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INDIA SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

Accessible Species

ASIA INDIA

# Species:1367
# Excl Vagrants:1235
# 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

DISTRIBUTION CODES

CodeDescription##
EEndemic49
LCLocal5
NENear Endemic47
RRRestricted Range319

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened63
VVulnerable53
ENEndangered17
CRCritically Endangered13

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 specialty birds in the country occurring in locales typically visited by birding tours. Specialties include endemics and globally threatened, vulnerable or endangered. 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

1/Greater White-fronted Goose/Anser albifronsRR 
2/Common Shelduck/Tadorna tadornaRR 
3/Falcated Duck/Mareca falcata NT
4/Marbled Duck/Marmaronetta angustirostrisRRV
5White-winged DuckAsarcornis scutulata EN
6/Common Pochard/Aythya ferina V
7/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca NT
8/Baer's Pochard/Aythya baeriRRCR
9|White-headed Duck|Oxyura leucocephala EN
10Chestnut-breasted PartridgeArborophila mandellii NT
11White-cheeked PartridgeArborophila atrogularisRRNT
12Blyth's TragopanTragopan blythiiRRV
13Temminck's TragopanTragopan temminckiiRR 
14Koklass PheasantPucrasia macrolophaRR 
15Cheer PheasantCatreus wallichiiRRV
16Red SpurfowlGalloperdix spadiceaE 
17Painted SpurfowlGalloperdix lunulataE 
18Gray JunglefowlGallus sonneratiiE 
19Swamp FrancolinOrtygornis gularis V
20Painted FrancolinFrancolinus pictusNE 
21Jungle Bush-QuailPerdicula asiaticaNE 
22Rock Bush-QuailPerdicula argoondahE 
23Painted Bush-QuailPerdicula erythrorhynchaE 
24Hill PigeonColumba rupestrisRR 
25Snow PigeonColumba leuconotaRR 
26/Yellow-eyed Pigeon/Columba eversmanni V
27Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbusRR 
28Ashy Wood-PigeonColumba pulchricollis  
29Nilgiri Wood-PigeonColumba elphinstoniiEV
30Pale-capped PigeonColumba punicea V
31Barred Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia unchallRR 
32Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobarica NT
33Gray-fronted Green-PigeonTreron affinisE 
34Ashy-headed Green-PigeonTreron phayreiRRNT
35Thick-billed Green-PigeonTreron curvirostraRR 
36Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea NT
37Malabar Imperial-PigeonDucula cupreaE 
38Mountain Imperial-PigeonDucula badiaRR 
39Painted SandgrousePterocles indicusNE 
40Great Indian BustardArdeotis nigricepsNECR
41/Asian Houbara/Chlamydotis macqueenii V
42Bengal FloricanHoubaropsis bengalensisRRCR
43Lesser FloricanSypheotides indicusECR
44|Little Bustard|Tetrax tetrax NT
45Blue-faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus viridirostrisNE 
46(Violet Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchusRR 
47(Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo)Surniculus lugubrisRR 
48Jerdon's NightjarCaprimulgus atripennisNE 
49Sri Lanka FrogmouthBatrachostomus moniligerNE 
50Hodgson's FrogmouthBatrachostomus hodgsoniRR 
51White-rumped SpinetailZoonavena sylvaticaNE 
52Silver-backed NeedletailHirundapus cochinchinensisRR 
53Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolorNE 
54White-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagusRR 
55(Dark-rumped Swift)Apus acuticaudaRRV
56/Water Rail/Rallus aquaticusRR 
57Sarus CraneAntigone antigone V
58Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostris NT
59Beach Thick-kneeEsacus magnirostrisRRNT
60IbisbillIbidorhyncha struthersiiRR 
61/Northern Lapwing/Vanellus vanellus NT
62River LapwingVanellus duvaucelii NT
63/Sociable Lapwing/Vanellus gregariusRRCR
64/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata NT
65/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica NT
66/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa NT
67/Asian Dowitcher/Limnodromus semipalmatusRRNT
68/Wood Snipe/Gallinago nemoricola V
69/Swinhoe's Snipe/Gallinago megalaRR 
70/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostrisRREN
71/Red Knot/Calidris canutusRRNT
72/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea NT
73/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis NT
