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INDIA SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

Accessible Species

ASIA
INDIA

# Species:1366
# Excl Vagrants:1234
# Endemics:86
# Near Endemics:64

OTHER COUNTRIES
IN 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##
EEndemic50
LCLocal5
NENear Endemic46
RRRestricted Range316

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened62
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 
24Lesser FlamingoPhoenicoparrus minor V
25/Eared Grebe/Podiceps nigricollisRR 
26Hill PigeonColumba rupestrisRR 
27Snow PigeonColumba leuconotaRR 
28/Yellow-eyed Pigeon/Columba eversmanni V
29Common Wood-PigeonColumba palumbusRR 
30Ashy Wood-PigeonColumba pulchricollis  
31Nilgiri Wood-PigeonColumba elphinstoniiEV
32Pale-capped PigeonColumba punicea V
33Barred Cuckoo-DoveMacropygia unchallRR 
34Nicobar PigeonCaloenas nicobarica NT
35Gray-fronted Green-PigeonTreron affinisE 
36Ashy-headed Green-PigeonTreron phayreiRRNT
37Thick-billed Green-PigeonTreron curvirostraRR 
38Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aenea NT
39Malabar Imperial-PigeonDucula cupreaE 
40Mountain Imperial-PigeonDucula badiaRR 
41Painted SandgrousePterocles indicusNE 
42Great Indian BustardArdeotis nigricepsNECR
43/Macqueen's Bustard/Chlamydotis macqueenii V
44Bengal FloricanHoubaropsis bengalensisRRCR
45Lesser FloricanSypheotides indicusECR
46|Little Bustard|Tetrax tetrax NT
47Blue-faced MalkohaPhaenicophaeus viridirostrisNE 
48(Violet Cuckoo)Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchusRR 
49(Square-tailed Drongo-Cuckoo)Surniculus lugubrisRR 
50Sri Lanka FrogmouthBatrachostomus moniligerNE 
51Hodgson's FrogmouthBatrachostomus hodgsoniRR 
52Jerdon's NightjarCaprimulgus atripennisNE 
53White-rumped SpinetailZoonavena sylvaticaNE 
54Silver-backed NeedletailHirundapus cochinchinensisRR 
55Indian SwiftletAerodramus unicolorNE 
56White-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagusRR 
57(Dark-rumped Swift)Apus acuticaudaRRV
58/Water Rail/Rallus aquaticusRR 
59Sarus CraneAntigone antigone V
60Great Thick-kneeEsacus recurvirostris NT
61IbisbillIbidorhyncha struthersiiRR 
62/Northern Lapwing/Vanellus vanellus NT
63River LapwingVanellus duvaucelii NT
64/Sociable Lapwing/Vanellus gregariusRRCR
65/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata NT
66/Bar-tailed Godwit/Limosa lapponica NT
67/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa NT
68/Asian Dowitcher/Limnodromus semipalmatusRRNT
69/Wood Snipe/Gallinago nemoricola V
70/Swinhoe's Snipe/Gallinago megalaRR 
71/Great Knot/Calidris tenuirostrisRREN
72/Red Knot/Calidris canutusRRNT
73/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea NT
74/Red-necked Stint/Calidris ruficollis NT
75Indian CourserCursorius coromandelicusNE 
76(Collared Pratincole)Glareola pratincolaRR 
77/Slender-billed Gull/Chroicocephalus geneiRR 
78Indian SkimmerRynchops albicollisLCEN
79Saunders's TernSternula saundersiRR 
80/White-winged Tern/Chlidonias leucopterusRR 
81Roseate TernSterna dougalliiRR 
82River TernSterna aurantia V
83Black-naped TernSterna sumatranaRR 
84Black-bellied TernSterna acuticauda EN
85Swinhoe's Storm-PetrelHydrobates monorhis NT
86Barau's PetrelPterodroma baraui EN
87#Jouanin's Petrel#Bulweria fallax NT
88Streaked ShearwaterCalonectris leucomelas NT
89Flesh-footed ShearwaterArdenna carneipes NT
90Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus NT
91Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus NT
92/Lesser Adjutant/Leptoptilos javanicus V
93Greater AdjutantLeptoptilos dubiusRREN
94Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala NT
95Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster NT
96Spot-billed PelicanPelecanus philippensis NT
97/Dalmatian Pelican/Pelecanus crispus NT
98Little BitternIxobrychus minutusRR 
