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# Species:366
# Excl Vagrants:366
# Endemics:1
# Near Endemics:1

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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Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

1Hill PartridgeArborophila torqueola
2Chestnut-breasted PartridgeArborophila mandellii
3White-cheeked PartridgeArborophila atrogularis
4Blyth's TragopanTragopan blythii
5Sclater's MonalLophophorus sclateri
6Kalij PheasantLophura leucomelanos
7Gray Peacock-PheasantPolyplectron bicalcaratum
8Red JunglefowlGallus gallus
9Swamp FrancolinOrtygornis gularis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

10Rock PigeonColumba livia
11Speckled Wood-PigeonColumba hodgsonii
12Ashy Wood-PigeonColumba pulchricollis
13Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis
14Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
15Barred Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia unchall
16Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
17Wedge-tailed Green-PigeonTreron sphenurus
18Mountain Imperial-PigeonDucula badia

 
Bustards: Otididae

19Bengal FloricanHoubaropsis bengalensis

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

20Indian CuckooCuculus micropterus
21(Himalayan Cuckoo)Cuculus saturatus
22|Lesser Cuckoo|Cuculus poliocephalus
23Green-billed MalkohaPhaenicophaeus tristis
24/Asian Emerald Cuckoo/Chrysococcyx maculatus
25(Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo)Surniculus lugubris
26Large Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx sparverioides
27Hodgson's Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx nisicolor
28Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratii
29Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

30Hodgson's FrogmouthBatrachostomus hodgsoni

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

31Gray NightjarCaprimulgus jotaka

 
Swifts: Apodidae

32White-throated NeedletailHirundapus caudacutus
33Himalayan SwiftletAerodramus brevirostris
34Blyth's SwiftApus leuconyx
35Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

36Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

37/Solitary Snipe/Gallinago solitaria
38/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
39/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

40Little EgretEgretta garzetta

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

41Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
42Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
43White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensis
44Slender-billed VultureGyps tenuirostris
45/Himalayan Griffon/Gyps himalayensis
46Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheela
47Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis
48Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensis
49/Pied Harrier/Circus melanoleucos
50Crested GoshawkAccipiter trivirgatus
51ShikraAccipiter badius
52BesraAccipiter virgatus
53Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
54Black KiteMilvus migrans
55Himalayan BuzzardButeo reflectus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

56Australasian Grass-OwlTyto longimembris
57Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

58Mountain Scops-OwlOtus spilocephalus
59Collared Scops-OwlOtus lettia
60Brown Fish-OwlKetupa zeylonensis
61Tawny Fish-OwlKetupa flavipes
62Collared OwletGlaucidium brodiei
63Asian Barred OwletGlaucidium cuculoides
64Brown Wood-OwlStrix leptogrammica
65Himalayan OwlStrix nivicolum

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

66Red-headed TrogonHarpactes erythrocephalus
67Ward's TrogonHarpactes wardi

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

68Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

69Rufous-necked HornbillAceros nipalensis
70Wreathed HornbillRhyticeros undulatus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

71Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
72Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromanda
73White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
74Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

75Blue-bearded Bee-eaterNyctyornis athertoni
76Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
77Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

78Indochinese RollerCoracias affinis

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

79Great BarbetPsilopogon virens
80Lineated BarbetPsilopogon lineatus
81Golden-throated BarbetPsilopogon franklinii
82Blue-throated BarbetPsilopogon asiaticus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

83Speckled PiculetPicumnus innominatus
84White-browed PiculetSasia ochracea
85Gray-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus canicapillus
86Rufous-bellied WoodpeckerDendrocopos hyperythrus
87Fulvous-breasted WoodpeckerDendrocopos macei
88Darjeeling WoodpeckerDendrocopos darjellensis
89Crimson-naped WoodpeckerDryobates cathpharius
90Bay WoodpeckerBlythipicus pyrrhotis
91Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurus
92Pale-headed WoodpeckerGecinulus grantia
93Lesser YellownapePicus chlorolophus
94Gray-headed WoodpeckerPicus canus
95Greater YellownapeChrysophlegma flavinucha

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

96|Amur Falcon|Falco amurensis
97/Oriental Hobby/Falco severus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

