP,KNP,NNP
755Himalayan PriniaPrinia crinigeraJCNP,KNP,KS,NA,PG
756Black-throated PriniaPrinia atrogularisDRA,EWS,MH
757Hill PriniaPrinia superciliaris 
758Rufous-crowned PriniaPrinia khasianaKS
759Gray-crowned PriniaPrinia cinereocapillaJCNP,NA,PG
760Rufous-fronted PriniaPrinia buchananiMany
761Rufescent PriniaPrinia rufescensDGA,KNP,KS,MH
762Gray-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsoniiMany
763Delicate PriniaPrinia lepidaMany
764Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvaticaMany
765Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventrisMany
766Ashy PriniaPrinia socialisMany
767Plain PriniaPrinia inornataMany
768Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidisMany
769Golden-headed CisticolaCisticola exilisDSNP,JCNP,KNP,NNP

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

770/Thick-billed Warbler/Arundinax aedonMany
771/Booted Warbler/Iduna caligataMany
772/Sykes's Warbler/Iduna ramaMany
773/Black-browed Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus bistrigicepsDSNP,FFR,MTH,SW,WD
774/Moustached Warbler/Acrocephalus melanopogonBW,HBS,KGNP,SNP
SWL
775Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus 
776/Paddyfield Warbler/Acrocephalus agricolaMany
777/Blunt-winged Warbler/Acrocephalus concinensDSNP,KNP,TA
778/Blyth's Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus dumetorumMany
779|Large-billed Reed Warbler|Acrocephalus orinus 
780Great Reed WarblerAcrocephalus arundinaceus 
781/Oriental Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus orientalisFFR,MTH,SW,WD
782/Clamorous Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus stentoreusMany

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

783/Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes certhiolaKNP,MTH,SW
784/Lanceolated Warbler/Locustella lanceolataSW
785Brown Bush WarblerLocustella luteoventrisDRA,KS
786Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naeviaBW,MA,SNP
787/Chinese Bush Warbler/Locustella tacsanowskiaKNP
788(Long-billed Bush Warbler)Locustella majorKNP
789[Baikal Bush Warbler]Locustella davidiDSNP
790West Himalayan Bush WarblerLocustella kashmirensis 
791Spotted Bush WarblerLocustella thoracicaDSNP,KNP,NNP
792Russet Bush WarblerLocustella mandelliDRA,DSNP,EWS,NNP
793Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustrisMany
794Broad-tailed GrassbirdSchoenicola platyurusMA
795Bristled GrassbirdSchoenicola striataAH,BW,HBS,KNP,SNP

 
Cupwings: Pnoepygidae

796Scaly-breasted CupwingPnoepyga albiventerMany
797Nepal CupwingPnoepyga immaculataJCNP,NA,PG
798Pygmy CupwingPnoepyga pusillaMany

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

799Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensisMany
800/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaMany
801/Pale Martin/Riparia dilutaMany
802/Eurasian Crag-Martin/Ptyonoprogne rupestrisMany
803Dusky Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne concolorMany
804Hill SwallowHirundo domicolaMany
805Pacific SwallowHirundo javanicaFFR,MTH,SW,WD
806/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rusticaMany
807Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithiiMany
808Western House-MartinDelichon urbicumMany
809Asian House-MartinDelichon dasypusDRA,EWS,KNP,KS,NNP
810Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalenseMany
811European Red-rumped SwallowCecropis rufula 
812Eastern Red-rumped SwallowCecropis dauricaMany
813Striated SwallowCecropis striolataDGA,KNP,KS,NNP
814Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicolaMany

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

815White-throated BulbulAlophoixus flaveolusMany
816Striated BulbulAlcurus striatusMany
817Olive BulbulIole viridescens 
818Cachar BulbulIole cacharensisDGA
819[Gray-eyed Bulbul]Iole propinqua 
820Ashy BulbulHemixos flavalaMany
821Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indicaMany
822Mountain BulbulIxos mcclellandiiMany
823Nicobar BulbulHypsipetes nicobariensis 
824Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalusMany
825Square-tailed BulbulHypsipetes ganeesaMany
826Gray-headed BulbulMicrotarsus priocephalusCWS,MA,MNP,PNP,TBS
827Black-headed BulbulMicrotarsus melanocephalos 
828Andaman BulbulMicrotarsus fuscoflavescensFFR,MTH,SW,WD
829Black-crested BulbulRubigula flaviventrisMany
830Flame-throated BulbulRubigula gularisCWS,MA,PNP,TBS
831Crested FinchbillSpizixos canifronsKS
832White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolusMany
833Flavescent BulbulPycnonotus flavescensKS
834Yellow-throated BulbulPycnonotus xantholaemusCWS,MA,PNP
835Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosusMany
836Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus caferMany
837White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotisMany
838Himalayan BulbulPycnonotus leucogenysMany

