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# Species:349
# Excl Vagrants:349
# Endemics:2
# Near Endemics:8

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

1Lesser Whistling-DuckDendrocygna javanica
2/Bar-headed Goose/Anser indicus
3/Graylag Goose/Anser anser
4/Greater White-fronted Goose/Anser albifrons
5Knob-billed DuckSarkidiornis melanotos
6/Ruddy Shelduck/Tadorna ferruginea
7/Common Shelduck/Tadorna tadorna
8Cotton Pygmy-GooseNettapus coromandelianus
9Baikal TealSibirionetta formosa
10/Garganey/Spatula querquedula
11/Northern Shoveler/Spatula clypeata
12/Gadwall/Mareca strepera
13/Falcated Duck/Mareca falcata
14/Eurasian Wigeon/Mareca penelope
15Indian Spot-billed DuckAnas poecilorhyncha
16/Mallard/Anas platyrhynchos
17/Northern Pintail/Anas acuta
18/Green-winged Teal/Anas crecca
19/Marbled Duck/Marmaronetta angustirostris
20/Red-crested Pochard/Netta rufina
21/Common Pochard/Aythya ferina
22/Ferruginous Duck/Aythya nyroca
23/Tufted Duck/Aythya fuligula

 
Pheasants, Grouse, and Allies: Phasianidae

24Indian PeafowlPavo cristatus
25Gray FrancolinOrtygornis pondicerianus
26Black FrancolinFrancolinus francolinus
27/Common Quail/Coturnix coturnix
28Rain QuailCoturnix coromandelica

 
Flamingos: Phoenicopteridae

29/Greater Flamingo/Phoenicopterus roseus
30Lesser FlamingoPhoenicoparrus minor

 
Grebes: Podicipedidae

31Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
32/Great Crested Grebe/Podiceps cristatus
33/Eared Grebe/Podiceps nigricollis

 
Pigeons and Doves: Columbidae

34Rock PigeonColumba livia
35Oriental Turtle-DoveStreptopelia orientalis
36Eurasian Collared-DoveStreptopelia decaocto
37Red Collared-DoveStreptopelia tranquebarica
38Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
39Laughing DoveSpilopelia senegalensis
40Yellow-footed Green-PigeonTreron phoenicopterus

 
Sandgrouse: Pteroclidae

41Chestnut-bellied SandgrousePterocles exustus
42Painted SandgrousePterocles indicus

 
Cuckoos: Cuculidae

43(Common Cuckoo)Cuculus canorus
44Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
45Sirkeer MalkohaTaccocua leschenaultii
46Pied CuckooClamator jacobinus
47Asian KoelEudynamys scolopaceus
48Common Hawk-CuckooHierococcyx varius
49Gray-bellied CuckooCacomantis passerinus

 
Nightjars and Allies: Caprimulgidae

50Savanna NightjarCaprimulgus affinis

 
Swifts: Apodidae

51Little SwiftApus affinis

 
Rails, Gallinules, and Coots: Rallidae

52/Water Rail/Rallus aquaticus
53/Spotted Crake/Porzana porzana
54Eurasian MoorhenGallinula chloropus
55Eurasian CootFulica atra
56Gray-headed SwamphenPorphyrio poliocephalus
57WatercockGallicrex cinerea
58White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
59Ruddy-breasted CrakeZapornia fusca
60Brown CrakeZapornia akool
61/Baillon's Crake/Zapornia pusilla

 
Cranes: Gruidae

62/Demoiselle Crane/Anthropoides virgo
63Sarus CraneAntigone antigone
64/Common Crane/Grus grus

 
Thick-knees: Burhinidae

65Indian Thick-kneeBurhinus indicus

 
Stilts and Avocets: Recurvirostridae

66Black-winged StiltHimantopus himantopus
67/Pied Avocet/Recurvirostra avosetta

 
Plovers and Lapwings: Charadriidae

68/Pacific Golden-Plover/Pluvialis fulva
69Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
70/Northern Lapwing/Vanellus vanellus
71River LapwingVanellus duvaucelii
72Yellow-wattled LapwingVanellus malabaricus
73/Gray-headed Lapwing/Vanellus cinereus
74Red-wattled LapwingVanellus indicus
75/Sociable Lapwing/Vanellus gregarius
76/White-tailed Lapwing/Vanellus leucurus
77/Tibetan Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus atrifrons
78/Greater Sand-Plover/Anarhynchus leschenaultii
79Kentish PloverAnarhynchus alexandrinus