98Gray-headed ParakeetPsittacula finschii

 
Asian and Grauer's Broadbills: Eurylaimidae

99Long-tailed BroadbillPsarisomus dalhousiae

 
Pittas: Pittidae

100Blue-naped PittaHydrornis nipalensis

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

101Gray-chinned MinivetPericrocotus solaris
102Short-billed MinivetPericrocotus brevirostris
103/Long-tailed Minivet/Pericrocotus ethologus
104Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosus
105Rosy MinivetPericrocotus roseus
106Large CuckooshrikeCoracina macei
107/Black-winged Cuckooshrike/Lalage melaschistos

 
Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis: Vireonidae

108Black-headed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius rufiventer
109White-browed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius aeralatus
110Green Shrike-BabblerPteruthius xanthochlorus
111Black-eared Shrike-BabblerPteruthius melanotis
112White-bellied ErpornisErpornis zantholeuca

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

113/Black-naped Oriole/Oriolus chinensis
114Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus
115Maroon OrioleOriolus traillii

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

116Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus picatus

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

117White-throated FantailRhipidura albicollis

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

118Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
119/Ashy Drongo/Dicrurus leucophaeus
120Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus
121Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remifer
122Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus
123Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

124Blyth's Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone affinis

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

125/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatus
126Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
127/Gray-backed Shrike/Lanius tephronotus

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

128Eurasian JayGarrulus glandarius
129Yellow-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa flavirostris
130Gray TreepieDendrocitta formosae
131Collared TreepieDendrocitta frontalis
132Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

133Yellow-bellied Fairy-FantailChelidorhynx hypoxanthus
134Gray-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

135Rufous-vented TitPeriparus rubidiventris
136Cinereous TitParus cinereus
137Green-backed TitParus monticolus
138Yellow-cheeked TitMachlolophus spilonotus
139Yellow-browed TitSylviparus modestus
140Sultan TitMelanochlora sultanea

 
Larks: Alaudidae

141Bengal BushlarkMirafra assamica

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

142Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
143Black-throated PriniaPrinia atrogularis
144Rufescent PriniaPrinia rufescens
145Gray-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
146Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
147Plain PriniaPrinia inornata

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

148Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustris

 
Cupwings: Pnoepygidae

149Scaly-breasted CupwingPnoepyga albiventer
150Pygmy CupwingPnoepyga pusilla

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

151Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
152/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
153Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalense

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

154White-throated BulbulAlophoixus flaveolus
155Striated BulbulAlcurus striatus
156Ashy BulbulHemixos flavala
157Mountain BulbulIxos mcclellandii
158Black BulbulHypsipetes leucocephalus
159Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
160Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

161Ashy-throated WarblerPhylloscopus maculipennis
162Buff-barred WarblerPhylloscopus pulcher
163/Yellow-browed Warbler/Phylloscopus inornatus
164/Lemon-rumped Warbler/Phylloscopus chloronotus
165/Tickell's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus affinis
166/Dusky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuscatus
167White-spectacled WarblerPhylloscopus intermedius
168Gray-cheeked WarblerPhylloscopus poliogenys
169Green-crowned WarblerPhylloscopus burkii
170(Gray-crowned Warbler)Phylloscopus tephrocephalus
171/Whistler's Warbler/Phylloscopus whistleri
172/Greenish Warbler/Phylloscopus trochiloides
173/Large-billed Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus magnirostris
174Chestnut-crowned WarblerPhylloscopus castaniceps
175Yellow-vented WarblerPhylloscopus cantator
176/Blyth's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus reguloides
177Gray-hooded WarblerPhylloscopus xanthoschistos

 
Bush Warblers and Allies: Scotocercidae

178Gray-bellied TesiaTesia cyaniventer
179Slaty-bellied TesiaTesia olivea
180Chestnut-crowned Bush WarblerCettia major
181Gray-sided Bush WarblerCettia brunnifrons
182Chestnut-headed TesiaCettia castaneocoronata
183Yellow-bellied WarblerAbroscopus superciliaris
184Rufous-faced WarblerAbroscopus albogularis
185Black-faced WarblerAbroscopus schisticeps
186Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatus
187Broad-billed WarblerTickellia hodgsoni
188Brownish-flanked Bush WarblerHorornis fortipes
189Hume's Bush WarblerHorornis brunnescens
190Aberrant Bush WarblerHorornis flavolivaceus