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

839[Wood Warbler]Phylloscopus sibilatrix 
840Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennisMany
841Buff-barred WarblerPhylloscopus pulcherMany
842/Yellow-browed Warbler/Phylloscopus inornatusMany
843/Hume's Warbler/Phylloscopus humeiMany
844/Brooks's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus subviridisMany
845[Chinese Leaf Warbler]Phylloscopus yunnanensis 
846/Lemon-rumped Warbler/Phylloscopus chloronotusMany
847[Sichuan Leaf Warbler]Phylloscopus forresti 
848Tytler's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus tytleriMA,MNP,NA,OTY,PG
849Sulphur-bellied WarblerPhylloscopus griseolusMany
850/Tickell's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus affinisMany
851/Dusky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuscatusMany
852/Smoky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuligiventerMany
853/Plain Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus neglectus 
854[Buff-throated Warbler]Phylloscopus subaffinisDRA,KS
855[Willow Warbler]Phylloscopus trochilus 
856|Mountain Chiffchaff|Phylloscopus sindianusHBS,KNP
857/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybitaMany
858White-spectacled WarblerPhylloscopus intermediusMany
859Gray-cheeked WarblerPhylloscopus poliogenysMany
860Green-crowned WarblerPhylloscopus burkiiMany
861(Gray-crowned Warbler)Phylloscopus tephrocephalusDRA,KS,MH
862/Whistler's Warbler/Phylloscopus whistleriMany
863|Green Warbler|Phylloscopus nitidusMany
864/Greenish Warbler/Phylloscopus trochiloidesMany
865[Two-barred Warbler]Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus 
866/Large-billed Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus magnirostrisMany
867[Pale-legged Leaf Warbler]Phylloscopus tenellipes 
868[Sakhalin Leaf Warbler]Phylloscopus borealoidesMTH
869[Arctic Warbler]Phylloscopus borealisFFR,MTH
870Chestnut-crowned WarblerPhylloscopus castanicepsMany
871Yellow-vented WarblerPhylloscopus cantatorMany
872Western Crowned WarblerPhylloscopus occipitalisMany
873/Blyth's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus reguloidesMany
874Claudia's Leaf WarblerPhylloscopus claudiae 
875Gray-hooded WarblerPhylloscopus xanthoschistosMany

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Cettiidae

876Pale-footed Bush WarblerHemitesia pallidipesJCNP,KNP,NNP
877[Asian Stubtail]Urosphena squameiceps 
878Gray-bellied TesiaTesia cyaniventerMany
879Slaty-bellied TesiaTesia oliveaMany
880Chestnut-crowned Bush WarblerCettia majorMany
881Gray-sided Bush WarblerCettia brunnifronsMany
882Chestnut-headed TesiaCettia castaneocoronataMany
883/Cetti's Warbler/Cettia cettiHBS
884Yellow-bellied WarblerAbroscopus superciliarisMany
885Rufous-faced WarblerAbroscopus albogularisDGA,EWS,MH
886Black-faced WarblerAbroscopus schisticepsMany
887Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatusMany
888Broad-billed WarblerTickellia hodgsoniDRA,EWS,KS,MH
889Manchurian Bush WarblerHorornis canturians 
890Brownish-flanked Bush WarblerHorornis fortipesMany
891Hume's Bush WarblerHorornis brunnescensDRA,EWS,MH
892Aberrant Bush WarblerHorornis flavolivaceusMany

 
Long-tailed Tits: Aegithalidae

893/White-browed Tit-Warbler/Leptopoecile sophiae 
894[Crested Tit-Warbler]Leptopoecile elegans 
895White-cheeked TitAegithalos leucogenys 
896Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnusMany
897White-throated TitAegithalos niveogularis 
898Black-browed TitAegithalos iouschistosDRA,EWS

 
Sylviid Warblers and Allies: Sylviidae

899[Eurasian Blackcap]Sylvia atricapillaMA
900Garden WarblerSylvia borin 
901Barred WarblerCurruca nisoria 
902/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca currucaMany
903/Eastern Orphean Warbler/Curruca crassirostrisMany
904/Asian Desert Warbler/Curruca nanaMany
905|Greater Whitethroat|Curruca communisABU,GRK,HBS,SNP

 
Parrotbills: Paradoxornithidae

906Fire-tailed MyzornisMyzornis pyrrhouraDRA,EWS,MH
907Golden-breasted FulvettaLioparus chrysotisDRA,EWS,KS,MH
908Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinenseMany
909Jerdon's BabblerChrysomma altirostreDSNP,HBS,KNP,TA
910Brown-throated FulvettaFulvetta ludlowiDRA,EWS,MH
911White-browed FulvettaFulvetta vinipectusKS
912Manipur FulvettaFulvetta manipurensisKS,MH
913Black-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis flavirostrisDSNP,KNP,MH
914Spot-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis guttaticollisKS
915Great ParrotbillParadoxornis aemodium 
916Brown ParrotbillParadoxornis unicolorDRA,EWS
917Gray-headed ParrotbillParadoxornis gularisEWS,MH
918White-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis ruficepsDRA,EWS,MH
919Rufous-headed ParrotbillParadoxornis bakeri 
920Fulvous ParrotbillSuthora fulvifronsEWS,MH
921Black-throated ParrotbillSuthora nipalensisDRA,EWS,KS,MH
922Pale-billed ParrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliarisEWS,MH