74Indian CourserCursorius coromandelicusNE 
75(Collared Pratincole)Glareola pratincolaRR 
76/Slender-billed Gull/Chroicocephalus geneiRR 
77Indian SkimmerRynchops albicollisLCEN
78Saunders's TernSternula saundersiRR 
79/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusRR 
80Roseate TernSterna dougalliiRR 
81River TernSterna aurantia V
82Black-naped TernSterna sumatranaRR 
83Black-bellied TernSterna acuticauda EN
84Lesser FlamingoPhoenicoparrus minor V
85/Eared Grebe/Podiceps nigricollisRR 
86Swinhoe's Storm-PetrelHydrobates monorhis NT
87Barau's PetrelPterodroma baraui EN
88#Jouanin's Petrel#Bulweria fallax NT
89Streaked ShearwaterCalonectris leucomelas NT
90Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipes NT
91Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus NT
92Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus NT
93/Lesser Adjutant/Leptoptilos javanicus V
94Greater AdjutantLeptoptilos dubiusRREN
95Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala NT
96Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster NT
97Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus NT
98Little BitternBotaurus minutusRR 
99Malayan Night HeronGorsachius melanolophusRR 
100Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacraRR 
101Chinese Pond-HeronArdeola bacchusLC 
102White-bellied HeronArdea insignisRRCR
103/Goliath Heron/Ardea goliathRR 
104Spot-billed PelicanPelecanus philippensis NT
105/Dalmatian Pelican/Pelecanus crispus NT
106Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus NT
107Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus EN
108Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoniRR 
109Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvus CR
110/Cinereous Vulture/Aegypius monachus NT
111White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensis CR
112Indian VultureGyps indicus CR
113Slender-billed VultureGyps tenuirostris CR
114/Himalayan Griffon/Gyps himalayensis NT
115Legge's Hawk-EagleNisaetus kelaartiNE 
116Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis NT
117Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii NT
118Indian Spotted EagleClanga hastata V
119/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga V
120Tawny EagleAquila rapax V
121/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis EN
122/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca V
123/Japanese Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza gularisRR 
124/Chinese Sparrowhawk/Tachyspiza soloensisRR 
125/Eastern Marsh Harrier/Circus spilonotusRR 
126/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus NT
127Pallas's Fish-EagleHaliaeetus leucoryphus EN
128Lesser Fish-EagleIcthyophaga humilis NT
129Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus NT
130Sri Lanka Bay-OwlPhodilus assimilisNE 
131/Pallid Scops-Owl/Otus bruceiRR 
132Tawny Fish-OwlKetupa flavipesRR 
133Forest OwletAthene blewittiEEN
134Mottled Wood-OwlStrix ocellataE 
135/Long-eared Owl/Asio otusRR 
136Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatusNE 
137Ward's TrogonHarpactes wardiRRNT
138Great HornbillBuceros bicornis V
139Malabar Gray HornbillOcyceros griseusEV
140Malabar Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros coronatusNENT
141Rufous-necked HornbillAceros nipalensisRRV
142Wreathed HornbillRhyticeros undulatusRRV
143Blyth's KingfisherAlcedo herculesRRNT
144Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromandaRR 
145Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileata V
146Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chlorisLC 
147|European Roller|Coracias garrulusRR 
148Indochinese RollerCoracias affinisRR 
149Malabar BarbetPsilopogon malabaricusE 
150White-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridisE 
151Golden-throated BarbetPsilopogon frankliniiRR 
152Yellow-rumped HoneyguideIndicator xanthonotusRRNT
153White-browed PiculetSasia ochraceaRR 
154Brown-fronted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes auricepsRR 
155Darjeeling WoodpeckerDendrocopos darjellensisRR 
156Himalayan WoodpeckerDendrocopos himalayensisRR 
157Crimson-naped WoodpeckerDryobates cathphariusRR 