 
Painted-Snipes: Rostratulidae

80Greater Painted-SnipeRostratula benghalensis

 
Jacanas: Jacanidae

81Pheasant-tailed JacanaHydrophasianus chirurgus
82Bronze-winged JacanaMetopidius indicus

 
Sandpipers and Allies: Scolopacidae

83/Eurasian Curlew/Numenius arquata
84/Black-tailed Godwit/Limosa limosa
85Long-billed DowitcherLimnodromus scolopaceus
86/Jack Snipe/Lymnocryptes minimus
87/Common Snipe/Gallinago gallinago
88/Common Sandpiper/Actitis hypoleucos
89/Green Sandpiper/Tringa ochropus
90/Marsh Sandpiper/Tringa stagnatilis
91/Wood Sandpiper/Tringa glareola
92/Common Redshank/Tringa totanus
93/Spotted Redshank/Tringa erythropus
94/Common Greenshank/Tringa nebularia
95/Ruff/Calidris pugnax
96/Curlew Sandpiper/Calidris ferruginea
97/Temminck's Stint/Calidris temminckii
98/Dunlin/Calidris alpina
99/Little Stint/Calidris minuta

 
Buttonquail: Turnicidae

100Barred ButtonquailTurnix suscitator

 
Pratincoles and Coursers: Glareolidae

101Indian CourserCursorius coromandelicus
102Small PratincoleGlareola lactea
103Oriental PratincoleGlareola maldivarum

 
Gulls, Terns, and Skimmers: Laridae

104/Black-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus ridibundus
105/Brown-headed Gull/Chroicocephalus brunnicephalus
106/Pallas's Gull/Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus
107/Lesser Black-backed Gull/Larus fuscus
108Little TernSternula albifrons
109/Gull-billed Tern/Gelochelidon nilotica
110Caspian TernHydroprogne caspia
111Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
112River TernSterna aurantia
113/Common Tern/Sterna hirundo
114Black-bellied TernSterna acuticauda

 
Storks: Ciconiidae

115Asian OpenbillAnastomus oscitans
116/Black Stork/Ciconia nigra
117Asian Woolly-necked StorkCiconia episcopus
118Black-necked StorkEphippiorhynchus asiaticus
119Painted StorkMycteria leucocephala

 
Anhingas: Anhingidae

120Oriental DarterAnhinga melanogaster

 
Cormorants and Shags: Phalacrocoracidae

121Little CormorantMicrocarbo niger
122Great CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
123Indian CormorantPhalacrocorax fuscicollis

 
Pelicans: Pelecanidae

124/Great White Pelican/Pelecanus onocrotalus
125Spot-billed PelicanPelecanus philippensis

 
Herons, Egrets, and Bitterns: Ardeidae

126/Great Bittern/Botaurus stellaris
127Black BitternIxobrychus flavicollis
128Cinnamon BitternIxobrychus cinnamomeus
129Yellow BitternIxobrychus sinensis
130Black-crowned Night HeronNycticorax nycticorax
131Little EgretEgretta garzetta
132Indian Pond-HeronArdeola grayii
133Eastern Cattle EgretBubulcus coromandus
134Great EgretArdea alba
135Medium EgretArdea intermedia
136Gray HeronArdea cinerea
137Purple HeronArdea purpurea

 
Ibises and Spoonbills: Threskiornithidae

138/Glossy Ibis/Plegadis falcinellus
139Black-headed IbisThreskiornis melanocephalus
140Red-naped IbisPseudibis papillosa
141Eurasian SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia

