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# Species:235
# Excl Vagrants:235
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:6

BIRD CHECKLIST

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

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Ducks: Anatidae

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

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

18Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
19Gray FrancolinOrtygornis pondicerianus
20Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinus
21/Common Quail/Coturnix coturnix

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

22/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseus

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

23Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

24Rock PigeonColumba livia
25/Yellow-eyed Pigeon/Columba eversmanni
26Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis
27Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
28Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
29Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
30Yellow-footed Green-PigeonTreron phoenicopterus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

31Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus
32Painted SandgrousePterocles indicus

 
Bustards: Otididae

33/Macqueen's Bustard/Chlamydotis macqueenii

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

34Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
35Sirkeer MalkohaTaccocua leschenaultii
36Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
37Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
38Common Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx varius

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

39Savanna NightjarCaprimulgus affinis

 
Swifts: Apodidae

40Little SwiftApus affinis

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

41Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
42Eurasian CootFulica atra
43Gray-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
44White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus

 
Cranes: Gruidae

45/Demoiselle Crane/Anthropoides virgo
46/Common Crane/Grus grus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

47Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

48Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
49/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

50Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
51Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
52Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
53/White-tailed Lapwing/Vanellus leucurus
54/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifrons
55Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

56Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

57Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

58/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
59/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
60/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
61/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
62/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
63/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
64/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
65/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
66/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
67/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
68/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
69/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

70Small ButtonquailTurnix sylvaticus

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

71/Cream-colored Courser/Cursorius cursor
72Indian CourserCursorius coromandelicus

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

73/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
74/Brown-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
75/Pallas's Gull/Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
76/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscus
77River TernSterna aurantia

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

78Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus
79Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

80Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

81Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
82Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

83Black BitternIxobrychus flavicollis
84Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
85Little EgretEgretta garzetta
86Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
87Eastern Cattle EgretBubulcus coromandus
88Great EgretArdea alba
89Medium EgretArdea intermedia
90Gray HeronArdea cinerea
91Purple HeronArdea purpurea

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

92/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellus
93Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
94Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
95Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

96/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

97Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
98Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
99European Honey-buzzardPernis apivorus
100Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvus
101/Cinereous Vulture/Aegypius monachus
102White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensis
103Indian VultureGyps indicus
104/Himalayan Griffon/Gyps himalayensis
105/Eurasian Griffon/Gyps fulvus
106Short-toed Snake-EagleCircaetus gallicus
107Indian Spotted EagleClanga hastata
108/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
109/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
110Tawny EagleAquila rapax
111/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
112/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
113Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
114White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesa
115/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
116/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
117/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
118ShikraAccipiter badius
119Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
120Black KiteMilvus migrans
121Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
122Pallas's Fish-EagleHaliaeetus leucoryphus
123/White-tailed Eagle/Haliaeetus albicilla
124/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
125/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus

 
Owls: Strigidae

126Indian Scops-OwlOtus bakkamoena
127Spotted OwletAthene brama
128Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

129Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

130Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
131White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

132Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
133(Blue-cheeked Bee-eater)Merops persicus

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

134|European Roller|Coracias garrulus
135Indian RollerCoracias benghalensis

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

136Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

137/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
138Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

139Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
140Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
141Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
142Laggar FalconFalco jugger
143Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

144Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
145Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

146Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

147Indian Golden OrioleOriolus kundoo

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

148Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

149White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

150Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

151|Red-tailed Shrike|Lanius phoenicuroides
152/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
153Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
154Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
155Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

156Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
157House CrowCorvus splendens
158Common RavenCorvus corax

 
Larks: Alaudidae

159Rufous-tailed LarkAmmomanes phoenicura
160Desert LarkAmmomanes deserti
161Black-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix nigriceps
162Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseus
163Indian BushlarkMirafra erythroptera
164/Greater Short-toed Lark/Calandrella brachydactyla
165Mongolian Short-toed LarkCalandrella dukhunensis
166/Hume's Lark/Calandrella acutirostris
167/Bimaculated Lark/Melanocorypha bimaculata
168Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
169Crested LarkGalerida cristata

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

170Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
171Rufous-fronted PriniaPrinia buchanani
172Delicate PriniaPrinia lepida
173Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
174Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
175Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

176/Sykes's Warbler/Iduna rama

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

177Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
178Dusky Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne concolor
179/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
180Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
181Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
182Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

183Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
184White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

185/Hume's Warbler/Phylloscopus humei
186Sulphur-bellied WarblerPhylloscopus griseolus
187/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

188/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca curruca
189/Eastern Orphean Warbler/Curruca crassirostris
190/Asian Desert Warbler/Curruca nana
191Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

192Large Gray BabblerArgya malcolmi
193Jungle BabblerArgya striata
194Common BabblerArgya caudata

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

195Indian Spotted CreeperSalpornis spilonota

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

196/European Starling/Sturnus vulgaris
197/Rosy Starling/Pastor roseus
198Indian Pied StarlingGracupica contra
199Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
200Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
201Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

202/Black-throated Thrush/Turdus atrogularis

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

203Rufous-tailed Scrub-RobinCercotrichas galactotes
204Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatus
205Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
206/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecica
207/Red-breasted Flycatcher/Ficedula parva
208/Black Redstart/Phoenicurus ochruros
209/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
210White-browed BushchatSaxicola macrorhynchus
211/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
212Pied BushchatSaxicola caprata
213/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
214/Desert Wheatear/Oenanthe deserti
215Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fusca
216/Variable Wheatear/Oenanthe picata

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

217Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

218Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

219Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
220Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

221House SparrowPasser domesticus
222/Spanish Sparrow/Passer hispaniolensis
223Sind SparrowPasser pyrrhonotus
224Yellow-throated SparrowGymnornis xanthocollis

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

225Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
226/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
227/Citrine Wagtail/Motacilla citreola
228White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
229/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
230Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
231Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
232/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestris
233/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
234/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoni
235/Water Pipit/Anthus spinoletta

 

 *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.