158Bay WoodpeckerBlythipicus pyrrhotisRR 
159Pale-headed WoodpeckerGecinulus grantiaRR 
160Scaly-bellied WoodpeckerPicus squamatusRR 
161Malabar FlamebackChrysocolaptes socialisE 
162White-naped WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes festivusNE 
163Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentus V
164Pied FalconetMicrohierax melanoleucosRR 
165Collared FalconetMicrohierax caerulescensRR 
166Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera NT
167Laggar FalconFalco jugger NT
168Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria NT
169Slaty-headed ParakeetPsittacula himalayanaRR 
170Gray-headed ParakeetPsittacula finschiiRRNT
171Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseataRRNT
172Malabar ParakeetPsittacula columboidesE 
173Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandri NT
174Long-tailed ParakeetPsittacula longicaudaRRV
175Gray-lored BroadbillSerilophus rubrophygiusRR 
176Blue-naped PittaHydrornis nipalensisRR 
177Blue PittaHydrornis cyaneusRR 
178Indian PittaPitta brachyuraNE 
179White-bellied MinivetPericrocotus erythropygiusE 
180Gray-chinned MinivetPericrocotus solarisRR 
181Short-billed MinivetPericrocotus brevirostrisRR 
182Orange MinivetPericrocotus flammeusNE 
183/Ashy Minivet/Pericrocotus divaricatusRR 
184Indian CuckooshrikeCoracina maceiNE 
185Black-headed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius rufiventerRR 
186Black-eared Shrike-BabblerPteruthius melanotisRR 
187White-bellied ErpornisErpornis zantholeucaRR 
188/Slender-billed Oriole/Oriolus tenuirostrisRR 
189White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchusRR 
190Malabar WoodshrikeTephrodornis sylvicolaE 
191White-tailed IoraAegithina nigroluteaNE 
192Spot-breasted FantailRhipidura albogularisE 
193White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescensNE 
194Crow-billed DrongoDicrurus annectensRR 
195Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remiferRR 
196|Red-backed Shrike|Lanius collurioRR 
197|Red-tailed Shrike|Lanius phoenicuroidesRR 
198|Burmese Shrike|Lanius collurioidesRR 
199Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusRR 
200Black-headed JayGarrulus lanceolatusRR 
201Yellow-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa flavirostrisRR 
202Red-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaRR 
203Common Green-MagpieCissa chinensisRR 
204White-bellied TreepieDendrocitta leucogastraE 
205Southern NutcrackerNucifraga hemisilaRR 
206Yellow-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusRR 
207Fire-capped TitCephalopyrus flammicepsRR 
208Rufous-naped TitPeriparus rufonuchalisRR 
209Rufous-vented TitPeriparus rubidiventrisRR 
210White-naped TitMachlolophus nuchalisEV
211Himalayan Black-lored TitMachlolophus xanthogenysRR 
212Indian Yellow TitMachlolophus aplonotusE 
213Yellow-cheeked TitMachlolophus spilonotusRR 
214Sultan TitMelanochlora sultaneaRR 
215Rufous-tailed LarkAmmomanes phoenicuraNE 
216Jerdon's BushlarkPlocealauda affinisNE 
217Indian BushlarkPlocealauda erythropteraNE 
218/Eurasian Skylark/Alauda arvensisRR 
219Malabar LarkGalerida malabaricaE 
220/Bimaculated Lark/Melanocorypha bimaculataRR 
221Dark-necked TailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularisRR 
222Black-throated PriniaPrinia atrogularisRR 
223Gray-crowned PriniaPrinia cinereocapillaNEV
224Rufescent PriniaPrinia rufescensRR 
225Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvaticaNE 
226/Moustached Warbler/Acrocephalus melanopogonRR 
227/Blunt-winged Warbler/Acrocephalus concinensRR 
228/Oriental Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus orientalisRR 
229/Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes certhiolaRR 
230/Lanceolated Warbler/Locustella lanceolataRR 
231Brown Bush WarblerLocustella luteoventrisRR 
232/Chinese Bush Warbler/Locustella tacsanowskiaRR 
233(Long-billed Bush Warbler)Locustella majorRRNT
234Russet Bush WarblerLocustella mandelliRR 
235Broad-tailed GrassbirdSchoenicola platyurusEV
236Bristled GrassbirdSchoenicola striataLCV
237Nepal CupwingPnoepyga immaculataRR 
238Pygmy CupwingPnoepyga pusillaRR 