99Malayan Night HeronGorsachius melanolophusRR 
100Chinese Pond-HeronArdeola bacchusLC 
101White-bellied HeronArdea insignisRRCR
102/Goliath Heron/Ardea goliathRR 
103Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus NT
104Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus NT
105Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus EN
106Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoniRR 
107Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvus CR
108/Cinereous Vulture/Aegypius monachus NT
109White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensis CR
110Indian VultureGyps indicus CR
111Slender-billed VultureGyps tenuirostris CR
112/Himalayan Griffon/Gyps himalayensis NT
113Legge's Hawk-EagleNisaetus kelaartiNE 
114Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis NT
115Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii NT
116Indian Spotted EagleClanga hastata V
117/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga V
118Tawny EagleAquila rapax V
119/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis EN
120/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca V
121/Eastern Marsh Harrier/Circus spilonotusRR 
122/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus NT
123/Chinese Sparrowhawk/Accipiter soloensisRR 
124/Japanese Sparrowhawk/Accipiter gularisRR 
125Pallas's Fish-EagleHaliaeetus leucoryphus EN
126Lesser Fish-EagleIcthyophaga humilis NT
127Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus NT
128Sri Lanka Bay-OwlPhodilus assimilisNE 
129/Pallid Scops-Owl/Otus bruceiRR 
130Tawny Fish-OwlKetupa flavipesRR 
131Forest OwletAthene blewittiEEN
132Mottled Wood-OwlStrix ocellataE 
133/Long-eared Owl/Asio otusRR 
134Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatusNE 
135Ward's TrogonHarpactes wardiRRNT
136Great HornbillBuceros bicornis V
137Malabar Gray HornbillOcyceros griseusEV
138Malabar Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros coronatusNENT
139Rufous-necked HornbillAceros nipalensisRRV
140Wreathed HornbillRhyticeros undulatusRRV
141Blyth's KingfisherAlcedo herculesRRNT
142Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromandaRR 
143Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileata V
144Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chlorisLC 
145|European Roller|Coracias garrulusRR 
146Indochinese RollerCoracias affinisRR 
147Malabar BarbetPsilopogon malabaricusE 
148White-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridisE 
149Golden-throated BarbetPsilopogon frankliniiRR 
150Yellow-rumped HoneyguideIndicator xanthonotusRRNT
151White-browed PiculetSasia ochraceaRR 
152Brown-fronted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes auricepsRR 
153Darjeeling WoodpeckerDendrocopos darjellensisRR 
154Himalayan WoodpeckerDendrocopos himalayensisRR 
155Crimson-naped WoodpeckerDryobates cathphariusRR 
156Bay WoodpeckerBlythipicus pyrrhotisRR 
157Pale-headed WoodpeckerGecinulus grantiaRR 
158Scaly-bellied WoodpeckerPicus squamatusRR 
159Malabar FlamebackChrysocolaptes socialisE 
160White-naped WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes festivusNE 
161Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentus V
162Pied FalconetMicrohierax melanoleucosRR 
163Collared FalconetMicrohierax caerulescensRR 
164Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera NT
165Laggar FalconFalco jugger NT
166Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria NT
167Slaty-headed ParakeetPsittacula himalayanaRR 
168Gray-headed ParakeetPsittacula finschiiRRNT
169Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseataRRNT
170Malabar ParakeetPsittacula columboidesE 
171Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandri NT
172Long-tailed ParakeetPsittacula longicaudaRRV
173Gray-lored BroadbillSerilophus rubrophygiusRR 