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

923Striated YuhinaStaphida castanicepsEWS,KS,MH
924White-naped YuhinaYuhina bakeriEWS,KS,MH,NNP
925Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollisMany
926Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularisMany
927Rufous-vented YuhinaYuhina occipitalisDRA,EWS,KS,MH
928Black-chinned YuhinaYuhina nigrimentaMany
929[Chestnut-flanked White-eye]Zosterops erythropleurus 
930Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosusMany

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

931Chestnut-capped BabblerTimalia pileataMany
932Tawny-bellied BabblerDumetia hyperythraMany
933Dark-fronted BabblerDumetia atricepsCWS,MA,MNP,PNP,TBS
934Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis gularisMany
935Golden BabblerCyanoderma chrysaeumEWS,KNP,KS,MH
936Rufous-fronted BabblerCyanoderma rufifronsMany
937Black-chinned BabblerCyanoderma pyrrhopsJCNP,NA,PG
938Rufous-capped BabblerCyanoderma ruficepsMany
939Rufous-throated Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis caudatusEWS
940Mishmi Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis badeigularisMH
941Bar-winged Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis troglodytoidesDRA,EWS,MH
942Naga Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis chocolatinusKS
943Chin Hills Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis oatesi 
944Tawny-breasted Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis longicaudatus 
945Gray-bellied Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis reptatus 
946Black-crowned Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ferruginosusEWS,MH
947Brown-crowned Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus phayrei 
948Red-billed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ochraceicepsEWS,MH
949Slender-billed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus superciliarisDRA,EWS,KS,MH
950Streak-breasted Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ruficollisMany
951Indian Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus horsfieldiiMany
952White-browed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus schisticepsMany
953Large Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys hypoleucosDGA,KNP
954Rusty-cheeked Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys erythrogenysJCNP,NA,PG
955Spot-breasted Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys mcclellandiKS,MH
956Gray-throated BabblerStachyris nigricepsMany
957Sikkim Wedge-billed BabblerStachyris humeiEWS
958Cachar Wedge-billed BabblerStachyris robertiKS,MH
959Snowy-throated BabblerStachyris oglei 

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

960Indian GrassbirdGraminicola bengalensisKNP
961White-hooded BabblerGampsorhynchus rufulusDGA,EWS,KNP,MH
962Yellow-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus cinereusEWS,MH
963Rufous-winged FulvettaSchoeniparus castanecepsDRA,EWS,KS,MH
964Rufous-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus rufogularisDGA,MH
965Rusty-capped FulvettaSchoeniparus dubiusKS
966Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficepsMany
967Marsh BabblerPellorneum palustreDSNP,KNP,TA
968Spot-throated BabblerPellorneum albiventreEWS,KNP,KS,MH,NNP
969Buff-breasted BabblerPellorneum tickelliDGA,EWS,KNP,NNP
970Rufous-vented Grass BabblerLaticilla burnesiiHBS,KNP
971Swamp Grass BabblerLaticilla cinerascensDSNP,KNP,TA
972Abbott's BabblerMalacocincla abbottiDGA,DSNP,KNP,NNP
TA
973Streaked Wren-BabblerGypsophila brevicaudataDGA
974Eyebrowed Wren-BabblerNapothera epilepidotaDGA,EWS
975Long-billed Wren-BabblerNapothera malacoptilaEWS,KS,MH