239/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaRR 
240Hill SwallowHirundo domicolaNE 
241Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalenseRR 
242Striated SwallowCecropis striolataRR 
243White-throated BulbulAlophoixus flaveolusRR 
244Striated BulbulAlcurus striatusRR 
245Olive BulbulIole viridescensRR 
246Ashy BulbulHemixos flavalaRR 
247Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indicaNE 
248Square-tailed BulbulHypsipetes ganeesaNE 
249Gray-headed BulbulMicrotarsus priocephalusENT
250Flame-throated BulbulRubigula gularisE 
251White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolusNE 
252Flavescent BulbulPycnonotus flavescensRR 
253Yellow-throated BulbulPycnonotus xantholaemusEV
254/Yellow-browed Warbler/Phylloscopus inornatusRR 
255/Brooks's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus subviridisRR 
256/Smoky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuligiventerRR 
257White-spectacled WarblerPhylloscopus intermediusRR 
258Gray-cheeked WarblerPhylloscopus poliogenysRR 
259(Gray-crowned Warbler)Phylloscopus tephrocephalusRR 
260Chestnut-crowned WarblerPhylloscopus castanicepsRR 
261Yellow-vented WarblerPhylloscopus cantatorRR 
262Gray-bellied TesiaTesia cyaniventerRR 
263Slaty-bellied TesiaTesia oliveaRR 
264/Cetti's Warbler/Cettia cettiRR 
265Yellow-bellied WarblerAbroscopus superciliarisRR 
266Rufous-faced WarblerAbroscopus albogularisRR 
267Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatusRR 
268Broad-billed WarblerTickellia hodgsoniRR 
269Hume's Bush WarblerHorornis brunnescensRR 
270Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnusRR 
271Black-browed TitAegithalos iouschistosRR 
272|Greater Whitethroat|Curruca communisRR 
273Fire-tailed MyzornisMyzornis pyrrhouraRR 
274Golden-breasted FulvettaLioparus chrysotisRR 
275Jerdon's BabblerChrysomma altirostreRRV
276Brown-throated FulvettaFulvetta ludlowiRR 
277Black-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis flavirostrisNEV
278Brown ParrotbillParadoxornis unicolorRR 
279Gray-headed ParrotbillParadoxornis gularisRR 
280White-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis ruficepsRR 
281Fulvous ParrotbillSuthora fulvifronsRR 
282Black-throated ParrotbillSuthora nipalensisRR 
283Pale-billed ParrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliarisRR 
284Striated YuhinaStaphida castanicepsRR 
285White-naped YuhinaYuhina bakeriRR 
286Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollisRR 
287Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularisRR 
288Rufous-vented YuhinaYuhina occipitalisRR 
289Black-chinned YuhinaYuhina nigrimentaRR 
290Chestnut-capped BabblerTimalia pileataRR 
291Dark-fronted BabblerDumetia atricepsNE 
292Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis gularisRR 
293Golden BabblerCyanoderma chrysaeumRR 
294Rufous-fronted BabblerCyanoderma rufifronsRR 
295Black-chinned BabblerCyanoderma pyrrhopsRR 
296Rufous-capped BabblerCyanoderma ruficepsRR 
297Rufous-throated Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis caudatusRRNT
298Bar-winged Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis troglodytoidesRR 
299Black-crowned Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ferruginosusRR 
300Red-billed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ochraceicepsRR 
301Slender-billed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus superciliarisRR 
302Streak-breasted Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ruficollisRR 
303Indian Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus horsfieldiiNE 
304White-browed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus schisticepsRR 
305Large Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys hypoleucosRR 
306Gray-throated BabblerStachyris nigricepsRR 
307Sikkim Wedge-billed BabblerStachyris humeiRRNT
308Indian GrassbirdGraminicola bengalensis NT
309White-hooded BabblerGampsorhynchus rufulusRR 
310Yellow-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus cinereusRR 
311Rufous-winged FulvettaSchoeniparus castanecepsRR 
312Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficepsRR 
313Marsh BabblerPellorneum palustreRRV