 
Long-tailed Tits: Aegithalidae

191Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnus

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

192Fire-tailed MyzornisMyzornis pyrrhoura
193Golden-breasted FulvettaLioparus chrysotis
194Brown-throated FulvettaFulvetta ludlowi
195Manipur FulvettaFulvetta manipurensis
196Black-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis flavirostris
197Gray-headed ParrotbillPsittiparus gularis
198White-breasted ParrotbillPsittiparus ruficeps
199Fulvous ParrotbillSuthora fulvifrons
200Black-throated ParrotbillSuthora nipalensis
201Pale-billed ParrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliaris

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

202Striated YuhinaStaphida castaniceps
203White-naped YuhinaYuhina bakeri
204Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollis
205Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularis
206Rufous-vented YuhinaYuhina occipitalis
207Black-chinned YuhinaYuhina nigrimenta
208Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus

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

209Chestnut-capped BabblerTimalia pileata
210Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis gularis
211Golden BabblerCyanoderma chrysaeum
212Rufous-capped BabblerCyanoderma ruficeps
213Buff-chested BabblerCyanoderma ambiguum
214Mishmi Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis badeigularis
215Bar-winged Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis troglodytoides
216Black-crowned Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ferruginosus
217Red-billed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ochraceiceps
218Slender-billed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus superciliaris
219Streak-breasted Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ruficollis
220White-browed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus schisticeps
221Spot-breasted Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys mcclellandi
222Gray-throated BabblerStachyris nigriceps
223Cachar Wedge-billed BabblerStachyris roberti

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

224White-hooded BabblerGampsorhynchus rufulus
225Yellow-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus cinereus
226Rufous-winged FulvettaSchoeniparus castaneceps
227Rufous-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus rufogularis
228Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficeps
229Spot-throated BabblerPellorneum albiventre
230Long-billed Wren-BabblerNapothera malacoptila

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

231Nepal FulvettaAlcippe nipalensis
232Striated LaughingthrushGrammatoptila striata
233Himalayan CutiaCutia nipalensis
234Scaly LaughingthrushTrochalopteron subunicolor
235Blue-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron squamatum
236Black-faced LaughingthrushTrochalopteron affine
237Chestnut-crowned LaughingthrushTrochalopteron erythrocephalum
238Long-tailed SibiaHeterophasia picaoides
239Beautiful SibiaHeterophasia pulchella
240Streak-throated BarwingActinodura waldeni
241Blue-winged MinlaActinodura cyanouroptera
242Chestnut-tailed MinlaActinodura strigula
243Rusty-fronted BarwingActinodura egertoni
244Red-billed LeiothrixLeiothrix lutea
245Silver-eared MesiaLeiothrix argentauris
246Red-tailed MinlaMinla ignotincta
247Rufous-backed SibiaLeioptila annectens
248Red-faced LiocichlaLiocichla phoenicea
249Striated BabblerArgya earlei
250Lesser Necklaced LaughingthrushGarrulax monileger
251White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophus
252Rufous-chinned LaughingthrushIanthocincla rufogularis
253Spotted LaughingthrushIanthocincla ocellata
254Rufous-necked LaughingthrushPterorhinus ruficollis
255Gray-sided LaughingthrushPterorhinus caerulata

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

256Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosa
257White-tailed NuthatchSitta himalayensis
258Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta cinnamoventris

 
Treecreepers: Certhiidae

259Rusty-flanked TreecreeperCerthia nipalensis

 
Wrens: Troglodytidae

260Eurasian WrenTroglodytes troglodytes

 
Spotted Elachura: Elachuridae

261Spotted ElachuraElachura formosa

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

262Indian Pied StarlingGracupica contra
263Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
264Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
265Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus
266Great MynaAcridotheres grandis
267/Spot-winged Starling/Saroglossa spilopterus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

268Long-tailed ThrushZoothera dixoni
269Alpine ThrushZoothera mollissima
270Long-billed ThrushZoothera monticola
271Scaly ThrushZoothera dauma
272/Black-throated Thrush/Turdus atrogularis
273Gray-winged BlackbirdTurdus boulboul
274/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurus
275White-collared BlackbirdTurdus albocinctus
276Chestnut ThrushTurdus rubrocanus
277/Red-throated Thrush/Turdus ruficollis
278/Dusky Thrush/Turdus eunomus
279Naumann's ThrushTurdus naumanni
280Purple CochoaCochoa purpurea
281(Green Cochoa)Cochoa viridis