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

976Brown-cheeked FulvettaAlcippe poioicephalaMany
977Nepal FulvettaAlcippe nipalensisMany
978Striated LaughingthrushGrammatoptila striataMany
979Himalayan CutiaCutia nipalensisDRA,EWS,KS,MH
980Scaly LaughingthrushTrochalopteron subunicolorDRA,EWS,MH
981Brown-capped LaughingthrushTrochalopteron austeniKS
982Blue-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron squamatumDRA,EWS,KS,MH
983Streaked LaughingthrushTrochalopteron lineatumJCNP,NA,PG
984Bhutan LaughingthrushTrochalopteron imbricatumDRA,EWS
985Striped LaughingthrushTrochalopteron virgatumKS
986Variegated LaughingthrushTrochalopteron variegatumNA,PG
987Black-faced LaughingthrushTrochalopteron affineDRA,EWS,MH
988Elliot's LaughingthrushTrochalopteron elliotii 
989Chestnut-crowned LaughingthrushTrochalopteron erythrocephalumMany
990Assam LaughingthrushTrochalopteron chrysopterumKS
991Banasura LaughingthrushMontecincla jerdoni 
992Nilgiri LaughingthrushMontecincla cachinnansMBR,OTY
993Palani LaughingthrushMontecincla fairbankiCWS,MA
994Ashambu LaughingthrushMontecincla meriodionalis 
995Long-tailed SibiaHeterophasia picaoidesDRA,EWS,KS,MH
996Rufous SibiaHeterophasia capistrataJCNP,NA,PG
997Beautiful SibiaHeterophasia pulchellaDRA,EWS,KS,MH
998Gray SibiaHeterophasia gracilisKS
999Hoary-throated BarwingActinodura nipalensisDRA,EWS
1000Streak-throated BarwingActinodura waldeniDRA,EWS,KS,MH
1001Blue-winged MinlaActinodura cyanouropteraMany
1002Chestnut-tailed MinlaActinodura strigulaMany
1003Rusty-fronted BarwingActinodura egertoniDRA,EWS,KS,MH
1004Red-billed LeiothrixLeiothrix luteaMany
1005Silver-eared MesiaLeiothrix argentaurisMany
1006Red-tailed MinlaMinla ignotinctaDRA,EWS,KS,MH,NNP
1007Rufous-backed SibiaLeioptila annectensDRA,EWS,MH
1008Bugun LiocichlaLiocichla bugunorumEWS
1009Red-faced LiocichlaLiocichla phoeniceaEWS,KS,MH
1010Large Gray BabblerArgya malcolmiMany
1011Slender-billed BabblerArgya longirostrisKNP
1012Rufous BabblerArgya subrufaMany
1013Jungle BabblerArgya striataMany
1014Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinisMany
1015Common BabblerArgya caudataMany
1016Striated BabblerArgya earleiMany
1017Spot-breasted LaughingthrushGarrulax merulinusKS
1018Lesser Necklaced LaughingthrushGarrulax monilegerDGA,KNP,MH,NNP
1019White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusMany
1020Rufous-chinned LaughingthrushIanthocincla rufogularisDRA,EWS,MH,NA,PG
1021Moustached LaughingthrushIanthocincla cineraceaKS
1022Spotted LaughingthrushIanthocincla ocellataDRA,EWS,MH
1023Wayanad LaughingthrushPterorhinus delessertiMA,PNP,TBS
1024Rufous-vented LaughingthrushPterorhinus gularisEWS
1025Yellow-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus galbana 
1026Rufous-necked LaughingthrushPterorhinus ruficollisMany
1027Chestnut-backed LaughingthrushPterorhinus nuchalisDGA
1028White-browed LaughingthrushPterorhinus sannioKS
1029Greater Necklaced LaughingthrushPterorhinus pectoralisDGA,DSNP,EWS,KNP
NNP
1030Mount Victoria BabaxPterorhinus woodi 
1031Giant BabaxPterorhinus waddelli 
1032White-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus albogularisDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG
1033Gray-sided LaughingthrushPterorhinus caerulataDRA,EWS,KS,MH

 
Kinglets: Regulidae

1034GoldcrestRegulus regulusDRA,EWS,PG

 
Wallcreeper: Tichodromidae

1035/Wallcreeper/Tichodroma murariaMany

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

1036White-cheeked NuthatchSitta leucopsis 
1037Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosaEWS,MH
1038Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalisMany
1039[Yunnan Nuthatch]Sitta yunnanensis 
1040White-tailed NuthatchSitta himalayensisMany
1041Indian NuthatchSitta castaneaMany
1042Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta cinnamoventrisMany
1043Chestnut-vented NuthatchSitta nagaensisKNP,KS
1044Kashmir NuthatchSitta cashmirensis 

 
Spotted Creepers: Salpornithidae

1045Indian Spotted CreeperSalpornis spilonotaAH,JVCC,RNP,TCS

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

1046Hodgson's TreecreeperCerthia hodgsoni 
1047/Bar-tailed Treecreeper/Certhia himalayanaHBS,JCNP,NA,PG
1048Rusty-flanked TreecreeperCerthia nipalensisDRA,EWS,MH
1049Sikkim TreecreeperCerthia discolorDRA,EWS,KS
1050Hume's TreecreeperCerthia manipurensis 

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

1051Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytesDRA,EWS,MH,NA

 
Spotted Elachura: Elachuridae

1052Spotted ElachuraElachura formosaEWS,KS,MH

 
Dippers: Cinclidae

1053White-throated DipperCinclus cinclusDRA
1054Brown DipperCinclus pallasiiDRA,EWS,JCNP,NA,PG

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

1055Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensisFFR,KNP,MTH,SW,WD
1056Golden-crested MynaAmpeliceps coronatusNNP
1057Common Hill MynaGracula religiosaMany
1058Southern Hill MynaGracula indicaMany
1059/European Starling/Sturnus vulgarisMany
1060/Rosy Starling/Pastor roseusMany
1061Daurian StarlingAgropsar sturninaKNP,MTH,SW
1062[Chestnut-cheeked Starling]Agropsar philippensisNNP,SW
1063Indian Pied StarlingGracupica contraMany
1064White-shouldered StarlingSturnia sinensis 
1065Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarumMany
1066Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabaricaMany
1067Malabar StarlingSturnia blythiiMany
1068White-headed StarlingSturnia erythropygiaFFR,MTH,SW,WD
1069[Red-billed Starling]Spodiopsar sericeus 
1070[White-cheeked Starling]Spodiopsar cineraceus 
1071Common MynaAcridotheres tristisMany
1072Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianusMany
1073Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscusMany
1074Collared MynaAcridotheres albocinctus 
1075Great MynaAcridotheres grandisMany
1076/Spot-winged Starling/Saroglossa spilopterusMany