 
Osprey: Pandionidae

142/Osprey/Pandion haliaetus

 
Hawks, Eagles, and Kites: Accipitridae

143Black-winged KiteElanus caeruleus
144Egyptian VultureNeophron percnopterus
145Oriental Honey-buzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
146Red-headed VultureSarcogyps calvus
147White-rumped VultureGyps bengalensis
148Indian VultureGyps indicus
149/Himalayan Griffon/Gyps himalayensis
150/Eurasian Griffon/Gyps fulvus
151Crested Serpent-EagleSpilornis cheela
152Short-toed Snake-EagleCircaetus gallicus
153Indian Spotted EagleClanga hastata
154/Greater Spotted Eagle/Clanga clanga
155/Booted Eagle/Hieraaetus pennatus
156Tawny EagleAquila rapax
157/Steppe Eagle/Aquila nipalensis
158/Imperial Eagle/Aquila heliaca
159Bonelli's EagleAquila fasciata
160White-eyed BuzzardButastur teesa
161/Western Marsh Harrier/Circus aeruginosus
162/Hen Harrier/Circus cyaneus
163/Pallid Harrier/Circus macrourus
164/Pied Harrier/Circus melanoleucos
165/Montagu's Harrier/Circus pygargus
166ShikraAccipiter badius
167Eurasian SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
168Black KiteMilvus migrans
169Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
170Pallas's Fish-EagleHaliaeetus leucoryphus
171/White-tailed Eagle/Haliaeetus albicilla
172/Common Buzzard/Buteo buteo
173/Long-legged Buzzard/Buteo rufinus

 
Barn-Owls: Tytonidae

174Barn OwlTyto alba

 
Owls: Strigidae

175Indian Scops-OwlOtus bakkamoena
176Dusky Eagle-OwlKetupa coromanda
177Spotted OwletAthene brama
178Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
179Brown BoobookNinox scutulata

 
Hoopoes: Upupidae

180Eurasian HoopoeUpupa epops

 
Hornbills: Bucerotidae

181Indian Gray HornbillOcyceros birostris

 
Kingfishers: Alcedinidae

182Common KingfisherAlcedo atthis
183White-throated KingfisherHalcyon smyrnensis
184Pied KingfisherCeryle rudis

 
Bee-eaters: Meropidae

185Asian Green Bee-eaterMerops orientalis
186(Blue-cheeked Bee-eater)Merops persicus
187Blue-tailed Bee-eaterMerops philippinus

 
Rollers: Coraciidae

188|European Roller|Coracias garrulus
189Indian RollerCoracias benghalensis

 
Asian Barbets: Megalaimidae

190Coppersmith BarbetPsilopogon haemacephalus
191Brown-headed BarbetPsilopogon zeylanicus

 
Woodpeckers: Picidae

192/Eurasian Wryneck/Jynx torquilla
193Yellow-crowned WoodpeckerLeiopicus mahrattensis
194Black-rumped FlamebackDinopium benghalense

 
Falcons and Caracaras: Falconidae

195|Lesser Kestrel|Falco naumanni
196Eurasian KestrelFalco tinnunculus
197Red-necked FalconFalco chicquera
198/Merlin/Falco columbarius
199Eurasian HobbyFalco subbuteo
200Peregrine FalconFalco peregrinus

 
Parrots: Psittaculidae

201Alexandrine ParakeetPsittacula eupatria
202Rose-ringed ParakeetPsittacula krameri
203Plum-headed ParakeetPsittacula cyanocephala

 
Cuckooshrikes: Campephagidae

204White-bellied MinivetPericrocotus erythropygius
205Small MinivetPericrocotus cinnamomeus
206/Long-tailed Minivet/Pericrocotus ethologus
207Large CuckooshrikeCoracina macei

 
Old World Orioles: Oriolidae

208Indian Golden OrioleOriolus kundoo

 
Vangas, Helmetshrikes and Allies: Vangidae

209Common WoodshrikeTephrodornis pondicerianus

 
Ioras: Aegithinidae

210White-tailed IoraAegithina nigrolutea

 
Fantails: Rhipiduridae

211White-browed FantailRhipidura aureola

 
Drongos: Dicruridae

212Black DrongoDicrurus macrocercus
213/Ashy Drongo/Dicrurus leucophaeus
214White-bellied DrongoDicrurus caerulescens
215Hair-crested DrongoDicrurus hottentottus