314Spot-throated BabblerPellorneum albiventreRR 
315Buff-breasted BabblerPellorneum tickelliRR 
316Rufous-vented Grass BabblerLaticilla burnesiiNENT
317Swamp Grass BabblerLaticilla cinerascensEEN
318Abbott's BabblerMalacocincla abbottiRR 
319Eyebrowed Wren-BabblerNapothera epilepidotaRR 
320Long-billed Wren-BabblerNapothera malacoptilaRR 
321Brown-cheeked FulvettaAlcippe poioicephalaRR 
322Nepal FulvettaAlcippe nipalensisRR 
323Himalayan CutiaCutia nipalensisRR 
324Scaly LaughingthrushTrochalopteron subunicolorRR 
325Blue-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron squamatumRR 
326Streaked LaughingthrushTrochalopteron lineatumRR 
327Bhutan LaughingthrushTrochalopteron imbricatumNE 
328Variegated LaughingthrushTrochalopteron variegatumRR 
329Black-faced LaughingthrushTrochalopteron affineRR 
330Nilgiri LaughingthrushMontecincla cachinnansEEN
331Palani LaughingthrushMontecincla fairbankiENT
332Beautiful SibiaHeterophasia pulchellaRR 
333Hoary-throated BarwingActinodura nipalensisRR 
334Streak-throated BarwingActinodura waldeniRR 
335Blue-winged MinlaActinodura cyanouropteraRR 
336Rusty-fronted BarwingActinodura egertoniRR 
337Silver-eared MesiaLeiothrix argentaurisRR 
338Red-tailed MinlaMinla ignotinctaRR 
339Rufous-backed SibiaLeioptila annectensRR 
340Bugun LiocichlaLiocichla bugunorumECR
341Red-faced LiocichlaLiocichla phoeniceaRR 
342Large Gray BabblerArgya malcolmiNE 
343Slender-billed BabblerArgya longirostrisNEV
344Rufous BabblerArgya subrufaE 
345Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinisNE 
346Lesser Necklaced LaughingthrushGarrulax monilegerRR 
347White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusRR 
348Spotted LaughingthrushIanthocincla ocellataRR 
349Wayanad LaughingthrushPterorhinus delessertiE 
350Rufous-vented LaughingthrushPterorhinus gularisRR 
351Rufous-necked LaughingthrushPterorhinus ruficollisRR 
352Greater Necklaced LaughingthrushPterorhinus pectoralisRR 
353White-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus albogularisRR 
354Gray-sided LaughingthrushPterorhinus caerulataRR 
355/Wallcreeper/Tichodroma murariaRR 
356Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosaRRV
357Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta cinnamoventrisRR 
358Chestnut-vented NuthatchSitta nagaensisRR 
359Indian Spotted CreeperSalpornis spilonotaE 
360/Bar-tailed Treecreeper/Certhia himalayanaRR 
361Rusty-flanked TreecreeperCerthia nipalensisRR 
362Sikkim TreecreeperCerthia discolorRR 
363Spotted ElachuraElachura formosaRR 
364Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensisRR 
365Golden-crested MynaAmpeliceps coronatusRR 
366Southern Hill MynaGracula indicaNE 
367Malabar StarlingSturnia blythiiE 
368Great MynaAcridotheres grandisRR 
369(Pied Thrush)Geokichla wardiiNE 
370Himalayan ThrushZoothera salimaliiRR 
371Dark-sided ThrushZoothera marginataRR 
372Nilgiri ThrushZoothera neilgherriensisE 
373Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusRR 
374Indian BlackbirdTurdus simillimusNE 
375Black-breasted ThrushTurdus dissimilisRR 
376/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurusRR 
377/Red-throated Thrush/Turdus ruficollisRR 
378/Dusky Thrush/Turdus eunomusRR 
379Purple CochoaCochoa purpureaRR 
380(Green Cochoa)Cochoa viridisRR 
381(Ferruginous Flycatcher)Muscicapa ferrugineaRR 
382|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataRR 
383Nilgiri SholakiliSholicola majorEEN
384White-bellied SholakiliSholicola albiventrisEV
385Large NiltavaNiltava grandisRR 
386Chinese Vivid NiltavaNiltava oatesiRR 
387Nilgiri FlycatcherEumyias albicaudatusE 
388White-gorgeted FlycatcherAnthipes monilegerRR 
389White-bellied Blue FlycatcherCyornis pallidipesE 
390Pale-chinned Blue FlycatcherCyornis poliogenysRR 
391(Pale Blue Flycatcher)Cyornis unicolorRR 
392Blue-throated FlycatcherCyornis rubeculoidesRR 
393Large Blue FlycatcherCyornis magnirostrisRRNT
394Hill Blue FlycatcherCyornis whiteiRR 
395Rusty-bellied ShortwingBrachypteryx hyperythraLCNT
396Lesser ShortwingBrachypteryx leucophrisRR 
397Himalayan ShortwingBrachypteryx cruralisRR 
398Gould's ShortwingBrachypteryx stellataRR 
399Malabar Whistling-ThrushMyophonus horsfieldiiE 