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

1077GrandalaGrandala coelicolorDRA
1078/Siberian Thrush/Geokichla sibirica 
1079(Pied Thrush)Geokichla wardiiMA,NA,PG
1080Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrinaMany
1081Long-tailed ThrushZoothera dixoniEWS,KNP,MH,NA,PG
1082Alpine ThrushZoothera mollissimaDRA,EWS,MH,NA,PG
1083Himalayan ThrushZoothera salimaliiEWS
1084Dark-sided ThrushZoothera marginataKS,NA,NNP,PG
1085Long-billed ThrushZoothera monticolaMany
1086Scaly ThrushZoothera daumaMany
1087Nilgiri ThrushZoothera neilgherriensisMA,MBR,MNP,OTY,TBS
1088[Chinese Thrush]Turdus mupinensis 
1089Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusNA,PG
1090[Song Thrush]Turdus philomelosHBS
1091Chinese BlackbirdTurdus mandarinus 
1092Gray-winged BlackbirdTurdus boulboulMany
1093Indian BlackbirdTurdus simillimusMany
1094/Tickell's Thrush/Turdus unicolorMany
1095Black-breasted ThrushTurdus dissimilisDGA,DRA,KNP,KS,NNP
1096[Japanese Thrush]Turdus cardisDRA
1097/Tibetan Blackbird/Turdus maximusDRA
1098[White-backed Thrush]Turdus kessleri 
1099/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurusEWS,KS,MH,MTH,NNP
1100/Gray-sided Thrush/Turdus feaeKS
1101[Fieldfare]Turdus pilaris 
1102White-collared BlackbirdTurdus albocinctusMany
1103Chestnut ThrushTurdus rubrocanusEWS,KS,MH,NA,PG
1104/Black-throated Thrush/Turdus atrogularisMany
1105/Red-throated Thrush/Turdus ruficollisDGA,KNP,KS,MH,NNP
1106/Dusky Thrush/Turdus eunomusMH
1107[Naumann's Thrush]Turdus naumanniMH
1108Purple CochoaCochoa purpureaEWS,KS,MH
1109(Green Cochoa)Cochoa viridisMany

