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INDIA SPECIALTY BIRDS LIST

Accessible Species

ASIA INDIA

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

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 Endemic46
RRRestricted Range318

STATUS CODES

CodeDescription##
NTNear Threatened62
VVulnerable54
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 
100Pacific Reef-HeronEgretta sacraRR 
101Chinese Pond-HeronArdeola bacchusLC 
102White-bellied HeronArdea insignisRRCR
103/Goliath Heron/Ardea goliathRR 
104Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus NT
105Bearded VultureGypaetus barbatus NT
106Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus EN
107Jerdon's BazaAviceda jerdoniRR 
108Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvus CR
109/Cinereous Vulture/Aegypius monachus NT
110White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensis CR
111Indian VultureGyps indicus CR
112Slender-billed VultureGyps tenuirostris CR
113/Himalayan Griffon/Gyps himalayensis NT
114Legge's Hawk-EagleNisaetus kelaartiNE 
115Mountain Hawk-EagleNisaetus nipalensis NT
116Rufous-bellied EagleLophotriorchis kienerii NT
117Indian Spotted EagleClanga hastata V
118/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga V
119Tawny EagleAquila rapax V
120/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis EN
121/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca V
122/Eastern Marsh Harrier/Circus spilonotusRR 
123/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus NT
124/Chinese Sparrowhawk/Accipiter soloensisRR 
125/Japanese Sparrowhawk/Accipiter gularisRR 
126Pallas's Fish-EagleHaliaeetus leucoryphus EN
127Lesser Fish-EagleIcthyophaga humilis NT
128Gray-headed Fish-EagleIcthyophaga ichthyaetus NT
129Sri Lanka Bay-OwlPhodilus assimilisNE 
130/Pallid Scops-Owl/Otus bruceiRR 
131Tawny Fish-OwlKetupa flavipesRR 
132Forest OwletAthene blewittiEEN
133Mottled Wood-OwlStrix ocellataE 
134/Long-eared Owl/Asio otusRR 
135Malabar TrogonHarpactes fasciatusNE 
136Ward's TrogonHarpactes wardiRRNT
137Great HornbillBuceros bicornis V
138Malabar Gray HornbillOcyceros griseusEV
139Malabar Pied-HornbillAnthracoceros coronatusNENT
140Rufous-necked HornbillAceros nipalensisRRV
141Wreathed HornbillRhyticeros undulatusRRV
142Blyth's KingfisherAlcedo herculesRRNT
143Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromandaRR 
144Black-capped KingfisherHalcyon pileata V
145Collared KingfisherTodiramphus chlorisLC 
146|European Roller|Coracias garrulusRR 
147Indochinese RollerCoracias affinisRR 
148Malabar BarbetPsilopogon malabaricusE 
149White-cheeked BarbetPsilopogon viridisE 
150Golden-throated BarbetPsilopogon frankliniiRR 
151Yellow-rumped HoneyguideIndicator xanthonotusRRNT
152White-browed PiculetSasia ochraceaRR 
153Brown-fronted WoodpeckerDendrocoptes auricepsRR 
154Darjeeling WoodpeckerDendrocopos darjellensisRR 
155Himalayan WoodpeckerDendrocopos himalayensisRR 
156Crimson-naped WoodpeckerDryobates cathphariusRR 
157Bay WoodpeckerBlythipicus pyrrhotisRR 
158Pale-headed WoodpeckerGecinulus grantiaRR 
159Scaly-bellied WoodpeckerPicus squamatusRR 
160Malabar FlamebackChrysocolaptes socialisE 
161White-naped WoodpeckerChrysocolaptes festivusNE 
162Great Slaty WoodpeckerMulleripicus pulverulentus V
163Pied FalconetMicrohierax melanoleucosRR 
164Collared FalconetMicrohierax caerulescensRR 
165Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera NT
166Laggar FalconFalco jugger NT
167Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria NT
168Slaty-headed ParakeetPsittacula himalayanaRR 
169Gray-headed ParakeetPsittacula finschiiRRNT
170Blossom-headed ParakeetPsittacula roseataRRNT