174Blue-naped PittaHydrornis nipalensisRR 
175Indian PittaPitta brachyuraNE 
176White-bellied MinivetPericrocotus erythropygiusE 
177Gray-chinned MinivetPericrocotus solarisRR 
178Short-billed MinivetPericrocotus brevirostrisRR 
179Orange MinivetPericrocotus flammeusNE 
180/Ashy Minivet/Pericrocotus divaricatusRR 
181Black-headed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius rufiventerRR 
182Black-eared Shrike-BabblerPteruthius melanotisRR 
183White-bellied ErpornisErpornis zantholeucaRR 
184/Slender-billed Oriole/Oriolus tenuirostrisRR 
185White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchusRR 
186Malabar WoodshrikeTephrodornis sylvicolaE 
187White-tailed IoraAegithina nigroluteaNE 
188Spot-breasted FantailRhipidura albogularisE 
189White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescensNE 
190Crow-billed DrongoDicrurus annectensRR 
191Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remiferRR 
192|Red-backed Shrike|Lanius collurioRR 
193|Red-tailed Shrike|Lanius phoenicuroidesRR 
194|Burmese Shrike|Lanius collurioidesRR 
195Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusRR 
196Black-headed JayGarrulus lanceolatusRR 
197Yellow-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa flavirostrisRR 
198Red-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaRR 
199Common Green-MagpieCissa chinensisRR 
200White-bellied TreepieDendrocitta leucogastraE 
201Eurasian NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactesRR 
202Yellow-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusRR 
203Carrion CrowCorvus coroneRR 
204Fire-capped TitCephalopyrus flammicepsRR 
205Rufous-naped TitPeriparus rufonuchalisRR 
206Rufous-vented TitPeriparus rubidiventrisRR 
207White-naped TitMachlolophus nuchalisEV
208Himalayan Black-lored TitMachlolophus xanthogenysRR 
209Indian Yellow TitMachlolophus aplonotusE 
210Yellow-cheeked TitMachlolophus spilonotusRR 
211Sultan TitMelanochlora sultaneaRR 
212Rufous-tailed LarkAmmomanes phoenicuraNE 
213Jerdon's BushlarkMirafra affinisNE 
214Indian BushlarkMirafra erythropteraNE 
215/Bimaculated Lark/Melanocorypha bimaculataRR 
216/Eurasian Skylark/Alauda arvensisRR 
217Malabar LarkGalerida malabaricaE 
218Tawny LarkGalerida devaE 
219Dark-necked TailorbirdOrthotomus atrogularisRR 
220Black-throated PriniaPrinia atrogularisRR 
221Gray-crowned PriniaPrinia cinereocapillaNEV
222Rufescent PriniaPrinia rufescensRR 
223Jungle PriniaPrinia sylvaticaNE 
224/Moustached Warbler/Acrocephalus melanopogonRR 
225/Blunt-winged Warbler/Acrocephalus concinensRR 
226/Oriental Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus orientalisRR 
227/Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler/Helopsaltes certhiolaRR 
228/Lanceolated Warbler/Locustella lanceolataRR 
229Brown Bush WarblerLocustella luteoventrisRR 
230/Chinese Bush Warbler/Locustella tacsanowskiaRR 
231(Long-billed Bush Warbler)Locustella majorRRNT
232Russet Bush WarblerLocustella mandelliRR 
233Broad-tailed GrassbirdSchoenicola platyurusEV
234Bristled GrassbirdSchoenicola striataLCV
235Nepal CupwingPnoepyga immaculataRR 
236Pygmy CupwingPnoepyga pusillaRR 
237/Bank Swallow/Riparia ripariaRR 
238Hill SwallowHirundo domicolaNE 
239Pacific SwallowHirundo tahiticaRR 
240Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalenseRR 
241Striated SwallowCecropis striolataRR 
242White-throated BulbulAlophoixus flaveolusRR 
243Striated BulbulAlcurus striatusRR 
244Olive BulbulIole viridescensRR 
245Ashy BulbulHemixos flavalaRR 
246Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indicaNE 
247Square-tailed BulbulHypsipetes ganeesaNE 
248Gray-headed BulbulMicrotarsus priocephalusENT
249Flame-throated BulbulRubigula gularisE 
250White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolusNE 
251Flavescent BulbulPycnonotus flavescensRR 
252Yellow-throated BulbulPycnonotus xantholaemusEV