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

1110|Dark-sided Flycatcher|Muscicapa sibiricaMany
1111(Ferruginous Flycatcher)Muscicapa ferrugineaEWS,KNP,KS
1112Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauuricaMany
1113/Brown-breasted Flycatcher/Muscicapa muttuiMany
1114|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataABU,GRK,TD
1115Rufous-tailed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas galactotesGRK,JVCC,TCS,TD
1116Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatusMany
1117Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularisMany
1118White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricusMany
1119Andaman ShamaCopsychus albiventrisFFR,MTH,SW,WD
1120White-tailed FlycatcherLeucoptilon concretus 
1121Nilgiri SholakiliSholicola majorMBR,MNP,OTY
1122White-bellied SholakiliSholicola albiventrisMA
1123Large NiltavaNiltava grandisMany
1124Small NiltavaNiltava macgrigoriaeMany
1125Rufous-bellied NiltavaNiltava sundaraMany
1126Chinese Vivid NiltavaNiltava oatesiDGA,MH
1127[Blue-and-white Flycatcher]Cyanoptila cyanomelana 
1128[Zappay's Flycatcher]Cyanoptila cumatilis 
1129Nilgiri FlycatcherEumyias albicaudatusMany
1130Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinusMany
1131White-gorgeted FlycatcherAnthipes monilegerDRA,EWS,KS,MH
1132White-bellied Blue FlycatcherCyornis pallidipesMany
1133Pale-chinned Blue FlycatcherCyornis poliogenysMany
1134(Pale Blue Flycatcher)Cyornis unicolorMany
1135Blue-throated FlycatcherCyornis rubeculoidesMany
1136Large Blue FlycatcherCyornis magnirostrisEWS,MH
1137Hill Blue FlycatcherCyornis whiteiMH,NNP
1138Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliaeMany
1139Nicobar Jungle FlycatcherCyornis nicobaricus 
1140Rusty-bellied ShortwingBrachypteryx hyperythraDGA,KNP,MH,TA
1141Lesser ShortwingBrachypteryx leucophrisMany
1142Himalayan ShortwingBrachypteryx cruralisDRA,EWS,KNP,KS,MH
1143Gould's ShortwingBrachypteryx stellataDRA,EWS,KS,MH
1144Indian Blue RobinLarvivora brunneaMany
1145[Siberian Blue Robin]Larvivora cyane 
1146White-bellied RedstartLuscinia phaenicuroidesDRA,EWS
1147/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecicaMany
1148Malabar Whistling-ThrushMyophonus horsfieldiiMany
1149Blue Whistling-ThrushMyophonus caeruleusMany
1150Little ForktailEnicurus scouleriMany
1151White-crowned ForktailEnicurus leschenaultiDGA,KNP,MH
1152Spotted ForktailEnicurus maculatusMany
1153Black-backed ForktailEnicurus immaculatusMany
1154Slaty-backed ForktailEnicurus schistaceusMany
1155[Firethroat]Calliope pectardens 
1156/Siberian Rubythroat/Calliope calliopeMany
1157/Himalayan Rubythroat/Calliope pectoralisJCNP,KNP,NA,PG
1158/Chinese Rubythroat/Calliope tschebaiewiDSNP,NNP
1159White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucurumMany
1160Blue-fronted RobinCinclidium frontaleDRA,EWS,MH
1161Red-flanked BluetailTarsiger cyanurusKNP
1162/Himalayan Bluetail/Tarsiger rufilatusMany
1163Rufous-breasted Bush-RobinTarsiger hyperythrusDRA,EWS,MH
1164White-browed Bush-RobinTarsiger indicusEWS,KS,MH
1165Golden Bush-RobinTarsiger chrysaeusMany
1166Yellow-rumped FlycatcherFicedula zanthopygiaKNP,TBS
1167[Mugimaki Flycatcher]Ficedula mugimaki 
1168Slaty-backed FlycatcherFicedula erithacusMany
1169Black-and-orange FlycatcherFicedula nigrorufaMA,MBR,OTY,PNP
1170Slaty-blue FlycatcherFicedula tricolorMany
1171Snowy-browed FlycatcherFicedula hyperythraMany
1172Pygmy FlycatcherFicedula hodgsoniMany
1173Rufous-gorgeted FlycatcherFicedula strophiataMany
1174Sapphire FlycatcherFicedula sapphiraMany
1175Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanniMany
1176Ultramarine FlycatcherFicedula superciliarisMany
1177/Rusty-tailed Flycatcher/Ficedula ruficaudaMany
1178/Taiga Flycatcher/Ficedula albicillaMany
1179/Kashmir Flycatcher/Ficedula subrubraOTY
1180/Red-breasted Flycatcher/Ficedula parvaMany
1181/Blue-fronted Redstart/Phoenicurus frontalisMany
1182Plumbeous RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosusMany
1183Rufous-backed RedstartPhoenicurus erythronotus 
1184White-capped RedstartPhoenicurus leucocephalusMany
1185/Blue-capped Redstart/Phoenicurus coeruleocephalaJCNP,NA,PG
1186[Common Redstart]Phoenicurus phoenicurus 
1187/Hodgson's Redstart/Phoenicurus hodgsoniMany
1188White-throated RedstartPhoenicurus schisticeps 
1189/White-winged Redstart/Phoenicurus erythrogastrus 
1190/Black Redstart/Phoenicurus ochrurosMany
1191/Daurian Redstart/Phoenicurus auroreusMany
1192Chestnut-bellied Rock-ThrushMonticola rufiventrisMany
1193Blue-capped Rock-ThrushMonticola cinclorhynchaMany
1194|Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush|Monticola saxatilisTD
1195/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitariusMany
1196[Whinchat]Saxicola rubetra 
1197White-browed BushchatSaxicola macrorhynchusGRK,JVCC,SNP,TCS
TD
1198/White-throated Bushchat/Saxicola insignisDSNP,JCNP,KNP
1199/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurusMany
1200Amur StonechatSaxicola stejnegeriSW
1201White-tailed StonechatSaxicola leucurusMany
1202Pied BushchatSaxicola caprataMany
1203Jerdon's BushchatSaxicola jerdoniDSNP,KNP
1204Gray BushchatSaxicola ferreusMany
1205{Northern Wheatear}Oenanthe oenanthe 
1206/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellinaMany
1207/Desert Wheatear/Oenanthe desertiMany
1208(Pied Wheatear)Oenanthe pleschankaMH
1209Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fuscaMany
1210/Variable Wheatear/Oenanthe picataMany
1211[Hume's Wheatear]Oenanthe albonigra 
1212{Finsch's Wheatear}Oenanthe finschii 
1213/Persian Wheatear/Oenanthe chrysophygia 

 
Waxwings: Bombycillidae

1214Bohemian WaxwingBombycilla garrulus 

 
Hypocolius: Hypocoliidae

1215/Hypocolius/Hypocolius ampelinusGRK

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

1216Thick-billed FlowerpeckerPachyglossa agileMany
1217Yellow-vented FlowerpeckerPachyglossa chrysorrheumDGA,DSNP,KNP,KS
NNP
1218Yellow-bellied FlowerpeckerPachyglossa melanozanthumDGA,EWS,KS
1219Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigma 
1220Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchosMany
1221Nilgiri FlowerpeckerDicaeum concolorMany
1222Plain FlowerpeckerDicaeum minullumDGA,DSNP,KS,MH,NNP
1223Andaman FlowerpeckerDicaeum virescensFFR,MTH,SW,WD
1224Fire-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeum ignipectusMany
1225Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatumDGA,DSNP,KNP,NNP
TA