171Malabar ParakeetPsittacula columboidesE 
172Red-breasted ParakeetPsittacula alexandri NT
173Long-tailed ParakeetPsittacula longicaudaRRV
174Gray-lored BroadbillSerilophus rubrophygiusRR 
175Blue-naped PittaHydrornis nipalensisRR 
176Indian PittaPitta brachyuraNE 
177White-bellied MinivetPericrocotus erythropygiusE 
178Gray-chinned MinivetPericrocotus solarisRR 
179Short-billed MinivetPericrocotus brevirostrisRR 
180Orange MinivetPericrocotus flammeusNE 
181/Ashy Minivet/Pericrocotus divaricatusRR 
182Black-headed Shrike-BabblerPteruthius rufiventerRR 
183Black-eared Shrike-BabblerPteruthius melanotisRR 
184White-bellied ErpornisErpornis zantholeucaRR 
185/Slender-billed Oriole/Oriolus tenuirostrisRR 
186White-breasted WoodswallowArtamus leucorynchusRR 
187Malabar WoodshrikeTephrodornis sylvicolaE 
188White-tailed IoraAegithina nigroluteaNE 
189Spot-breasted FantailRhipidura albogularisE 
190White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescensNE 
191Crow-billed DrongoDicrurus annectensRR 
192Lesser Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus remiferRR 
193|Red-backed Shrike|Lanius collurioRR 
194|Red-tailed Shrike|Lanius phoenicuroidesRR 
195|Burmese Shrike|Lanius collurioidesRR 
196Eurasian JayGarrulus glandariusRR 
197Black-headed JayGarrulus lanceolatusRR 
198Yellow-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa flavirostrisRR 
199Red-billed Blue-MagpieUrocissa erythrorynchaRR 
200Common Green-MagpieCissa chinensisRR 
201White-bellied TreepieDendrocitta leucogastraE 
202Eurasian NutcrackerNucifraga caryocatactesRR 
203Yellow-billed ChoughPyrrhocorax graculusRR 
204Carrion CrowCorvus coroneRR 
205Fire-capped TitCephalopyrus flammicepsRR 
206Rufous-naped TitPeriparus rufonuchalisRR 
207Rufous-vented TitPeriparus rubidiventrisRR 
208White-naped TitMachlolophus nuchalisEV
209Himalayan Black-lored TitMachlolophus xanthogenysRR 
210Indian Yellow TitMachlolophus aplonotusE 
211Yellow-cheeked TitMachlolophus spilonotusRR 
212Sultan TitMelanochlora sultaneaRR 
213Rufous-tailed LarkAmmomanes phoenicuraNE 
214Jerdon's BushlarkMirafra affinisNE 
215Indian BushlarkMirafra erythropteraNE 
216/Bimaculated Lark/Melanocorypha bimaculataRR 
217/Eurasian Skylark/Alauda arvensisRR 
218Malabar LarkGalerida malabaricaE 
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 
239Nepal House-MartinDelichon nipalenseRR 
240Striated SwallowCecropis striolataRR 
241White-throated BulbulAlophoixus flaveolusRR 
242Striated BulbulAlcurus striatusRR 
243Olive BulbulIole viridescensRR 
244Ashy BulbulHemixos flavalaRR 
245Yellow-browed BulbulAcritillas indicaNE 
246Square-tailed BulbulHypsipetes ganeesaNE 
247Gray-headed BulbulMicrotarsus priocephalusENT
248Flame-throated BulbulRubigula gularisE 
249White-browed BulbulPycnonotus luteolusNE 
250Flavescent BulbulPycnonotus flavescensRR 
251Yellow-throated BulbulPycnonotus xantholaemusEV
252/Yellow-browed Warbler/Phylloscopus inornatusRR 
253/Brooks's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus subviridisRR 
254/Smoky Warbler/Phylloscopus fuligiventerRR 
255White-spectacled WarblerPhylloscopus intermediusRR 
256Gray-cheeked WarblerPhylloscopus poliogenysRR 
257(Gray-crowned Warbler)Phylloscopus tephrocephalusRR 
258Chestnut-crowned WarblerPhylloscopus castanicepsRR 
259Yellow-vented WarblerPhylloscopus cantatorRR 
260Gray-bellied TesiaTesia cyaniventerRR 
261Slaty-bellied TesiaTesia oliveaRR 
262/Cetti's Warbler/Cettia cettiRR 
263Yellow-bellied WarblerAbroscopus superciliarisRR 
264Mountain TailorbirdPhyllergates cucullatusRR 
265Broad-billed WarblerTickellia hodgsoniRR 
266Hume's Bush WarblerHorornis brunnescensRR 
267Black-throated TitAegithalos concinnusRR 
