OOTY/OOTACAMUND
INDIA
LOCALE
| # Species: | 205 |
| # Excl Vagrants: | 205 |
| # Endemics: | 25 |
| # Near Endemics: | 16 |
TARGET BIRD LIST
List of target species for the country that could possibly be seen at this location. Target birds are those that are endemic, near endemic, critically endangered or endangered according to the IUCN, best seen in this country, or always considered by us to be a target. Accidentals, vagrants, and very rare species are excluded from this list.
| 1 | Red Spurfowl | Galloperdix spadicea | E |
| 2 | Gray Junglefowl | Gallus sonneratii | E |
| 3 | Gray Francolin | Ortygornis pondicerianus | BC |
| 4 | Painted Bush-Quail | Perdicula erythrorhyncha | E |
| 5 | Nilgiri Wood-Pigeon | Columba elphinstonii | E |
| 6 | Gray-fronted Green-Pigeon | Treron affinis | E |
| 7 | Malabar Imperial-Pigeon | Ducula cuprea | E |
| 8 | Jungle Nightjar | Caprimulgus indicus | BC |
| 9 | Jerdon's Nightjar | Caprimulgus atripennis | NE |
| 10 | Indian Swiftlet | Aerodramus unicolor | NE |
| 11 | Red-headed Vulture | Sarcogyps calvus | CR |
| 12 | Malabar Gray Hornbill | Ocyceros griseus | E |
| 13 | Indian Gray Hornbill | Ocyceros birostris | BC |
| 14 | White-cheeked Barbet | Psilopogon viridis | E |
| 15 | Black-rumped Flameback | Dinopium benghalense | BC |
| 16 | Plum-headed Parakeet | Psittacula cyanocephala | BC |
| 17 | Malabar Parakeet | Psittacula columboides | E |
| 18 | Indian Pitta | Pitta brachyura | NE |
| 19 | Orange Minivet | Pericrocotus flammeus | NE |
| 20 | Black-headed Cuckooshrike | Lalage melanoptera | BC |
| 21 | Malabar Woodshrike | Tephrodornis sylvicola | E |
| 22 | Spot-breasted Fantail | Rhipidura albogularis | E |
| 23 | White-bellied Drongo | Dicrurus caerulescens | NE |
| 24 | Bay-backed Shrike | Lanius vittatus | BC |
| 25 | White-bellied Treepie | Dendrocitta leucogastra | E |
| 26 | Indian Yellow Tit | Machlolophus aplonotus | E |
| 27 | Ashy-crowned Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix griseus | BC |
| 28 | Jerdon's Bushlark | Mirafra affinis | NE |
| 29 | Malabar Lark | Galerida malabarica | E |
| 30 | Hill Swallow | Hirundo domicola | NE |
| 31 | Yellow-browed Bulbul | Acritillas indica | NE |
| 32 | Square-tailed Bulbul | Hypsipetes ganeesa | NE |
| 33 | White-browed Bulbul | Pycnonotus luteolus | NE |
| 34 | Tytler's Leaf Warbler | Phylloscopus tytleri | BC |
| 35 | /Tickell's Leaf Warbler/ | Phylloscopus affinis | BC |
| 36 | Western Crowned Warbler | Phylloscopus occipitalis | BC |
| 37 | Tawny-bellied Babbler | Dumetia hyperythra | BC |
| 38 | Indian Scimitar-Babbler | Pomatorhinus horsfieldii | NE |
| 39 | Nilgiri Laughingthrush | Montecincla cachinnans | E |
| 40 | Rufous Babbler | Argya subrufa | E |
| 41 | Yellow-billed Babbler | Argya affinis | NE |
| 42 | Southern Hill Myna | Gracula indica | NE |
| 43 | Nilgiri Thrush | Zoothera neilgherriensis | E |
| 44 | Indian Blackbird | Turdus simillimus | NE |
| 45 | Nilgiri Sholakili | Sholicola major | E |
| 46 | Nilgiri Flycatcher | Eumyias albicaudatus | E |
| 47 | White-bellied Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis pallidipes | E |
| 48 | Tickell's Blue Flycatcher | Cyornis tickelliae | BC |
| 49 | Malabar Whistling-Thrush | Myophonus horsfieldii | E |
| 50 | Black-and-orange Flycatcher | Ficedula nigrorufa | E |
| 51 | /Kashmir Flycatcher/ | Ficedula subrubra | BC |
| 52 | Nilgiri Flowerpecker | Dicaeum concolor | E |
| 53 | Purple-rumped Sunbird | Leptocoma zeylonica | BC |
| 54 | Crimson-backed Sunbird | Leptocoma minima | E |
| 55 | Loten's Sunbird | Cinnyris lotenius | NE |
| 56 | Jerdon's Leafbird | Chloropsis jerdoni | NE |
| 57 | Indian Silverbill | Euodice malabarica | BC |
| 58 | Nilgiri Pipit | Anthus nilghiriensis | E |
*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.
OTHER LOCALES
REASON CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| E | Endemic | 25 |
| NE | Near Endemic | 16 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 1 |
| EN | Endangered | 0 |
| BC | Best Seen in This Country | 16 |
| AT | Always a Target | 0 |