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

1226Ruby-cheeked SunbirdChalcoparia singalensisDGA,DSNP,KNP,KS
NNP
1227Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonicaMany
1228Crimson-backed SunbirdLeptocoma minimaMany
1229Van Hasselt's SunbirdLeptocoma brasiliana 
1230Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticusMany
1231Ornate SunbirdCinnyris ornatusMTH,SW
1232Loten's SunbirdCinnyris loteniusMany
1233Fire-tailed SunbirdAethopyga ignicaudaMany
1234Black-throated SunbirdAethopyga saturataMany
1235Mrs. Gould's SunbirdAethopyga gouldiaeMany
1236Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensisMany
1237Vigors's SunbirdAethopyga vigorsii 
1238Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparajaMany
1239Little SpiderhunterArachnothera longirostraMany
1240Streaked SpiderhunterArachnothera magnaMany

 
Fairy-bluebirds: Irenidae

1241Asian Fairy-bluebirdIrena puellaMany

 
Leafbirds: Chloropseidae

1242Blue-winged LeafbirdChloropsis moluccensisDGA,KNP,NNP
1243Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoniMany
1244Golden-fronted LeafbirdChloropsis aurifronsMany
1245Orange-bellied LeafbirdChloropsis hardwickiiMany

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

1246Streaked WeaverPloceus manyarMany
1247Baya WeaverPloceus philippinusMany
1248Finn's WeaverPloceus megarhynchusKNP
1249Black-breasted WeaverPloceus benghalensisMany

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

1250Zebra FinchTaeniopygia guttata 
1251Indian SilverbillEuodice malabaricaMany
1252Java SparrowPadda oryzivora 
1253White-rumped MuniaLonchura striataMany
1254Black-throated MuniaLonchura kelaartiMany
1255Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulataMany
1256Tricolored MuniaLonchura malaccaMany
1257Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapillaMany
1258Green AvadavatAmandava formosusAH
1259Red AvadavatAmandava amandavaMany

 
Accentors: Prunellidae

1260Alpine AccentorPrunella collarisDRA,EWS,MH,NA,PG
1261/Altai Accentor/Prunella himalayanaNA,PG
1262Robin AccentorPrunella rubeculoides 
1263Rufous-breasted AccentorPrunella strophiataDRA,EWS,MH,NA,PG
1264Brown AccentorPrunella fulvescens 
1265/Black-throated Accentor/Prunella atrogularisNA,PG
1266Maroon-backed AccentorPrunella immaculataDRA,EWS,MH

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

1267House SparrowPasser domesticusMany
1268/Spanish Sparrow/Passer hispaniolensisMany
1269Sind SparrowPasser pyrrhonotusBW,HBS,JVCC,SNP
TCS
1270Russet SparrowPasser cinnamomeusMany
1271Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusMany
1272Yellow-throated SparrowGymnornis xanthocollisMany
1273{Pale Rockfinch}Carpospiza brachydactylaTCS
1274Tibetan SnowfinchMontifringilla henrici 
1275Black-winged SnowfinchMontifringilla adamsi 
1276[White-rumped Snowfinch]Onychostruthus taczanowskii 
1277Rufous-necked SnowfinchPyrgilauda ruficollis 
1278Blanford's SnowfinchPyrgilauda blanfordi 

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

1279/Forest Wagtail/Dendronanthus indicusMany
1280Gray WagtailMotacilla cinereaMany
1281/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flavaMany
1282[Eastern Yellow Wagtail]Motacilla tschutschensisMany
1283/Citrine Wagtail/Motacilla citreolaMany
1284White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensisMany
1285/White Wagtail/Motacilla albaMany
1286/Richard's Pipit/Anthus richardiMany
1287Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulusMany
1288Long-billed PipitAnthus similisMany
1289/Blyth's Pipit/Anthus godlewskiiMany
1290/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestrisMany
1291Nilgiri PipitAnthus nilghiriensisMA,OTY
1292Upland PipitAnthus sylvanusNA,PG
1293[Meadow Pipit]Anthus pratensis 
1294Rosy PipitAnthus roseatusMany
1295/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialisMany
1296/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoniMany
1297/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusBW,FFR,KNP,MTH,SW
1298/Water Pipit/Anthus spinolettaMany
1299/Siberian Pipit/Anthus japonicusTCS