 
Monarch Flycatchers: Monarchidae

216Indian Paradise-FlycatcherTerpsiphone paradisi

 
Shrikes: Laniidae

217/Isabelline Shrike/Lanius isabellinus
218/Brown Shrike/Lanius cristatus
219Bay-backed ShrikeLanius vittatus
220Long-tailed ShrikeLanius schach
221Great Gray ShrikeLanius excubitor

 
Crows, Jays, and Magpies: Corvidae

222Rufous TreepieDendrocitta vagabunda
223House CrowCorvus splendens
224Large-billed CrowCorvus macrorhynchos

 
Fairy Flycatchers: Stenostiridae

225Gray-headed Canary-FlycatcherCulicicapa ceylonensis

 
Tits, Chickadees, and Titmice: Paridae

226Cinereous TitParus cinereus

 
Penduline-Tits: Remizidae

227/White-crowned Penduline-Tit/Remiz coronatus

 
Larks: Alaudidae

228Ashy-crowned Sparrow-LarkEremopterix griseus
229Indian BushlarkMirafra erythroptera
230Bengal BushlarkMirafra assamica
231/Greater Short-toed Lark/Calandrella brachydactyla
232/Hume's Lark/Calandrella acutirostris
233/Bimaculated Lark/Melanocorypha bimaculata
234Sand LarkAlaudala raytal
235/Eurasian Skylark/Alauda arvensis
236Oriental SkylarkAlauda gulgula
237Crested LarkGalerida cristata

 
Cisticolas and Allies: Cisticolidae

238Common TailorbirdOrthotomus sutorius
239Rufous-fronted PriniaPrinia buchanani
240Gray-breasted PriniaPrinia hodgsonii
241Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
242Ashy PriniaPrinia socialis
243Plain PriniaPrinia inornata
244Zitting CisticolaCisticola juncidis

 
Reed Warblers and Allies: Acrocephalidae

245/Booted Warbler/Iduna caligata
246/Sykes's Warbler/Iduna rama
247/Moustached Warbler/Acrocephalus melanopogon
248/Paddyfield Warbler/Acrocephalus agricola
249/Blyth's Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus dumetorum
250/Clamorous Reed Warbler/Acrocephalus stentoreus

 
Grassbirds and Allies: Locustellidae

251Common Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia
252Striated GrassbirdMegalurus palustris
253Bristled GrassbirdSchoenicola striata

 
Swallows: Hirundinidae

254Gray-throated MartinRiparia chinensis
255/Pale Martin/Riparia diluta
256Dusky Crag-MartinPtyonoprogne concolor
257/Barn Swallow/Hirundo rustica
258Wire-tailed SwallowHirundo smithii
259Red-rumped SwallowCecropis daurica
260Streak-throated SwallowPetrochelidon fluvicola

 
Bulbuls: Pycnonotidae

261Red-whiskered BulbulPycnonotus jocosus
262Red-vented BulbulPycnonotus cafer
263White-eared BulbulPycnonotus leucotis
264Himalayan BulbulPycnonotus leucogenys

 
Leaf Warblers: Phylloscopidae

265/Hume's Warbler/Phylloscopus humei
266/Brooks's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus subviridis
267Sulphur-bellied WarblerPhylloscopus griseolus
268/Tickell's Leaf Warbler/Phylloscopus affinis
269/Common Chiffchaff/Phylloscopus collybita
270/Whistler's Warbler/Phylloscopus whistleri
271|Green Warbler|Phylloscopus nitidus
272/Greenish Warbler/Phylloscopus trochiloides
273Western Crowned WarblerPhylloscopus occipitalis
274Gray-hooded WarblerPhylloscopus xanthoschistos

 
Sylviid Warblers, Parrotbills, and Allies: Sylviidae

275/Lesser Whitethroat/Curruca curruca
276/Eastern Orphean Warbler/Curruca crassirostris
277|Greater Whitethroat|Curruca communis
278Yellow-eyed BabblerChrysomma sinense