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

282|Dark-sided Flycatcher|Muscicapa sibirica
283Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
284White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricus
285Large NiltavaNiltava grandis
286Small NiltavaNiltava macgrigoriae
287Rufous-bellied NiltavaNiltava sundara
288Chinese Vivid NiltavaNiltava oatesi
289Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
290White-gorgeted FlycatcherAnthipes monileger
291Pale-chinned Blue FlycatcherCyornis poliogenys
292(Pale Blue Flycatcher)Cyornis unicolor
293Blue-throated FlycatcherCyornis rubeculoides
294Large Blue FlycatcherCyornis magnirostris
295Hill Blue FlycatcherCyornis whitei
296Rusty-bellied ShortwingBrachypteryx hyperythra
297Lesser ShortwingBrachypteryx leucophris
298Himalayan ShortwingBrachypteryx cruralis
299Gould's ShortwingBrachypteryx stellata
300Blue Whistling-ThrushMyophonus caeruleus
301Little ForktailEnicurus scouleri
302White-crowned ForktailEnicurus leschenaulti
303Spotted ForktailEnicurus maculatus
304Black-backed ForktailEnicurus immaculatus
305Slaty-backed ForktailEnicurus schistaceus
306White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucurum
307Blue-fronted RobinCinclidium frontale
308/Himalayan Bluetail/Tarsiger rufilatus
309Rufous-breasted Bush-RobinTarsiger hyperythrus
310White-browed Bush-RobinTarsiger indicus
311Golden Bush-RobinTarsiger chrysaeus
312Slaty-blue FlycatcherFicedula tricolor
313Snowy-browed FlycatcherFicedula hyperythra
314Pygmy FlycatcherFicedula hodgsoni
315Rufous-gorgeted FlycatcherFicedula strophiata
316Sapphire FlycatcherFicedula sapphira
317Little Pied FlycatcherFicedula westermanni
318/Taiga Flycatcher/Ficedula albicilla
319/Blue-fronted Redstart/Phoenicurus frontalis
320Plumbeous RedstartPhoenicurus fuliginosus
321White-capped RedstartPhoenicurus leucocephalus
322/Hodgson's Redstart/Phoenicurus hodgsoni
323/Black Redstart/Phoenicurus ochruros
324/Daurian Redstart/Phoenicurus auroreus
325Chestnut-bellied Rock-ThrushMonticola rufiventris
326/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
327/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
328Gray BushchatSaxicola ferreus
329(Pied Wheatear)Oenanthe pleschanka

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

330Plain FlowerpeckerDicaeum minullum
331Fire-breasted FlowerpeckerDicaeum ignipectus

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

332Fire-tailed SunbirdAethopyga ignicauda
333Black-throated SunbirdAethopyga saturata
334Mrs. Gould's SunbirdAethopyga gouldiae
335Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensis
336Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparaja
337Little SpiderhunterArachnothera longirostra
338Streaked SpiderhunterArachnothera magna

 
Leafbirds: Chloropseidae

339Orange-bellied LeafbirdChloropsis hardwickii

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

340Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

341White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
342Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata

 
Accentors: Prunellidae

343Alpine AccentorPrunella collaris
344Rufous-breasted AccentorPrunella strophiata
345Maroon-backed AccentorPrunella immaculata

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

346House SparrowPasser domesticus
347Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

348Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
349/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
350Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
351Rosy PipitAnthus roseatus
352/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoni

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

353Collared GrosbeakMycerobas affinis
354Spot-winged GrosbeakMycerobas melanozanthos
355Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus
356Scarlet FinchCarpodacus sipahi
357Dark-rumped RosefinchCarpodacus edwardsii
358Crimson-browed FinchCarpodacus subhimachala
359Gray-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythaca
360/Gold-naped Finch/Pyrrhoplectes epauletta
361Dark-breasted RosefinchProcarduelis nipalensis
362Plain Mountain FinchLeucosticte nemoricola

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

363Tristram's BuntingEmberiza tristrami
364/Little Bunting/Emberiza pusilla
365Crested BuntingEmberiza lathami
366/Chestnut Bunting/Emberiza rutila

 

 *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.