253/Yellow-browed Warbler/Phylloscopus inornatusRR 
254/Brooks's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus subviridisRR 
255/Smoky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuligiventerRR 
256White-spectacled WarblerPhylloscopus intermediusRR 
257Gray-cheeked WarblerPhylloscopus poliogenysRR 
258(Gray-crowned Warbler)Phylloscopus tephrocephalusRR 
259Chestnut-crowned WarblerPhylloscopus castanicepsRR 
260Yellow-vented WarblerPhylloscopus cantatorRR 
261Gray-bellied TesiaTesia cyaniventerRR 
262Slaty-bellied TesiaTesia oliveaRR 
263/Cetti's Warbler/Cettia cettiRR 
264Yellow-bellied WarblerAbroscopus superciliarisRR 
265Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatusRR 
266Broad-billed WarblerTickellia hodgsoniRR 
267Hume's Bush WarblerHorornis brunnescensRR 
268Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnusRR 
269Black-browed TitAegithalos iouschistosRR 
270|Greater Whitethroat|Curruca communisRR 
271Fire-tailed MyzornisMyzornis pyrrhouraRR 
272Golden-breasted FulvettaLioparus chrysotisRR 
273Jerdon's BabblerChrysomma altirostreRRV
274Brown-throated FulvettaFulvetta ludlowiRR 
275Black-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis flavirostrisNEV
276Brown ParrotbillCholornis unicolorRR 
277Gray-headed ParrotbillPsittiparus gularisRR 
278White-breasted ParrotbillPsittiparus ruficepsRR 
279Fulvous ParrotbillSuthora fulvifronsRR 
280Black-throated ParrotbillSuthora nipalensisRR 
281Pale-billed ParrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliarisRR 
282Striated YuhinaStaphida castanicepsRR 
283White-naped YuhinaYuhina bakeriRR 
284Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollisRR 
285Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularisRR 
286Rufous-vented YuhinaYuhina occipitalisRR 
287Black-chinned YuhinaYuhina nigrimentaRR 
288Chestnut-capped BabblerTimalia pileataRR 
289Dark-fronted BabblerDumetia atricepsNE 
290Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis gularisRR 
291Golden BabblerCyanoderma chrysaeumRR 
292Black-chinned BabblerCyanoderma pyrrhopsRR 
293Rufous-capped BabblerCyanoderma ruficepsRR 
294Rufous-throated Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis caudatusRRNT
295Bar-winged Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis troglodytoidesRR 
296Black-crowned Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ferruginosusRR 
297Red-billed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ochraceicepsRR 
298Slender-billed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus superciliarisRR 
299Streak-breasted Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ruficollisRR 
300Indian Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus horsfieldiiNE 
301White-browed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus schisticepsRR 
302Large Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys hypoleucosRR 
303Gray-throated BabblerStachyris nigricepsRR 
304Sikkim Wedge-billed BabblerStachyris humeiRRNT
305Indian GrassbirdGraminicola bengalensis NT
306White-hooded BabblerGampsorhynchus rufulusRR 
307Yellow-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus cinereusRR 
308Rufous-winged FulvettaSchoeniparus castanecepsRR 
309Puff-throated BabblerPellorneum ruficepsRR 
310Marsh BabblerPellorneum palustreRRV
311Spot-throated BabblerPellorneum albiventreRR 
312Buff-breasted BabblerPellorneum tickelliRR 
313Rufous-vented Grass BabblerLaticilla burnesiiNENT
314Swamp Grass BabblerLaticilla cinerascensEEN
315Abbott's BabblerMalacocincla abbottiRR 
316Eyebrowed Wren-BabblerNapothera epilepidotaRR 
317Long-billed Wren-BabblerNapothera malacoptilaRR 
318Brown-cheeked FulvettaAlcippe poioicephalaRR 
319Nepal FulvettaAlcippe nipalensisRR 
320Himalayan CutiaCutia nipalensisRR 
321Scaly LaughingthrushTrochalopteron subunicolorRR 
