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PERIYAR NATIONAL PARK

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# Species:258
# Excl Vagrants:258
# Endemics:27
# Near Endemics:24

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

1Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhyncha

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

2Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
3Red SpurfowlGalloperdix spadicea
4Gray JunglefowlGallus sonneratii
5Painted Bush-QuailPerdicula erythrorhyncha

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

6Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

7Rock PigeonColumba livia
8Nilgiri Wood-PigeonColumba elphinstonii
9Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
10Asian Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
11Gray-fronted Green-PigeonTreron affinis
12Yellow-footed Green-PigeonTreron phoenicopterus
13Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea
14Malabar Imperial-PigeonDucula cuprea

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

15Indian CuckooCuculus micropterus
16|Lesser Cuckoo|Cuculus poliocephalus
17Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
18Lesser CoucalCentropus bengalensis
19Blue-faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus viridirostris
20Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
21Chestnut-winged CuckooClamator coromandus
22Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
23Fork-tailed Drongo-CuckooSurniculus dicruroides
24Large Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx sparverioides
25Common Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx varius
26Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratii
27Gray-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinus

 
Frogmouths: Podargidae

28Sri Lanka FrogmouthBatrachostomus moniliger

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

29Great Eared-NightjarLyncornis macrotis
30Jungle NightjarCaprimulgus indicus
31Jerdon's NightjarCaprimulgus atripennis

 
Swifts: Apodidae

32White-rumped SpinetailZoonavena sylvatica
33Brown-backed NeedletailHirundapus giganteus
34Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolor
35Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melba
36Blyth's SwiftApus leuconyx
37Little SwiftApus affinis
38Asian Palm SwiftCypsiurus balasiensis

 
Treeswifts: Hemiprocnidae

39Crested TreeswiftHemiprocne coronata

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

40Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
41WatercockGallicrex cinerea
42White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
43Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fusca

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

44Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

45Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
46Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

47/Pin-tailed Snipe/Gallinago stenura
48/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
49/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
50/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
51/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
52/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

53Yellow-legged ButtonquailTurnix tanki

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

54Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
55River TernSterna aurantia

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

56Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans
57/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
58Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus
59Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

60Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

61Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
62Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
63Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

64Cinnamon BitternIxobrychus cinnamomeus
65Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensis
66Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
67Little EgretEgretta garzetta
68Striated HeronButorides striata
69Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
70Eastern Cattle EgretBubulcus coromandus
71Great EgretArdea alba
72Medium EgretArdea intermedia
73Gray HeronArdea cinerea
74Purple HeronArdea purpurea

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

75Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

76/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

77Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
78Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
79Black BazaAviceda leuphotes
80Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvus
81White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensis
82Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheela
83Short-toed Snake-EagleCircaetus gallicus
84Legge's Hawk-EagleNisaetus kelaarti
85Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
86Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii
87Black EagleIctinaetus malaiensis
88/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
89Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
90/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
91/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
92Crested GoshawkAccipiter trivirgatus
93ShikraAccipiter badius
94BesraAccipiter virgatus
95Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
96Black KiteMilvus migrans
97Lesser Fish-EagleIcthyophaga humilis
98/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo

 
Owls: Strigidae

99Indian Scops-OwlOtus bakkamoena
100Oriental Scops-OwlOtus sunia
101Brown Fish-OwlKetupa zeylonensis
102Spot-bellied Eagle-OwlKetupa nipalensis
103Jungle OwletGlaucidium radiatum
104Brown Wood-OwlStrix leptogrammica
105Brown BoobookNinox scutulata

 
Trogons: Trogonidae

106Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatus

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

107Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

108Malabar Gray HornbillOcyceros griseus
109Indian Gray HornbillOcyceros birostris
110Malabar Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros coronatus

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

111Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
112Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
113White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
114Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileata
115Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

116Blue-bearded Bee-eaterNyctyornis athertoni
117Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
118Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus
119Chestnut-headed Bee-eaterMerops leschenaulti

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

120Indian RollerCoracias benghalensis

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

121Malabar BarbetPsilopogon malabaricus
122Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
123Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus
124White-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridis

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

125Speckled PiculetPicumnus innominatus
126Heart-spotted WoodpeckerHemicircus canente
127Brown-capped Pygmy WoodpeckerYungipicus nanus
128Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurus
129Common FlamebackDinopium javanense
130Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense
131Lesser YellownapePicus chlorolophus
132Streak-throated WoodpeckerPicus xanthopygaeus
133Malabar FlamebackChrysocolaptes socialis
134White-bellied WoodpeckerDryocopus javensis

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

135Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
136Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

137Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
138Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala
139Malabar ParakeetPsittacula columboides
140Vernal Hanging-ParrotLoriculus vernalis