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

1300/Common Chaffinch/Fringilla coelebsNA,PG
1301/Brambling/Fringilla montifringilla 
1302Black-and-yellow GrosbeakMycerobas icterioidesNA,PG
1303Collared GrosbeakMycerobas affinisDRA,EWS,MH,PG
1304Spot-winged GrosbeakMycerobas melanozanthosEWS,KS,MH,NA,PG
1305White-winged GrosbeakMycerobas carnipes 
1306HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes 
1307Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinusMany
1308Scarlet FinchCarpodacus sipahiEWS,KS,MH,NA,PG
1309Himalayan Beautiful RosefinchCarpodacus pulcherrimusDRA
1310[Pink-rumped Rosefinch]Carpodacus waltoni 
1311Pink-browed RosefinchCarpodacus rodochroaJCNP,NA,PG
1312Vinaceous RosefinchCarpodacus vinaceusPG
1313Dark-rumped RosefinchCarpodacus edwardsiiDRA,EWS,MH
1314[Pale Rosefinch]Carpodacus stoliczkae 
1315Three-banded RosefinchCarpodacus trifasciatus 
1316/Spot-winged Rosefinch/Carpodacus rodopeplusPG
1317Himalayan White-browed RosefinchCarpodacus thuraDRA
1318[Chinese White-browed Rosefinch]Carpodacus dubius 
1319Sillem's RosefinchCarpodacus sillemii 
1320Red-mantled RosefinchCarpodacus rhodochlamys 
1321Blyth's RosefinchCarpodacus grandis 
1322Streaked RosefinchCarpodacus rubicilloides 
1323Great RosefinchCarpodacus rubicilla 
1324Red-fronted RosefinchCarpodacus puniceus 
1325Crimson-browed FinchCarpodacus subhimachalaDRA,EWS,MH
1326Brown BullfinchPyrrhula nipalensisDRA,EWS,KS,NA,PG
1327Orange BullfinchPyrrhula aurantiaca 
1328Red-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythrocephalaDRA,EWS,NA
1329Gray-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythacaDRA,EWS,MH
1330[Crimson-winged Finch]Rhodopechys sanguineus 
1331/Trumpeter Finch/Bucanetes githagineusGRK,TD
1332Mongolian FinchBucanetes mongolicus 
1333Blanford's RosefinchAgraphospiza rubescensDRA
1334/Gold-naped Finch/Pyrrhoplectes epaulettaDRA,EWS,KS,MH
1335Spectacled FinchCallacanthis burtoniPG
1336Dark-breasted RosefinchProcarduelis nipalensisEWS,KS,MH,NA,PG
1337Plain Mountain FinchLeucosticte nemoricolaMany
1338Black-headed Mountain FinchLeucosticte brandti 
1339[Desert Finch]Rhodospiza obsoleta 
1340Yellow-breasted GreenfinchChloris spinoidesMany
1341Black-headed GreenfinchChloris ambigua 
1342TwiteLinaria flavirostris 
1343/Eurasian Linnet/Linaria cannabina 
1344Red CrossbillLoxia curvirostraEWS
1345European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisNA,PG
1346Fire-fronted SerinSerinus pusillusJCNP,PG
1347Tibetan SerinSpinus thibetanusDRA,EWS
1348[Eurasian Siskin]Spinus spinus 

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

1349[Yellowhammer]Emberiza citrinella 
1350/Pine Bunting/Emberiza leucocephalosHBS
1351Rock BuntingEmberiza ciaHBS,JCNP,NA,PG
1352Godlewski's BuntingEmberiza godlewskii 
1353/Gray-necked Bunting/Emberiza buchananiMany
1354[Ortolan Bunting]Emberiza hortulana 
1355/White-capped Bunting/Emberiza stewartiMany
1356Striolated BuntingEmberiza striolataMany
1357[Tristram's Bunting]Emberiza tristramiMH
1358Chestnut-eared BuntingEmberiza fucataJCNP,KNP,NA,PG
1359[Yellow-browed Bunting]Emberiza chrysophrys 
1360/Little Bunting/Emberiza pusillaMany
1361[Rustic Bunting]Emberiza rustica 
1362/Yellow-breasted Bunting/Emberiza aureolaKNP
1363Crested BuntingEmberiza lathamiMany
1364/Chestnut Bunting/Emberiza rutilaKS,MH
1365/Black-headed Bunting/Emberiza melanocephalaMany
1366Red-headed BuntingEmberiza brunicepsMany
1367/Black-faced Bunting/Emberiza spodocephalaDSNP,KNP,KS,NNP
1368/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 Hills340
Bandhavgarh National Park298
Basai Wetland291
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary225
Dibru-Saikhowa National Park342
Digboi Area338
Dirang Area254
Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary360
Ferrargunj Forest Reserve83
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 Sanctuary314
Masinagudi-Bokkapuram Road195
Mishmi Hills366
Moti Virani39
Mount Abu220
Mount Harriet159
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 Wetlands184
Siyana Area117
Soorwal Lake265
Sultanpur National Park349
Tadoba National Park234
Tal Chhapar Sanctuary286
Thar Desert123
Thatekkad Bird Sanctuary269
Tinsukia Area152
Wandoor85
Total Species1368

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.