322Blue-winged LaughingthrushTrochalopteron squamatumRR 
323Streaked LaughingthrushTrochalopteron lineatumRR 
324Bhutan LaughingthrushTrochalopteron imbricatumNE 
325Variegated LaughingthrushTrochalopteron variegatumRR 
326Black-faced LaughingthrushTrochalopteron affineRR 
327Nilgiri LaughingthrushMontecincla cachinnansEEN
328Palani LaughingthrushMontecincla fairbankiENT
329Beautiful SibiaHeterophasia pulchellaRR 
330Hoary-throated BarwingActinodura nipalensisRR 
331Streak-throated BarwingActinodura waldeniRR 
332Blue-winged MinlaActinodura cyanouropteraRR 
333Rusty-fronted BarwingActinodura egertoniRR 
334Silver-eared MesiaLeiothrix argentaurisRR 
335Red-tailed MinlaMinla ignotinctaRR 
336Rufous-backed SibiaLeioptila annectensRR 
337Bugun LiocichlaLiocichla bugunorumECR
338Red-faced LiocichlaLiocichla phoeniceaRR 
339Large Gray BabblerArgya malcolmiNE 
340Slender-billed BabblerArgya longirostrisNEV
341Rufous BabblerArgya subrufaE 
342Yellow-billed BabblerArgya affinisNE 
343Lesser Necklaced LaughingthrushGarrulax monilegerRR 
344White-crested LaughingthrushGarrulax leucolophusRR 
345Spotted LaughingthrushIanthocincla ocellataRR 
346Wayanad LaughingthrushPterorhinus delessertiE 
347Rufous-vented LaughingthrushPterorhinus gularisRR 
348Rufous-necked LaughingthrushPterorhinus ruficollisRR 
349Greater Necklaced LaughingthrushPterorhinus pectoralisRR 
350White-throated LaughingthrushPterorhinus albogularisRR 
351Gray-sided LaughingthrushPterorhinus caerulataRR 
352/Wallcreeper/Tichodroma murariaRR 
353Beautiful NuthatchSitta formosaRRV
354Chestnut-bellied NuthatchSitta cinnamoventrisRR 
355Chestnut-vented NuthatchSitta nagaensisRR 
356/Bar-tailed Treecreeper/Certhia himalayanaRR 
357Rusty-flanked TreecreeperCerthia nipalensisRR 
358Sikkim TreecreeperCerthia discolorRR 
359Indian Spotted CreeperSalpornis spilonotaE 
360Spotted ElachuraElachura formosaRR 
361Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensisRR 
362Golden-crested MynaAmpeliceps coronatusRR 
363Southern Hill MynaGracula indicaNE 
364Malabar StarlingSturnia blythiiE 
365Great MynaAcridotheres grandisRR 
366(Pied Thrush)Geokichla wardiiNE 
367Himalayan ThrushZoothera salimaliiRR 
368Dark-sided ThrushZoothera marginataRR 
369Nilgiri ThrushZoothera neilgherriensisE 
370Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorusRR 
371Indian BlackbirdTurdus simillimusNE 
372Black-breasted ThrushTurdus dissimilisRR 
373/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurusRR 
374/Red-throated Thrush/Turdus ruficollisRR 
375/Dusky Thrush/Turdus eunomusRR 
376Purple CochoaCochoa purpureaRR 
377(Green Cochoa)Cochoa viridisRR 
378(Ferruginous Flycatcher)Muscicapa ferrugineaRR 
379|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataRR 
380Nilgiri SholakiliSholicola majorEEN
381White-bellied SholakiliSholicola albiventrisEV
382Large NiltavaNiltava grandisRR 
383Chinese Vivid NiltavaNiltava oatesiRR 
384Nilgiri FlycatcherEumyias albicaudatusE 
385White-gorgeted FlycatcherAnthipes monilegerRR 
386White-bellied Blue FlycatcherCyornis pallidipesE 
387Pale-chinned Blue FlycatcherCyornis poliogenysRR 
388(Pale Blue Flycatcher)Cyornis unicolorRR 
389Blue-throated FlycatcherCyornis rubeculoidesRR 
390Large Blue FlycatcherCyornis magnirostrisRRNT
391Hill Blue FlycatcherCyornis whiteiRR 
392Rusty-bellied ShortwingBrachypteryx hyperythraLCNT
393Lesser ShortwingBrachypteryx leucophrisRR 
394Himalayan ShortwingBrachypteryx cruralisRR 
395Gould's ShortwingBrachypteryx stellataRR 
396Malabar Whistling-ThrushMyophonus horsfieldiiE 
397White-crowned ForktailEnicurus leschenaultiRR 
398Black-backed ForktailEnicurus immaculatusRR 
399Slaty-backed ForktailEnicurus schistaceusRR 
400/Chinese Rubythroat/Calliope tschebaiewiRR 
401White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucurumRR 
402Blue-fronted RobinCinclidium frontaleRR 