268Black-browed TitAegithalos iouschistosRR 
269|Greater Whitethroat|Curruca communisRR 
270Fire-tailed MyzornisMyzornis pyrrhouraRR 
271Golden-breasted FulvettaLioparus chrysotisRR 
272Jerdon's BabblerChrysomma altirostreRRV
273Brown-throated FulvettaFulvetta ludlowiRR 
274Black-breasted ParrotbillParadoxornis flavirostrisNEV
275Brown ParrotbillCholornis unicolorRR 
276Gray-headed ParrotbillPsittiparus gularisRR 
277White-breasted ParrotbillPsittiparus ruficepsRR 
278Fulvous ParrotbillSuthora fulvifronsRR 
279Black-throated ParrotbillSuthora nipalensisRR 
280Pale-billed ParrotbillSuthora atrosuperciliarisRR 
281Striated YuhinaStaphida castanicepsRR 
282White-naped YuhinaYuhina bakeriRR 
283Whiskered YuhinaYuhina flavicollisRR 
284Stripe-throated YuhinaYuhina gularisRR 
285Rufous-vented YuhinaYuhina occipitalisRR 
286Black-chinned YuhinaYuhina nigrimentaRR 
287Chestnut-capped BabblerTimalia pileataRR 
288Dark-fronted BabblerDumetia atricepsNE 
289Pin-striped Tit-BabblerMixornis gularisRR 
290Golden BabblerCyanoderma chrysaeumRR 
291Black-chinned BabblerCyanoderma pyrrhopsRR 
292Rufous-capped BabblerCyanoderma ruficepsRR 
293Rufous-throated Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis caudatusRRNT
294Bar-winged Wren-BabblerSpelaeornis troglodytoidesRR 
295Black-crowned Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ferruginosusRR 
296Red-billed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ochraceicepsRR 
297Slender-billed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus superciliarisRR 
298Streak-breasted Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus ruficollisRR 
299Indian Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus horsfieldiiNE 
300White-browed Scimitar-BabblerPomatorhinus schisticepsRR 
301Large Scimitar-BabblerErythrogenys hypoleucosRR 
302Gray-throated BabblerStachyris nigricepsRR 
303Sikkim Wedge-billed BabblerStachyris humeiRRNT
304Indian GrassbirdGraminicola bengalensis NT
305White-hooded BabblerGampsorhynchus rufulusRR 
306Yellow-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus cinereusRR 
307Rufous-winged FulvettaSchoeniparus castanecepsRR 
308Rufous-throated FulvettaSchoeniparus rufogularisRR 
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/Gray-sided Thrush/Turdus feaeRRV
374/Eyebrowed Thrush/Turdus obscurusRR 
375/Red-throated Thrush/Turdus ruficollisRR 
376/Dusky Thrush/Turdus eunomusRR 
377Purple CochoaCochoa purpureaRR 
378(Green Cochoa)Cochoa viridisRR 
379(Ferruginous Flycatcher)Muscicapa ferrugineaRR 
380|Spotted Flycatcher|Muscicapa striataRR 
381Nilgiri SholakiliSholicola majorEEN
382White-bellied SholakiliSholicola albiventrisEV
383Large NiltavaNiltava grandisRR 
384Chinese Vivid NiltavaNiltava oatesiRR 
385Nilgiri FlycatcherEumyias albicaudatusE 
386White-gorgeted FlycatcherAnthipes monilegerRR 
387White-bellied Blue FlycatcherCyornis pallidipesE 
388Pale-chinned Blue FlycatcherCyornis poliogenysRR 
389(Pale Blue Flycatcher)Cyornis unicolorRR 
390Blue-throated FlycatcherCyornis rubeculoidesRR 
391Large Blue FlycatcherCyornis magnirostrisRRNT
392Hill Blue FlycatcherCyornis whiteiRR 
393Rusty-bellied ShortwingBrachypteryx hyperythraLCNT
394Lesser ShortwingBrachypteryx leucophrisRR 
395Himalayan ShortwingBrachypteryx cruralisRR 
396Gould's ShortwingBrachypteryx stellataRR 
397Malabar Whistling-ThrushMyophonus horsfieldiiE 
398White-crowned ForktailEnicurus leschenaultiRR 
399Black-backed ForktailEnicurus immaculatusRR 
400Slaty-backed ForktailEnicurus schistaceusRR 
401/Chinese Rubythroat/Calliope tschebaiewiRR 
402White-tailed RobinMyiomela leucurumRR 
403Blue-fronted RobinCinclidium frontaleRR 
404Rufous-breasted Bush-RobinTarsiger hyperythrusRR 