 
White-eyes, Yuhinas, and Allies: Zosteropidae

279Indian White-eyeZosterops palpebrosus

 
Laughingthrushes and Allies: Leiothrichidae

280Large Gray BabblerArgya malcolmi
281Jungle BabblerArgya striata
282Common BabblerArgya caudata
283Striated BabblerArgya earlei

 
Starlings: Sturnidae

284/European Starling/Sturnus vulgaris
285/Rosy Starling/Pastor roseus
286Indian Pied StarlingGracupica contra
287Brahminy StarlingSturnia pagodarum
288Chestnut-tailed StarlingSturnia malabarica
289Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
290Bank MynaAcridotheres ginginianus

 
Thrushes and Allies: Turdidae

291Orange-headed ThrushGeokichla citrina
292/Black-throated Thrush/Turdus atrogularis
293Gray-winged BlackbirdTurdus boulboul
294/Tickell's Thrush/Turdus unicolor

 
Old World Flycatchers: Muscicapidae

295Asian Brown FlycatcherMuscicapa dauurica
296Indian RobinCopsychus fulicatus
297Oriental Magpie-RobinCopsychus saularis
298Verditer FlycatcherEumyias thalassinus
299Blue-throated FlycatcherCyornis rubeculoides
300Indian Blue RobinLarvivora brunnea
301/Bluethroat/Luscinia svecica
302Ultramarine FlycatcherFicedula superciliaris
303/Rusty-tailed Flycatcher/Ficedula ruficauda
304/Taiga Flycatcher/Ficedula albicilla
305/Red-breasted Flycatcher/Ficedula parva
306/Black Redstart/Phoenicurus ochruros
307Blue-capped Rock-ThrushMonticola cinclorhyncha
308/Blue Rock-Thrush/Monticola solitarius
309White-browed BushchatSaxicola macrorhynchus
310/Siberian Stonechat/Saxicola maurus
311White-tailed StonechatSaxicola leucurus
312Pied BushchatSaxicola caprata
313Gray BushchatSaxicola ferreus
314/Isabelline Wheatear/Oenanthe isabellina
315/Desert Wheatear/Oenanthe deserti
316Brown Rock ChatOenanthe fusca
317/Variable Wheatear/Oenanthe picata

 
Flowerpeckers: Dicaeidae

318Thick-billed FlowerpeckerDicaeum agile

 
Sunbirds and Spiderhunters: Nectariniidae

319Purple SunbirdCinnyris asiaticus

 
Weavers and Allies: Ploceidae

320Streaked WeaverPloceus manyar
321Baya WeaverPloceus philippinus
322Black-breasted WeaverPloceus benghalensis

 
Waxbills and Allies: Estrildidae

323Indian SilverbillEuodice malabarica
324Scaly-breasted MuniaLonchura punctulata
325Tricolored MuniaLonchura malacca
326Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla
327Red AvadavatAmandava amandava

 
Old World Sparrows: Passeridae

328House SparrowPasser domesticus
329/Spanish Sparrow/Passer hispaniolensis
330Sind SparrowPasser pyrrhonotus
331Yellow-throated SparrowGymnornis xanthocollis

 
Wagtails and Pipits: Motacillidae

332/Forest Wagtail/Dendronanthus indicus
333Gray WagtailMotacilla cinerea
334/Western Yellow Wagtail/Motacilla flava
335/Citrine Wagtail/Motacilla citreola
336White-browed WagtailMotacilla maderaspatensis
337/White Wagtail/Motacilla alba
338Paddyfield PipitAnthus rufulus
339Long-billed PipitAnthus similis
340/Blyth's Pipit/Anthus godlewskii
341/Tawny Pipit/Anthus campestris
342Rosy PipitAnthus roseatus
343/Tree Pipit/Anthus trivialis
344/Olive-backed Pipit/Anthus hodgsoni
345/Water Pipit/Anthus spinoletta

 
Finches, Euphonias, and Allies: Fringillidae

346Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus

 
Old World Buntings: Emberizidae

347Crested BuntingEmberiza lathami
348Red-headed BuntingEmberiza bruniceps
349/Reed Bunting/Emberiza schoeniclus

 

 *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.