403Rufous-breasted Bush-RobinTarsiger hyperythrusRR 
404White-browed Bush-RobinTarsiger indicusRR 
405Golden Bush-RobinTarsiger chrysaeusRR 
406Slaty-backed FlycatcherFicedula erithacusRR 
407Black-and-orange FlycatcherFicedula nigrorufaE 
408Snowy-browed FlycatcherFicedula hyperythraRR 
409Pygmy FlycatcherFicedula hodgsoniRR 
410Sapphire FlycatcherFicedula sapphiraRR 
411/Kashmir Flycatcher/Ficedula subrubra V
412/Blue-capped Redstart/Phoenicurus coeruleocephalaRR 
413/Hodgson's Redstart/Phoenicurus hodgsoniRR 
414/Daurian Redstart/Phoenicurus auroreusRR 
415|Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush|Monticola saxatilisRR 
416White-browed BushchatSaxicola macrorhynchusEV
417/White-throated Bushchat/Saxicola insignisRRV
418Jerdon's BushchatSaxicola jerdoniRR 
419Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fuscaNE 
420/Hypocolius/Hypocolius ampelinusRR 
421Yellow-vented FlowerpeckerDicaeum chrysorrheumRR 
422Yellow-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum melanozanthumRR 
423Nilgiri FlowerpeckerDicaeum concolorE 
424Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatumRR 
425Ruby-cheeked SunbirdChalcoparia singalensisRR 
426Crimson-backed SunbirdLeptocoma minimaE 
427Loten's SunbirdCinnyris loteniusNE 
428Fire-tailed SunbirdAethopyga ignicaudaRR 
429Black-throated SunbirdAethopyga saturataRR 
430Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensisRR 
431Vigors's SunbirdAethopyga vigorsiiE 
432Little SpiderhunterArachnothera longirostraRR 
433Streaked SpiderhunterArachnothera magnaRR 
434Blue-winged LeafbirdChloropsis moluccensisRREN
435Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoniNE 
436Finn's WeaverPloceus megarhynchusNEEN
437Black-throated MuniaLonchura kelaartiNE 
438Tricolored MuniaLonchura malaccaNE 
439Green AvadavatAmandava formosusEV
440Alpine AccentorPrunella collarisRR 
441/Altai Accentor/Prunella himalayanaRR 
442Rufous-breasted AccentorPrunella strophiataRR 
443/Black-throated Accentor/Prunella atrogularisRR 
444Maroon-backed AccentorPrunella immaculataRR 
445/Spanish Sparrow/Passer hispaniolensisRR 
446Sind SparrowPasser pyrrhonotusRR 
447Russet SparrowPasser cinnamomeusRR 
448Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusRR 
449/Forest Wagtail/Dendronanthus indicusRR 
450Nilgiri PipitAnthus nilghiriensisEV
451Upland PipitAnthus sylvanusRR 
452/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusRR 
453/American Pipit/Anthus rubescensRR 
454/Common Chaffinch/Fringilla coelebsRR 
455/Brambling/Fringilla montifringillaRR 
456Black-and-yellow GrosbeakMycerobas icterioidesRR 
457Collared GrosbeakMycerobas affinisRR 
458Scarlet FinchCarpodacus sipahiRR 
459Himalayan Beautiful RosefinchCarpodacus pulcherrimusRR 
460Pink-browed RosefinchCarpodacus rodochroaRR 
461Vinaceous RosefinchCarpodacus vinaceusRR 
462Dark-rumped RosefinchCarpodacus edwardsiiRR 
463/Spot-winged Rosefinch/Carpodacus rodopeplusRR 
464Himalayan White-browed RosefinchCarpodacus thuraRR 
465Crimson-browed FinchCarpodacus subhimachalaRR 
466Red-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythrocephalaRR 
467Gray-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythacaRR 
468/Trumpeter Finch/Bucanetes githagineusRR 
469/Gold-naped Finch/Pyrrhoplectes epaulettaRR 
470Spectacled FinchCallacanthis burtoniRR 
471Dark-breasted RosefinchProcarduelis nipalensisRR 
472/Eurasian Linnet/Linaria cannabinaRR 
473European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisRR 
474Fire-fronted SerinSerinus pusillusRR 
475Tibetan SerinSpinus thibetanusRR 
476/Pine Bunting/Emberiza leucocephalosRR 
477Rock BuntingEmberiza ciaRR 
478/Little Bunting/Emberiza pusillaRR 
479/Yellow-breasted Bunting/Emberiza aureola CR
480/Black-faced Bunting/Emberiza spodocephalaRR 
481/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.