405White-browed Bush-RobinTarsiger indicusRR 
406Golden Bush-RobinTarsiger chrysaeusRR 
407Slaty-backed FlycatcherFicedula erithacusRR 
408Black-and-orange FlycatcherFicedula nigrorufaE 
409Snowy-browed FlycatcherFicedula hyperythraRR 
410Pygmy FlycatcherFicedula hodgsoniRR 
411Sapphire FlycatcherFicedula sapphiraRR 
412/Kashmir Flycatcher/Ficedula subrubra V
413/Blue-capped Redstart/Phoenicurus coeruleocephalaRR 
414/Hodgson's Redstart/Phoenicurus hodgsoniRR 
415/Daurian Redstart/Phoenicurus auroreusRR 
416|Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush|Monticola saxatilisRR 
417White-browed BushchatSaxicola macrorhynchusEV
418/White-throated Bushchat/Saxicola insignisRRV
419Jerdon's BushchatSaxicola jerdoniRR 
420Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fuscaNE 
421/Hypocolius/Hypocolius ampelinusRR 
422Yellow-vented FlowerpeckerDicaeum chrysorrheumRR 
423Yellow-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum melanozanthumRR 
424Nilgiri FlowerpeckerDicaeum concolorE 
425Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatumRR 
426Ruby-cheeked SunbirdChalcoparia singalensisRR 
427Crimson-backed SunbirdLeptocoma minimaE 
428Loten's SunbirdCinnyris loteniusNE 
429Fire-tailed SunbirdAethopyga ignicaudaRR 
430Black-throated SunbirdAethopyga saturataRR 
431Green-tailed SunbirdAethopyga nipalensisRR 
432Vigors's SunbirdAethopyga vigorsiiE 
433Little SpiderhunterArachnothera longirostraRR 
434Streaked SpiderhunterArachnothera magnaRR 
435Blue-winged LeafbirdChloropsis moluccensisRREN
436Jerdon's LeafbirdChloropsis jerdoniNE 
437Finn's WeaverPloceus megarhynchusNEEN
438Black-throated MuniaLonchura kelaartiNE 
439Tricolored MuniaLonchura malaccaNE 
440Green AvadavatAmandava formosusEV
441Alpine AccentorPrunella collarisRR 
442/Altai Accentor/Prunella himalayanaRR 
443Rufous-breasted AccentorPrunella strophiataRR 
444/Black-throated Accentor/Prunella atrogularisRR 
445Maroon-backed AccentorPrunella immaculataRR 
446/Spanish Sparrow/Passer hispaniolensisRR 
447Sind SparrowPasser pyrrhonotusRR 
448Russet SparrowPasser cinnamomeusRR 
449Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanusRR 
450/Forest Wagtail/Dendronanthus indicusRR 
451Nilgiri PipitAnthus nilghiriensisEV
452Upland PipitAnthus sylvanusRR 
453/Red-throated Pipit/Anthus cervinusRR 
454/American Pipit/Anthus rubescensRR 
455/Common Chaffinch/Fringilla coelebsRR 
456/Brambling/Fringilla montifringillaRR 
457Black-and-yellow GrosbeakMycerobas icterioidesRR 
458Collared GrosbeakMycerobas affinisRR 
459Scarlet FinchCarpodacus sipahiRR 
460Himalayan Beautiful RosefinchCarpodacus pulcherrimusRR 
461Pink-browed RosefinchCarpodacus rodochroaRR 
462Vinaceous RosefinchCarpodacus vinaceusRR 
463Dark-rumped RosefinchCarpodacus edwardsiiRR 
464/Spot-winged Rosefinch/Carpodacus rodopeplusRR 
465Himalayan White-browed RosefinchCarpodacus thuraRR 
466Crimson-browed FinchCarpodacus subhimachalaRR 
467Red-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythrocephalaRR 
468Gray-headed BullfinchPyrrhula erythacaRR 
469/Trumpeter Finch/Bucanetes githagineusRR 
470/Gold-naped Finch/Pyrrhoplectes epaulettaRR 
471Spectacled FinchCallacanthis burtoniRR 
472Dark-breasted RosefinchProcarduelis nipalensisRR 
473/Eurasian Linnet/Linaria cannabinaRR 
474European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelisRR 
475Fire-fronted SerinSerinus pusillusRR 
476Tibetan SerinSpinus thibetanusRR 
477/Pine Bunting/Emberiza leucocephalosRR 
478Rock BuntingEmberiza ciaRR 
479/Little Bunting/Emberiza pusillaRR 
480/Yellow-breasted Bunting/Emberiza aureola CR
481/Black-faced Bunting/Emberiza spodocephalaRR 
482/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.