 
Pittas: Pittidae

141Indian PittaPitta brachyura

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

142Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
143Orange MinivetPericrocotus flammeus
144Large CuckooshrikeCoracina macei
145Black-headed CuckooshrikeLalage melanoptera

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

146Indian Golden OrioleOriolus kundoo
147/Black-naped Oriole/Oriolus chinensis
148Black-hooded OrioleOriolus xanthornus

 
Woodswallows, Bellmagpies, and Allies: Artamidae

149Ashy WoodswallowArtamus fuscus

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

150Malabar WoodshrikeTephrodornis sylvicola
151Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus
152Bar-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus picatus

 
Ioras: Aegithinidae

153Common IoraAegithina tiphia

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

154Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
155/Ashy Drongo/Dicrurus leucophaeus
156White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens
157Bronzed DrongoDicrurus aeneus
158Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus
159Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

160Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
161Indian Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

162/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatus
163Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

164Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
165White-bellied TreepieDendrocitta leucogastra
166House CrowCorvus splendens
167Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

168Gray-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

169Cinereous TitParus cinereus
170Indian Yellow TitMachlolophus aplonotus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

171Malabar LarkGalerida malabarica

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

172Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
173Gray-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
174Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
175Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
176Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

177/Thick-billed Warbler/Arundinax aedon
178/Booted Warbler/Iduna caligata
179/Paddyfield Warbler/Acrocephalus agricola
180/Blyth's Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus dumetorum
181/Clamorous Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus stentoreus

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

182Dusky Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne concolor
183Hill SwallowHirundo domicola
184/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
185Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

186Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indica
187Square-tailed BulbulHypsipetes ganeesa
188Gray-headed BulbulMicrotarsus priocephalus
189Flame-throated BulbulRubigula gularis
190White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolus
191Yellow-throated BulbulPycnonotus xantholaemus
192Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
193Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

194/Tickell's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus affinis
195|Green Warbler|Phylloscopus nitidus
196/Greenish Warbler/Phylloscopus trochiloides
197/Large-billed Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus magnirostris
198Western Crowned WarblerPhylloscopus occipitalis

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

199/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca curruca

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

200Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus

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

201Tawny-bellied BabblerDumetia hyperythra
202Dark-fronted BabblerDumetia atriceps
203Indian Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus horsfieldii

 
Fulvetta and Ground Babblers: Pellorneidae

204Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficeps

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

205Brown-cheeked FulvettaAlcippe poioicephala
206Rufous BabblerArgya subrufa
207Jungle BabblerArgya striata
208Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinis
209Wayanad LaughingthrushPterorhinus delesserti

 
Nuthatches: Sittidae

210Velvet-fronted NuthatchSitta frontalis

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

211Southern Hill MynaGracula indica
212/Rosy Starling/Pastor roseus
213Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
214Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
215Malabar StarlingSturnia blythii
216Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
217Jungle MynaAcridotheres fuscus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

218Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
219Indian BlackbirdTurdus simillimus

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

220Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauurica
221/Brown-breasted Flycatcher/Muscicapa muttui
222Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatus
223Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
224White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricus
225Nilgiri FlycatcherEumyias albicaudatus
226Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
227White-bellied Blue FlycatcherCyornis pallidipes
228Blue-throated FlycatcherCyornis rubeculoides
229Tickell's Blue FlycatcherCyornis tickelliae
230Indian Blue RobinLarvivora brunnea
231Malabar Whistling-ThrushMyophonus horsfieldii
232Black-and-orange FlycatcherFicedula nigrorufa
233/Rusty-tailed Flycatcher/Ficedula ruficauda
234Blue-capped Rock-ThrushMonticola cinclorhyncha
235/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
236Pied BushchatSaxicola caprata

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

237Thick-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum agile
238Pale-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum erythrorhynchos
239Nilgiri FlowerpeckerDicaeum concolor

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

240Purple-rumped SunbirdLeptocoma zeylonica
241Crimson-backed SunbirdLeptocoma minima
242Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus
243Loten's SunbirdCinnyris lotenius
244Little SpiderhunterArachnothera longirostra

 
Fairy-bluebirds: Irenidae

245Asian Fairy-bluebirdIrena puella

 
Leafbirds: Chloropseidae

246Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoni
247Golden-fronted LeafbirdChloropsis aurifrons

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

248White-rumped MuniaLonchura striata
249Black-throated MuniaLonchura kelaarti
250Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
251Tricolored MuniaLonchura malacca

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

252House SparrowPasser domesticus

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

253/Forest Wagtail/Dendronanthus indicus
254Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
255/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
256White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
257Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

258Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus

 

 *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.