400White-crowned ForktailEnicurus leschenaultiRR 
401Black-backed ForktailEnicurus immaculatusRR 
402Slaty-backed ForktailEnicurus schistaceusRR 
403/Chinese Rubythroat/Calliope tschebaiewiRR 
404White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucurumRR 
405Blue-fronted RobinCinclidium frontaleRR 
406Rufous-breasted Bush-RobinTarsiger hyperythrusRR 
407White-browed Bush-RobinTarsiger indicusRR 
408Golden Bush-RobinTarsiger chrysaeusRR 
409Slaty-backed FlycatcherFicedula erithacusRR 
410Black-and-orange FlycatcherFicedula nigrorufaE 
411Snowy-browed FlycatcherFicedula hyperythraRR 
412Pygmy FlycatcherFicedula hodgsoniRR 
413Sapphire FlycatcherFicedula sapphiraRR 
414/Kashmir Flycatcher/Ficedula subrubra V
415/Blue-capped Redstart/Phoenicurus coeruleocephalaRR 
416/Hodgson's Redstart/Phoenicurus hodgsoniRR 
417/Daurian Redstart/Phoenicurus auroreusRR 
418|Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush|Monticola saxatilisRR 
419White-browed BushchatSaxicola macrorhynchusEV
420/White-throated Bushchat/Saxicola insignisRRV
421Jerdon's BushchatSaxicola jerdoniRR 
422Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fuscaNE 
423/Hypocolius/Hypocolius ampelinusRR 
424Yellow-vented FlowerpeckerPachyglossa chrysorrheumRR 
425Yellow-bellied FlowerpeckerPachyglossa melanozanthumRR 
426Nilgiri FlowerpeckerDicaeum concolorE 
427Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatumRR 
428Ruby-cheeked SunbirdChalcoparia singalensisRR 
429Crimson-backed SunbirdLeptocoma minimaE 
430Loten's SunbirdCinnyris loteniusNE 
431Fire-tailed SunbirdAethopyga ignicaudaRR 
432Black-throated SunbirdAethopyga saturataRR 
433Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensisRR 
434Vigors's SunbirdAethopyga vigorsiiE 
435Little SpiderhunterArachnothera longirostraRR 
436Streaked SpiderhunterArachnothera magnaRR 
437Blue-winged LeafbirdChloropsis moluccensisRREN
438Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoniNE 
439Finn's WeaverPloceus megarhynchusNEEN
440Black-throated MuniaLonchura kelaartiNE 
441Tricolored MuniaLonchura malaccaNE 
442Green AvadavatAmandava formosusEV
443Alpine AccentorPrunella collarisRR 
444/Altai Accentor/Prunella himalayanaRR 
445Rufous-breasted AccentorPrunella strophiataRR 
446/Black-throated Accentor/Prunella atrogularisRR 
447Maroon-backed AccentorPrunella immaculataRR 
448/Spanish Sparrow/Passer hispaniolensisRR 
449Sind SparrowPasser pyrrhonotusRR 
450Russet SparrowPasser cinnamomeusRR 
451Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusRR 
452/Forest Wagtail/Dendronanthus indicusRR 
453Nilgiri PipitAnthus nilghiriensisEV
454Upland PipitAnthus sylvanusRR 
455/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusRR 
456/Siberian Pipit/Anthus japonicusRR 
457/Common Chaffinch/Fringilla coelebsRR 
458/Brambling/Fringilla montifringillaRR 
459Black-and-yellow GrosbeakMycerobas icterioidesRR 
460Collared GrosbeakMycerobas affinisRR 
461Scarlet FinchCarpodacus sipahiRR 
462Himalayan Beautiful RosefinchCarpodacus pulcherrimusRR 
463Pink-browed RosefinchCarpodacus rodochroaRR 
464Vinaceous RosefinchCarpodacus vinaceusRR 
465Dark-rumped RosefinchCarpodacus edwardsiiRR 
466/Spot-winged Rosefinch/Carpodacus rodopeplusRR 
467Himalayan White-browed RosefinchCarpodacus thuraRR 
468Crimson-browed FinchCarpodacus subhimachalaRR 
469Red-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythrocephalaRR 
470Gray-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythacaRR 
471/Trumpeter Finch/Bucanetes githagineusRR 
472/Gold-naped Finch/Pyrrhoplectes epaulettaRR 
473Spectacled FinchCallacanthis burtoniRR 
474Dark-breasted RosefinchProcarduelis nipalensisRR 
475/Eurasian Linnet/Linaria cannabinaRR 
476European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisRR 
477Fire-fronted SerinSerinus pusillusRR 
478Tibetan SerinSpinus thibetanusRR 
479/Pine Bunting/Emberiza leucocephalosRR 
480Rock BuntingEmberiza ciaRR 
481/Little Bunting/Emberiza pusillaRR 
482/Yellow-breasted Bunting/Emberiza aureola CR
483/Black-faced Bunting/Emberiza spodocephalaRR 
484/Reed Bunting/Emberiza schoeniclusRR 

 

 *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.